Confirmation
Office of Religious Education and Faith Formation
Contact Information:
P. O. Box 7417
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 445-2401, Ext. 207
Fax: (318) 448-6121
John 3:19-22 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. [Jesus] said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the holy Spirit.
In the Sacrament of Confirmation, we renew our Baptismal promises and obtain in a new way the gift of the Holy Spirit. In this gift, we strengthened our bond with the Church and all of its members. Through the Sacrament of Confirmation, we are reminded of our connection with the universal global church.
Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. 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." (CCC 1285) Strengthen by the Spirit, we are called to put the gifts we received into an action.
For more information on Confirmation, please contact your parish church office, click on the below link or call the Office of Religious Education and Faith Formation office at the St Joseph Center at (318) 445-6424, ext. 207.