No, it is not necessary to have one's faith confirmed in the Catholic Church to fully participate in the sacraments.
If you don't get confirmed in the Catholic Church, you may not be able to receive certain sacraments or fully participate in the church community. Confirmation is a significant step in the Catholic faith that strengthens your connection to the church and your commitment to living out its teachings.
No, you do not need to be confirmed to participate in Lent.
Yes, in the Catholic Church there are 3 sacraments of initiation: Baptism, First Communion (receiving the Eucharist), and Confirmation. All sacraments are received in that order.
Roman Catholic AnswerA divorced person, who, otherwise, is not living in an irregular situation, only has to go the sacrament of confession to participate in the other sacraments. The only case, in which they would an annulment, would be if they were attempting to marry again, or going into the seminary to study for the priesthood.
.Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church has the same seven sacraments the world over.
Once. The only sacraments one is allowed to receive more than once are Eucharist, reconciliation and anointing of the sick. You can also receive the sacraments of confession and marriage more than once.
There is no problem having your child baptized even if you were not a baptized as a Catholic as long as you intended to raise the child as a Catholic. You might wish to check with your pastor and see what can be done to 'bring you up to speed' with the sacraments and get confirmed, however.
Roman Catholic AnswerMystery is a word used to denote the sacraments in the Catholic faith. If that is what you are talking about, there are seven sacraments.
Yes. While the catholic church recognizes the Baptism as valid it does not recognize the Confirmation as valid, since it requires administration by a priest having received the valid sacrament of holy orders. While the Catholic Church and Episcopal Church are close in tradition and both have seven sacraments, only Baptism is considered as valid.
After first communion in the Catholic sacraments, the next sacrament is typically confirmation.
Adults IN the RCIA program are limited. If they are not baptized yet, they will be just prior to being Confirmed as part of the RCIA process. Otherwise, the Sacraments, such as the Eucharist, are done after completing RCIA.Roman Catholic AnswerAdults in the RCIA program, if they are already baptized before starting the program, only receive the Sacrament of Penance(Confession) during the program. At the end of it they receive baptism, if they are not already baptized, confirmed, if they had not been confirmed in the Catholic Church previously, and then given Holy Communion.
To participate in the Eucharist, you must be a confirmed Catholic who is in a state of grace (i.e., who has not committed a mortal sin since the last confession). If you are not Catholic, it is permissible to attend mass, but not partake of the Eucharist.