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What the Fathers say

Mark 10:16

Western Saints

Bede

And embracing them and laying His hands on them, He blessed them. By embracing, He blessed the children to signify that the humble in spirit are worthy of His blessing, grace, and love.

On the Gospel of Mark ↗

Bonaventure

Before the sending of the Holy Spirit, there was neither the full gift of the Holy Spirit for confirmation and public confession of the name of Christ, nor the plenary anointing of the mind for departure; therefore Christ only initiated and intimated these two Sacraments, namely confirmation and extreme unction. Confirmation he initiated by laying his hand on the little ones and by foretelling that the disciples would be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Breviloquium, Part 6 ↗