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Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: David In Indy on March 28, 2010, 12:02:55 am ---I remember my Confirmation. I was sooooo worried about the Bishop slapping me across the face. :laugh:
And it turned out to only be a little tap on the cheek!
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Confirmation? Catholic?
I looked it up. What you call confirmation, we call Firmung. It's something different than the confirmation in protestant churches. In Germany anyway. Catholic children have their holy communion (First Communion) at age 9 and later the "Firmung" (which you call confirmation) at age 11 or 12. For catholics, the First Communion is the big event which is celebrated with friends and relatives. The Firmung is not celebrated this way and many even don't take part in it.
For protestant children, the confirmation is really a biggie. It's at age 14 and it's a rite of passage. As far as church matters go, the children are adults after the confirmation. They can become godparents, they can decide for themselves whether they want to attend religious studies classses at school, they can also quit church altogether.
Apart from the religious aspect, it's also a rite of passage socially. With 14, they leave childhood behind them and become adolescent. This reflects also in legislation; they are now 'of the age of criminal responsibility' (had to look up that expression).
No bishop is needed for confirmation. The local priest does it.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on March 27, 2010, 05:48:38 pm ---Confirmation on Palm Sunday? That sounds different.
Congratulations and God's blessings on your daughter, and her cousin, and you all! :)
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Confrimation is on a Sunday between mid-March and end of April, every parish sets the date as they see fit. In our village, it is traditionally on Palm Sunday.
Thank you for your good wishes Jeff :-*.
Jeff Wrangler:
Talk about March going out like a Lion. ...
What a miserable day, cold, damp, rainy, and windy. ... :P
southendmd:
Boston broke the record for March rainfall: almost 14 inches. Lotsa flooding.
But, on the bright side--really, really big mosquitoes this summer! 8)
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on March 30, 2010, 05:27:18 am ---Confirmation? Catholic?
I looked it up. What you call confirmation, we call Firmung. It's something different than the confirmation in protestant churches. In Germany anyway. Catholic children have their holy communion (First Communion) at age 9 and later the "Firmung" (which you call confirmation) at age 11 or 12. For catholics, the First Communion is the big event which is celebrated with friends and relatives. The Firmung is not celebrated this way and many even don't take part in it.
For protestant children, the confirmation is really a biggie. It's at age 14 and it's a rite of passage. As far as church matters go, the children are adults after the confirmation. They can become godparents, they can decide for themselves whether they want to attend religious studies classses at school, they can also quit church altogether.
Apart from the religious aspect, it's also a rite of passage socially. With 14, they leave childhood behind them and become adolescent. This reflects also in legislation; they are now 'of the age of criminal responsibility' (had to look up that expression).
No bishop is needed for confirmation. The local priest does it.
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It's pretty much the same thing for Catholics over here too, Chrissi. I received my First Communion in second grade - first was my first Confession followed by First Communion. Since I was attending Catholic school, this was all automatic. It was a part of the Catholic school system, along with attending Mass on Tuesday and Friday mornings. First Communion was followed by a big party at the K of C (Knights of Columbus) where we received gifts - religious gifts mostly such as rosaries, daily missals, crucifixes, statues of saints, etc.
There wasn't as much of a big deal placed on Confirmation. That was in 6th grade. I remember it was held in the evening. The Bishop was present and he was the one who "slapped us" and annointed us with the Holy Chrism, etc. We were also enrolled in the Scapular the night we were confirmed. No party afterwards though. I remember going straight home and watching some tv and then going to bed. lol
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