Our bishop will be
transferring the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross by decree this
year to Sunday, September 13, 2020 from its normal day of September
14. For this Feast, I will give every priest canonical faculties to celebrate
the Sacrament of Confirmation with their youth (for parochial vicars,
permission from the pastor will also be needed). I will also transfer the
Rites of Christian Initiation to that day as well. Smaller parishes may
want to do youth confirmation and RCIA in one liturgy. Larger parishes
may wish to break this up across celebrations of the Exaltation of the
Holy Cross on Sunday, September 13 or any anticipatory Sunday Mass
they would celebrate Thursday evening, Friday evening, Saturday
afternoon or evening. Note that this year, on Monday September 14,
2020 we will celebrate the Memorial for St. John Chrysostom.
Some parishes may have high school seniors leaving for college in
August, or RCIA Elect or Candidates for Full Communion who may be
moving. I will be happy to give faculties and permission to pastors for
individual celebrations of Confirmation or the Rites of Initiation on a
case-by-case basis.