Confirmation is the sacrament in which the Holy Spirit comes to us in a special way to join us more closely to Jesus and His Church and to seal and strengthen us as Christ’s witness. We have sacramental prep classes for High School Students and Adults. Please call the Confirmation Office at 510-799-4406 or
email parishoffice@stpatrickrodeo.org
Confirmation Journey (High School, 10th thru 12th) Sessions Sundays (1:30pm – 3:00pm) Must successfully complete at least 1yr of Youth Ministry
Confirmation Journey is a process to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. It is a 2 year process starting with Youth Ministry. Confirmation Journey encourages youth to a deeper relationship with God and to become a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Youth Ministry/LifeTeen (High School, 9th thru 12th) Classes Sundays (3:30pm – 5:00pm) An Prerequisite for Confirmation
Life Teen leads teenagers and their families into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. By encouraging a deeper & fuller relationship with Jesus Christ, allowing them to experience the love of Jesus, and challenging them to live the Gospel.
For Adult Confirmation call 510-799-4406
Article 2 Catechism of the Catholic Church} (The Holy See)
THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the “sacraments of Christian initiation,” whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace.88 For “by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.”
IN BRIEF
1315 “Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit; for it had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit” (⇒ Acts 8:14-17).
1316 Confirmation perfects Baptismal grace; it is the sacrament which gives the Holy Spirit in order to root us more deeply in the divine filiation, incorporate us more firmly into Christ, strengthen our bond with the Church, associate us more closely with her mission, and help us bear witness to the Christian faith in words accompanied by deeds.
1317 Confirmation, like Baptism, imprints a spiritual mark or indelible character on the Christian’s soul; for this reason one can receive this sacrament only once in one’s life.
1318 In the East this sacrament is administered immediately after Baptism and is followed by participation in the Eucharist; this tradition highlights the unity of the three sacraments of Christian initiation. In the Latin Church this sacrament is administered when the age of reason has been reached, and its celebration is ordinarily reserved to the bishop, thus signifying that this sacrament strengthens the ecclesial bond.
1319 A candidate for Confirmation who has attained the age of reason must profess the faith, be in the state of grace, have the intention of receiving the sacrament, and be prepared to assume the role of disciple and witness to Christ, both within the ecclesial community and in temporal affairs.
1320 The essential rite of Confirmation is anointing the forehead of the baptized with sacred chrism (in the East other sense-organs as well), together with the laying on of the minister’s hand and the words: “Accipe signaculum doni Spiritus Sancti” (Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit.) in the Roman Rite, or “The seal of the gift that is the Holy Spirit” in the Byzantine rite.
1321 When Confirmation is celebrated separately from Baptism, its connection with Baptism is expressed, among other ways, by the renewal of baptismal promises. the celebration of Confirmation during the Eucharist helps underline the unity of the sacraments of Christian initiation.
The Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation
Confirmation is the sacrament in which the Holy Spirit comes to us in a special way to join us more closely to Jesus and His Church and to seal and strengthen us as Christ’s witness. We have sacramental prep classes for High School Students and Adults. Please call the Confirmation Office at 510-799-4406 or
email parishoffice@stpatrickrodeo.org
Confirmation Journey (High School, 10th thru 12th)
Sessions Sundays (1:30pm – 3:00pm)
Must successfully complete at least 1yr of Youth Ministry
Confirmation Journey is a process to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. It is a 2 year process starting with Youth Ministry. Confirmation Journey encourages youth to a deeper relationship with God and to become a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Youth Ministry/LifeTeen (High School, 9th thru 12th)
Classes Sundays (3:30pm – 5:00pm)
An Prerequisite for Confirmation
Life Teen leads teenagers and their families into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. By encouraging a deeper & fuller relationship with Jesus Christ, allowing them to experience the love of Jesus, and challenging them to live the Gospel.
