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Guard what you have received. God the Father has marked you with his sign; Christ the Lord has confirmed you and has placed his pledge, the Spirit, in your hearts. [3] The Catechism of the Catholic Church sees the account in the Acts of the Apostles 8:14–17 as a scriptural basis for Confirmation as a sacrament distinct from Baptism:
In the teaching of the Catholic Church, confirmation, known also as chrismation, [25] is one of the seven sacraments instituted by Christ for the conferral of sanctifying grace and the strengthening of the union between the individual and God. The Catechism of the Catholic Church in paragraphs 1302–1303, states:
With the coming of Catholic Emancipation in Ireland (1829) and the establishment of the National Schools system (1831), which meant that the Catholic faith could be taught in school, the Catholic Sunday school system became unnecessary. The Church of Ireland Sunday School Society was founded by the established Anglican Protestant church in 1809 ...
In 1536, the Abbot Castellino da Castello had inaugurated a system of Sunday schools in Milan.Around 1560, a wealthy Milanese nobleman, Marco de Sadis-Cusani, having established himself in Rome, was joined by a number of zealous associates, both priests and laymen, and pledged to instruct both children and adults in Christian doctrine.
Girl in Confirmation Dress at Prayer (1860) C. Chaplin [1] The Confirmation dress is a traditional style of dress that was designed to be worn by girls partaking in the Catholic ritual of Confirmation. Confirmation is the public declaration, made by children or young adults who have already been baptized in their infancy, to follow the ...
Through confirmation, the initiate becomes an official member of the church and receives the gift of the Holy Ghost. [1] Baptism and confirmation are administered to persons at least eight years old (the age of accountability). The ordinance corresponds to the confirmation rite in many other Christian faiths.
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In the United States, the term parochial school is commonly used to refer to Catholic schools, to distinguish them from private schools (which can refer to either a nonsectarian school or a church-based school). [7] Most elementary schools are owned by a particular parish, while high schools are often owned by a group of parishes (more common ...