St. Anthony of Padua

The Sacrament of Confirmation

St. Anthony Confirmation is open to Baptized Catholics in grades 9-12. This year’s classes will begin in early February and will conclude with the Sacrament of Confirmation Mass in October. Candidates attend various sessions each month, from February through September, and each 1 hour session has its own theme and activities. The 2023 meeting schedule.
Time Noon-1 p.m.
Dates: Jan. 22, Feb 12, Mar 19, April 16, May 21, June 11, July 16, Aug 13, and Sept 17

Confirmation candidates will also participate a special ‘day retreat’.

The Sacrament of Confirmation is our own Pentecost. When we are confirmed, we receive the Holy Spirit, through the anointing with oil and the laying on of hands by the bishop or a priest appointed by him. As the bishop places his hands on our heads and then anoints our foreheads with oil, he says the words: "Be sealed with the Holy Spirit." When we receive this sacred seal we show that we belong to God.

Confirmation is one of the Sacraments of Initiation.

Although the Church has separated the Sacraments of Initiation, they still constitute a unity, as, properly speaking, Confirmation completes the baptismal rite. And so, without in any way devaluing their Baptism, the Church urges all its members to complete their Christian initiation by receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. Through it we receive what Jesus has promised - the strength and comfort of the Holy Spirit, ever present to help us meet the challenges and demands that face us as mature Christians.

Godparent/Sponsor Certificate for Baptism and Confirmation

If you would like to prepare and celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation this year,
contact Patrick Holifield, Directory of Youth Ministry at 812-282-2290 Ext. 17.
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"The Holy Spirit is truly transforming us, and through us he
also wants to transform the world in which we live".