Confirmation gift?

[Casilda]

And how do you commemorate the subsequent anniversaries of the sacrament?

 

[AKDee]

I don’t know how you commemorate the anniversaries, because I haven’t had one yet, but for my Confirmation at Easter my sponsor gave me a First Communion Rosary.

I think a number of things would be appropriate- here are some ideas of varying expense:
A medal of the person’s chosen patron saint
A prayer book such as “Blessed Be God” or “The Blessed Sacrament Prayerbook”
A small statue of Our Lady or Our Lord
A Miraculous Medal
A St Benedict bracelet
A Rosary bracelet
One of the small “May Day by Day” or “Augustine Day by Day” books
An Icon of their patron saint
A subscription to the Magnificat magazine
A CD from Lighthouse Catholic Media to help them grow their faith
A book by Scott Hahn or Mathew Kelly or Peter Kreeft to help them learn more
A wall Crucifix
The Catholicism DVD series by Fr. Robert Barron
A selection of prayer cards
A book on selected writings from the Church Fathers
Or even simply offering to continue acting as a faith mentor for them by meeting regularly.

 

[pensmama87]

We celebrate baptism days but not confirmation days (in my case they are the same since I was baptized as an adult, but we don’t celebrate my husband’s confirmation day - though we do celebrate the feast of the saint he chose for his confirmation name.)

Baptism days are celebrated with lighting the baptismal candle and saying some extra prayers, and the person celebrating the day gets to pick dinner and a special dessert.

I really like AKDee’s gift suggestions.

 

[808Catholic]

One way to celebrate the anniversaries of receiving your sacraments might be to consider the nature of the sacrament. Baptism receives a person into the Church; cleanses Original Sin; begins the sacramental life of the person. First Communion (with Reconciliation) brings us to the table of the Lord; provides “food” for our spiritual journey; strengthens us by rejecting sin so we can continue to join with Our Lord. Confirmation calls down the Holy Spirit and gives us the strength to fulfill our role as “priest, prophet, and (servant) king” that we received upon Baptism.

So a small baptismal font for the front door might be appropriate to commemorate a Baptism anniversary; that can be used by the whole family to bless themselves as they prepare to go into the world or to sanctify themselves upon returning to Christ’s domestic church - the family. A painting or print of the Last Supper for First Communion to remind us when Christ established the Holy Eucharist that we partake of today. A photo of Pope Francis might be applicable for Confirmation as he leads the Church in battle against the “world.”

Hope this helps.

 

[EasterJoy]

I always thought of the renewal of baptismal vows at Easter Vigil to be a communal celebration of our initiation into the Church.