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frankieg
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my daughter has not been confirmed.she is 18 and a freshmen in college.i have come back to the catholic faith and realize how important it is for her to be confifmed.how can i go about doing this.
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puzzleannie
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you don’t do anything about it. Your daughter is an adult and it is up to her to take the necessary initiative. She should contact her parish, or campus ministry if she is at college, about Confirmation classes and preparation requirements. She will be required to bring a RECENT baptismal certificate showing all sacraments received.
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una_veritas
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amen, puzzleanne!
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WanderAimlessly
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If she want to be confirmed (and this is all up to her), she will probabaly have to go through the RCIA program. That is what I had to do when I was confirmed (I was baptized Catholic) in college.
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Br.Rich_SFO
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You can’t do anything except encourage her to speak with the Catholic campus minister. They will be able to provide Sacramental formation for her on campus or get her in touch with an adult Sacramental preparation process at a local parish. I would hope that as a parent you stopped by the Catholic campus ministry when you were at the campus and introduced yourself and your daughter.
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deaconswife
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My husband and I are campus ministers at a college in Maryland and it is not a requirement in every diocese to go through RCIA if you want to be confirmed as an adult. Every year on Pentecost our bishop does adult Confirmation and the requirement to be confirmed is to meet with a priest or deacon for instruction for Confirmation and then the pastor of the parish will submit the names of those to be confirmed. If she wants to be confirmed she should contact the campus minister at the college and they will direct her as appropriate for her diocese.
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Joe_Kelley
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One must be prepared for Confirmation. [It is the pastor’s responsibility to define prepared.] Some parishes provide that preparation in RCIA, others in special Adult Confirmation Classes, and possibly some by private instruction. It depends on the demand and how many teachers are available.
It is probably useful to check several parishes. I have frequently prepared adults from neighboring parishes which don’t have a program.
In our diocese the Bishop used to confirm adults at the same time as teen agers. However, for the last two years he has given permission for the pastor to confirm adults at the Pentecost mass. It works quite well.
It is probably useful to check several parishes. I have frequently prepared adults from neighboring parishes which don’t have a program.
In our diocese the Bishop used to confirm adults at the same time as teen agers. However, for the last two years he has given permission for the pastor to confirm adults at the Pentecost mass. It works quite well.
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