Confirmation Sacramental Preparation
Preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation is a powerful milestone in your spiritual journey. Confirmation completes the Sacraments of Christian Initiation, sealing and strengthening the grace you first received at Baptism and nourished through the Eucharist.
Through this holy sacrament, you are more perfectly bound to the Church and enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. As you prepare to take this meaningful step, you are invited to open your heart to Christ, deepen your prayer life, and prepare to actively witness your faith to the world.
Name for the Sacrament of Confirmation
Candidates for Confirmation may choose the name of a saint or their baptismal name / Indigenous Spirit name. The Indigenous spirit name may be used for Confirmation if the child/family chooses to do so. In the case of the Indigenous culture, it is recognized that the Indigenous spirit name is as important and unique to the child as a baptismal name is in other cultures.
Sponsors
You will be required to select a sponsor. These are the requirements for a sponsor for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Canon 892 Insofar as possible, there is to be a sponsor for the person to be confirmed; the sponsor is to take care that the confirmed person behaves as a true witness of Christ and faithfully fulfills the obligations inherent in this sacrament.
Canon 893 §1. To perform the function of sponsor, a person must fulfill the conditions mentioned in ⇒ canon 874*.
§2. It is desirable to choose as sponsor the one who undertook the same function in baptism.
* Canon 874 §1. To be permitted to take on the function of sponsor a person must:
1/ be designated by the one to be baptized, by the parents or the person who takes their place, or in their absence by the pastor or minister and have the aptitude and intention of fulfilling this function;
2/ have completed the sixteenth year of age, unless the diocesan bishop has established another age, or the pastor or minister has granted an exception for a just cause;
3/ be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist and who leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on;
4/ not be bound by any canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared;
5/ not be the father or mother of the one to be baptized.
For Pastors and Catechists:
Registration Form for the Sacrament of Confirmation
For Candidates Preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation:
Candidate Information Sheet
Meeting with the Priest
Exit Card
For Sponsors:
Confirmation Sponsor Personal Attestation Form
For Catechists:
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