Adult Confirmation 

Are you seeking to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation?

Are you baptized and have you received Eucharist?

Are you over the age of 18 and out of High School?

If your answer is “YES” it's not too late.

Confirmation for adult Catholics in the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston is celebrated annually at the time of Pentecost. To be eligible to participate in this celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation you must be a practicing (or returning) Catholic who is

~       18 or older and no longer in high school,

~       baptized and has received First Communion

~        (if married) married according to the norms of the Catholic Church.

Preparation for the celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation for adults involves presenting a current record of your baptism (dated within 3 months) and choosing an eligible sponsor (see the sponsor form), completion of the registration form and interview, and participation in the required preparation sessions.

The location of the seven weekly preparation sessions will be determined in January.  The sessions will begin with an extended morning session on Saturday, February 17, 2018. There will be six classes on Thursday evenings: March 8 and 22, April 5 and 19, May 3 and 17. Confirmation will be celebrated on or soon after Pentecost weekend, May 20, 2018.

If you are a member of St. Ignatius of Loyola parish, you are welcome to join the preparation sessions offered by St. Ignatius.   To participate in the preparation, please schedule and complete the initial intereview as soon as possible but no later than Friday, February 2, 2019.  Contact Ann Mechler at Ann.mechler@gmail.com to set you your interview.

If you cannot make the sessions on the dates offered here, Linda Krehmeier in the Adult Formation Office will help you find a parish in which to participate. If you do your preparation sessions at a parish other than St. Ignatius, you must have a letter from St. Ignatius indicating you have met with Linda Krehmeier and completed the initial preparatory steps.

If you are a member of another parish, you are welcome to join the preparation sessions offered by St. Ignatius. To do so, you must

~  complete an interview and the appropriate paperwork at your parish

~  contact Linda Krehmeier and provide a letter from your parish stating that you have permission to participate in the preparation sessions at St. Ignatius of Loyola.