Confirmation
Archdiocesan Confirmation Guidelines and Resources - below
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. CCC1285
For Adolescent Confirmation Contact:
Rufino Brillantes
For Adult Confirmation Contact:
Dave Walsh
Youth Ministry Registration (Eng.) 2024-2025
Youth Ministry Registration (Span.) 2024-2025
Archdiocesan Confirmation Guidelines and Resources
9th Grade
Pillars of the Faith:
Prayer & Creed or Sacraments & Morality
Expectation of Participation:
- Participation in ongoing systematic catechesis
- Minimum: 70% attendance
- Full conscious and active participation in weekly Sunday liturgical and sacramental life of the Church
- Active participation in the mission of the Church
- Consistent living of the moral life
- Engagement in personal and communal praye
10th Grade
Pillars of the Faith
Sacraments & Morality or Prayer & Creed
Expectation of Participation:
- A retreat at the beginning of formation focused on building community in Christ
- A retreat prior to the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation
- Candidate formational sessions
- Minimum: 70% attendance
- Opportunities for service and reflection on the meaning of service as part of the discipleship
11th Grade (Fall)
Immediate Preparation for Confirmation
Choosing:
- Confirmation Saint Name
- Confirmation Sponsors
Reviewing:
- The Holy Spirit
- Pentecost
- Early Church
- Fruits of the Spirit
- Gifts of the Spirit
Receiving:
- Anointing Rite of Confirmation
12th Grade
Faith in Action through
Parish Community
- Teen Leaders can be part of:
- SSJ Youth Council Member
- Small Group Leaders
- SSJ News Crew Reporters
- Give Retreat Talks and be Witnesses to the Faith.
- Become Eucharistic Ministers
- Become Lectors at Mass
- Become Band/Choir Members @ Life Teen Mass
Confirmation Mass 2024
Confirmation Dates & Information
SSJ Confirmation Mass
Thursday, October 09, 2025 @ 6:00PM
Most Reverend Italo Dell'Oro, C.R.S.
Auxilary Bishop of Galveston-Houston
Confirmation Requirements
October Fall Festival 2024: Friday Bingo Night
Valentine's Dinner & Dance 2024
HOLY
WEEK
MISSIONS
2024
Isaiah 11:2-3
- The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, a spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord,
- and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord.
Luke 4:18-19
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.
Acts of the Apostles 19:5-6
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
And when Paul laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
