CONFIRMATION
“Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.”
ACTS 8:14-17
Preparing children for the sacrament of Confirmation:
St. John Paul II is a parish that practices the Restored Order of the Sacraments of Initiation. How child achieves that is by preparing and experiencing their First Penance in the second grade then moves on to prepare and receive both their Confirmation and First Holy Communion in the third.
Confirmation date for 2019 is TBD. Call the parish office for more information on confirmation or religious education class.
The restored order:
The Archdiocese of Denver is in the process of restoring the order of the Sacraments of Initiation. These three sacraments are originally intended to be received in this order: Baptism, Confirmation then Holy Eucharist. The sacrament that fully initiates a person into the Catholic Church is Holy Eucharist (First Communion).
To watch a video about the Restored Order and to read the Pastoral Letter “Saints Among Us” from Archbishop Aquila please visit www.archden.org/saints.
Adult Confirmation:
If you are an adult, 18 years or older, wanting to receive their Confirmation, please visit our Become Catholic page.
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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. – CCC 1285
