Confirmation is the sacrament through which the believer granted the gift of
the Holy Ghost who alone can confirm him in the new life given to him through
Baptism. Like Baptism, this Sacrament can never be repeated. It is called also
"Chrismation" because of the Holy Chrism, the oil applied in the administration
of the Sacrament, the oil of balsam.

Confirmation follows immediately after the ceremony of Baptism. First the priest
blesses the Holy Chrism and with it anoints the eyelids, eyes, nose, lips, ears, the back
and the palm of the hands, the breast, the knees, the soles of the feet, the shoulders
and the upper part of the breast. Then the infant is dressed in a white garment and
the priest, having blessed the crown, places it upon the child's head. The Priest now
places his hand upon the infant and bestows the Holy Ghost and the rite is concluded
by the child receiving Holy Communion.

At the conclusion of the service the priest ties around the infant's neck a holy sign,
the cord of silk, the MATEB, the badge of Christianity worn by every one.
God-parents are exhorted to look after the child.