The Sacrament of Confirmation in Salvation History

God has always desired for His people to be a “royal priesthood,” anointed and consecrated as His Chosen People.

Day 1 & 2 & 3

Anointing: Anointing is rubbing or marking with oil. Holy oil is spread on our foreheads in Baptism and Confirmation, and again in the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
Messiah: The Hebrew word for “anointed one.” All of the kings descended from David were anointed as a sign of their kingship. This made all of the kings in the line of David “messiahs.” God promised the Chosen People that He would send the Messiah to free them from sin. Jesus is the Son of David and God’s promised Messiah and Savior. (453)
Pentecost: The day when Jesus sent the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles and the Church was born. Fifty days after Jesus’ Resurrection (10 days after His Ascension into Heaven), Mary and the Apostles gathered in the upper room and were filled with the Holy Spirit, who came in a rush of wind and appeared as tongues of fire over their heads.
Abba: Abba is the Hebrew word for Father. Jesus taught us to call God “Abba, Father” when we pray.