"Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the holy Spirit, for it had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them and they received the holy Spirit" (Acts 8:14-17).
"On several occasions Christ promised [the] outpouring of the Spirit, a promise which he fulfilled first on Easter Sunday and then more strikingly at Pentecost" (CCC 1287).
"Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the ‘sacraments of Christian initiation,' whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of 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).
At OLV, the sacrament of Confirmation, normally, is conferred once every two years on our seventh and eighth graders in the day school and Sunday school. Preparation is required for the students, so they should be enrolled either in our school or CCD program.
For adults seeking to be confirmed, the process normally includes preparation, depending on the knowledge and experience of the person. If the adult has not been baptized, then confirmation would follow completion of the RCIA process.
