On December 10, 2005, thirty-three young faithful of the Institute's apostolate in Oakland, California, received the sacrament of Confirmation from His Excellency Bishop Allen H. Vigneron, who offered a Pontifical Mass following the conferral.
On December 2, 2005, His Excellency Bishop Thomas G. Doran conferred the sacrament of Confirmation on 144 faithful of St. Mary's Oratory in Rockford, Illinois.