All Saints Confirmation Prep Overview 2025-2026
Confirmation is a Strengthening by the Holy Spirit in order to live more completely as a missionary disciple. Confirmation Prep is all about becoming ready to receive that gift and that commission.
The Confirmation Prep program at All Saints is composed of two parts: General Formation and Proximate Formation. General Formation normally takes two years, at the direction of the Diocese of Dallas, and the Sacrament is received in the 8th grade.
The first year of formation is through the Middle School Ministry (i.e., Impact and Bible Study). In the second year, the candidate (except All Saints School students) will complete the online Decision Point video-based program, participate in monthly meetings, and participate in Middle School Ministry. Candidates for Confirmation need to make a Patron Saint Presentation, write a letter to the Bishop, complete the Ministry & Mission Reflection, and attend and participate in the Confirmation Retreat.
What is Confirmation?
Confirmation is one of the Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church, and of those, it is also one of the three Sacraments of Initiation. For a full list of what all those are with more details, click on the image below:
The Sacrament of Confirmation takes its name from the Latin "confirmare": "con-", meaning 'with' or 'to', "firmare", meaning 'to strengthen,' 'to support,' 'to establish'.
This sacrament is about the Lord stirring up the gifts we first received in Baptism, and fortifying us with the Holy Spirit, in order to live and share the Gospel. We often hear that Confirmation is some kind of 'rite of passage' or 'taking on the faith for yourself as an adult', or 'graduation from religious education', or maybe that it is just another check-box to have completed for whenever you want to get married in the Church. Forget all that - Confirmation is a gift that God offers us; a gift that is all about us becoming missionary disciples.
In the Confirmation prep program at All Saints, we focus on being as ready as possible for that gift.
For more information, check out the video of last year's Confirmation Mass and some other great videos!
Important Links / Forms
| Download Saint Profile Sheet | Sponsor Oath | Confirmation Candidate Form |
Resources: Confirmation Prep How-to's
| Steps for Saint Presentation | Bishop Letter Directions | Ministry and Mission Info | MINISTRY AND MISSION FORM |
Resources: Learning About and Choosing a Saint
| EWTN | Catholic.org |
| THEWORKOFGOD.ORG | JESUS-PASSION.COM |
Resources: General
| ASYM Resources | Masstimes.org |
