May 2: Confirmation Day

Please join us in praying for our Confirmation candidates. They will be Confirmed today at a 2pm Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Portland.

“Lord our God, 

you send out your Spirit 

to touch the hearts of all people,
so that they may believe in you 

and in Jesus whom you sent.
Look kindly on our candidates 

for Confirmation
as they listen to your voice,

especially in these final hours of their preparation.
Open their hearts to your Spirit 

and bring to fulfillment
the good work that you have begun in them.
 

As we help them prepare for Confirmation,
make each of us an instrument of your love and encouragement.
Teach us to appreciate what is holy in others,
and to be patient with what we do not understand.
Deepen our faith in the Gospel
and help us to pass it on by our example.
We pray that you 

will continue to guide us and sustain us.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.”