Placing confirmation after first Communion “only muddied the primacy of the Eucharist as the completion of initiation into the Church and the lifelong nourishment of the relationship established ...

Here are some phrases that can help you convey your affection and congratulations in an original and meaningful way. Baptism ...

You prepare for reconciliation, and you intensely prepare for first Communion. What if you also were preparing for the sacrament of confirmation? Earlier this year, the Liverpool archdiocese in ...

My grandparents’ generation had still known the classic medieval and Tridentine pattern of infant baptism, confirmation sometime between the ages of 7 and 12 and first Communion some years later.

In the name of raising up lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ, another U.S. Latin-rite diocese has decided to restore confirmation to its traditional place before first Holy Communion. Bishop Peter ...

This will entail attending first Communion and confirmation classes within their age groups. Under the moratorium, the requirements for obtaining baptism for youth over age 7 are unchanged.

The Sacrament of Confirmation will take place in the Church of Mary Immaculate on Friday 12th March 2010. First Holy Communion will take place on Saturday 8th May 2010. No doubt when the children ...

Confirmation and First Holy Communion dates are set for 2005 in St. Joseph's Parish. The Confirmation dates are St Patricks N.S., Calry, in Calry Church on April 28th at 11.00am.

But no matter the occasion – whether it’s a child’s First Holy Communion or Confirmation, a pre- or post-wedding function, or simply a socialevent that calls for a little extra effort ...