Group confirmation scheduled for October at Basilica

The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s next group confirmation is scheduled for Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., will be the celebrant.

The group session is for adults who are either practicing Catholics who are not confirmed or who are converting to the faith. Youth confirmation candidates are organized by individual parishes and are not handled by the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Office of Divine Worship.

Individuals are not allowed to register themselves and must go through a parish, according to Julie Grace Males, director of the Office of Divine Worship. While it is not necessary to submit a baptismal certificate to the archdiocese, it is requested, though witnesses to the baptism are also accepted. A conditional baptism can be performed if there is not a certificate or witness, and the candidate says they are baptized.

All confirmation sponsors must be Catholic.

Group confirmations are typically held two times a year, according to Males. The first is always in the spring on Pentecost Sunday while the second, which is “significantly smaller,” Males said, is held in the fall.

Registration closes Oct. 11.

To register, click here.

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