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Exaltation (Elevation) of the Precious Cross

Canon 48

About the need to perform the Sacrament of Confirmation immediately after Baptism.
That those who are enlightened must be anointed after baptism with heavenly unction and become partakers of the Kingdom of Christ.
Greek original
Ὅτι δεῖ τοὺς φωτιζομένους μετὰ τὸ βάπτισμα χρίεσθαι χρίσματι ἐπουρανίῳ, καὶ μετόχους εἶναι τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
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