She can even tell you what the Fruits of the Holy Spirit are.
They found out about 3 days before the Big Event that the new archbishop was coming to our parish to do his Very First Confirmation, and he said he wanted to come early to meet with the kids . . . our parochial vicar and the lady who runs the youth program were beside themselves with anxiety. You could hear the kids muttering the Ten Commandments and the Seven Deadly Sins to themselves . . . mass consternation!
But it got worse - the archbishop DID come to meet with the kids ahead of time, but didn't catechize them then. Instead, as their sponsors brought them up one by one to the altar, he catechized them individually in front of God and everybody! Fortunately, the kids were all well prepared (he made the mistake of asking my daughter a question about her patron saint, whom she admires greatly, and she probably told him more than he wanted to know . . . ) and I think the folks in charge were relieved.
But our parish is run by an old-fashioned rector who makes sure that things are done right.
Your parish sounds so wonderful!
Are you suggesting that the Bishop should deny the sacraments to students who can't publicly recite on demand?
You could hear the kids muttering the Ten Commandments and the Seven Deadly Sins to themselves . . . mass consternation!
At least they practiced and knew enough to present themselves well before the archbishop. Just getting a chorus for Amahl and the Night Visitors to walk around reciting the produce list is a challenge.