Believe it or not, I haven't received it, yet! I wasn't well aware (I think as well as my parents?) how important this sacrament is. When I was a kid, I thought the priests would slap you in the face! Haha! And I was wondering, I studied in a Catholic school during grade school, haven't they slapped me? Anyway, I was scanning our documents and files and couldn't find a certificate, so yeah, I haven't been slapped before.
My friend got married two years ago and like me, she haven't received the sacrament of confirmation. I learned that you won't be allowed to have a Catholic church wedding if you haven't been slapped. This is a major, major requirement. Anyway, few weeks before her big day, she asked me if I could be her "ninang" and of course, I said yes. I was her MOH, by the way. It was a regular Sunday service and in the middle of the service the priest announced that there is someone who will receive the sacrament of confirmation and my friend was asked to stand in the middle of the stage and the priest started doing the ritual. After several minutes, the priest suddenly called "the ninang" and I was asked to stand beside my friend and rest my hand on her shoulder, in front of everybody else! Wattanexperience! And I don't want/need the attention. And by the way, priests won't slap you!
I thought I should get the sacrament before 2010 ends. And obviously, I was too lazy and I forgot to sign-up for this. And come January 17 - Tadaaa! My fiance proposed! So by hook or by crook, I need to get this over and done with and the earliest schedule I know for this year is this August, the feast of San Bartolome. There'll be another one in December but what the heck, I don't wanna wait anymore and I wanna accomplish something wedding related.
I'll be passing my requirements tomorrow and it's a good thing my cousin works there, there's someone who can help me. It feels so weird that almost everyone who will receive the sacrament of confirmation are like gradeschooler's. I'll be like one of the ninangs! Hehe! Anyway, I can do this! A friend volunteered to be my ninang! Yay!
xo
Justine
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