Hoy en d\u00eda, la Confirmaci\u00f3n suele malinterpretarse porque muchas personas la reciben en la edad adulta, a veces durante la adolescencia. Sin embargo, en los primeros siglos de la Iglesia, la Confirmaci\u00f3n no estaba separada del Bautismo. Formaba parte del mismo momento de iniciaci\u00f3n a la vida cristiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despu\u00e9s del bautismo, los ap\u00f3stoles impon\u00edan las manos sobre los reci\u00e9n bautizados y oraban para que recibieran el Esp\u00edritu Santo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Esta pr\u00e1ctica aparece claramente en los Hechos de los Ap\u00f3stoles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cEntonces les impusieron las manos y recibieron el Esp\u00edritu Santo.\u201d
(Hechos 8:17)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nEste momento revela algo importante sobre c\u00f3mo la Iglesia primitiva entend\u00eda la iniciaci\u00f3n cristiana. El bautismo introduc\u00eda a la persona en la vida de Cristo, pero la imposici\u00f3n de manos invocaba la presencia fortalecedora del Esp\u00edritu Santo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Otro pasaje describe la misma pr\u00e1ctica:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cCuando Pablo les impuso las manos, el Esp\u00edritu Santo descendi\u00f3 sobre ellos.\u201d
(Hechos 19:6)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nEstos pasajes se convirtieron en el fundamento b\u00edblico del sacramento que hoy llamamos Confirmaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En los primeros siglos, el obispo ung\u00eda con aceite a los reci\u00e9n bautizados e impon\u00eda las manos sobre ellos, orando para que el Esp\u00edritu Santo los fortaleciera en la vida cristiana. Este acto simbolizaba el mismo Esp\u00edritu que descendi\u00f3 sobre los ap\u00f3stoles en Pentecost\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La unci\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n conllevaba un simbolismo real. En el mundo antiguo, los reyes y sacerdotes eran ungidos con aceite como se\u00f1al de que hab\u00edan sido consagrados para una misi\u00f3n espec\u00edfica. Mediante la Confirmaci\u00f3n, el cristiano participa de la misi\u00f3n de Cristo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El Catecismo describe la Confirmaci\u00f3n como el sacramento que<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cCompleta la gracia bautismal.\u201d
(CCC 1285)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nProfundiza el v\u00ednculo con la Iglesia y fortalece a los fieles para vivir y dar testimonio del Evangelio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La conexi\u00f3n con la Cuaresma se hace evidente cuando consideramos el camino hacia la Pascua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La Cuaresma prepara a los fieles para la celebraci\u00f3n de la resurrecci\u00f3n de Cristo. En la Iglesia primitiva, los catec\u00famenos eran bautizados en la Vigilia Pascual e inmediatamente ungidos con aceite y sellados con el don del Esp\u00edritu Santo. Este momento evocaba el descenso del Esp\u00edritu en Pentecost\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La vida cristiana nunca estuvo destinada a ser vivida \u00fanicamente con la fuerza humana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Los ap\u00f3stoles mismos lucharon contra el miedo y la incertidumbre hasta que el Esp\u00edritu Santo descendi\u00f3 sobre ellos. Solo entonces comenzaron a predicar con valent\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cRecibir\u00e9is poder cuando el Esp\u00edritu Santo venga sobre vosotros.\u201d
(Hechos 1:8)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nLa Confirmaci\u00f3n recuerda a los cristianos que el mismo Esp\u00edritu que fortaleci\u00f3 a los ap\u00f3stoles se les da hoy a los fieles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nReferencias<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sagrada Escritura
Hechos 1:8
Hechos 8:17
Hechos 19:6<\/p>\n\n\n\nCatecismo de la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica
CCC 1285\u20131314<\/p>\n\n\n\nTestimonio de la Iglesia Primitiva
San Hip\u00f3lito, Tradici\u00f3n Apost\u00f3lica<\/em> (Siglo III)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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