St. James the Greater and St. Thomas the Apostle

"When I was a child, I used to talk as a child,
think as a child, reason as a child;
when I became a man, I put aside childish things."

[1 Cor 13:11]

The Sacrament of Confirmation is the third sacrament of Christian initiation. It is considered the point in which a person reaches Christian maturity and completes initiation into the adult church. In being anointed with the Holy Spirit, the individual is empowered to live and serve as an adult in the Church. It is also a continuation, ratification, or sealing of Baptism. It helps us focus on the missionary dimension of the baptismal commitment.

	Confirmation

	"When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things." [1 Cor 13:11] The Sacrament of Confirmation is the third sacrament of Christian initiation. It is considered the point in which a person reaches Christian maturity and completes initiation into the adult church. In being anointed with the Holy Spirit, the individual is empowered to live and serve as an adult in the Church. It is also a continuation, ratification, or sealing of Baptism. It helps us focus on the missionary dimension of the baptismal commitment.