Grade School youth  preparing for Confirmation will receive the sacrament with Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades at 10:30am on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church.

Adults enrolled in the RCIA process receive the sacrament at the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday evening.

Church Teaching
Confirmation "confirms", strengthens, and perfects baptismal grace. The laying on of hands is recognized as the origin of the sacrament and as a continuation of the grace imparted at Pentecost. Confirmation imprints an indelible character on the Christian's soul.

The Bishop is the ordinary minister of this sacrament. Since Bishops continue the apostolic succession from the apostles, administration by them "clearly demonstrates the effect to unite people closer to the Church, to her apostolic origins, and to her mission of bearing witness to Christ." The Local Ordinary may give permission for priests to administer the sacrament.

Receiving the Sacrament
The forehead is anointed with sacred chrism followed by the laying on of the minister's hands with the words, "Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit". The sacrament's connection with Baptism is expressed through the renewal of baptismal promises.

The celebration of Confirmation during the Eucharist helps underline the unity of the sacraments of Christian initiation (CCC, 2nd Edition).