Confirmation Name!

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I need help!

My best idea so far was to choose “Cardinal” — after St. Louis Cardinal, of course — but something tells me that’s going to get frowned on. Elijah Cardinal Baley … hrm … 👍

I keep thinking that I want to go with John the Evangelist. Would it be too hokey to go with St. John, pronounced Sinjin? Does it make me sound like a Jane Austen character? Is it bad that I’m having trouble getting over how boring a name it is?
 
How about Didymus? Elijah Didymus Bailey has a certain ring to it:D
 
Who do you find you pray to most often? That will be the one. Don’t pick a patron based on a name, but rather based on your relationship to them.
 
I picked my confirmation name based on what saint I wanted to imitate. Elizabeth. It has a good strong sound to it as well.
 
Elijah_Baley said:
I need help!

My best idea so far was to choose “Cardinal” — after St. Louis Cardinal, of course — but something tells me that’s going to get frowned on. Elijah Cardinal Baley … hrm … 👍

I keep thinking that I want to go with John the Evangelist. Would it be too hokey to go with St. John, pronounced Sinjin? Does it make me sound like a Jane Austen character? Is it bad that I’m having trouble getting over how boring a name it is?
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Remember it’s not about the name itself, it’s about who it’s after. If it is a saint you feel drawn to and feel close to, then the name itself doesn’t matter. I chose mine based on what sounded ‘pretty’ (mine is St. Emiliana) and though obviously any saint will be a good patron you should try choose it on a spiritual foundation, not on what sounds “interesting”.
 
Inego_de_Loyola said:
Who do you find you pray to most often? That will be the one. Don’t pick a patron based on a name, but rather based on your relationship to them.
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After Mary? Blaise, actually, but just because he’s the patron of our schola.

How do I find out who I should pray to?
 
Elijah_Baley said:
After Mary? Blaise, actually, but just because he’s the patron of our schola.

How do I find out who I should pray to?
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Find out about different saints. The website catholic.org has a ‘saint of the day’ you can sign up for and get via email. Often you will just find a saint whose story calls to you.

You can think also if you have any interests of hobbies that might have patrons, the patron for whatever profession you have ambitions towards, or think of the kind of life story you find most inspiring and research saints that fit that. For example, most of my favourite saints are virgin martyrs, it’s purely subjective but that’s just what inspires me.
 
If only Gilbert had a cause and Clive weren’t Anglican! Oy!
 
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