CONFIRMATION
Confirmation is a sacramental outpouring of the Holy Spirit that leaves a permanent imprint on the soul, completes Christian initiation, and empowers us to be witnesses to Christ. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1302-1305).
Our goal at St. Thomas Aquinas is to bring the gift of faith alive in the life of your child and to provide tools for the confirmandi to take into the wider world and live a life that includes God.
In the 9th Grade, students will learn about:
In the 10th Grade, confirmandi will delve deeper into the Sacrament of Confirmation by looking at:
It is crucial for your child to attend every class because each lesson builds on the next.
Each grade meets every other week for approximately twelve sessions.
In the 10th Grade, confirmandi are asked to:
As the primary educators of the faith (CCC 2223), your support and participation in the Confirmation process are invaluable.
There are two things that will contribute to your child’s experience:
By giving your child this irreplaceable support, you are cooperating with God in His work of salvation.
"Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the holy Spirit, for it had not yet fallen upon any of them;
they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them and they received the holy Spirit." Acts 8:14-17