Teen Confirmation

"Confirmation is the sacrament of initiation in which a baptized person receives special gifts of the Holy Spirit and is strengthened in grace. It is administered typically by a bishop, by anointing of the candidate with chrism (consecrated oil) and making the Sign of the Cross on the forehead saying, 'Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.' Confirmation bestows a permanent character on the soul and cannot be received again.

For '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."

- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1285

Confirmation, one of the sacraments of initiation, deepens our baptismal call and strengthens our relationship with Jesus Christ. Through the gifts of the Holy Spirit bestowed at confirmation, we are better equipped to contemplate and understand the purpose and plan of God and our role in the community of the Church.

• October 3 - First Class

• October 19 (Saturday) - Parent/Youth Retreat 1:30 - 6:30 p.m.

• December 12 - Feast of Guadalupe @ St. Leo 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

• January 18-19 - Overnight retreat

• April 17 - 20 - Triduum (there will be class on Holy Thursday)

• April 27 - Vocation Exploration Retreat, time TBD