Day 177: The Celebration of Confirmation (2025)

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

We continue our examination of the sacrament of Confirmation, specifically the celebration and effects of the sacrament of Confirmation. Fr. Mike explores the different elements of the rite of Confirmation and the ways in which Confirmation increases and deepens our baptismal graces. He emphasizes, in particular, the special strength of the Holy Spirit that we receive to spread and defend the Faith by our words and actions. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1297-1305.

This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.

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Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. Before we get started, I want to let you know about an exciting announcement
0:03.5	that could revolutionize the way you listen to the Bible in the air and the catechism in the
0:08.0	year. Ascension has released a new Bible and Catechism app called the Ascension app. Now, here's
0:13.3	what you get. In this app, you get the entire text of the Great Adventure Bible. Just incredible.
0:18.1	You also get the entire text of the catechism of the Catholic Church,
0:21.9	as long with the Catechism in your podcast, the Bible in your podcast, and transcripts for each
0:26.7	episode. If you're like, I'm tired of listening to that guy, I just want to read it. There's
0:29.7	complete transcripts from each and every episode. One thing that makes this app incredibly unique
0:35.2	is that it includes special features that make connections
0:37.8	between the Bible and the Catechism so crystal clear through color-coded references and all
0:43.4	these links. The hyperlinks are amazing. I tried it out and I'm like, oh my gosh, it kind of has changed
0:47.7	the way I read through the Catechism, kind of changed the way I read through the Bible.
0:50.9	These features will help you navigate the Bible and catechism even more seamlessly so you can
0:55.3	get more out of your experience. Also, the app provides almost 1,000 answers to Bible questions.
1:02.6	The people who listen to the Bible in the year, they wrote in with their questions. Almost
1:05.6	1,000 answers. And those answers come in the form of audio clips, video clips, as well as resources
1:10.2	excerpted from some of Ascension's published works.
1:13.1	If you want to download this app for free, super simple.
1:16.7	Just go to the app store and search for Ascension app.
1:19.8	I am telling you, if learning about the Bible and the catechism is important to you, then this app will change your life.
1:32.0	Okay. you, then this app will change your life. Hi, my name's Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in a year podcast,
1:35.8	where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in scripture and passed
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