Be filled with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Through Confirmation, an individual is fully initiated into the Church. Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the “Sacraments of Christian Initiation.”

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.

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When is Confirmation Celebrated?

Most Catholics receive the sacrament of Confirmation as pre-adolescents or adolescents. You must be baptized in order to be confirmed. In St. Patrick Parish, Confirmation is typically celebrated in the Fall of 7th grade, but is open to all children seventh grade and older who have received the proper faith formation.

Our students receive the final sacrament of initiation following extensive preparation, including a retreat day. If you are an adult looking to receive your Confirmation, learn more about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), the program by which adults are fully initiated into the Church.

Bishop and ConfirmantChildren enrolled in our Parish Religious Education Program or in St. Patrick School are automatically enrolled in the Confirmation Preparation Program. Parents of parish children entering 7th grade or older who will be attending private Catholic academies and wish to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation are asked to contact the Religious Education Office 610-296-8899 to enroll their child.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

For more information regarding the theology of the Sacrament of Confirmation, access the Catechism of the Catholic Church here.