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Sample Palanca letter from Parent and Sponsor

March 16, 2017

Dear child,

You have dedicated just about every Sunday (except summers!) since kindergarten

preparing for several sacraments. After your Baptism, we saw you receive First

Holy Communion and Reconciliation. Pretty soon you will be blessed with the

Holy Sacrament of Confirmation. We are so proud of you!

Every Sunday that you have spent in Religious Education studying for

Confirmation, you have been building a foundation to receive the oil of the Holy

Spirit. In doing so, you are being filled with Her seven gifts: wisdom (expressed in

his parables and stories), understanding (of the poor and sick), right judgment

(when tested by the Pharisees), courage (when journeying to Jerusalem to await

His fate), knowledge (of God’s will), reverence (for His heavenly Father), and awe

(for the wonders of creation).

With these seven gifts, you will find the strength and courage to help you feel

confident in your faith. It will be hard at times and there may even be times when

you question many parts of your faith and are troubled. But rest assured, if you go

back to the core and to your prayer - you will get through the hardest of times.

My promise to you is that I will continually pray that you will find your way in life

and recognize God always with you. Then you can be at peace with who you are

and you will be the best you can be. You will shine my child.

You have so much to give my child and so much to look forward to in life. Go

forth and reach for the stars, with God by your side.

Much love, Dad

- Continued -

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