"The term Confirmation reminds us that this sacrament brings an increase of baptismal grace: it unites us more firmly to Christ; it completes our bond with the Church; it grants us the special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith, to confess the name of Christ and never to be ashamed of His Cross . This is why it's important to take care that our children, our young people receive this sacrament."

"When we welcome the Holy Spirit into our hearts and we let him act, Christ makes himself present in us and takes shape in our lives.  Through us ... Christ will pray, forgive, infuse hope and consolation, serve our brothers and sisters, be close to the needy and to the last, create community, sow peace. Just think about how important this is: that through the Holy Spirit , Christ himself will do all this in the midst of us and for us ! So it is important that children and young people receive this sacrament".

Pope Francis