For Adult Confirmation call 510-799-4406
Article 2 Catechism of the Catholic Church} (The Holy See)
THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the “sacraments of Christian initiation,” whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace.88 For “by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.”
IN BRIEF
1315 “Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit; for it had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit” (⇒ Acts 8:14-17).
1316 Confirmation perfects Baptismal grace; it is the sacrament which gives the Holy Spirit in order to root us more deeply in the divine filiation, incorporate us more firmly into Christ, strengthen our bond with the Church, associate us more closely with her mission, and help us bear witness to the Christian faith in words accompanied by deeds.
1317 Confirmation, like Baptism, imprints a spiritual mark or indelible character on the Christian’s soul; for this reason one can receive this sacrament only once in one’s life.
1318 In the East this sacrament is administered immediately after Baptism and is followed by participation in the Eucharist; this tradition highlights the unity of the three sacraments of Christian initiation. In the Latin Church this sacrament is administered when the age of reason has been reached, and its celebration is ordinarily reserved to the bishop, thus signifying that this sacrament strengthens the ecclesial bond.
1319 A candidate for Confirmation who has attained the age of reason must profess the faith, be in the state of grace, have the intention of receiving the sacrament, and be prepared to assume the role of disciple and witness to Christ, both within the ecclesial community and in temporal affairs.
1320 The essential rite of Confirmation is anointing the forehead of the baptized with sacred chrism (in the East other sense-organs as well), together with the laying on of the minister’s hand and the words: “Accipe signaculum doni Spiritus Sancti” (Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit.) in the Roman Rite, or “The seal of the gift that is the Holy Spirit” in the Byzantine rite.
1321 When Confirmation is celebrated separately from Baptism, its connection with Baptism is expressed, among other ways, by the renewal of baptismal promises. the celebration of Confirmation during the Eucharist helps underline the unity of the sacraments of Christian initiation.
https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P3V.HTM{Catechism of the Catholic Church}
Week-At-A-Glance
Thursday, April 25
Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Edge , 5:30pm
Faith Formation, 5:45pm
Parish Finance Council Meeting, 7:00pm
Stewardship Committee Meeting, 7:15pm Hall
Friday, April 26
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Santo Niño Novena, 8:00am
St. Patrick School, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Saturday, April 27
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Legion of Mary Rosary, 8:00am
Confessions, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Vigil Mass, 5:00pm
One Collection
Parish Stewardship Fair after 5:00pm
Sunday, April 28
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Masses in the Church, 7:30am 9:30am, 11:30am
One Collection
No Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Parish Stewardship Fair after all Masses
Last Day of Youth Ministry class, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Children’s Choir Practice, 6:00pm
Monday, April 29
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Fr. Larry’s Presentation of the Bible Readings for next Sunday
8:15am – 9:15am
San Lorenzo Ruiz /Pedro Calungsod Ministry Meeting, 7:00pm
Tuesday, April 30
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Fr. Larry’s Scripture Presentation, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Wednesday, May 01
Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena, 8:00am
School Mass (Gr.6-8), 8:30am
Thursday, May 02
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Edge , 5:30pm
Faith Formation, 5:45pm
Friday, May 03
Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles
First Friday of the Month
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Holy Hour and Benediction, 8:00am – 9:00am
St. Patrick Catholic School Fun Run
Saturday, May 04
First Saturday of the Month
Mass in the Church, 7:30am
Our Lady of Fatima Rosary, 8:00am
First Communion Retreat, Children and Parents, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Paint Party in the Hall, sign ups, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Confessions, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Vigil Mass, 5:00pm
Two Collections – Regular Sunday and Maintenance
Sunday, May 05
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Masses in the Church, 7:30am 9:30am, 11:30am
Two Collections – Regular Sunday and Maintenance
Hospitality, 7:30am and 9:30am
Gift Shop, 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30am
Children’s Liturgy of the Word, 9:30am, 11:30am
Cinco de Mayo
Children’s Choir Practice, 6:00pm