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Nota:
Registration is now close at capacity. Fill out the waiting list, to be call if spot open up. La inscripción ya está cerrada. Complete la lista de espera y le llamaremos si queda algún lugar disponible.
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Program Duration: 2 Years from September to May
Fee: $170 per candidate (1st year).
Course days: Thursdays from 6:50-8:30pm. Classes start in September 19, 2024
In the Acts of the Apostles we read of the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. While baptism is the sacrament of new life, confirmation gives birth to that life. Baptism initiates us into the Church and names us as children of God, whereas confirmation calls us forth as God’s children and unites us more fully to the active messianic mission of Christ in the world.
After receiving the power of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Apostles went out and confirmed others, showing confirmation to be an individual and separate sacrament: Peter and John at Samaria (Acts 8:5-6, 14-17) and Paul at Ephesus (Acts 19:5-6). Also, the Holy Spirit came down on Jews and Gentiles alike in Caesarea, prior to their baptisms. Recognizing this as a confirmation by the Holy Spirit, Peter commanded that they be baptized (cf. Acts 10:47).
In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is "sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit"
and is strengthened for service to the Body of Christ.
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. CCC1319
Grant me the spirit of wisdom, that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal; the spirit of understanding, to enlighten my mind with the light of your divine truth; the spirit of counsel, that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven; the spirit of fortitude, that I may bear my cross with you and that I may overcome all obstacles that oppose my salvation; the spirit of knowledge, that I may know God and know myself in him; the spirit of piety, that I may find the service of God sweet and pleasurable; the spirit of fear of the Lord, that I may be filled with a loving reverence toward God and may dread in any way to offend him. Animate me in all things with your spirit.