DEVOTIONS AFTER CONFIRMATION
To be used after returning to your pew, (or, if time does not allow, after you have re- turned home.) Ps. xxiii. Unto Thee lift I up mine eyes, O Thou that dwellest in the heavens. Our eyes wait upon…
DEVOTIONS IN THE CHURCH ON CONFIRMATION-DAY
When you come to your pew, say: I have waited for Thy salvation, O Lord! I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in His word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they…
HYMN
Lord, I am thine, entirely thine, Purchased and saved by blood divine; With full consent, Thine I would be, And own Thy sovereign right in me. Here, Lord, my flesh, my soul, my all, I yield to Thee, beyond recall;…
A MEDITATION
Hail, happy morning! In great mercy, Lord Jesus, thou hast permitted me to see the day on which I am to renew my Bap- tismal vows, and receive my solemn conse- cration to thy blessed service. Hail, holy day of…
DEVOTIONS FOR CONFIRMATION DAY
DEVOTIONS FOR THE CLOSET. THEY shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thither- ward, saying, Come and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall never he forgotten. — Jer. 1. 5. The…
CONFIRMATION
The doctrine of laying on of hands. — Heb. vi. 2. You are about to receive, by the laying on of hands, the solemn rite of confirmation. It is highly important that you should know, and well consider, what this…
THIRD VOW
I renounce the flesh with all its sinful devices. QUESTIONS FOR SELF-EXAMINATION. Do I abhor all sins of impurity? Do I avoid seeing or hearing anything which corrupts the heart? Do I strive to keep my body in temperance and…
SECOND YOW
I renounce the world with its vain pomp and glory. QUESTIONS FOR SELF-EXAMINATION. Do I seek my happiness in the things of this world — in its riches, honors, or pleasures? Do I think more of these than of my…
A DEVOUT REVIEW OF BAPTISMAL VOWS
To he used by the Catechumen every Sunday, or more frequently. This service may also he used after Confirmation, in preparation for the Holy Communion. FIRST VOW. I renounce the devil, with all his ways and works. QUESTIONS FOR SELF-EXAMINATION….
PRAYER FOR A CATECHUMEN
When you have taken your seat in the cate- chetical class, and before the regular in- struction begins, lift your heart to God in silent meditation and prayer. The follow- ing prayer may assist you. Lord Jesus, the true light…