My Pentecost
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1. How do I enter the church? Through faith and baptism.
2. What is faith? It is the truths that God has revealed and the Church proposes them.
3. What is baptism? It is the sacrament that makes us children of God and members of
his Church.
4. What mission did Jesus give to his church? To gather all men in this family of
God for them to live in a community of love and faith and be saved.
5. What did Jesus promise to his Church so that it would be faithful to this mission? The promise of
send to the Holy Spirit, spirit of truth to assist in faith and strengthen
in the love for the baptized.
6. Who is the Holy Spirit? He is the third person of the Holy Trinity, God.
like the Father and the Son.
7. When did Jesus send the Holy Spirit? On the day of Pentecost, in the form of tongues.
of fire that rested on the heads of the Apostles.
8. When is the Holy Spirit received? On the day of Confirmation; and that will be the day of
my Pentecost.
9. What is Confirmation? It is the sacrament through which the Spirit is communicated to me.
Saint to be a perfect Christian or witness of Christ.
10. Why is it said 'perfect Christian'? Because the Holy Spirit communicates to me some
special gifts to be able to live and fulfill the commitment of Baptism, until the
holiness.
11. What gifts does the Holy Spirit give? The gifts of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel,
Fortitude, Science, Piety, and Fear of God.
12. Did the first Christians receive Confirmation? Yes, in a rite different from
baptism.
13. Who administered Confirmation? The Apostles.
14. How did they administer Confirmation? By praying and laying hands on the
baptized in the name of Jesus.
15. Who will communicate the Holy Spirit to me? The Lord Bishop.
16. What is the Bishop? He is the successor of the Apostles and is in charge, as a good shepherd,
to govern a portion of the Church, which is called Diocese.
17. Is he the true successor of the apostles? Yes; Jesus commanded the apostles and they to
others by an uninterrupted chain to us.
18. How will the Bishop administer Confirmation? With the laying on of hands and
the anointing on the forehead with the Holy Chrism and the Words 'Receive the gift of the Spirit'
Saint
19. Why is hands laid on? To communicate the Holy Spirit to me, as it
what the Apostles did with the first Christians.
20. What is Crism? It is the oil with aromatic balm, consecrated on Holy Thursday.
by the Bishop.
21. Why am I anointed with Chrism? So that I may be the good aroma of Christ in the world.
of sin.
22. How does Confirmation transform me? Into a brave Christian who is able to
to face the temptations of the world, demons, and flesh; and in an apostle or
witness of Christ and of His Church.
23. Who assists me in this commitment? The godfather, who will be a support in my life.
Christian with her words and examples.
24. What testimony should the Christian give? The testimony of Holiness.
25. What is Holiness? It is the rejection of the world, the devil, and the flesh and being clothed with
Christ.
26. Why must a Christian be holy? Because Holy is his God, Holy is the head,
Christ, and Holy is the people to which it belongs, the Church.
27. Where should I be a witness of Christ? Where I live, that is, in my home, in the
field, in the office, in the factory, in the school, etc.
28. Is the whole world of Christ? No, there are many who do not know Him (the pagans) there are
those who received his word and let the weeds, the tares grow; others who
They completely rejected him.
29. How should I carry the message of Christ to these men? With my words and
publishing my faith with works.
30. Whom should I help? The priest who is the dispenser of the mysteries of God.
31. How should I help the priest? By taking advantage of his explanations, teaching
catechism to those who do not know it, doing the readings in the Church, visiting
sick, poor, and imprisoned.
32. How does the Holy Spirit assist His Church? By giving them special gifts or charisms,
distributed among all the faithful.
33. How should a Christian use the gifts received? For the good of the whole body
of Christ or Church respecting the gifts of others.
34. What is a vocation? It is a call from God to a Christian to serve Him in a
particular state of life, for the benefit of others.
35. Who helps us to know our vocation? The Holy Spirit who with his light us
it illuminates us to know this call and with its strength gives us the courage to respond
affirmatively.
36. What is the gift of Wisdom? It is the gift that makes us see God as the only and
necessary well and it makes us understand that the most important thing we must
to know is this Divine Being.
37. What does the gift of Understanding consist of? It consists of feeling the pleasure for the
divine things and prepares us to understand and penetrate the intimacy of God to
to remain in his love.
38. What is the gift of Counsel? It is the gift that makes the soul understand its path.
shorter and easier, to follow God.
39. What does the gift of Fortitude consist of? It consists of making the Christian strong to
overcoming temptations gives him perseverance on the path of goodness, it helps him endure
great setbacks in his wealth, his health, and his honor.
40. What does the gift of Science make of us? It gives the soul a true sense of the
things of the world: everything happens and one thing is necessary: "to know and love"
God. The things and creatures of this world should not be obstacles, but
steps, that raise us to God.
41. What is the gift of Piety? It is the gift that moves the soul to turn to God with
trust of a child.
42. What is the gift of the Fear of God? It is the fear of losing the Father from whom we have...
received so many benefits; it is the fear of all the things that separate us from God.