Signature of Priest Date Sponsor Certificate for Confirmation, as for Baptism, fittingly seek the spiritual help of a sponsor.” “Candidates (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1311) The Form can be found on the following page and should be returned the Religious Education Office by February 28, 2017`. This form is to be signed by the sponsor and his/her pastor or another priest of their parish and include the raised seal or stamp. The Role of the Confirmation Sponsor Like the godparents chosen at Baptism, sponsors be firm believers, able and ready “must to help (the Confirmed) on the road of Christian life. Their task is a truly ecclesial function… bearing some responsibility for the development and safeguarding of the grace given at Baptism.” (CCC 1255) Like parents and godparents, they share in the responsibility for the salvation of the young soul entrusted to them. Because our life on earth is pilgrimage to the Father which takes place primarily in the “a heart” (Pope John Paul II, The Trinity’s Embrace), the sponsor should be a Catholic who loves and lives his or her faith and continues to grow in the knowledge of the Catholic faith. This is evident in a person who spends time in daily prayer and frequent encounters with Jesus in the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist. Consequently, the sponsor’s heart reflects the tender and affectionate love of the hearts of Jesus and Mary and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, providing a living example of joyful Christian life. Patron Saint are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses' (Hebrews 12:1) “We Who are the Saints? They are God’s faithful children. Saints are ordinary people who, while the lived on earth, were as faithful witness to faith “viewed in Jesus Christ….those who lived a life of prayer and self-denial in giving witness to Christ, whose virtues were recognized and publicly proclaimed in their canonization as saints….model(s) and intercessor(s) to the Christian faithful….” [Catechism of the Catholic Church 828]
Signature of Priest Date Sponsor Certificate “Candidates for Confirmation, as for Baptism, fittingly seek the spiritual help of a sponsor.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1311) The Form can be found on the following page and should be returned the Religious Education Office by February 28, 2017`. This form is to be signed by the sponsor and his/her pastor or another priest of their parish and include the raised seal or stamp. The Role of the Confirmation Sponsor Like the godparents chosen at Baptism, sponsors “must be firm believers, able and ready to help (the Confirmed) on the road of Christian life. Their task is a truly ecclesial function… bearing some responsibility for the development and safeguarding of the grace given at Baptism.” (CCC 1255) Like parents and godparents, they share in the responsibility for the salvation of the young soul entrusted to them. Because our life on earth is “a pilgrimage to the Father which takes place primarily in the heart” (Pope John Paul II, The Trinity’s Embrace), the sponsor should be a Catholic who loves and lives his or her faith and continues to grow in the knowledge of the Catholic faith. This is evident in a person who spends time in daily prayer and frequent encounters with Jesus in the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist. Consequently, the sponsor’s heart reflects the tender and affectionate love of the hearts of Jesus and Mary and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, providing a living example of joyful Christian life. Patron Saint “We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses' (Hebrews 12:1) Who are the Saints? They are God’s faithful children. Saints are ordinary people who, while the lived on earth, were “viewed as faithful witness to faith in Jesus Christ….those who lived a life of prayer and self-denial in giving witness to Christ, whose virtues were recognized and publicly proclaimed in their canonization as saints….model(s) and intercessor(s) to the Christian faithful….” [Catechism of the Catholic Church 828]