Confirmation

The beginning of our adult faith journey.

A sacrament of initiation.

SACRAMENT SCHEDULE

If a youth is seeking to receive Confirmation, please contact our director of Religious Education (click the button to the right to take you to our Faith Formation page). If an adult is seeking to receive Confirmation, please contact OCIA (the contact information is also available on the Faith Formation page).

PARISH OFFICE CONTACT

SAINT JOSEPH

(845) 481-4560 and dial 9
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:30AM – 3:30PM


SAINT PETER

 (845) 658-3117
Office Hours
8:30AM-12:30PM, Monday thru Wednesday

Faith Formation

MORE ABOUT THE SACRAMENT

Confirmation: The Beginning of Our Adult Faith Life

The Sacrament of Confirmation completes the sacrament of baptism. If baptism is the sacrament of re-birth to a new and supernatural life, confirmation is the sacrament of maturity and coming of age. The real confession of Christ consist in this ‘that the whole man submits himself to Truth, in the judgment of his understanding, in the submission of his will and in the consecration of his whole power of love . . . To do this, poor-spirited man is only able when he has been confirmed by God’s grace’.

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 "But it is God who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us, by putting his seal on us and giving us his Spirit in our hearts as a first installment." — 2 Cor 1:21-22

This confirmation in the power of the Holy Spirit leading to a firm profession of faith has always been the particular effect which Catholic tradition has ascribed to the sacrament. It is effect which complements and completes that of baptism.

THE CHURCH TEACHES

Confirmation is a true sacrament instituted by Christ and different from baptism. It is administered by laying-on of hands and anointing with chrism accompanied by prayer. The chrism is blessed by the bishop and the bishop administers the sacrament. All baptized persons can and should be confirmed. The effect of the sacrament of confirmation is to give strength in faith and for the confession of faith and to impress an indelible character.

Source: Catholic Online