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Confirmation Program - 2021-2022
Nancy T. Cunniff, Director of Fatih Formation ncunniff@cantoncatholic.org |
Confirmation Program
The Confirmation program for Canton Catholic is a two-year program offered to students beginning their freshman year of high school. Students who attend Catholic Schools are required to participate in the two-year program.
The mission of the program is to help young people enter into a deeper relationship with Jesus. Over the two-year period, Confirmation candidates are invited to journey together and explore and enrich their faith by following Christ and being open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Through fun, uplifting, and informative classroom sessions, reflections, speaker presentations, and service opportunities this program works to build the following Gospel values in our young people:
1. See God in Everything
2. Trust in God Always
3. Stand up for the Poor and Vulnerable
4. Be Courageous
5. Serve Humbly
6. Share the Faith
The Sacrament of Confirmation
The Theology of Confirmation According to the Catechism of the Catholic ChurchIn order to have a balanced theology of Confirmation, five principles must be kept in mind.
Confirmation is a sacrament of initiation. “Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the “sacraments of Christian initiation”,” (Catechism of the Catholic Church #1285).
It is a distinct sacramental rite. “The sacrament of Confirmation is conferred through the anointing with chrism on the forehead, which is done by the laying on of the hand, and through the words: “Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit”. (#1300)
Confirmation includes a unique giving of the Holy Spirit. The confirmand is “enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit”. (#1285) “It is evident from its celebration that the effect of the sacrament of Confirmation is the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit as once granted to the apostles on the day of Pentecost.” (#1302)
It is a “ratification of Baptism”, “and the strengthening of baptismal grace”. (#1289) This strengthening and ratifying is understood by a greater unity with the Church. “It renders our bond with the church more perfect.” (#1303)
Confirmation provides greater power for public witness of faith.“The confirmed person receives the power to profess faith in Christ publicly and as it were officially”. (#1305)
“I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit” Mark 13:11.
The words of Mark’s gospel remind us of God’s invitation to share in the grace – filled journey of life. We pray that the Sacrament of Confirmation will deepen your relationship with the Lord, your parish community and the Church.
Confirmation is a sacrament of initiation. “Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the “sacraments of Christian initiation”,” (Catechism of the Catholic Church #1285).
It is a distinct sacramental rite. “The sacrament of Confirmation is conferred through the anointing with chrism on the forehead, which is done by the laying on of the hand, and through the words: “Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit”. (#1300)
Confirmation includes a unique giving of the Holy Spirit. The confirmand is “enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit”. (#1285) “It is evident from its celebration that the effect of the sacrament of Confirmation is the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit as once granted to the apostles on the day of Pentecost.” (#1302)
It is a “ratification of Baptism”, “and the strengthening of baptismal grace”. (#1289) This strengthening and ratifying is understood by a greater unity with the Church. “It renders our bond with the church more perfect.” (#1303)
Confirmation provides greater power for public witness of faith.“The confirmed person receives the power to profess faith in Christ publicly and as it were officially”. (#1305)
“I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit” Mark 13:11.
The words of Mark’s gospel remind us of God’s invitation to share in the grace – filled journey of life. We pray that the Sacrament of Confirmation will deepen your relationship with the Lord, your parish community and the Church.
