One of the last things our students will do prior to being confirmed is that they will have an interview with the pastor or in some necessary cases, someone assigned by him. Below you will find a series of questions that will probably be asked during the interview. Please review them carefully. Questions can be asked in different ways. Interviews typically last 10 to 15 minutes.
What is prayer? How do you pray?
Answer: Prayer is a conversation with God that entails both speaking with Him and listening. The next part of the answer depends on the candidate.
Can you name the 7 Sacraments? How do the sacraments help you on your faith journey?
Answer: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Marriage. The sacraments assist us in reminding us of God's presence.
Which of the 7 sacraments welcomed you into God's family?
Answer: Baptism
Name the Sacraments of Initation...
Answer: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist
Name of the Sacraments of Service...
Answer: Holy Orders and Matrimony
Name the Sacraments of Healing...
Answer: Anointing of the Sick and Reconciliation
When did you receive the Holy Spirit?
Answer: Baptism
Which sacrament strengthens you with the gifts of the Spirit?
Answer: Confirmation
Who is the ordinary minister of confirmation?
Answer: The Bishop
Who is our current bishop?
Answer: Bishop Ronald Gainer
What is the name of the pastor of the parish?
Answer: Father Keith Carroll
What is confirmation? Why do you want be confirmed?
Answer: Confirmation is the sacrament in which we are strengthened with the Gifts of the Spirit. In confirmation we are reminded through the holy anointing that we are God's special children set apart for a particular mission.
Please list the names of the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit...
Answer: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord (Wonder and Awe)
What are the 12 Fruits of the Holy Spirit?
Answer: Charity, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Generosity, Faithfulness, Modesty, Self-Control, and Chasity
What name have chosen as your confirmation name? Why did you choose that saint? What have you learned about them?
Answer: Varies by the candidate.
Who did you choose to be your confirmation sponsor? Why did you choose them?
Answer: Again answer varies by the candidate...please view the tab on the qualifications of a sponsor.
What are some ways you can continue to grow in your faith after confirmation?
Answer: Varies by the candidate.
How do you intend to live out your faith as a confirmed member of the Church family? What gifts and talants do you feel were given to you by God to assist you in building up His Kindgom?
Anwer: Varies by the candidate