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Sacrament of Confirmation
2018-2019CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE
For Adult Confirmation [18+ years old and above] please contact:
Mandy Carr at mandyc@stmartha.com or (281) 358-1959, ext. 264
For High School Confirmation please contact:
Lisa Hartsfield, lisah@stmartha.com or (281)-358-1959, ext. 241“Preparation for Confirmation should aim at leading the Christian toward a more intimate union with Christ and a more lively familiarity with the Holy Spirit - his action, his gifts, and his bidding - in order to be more capable of assuming the apostolic responsibilities of Christian life. To this end catechesis for Confirmation should strive to awaken a sense of belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ, the universal Church as well as the parish community. The latter bears special responsibility for the preparation of the confirmands.” [CCC #1309]
Confirmation II: Apostleship Year
Preparation for Confirmation at St. Martha is a two-year process:
Confirmation I: Discipleship Year
The journey towards the Sacrament of Confirmation begins where the young person learns, among other things, how to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. The Greek word used in the New Testament for “disciple” is “mathetes.” It is a common word and concept from the ancient world, defined as one who literally sits at the feet of another to learn. Therefore, in the first year of preparation for Confirmation, the young people sit at the feet of our greatest teacher, Jesus, to learn what it means be a Catholic Christian. At St. Martha our youth traditionally begin their Confirmation prepration in 9th grade; however, 10th and 11th graders just beginning their journey towards Confirmation will also begin their prepration in our Confirmation I classes.
The journey towards the Sacrament of Confirmation continues the following year once the young person has learned to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ. It is only after that first year of sitting at the feet of Jesus that one becomes an apostle. The word “apostle” in Greek is “apostollos” or “one sent forth” as an ambassador of the Gospel. Therefore, at the conclusion of the second year, the young people receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, are sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit, and are sent forth to bring the Good News to world. That is why being a confirmed Catholic is only the BEGINNING of the journey, not the end.
Below is the 2018-2019 St. Martha Confirmation I & II schedule. If you have any questions about the high school Confirmation program, please contact Lisa at lisah@stmartha.com.
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