We just got back from the Mass at Saint Thomas More where the candidates for Confirmation were introduced to the assembly. I'm not usually concerned with what people wear to Mass. During the summer, I routinely wear shorts and a shirt with a collar.
But Confirmation, in the Catholic church, is a BIG deal. It's one of the Sacraments. It's where the candidate says, "I believe in God" on their own. At the Sacrament of Baptism, the candidate's godparents made that statement for them and then, at Confirmation, it's up to the candidate to say, "Yes, I believe in God." It's a big deal.
But why doesn't our parish, Saint Thomas More, get that? Why are Confirmation candidates looking like they just got down with basketball practice and wearing a sweat suit? Why are the parents of these candidates saying, "No. Absolutely not. You are NOT wearing that to 11 AM Mass when you are being introduced as a Confirmation candidate."
To me, it doesn't make a lot of sense.
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