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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 delivery or pick-up of the Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation textbook, the program offering to cover the cost of the textbook, and the measures your parish is putting in place to support your learning and to accompany you as you journey toward receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.

 

Bishop Miehm preaching at Confirmation Mass

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

Bishop Miehm blessing the Confirmandi    Bishop Miehm confirming a young person  

ONLINE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION PROGRAM

REQUIREMENTS

  1. Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation - Ten sessions on these lessons from Chosen 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 23.
  2. Mass Journal
  3. Saint Project 
  4. 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 

There are ten sessions to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation and each one focuses on a lesson from the book, Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation by Chris Stefanick and Ron Bolster.  The ten lessons are 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 23.  Read the lesson and then watch the videos for the lesson.  The textbook will let you know at what point in the lesson you need to watch the video.  The videos for each lesson follow below under the section titled, VIDEOS.

Parents are encouraged to talk with their parish priests about the time needed to work through the Chosen program lessons.  

Chosen Program Resources

© Ascension Press Fair Use

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   

IMPORTANT NOTE: The book is supplied at the parish when you register.  Please do not buy the student text.

Click HERE for Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation downloads available from Ascension Press.

Videos from Chosen

VIDEOS

Video Selections from the program, Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation by Chris Stefanick and Ron Bolster, Ascension Press, 2013.

 Introduction

During this COVID-19 pandemic while we await the discovery of a vaccine and a cure, gathering in groups is not advisable.  For this reason, providers of materials for sacramental preparation and other Church ministries have made their resources available online for customers.  Each year, the parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peterborough follow the Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation program to prepare young people for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

 

The parishes of the Diocese offer 10 sessions to prepare for Confirmation.  Each session features three videos which are shown to young people at their parishes.  Since the sessions will not be offered in the parishes, the young people and their families will purchase the Chosen textbooks and follow the sessions online.

 

Once a vaccine and cure for the COVID-19 coronavirus are discovered, this online web page for sacramental preparation will be removed and the sessions in the parish community will be restored. 

 Session I - Chosen Lesson Three
LESSON THREE: WHAT’S YOUR STORY, GOD? | SEGMENT 1 - CREATION AND THE FALL
LESSON THREE | SEGMENT 2 - JESUS’ DIVINE RESCUE MISSION
LESSON THREE | SEGMENT 3 - A KINGDOM ON EARTH

 

 Session II - Chosen Lesson Four

 

LESSON FOUR: HOW DO I KNOW GOD IS REAL? | SEGMENT 1 - EVIDENCE FOR GOD
LESSON FOUR | SEGMENT 2 - SCRIPTURE AND TRADITION
LESSON FOUR | SEGMENT 3 - OUR RESPONSE TO GOD

 

 Session III - Chosen Lesson Five

 

LESSON FIVE: WHO IS JESUS? | SEGMENT 1 - WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?
LESSON FIVE | SEGMENT 2 - EVIDENCE FOR JESUS
LESSON FIVE | SEGMENT 3 - WHY DID JESUS COME TO US?

 

 Session IV - Chosen Lesson Eight

 

LESSON EIGHT: HOW DO I GET THERE? | SEGMENT 1 - THE GIFT OF GRACE
LESSON EIGHT | SEGMENT 2 - WHAT IS A SACRAMENT?
LESSON EIGHT | SEGMENT 3 - THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS

 

 Session V - Chosen Lesson Ten

 

LESSON TEN: WHY TELL MY SINS TO A PRIEST? | SEGMENT 1 - HITTING THE GOAL
LESSON TEN | SEGMENT 2 - WHAT IS SIN?
LESSON TEN | SEGMENT 3 - THE POWER OF CONFESSION

 

 Session VI - Chosen Lesson Twelve

 

LESSON TWELVE: WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT? | SEGMENT 1 - SYMBOLS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
LESSON TWELVE | SEGMENT 2 - OUR GUIDE AND MAP
LESSON TWELVE | SEGMENT 3 - THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOUR LIFE

 

 Session VII - Chosen Lesson Fourteen

  

LESSON FOURTEEN: WHY HAVE I BEEN CHOSEN? | SEGMENT 1 - THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
LESSON FOURTEEN | SEGMENT 2 - THE WORLD NEEDS YOU
LESSON FOURTEEN | SEGMENT 3 - WHAT HAPPENS AT CONFIRMATION?

 

 Session VIII - Chosen Lesson Fifteen

 

LESSON FIFTEEN: WHY DO I HAVE TO GO TO MASS? | SEGMENT 1 - WHAT HAPPENS AT MASS
LESSON FIFTEEN | SEGMENT 2 - WALTER’S STORY
LESSON FIFTEEN | SEGMENT 3 - PREPARING FOR MASS
 Session IX - Chosen Lesson Sixteen

 

LESSON SIXTEEN: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SAY ‘I DO’? | SEGMENT 1 - WHAT IS MARRIAGE?
LESSON SIXTEEN | SEGMENT 2 - TOUGH QUESTIONS?
LESSON SIXTEEN | SEGMENT 3 - FREE. TOTAL. FAITHFUL. FRUITFUL

 

 Session X - Chosen Lesson Twenty-Three

 

LESSON TWENTY­-THREE: HOW DO I BUILD THE KINGDOM? | SEGMENT 1 - WE’RE ON A MISSION
LESSON TWENTY­-THREE | SEGMENT 2 - BUILDING THE KINGDOM
LESSON TWENTY­-THREE | SEGMENT 3 - THE WORKS OF MERCY

 

 Reflecting on the Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation Program

 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.

 

Your parents are welcome to accompany you.

 

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.

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