[AnAmericanMother]

You're going to have to find a very sympathetic bishop!

Our retired archbishop is very supportive of our FSSP parish (did the entire church dedication in Latin) but I don't think he's done a Confirmation over there.

[NYer]

Steve, I made my confirmation prior to Vatican Council II. I still vividly recall that day. The mass, as usual, was in Latin. The bishop addressed the candidates. He definitely got my attention when he said: "You are now Soldiers of Christ". To this day, I still feel that clarion call to arms in defense of my Church. The candidates processed up the aisle (large group because the bishop came every other year). We jittered nervously in anticipation of the "slap" we had been assured was forthcoming. It was more like a tap. Someone showed him a slip of paper with our confirmation name and he addressed each one of us by our full names, inserting the newest one at the end.

My daughter made her confirmation in one of the most progrssive dioceses in the US. The process, surprisingly, was very much the same. Since the group was smaller, her sponsor accompanied her to the bishop with his hand on her shoulder.

Just curious about what you believe the difference to be.

[steve86]

Hi, the closest FSSP parish — in the next state over — is where I was told to go. Have not yet contacted the parish.