Resources for Confirmation Candidates / Recursos para Candidatos de Confirmación

​Sacrament of Reconciliation/ El Sacramento de la Reconciliación

HOW DO I GO TO CONFESSION? (¿Cómo me confieso?)
Receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation, also known as going to confession, has three parts:
1. Examination of Conscience and Contrition. These take place before you go to see the priest to confess your sins.

• Examination of conscience. Your conscience is that part of yourself that can tell right from wrong. You need to examine your conscience - to really reflect on your actions - to determine when and how you have sinned so that you can confess your sins to the priest.
• Contrition. It's not enough to recognize that you have committed a sin if you are not actually sorry for having committed it. To have contrition means you acknowledge that your sin is wrong, are sorry for committing it, and firmly intend to not commit the sin again.

2. Confession. 
3. Satisfaction. After you confess your sins and the priest absolves, or forgives, you for your sins, you go back out into the world strengthened in God’s love and mercy so that you can love and serve others.
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Watch How Do I Go To Confession?
See Confession Resources:

• Examination of Conscience. Use this guide to help you examine your conscience.
• How to Go to Confession Bookmark. Print the blue bookmark included on this page and take it with you to the confessional. 

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​Sacrament of Confirmation/ El Sacramento de la Confirmación

A Review of the Sacrament of Confirmation (Repaso del Sacramento de la Confirmación)
Please watch the following two videos to review what you learned last semester and to learn what to expect at the Confirmation Mass:

• Sacraments 101: Confirmation
• Matthew Kelly: On The Day (scroll down to session 10.4) ​

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Conversation Between Candidate and Sponsor
​Conversación Entre el Candidato y Su Padrino o Madrina (vea en español mas abajo)

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Discussion Questions for Candidates and Sponsors
​In lieu of the Confirmation interviews, we encourage Sponsors to ask Candidates the following questions to spark a conversation:
1. What saint’s name did you choose as your Confirmation Name?  What can you tell me about your Saint’s life? How is your saint a role model or inspiration in your faith journey?.
2. What service activities did you do in the last two years of Confirmation preparation? What service activities did you most enjoy?
3. How do you think God might be calling you to serve in the Church and/or community after Confirmation?
4. Which particular gift (or gifts) of the Holy Spirit are you praying for at this time in your life? Why? 

Preguntas para Conversación entre Candidato y Padrino/Madrina
​Porque no pudimos llevar a cabo las entrevistas entre los candidatos y catequistas sobre el sacramento de la Confirmación, pedimos que los Padrinos y las Madrinas le hagan las sigientes preguntas a los Candidatos y entablen una conversación sobre ellas: 
1. ¿Qué nombre de santo escogiste para la Confirmación? Cuéntame sobre la vida de tu santo. ¿Cómo es tu santo un modelo de vivir la fe? 
2. ¿Qué actos de servicio hiciste en los ultimos dos años de tu preparación para la Confirmación? ¿Cuáles de tus experiencias de servir al prójimo disfrutaste más? 
3. ¿Cómo crees que Dios te está llamando a servir a la Iglesia y/o a la comunidad después de la Confirmación? 
4. ¿Cuáles de los 7 dones del Espíritu Santo sientes que más necesitas en este momento de tu vida? ¿Por qué?​