Confirmation

"And while staying with them Jesus charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He said, 'You heard from me, for John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit'" - (Acts 1:4-5).

Even though the apostles had lived with Jesus for three years, been witnesses of His miracles, and saw Him rise from the dead, it was not until they received the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost that they were filled with courage to proclaim the Gospel to those around them. The Sacrament of Confirmation is the reception of that same Spirit, completing our initiation sending us out into the community to tell others of the Risen Lord.