{"id":70,"date":"2013-02-12T17:39:08","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T17:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2013-10-16T14:41:27","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T13:41:27","slug":"confirmation-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/?page_id=70","title":{"rendered":"Confirmation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pentecost_08_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/?attachment_id=163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pentecost_08_02.jpg?fit=350%2C302&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,302\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pentecost_08_02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pentecost_08_02.jpg?fit=300%2C258&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pentecost_08_02.jpg?fit=350%2C302&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-163 alignright\" alt=\"pentecost_08_02\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pentecost_08_02.jpg?resize=300%2C258\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pentecost_08_02.jpg?resize=300%2C258&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pentecost_08_02.jpg?resize=347%2C300&amp;ssl=1 347w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pentecost_08_02.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Confirmation completes our baptism and strengthens us to take up our role as full members of the Church by witnessing to God&#8217;s love in our words and deeds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Candidates are enriched with the sevenfold gift of the Holy Spirit: given wisdom and understanding, right judgement and courage, knowledge and reverence; filled with the spirit of wonder and awe in God&#8217;s presence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Confirmation is celebrated during Mass, usually by a bishop, who imposes his hands on the candidates&#8217; heads and then anoints them with Chrism\u00a0on their foreheads, saying: &#8220;Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Diocese of East Anglia, Confirmation is conferred on anyone aged 13 or over after a period of suitable preparation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk\/?page_id=327\">Contact us <\/a><span style=\"color: #800000;\">for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confirmation completes our baptism and strengthens us to take up our role as full members of the Church by witnessing to God&#8217;s love in our words and deeds. 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