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By which we are more perfectly bound to the Church and enriched with
a special strength of the Holy Spirit
The fruits of this sacrament are:
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An increase and deepening of baptismal grace.
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A deepening of one's roots in the divine filiation
which makes one cry, "Abba, Father!"
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A firming of one's unity with Christ.
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An increase of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
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A strengthening of one's bond with the Church and a
closer association with her mission.
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A special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and
defend the faith by word and action as a true witness of Christ, to
confess the name of Christ boldly, and to never be ashamed of the
cross.
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The imprinting, as in Baptism,
of a spiritual mark or indelible character, on the
Christian's soul. (Because of this character, one can
receive this sacrament only once in one's life.)
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