Confirmation is said to be a time where a catholic confirms their beliefs. Through this sacrament, a person becomes a "spiritual adolescent;" that is, they mature in the way they communicate with God and in conveying his message. Confirmation involves receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In a way, it is a reenactment of when the Holy Spirit came down on the apostles and gave them strength to teach as Jesus did. I remember distinctively preparing for my confirmation. Besides reading up on how confirmation came about and what it all exactly means, I was required to perform a certain amount of community service before the date of my confirmation. I never understood why it

When the apostles first received the Spirit, there were tongue's of fire over their heads (fire is considered one of the signs of the Holy Spirit). During my preparation period, I was required to make banners representing one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. This was a great idea since they hung the banners in the church for two weeks around the time of our confirmation. To me, they were symbols or offerings to the community that showed we were ready to receive the Holy Spirit and follow in Jesus' footsteps. The banner was my tongue of fire. I still enjoy the time of year around confirmation because that's when the banners are put up. It's nice to see the creativity that was involved in the making of each banner. It shows what the gift meant to the person who made the banner.

was required until after my confirmation -- if I didn't perform that community service, I wouldn't have fully understood the gifts I had received. The whole preparation time before the mass brought me knowledge, the studying of the Holy Spirit brought me understanding, helping the el

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