Where is Confirmation in the Bible?

There are many instances in Scripture where the people of God receive the Holy Spirit. This outpouring is most evidenced in Acts 2 at Pentecost:

When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind,* and it filled the entire house in which they were.

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,* which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his own native language We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.” They were all astounded and bewildered, and said to one another, “What does this mean?”

But others said, scoffing, “They have had too much new wine.”

Acts 2:1-13

"From that time on the apostles, in fulfillment of Christ's will, imparted to the newly baptized by the laying on of hands the gift of the Spirit that completes the grace of Baptism. For this reason in the Letter to the Hebrews the doctrine concerning Baptism and the laying on of hands is listed among the first elements of Christian instruction. the imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church." (CCC1288).

You can also refer to John 16 :5-33 where Jesus promises the disciples at the Last Supper that he will send his Holy Spirit to guide them after he ascends into heaven:

Why Should I Be Confirmed?

This is a great question and definitely one that calls for personal reflection. Many people choose to be confirmed to "accept responsibility as a fully initiated Catholic." Others are confirmed because their families have been faithful Catholics and they want to continue that family tradition. Whatever your reason may be for choosing to be confirmed, you should know that the Church officially outlines five effects of the sacrament of confirmation:

From this fact, Confirmation brings an increase and deepening of baptismal grace:

- it roots us more deeply in the divine filiation which makes us cry, "Abba! Father!";

- it unites us more firmly to Christ;

- it increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us;

- it renders our bond with the Church more perfect;

- it gives us a special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith by word and action as true witnesses of Christ, to confess the name of Christ boldly, and never to be ashamed of the Cross:

CCC 1303

From these five effects, we can see that the first three are centered around our relationship with God while the last two are related to our bond with the Church and mission as evangelizers.