Confirmation Season

During the Easter Season, the bishops will be busy celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation at various parishes...even having two Masses on any given Sunday. And most of their weeknights are filled with a Confirmation Mass as well! They're so busy in fact that Bishop Burns from Juneau will be assisting our bishops by celebrating a handful of the Confirmations for the Archdiocese of Seattle as well.

Last month, I was asked to serve as the Master of Ceremonies and miter/crosier bearer for Seattle University's Confirmation Mass this Sunday at 9:00pm. I'm very excited to be back at my alma mater and to serve at the Chapel of St. Ignatius, which is where my passion for liturgical ministry flourished as a student sacristan there.

Then this morning I received an email from the secretary at St. Paul's, my home parish, to see if I could serve as the Master of Ceremonies for the South Seattle Cluster's Confirmation Mass next month.  

I'm super excited for Confirmation Season to begin...bring on the Confirmations! Happy Easter Season to you all, and I pray that this Easter Season may bring you much joy and deep peace! 

Let us also pray for the many candidates who will be Confirmed in the next few months.

All-powerful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
by water and the Holy Spirit 
you freed your sons and daughters from sin 
and gave them new life. 
Send your Holy Spirit upon them 
to be their Helper and Guide. 
Give them the spirit of wisdom 
and understanding, 
the spirit of right judgment and 
courage, the spirit of knowledge and 
reverence. 
Fill them with the spirit of wonder and awe in your presence. 
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

- Prayer for the Laying on of Hands during the Confirmation Rite