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Dear Parishioners,
If you have any questions or concerns; please do not hesitate to reach out to the Cathedral and ask for Elizabeth Simkins or email at esimkins@sthelenas.org
Blessings,
Cathedral Faith Formation
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What is confirmation?
Confirmation is a sacrament through which we receive the Holy Ghost to make us strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ.1
It is evident from its celebration that the effect of the sacrament of Confirmation is the special outpouring of the Holy Spirit as once granted to the apostles on the day of Pentecost. 2
Like Baptism which it completes, Confirmation is given only once, for it too imprints on the soul an indelible spiritual mark, the "character," which is the sign that Jesus Christ has marked a Christian with the seal of his Spirit by clothing him with power from on high so that he may be his witness. 3
This "character" perfects the common priesthood of the faithful, received in Baptism, and "the confirmed person receives the power to profess faith in Christ publicly and as it were officially (quasi Ex officio)."4
Youth
Registration can be done through the same portal as youth group (see the middle and high school formation page).
Adults
Adults must attend the Rite of Christian Initiation classes starting in mid- September and ending at Easter. After attending classes and having sufficient reflection on entering the Catholic Church, adults will be confirmed at the Easter Vigil. If you have an irregular situation, such as a schismatic group, please call the Cathedral to talk to a clergy member about how to come into full communion.
1 Baltimore Catechism, 721
2 Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1302
3 Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1304
4 Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1305
