All children in the second grade or higher, who have been baptized, attend church regularly with their family, attend Catholic school or parish faith formation, and their parents feel they are ready, can prepare and receive the sacrament for First Reconciliation.
Children must receive the sacrament of First Reconciliation prior to receiving the sacrament of first Eucharist.
All children in the second grade or higher, who have been baptized, attend church regularly with their family, attend Catholic school or parish faith formation, and their parents feel they are ready, can prepare to receive the sacrament of first Eucharist.
Children must receive the sacrament of First Reconciliation prior to receiving the sacrament of first Eucharist.
The Role of the Confirmandi Concerning the Sacrament of Confirmation
Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested services are the rule.
[2223 Catechism of the Catholic Church]
Requirements of a Sponsor
Canon Law {872-874} states: To be permitted to take on the function of sponsor a person must be designated by the candidate; completed the 16th year of life; be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist; one who leads a life of faith in keeping with the Church; they should not be bound by canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared and they should not be the father or mother of the child. A sponsor also helps the person to lead a Christian life in keeping with baptism/confirmation and to fulfill faithfully the obligations inherent in it.