Confirmation Sponsor (Padrino)

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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A CONFIRMATION SPONSOR?

Just as sponsor for baptism took upon himself/herself the responsibility of helping you, a newly baptized person, mature in the living a Christian life and offers his or her own life and practice of the faith as an example of faith, prayer and service within the Catholic Church, the Sponsor for Confirmation continues that work for you. The Sacrament of Confirmation also creates a strong spiritual bond between you and your sponsor. The sponsor should be committed to trying to be a part of your life by presence and prayer, always realizing that a sponsor’s prayers for you are especially efficacious before Almighty God. One’s “yes” to be a sponsor for Confirmation is not just a “yes” to you, the candidate, but also a serious commitment to God in taking on this obligation.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHURCH FOR BEING A CONFIRMATION SPONSOR?

• A sponsor must be someone other than the parent of the one to be confirmed.
• A sponsor must have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist.
• A sponsor must be at least 16 years of age and may be male or female regardless of the sex of the candidate.
• A sponsor must be leading a life in harmony with the faith and the role to be undertaken; therefore, if married, must be married in the Church and if single, must be striving to live a chaste life and therefore cannot be living with a person outside of marriage.

HOW MANY SPONSORS (PADRINOS) DO I NEED?

Only ONE…

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