Confirmation

Confirmation is the special outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Its effects are to:

• Root us more deeply in divine filiation (being children of God)
• Unites us more firmly to Christ
• Increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us
• Strengthens our bond with the Church
• Associates us more closely to her mission of bearing witness to Christ
• Helps us and more strictly obliges us to spread and defend the faith by word and deed

Confirmation configures Catholics for a full and active mission of service to Christ. In this sense Confirmation is a spiritual “growing up.”

Confirmation imprints in the soul a character, a certain spiritual and indelible Sign, and so can only be received validly once. Confirmed persons are called to profess faith in Christ publicly, and to spread the Gospel message, in accord with the ability and circumstances of their life. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit received in Confirmation are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. Receiving this Sacrament, with Baptism and Communion, completes a Catholic's initiation into the one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

The Sacrament of Confirmation builds on what was begun in Baptism and what was nourished in Holy Eucharist. It completes the process of initiation into the Christian community and it matures the soul for the spiritual work ahead.

The Spring 2022 Adult Confirmation Class is now forming. A series of one-hour classes (1:00 – 2:00 PM) for six consecutive weeks begins Sunday, March 27.

This is for adults who have been baptized Catholic and made their First Holy Communion. 

Confirmands will be confirmed by Bishop Edward Weisenburger on May 15,,2022 at St. Thomas The Apostle Parish.

If you are interested in being confirmed and wish to be part of the Spring, 2022 adult confirmation class, online registration is available below. Or you may download and complete the form (also below) and return it to the Religious Education office.  

Spring 2022 Online Adult Confirmation Registration Form

Spring 2022 Online Adult Confirmation Sponsor Form

CONGRATULATIONS to the following adults who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Monday, November 22 at a special Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral:

Gary Bell
Marlene Buelna
Michael Dehen
Robert DiRoberto
Thomas DiRoberto
Calvin Holst
Kennedy Lopez
Debra Lopez
Elizabeth Sanchez Navarro
Jesse Ortega
Luis Para
Alvin Salazar
Bernice Salazar
Carlos Sanchez
Selena Sedor
Juliana Siml
Ashleigh Teran
Trent Winkel

Confirmation strengthens and empowers us to live and practice our Catholic faith as responsible adult Christians. Through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit, Bishop Edward Weisenburger administered the sacrament and called down the Holy Spirit upon them with the words: "Receive the Holy Spirit."

Pray that, as confirmed Catholic Christians, their lives may produce a rich harvest of good works.

2021 Fall Adult Confirmation Album