Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation during COVID-19
WELCOME! You are beginning to prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. This is one of three sacraments of initiation in the Roman Catholic Church.
Canon 889 §1. Every baptized person not yet confirmed and only such a person is capable of receiving confirmation.
REGISTRATION
If your parish has a website with online registration for the sacramental preparation program, please register there.
If your parish does not have online registration for the sacramental preparation program, please follow the directions and link below.
Please click the Form below to register with your parish. You will need to print, fill in, and submit the registration form to your parish.
Registration Form for the Sacrament of Confirmation
When you register with your parish, you will be informed about the link for the online program to access the Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation program to support your learning and to accompany you as you journey toward receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.
SPONSORS
You will be required to select a sponsor. These are the requirements for a sponsor for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Canon 892 Insofar as possible, there is to be a sponsor for the person to be confirmed; the sponsor is to take care that the confirmed person behaves as a true witness of Christ and faithfully fulfills the obligations inherent in this sacrament.
Canon 893 §1. To perform the function of sponsor, a person must fulfill the conditions mentioned in ⇒ canon 874*.
§2. It is desirable to choose as sponsor the one who undertook the same function in baptism.
* Canon 874 §1. To be permitted to take on the function of sponsor a person must:
1/ be designated by the one to be baptized, by the parents or the person who takes their place, or in their absence by the pastor or minister and have the aptitude and intention of fulfilling this function;
2/ have completed the sixteenth year of age, unless the diocesan bishop has established another age, or the pastor or minister has granted an exception for a just cause;
3/ be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist and who leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on;
4/ not be bound by any canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared;
5/ not be the father or mother of the one to be baptized.
For Sponsors: You will need to print the Confirmation Sponsor Personal Attestation Form below, complete the form, and submit the form to the parish.
Confirmation Sponsor Personal Attestation Form
ONLINE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
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Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation - Online Sign Up and Program
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Mass Journal
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Saint Project
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Meeting with your Parish Priest. (In person, online, or by phone.)
NOTE: During the pandemic, there is NO requirement for apostolic service hours.
GETTING STARTED
1. CHOSEN
ONLINE PROGRAM
© Ascension Press
Title: Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation
Authors: Chris Stefanick and Ron Bolster
Source: Ascension Press
Copyright Date: August, 2013
Website: https://ascensionpress.com/collections/chosen-your-journey-toward-confirmation
Click HERE for Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation downloads available from Ascension Press.
2. Mass Journal
Click HERE to access the MASS JOURNAL.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, you may reflect on a Mass you attend, a Mass you see live-streamed from a parish or a Cathedral or a Mass you watch on television.
Print the Mass Journal, complete it, and follow the instructions from your parish about submitting it to the parish.
3. Saint Project
Click HERE to access the SAINT PROJECT.
For this project, candidates will select a Saint whose witness to the Roman Catholic Faith inspires them to live a life of greater faithfulness.
Print the Saint Project, complete it, and follow the instructions from your parish about submitting it to the parish.
4. Meeting with your Parish Priest.
Click HERE for more information about MEETING WITH THE PRIEST.
The list of questions is offered as preparation for the meeting with the priest. You do not need to answer all of these questions; the intent of this list is to give you the chance to think about the questions a priest might ask.
Bring your Chosen textbook to the meeting with the priest so that your answers on the "Watch It" pages for lessons 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 23 can be reviewed.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, you may meet with the parish priest in person, online, or by phone. Your parent(s) are welcome to accompany you.