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- LESSON FIFTEENTH: On Confirmation
- Q.670. What is Confirmation?
- Q.671. When was Confirmation instituted?
- Q.672. Why is Confirmation so called?
- Q.673. Why are we called soldiers of Jesus Christ?
- Q.674. May one add a new name to his own at Confirmation?
- Q.675. Who administers Confirmation?
- Q.676. Why do we say the bishop is the "ordinary minister" of Confirmation?
- Q.677. How does the bishop give Confirmation?
- Q.678. In Confirmation, what does the extending of the bishop's hands over us signify?
- Q.679. What is holy chrism?
- Q.680. What do the oil and balm in Holy Chrism signify?
- Q.681. How many holy oils are used in the Church?
- Q.682. What constitutes the difference between these oils?
- Q.683. When and by whom are the holy oils blessed?
- Q.684. For what are the holy oils used?
- Q.685. What does the bishop say in anointing the person he confirms?
- Q.686. What is meant by anointing the forehead with chrism in the form of a cross?
- Q.687. When must we openly profess and practice our religion?
- Q.688. Why have we good reason never to be ashamed of the Catholic faith?
- Q.689. Why does the bishop give the person he confirms a slight blow on the cheek?
- Q.690. Is it right to test ourselves through our imagination of what we would be willing to suffer for the sake of Christ?
- Q.691. To receive Confirmation worthily is it necessary to be in the state of grace?
- Q.692. What special preparation should be made to receive Confirmation?
- Q.693. Why should we know the chief mysteries of faith and the duties of a Christian before receiving Confirmation?
- Q.694. Is it a sin to neglect Confirmation?
- Q.695. What do we mean by "these evil days"?
- Q.696. Is Confirmation necessary for salvation?
- Q.697. Are sponsors necessary in Confirmation?