Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments many Catholics receive to be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit, and is a day of being fully initiated into the Church, enabling the Holy Spirit into each individual’s lives to go forth in faith.
St Viator Catholic Church held their Confirmation ceremony on May 6.
“To be incorporated into the Church means you have to be willing to sacrifice your pride and love for worldly ways,” Landon Mendoza ‘27 said.
The process of becoming confirmed appears lengthy, as it is a two year process. Rosy Hartz, who runs the Viator youth program, works hard alongside several catechists to make sure students strengthen their devotion to God, while also continuing to have fun.
“I hope that our youth always knows that God is their guide. No one is alone when they let God work through them to bring others to Him,” Hartz stated.
Most of the class has grown up together for up to 12 years, which makes the journey together extra special for everyone because of the extraordinary bond being shared between the class. During the past two years of Confirmation class, there have been unforgettable memories made as they cherish some of their last moments as an entire group.
“Confirmation can almost seem like a task, as we have to go to class and do all the requirements, but I think if you stick with it you gain a lot more and a wonderful experience. You get surrounded with many more people who you can trust, which I think overrides the ‘have to do it’ aspect of it,” Paige Zipf ‘27 said.
During the ceremony, each confirmand stepped up in front of Bishop Higgins alongside their sponsor and told him their baptismal and saint name, and that they wished to be confirmed.
“I think being confirmed will deepen my relationship with the Holy Spirit because I’ll be my own person in the Church and not a kid anymore. It will also help me be more responsible with my faith and take initiative,” AJ Mazzara ‘27 said.
The beautiful ceremony of Confirmation at St. Viator Church left confirmands with an indelible mark on their souls, Hartz ended in saying “this class truly walked the journey together in prayer and presence.”
