21 10 / 2011
Countdown: Sei
Just finished: Called to Knighthood: The Sacrament of Confirmation in the Kingdom Family of God by Thomas K. Sullivan
I bought this booklet today and read it this afternoon! It was such an easy and interesting read. It helped me better understand the sacrament of confirmation and I am amazed once again at how much God loves us. I pray I can deliver the meaning of the sacrament to the teens at their confirmation retreat as effectively as the author of the booklet did for me.
The grace conferred by the Sacrament of Confirmation is more specifically a gift of strength. This gift corresponds to the need for greater zeal in facing the ‘spiritual battle’ of faith and charity in order to resist temptation and give the witness of Christian word and deed to the world with courage, fervor and perseverance. This zeal is conferred by the Holy Spirit. Pope John Paul II
