Youth Confirmation

For on him the Father, God, has set his seal. (John 6:27)


YOUTH CONFIRMATION

At confirmation we receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit and confirm our baptismal promises. Greater awareness of the grace of the Holy Spirit is conferred through the anointing of chrism oil and the laying on of hands by the Bishop.


Confirmation perfects Baptismal grace; it is the sacrament which gives the Holy Spirit in order to root us more deeply in the divine filiation, incorporate us more firmly into Christ, strengthen our bond with the Church, associate us more closely with her mission, and help us bear witness to the Christian faith in words accompanied by deeds. (CCC 1316)


Through the Sacrament of Confirmation we renew our baptismal promises and commit to living a life of maturity in the Christian faith. As we read in the Lumen Gentium (the Dogmatic Constitution of the Church) from the Second Vatican Council:


Bound more intimately to the Church by the sacrament of confirmation, [the baptized] are endowed by the Holy Spirit with special strength; hence they are more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith both by word and by deed as true witnesses of Christ. (no. 11)



Registration

Registration for the 2026/27 program year will begin August 1, 2026. All registration will be conducted online. If you have any questions or need help registering, please call or email Maria Levine at (505)629-1328 mlevine@smdlp.org.  The DEADLINE to sign up for Confirmation classes is TBD.


Teens in grades 8th - 11th grade (17 and younger) are eligible for Confirmation 1. 

Teens who have successfully completed Confirmation 1 are eligible for Confirmation 2.

Adult Religious Education

 

Per the policy of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in regards to the Sacrament of Confirmation: "Parents or Guardians of Confirmation candidates are expected to participate in any meetings or classes required by the parish" and "sponsors should participate in sessions with candidates, and they are expected to participate in sessions specifically designed for sponsors." Our parish provides such programs for both parents and sponsors in the form of Adult Religious Education. 

 

The Adult Religious Education schedule for the 2026-2027 program year is being prepared and will be available in early Fall.






For those considering the Youth Confirmation Formation process, the candidate must:


  1. Be a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior in high school. (8th grade students are eligible to register for Confirmation 1 to begin the formation process)
  2. Have at least one year of high school level religious education from a parish prior to confirmation class (Confirmation Year 1) and
  3. Be willing to commit and have the faith readiness to embrace the Roman Catholic Faith Lifestyle.

Candidates from other parishes are welcome to join our classes, with written permission from their parish.


For more information contact:
Maria Levine

E-MAIL (505) 629-1328

Scriptural Foundation for Confirmation

In the Acts of the Apostles we read of the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. While baptism is the sacrament of new life, confirmation gives birth to that life. Baptism initiates us into the Church and names us as children of God, whereas confirmation calls us forth as God’s children and unites us more fully to the active messianic mission of Christ in the world.

After receiving the power of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Apostles went out and confirmed others, showing confirmation to be an individual and separate sacrament: Peter and John at Samaria (Acts 8:5-6, 14-17) and Paul at Ephesus (Acts 19:5-6). Also the Holy Spirit came down on Jews and Gentiles alike in Caesarea, prior to their baptisms. Recognizing this as a confirmation by the Holy Spirit, Peter commanded that they be baptized (cf. Acts 10:47).