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No, you should not. Ask your Bishop.
Chronologic4....are you another novus ordo apologist who has snuck on this site? I mean, Fr Collins just died and we all need to do penances for him, but suffering with novus ordo-ites is the worst. O Lord, deliver me from my impatience!
I am torn between three different reactions here.Amusement at the fact that NO trolls (who I believe are technically operating within group rules) are exploiting a technicality and trolling amusingly.Wondering why the heck a strident NO type would join an SSPX Resistance leaning board.Wondering how I haven't been accused of being an NO apologist yet.
I was confirmed in 1986. The bishop was Novus Ordo, but he was ordained a priest and conferred the episcopacy in the Old Rite before 1969. Is my confirmation doubtful?
Yes because the matter, form and intention were all performed in the New Rites. Any old oil could have been used with words the bishop could’ve made up on the spot. Which means doubt.
I know of one bishop who regularly just said "become a soldier of Christ" while anointing the oil.
But not positive doubt. Only a speculative "what if" doubt.
I did my part in getting confirmed. I put my heart into it as a kid. I studied the saints' lives and I carefully chose my patron saint. I knew confirmation was a special day for me, even while preparing and studying for it. I didn't merely go through the motions like most teenagers do when getting confirmed. I knew the significance of it. I also remember Blessed Virgin Mary being very important to me that day and my knowledge of her significance grew from that point.
But not positive doubt. Only a speculative "what if" doubt. To worry about it is along the lines of being scrupulous. I'm not worried about it. I did my part in getting confirmed. I put my heart into it as a kid. I studied the saints' lives and I carefully chose my patron saint. I knew confirmation was a special day for me, even while preparing and studying for it. I didn't merely go through the motions like most teenagers do when getting confirmed. I knew the significance of it. I also remember Blessed Virgin Mary being very important to me that day and my knowledge of her significance grew from that point.
So if the bishop used canola oil, positive doubt.
Ok, but olive oil is necessary for validity, ask St Thomas Aquinas. So is the correct form. So if the bishop used canola oil, positive doubt. Seeing as how important the sacraments are and the fact that you really cant go back and check, I would go and get it done regardless. You have nothing to loose by getting it done. Whether or not your devotion grew to Our Lady doesn’t prove the validity of the sacrament.