Confirmation at Corpus Christi is part of Youth Ministry
and Religious Education. We work cohesively to bring teens closer to Christ through the Sacraments of the Church.
The Catholic Church considers Confirmation the second of the three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism being the first and Communion the third). Confirmation is regarded as the perfection of Baptism, because, as the introduction to the Rite of Confirmation states:
By the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly
bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength
of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ,
more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.
Many people think of the laying on of hands, which signifies the descent of the Holy Spirit, as the central act in the Sacrament of Confirmation. The essential element, however, is the anointing of the confirm and (the person being confirmed) with chrism (an aromatic oil that has been consecrated by a bishop). The anointing is accompanied by the words "Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit". This seal is a consecration, representing the safeguarding by the Holy Spirit of the graces conferred on the Christian at Baptism.
High School Confirmation Preparation at Corpus Christi is a two year process. Our goal is to help teens deepen their personal relationship with Christ, develop their sense of belonging in a living Christian community, and personally ratify their membership in the Catholic Church.
The CANDIDATE may request to receive the Sacrament if s/he...
“To receive Confirmation one must be in a state of grace. One should receive the sacrament of penance in order to be cleansed for the gift of the Holy Spirit. More intense prayer should prepare one to receive the strength and graces of the Holy Spirit with docility and readiness to act.” (CCC 1310).
El CANDIDATO (su hijo/a) puede pedir el sacramento si él o ella
Es bautizado y es capaz de renovar sus promesas bautismales al menos que alguna razón grave se lo impida.
Haya tenido educación religiosa (i.e. Catecismo, Escuela Católica) al menos un año antes de la preparación sacramental.
Exhiba una vida de fe activa y conocimiento de la Iglesia.
Participe en la vida sacramental de la iglesia, especialmente las Liturgias Eucarísticas – Misa.
Se comprometa a estar involucrado/a activamente en la catequesis de Confirmación.
Responda al llamado de ministerio activamente.
Continúe aprendiendo y creciendo en su fe aun después de Confirmarse a través de su vida.
Haya recibido el sacramento de la Eucaristía y siga una vida de fe consistente con las enseñanzas de la Iglesia. “Para recibir la Confirmación es preciso hallarse en estado de gracia. Conviene recurrir al sacramento de la Penitencia para ser purificado en atención al don del Espíritu Santo. Hay que prepararse con una oración más intensa para recibir con docilidad y disponibilidad la fuerza y las gracias del Espíritu Santo” (CIC 1311)