Consequence of NOT being confirmed?

[1ke]

No, it isn’t.

Canon 1065 - 1. If they can do so without serious inconvenience, Catholics who have not yet received the sacrament of confirmation are to receive it before being admitted to marriage.

Bishops and priests vary widely in their interpretation of what constitutes “serious inconvenience” and there are more that a few validly married Catholics who aren’t confirmed.

This has come up before, and the supporting documents and interpretations for canon law indicate that “serious inconvenience” are indeed **grave **reasons.

So, in general, it is an impediment to marriage.

 

[1ke]

Ummmm…interesting as my husband and I were only required to submit proof of baptism. Of course, that was 8 years ago, things may have changed since then.

No, it hasn’t changed.

All of your sacraments would be noted on your baptismal records-- including Confirmation, Marriages/Decrees of Nullity, and Holy Orders.

 

[kage_ar]

Our Diocese has the requirements for Confirmation. Anyone can get a copy, and learn what the age is and what needs to be done.

If your son has met the requirements from the Bishop, then, speak to the Bishop’s office. If he has not, have him prepare for next year.

 

[kristie_m]

Usually that’s all that’s needed because your recent certificate of baptism would include the date of your confirmation.

Well, as it turns out I was wrong. My husband just told me that we had to have our confirmation certs too. Hmmm…I must have been distracted by something…like our wedding plans!

 

[quiet52]

I’m wondering if the OP has called her diocesan religious education staff to ask about the diocesan requirements for teens preparing for Confirmation.
In my diocese, teens must participate in two years of classes (2 1/4 hours long), Sept. through May, and be involved in service activities.

 

[puzzleannie]

in this diocese children enrolled in Catholic high school need on year of preparation in their parish Confirmation program using approved resources, generally monthly candidate-sponsor meetings, and parents must attend a series of 3 meetings for each sacrament as well. the other requirements are defined, Advent day of recollection, overnight retreat, service project assigned by pastor (no collecting “hours” is involved) and being properly disposed for the sacrament, ascertained in an interview with the pastor or his delegate. No parish or DRE can set stricter arbitrary conditions for this or any sacrament beyond what canon law and the particular law of the diocese requires.

Please contact first the pastor, if you yourself are convinced you son is prepared, and if he is not cooperative this really is one situation to go directly to the bishop because he and he alone is the one who has jurisdiction on this sacrament. The pastor must stand up before the bishop and affirm that all those present requesting the sacrament have been properly prepared and are well disposed, and he is within his rights in insisting that the program director or catechists give evidence of that, but the interview is the key step that often gets skipped.

it is a grave violation of canon law to deny the sacraments of initiation to anyone who requests them and is prepared and properly disposed for them.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

Well, as it turns out I was wrong. My husband just told me that we had to have our confirmation certs too. Hmmm…I must have been distracted by something…like our wedding plans!

A current copy of your Baptism record will have your First Holy Communion date, Confirmation date, Marriage date and (annulment information if app) and Ordination date and Religious Profession information on it’s back.

 

[kristie_m]

A current copy of your Baptism record will have your First Holy Communion date, Confirmation date, Marriage date and (annulment information if app) and Ordination date and Religious Profession information on it’s back.

I actually have my original baptismal certificate as well as my certificate of confirmation, so never had to go back for the updated version. Good to know, though, in case I ever lose them.

 

[puzzleannie]

I actually have my original baptismal certificate as well as my certificate of confirmation, so never had to go back for the updated version. Good to know, though, in case I ever lose them.

when you ask for marriage or confirmation, it is required, unless you are in your baptismal parish where they have your records, that you present a recent baptismal certificate showing all sacraments received. it is part of the process of ascertaining that you have not previously received either sacrament, and trust me, it is necessary and would be a prudential even if not already a canonical requirement. every year we find at least one teen or adult who has already been confirmed at a young age or at baptism and did not realize it. and yes, former marriages that have not been disclosed to turn up, as does the fact that annulment info has not been added to the records, and other errors are uncovered with time for correction.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

I actually have my original baptismal certificate as well as my certificate of confirmation, so never had to go back for the updated version. Good to know, though, in case I ever lose them.

I’m not speaking of your original Baptism certificate. I’m saying if you obtain a current copy from the Catholic parish you were Baptized in, (most parishes will not accept one if older than a year or two, for Sacramental purposes like Marriage), it will have this information on it’s back.

Why parishes ask for this current copy is that it contained ALL the Sacramental information to date.

 

[Layp3rs0n]

(Laughing hysterically I used google to locate the quote I wanted and it led me right back to CAF!)

On an interesting note, (and I am not one to blindly give into private revelations but regarding Confirmation and the end times… there is one extra biblical prophecy:

“In days of peace that are to come after the desolatin of revolutions and wars – before the end of the world – Christians will become so lax in their religion that they will refuse the sacrament of Confirmation, saying that “it is an unnecessary sacrament”; and when the false prophet, the precursor of AntiChrist comes, all who are not confirmed will apostasize, while those who are confirmed will stand fast in their faith, and only a few will renounce Christ” (The Prophets & Our Times).

Just thought it was intereresting.

 

[kristie_m]

I’m not speaking of your original Baptism certificate. I’m saying if you obtain a current copy from the Catholic parish you were Baptized in, (most parishes will not accept one if older than a year or two, for Sacramental purposes like Marriage), it will have this information on it’s back.

Why parishes ask for this current copy is that it contained ALL the Sacramental information to date.

makes sense to me…but apparently our pastor didn’t see the necessity. (Of course he’s known us since we were kids, so that might help!)