Confirmation Test

John 14:16 - What name does Jesus give to the Holy Spirit?

Adocate, the Spirit of Truth

What are the two symbols of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost?

1. Strong winds

2. Tongues of Fire

3. Speaking in tongues

What does your textbook say happened under the influence of the Holy Spirit?

The Church has grown and developed throughout history

What does your textbook say about each of the Sacraments of Initiation on page 94?

Confirmation strengthens the new life given in Baptism

How was Confirmation celebrated in the early Church?

Confirmation was celebrated following Baptism in the same liturgy

What does the practice of the Eastern Churches emphasize?

The unity of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist

What is the bishop a sign of?

That the church is truly on, catholic, and apostolic

What was Ezekiel's prophecy?

a renewal of life and a new covenant with God

According to Isaiah's prophecy, how will we know who the Messiah is?

From the family of David would come a Messiah upon whom the spirit of God would rest

How did John the Baptist know Jesus was the Son of God?

John the Baptist knew the prophecies of Isaiah and Ezekiel. He recognized that Jesus was the son of God and the hoped-for Messiah.

When does Jesus promise to send the Holy Spirit?

The Last Supper

When does Jesus send the Holy Spirit upon the Church?

Pentecost

Did the Holy Spirit have an immediate effect on the Apostles?

Yes

According to your textbook, what did those who believed and were baptized receive?

They were baptized and received the same Holy Spirit that had been given to the Apostles

How is Christian Initiation accomplished?

By the three sacraments of Christian Initiation Together

How did the West (Roman Catholic Church) respond to the increase in infant Baptism,

distance between parishes, and growth of large dioceses?

The Roman Catholic church delays confirmation until the bishop can be present to administer the sacrament

What does the practice of reserving Confirmation to the bishop in the Latin Church

emphasize?

The sacrament strengthens the communion of the newly confirmed with the bishop and highlights the connection of the sacrament with the apostolic origin of the Church

Define apostolic succession.

Sacramental, handed on through the laying on of hands in the sacrament of holy order

In the Latin Church, who is the ordinary minister of the Sacrament of Confirmation?

The Bishop

What are two times when a priest may administer the Sacrament of Confirmation?

1. When a person is in danger of death.

2. When an adult is being baptized or received into the Church at the Easter Vigil.

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