OLPH Confirmation Candidate Eligibility:
- Be a Baptized Catholic and have made First Eucharist.
- Having had the required religious education background of high school freshman and sophomore religious instruction
- As a Candidate for Confirmation, students are to attend and practice their faith at weekend Mass and Holy Days of Obligation in the parish as often as possible according to guideline of the program in addition to attending their retreat and doing service projects. Guidelines will be giving from Father for sign in and visiting other Churches when away from home.
- Must attend all sessions and other spiritual activities required of the Confirmation Preparation Program. Some participation will be required of parents and sponsors in the sessions.
Any teen who is not a parishioner at Our Lady of Perpetual Help and wants to be a candidate in the program must submit a letter of permission from their pastor besides meeting all the above requirements.
CONFIRMATION SPONSOR ELIGIBILITY:
- Person must be suitable for this role and have the intention of fulfilling it.
- Be not less than sixteen years of age
- Be a Catholic who has received the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation.
- Is not the father or mother of the person being confirmed.
- Is attending Mass on a regular basis and able to partake in receiving the Eucharist.
- If the sponsor is married, he/she must be in a valid marriage recognized by the Church.
- Ideally, one of the candidates baptismal sponsors would be selected though not required.
- Only one sponsor is to be selected.
- Must complete form provide by OLPH and have their Pastor sign and church seal and returned by deadline date.
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Confrimation is when one receves the gifts of the Holy Spirit and essential becomes an adult in the church.
Confirmation is the act of accepting one's faith, and commiting to live a life of servie to your faith and to God.
The gifts of the Holy Spirit are: Wisdom, Fortitude (or Courage), Piety (or Love), Understanding, Knowledge, Counsel, and Fear of the Lord
It is with these gifts, that we can live a faithful life and commit ourselves to Christ and the love our savior. With this, you choose to commit to your faith, you chose to love God, and you chose to practice your faith and live it to the ebst of yoru abilities. It is with thissacramment, that we can say that we are avatars of our faith and followers of our Lord, his Father, and the Holy Spirit.
“Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.” Acts 8:17