91 The descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus at his baptism by John was the sign that this was he who was to come, the Messiah, the Son of God. CONFIRMATION IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATIONÄ¡286 In the Old Testament the prophets announced that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on the hoped-for Messiah for his saving mission. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed." 90 89 For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. 1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded.
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