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Confirmation Preparation Resources

• Archdiocese of Louisville Confirmation Manual
• Louisville Area Camps & Retreat Centers for Youth Ministry
• Service Organizations within the Archdiocese of Louisville Area
• USCCB Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities (Revised Edition)
• Confirmation curricula comparison chart (compiled by Office of Youth & Young Adults)

From USCCB Conformity Review List

Sacramental Preparation Materials [These materials are only a part of catechetical preparation and do not reflect a complete presentation of all of the elements contained in the Catechism of the Catholic Church that should be present in catechetical formation.]

(S/P=School/Parish Student Text; TM/CM = Teachers Manual/Catechists Manual)

• Anointed in the Spirit – A Middle School Confirmation Program – Saint Mary’s Press S/P & TM/CM ©2010
• Anointed in the Spirit – A High School Confirmation Program – Saint Mary’s Press S/P & TM/CM ©2011
• Believe – Celebrate – Live Confirmation – William H. Sadlier, Inc. S/P&TM/CM ©2018
• Call to Celebrate: Confirmation (Older Adolescents) – Harcourt (OSV Curriculum) S/P&TM/CM ©2008
  • Associated online resources
• Call to Celebrate: Confirmation (Younger Adolescents) – Harcourt (OSV Curriculum) S/P&TM/CM ©2008
  • Associated online resources
• Called to Mercy – Saint Mary’s Press S/P ©2018
• Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation – Ascension Press S/P & TM/CM © 2016
• Confirmation – RCL Benziger S/P&TM/CM ©2007
• Confirmed in a Faithful Community: Candidate’s Handbook – Saint Mary’s Press S/P ©2006
• Confirmed in a Faithful Community: Candidate’s Handboo (Immediate Preparation) – Saint Mary’s Press S/P ©2006
• Confirmed in the Spirit (7-9) – Loyola Press S/P&TM ©2007, 2013
• Gifted with the Spirit-Confirmation: Junior High Edition – Pflaum Publishing Group S/P&TM/CM ©2018
• Gifted with the Spirit-Confirmation: Senior High Edition – Pflaum Publishing Group S/P&TM/CM ©2018
• Image of God (Mass Books and Confirmation) – Ignatius Press S/P&TM ©1986-1993
• Send Out Your Spirit – Ave Maria Press S/P&TM ©2003, 2010
• The Sacrament of Confirmation – New Hope Publications S/P ©2011, 2013
• The Sacrament of Confirmation: A Complete Preparation Course and Activities with Parents & Sponsors – Midwest Theological Forum ST ©2018

Approved by USCCB for use but no longer in print:

• Be Sealed – Pauline Books and Media S/P&TM ©1998
• Celebrating Our Faith: Confirmation – Harcourt (OSV Curriculum) S/P&TM ©2000
• Christ Our Life: Confirmed in the Spirit – Loyola Press S/P&TM ©1997
• Confirmation: Gifted with the Spirit (7-8) – Pflaum Publishing Group S/P&TM/CM ©2010
• Confirmation, Inspired by the Spirit – William H. Sadlier, Inc. S/P&TM/CM ©2012
  • Associated online resources
• Confirmation: Receiving the Gift of the Spirit (9-12) – Pflaum Publishing Group S/P&TM/CM ©2010
• The Spirit Sets Us Free: Confirmation Prep for Youth – William H. Sadlier, Inc. S/P&TM ©2000

Materials in Other Languages:

• Confirmación – RCL Benziger S&TM ©2014
• Confirmación: Inspirados por el Espíritu – William H. Sadlier, Inc. S/P&TM/CM ©2013
• Confirmados en el Espiritu (7-9) – Loyola Press S/P&TM/CM ©2007, 2013
• Un llamado a celebrar: la Confirmación – Harcourt (OSV Curriculum) S/P&TM/CM ©2008
  • Associated online resources
• El Espiritu Santo nos Libera: Preparando a los jóvenes para la Confirmación – William H. Sadlier, Inc. S/P&TM/CM ©2000
• The Spirit Sets Us Free: Confirmation Prep for Youth – Vietnamese Catechetical Community U.S.A. S/P ©2001

Not on USCCB Conformity Review List, but approved for use in the Archdiocese of Louisville:

• Decision Point – Dynamic Catholic ©2014
• [Under Review, Not Yet Approved] Purpose – LifeTeen ©2019
• Confirmation One8 – LifeTeen ©2013 (out of print)

Supplemental Resources:

• Sealed in Fire: The Sacrament of Confirmation – Sophia Institute Press ©2016
• Strengthened in Faith: Confirmation – National Catholic Office for the Deaf, OSV Curriculum ©2013
• The All-Purpose, Hands-on Confirmation Directors Manual – Pflaum ©2010
• YouCat Confirmation – Ignatius Press ©2014
• Catholic Charities Louisville Confirmation Engagement Ideas