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re: Confirmation in the Catholic Church lowered from 11th grade to 7th grade
Posted on 5/8/25 at 7:34 pm to Giantkiller
Posted on 5/8/25 at 7:34 pm to Giantkiller
My wife’s friend’s son is in 4th grade and confirmed last week. I thought that was extremely odd
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Posted on 5/8/25 at 7:47 pm to SUB
quote:I read it - the sacrament is not for the adult so what the adult thinks/knows about the sacrament is irrelevant- you force baptism and first Eucharist on your child - why is it any different for confirmation?
I’m not even gonna read further because either you didn’t read my post or have poor reading comprehension.
Why don’t you want your child to receive the grace from the sacrament at an earlier age?
Confirmation is not an ‘adult’ decision for the church.
If you want to keep on arguing since you apparently don’t understand - I’m game.
And be it you didn’t take the time to read my post but ignorantly reply - you don’t realize how much adults DO NOT understand. And obviously do not understand confirmation.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 7:48 pm to BeachDude022
quote:you can ask your bishop for confirmation early - nothing wrong with it
My wife’s friend’s son is in 4th grade and confirmed last week. I thought that was extremely odd
Posted on 5/8/25 at 7:51 pm to Giantkiller
Personally, I think 11th grade is ridiculous. All of my kids were confirmed of course. I feel it’s too old. I don’t think 7th grade is right either. Probably 8-9th grade is about right. That’s when I was confirmed years ago.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:19 pm to tigersownall
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. I didn’t go to a catholic school so I was never confirmed.
I didn't go to Catholic school either and still got confirmed....my son doesn't go to Catholic school (only elementary option around us) and he will be confirmed. Just have to go to catechism/religion class with the church.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:20 pm to GreenRockTiger
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I read it -
You didn’t understand it then. I was only responding to what you had said about not being able to understand the sacraments. Everything else you commented on is irrelevant to what I was responding to.
You contradict yourself when you say
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so we cannot wait until we think we understand the sacrament until we receive it. We won’t ever understand - that’s the point of faith
Then
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And obviously do not understand confirmation.
So which is it? It’s impossible to understand yet you seem to think you do?
I disagree with your premise that it is not possible to understand the purpose and the reason for the sacraments. That is ridiculous.
This post was edited on 5/8/25 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:45 pm to Giantkiller
I was confirmed in the 8th grade.
My 3 kids were confirmed in the 8th grade.
I was under the assumption everyone was confirmed around that time.
My 3 kids were confirmed in the 8th grade.
I was under the assumption everyone was confirmed around that time.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:49 pm to Giantkiller
Diocese of Shreveport (Duca’s former Diocese) is confirmed in 8th Grade, but Bishop Malone (our current Bishop) has made it a 2 year program, starting in 7th Grade. I think it’s excessive, but since my kids are in Catholic Schools, it wasn’t any extra work for me.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 9:01 pm to SUB
quote:we cannot understand fully the purpose of the sacraments when we receive them
I disagree with your premise that it is not possible to understand the purpose and the reason for the sacraments. That is ridiculous.
There’s no way we can.
I’m talking about the receiver of the sacrament, not the parents. However, most adults do not understand the importance of the sacraments anyway - so why would we expect a child to.
Convincing parents to get sacraments for their children is what I do for a living. I do not know everything about them but I do understand the importance. It’s not a decision that should be left up to a child - a 13 year old or a 17 year old. There is no way a child can understand the importance when most parents don’t, so the child shouldn’t be making that decision.
And I am going to assume the bishop knows even more than me when it comes to the necessity of administering sacraments, and I trust his judgment for the age change.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:00 pm to Giantkiller
Well most priests like them young.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:03 pm to GreenRockTiger
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we cannot understand fully the purpose of the sacraments when we receive them
Well that’s not what you said. You said, “ever.” But still, I disagree with the premise. As a child, of course you can’t understand what the purpose really is. As an adult? Come on man. The purpose is spelled out for us by the church for us to understand their importance. Now, can we understand all that goes on from a divine level when the sacraments are given? Of course not. But that’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying that it’s important for us lay people to understand the purpose and reasons for the sacraments. Telling people that they just need to do them and have faith is treating them like dumb animals.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:10 pm to SUB
Priest was talking about this a while ago in the sermon at mass, they use to have confirmation much younger until the 1960s. I think it was like 12 or 14 years old. It's essentially the age of reason and was close to when holy communion was first received.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:23 pm to Giantkiller
I too was confirmed in 8th grade
Does Diocese of Baton Rouge end elementary at 7th or 8th grade?
In Nola it’s 7th grade. If Nola moved confirmation to 7th grade that would make a lot of sense.
Does Diocese of Baton Rouge end elementary at 7th or 8th grade?
In Nola it’s 7th grade. If Nola moved confirmation to 7th grade that would make a lot of sense.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:53 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Was confirmed in the 8th grade also
This post was edited on 5/8/25 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 5/9/25 at 1:23 am to Giantkiller
I was confirmed in 6th grade
Posted on 5/9/25 at 5:02 am to Giantkiller
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And before all you heretic waspy dickbags run in here to just shittalk the pope or whatever your sacrilegious plans are, we don't need it. I'm looking for Catholic (or otherwise proper) responses only.
Nice. Real nice.
And this is part of the reason your church has been forced into this decision.
Desperation isn’t a good look.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 5:52 am to Giantkiller
I was confirmed in 8th grade. I don't remember bunch about it. It was just something everyone in the class did. I think we all took more time picking out a new name then really realizing the seriousness of the sacrament. 95% of everyone I've ever met is Catholic so itt was just something you did
Posted on 5/9/25 at 6:03 am to Giantkiller
I got confirmed at 11(most were 12) I don't see the big deal. I understood what it meant at that age
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:27 am to Giantkiller
Let me preface this by saying that nothing is more important than God, but from a purely time management standpoint, early high school makes more sense. By the time 11th rolls around, these kids are busy with service hours (Catholic High requires 40 junior year), sports, part-time jobs, ACT/SAT test prep classes, college tours, etc. Junior year is busy.
And we already allow 2nd graders to take communion which, in my opinion, is a much more difficult concept to comprehend. Not sure many 8 year olds really "understand" transubstantiation. This one is tricky for many adults.
Mine were confirmed in 11th, for what it's worth, and it was a blessing each time. Confirmation Masses are extremely special.
And we already allow 2nd graders to take communion which, in my opinion, is a much more difficult concept to comprehend. Not sure many 8 year olds really "understand" transubstantiation. This one is tricky for many adults.
Mine were confirmed in 11th, for what it's worth, and it was a blessing each time. Confirmation Masses are extremely special.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:37 am to Giantkiller
That seems old.
I was supposed to be confirmed in like the 2nd or 3rd grade. But we moved and that area made me go through catechism again. I never finished and never got confirmed because I gained other interests by then.
Also went to public school so catechism was an outside of school thing for me.
I was supposed to be confirmed in like the 2nd or 3rd grade. But we moved and that area made me go through catechism again. I never finished and never got confirmed because I gained other interests by then.
Also went to public school so catechism was an outside of school thing for me.
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