Confirmation

Sealed for Witness: The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit and the Call to Catholic Discipleship

von Adrian Bellarmine

180 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Confirmation is not a Catholic graduation. It is a sacrament of strengthening, a permanent seal of the Holy Spirit given for a life of faith and witness.Yet many Catholics received Confirmation years ago without ever understanding what was given to them. Others are preparing for the sacrament now and want something deeper than a checklist of requirements or facts to memorize.Confirmation: Sealed for Witness explores the sacrament with the seriousness it deserves.Beginning with Baptism and Pentecost, Adrian Bellarmine explains what Confirmation does, why the Church has traditionally spoken of the confirmed Christian as a soldier of Christ, and how the sacrament strengthens Catholics to live and defend the faith with courage and charity.At the heart of the book are seven chapters devoted to the gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. Each gift is explored through Catholic teaching, Scripture, practical application, the example of a saint, and prayer.The final chapters turn toward daily discipleship: making the faith personally lived, building a disciplined sacramental life, bearing witness in ordinary circumstances, remaining faithful when discipleship costs something, and continually stirring up the grace already received.The book also includes: - a personal prayer of renewal- guidance for choosing a Confirmation saint and sponsor- an examination for confirmands and confirmed Catholics- a nine-day novena to the Holy Spirit- short prayers for daily life, difficult conversations, doubt, and spiritual drynessWritten especially for adult Catholics, serious Confirmation candidates, sponsors, parents, catechists, and those returning to a sacrament received long ago, Confirmation: Sealed for Witness offers a clear invitation: understand what you received, cooperate with the grace you were given, and live as a witness to Christ.

• ISBN: 9798192381144
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.08.2026
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp