Sacrament of Confirmation October 2022

• Confirmation. Dear faithful, Already four years have passed since the last visit of an SSPX bishop!  It was back in September 2018, when Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta came to give the sacrament of confirmation and to say Mass on the occasion of the pilgrimage of the Canadian Martyrs. Plans for an SSPX bishop visit were attempted in 2020 and again in 2021, but had to be cancelled for obvious reasons.  Now, at last, it seems that the Good Lord will permit the long-awaited visit to be materialized in the fall, with the coming of Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, who is scheduled to visit us at the end of October. Deo gratias!~ Fr. Dominique Boulet, Prior

• Basic information about Confirmation

Date.  Sunday, October 30, at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Markham,

Registration.  Needed for all candidates, including those who already submitted the registration form in 2020 or 2021.  We have to make sure that we get current information. 

Baptismal certificate. To be added to the registration form for all candidates except those who were baptized in the SSPX chapels of Toronto, Orillia, or St. Catharines.

Age for Confirmation. Nine years old or two years after First Communion.

Required Knowledge. Candidates must have a clear knowledge of the fundamental Catholic truths (i.e., Ten Commandments, Articles of the Apostles' Creed, Sacraments, etc.)

Catechism. Will start on Sunday, May 29.   

~ Fr. Dominique Boulet, Prior