Question 1
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What is Confirmation?
[blank_start]Confirmation[blank_end] [blank_start]is a Sacrament[blank_end] [blank_start]through which we[blank_end] [blank_start]receive the Holy Ghost[blank_end] [blank_start]to make us strong[blank_end] [blank_start]and perfect Christians[blank_end] [blank_start]and soldiers of Jesus Christ[blank_end]
Question 2
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Who can administer Confirmation?
[blank_start]The bishop[blank_end] [blank_start]is[blank_end] [blank_start]the ordinary minister[blank_end] [blank_start]of Confirmation[blank_end]
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The bishop
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the ordinary minister
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of Confirmation
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is
Question 3
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How does the bishop give Confirmation?
The bishop [blank_start]extends his hands[blank_end] [blank_start]over those who[blank_end] [blank_start]are to be confirmed[blank_end], [blank_start]prays[blank_end] [blank_start]that they may receive[blank_end] [blank_start]the Holy Ghost[blank_end], [blank_start]and anoints the forehead[blank_end] [blank_start]of each with holy chrism[blank_end] [blank_start]in the form of a cross[blank_end]
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extends his hands
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over those who
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that they may receive
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prays
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the Holy Ghost
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are to be confirmed
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and anoints the forehead
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of each with holy chrism
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in the form of a cross
Question 4
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What is holy chrism?
[blank_start]Holy chrism[blank_end] [blank_start]is a mixture[blank_end] [blank_start]of olive oil[blank_end] [blank_start]and balm[blank_end], [blank_start]consecrated by the bishop[blank_end]
Question 5
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What does the bishop say in anointing the person he confirms?
[blank_start]In anointing the person[blank_end] [blank_start]he confirms the bishop says[blank_end]: [blank_start]I sign thee with[blank_end] [blank_start]the Sign of the Cross[blank_end], [blank_start]and I confirm thee[blank_end] [blank_start]with the chrism of salvation[blank_end], [blank_start]in the name of the Father[blank_end], [blank_start]and of the Son[blank_end], [blank_start]and of the Holy Ghost[blank_end]
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In anointing the person
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he confirms the bishop says
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I sign thee with
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the Sign of the Cross
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and I confirm thee
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with the chrism of salvation
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in the name of the Father
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and of the Son
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and of the Holy Ghost
Question 6
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What is meant by anointing the forehead with chrism in the form of a cross?
[blank_start]By anointing[blank_end] [blank_start]the forehead[blank_end] [blank_start]with chrism in the form[blank_end] [blank_start]of a cross is meant[blank_end], [blank_start]that the Christian[blank_end] [blank_start]who is confirmed must[blank_end] [blank_start]openly profess[blank_end] [blank_start]and practice his faith[blank_end], [blank_start]never be ashamed of it[blank_end], [blank_start]and rather die[blank_end] [blank_start]than deny it[blank_end]
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By anointing
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the forehead
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with chrism in the form
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of a cross is meant
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that the Christian
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who is confirmed must
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openly profess
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and practice his faith
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never be ashamed of it
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and rather die
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than deny it
Question 7
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Why does the bishop give the person he confirms a slight blow on the cheek?
[blank_start]The bishop[blank_end] [blank_start]gives the person[blank_end] [blank_start]he confirms a slight blow[blank_end] [blank_start]on the cheek[blank_end] [blank_start]to put him in mind[blank_end] [blank_start]that he must be ready[blank_end] [blank_start]to suffer anything[blank_end], [blank_start]even death[blank_end], [blank_start]for the sake of Christ[blank_end]
Question 8
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To receive Confirmation worthily is it necessary to be in the state of grace?
[blank_start]To receive Confirmation[blank_end] [blank_start]worthily it is[blank_end] [blank_start]necessary to be[blank_end] [blank_start]in the state of grace[blank_end]
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To receive Confirmation
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worthily it is
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necessary to be
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in the state of grace
Question 9
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What special preparation should be made to receive Confirmation?
[blank_start]Persons of an age[blank_end] [blank_start]to learn should know[blank_end] [blank_start]the chief mysteries[blank_end] [blank_start]of faith and the duties[blank_end] [blank_start]of a Christian[blank_end], [blank_start]and be instructed[blank_end] [blank_start]in the nature[blank_end] [blank_start]and effects of this Sacrament[blank_end]
Question 10
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Is it a sin to neglect Confirmation?
[blank_start]It is a sin[blank_end] [blank_start]to neglect Confirmation[blank_end], [blank_start]especially in these evil days[blank_end] [blank_start]when faith and morals[blank_end] [blank_start]are exposed to so[blank_end] [blank_start]many and such[blank_end] [blank_start]violent temptations[blank_end]