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Confirmation in a New Translation Los Angeles Religious Education Congress 2014 1 Outline n Why a new translation n H n Details of the revision 2 Why a retranslation? n n Liturgiam authenticam n Reactions n Development Next: Ordo confirmationis Matrimonium 3 The process n ICEL n Conferences of bishops n CDWDS n Publishers 4 New Testament n Pentecost n Baptism and eucharist n n n Handlaying and the coming of the Holy Spirit n Anointing as an image of Holy Spirit n Acts 8:14-17 and Acts 19:5-7 n 5 Hebrews 6:1-2 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 1 John 2:20, 27 3rd c. B n Syria: anointing preceded baptism n North Africa: anointing followed baptism n Rome: two anointings followed baptism n Formal rites, but exceptions for illness 6 7 5th c. n Ambrose sevenfold gifts of the Spirit – signs that Christ had confirmed the candidate n “What did [the priest] say to you? ‘God,’ he said, ‘the Almighty Father, who gave you rebirth by water and the Spirit and forgave you your sins, himself anoints you for eternal life.’ 8 n n Bishops presided for initiation at the cathedral at Easter, but exceptions made for illness, distance, or work Bishops “confirmed” exceptional baptisms and heretics with handlaying and anointing 9 6 Priests baptized infants, offering communion Bishops presided for initiation at Easter or traveled to confirm with handlaying, anointing and prayer for the sevenfold gift of the Spirit “confirming” came to mean “strengthening” Priests who confirmed were asked to stop Celebration tied to availability of the bishop 10 5th to the 13th n n n n Bishops administered baptism, anointing and communion They confirmed those who received baptism and communion from another minister Infants eligible for confirmation, infant communion less frequent Catechesis not necessary 11 n n Orders of confirmation appear for the first time Placed in pontificals apart from baptism, seeing it as a ministry of bishops more than a rite of initiation 12 Various n n n Gelasian Sacramentary aeternam. Ordo Romanus XI Spiritus Sancti. Other sources Spiritus Sancti Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti 13 Pontificals n n n Egbert Jesu in vitam æternam Roman of 12th c. chrismate salutis in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Durandus salutis in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti ut replearis eodem Spiritu Sancto et habeas vitam æ 14 Rubrics n Gelasian: sign forehead with chrism n Roman-Germanic Pontifical n 12th c.: impose hands n Durandus: tip of right thumb dipped in chrism 15 Durandus and the slap n n Memory device Unashamed to confess the faith n Similar to handlaying n Like an exorcism n Like the sign of peace 16 13 n n Infants may have been confirmed, but their communion was deferred n n Fourth Lateran Council requires annual communion for those at “years of discretion” n 17 First communion was deferred till then, forbidden to infants 7 was suggested as an age for confirmation The name starts to appear 13th to 19th n n n Both age and sequence for celebrating confirmation and first communion were fluid Extension / imposition of hands 1614 Roman Ritual confirmo te Chrismate salutis. In nomine Pa Fi 18 n n n n Confirmation seen as an occasion for catechesis Children received confirmation not before age 7, communion around ages 10-14 First communion became a public ceremony for children Opinions about sequence emerge 19 20th c. n n n Infant confirmation existed in some mission lands The age of confirmation implied its association with penance, not initiation Quam singulari 7, causing catechetical challenges 20 20th n n Age and sequence of receiving confirmation and communion affected by SC 71: “The rite of confirmation is to be revised and the intimate connection which this sacrament has with the whole of Christian initiation is to be more clearly set forth; for this reason it is fitting for candidates to renew their baptismal promises just before they are confirmed.” 21 The RCIA re-imaged confirmation Some dioceses and countries deferred the age of confirmation to adolescence Priests received the faculty to confirm those in danger of death, those they received into the Church, and adults whom they baptized The Eastern rites continued to offer chrismation and communion at baptism 22 Canon 889/2 n Outside the danger of death, to be licitly confirmed it is required, if the person has the use of reason, that one be suitably instructed, properly disposed and able to renew one's baptismal promises. 