PREPARING FOR THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
The process of preparation involves two full years of participating in a regular religious education program either in the parish or in a Catholic school. The first year of preparation starts when a young person reaches the 10th grade. During the second year, the regular education program is supplemented in the parish with a full year of special formation that is separate and distinct from the regular religious education program.
A young person does not begin the special formation process for confirmation unless he or she has participated regularly at Sunday Mass and has taken part in the regular parish or school religious education program for at least a year. A young person who has fallen away from active involvement in the sacraments and formal religious formation should be encouraged and assisted to return to an active faith life before preparing for confirmation.