CONFIRMATION
YOUTH CONFIRMATION
Welcome to the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Aloysius! The celebration of this sacrament is a huge step in your faith. As you may recall, Bishop Michael Duca announced in December 2024 the Diocese of Baton Rouge would lower the age of Confirmation to 7th Grade. This change proves an interesting time for our parish as we have a large youth base. St. Aloysius has decided to implement a stair-step model to help get the age of Confirmation from 11th Grade down to 7th Grade by having two celebrations of Confirmation per year. Please see "Who gets Confirmed when?" button on the left for specifics on when specific ages groups are scheduled for Confirmation.
Registration is closed for our Fall 2025 Confirmation program. Registration for the Spring 2026 program will open mid-October.
Why should I be Confirmed?
You should consider being confirmed because doing so brings you closer to God and His love for you.
It also gives you the opportunity to approach God more intimately with your struggles and anxieties, including those regarding your faith! The sacraments are our visible signs of God's love for us, and confirmation delivers tremendous graces into your life through the Holy Spirit. Lastly, it gives you a more firm foundation in your relationship with the Catholic Church.
Confirmation may also be a way for you to honor your family and their decision to have you baptized in the Catholic Church. Furthermore, you can choose a sibling, uncle, aunt, godparent, grandparent, teacher, or another significant friend to serve as your confirmation sponsor.
How can parents get involved and help?
St. Aloysius needs parents to help us during our journey to confirmation! The biggest need is for parents (and other interested adults) to serve as confirmation small group leaders. All of our confirmation candidates meet in small groups of six to eight teens, which gives them the perfect venue to learn and express their own thoughts regarding the Catholic faith and confirmation.
We have received wonderful feedback; every year the candidates are clamoring for more time with their small group at the end of the process!
ADULT CONFIRMATION
Baptized but Never Confirmed?
The Sacrament of Confirmation completes the grace of Baptism, more perfectly binds one to the Church, and enriches one with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Are you an adult Catholic who has received First Communion and First Reconciliation but have not yet been Confirmed? Soon after each new year, we offer preparation classes leading to the Rite of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday. To receive more perfectly the gifts of the Holy Spirit through the Sacrament of Confirmation email Deacon Chauvin or call the parish office 225-343-6657.