23 Draft: n Added n Added n Imposition of hands over individuals or group n Concluding rites prayer of the faithful, Lord’s Prayer and final blessing) 24 Draft: April 4, 19 n n n n Specific biblical citations offered for lectionary Renewal of promises scripted, combining 3 renunciations pompis Candidates kneel before handlaying stand for anointing 25 n n n n New formula: Spiritus Sancti Slap abolished “because no one understands the meaning of this rite” Proposed texts for Prayer of the Faithful, igitur Communion under both kinds 26 Draft: Sept. 15, 19 n n Form changes from Spiritus Sancti. to 27 Editio typica n n “Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, / the Lord, the giver of life, / who today through the Sacrament of Confirmation / is given to you in a special way / just as he was given to the Apostles on the day of Pentecost?” Imposition of hands over “all those to be confirmed” n Priests could join the gesture, but bishop recited the prayer n n English translation had bishop “extend” hands Kneeling posture removed 28 Translations n Formula n n n n N ICEL 1972: “Be sealed with the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Father.” Current: “ Holy Spirit.” seductionibus 29 Collect Grant, we pray, almighty and merciful God, that the Holy Spirit, coming near and dwelling graciously within us, may make of us a perfect temple of his glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son [8th c. Gregorian Sacramentary] 30 Alternate Collect Fulfill for us your gracious promise, O Lord, we pray, so that by his coming the Holy Spirit may make us witnesses before the world to the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who lives and reigns with you…. 31 over the Offerings Receive in your mercy, O Lord, / the prayers of your servants as they share in the memorial of his redemption, and grant that, being conformed more perfectly to your Son, by which he gained for us your Holy Spirit. Through Christ our Lord. they may grow steadily in bearing witness to him, 32 after Communion Accompany with your blessing / from this day forward, O Lord, so that, with all trials overcome, / they may gladden your Church by their holiness those who have been anointed with the Holy Spirit / and nourished by the Sacrament of your Son, and, through their works and their charity, / foster her growth in the world. Through Christ our Lord 33 over the People may they never be ashamed Confirm, O God, what you have brought about in us, to confess Christ crucified before the world and preserve in the hearts of your faithful and by devoted charity / may they ever fulfill his commands. the gifts of the Holy Spirit: 34 Deus omnipotens, Pater Domini nostri Iesu Christi, qui hos famulos tuos regenerasti ex aqua et Spiritu Sancto, liberans eos a peccato, tu, Domine, immitte in eos Spiritum Sanctum Paraclitum; da eis spiritum sapientiæ et intellectus, spiritum consilii et fortitudinis, spiritum scientiæ et pietatis; timoris tui. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. 35 Current Prayer n All-powerful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, / by water and the Holy Spirit / you freed your sons and daughters from sin / and gave them new life. / Send your Holy Spirit upon them / to be their Helper and Guide. / Give them the spirit of wisdom and understanding, / the spirit of right judgment and courage, / the spirit of knowledge and reverence. / Fill them with the spirit of wonder and awe in your presence. / We ask this through Christ our Lord. 36 Proposed Revision n 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. 37 n All-powerful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, / by water and the Holy Spirit / you freed your sons and daughters from sin / and gave them new life. / Send your Holy Spirit upon them / to be their Helper and Guide. / Give them the spirit of wisdom and understanding, / the spirit of right judgment and courage, / the spirit of knowledge and reverence. / Fill them with the spirit of wonder and awe in your presence. / We ask this through Christ our Lord. n 38 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. Imposition of the Hand n n Proposed translation of rubric: “Then the Bishop lays hands upon all those to be confirmed Pope Paul VI CONFIRMATION ANOINTING WHICH HAND SIGNACULUM 39 Revision n n “Hope: A World Afire” Pope Paul VI include in this revision what concerns the very essence of the rite of Confirmation, through which the Christian faithful receive the Holy Spirit as Gift.” 40