Confirmation

• In Baptism, we receive new life in the Spirit.
• In the Eucharist, we nurture that new life with the Body and Blood of our Lord.
• In Confirmation, we receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit that enable us to live that new life in a public way, bearing testimony to the grace of God alive within us.

The three Sacraments of Initiation are intimately bound together, even though they may be received at different intervals in our lives.



Preparation to Confirm our faith in Jesus Christ begins at Baptism. Within the Family Faith Formation program, preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation takes place over a two-year period. Specific materials will be provided to families beginning in seventh grade to learn about the many gifts, fruits and power of the Holy Spirit. The Sacrament of Confirmation is conferred at the beginning of freshman year.