Confirmation
As Catholics we grow in grace, just as we physically grow from childhood, through adolescence, into adulthood. The Sacrament of Confirmation is the spiritual equivalent of the physical growth process. Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace, making the recipient “more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit.” Once confirmed, a Catholic is considered a true witness of Christ, and so is more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1285)
Who can be confirmed, and what is required of a candidate for Confirmation?
Any Catholic Christian who has received the sacrament of Baptism and is in the “state of grace” can be admitted to Confirmation. To be “in the state of grace” means not to have committed any serious sin (mortal sin). – YOUCAT 206
In the Archdiocese of Edmonton, most young people receive the sacrament when they are 11-12 years old.
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Please check at the beginning of September 2024 for the 2024-2025 dates and for registration information. Note that a proof of the sponsor’s Confirmation (i.e., Confirmation certificate) is required at the time of registration, so please provide advance notice to potential sponsor(s) to acquire from the parish if they do not have a copy.