Spiritual Life and Social Action
Sacraments: Confirmation
Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit
Confirmation perfects Baptismal grace; it is the sacrament which gives the Holy Spirit in order to: - Root us more deeply in the divine filiation
- Incorporate us more firmly into Christ
- Strengthen our bound with the Church
- Associate us more closely with her mission
- Help us bear witness to the Christian faith
in words accompanied by deeds Confirmation, like Baptism, imprints a spiritual mark or indelible character on the Christian's soul; for this reason one can receive this sacrament only once in one's life.
A candidate for Confirmation who has attained the age of reason must profess the faith, be in the state of grace, have the intention of receiving the sacrament, and be prepared to assume the role of disciple and witness to Christ, both within the ecclesial community and in temporal affairs.
Confirmation is administered at Newman twice a year: in the Fall and in the Spring.
If you are a non-Catholic who finds Confirmation a comforting and appealing idea, then please consider learning more about the Catholic faith by joining our RCIA program (Rites of Catholic Initiation of Adults).
If you are an adult baptized Catholic who would like to receive the sacrament of Confirmation, please contact either: Our Religious Education for Youth (REY) program offers preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation beginning in the sophomore year (10th grade). These students discern and prepare for reception of the Sacrament in October of the following year. Information: Chris Clark
More about Confirmation
The essential rite of Confirmation is anointing the forehead of the baptized with sacred chrisms, together with the laying on of the minister's hand and the words: "Accipe signaculum doni Spiritus Sancti" (Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit) in the Roman Rite.
When Confirmation is celebrated separately from Baptism, its connection with Baptism is expressed among other ways, by the renewal of baptismal promises. The celebration of Confirmation during the Eucharist helps underline the unity of the sacraments of Christian initiation. | 
Confirmation
detail from
The Seven Sacraments
by Rogier | "Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit; for it had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hand son them and they received the Holy Spirit"
(Acts 8:14-17) |
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