| the strengthening of our union with Christ and one another, and the foretaste of the heavenly banquet which is our nourishment in eternal life. |
| Q. | What is required of us when we come to the Eucharist? |
| A. | It is required that we should examine our lives, repent of our sins, and be in love and charity with all people. |
Other Sacramental Rites
| Q. | What other sacramental rites evolved in the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit? |
| A. | Other sacramental rites which evolved in the Church include confirmation, ordination, holy matrimony, reconciliation of a penitent, and unction. |
| Q. | How do they differ from the two sacraments of the Gospel? |
| A. | Although they are means of grace, they are not necessary for all persons in the same way that Baptism and the Eucharist are. |
| Q. | What is Confirmation? |
| A. | Confirmation is the rite in which we express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop. |
| Q. | What is required of those to be confirmed? |
| A. | It is required of those to be confirmed that they have been baptized, are sufficiently instructed in the Christian Faith, are penitent for their sins, and are ready to affirm their confession of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. |
| Q. | What is Ordination? |
| A. | Ordination is the rite in which God gives authority and the grace of the Holy Spirit to those being made bishops, |
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