Posted on 09/17/2012 9:07:33 AM PDT by Salvation
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The indelible sign imprinted on the soul by the sacrament of confirmation. Its distinctive qualities are that it assimilates a person more closely to Christ, the Teacher of Truth, the King of Justice, and the High Priest. St. Thomas Aquinas holds that the confirmation character gives a person the power and the right to perform actions that are necessary in the spiritual battle against the enemies of the faith. He distinguishes the fighters of Christ (the confirmed) from the simple members of Christ's kingdom (the baptized) and explains that confirmation empowers and entitles those who receive it to not only preserve the faith but to make public profession of what they believe and a sense of mission to extend this faith to others.
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thank you. this is interesting, AND useful.
You are most welcome. A lot of people do not realize these characters implanted in our souls forever when receiving the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders.
God knows that the people who were baptized as a Catholic and left the Church are still a Catholic. He can see that mark on the soul.
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