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Canon 879 states that: "The Sacrament of Confirmation strengthens the baptized and obliges them more firmly to be witnesses of Christ by word and deed and to spread and defend the faith. It imprints a character, enriches by the gift of the Holy Spirit the baptized continuing on the path of Christian initiation, and binds them more perfectly to the Church."
The Sacrament is conferred by the anointing of chrism (consecrated by the bishop usually at the Chrism Mass during Holy Week) on the forehead, the imposition of hands and through the prescribed words, by the bishop of the diocese (or his representative) [Canon 880§1].
The Sacrament of Confirmation is usually celebrated in a church and during holy Mass (but for a just cause may be celebrated elsewhere)[Canon 881].