This section is for baptized CATHOLICS seeking the Sacrament of Confirmation
Non-Catholics should look for information about OCIA.
"The sacrament of Confirmation is first and foremost an act of God’s initiative in giving the
candidates the gift of the Holy Spirit who helps them to be more authentic disciples of Jesus by bestowing spiritual gifts. Confirmation is the completion of Christian Initiation, of the candidates’ sharing in Christ’s Paschal Mystery, which culminated in the sending of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Confirmation, then, should be understood in the context of Christian initiation, and not as a method of marking the “coming of age” of a candidate, since the sacrament of confirmation is in fact administered to people from infancy through adulthood."
- Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, quoted in Archbishop Paul Etienne's 2019 "Decree on Confirmation Policies."