As a confirmed member of the Catholic Church, how does one's role in the Church change?

In Catholicism, the sacrament of Confirmation in the early
days of the Church the rite of initiation into adulthood.  There are three effects from
the reception of this sacrament:

1. An increase of
   grace which helps to make the recipient a better
   Christian


2. A special sacramental grace which includes the
   seven gifts (something of a supernatural nature that is above the powers of nature) of
   the Holy Spirit, especially the strength and courage to confirm boldly the name of
   Christ.


3. An indelible character by reason of which the
   sacrament can only be received once by the
   person.

Thus, as an adult, the confirmed person
possesses wisdom, understanding, fortitude, counsel, fortitude, piety, fear of the
Lord.

1. Wisdom allows the confirmed to recognize
   that the things of the world are not as important as the truths of Christian
   belief.


2. Understanding allows the confirmed to grasp the
   meanings of what he recognizes with wisdom.


3. Counsel
   affords the confirmed the ability to judge how best to
   act.


4. Fortitude gives the confirmed the ability to follow
   through on the actions suggested by counsel.  Fortitude goes beyond courage; it is what
   the martyrs possessed--the virtue to suffer death rather than to renounce
   Christ.


5. Knowledge allows the confirmed to see his/her
   actions the way that God sees them.


6. Pietry is the
   willingness of the confirmed to go beyond a sense of
   duty.


7. Fear of the Lord confirms the theological virtue of
   hope.  The confirmed does not wish to offend the Lord; at the same time, he hopes to do
   better out of love of God.

Clearly, the
receiving of the Sacrament of Confirmation--if one is Roman Catholic--bestows much grace
upon the recipient, and the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit strengthen the confimants
in their endeavors as they are now soldiers of the Lord.