One of our bishops will be here on Saturday morning to celebrate the Mass according to the Anglican Use, and to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to ninety-two of the Faithful. Also at that Mass several of our children will be receiving First Holy Communion. Fr. Connors and I have been hearing confessions day after day, helping everyone to get ready for the occasion.A few years ago our parish returned to the restored order of the Sacraments, which means that Confirmation is administered before First Holy Communion, preceded by the Sacrament of Penance. All this takes place when a child reaches the age of reason (age seven, usually in the second grade). Also for these past few years we have scheduled this to take place just before Lent begins, allowing all the newly-strengthened soldiers of Christ to take a fuller part in the penitential season.
Please do pray for them. It'll be a great day!
1 comments:
As a former Anglican, I very much like the idea of Confirmation being the gateway to Holy Communion. I had to wait until I was 12 years old, which seemed very odd as I had been an altar server since the age of 6! Nevertheless, my Confirmation day was a real red letter day in my life, of similar proportions to my Ordination day. It saddens me that in most Catholic parishes Confirmation seems a relatively minor affair - at worst, some form of passing out parade. I like your approach very much and shall remember you all in my prayers tomorrow.
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