The Sacrament of Confirmation

St. Anne offers Confirmation preparation for adults who are 18 and older through our OCIA program.

We also offer Confirmation preparation for our high school teens through our High School Faith Formation program! Over the course of our students' freshman, sophomore and junior years of high school, we will work to build upon the spiritual foundation laid down at their Baptism. As we open this new chapter in our teens' Christian lives, it is important to reflect on what Confirmation is and what it is not. 

Confirmation is a sacrament, a sacred, visible sign instituted and communicated by Christ which makes His grace effective in our lives. This particular sacrament completes the graces which were infused in a soul at Baptism, offering “the same full outpouring of the Holy Spirit at once granted to the apostles on the day of Pentecost” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1302). During this supernatural moment, the Holy Spirit will set a permanent seal upon your child’s soul, strengthening your child to live as a disciple of Christ and to boldly spread and defend the faith by word and action” (CCC 1303). Through Confirmation, your youth will be more perfectly bonded with Christ and His Church. As you can see, this sacrament is a powerful gift which will grant your child the spiritual armor to do battle with the very real forces of darkness St. Paul describes in his letter to the Ephesians. “Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil. For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens” (Eph. 6:11-12).

Quite frequently, Confirmation is inaccurately viewed as a kind of religious graduation ceremony, a sentimental milestone that signifies a young person now knows all he or she needs to about God and the Catholic faith. Truthfully, a person is never done being formed in and conformed to Christ, and therefore, Confirmation does not mark the conclusion of the Christian’s formation. Daily prayer, Sunday Mass attendance, and frequent reception of the sacrament of Confession remain just as vital after Confirmation as they did during a young person’s early formation.

To learn more about the specific program requirements, please view our official High School Formation & Confirmation Requirement packet below:

Sacramental Preparation Requirements for Confirmation 2025-2026