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On the canonical age for confirmation in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, the present (1983) Code of Canon Law, which maintains unaltered the rule in the 1917 Code, specifies that the sacrament is to be conferred on the faithful at about 7-18, unless the episcopal conference has decided on a different age, or there is a danger of death ...
Confirmation in the Lutheran Church is a public profession of faith prepared for by long and careful instruction. In English, it may also be referred to as "affirmation of baptism ", and is a mature and public reaffirmation of the faith which "marks the completion of the congregation's program of confirmation ministry".
In 1910, his successor, Pope Pius X, showing concern for the easy access to the Eucharist for children, in his Letter Quam Singulari lowered the age of first communion to seven. That was the origin of the widespread custom in parishes to organise the First Communion for children at 2nd grade and confirmation in middle or high school ...
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Christian families often purchase cakes for their children on the day that they make their First Communion. First Communion is an important tradition for Catholic families and individuals. For Latin Church Catholics, Holy Communion is usually the third of seven sacraments received; it occurs only after receiving Baptism, and once the person has ...
Warren Buffett said he would gift Berkshire stock worth $1.2 billion to family foundations. The investor also wrote a mini letter to shareholders that was almost 1,500 words.
The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday identified the victims of the school shooting as Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, and Erin West, 42.