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1304 Like Baptism which it completes, Confirmation is given only once, for it too imprints on the soul an indelible spiritual mark, the "character," which is the sign that Jesus Christ has marked a Christian with the seal of his Spirit by clothing him with power from on high so that he may be his witness. ¹²¹

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PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

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CHAPTER ONE: THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION

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ARTICLE 2: THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

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121 Cf. Council of Trent (1547) DS 1609; Lk 24:48-49.

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