Confirmation
ACTS 8:14-17
Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit; for it had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit”
.Sacrament of Confirmation
We will not be having Confirmation this year at St. Catherine
Look for more information in the 2012-2012 school year
Who: High School youth who will be at least 16 by May
Details: Classes begin in January. (Eight classes and a mandatory retreat)
Important forms:
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Quotes to guide us:
Christian Initiation: General instruction, n.2
“By signing us with the gift of the Spirit, confirmation makes us more completely the image of the Lord and fills us with the Holy Spirit, so that we may bear witness to him before all the world and work to bring the Body of Christ to its fullness as soon as possible.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1316
The sacrament of Confirmation perfects Baptismal grace; it is the sacrament which gives the Holy Spirit in order to root us more deeply in the divine filiation, incorporate us more firmly into Christ, strengthen our bond with the Church, associate us more closely with her mission, and help us bear witness to the Christian faith in words accompanied by deeds.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1317
We become Christians by a process of conversion—metanoia in Greek, which means literally “turning around.” Conversion is a process of turning from a life of selfishness and sin—a “Me First” life—to a life of Spirit-filled generosity and love. And Christ, through the Church, has provided us with sacraments—ritual ceremonies—which help us appropriate and celebrate this conversion process. The Sacraments of Initiation are an ongoing invitation into this lifelong process of conversion.Confirmation, like Baptism, imprints a spiritual mark or indelible character on the Christian’s soul.