Mass of Confirmation, May 16, 2010, 10 AM with celebrant Bishop Michael Jarrell

The Mass of Confirmation will be celebrated May 16, 2010, 10 AM with celebrant Bishop Michael Jarrell at St. Landry Catholic Church.

From the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the topic of Confirmation:

265. What place does Confirmation have in the divine plan of salvation?

1285-1288
1315

In the Old Testament, the prophets announced that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on the awaited Messiah and on the entire messianic people. The whole life and mission of Jesus were carried out in total communion with the Holy Spirit. The apostles received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and proclaimed “the great works of God” (Acts 2:11). They gave the gift of the same Spirit to the newly baptized by the laying on of hands. Down through the centuries, the Church has continued to live by the Spirit and to impart him to her children.

268. What is the effect of Confirmation?

1302-1305
1316-1317

The effect of Confirmation is a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit like that of Pentecost. This outpouring impresses on the soul an indelible character and produces a growth in the grace of Baptism. It roots the recipient more deeply in divine sonship, binds him more firmly to Christ and to the Church and reinvigorates the gifts of the Holy Spirit in his soul. It gives a special strength to witness to the Christian faith.