By Cardinal Roger M. Mahony
"It was never the plan of God for the Son of God to remain here. The continuation of the Gospel, the sacraments, baptism, the Eucharist, the body and blood of the Lord, and telling people the good news about Jesus, we are the ones that continue, each one of us, through our baptism; and especially now through our confirmation today, are then the ones who carry on the mission of the Lord Jesus," Cardinal Mahony tells us for our adult confirmation Mass. "So that's where we are all through salvation history until today. And the Holy Spirit has been given age after age after age, especially in the sacrament of confirmation which you are going to receive today. And so, what does the Holy Spirit expect of us? He expects us to love Jesus, to know Jesus, to walk with Jesus everyday, and to live in compassion and mercy toward others just as Jesus did."
