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I have always wondered about when I got confirmed if I was under mortal sin. If I was would it make it invalid. These has always been on my mind. I got confirmed when I was in grade 7 so I wasn’t a very good catholic at the time. If I was how do I do it again or is there anything I can do.
 
The Sacraments class I took recently discussed that very issue. Your confirmation was valid – you may not have received the full effect of the sacrament at the time if you were not in a state of grace, but once you entered the state of grace you would receive that. Confirmation is one of the sacraments that is unrepeatable because it leaves an indelible mark on the soul.
 
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I have always wondered about when I got confirmed if I was under mortal sin. If I was would it make it invalid. These has always been on my mind. I got confirmed when I was in grade 7 so I wasn’t a very good catholic at the time. If I was how do I do it again or is there anything I can do.
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The sacraments of confirmation Holy Orders, and Matrimony are NOT invalid if you are in a state of mortal sin. If they were invalid we would have no idea who was confirmed/ordained/married.

However receiving the sacrament of confirmation in the sate of mortal sin makes the sacrament illicit. Which means it would have been a mortal sin of sacrilege. You did not commit this sin because I am sure you were unaware of it’s existence. There is no reason to confess this.

Pax Christi
 
Joe_Brown said:
I have always wondered about when I got confirmed if I was under mortal sin. If I was would it make it invalid. These has always been on my mind. I got confirmed when I was in grade 7 so I wasn’t a very good catholic at the time. If I was how do I do it again or is there anything I can do.
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You’re fine and if there is any doubt one visit to the confessional will clear up everything…teachccd 🙂

P.S. As a Junior High religious educator I don’t find many 7th graders demonstrating excellence in the Catholic faith and this is quite normal as they venture on in their faith journey. Parents also play a tremendous role at that age and would be more culpable than the kids if they ignore their responsibilites as primary religious educators…Just food for thought…
 
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