Confirmation
Today, I recieved the sacrament of Confirmation in the old Catholic rite. We had candidates as young as 11 years old, and some that I would estimate in their mid-50s. We had 60 candidates, in all, from the surrounding states.
You may have seen the bumper sticker that reads: "I'd travel 500 miles for the Latin Mass".
Confirmation is a sacrament that I believe I put off for many years, and my reasons aren't very well articulated. There are times when I regret not being confirmed when I was younger. But I was ready now. Maybe at the heart of it, I wished that I had been ready, sooner.
Bishop Callahan was there to do the confirmations.
I'd like to thank my sponsor, and everyone who was there today in support, and those who could not make it yet still expressed their support. This was a big step in faith and everything was just right.
One of my girlfriends said afterward, "congratulations! you're a man today!".
Which is kind of true. I chose the Confirmation name of Michael. As in "Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle". I can use the help :)
You may have seen the bumper sticker that reads: "I'd travel 500 miles for the Latin Mass".
Confirmation is a sacrament that I believe I put off for many years, and my reasons aren't very well articulated. There are times when I regret not being confirmed when I was younger. But I was ready now. Maybe at the heart of it, I wished that I had been ready, sooner.
Bishop Callahan was there to do the confirmations.
I'd like to thank my sponsor, and everyone who was there today in support, and those who could not make it yet still expressed their support. This was a big step in faith and everything was just right.
One of my girlfriends said afterward, "congratulations! you're a man today!".
Which is kind of true. I chose the Confirmation name of Michael. As in "Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle". I can use the help :)
posted by Phelony Jones at 1:58 PM
8 Comments:
Congratulations, I know how much this means to you.
Congratulations from both Deekaman and Deekawife 3.0. This is a huge deal.
Thank you all three... I appreciate your kind words and support. This was without a doubt, the most important moment in my life.
Congrats! My wife was also a 'late Confirmand,' and it's worth it...
Thank you - I have to agree - I think it means so much, now. More difficult, too!
Congratulations! I know this was very important to you.
Congrats...
Congratulations -- it will be very meaningful for you and your testimony to others ... you can honestly state your reasons for being confirmed other than "my parents wanted me to do it."
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