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Help your child prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation with clear, faithful Catholic instruction written at an accessible reading level. This online Confirmation capstone lesson is designed primarily for elementary-age children completing their sacramental preparation.

Written by Fr. James Zatalava, the founder of CatechismClass.com, the lesson explains what Confirmation is, how it builds upon Baptism, what graces it confers, and what a young Catholic should expect when receiving the Sacrament.

Who Is This Lesson For?

  • Elementary-age children preparing to receive Confirmation.
  • Children in dioceses following the Restored Order of the Sacraments, where Confirmation is received at a younger age.
  • Older students who benefit from a younger reading level or more accessible course material.
  • Homeschooling families seeking flexible, self-paced Catholic sacramental instruction.
  • Families supplementing parish or Catholic school Confirmation preparation.

Lesson Highlights

  1. Faithful Catholic teaching: Introduces children to Confirmation according to the authentic teachings of the Catholic Church.
  2. Age-appropriate instruction: Explains important Catholic teachings using language suitable for younger students.
  3. Sacramental preparation: Shows how Confirmation is connected to Baptism, grace, and the other Sacraments.
  4. Spiritual formation: Introduces the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Ghost and their importance in Catholic life.
  5. Practical preparation: Helps children understand what will happen when they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
  6. Online and self-paced: Allows each child to complete the lesson according to his or her own schedule and learning needs.

What Your Child Will Learn

  1. Why Our Lord instituted the Sacrament of Confirmation.
  2. How Confirmation strengthens the graces received in Baptism.
  3. How Confirmation is related to the other Sacraments of the Catholic Church.
  4. What special graces are received through Confirmation.
  5. Who the Holy Ghost is and how He helps Catholics remain faithful.
  6. What the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost are.
  7. What the Fruits of the Holy Ghost teach us about living a Catholic life.
  8. What every confirmed Catholic should know and believe.
  9. What happens during the Rite of Confirmation and what the candidate will be expected to do.
  10. How to continue practicing the Catholic Faith after receiving Confirmation.

Completing Confirmation Preparation

This lesson serves as the capstone of the Confirmation Preparation Program and is commonly paired with age-appropriate catechism courses. Families seeking a Certificate of Completion should use the Course Selector to determine which courses or lessons their child needs to complete.

Traditional Latin Rite Preparation

For preparation exclusively according to the Traditional Latin Rite in use in 1962, please see our Traditional Confirmation Preparation Course.

Confirmation Capstone Lesson for Young Catholics is part of the following course(s):