26 THE LAYING ON OF HANDS The Bishop faces the people and prays: Dearly beloved, let us pray to God the almighty Father, for these, his adopted sons and daughters, already born again to eternal life in Baptism, that he will graciously pour out the Holy Spirit upon them to confirm them with his abundant gifts, and through his anointing conform them more fully to Christ, the Son of God. All pray in silence for a short time. The Bishop extends his hands over the candidates and says: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who brought these your servants to new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, freeing them from sin: send upon them, O Lord, the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete; give them the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety; fill them with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. Through Christ our Lord. Respond: Amen. THE ANOINTING WITH CHRISM Each candidate goes forward to the Bishop. The sponsor (one who presented the candidate) places his right hand on the candidate’s shoulder. The Bishop dips his thumb in the chrism and makes the sign of the cross on the forehead of the one to be confirmed, as he says: N., be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit. The newly confirmed responds: Amen. The Bishop says: Peace be with you. The newly confirmed responds: And with your spirit.
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