be
Catholics. Sponsors must know also the chief truths of our religion.

Q. 665. {165} What is the obligation of a godfather and a godmother?
A. The obligation of a godfather and a godmother is to instruct the
child in its religious duties, if the parents neglect to do so or die.

Q. 666. Can persons who are not Catholics be sponsors for Catholic
children?
A. Persons who are not Catholics cannot be sponsors for Catholic
children, because they cannot perform the duties of sponsors; for if
they do not know and profess the Catholic religion themselves, how can
they teach it to their godchildren? Moreover, they must answer the
questions asked at baptism and declare that they believe in the Holy
Catholic Church and in all it teaches; which would be a falsehood on
their part.

Q. 667. What should parents chiefly consider in the selection of
sponsors for their children?
A. In the selection of sponsors for their children parents should
chiefly consider the good character and virtue of the sponsors,
selecting model Catholics to whom they would be willing at the hour of
death to entrust the care and training of their children.

Q. 668. What dispositions must adults or grown persons, have that they
may worthily receive baptism?
A. That adults may worthily receive baptism: (1) They must be willing to
receive it; (2) they must have faith in Christ; (3) they must have true
sorrow for their sins, and (4) they must solemnly renounce the devil and
all his works; that is, all sin.

Q. 669. What is the ceremony of churching?
A. The ceremony of churching is a particular blessing which a mother
receives at the Altar, as soon as she is able to present herself in the
Church after the birth of her child. In this ceremony the priest invokes
God's blessing on the mother and child, while she on her part returns
thanks to God.

LESSON FIFTEENTH.
ON CONFIRMATION.

Q. 670. {166} What is Confirmation?
A. Confirmation is a Sacrament through which we receive the Holy Ghost
to make us strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ.

Q. 671. When was Confirmation instituted?
A. The exact time at which Confirmation was instituted is not known. But
as this Sacrament was administered by the Apostles and numbered with the
other Sacraments instituted by Our Lord, it is certain that He
instituted this Sacrament also and instructed His Apostles in its use,
at some time before His ascension into heaven.

Q. 672. Why is Confirmat