Confirmation
“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”
– Galatians 5: 25
If you have been Baptized, then you have been called to Confirmation. It is not a question of “What shall I believe?” It is a response of “Here I am”.
The final Sacrament of Initiation, the celebration of Confirmation is a momentous cause for rejoicing in the Church. As these teens take upon themselves the full inheritance promised them in Baptism, the entire Church welcomes them, noting the new permanent mark upon their souls…that these young men and women have been Sealed in the Holy Spirit.
Contact: Daniela Gonzalez Corpus at (936) 521-3754 or email dgonzalez@fantastic-pink-whale.15-204-101-117.cpanel.site
The adult candidate for the Sacrament of Confirmation should be at least 18 years of age, no longer a student in high school, baptized Catholic, received First Eucharist and actively practicing their faith. If married, the marriage needs to be as a Sacrament in the Catholic Church prior to beginning the preparation to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Canon law defines an adult as a person who has completed the eighteenth year of age and does not lack the use of reason. #889-891
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation is for adults who:
- are baptized into the Roman Catholic church (those baptized in another Christian church are eligible for confirmation through the Rite of Reception into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church, and are not the subject of these guidelines)
- have celebrated their First Communion
- are not presently barred from the sacraments (most commonly for reasons relating to an irregular marriage situation)
- are capable of renewing their baptismal promises
Requires recent copy of Baptism Certificate from the church where you were baptized. The 10-week sessions are held in the Spring and the Fall.
Generally, this guideline refers to persons who are baptized Catholics who have received some catechesis within the Catholic Christian community. These are active adult Catholics who for some reason did not receive Confirmation at the usual age.
