Confirmed in Christ (times 2)!!!

On May 19th both Joseph and Michael received the Sacrament of Confirmation.  What a beautiful and holy day!  Both of the boys picked holy men to be their sponsors:  Joseph picked Nathan Casey, a family friend who loves the Lord, and likes baseball and playing guitar--just like Joseph! :)  And Michael picked Tom Kaiserski, another family friend who attends our church, attends a monthly Marian prayer group that we are a part of, and he also attends many of our boys' baseball games because he, too, is a baseball fan.  :)  I'm so proud of the boys for picking such great Catholic men to sponsor them, to pray for them, and to be strong role models for them in the faith for many years to come.

The Confirmation Mass was truly filled with the Holy Spirit.  It was beautiful to watch all the confirmandi be prayed over by all 4 priests that were concelebrating the Mass, and then be blessed with the holy oil by Monsignor O'Neill (our temporary bishop who our boys know so well because they have been altar serving for him for nearly a decade!)  But the highlight for me was watching my boys be altar servers for their own Confirmation Mass, especially during the holy Consecration when all of the senior altar servers reverently knelt with candles in front of the altar while one server prayerfully swung the incenser 3 times as the priest held up the Body and Blood of Jesus.  It truly felt like heaven on earth--so mystical and holy--and it made my heart overflow with gratitude to be Catholic and to have my children raised in this beautiful faith.

I pray that my sons will always be filled with the Holy Spirit and share their love for God and His holy Church their whole lives!

"Come Holy Spirit, 

fill my sons with your gifts, 

and guide them along the path of God's holy will 

in all of their decisions throughout life."

Joseph chose St. Augustine to be his Confirmation name and intercessor.

Michael chose St. Michael the Archangel as his name and intercessor.