ST. JAMES FAITH FORMATION - SETAUKET, NY
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Becoming a Confirmation Sponsor
What makes a good sponsor?
The sponsor is an invaluable assistant to the parents in the formation of faith.
The sponsor needs to be able to fulfill several requirements.


  • The Church requires that the sponsor be an active, practicing Catholic who has already celebrated the sacrament of Confirmation.  The Church recognizes that a person cannot share what the person does not have.  Therefore, sponsors must:
    • Receive the Eucharist regularly
    • Live the gospel values
    • Not be married outside of the Church or otherwise compromised in their Sacramental Life.
 
  • It is important that the sponsor be more mature, more informed, and more experienced in the ways of our faith and culture than the candidate (at least 16 years of age).
 
  • The sponsor should be a person who already has a relationship of trust with the candidate.
 
  • It is recommended that the sponsor be an older person who has some experience with his or her faith and, hence, a clearer perspective from which to speak.
 
  • The sponsor is to be an older friend or relative whom the candidate can confide.
 
  • The sponsor needs to be willing to meet with the candidate on a regular basis prior to the celebration of Confirmation and to continue the faith journey after the celebration of Confirmation.
 
  • The sponsor needs to be willing to attend one sponsor/candidate meeting, rehearsal if possible, the Rite of Welcome and Commitment.
 
  • The sponsor is one who is willing to share his or her faith with the candidate.
 
  • The sponsor is an assistant to the parents as the primary educators of the faith.
 
  • The sponsor needs to be open, honest, caring, committed, and encouraging.
 
  • The sponsor should help the candidate grow in his or her understanding of God in his or her life.
 
  • It is recommended that the baptism sponsors be asked to be sponsors for Confirmation.  If the sponsor will be someone other than the baptism sponsors, only one may be chosen.
 
  • A parent or step-parent may NOT be a Confirmation sponsor.

YOUR SPONSOR

    Think about the attributes of a good sponsor. Who will take this journey with you?

    CHOOSING YOUR SPONSOR

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  • About
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  • CONFIRMATION 2023
    • Confirmation Checklist
    • Confirmation Name
    • Your Sponsor
    • Confirmation Information
    • Confirmation Videos
    • Patron Saint
    • Reconciliation Reflections
    • Mass Reflections
    • Community Service
  • Weeklies