What does it mean to call Confirmation the “sacrament of evangelization”? In this session, Dr. Pitre unpacks how the anointing of Apostles at Pentecost empowered them to proclaim the good news to all nations. In like manner, Confirmation gives us the grace to spread the Gospel.
Up Next in Season 1
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The Rite of Confirmation
To understand the rich symbolism of the Church’s celebration of Confirmation, we must turn to the Scriptures. Working through the Old and New Testaments, Dr. Pitre identifies the scriptural roots of the three essential elements of the Rite: anointing with oil, laying on of hands, and being “seale...
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The Completion of Baptism
Dr. Pitre draws on the Scriptures and writings of the early Church Fathers to reveal the close connection between the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation. He shows how Confirmation increases and deepens the graces of Baptism and strengthens us for spiritual warfare.
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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
How do the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit named by the prophet Isaiah relate to the graces of Confirmation? By looking closely at the New Testament’s portrait of Jesus, Dr. Pitre details how the gifts of the Holy Spirit enable Christians to share in Jesus’s Messianic mission.
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