Catholics receiving Confirmation as adults..

[Anonymous]

..how did you pick your godmother and godfather?

[Anonymous]

They were in-laws

[Anonymous]

I didn't have any. Was I supposed to?

[Anonymous]

For Confirmation you have a sponsor, not Godparents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For Confirmation you have a sponsor, not Godparents.

Maybe OP meant baptism, not confirmation. You must be baptized before being confirmed in the church.

[Anonymous]

Op here. Sorry for the confusion. I think for Confirmation you need a ‘Confirmation sponsor’, usually if you are a cradle Catholic godparents are usually also Confirmation sponsors. What if the godparents are not alive any more or not Catholic anymore (as could happen if you get Confirmation as an adult). Who would you pick as sponsor?

[Anonymous]

I don’t think there is a requirement or expectation to have the Confirmation sponsor be a godparent. Most middle schoolers I know have chosen someone who is important to them, which might it might not be a godparent.

[Anonymous]

The suggestion is to look to a godparent first but it is not necessary. A practicing catholic that you know that has been baptized and confirmed but it is not the parent. I think I used an older sibling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Sorry for the confusion. I think for Confirmation you need a ‘Confirmation sponsor’, usually if you are a cradle Catholic godparents are usually also Confirmation sponsors. What if the godparents are not alive any more or not Catholic anymore (as could happen if you get Confirmation as an adult). Who would you pick as sponsor?

I don't think there's any expectation at all that you chose a Godparent as a Confirmation sponsor. In fact at my parish they suggest against it, although it's allowed. (Just can't be your actual parents)
As for who to pick, that's a really personal decision, especially as an adult. It should be someone who you can use as a role model for your faith, and someone who is important in your life. that could be a sibling, aunt, uncle, or it could be a neighbor or friend from church.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Sorry for the confusion. I think for Confirmation you need a ‘Confirmation sponsor’, usually if you are a cradle Catholic godparents are usually also Confirmation sponsors. What if the godparents are not alive any more or not Catholic anymore (as could happen if you get Confirmation as an adult). Who would you pick as sponsor?

I don't think there's any expectation at all that you chose a Godparent as a Confirmation sponsor. In fact at my parish they suggest against it, although it's allowed. (Just can't be your actual parents)
As for who to pick, that's a really personal decision, especially as an adult. It should be someone who you can use as a role model for your faith, and someone who is important in your life. that could be a sibling, aunt, uncle, or it could be a neighbor or friend from church.

Can it be your spouse? If one spouse is a confirmed Catholic can they sponsor their spouse who is receiving confirmation or not? Or does this vary by parish?

[Anonymous]

Many, if not most, Catholics who get confirmed as adults go through RCIA--Rite of Christian Initiation As Adults. If you do this, you'll be assigned a sponsor during the preparation period and that person often asks as your sponsor during Confirmation ceremony.