Confirmation

Confirmation

Youth Confirmation Preparation

Confirmation for the 2010 year will began in January  for any 10th grader or 11th grader. The celebration for this class will not be until Jan 2011 .  Registration forms and information for the next Confirmation Preparation for Young Adults will be available December 2010. Please contact Jennie Caldwell in the office of Faith Formation at 788-1400 or Jennie@Holyinn.Org for more information or to be put on a list of those people who would like to receive the registration packet in the mail in December.

What is Confirmation?

In the Western Church the sacrament is usually administered by the bishop. At the beginning of the ceremony there is a general imposition of hands, the bishop meantime praying that the Holy Ghost may come down upon those who have already been regenerated: “send forth upon them thy sevenfold Spirit the Holy Paraclete.” He then anoints the forehead of each with chrism saying: “I sign thee with the sign of the cross and confirm thee with the chrism of salvation, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.” Finally. he gives each a slight blow on the cheek saying: “peace be with thee”. A prayer is added that the Holy Spirit may dwell in the hearts of those who have been confirmed, and the rite closes with the bishop’s blessing.

If you would like to have more information about your own confirmation, please contact Gail Dimock, pastoral associate.