The Commission

The candidates make promises in response to a number of questions, including (5):

“Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?”

“Will you persevere in resisting evil,
and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?”

“Will you proclaim by word and example
the good news of God in Christ?”

“Will you seek and serve Christ in all people,
loving your neighbour as yourself?”

The gateway to Holy Communion

In many, if not most, churches people are confirmed before being admitted to Holy Communion.  Nowadays, people usually make their First Communion straight away after they have been confirmed.  So, having received the gift of the Holy Spirit, for the first time they receive our Risen Lord himself in the Blessed Sacrament.  And so begins a lifetime of regular and frequent Communion.