Confirmation
Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For He had not yet fallen upon any of them."
Confirmation is the sacrament whereby God completes the graces of a person’s baptism and deepens His seal within them, marking them as belonging to Him (2 Corinthians 1:22, Ephesians 1:13-14). When received within a life of faith, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit through confirmation empowers us to live the Christian life, which we simply couldn’t do otherwise. Thus, it is not a person’s “adult choice to be Catholic,” rather it is God who chooses us, and we can then choose Him day by day.
Preparing Children for the Sacrament of Confirmation
In the Diocese of Phoenix, children who are already BAPTIZED normally prepare for 1st Reconciliation in 2nd grade and 1st Communion and Confirmation in the 3rd grade. This is known as RESTORED ORDER and is different from most other dioceses where children are confirmed when they are older.
Preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation based on age of the person:
- Child is in 3rd-5th grade, CLICK HERE.
- Child is in Middle School, CLICK HERE.
- Child is in High School, CLICK HERE.
- An adult, CLICK HERE.