The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments

Module 5 of 8

Section 5 - Confirmation

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PRAY

Lord,
Enable the Holy Spirit to open my heart and mind to receive today’s insights and encouragement so that I may find healing, freedom, and joy through the sacramental life of the Church and the 12-steps of recovery.
Amen.

REFLECT

“Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the ‘sacraments of Christian initiation,’ whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For ‘by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed’” (The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1285).

If you have experienced Confirmation, how have you experienced a newfound outpouring of the Holy Spirit since? Reflect on how the below gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit have been a part of your life.

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

- Wisdom
- Understanding
- Counsel
- Fortitude
- Knowledge
- Piety
- Fear of the Lord

Fruits of the Holy Spirit

- Love
- Joy
- Peace
- Patience
- Kindness
- Goodness
- Faithfulness
- Gentleness
- Self-control

Reflect on specific instances of the Holy Spirit working in your recovery.
How can you rely more on the Holy Spirit in your recovery?

ACT

“If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the holy Spirit to those who ask him?” (Luke 11:13)

Pray today for the Lord to give you the Holy Spirit.