Confirmation
a sacrament of initiation, establishes young adults as full-fledged members of the faith. This sacrament is called Confirmation because the faith given in Baptism is now confirmed and made strong. During your Baptism, your parents and godparents make promises to renounce Satan and believe in God and the Church on your behalf. At Confirmation, you renew those same promises, this time speaking for yourself.
During Confirmation, the focus is on the Holy Spirit, who confirmed the apostles on Pentecost and gave them courage to practice their faith. Catholics believe that the same Holy Spirit confirms Catholics during the Sacrament of Confirmation and gives them the same gifts.
Traditionally, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude (courage), knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. These gifts are supernatural graces given to the soul. The 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit are charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, long-suffering, mildness, faith, modesty, continency, and chastity human qualities that can be activated by the Holy Spirit.
a sacrament of initiation, establishes young adults as full-fledged members of the faith. This sacrament is called Confirmation because the faith given in Baptism is now confirmed and made strong. During your Baptism, your parents and godparents make promises to renounce Satan and believe in God and the Church on your behalf. At Confirmation, you renew those same promises, this time speaking for yourself.
During Confirmation, the focus is on the Holy Spirit, who confirmed the apostles on Pentecost and gave them courage to practice their faith. Catholics believe that the same Holy Spirit confirms Catholics during the Sacrament of Confirmation and gives them the same gifts.
Traditionally, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude (courage), knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. These gifts are supernatural graces given to the soul. The 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit are charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, long-suffering, mildness, faith, modesty, continency, and chastity human qualities that can be activated by the Holy Spirit.
Confirmation
· You receive the Holy Spirit in a unique way at your Confirmation.
· The Holy Spirit is the same Holy Spirit that has always been, from the creation of the world to Pentecost to now.
· At Confirmation, you receive the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, which help you on your journey as a Christian.
· You receive the Holy Spirit in a unique way at your Confirmation.
· The Holy Spirit is the same Holy Spirit that has always been, from the creation of the world to Pentecost to now.
· At Confirmation, you receive the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, which help you on your journey as a Christian.
Give each student a piece of 8 1/2 x 11" paper that is either yellow, orange, or red. (9 x 12" construction paper works just fine too.)
Have them fold it into eighths- ending up with pieces that are 2 3/4 x 4 1/4". They can then cut on those lines, ending up with eight pieces of paper. Have them set one piece aside.
Have them take one and draw some kind of flame shape that takes up most of the small sheet of paper. You could provide a template, but this might be a good opportunity for them to explore their artistic ability and creativity. They can all look different (see below). To save time, the students can cut out one flame and then trace it on the stack of six remaining sheets and cut out 2-3 at a time. This depends on the age and small motor skills of your students.
Then, have them trade the remaining 1/8 of the sheet with someone who had a different color from them. Have them cut it into 7 strips of equal size. On those seven strips, write the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, knowledge, understanding, fear of the Lord, piety, counsel, and fortitude.
Then on each of the flames, write a brief explanation of the seven Gifts.
Here are the definitions
- Helps us see and follow God's will in our lives
- Helps us to love others as Jesus calls us to do
- Brings us to know more about God and his plan
- Aids us in making good choices
- Helps us to see God's presence in the world
- Strengthens us to give us courage to evangelize
- Makes it possible for us to love and respect all God's creation
Then have the kids glue the flames in a notebook (or large sheet of paper.)
Their next task is to match the Gifts with the descriptions and glue them in.
We add the reminder that;
"The same Holy Spirit that comes to us at our Confirmation came to the Apostles and Mary at Pentecost!"
"The same Holy Spirit that comes to us at our Confirmation came to the Apostles and Mary at Pentecost!"
Add the Scripture from Acts 2:1-4
"When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance."
"When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance."