Confirmation

The Catechism of the Catholic Church  states that: “Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal  grace – the effect of the sacrament of Confirmation is the special  outpouring of the Holy Spirit as once granted to the apostles on the day  of Pentecost.” 

Confirmation  is the sacrament that completes Christian initiation. It is that rite  that confirms and strengthens baptismal grace. The ordinary minister of  the sacrament is the bishop, who anoints the forehead with sacred chrism  (a mixture of olive oil and balm, which he has blessed) as he says, “Be  sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit.” Through this sacrament,  baptized Catholics receive a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit,  binding them to Christ and strengthening them for Christian witness.