What do I need for Confirmation?

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I want to make my confirmation. I am a baptised Catholic,had my First Communion, Pro Life. Believe in the Sacraments, and new to the Real Pressence. ,🙂 Im sort of a revert, at almost 19

What do I need to start? I get scared about learning about Canon Law feeling I might Disagree with it.

My family are all Catholics. Parents Married. I am single, no kids…chaste…
 
Many parishes or dioceses offer adult confirmation classes to prepare you to receive the sacrament. In some cases they may refer you to RCIA for preparation. Call your parish to see what is available and when the classes start.
 
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I want to make my confirmation. I am a baptised Catholic,had my First Communion, Pro Life. Believe in the Sacraments, and new to the Real Pressence. ,🙂 Im sort of a revert, at almost 19

What do I need to start? I get scared about learning about Canon Law feeling I might Disagree with it.

My family are all Catholics. Parents Married. I am single, no kids…chaste…
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Trust me when I tell that you do not need to study the Code of Canon Law in order to be confirmed. I encourage to read this article by Msgr. Pope to understand what confirmation is about: Clarifying the Confusion on Confirmation
You can also start taking a peek at the Compendium of the Catechism of Catholic Church to have a better understanding of the teachings. You can buy the book if you want, you do not have to read it online. You can also buy the book YouCat, it is a very nice and simple version of the Catechism especially designed for younger people in your age range. However, the most important thing is to talk to a priest or a deacon at your parish and ask them for information.
You also have to understand that when people disagree with the teachings of the Church is because in the wast majority of the cases the do not understand what the Church is about and what real good comes out of the specific teachings.
Finally I want to congratulate you for your choice, I help high school students to prepare for confirmation and quite a few of them show up only because they are forced by their parents.
 
I’ve received my confirmation 6 years ago at age 43. Prior to my entering the R.C.I.A.,
I went to the public library and checked out some books on catholicism. I wanted some basic understanding of the catholic faith to see if I truly wanted to get confirmed or not. I’m a catechist now and love doing what I do. Being confirmed(strengened and guided by the holy spirit) was surely the right decision. People usually get confirmed to get married in the church. What’s interesting,I never heard of anyone say they wanted to get baptized to get confirmed in the church. People usually look at confirmation as something to get out of the way in order to get to that sacrament they really look forward to-marriage. We should all take a closer look at what confirmation really means. Sadly,today many confirmed catholics have no idea what confirmation is. God bless you. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.
 
I was asking the same question not so very long ago.

Call the parish office and explain what you need. Some parishes don’t require you to enroll in RCIA if it hasn’t been too long since you left the church. Other parishes will suggest you complete the RCIA program. They’ll also want proof of baptism and first communion.

RCIA was a big time commitment and at first I balked at the idea, but it was so rewarding in the end. I would recommend RCIA even for people who have been confirmed and are seeking a renewed commitment to Christ.
 
I never really “left” the church. I just rarely attended. But I say revert because I never took ot seriously, until this 2012 year.

What time do they usually enroll? During what months in your areas?
 
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I never really “left” the church. I just rarely attended. But I say revert because I never took ot seriously, until this 2012 year.

What time do they usually enroll? During what months in your areas?
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In my parish we have a class in the Spring. In other parishes I know of you would start in the Fall. It would be best to call soon so you know and can plan accordingly.
 
My parish starts RCIA at the very end of August or beginning of September. Classes meet for 2 hours once a week until the Easter Vigil, when everyone receives the sacraments, then the class continues to meet until Pentecost. I don’t know if that’s standard or not, but that’s why I said that it was huge time commitment for me - once a week for nine months. :eek:

It was sooooo worth it, though.
 
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