Confirmation Ceremony at Cathedral of St. Paul

1. CONFIRMATION2019 February 10th@ 2:00pm Cathedral of St. Paul St. Paul, MN LNMV Religious Education Program Immaculate Conception – Lonsdale St Nicholas – New Market Most Holy Trinity - Veseli

2. Parish Sending\Receiving Ceremonies IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU ARE PRESENT AS THE PARISH IS SENDING YOU TO THE BISHOP. Each parish has been praying for their Confirmation students please honor them by participating on Sunday. Parents are encouraged to attend and Sponsors if available. The Rite is done following the homily. St. Nicholas and Immaculate Conception, Feb. 3rd @ 10:00am Mass Students can sit with their families toward the front pews of the church. Father will give instruction when to stand where you are seated.

3. Sunday, February 10, 2019 2:00 PM Arrive at Cathedral no later than1:40 p.m. (Kathy will be by seats if you have questions) Liturgical Ministers arrive by 1:15 p.m sharp and report to Sacristy upon arrival. Reserved seating will be solely for the Confirmation Candidates and their Sponsors. Our students will be seated front pews of section C, which is one section to the left of the main Aisle as you look at the altar. (see “seating chart” slide) The reserved seating will have 4 candidates and 4 sponsors in each pew. Name tags will be in the pew assigned to you. Additional seating is available in non-assigned areas , see seating chart. Parents and guests please do not sit in areas assigned to other attending parishes Unassigned seating is open on a first come first serve basis. (Sections that are white with no highlight for the parishes are available on first come basis on the map, found on slide 7)

4. All Candidates should be dressed in their: “Sunday Best” Boys:Collared shirts and tie Girls: Dress in a way that respects the need for Christian modesty. Please no jeans or t-shirts • All electronics are to be turned off and remain that way. • Absolutely NO photographers are to take pictures during the Confirmation Mass, especially during the anointing and receiving Communion. • No flash photography/or video is permitted during Mass • NO GUM is allowed – please remind guests There is a need for reverence and silence prior to the beginning of the Liturgy Respond to the Bishop loudly and with conviction Remain through the entire Mass; Mass is approximately 90 minutes Parish Group photo opportunity after Mass recessional – stay in pews for announcement of the name for each parish

5. The diocese asked specifically that we address these items with students and parents. Below comes directly from the letter I have received. • IMPORTANT! Gum is NOT allowed during the Confirmation Mass. In addition, parents, candidates, sponsors and guests should be remember that we are to have reverence & silence prior to the beginning of the Liturgy. • Be sure to take any materials you receive the night of Confirmation. Many times items are left behind, some are cards with special gifts in them and the cathedral is not able to return them due to lack of information. • All calls are forwarded to your confirmation coordinator. • Make sure the Candidates practice their responses and make sure that they look the Arch/bishop in the eye when they are responding. After all, they are in a conversation with him. Talk loud and clear, no mumbling.

6. UPDATE! Each church has been asked to provide candidates – parents in different roles Those chosen for these roles must be at the Cathedral at least by 1:15pm. Gift Bearers is the only liturgical role we have been called upon this year. You will need to stop into the Sacristy at least 30 minutes before Mass begins to check in and to receive instructions. • Gift Bearers: Joseph Cienciwa and Katherine Moening • LOW GLUTEN HOSTS: Please let Mrs. Chlan know by Feb. 1st if you need gluten free hosts.

7. SEATING CHARTWe will be seated in first 6 rows of Section C

8. SEATING ARRANGEMENTS!!!! • Reserved seating is for the Candidate and Sponsor only - everyone else is in open seating, first come, first serve seating. • The Sponsor will be presenting the Candidate to the anointing minister saying “Archbishop /Bishop/ Father, I would like to present “____”(use their Confirmation name) for Confirmation.” • Please remember to tell your Sponsor to introduce the candidate to the anointing minister saying loudly and clearly. This year it has been decided that nametags will be used. They will be in the pew for you.

9. Parking at the Cathedral of St. Paul 239 Selby Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55102 Parking: Parking can be difficult; some advance planning can greatly assist the process: ♦ Please consider car-pooling with family members and/or members of your parish. ♦ It may help if you drop off passengers first, and then park. ♦ Passengers can enter the Cathedral from Dayton, Selby or Summit Ave. • Where to Park: • Cathedral Main Lot at Summit and Selby: enter from Summit Avenue or Selby Avenue. • Cathedral Small lot: enter from Selby Avenue. • Hayden Center lot: As of Feb 17, 2017 this building is now owned by the Minnesota History Center. There is a fee to park in their lot. • Former Chancery lot: It is NOT recommended to park at 226 Summit Avenue • Parking is also available on local streets in the neighborhood within walking distance. • Handicapped parking is available in the large & small Cathedral parking lots &on Selby. St. Paul College: -There is a $3.00 fee to park in the lot. • Please note: the fee is subject to change without notification, The lot can be accessed west of the college. • WORDS OF CAUTION: Many residential parking lots in the Cathedral neighborhood require parking stickers; signs are posted at the parking lot entrance to that effect. • Cars that park in these lots without the proper parking sticker are towed at owner’s expense. • Please observe the signs at the parking lot entrance. • There have been incidents of valuables stolen from cars during Masses at the Cathedral. • Please lock your car, and keep valuables out of sight.

