“In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is “sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit” and is strengthened for service to the Body of Christ.”
The prophets of the Old Testament foretold that God’s Spirit would rest upon the Messiah to sustain his mission. Their prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus the Messiah was conceived by the Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus on the occasion of his baptism by John. Jesus’ entire mission occurred in communion with the Spirit. Before he died, Jesus promised that the Spirit would be given to the Apostles and to the entire Church. After his death, he was raised by the Father in the power of the Spirit.
Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. . . . We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service.
~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults | en español
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Confirmation is the sacrament by which the Holy Spirit incorporates us more firmly with the Church, associate us more closely with its mission, and helps us bear witness to the Christian faith in words accompanied by deeds. The first Confirmation or descending of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples/apostles was Pentecost Sunday, 50 days after Easter.
The Sacrament is administered to school children and those participating in PREP (CCD) at an appropriate time chosen by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Adult Confirmations are part of the OCIA Program and are usually Confirmed at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Pentecost Sunday.
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be bestowed to our parishioners on Thursday, March 13 at 3:00 p.m.
If you have questions, please call the Rectory.
https://www.usccb.org/about/justice-peace-and-human-development/upload/Confirmation.pdf