In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...

Holy Spirit Parish recently celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Mary’s Church in Mocanaqua. Eleven young people from St. Martha’s Church in Fairmount Springs and St. Adalbert’s Church in ...

In his Mass on Friday, Pope Francis said eternal life begins when we are sealed with the Holy Spirit, and cautioned attendees against "dulling down" this identity by being hypocritical in our faith.

A man tends to his newborn during a celebration of the sacrament of confirmation at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston June 5, 2022, the feast of Pentecost. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of ...