II. The Signs and the Rite of Confirmation

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

1299
In the Roman Rite the bishop extends his hands over the whole group of the
confirmands. Since the time of the apostles this gesture has signified the gift
of the Spirit. the bishop invokes the outpouring of the Spirit in these words:

PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
  - Article 2 THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
    - II. The Signs and the Rite of Confirmation

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