Sponsor Information

The Policies and Regulations from the Diocese of Wilmington Office of Religious Education
states the following in regards to sponsors:

• There should be one sponsor for each person confirmed, chosen by the  candidate in consultation with others.
• Be at least 16 years of age
• Have completed his/her own initiation (already confirmed)
• Be a practicing Catholic (that means attend Mass regularly and be in good standing according to the Church doctrine)
• May not be the parents  (At Confirmation parents stand in the same relationship to their child as they did at Baptism)

It is required that all sponsors who are not Parishioners of St. Mary Magdalen turn in a Sponsor Eligibility Form  by October in order to be eligible as a sponsor for  a Confirmation student.