Confirmation is the sacrament through which the believer granted the gift of the Holy Ghost who alone can
confirm him in the new life given to him through Baptism. Like Baptism, this Sacrament can never be repeated.
It is called also "Chrismation" because of the Holy Chrism, the oil applied in the administration of the
Sacrament, the oil of balsam.
Confirmation follows immediately after the ceremony of Baptism. First the priest blesses the Holy Chrism
and with it anoints the eyelids, eyes, nose, lips, ears, the back and the palm of the hands, the breast,
the knees, the soles of the feet, the shoulders and the upper part of the breast. Then the infant is
dressed in a white garment and the priest, having blessed the crown, places it upon the child's head.
The Priest now places his hand upon the infant and bestows the Holy Ghost and the rite is concluded by
the child receiving Holy Communion
At the conclusion of the service the priest ties around the infant's neck a holy sign, the cord of silk,
the MATEB, the badge of Christianity worn by every one. God-parents are exhorted to look after the child.
