CONFIRMATIONConfrmationWhat are its symbols? What does the rite involve?Where does the sacrament come from?What are the efects of the sacrament?Anointin !ith the Oil of Chrism " is the essential sign of the sacramentIn the Old Testament !e read abo#t the anointin and layin on of hands of $ins and %ro%hetsSaul!asanointedas &in of Israel !ith the holy oil ' ( )am#el (*+(,David - the yo#nest son of .esse !as anointed !ith oil by )am#el / ' ( )am#el (0+ (1,Anointin and layin on of hands sinifed the s%ecial mission to !hich they had been called by 2od.es#s is called 3the Christ-4 meanin 3the anointed one-4 beca#se of his s%ecial mission The roots of Confrmation are fo#nd in the Ne! Testament/ For instance- in the Acts of the A%ostles/ 5eter and .ohn o to )amaria to 3lay hands4 on those !ho believe in .es#s b#t had only been ba%ti6ed- so they co#ld 3receive the ift of the7oly )%irit/4The rit#al of the layin on or im%osition of hands88an ancient symbol of transferrin %o!er/ Thro#h this the confrmand 'the one bein confrmed- %l#ral confrmandi) receives the strenth and %o!er to act as a mat#re Christian at all times/' Acts 0+0,The main !ords of the rit#alReceive the seal of the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Father the matter or !ords says by the bisho% as he anoints the confrmand !ith the Oil of Chrism/The oil on the forehead///8is a sin that is es%ecially mar$ed !ith the 7oly )%irit that the confrmand !ill share the !or$ of Christ as prophet, priest, and ing!7o! can a confrmed teenaer be a %ro%het- %riest- and $in?prophet to be teacher and !itness to others in the !ay the confrmandlives the Christian faithpriest to ta$e %art in the lit#rical!orshi% of the Ch#rch and the oferin of the 9#charistic sacrifceing " to be em%o!ered to become a leader and a man:!oman for others ;y laying on of the hands and the anointing of the chrism- .es#s Christ em%o!ers and strenthens the confmand to ta$e #% his:her mission as a mature and responsi"le #hristian in the $orld!The )la%In the old rite of Confrmation- after anointin the confrmand- the bisho% #sed to sla% his or her chee$ lihtly/Why? To remind the confrmand that bein a Christian can be a test- and to be ready to defend his:her faith to the death- as 3a soldier of Christ/4The sla% !as removed from the rit#al by (