Christian laying on of hands
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In Christianity, the laying on of hands is both a symbolic and formal method of invoking the Holy Spirit primarily during baptisms and confirmations, healing services, blessings, and ordination of pri
Laying on of hands Finnish Lutheran ordination in Oulu
Ordination of an Eastern Orthodox priest. The deacon being ordained is kneeling at the south west corner of the holy table and the bishop places his omophorion and right hand on the deacon's head and his left hand over his right and is reading the laying on of hands.
At priestly ordination, the Catholic bishop imposes hands upon the deacon for ordination to the priesthood.
During the rite of ordination, after the bishop the priests present lay their hands on the ordinands
Confirmation
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In Christian denominations that practice infant baptism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism. Those being confirmed are known as confirmands. The ceremony typically
A stained glass representation of a Lutheran confirmation. An elder lays hands on the confirmand.
German wood cut depicting confirmation service (1679)
Chrismation of a newly baptized infant at a Georgian Orthodox church
Confirmation in St. Mary's Church, Ystad, Sweden, 2011.