Filipino

Christian

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WW 4 : Reflective
Essay4

MA. ABBYCHEL L. ALMARIO

GR. 11 ABM EMILIO AGUINLADO
 1. Why do you think the
Sacrament of Confirmation is
necessary after the Sacrament
of Baptism?
I think that the Sacrament of
Confirmation is important after the
Sacrament of Baptism because it is an
2. What are the effects of
experience in which a person grows to confirmation on the life of the
complete spiritual maturity, which baptized person?
implies the perfection of the Christian The effects of Confirmation to the life of
life. Confirmation is the second rite of the the baptized person are as follows: An
sacrament, the culmination of the increased portion of the gifts of the Holy
baptism of a person. It is intended to Spirit: wisdom, knowledge, right
demonstrate a person who takes judgment, understanding, courage, piety,
and fear of the Lord. The deepening and
responsibility for what they believe and
strengthening of the grace obtained at
professing it to the church, friends, and
Baptism, which is known to be the
family. Confirmation, like Baptism, presence of God in the spirit. It makes our
imprints on the soul of the Christian a relationship with the Church more
divine mark or an indelible character; for perfect. Offer us the peculiar power of the
this reason, one should receive this Holy Spirit to propagate and protect the
sacrament only once in one's life. faith by word and deed as faithful
Receiving this sacrament means that witnesses to God, to profess the name of
you are able to assume the position of Christ openly and never to be ashamed of
follower and witness to Christ, both the Cross.
within the ecclesial community and in
temporal relations. Confirmation is
required, in particular, as the completion
or perfection of the sacrament of
baptism. Baptism is literally and
undeniably necessary, and confirmation
is necessary to the degree that it
"perfects baptism."