10. The first reading at the Confirmation Mass A reading from the Prophet Isaiah In the year King Uzziah died,I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne,with the train of his garment filling the temple.Seraphim were stationed above.They cried one to the other,"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts!All the earth is filled with his glory!"At the sound of that cry, the frame of the door shookand the house was filled with smoke.Then I said, "Woe is me, I am doomed!For I am a man of unclean lips,living among a people of unclean lips;yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!"Then one of the seraphim flew to me,holding an ember that he had taken with tongs from the altar.He touched my mouth with it, and said,"See, now that this has touched your lips,your wickedness is removed, your sin purged."Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,"Whom shall I send?  Who will go for us?""Here I am," I said; "send me!” The Word of the Lord IS 6:1-2A, 3-8

11. Responsorial Psalm • R. (1c) In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart,for you have heard the words of my mouth;in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise;I will worship at your holy templeand give thanks to your name.R. In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.Because of your kindness and your truth;for you have made great above all things your name and your promise.When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me.R. In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.All the kings of the earth shall give thanks to you, O LORD,when they hear the words of your mouth;and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD:"Great is the glory of the LORD."R. In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.Your right hand saves me.The LORD will complete what he has done for me;your kindness, O LORD, endures forever;forsake not the work of your hands.R. In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord. PS 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8

12. The second reading at the Confirmation Mass A reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians I am reminding you, brothers and sisters,of the gospel I preached to you,which you indeed received and in which you also stand.Through it you are also being saved,if you hold fast to the word I preached to you,unless you believed in vain.For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received:that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures;that he was buried; that he was raised on the third dayin accordance with the Scriptures; that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve.After that, Christ appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once,most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me.For I am the least of the apostles, not fit to be called an apostle,because I persecuted the church of God.But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective.Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of them;not I, however, but the grace of God that is with me.Therefore, whether it be I or they, so we preach and so you believed. The Word of the Lord 1COR 15:1-11 1 COR 15:1-11 1 COR 15:1-11

13. The Gospel A reading from the Gospel according to Luke While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listeningto the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.He saw two boats there alongside the lake;the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore.Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,"Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch."Simon said in reply, "Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing,but at your command I will lower the nets."When they had done this, they caught a great number of fishand their nets were tearing. They signaled to their partners in the other boatto come to help them.  They came and filled both boatsso that the boats were in danger of sinking.When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,"Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man."For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized himand all those with him, and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee,who were partners of Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid;from now on you will be catching men." When they brought their boats to the shore,they left everything and followed him. The Gospel of the Lord Luke 5:1-11

14. Follow the instructions provided by the Deacon or Master of Ceremonies. • After the homily, candidates will be asked to stand when their parish name is called. • Sponsors remain seated. • Candidates will be renewing their Baptismal vows. The Bishop will ask the questions: Please Respond “I do!” loudly and with conviction! l

15. Renewal of Baptismal Promises The bishop questions the candidates: Please answer loudly and clearly. Bishop: Do you renounce Satan, and all his works and empty promises? All candidates together: I do Bishop: Do you believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth? Candidates: I do Bishop: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, suffered death and was buried, rose again from the dead and is seated at the right hand of the Father? Candidates: I do Bishop: Do you believe in the in the Holy Spirit, The Lord, the giver of life, who today through the Sacrament of Confirmation is given to you in a special way just as he was given to the Apostles on the day of Pentecost? Candidates: I do Bishop: Do you believe in the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting? Candidates: I do This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it through Christ our Lord. Candidates and Congregation: Amen

16. Coming forward to receive the Sacrament Anointing With Chrism Oil • Candidates and sponsors only will come forward as directed. • Sponsors puts hand on candidate’s shoulder during anointing

17. Sponsor Responsibility! The Sponsor will be presenting the Candidate to the anointing minister. Please make sure the sponsor gets this information Sponsor will present the candidate to the Confirming Bishop (please watch if it is the Archbishop Hebda or a priest designated by the Archbishop that is doing your confirmation so they know how to address him) The Sponsor will say: (looking at them) “ Archbishop/Father; I would like to present (confirmation name inserted) for Confirmation.” Note: PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR SPONSOR

18. BISHOP: ____(Confirmation Name), be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit. CANDIDATE RESPOND: “Amen” BISHOP: Peace be with you. CANDIDATE RESPOND: “AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT” Note: “And with your Spirit” is from the implementation of the new Roman missal – It is very important you respond correctly

19. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22 • Prayerfully consider where your gifts can best serve • your parish as a: • Lector • Musician/Choir Member • Catechist or aide (see Mrs. Chlan) • Participate in Parish Activities • Leadership • Table leaders at youth retreats (Confirmation Quest retreat) • In your community: • Growing in your spiritual life: • AttendScripture study, Youth Group (DTS), COREMeetings • Help with the Quest Confirmation Retreat in November • Retreats:Stuebenville conferences; NET retreats; and more….

20. Questions? Call Kathy Chlan, Director of Religious Education at 952-652-6100 ext. 101 or e-mail @ kathyc@holycrossschool.net Parish Sending or Receiving Ceremonies Each parish has been praying for their Confirmation students please honor them by participating on Sunday, Feb. 3rd, Parents, Students and Sponsors if possible. St. Nicholas and Immaculate Conception will also have the sending at the 10am Mass on Feb. 3rd please sit with your family close to the front of the church. After the Homily (or part of it) listen to when Father asks you to stand. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU ARE PRESENT AS THE PARISH IS SENDING YOU TO THE BISHOP.