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| What is the obligation of those who receive the Sacrament of Confirmation? | Those who receive the Sacrament are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obligated to spread and defend the faith by word and deed. |
| What does the sacramental grace of Confirmation help us to do? | The sacramental grace of Confirmation helps us to live our faith loyally and to profess it courageously. |
| What is the significance of the Sacred Chrism? | The anointing with Sacred Chrism highlights the name "Christian", which means "anointed" and derives from that of Christ Himself Whom God "anointed with the Holy Spirit." |
| What is Sacred Chrism? | Sacred Chrism is a mixture of olive oil and balm, blessed by the Bishop at the Chrism Mass. |
| What is a seal? Was Christ marked with a seal? | A seal is a symbol of a person, a sign of a personal authority, or ownership of authority. Hence soldiers were marked with their leader's seal and slaves with their master's. Christ Himself declares that He was marked with His Father's seal. |
| In what Sacraments are Christians marked with a seal? | In the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders, Christians are also marked with a sacred seal. |
| May confirmation ever be repeated? | No. This configuration to Christ and to the Church, brought about by the Holy Spirit, is everlasting and indelible. |
| What is the essential rite of the Sacrament of Confirmation? | The Sacrament of Confirmation is conferred through the anointing with Chrism on the forehead with the Sign of the Cross, which is done by the laying on of the hands and through the words "Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit." |
