Congratulations to those making final preparations for their  Confirmation. The final confirmation class is May 22nd, from 5:30-7:30 pm. Confirmation is scheduled for Sunday, June 10th at 6:00 pm. Students need to be present at 4:00 pm.

Students please put these dates and times on your calendar.

• June 5th Rehearsal 6-8 pm for students.
• June 9th Rehearsal 6-8:00 pm for students and sponsors.
• June 10th Confirmation 6:00pm. Students need to be at the church at 4:00 pm.

HOLY SPIRIT, CONFIRM IN ME…

God’s acceptance and love for me just as I am … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The new life of my Baptism when I became a child of God … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The words my parents and godparents said on my behalf at Baptism … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

My closeness to Jesus each time I receive Communion… Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

My desire to follow Christ more closely as his disciple … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

My acts of service and love to my family and friends … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The knowledge that God created me for greatness and to be a saint … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

My desire to pray even when I am not sure how … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

My desire to turn to God in difficult times … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

My searching faith, and the strength to stay with my questions … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The softening of my hard heart … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The assurance that God helps me find second chances … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

Your peace when I am in conflict … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The humility to give and to ask for forgiveness … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The courage to face challenges … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The desire to care for God’s creation … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The generosity of heart to stand in justice with the poor … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

Your help to remember, as Jesus promised, “everything I have taught you” … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The gift of Wisdom to recognize the importance of keeping God central in my life … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The gift of Understanding to hear and know God’s voice speaking to me … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The gift of Knowledge to explore God’s revelation and the mysteries of our faith … Holy Spirit, confirm in me. 

The gift of Counsel to make good choices and to see the best way to follow Jesus … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The gift of Fortitude giving me the courage to do what I know is right … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The gift of Piety helping me pray to God with a true heart … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

The gift of Awe and Wonder to be amazed by God’s presence, in small ways and in big way … Holy Spirit, confirm in me.

Holy Spirit, you are the giver of many gifts which God wants to give me very personally. Open my heart and my mind as I prepare for Confirmation. Help me to know that you are confirming all the goodness that I am, and all the goodness that I will become. Increase my desire to know and follow Jesus as his disciple with a grateful and courageous heart. Amen.

This prayer and the opening text was composed by Jane Casserly Myers, director of faith formation, Bellarmine Chapel, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. A copy of this prayer is also found in Catechist magazine, October 2019.