Generally, children do not perform their confirmation. The typical age of performing Confirmation is during the teenage years. During Conformation, an individual announces they will continue to live their life for God and to fulfil the promises their parents and godparents made for them during their baptised. From then on, the bishop or priest will place their hands upon the individual 's head and will call down the Holy Spirits. The individual will then receive the Holy Spirit. Afterwards, the individual is anointed with chrism, aromatic oil that has been blessed by the bishop or priest (Park 42). Also, the individual being confirmed will chose a sponsor, typically someone who has been confirmed, and with their help they will guide the individual in their faith. Subsequently, the individual is now perceived as an official member of the churches
Generally, children do not perform their confirmation. The typical age of performing Confirmation is during the teenage years. During Conformation, an individual announces they will continue to live their life for God and to fulfil the promises their parents and godparents made for them during their baptised. From then on, the bishop or priest will place their hands upon the individual 's head and will call down the Holy Spirits. The individual will then receive the Holy Spirit. Afterwards, the individual is anointed with chrism, aromatic oil that has been blessed by the bishop or priest (Park 42). Also, the individual being confirmed will chose a sponsor, typically someone who has been confirmed, and with their help they will guide the individual in their faith. Subsequently, the individual is now perceived as an official member of the churches