Confirmation Names

[beccasmiles89]

Hi there! I’ll be starting RCIA in September, with the intention of becoming Catholic in the spring. I’ve heard that you can choose a saint’s name when you are confirmed. I’ve been interested in the saints since I was 12 years old. Currently, there are three saints I am considering for when I am confirmed: Bernadette Soubirous, Gemma Galgani, and Therese of Lisieux. I’ve loved St. Therese ever since I first learned about her, and I just recently learned of St. Bernadette and St. Gemma. I love all three, so I’m having a hard time choosing just one! I know I still have awhile before I’ll have to choose, but if anyone has any advice or suggestions, that would be great! Also, if anyone knows of any other female saints you think I might be interested in, feel free to share! Oh, and my name is Rebecca Elizabeth, in case it helps. Thank you!!

 

[holyfamily1]

Hi there! I’ll be starting RCIA in September, with the intention of becoming Catholic in the spring. I’ve heard that you can choose a saint’s name when you are confirmed. I’ve been interested in the saints since I was 12 years old. Currently, there are three saints I am considering for when I am confirmed: Bernadette Soubirous, Gemma Galgani, and Therese of Lisieux. I’ve loved St. Therese ever since I first learned about her, and I just recently learned of St. Bernadette and St. Gemma. I love all three, so I’m having a hard time choosing just one! I know I still have awhile before I’ll have to choose, but if anyone has any advice or suggestions, that would be great! Also, if anyone knows of any other female saints you think I might be interested in, feel free to share! Oh, and my name is Rebecca Elizabeth, in case it helps. Thank you!!

St. Therese and St. Bernadette are both wonderful. I (even though I am a guy) was going to choose St. Bernadette’s for Confirmation because she kept sending me let’s say “weird signs”, but I ultimately chose St. John Bosco. St. Therese is awesome as she was a carmelite and all Carmelites are awesome. here is a cool video about cloistered Carmelites: youtube.com/watch?v=AadnA8Jet2A Two other saints I would recommend are St. Teresa of Avila as she also was Carmelite and even reformed the order greatly. Also, St. Maria Faustina because Jesus appeared to her and her diary pretty much sums up her holiness. Blessing on your journey and welcome to the forums!

 

[marty1818]

Sts. Gianna Molla, Catherine Sienna, Rose of Lima, Teresa Avila, Maria Goretti, Faustina, Claire, Kateri Tekakwitha, Margaret Mary Alacoque. There are also a number of early Church martyrs like St. Lucy, Cecilia, Agnes. Of course Sts. Bernadette, Therese, and Gemma are all great too.

 

[powerofk]

Hi there! I’ll be starting RCIA in September, with the intention of becoming Catholic in the spring. I’ve heard that you can choose a saint’s name when you are confirmed. I’ve been interested in the saints since I was 12 years old. Currently, there are three saints I am considering for when I am confirmed: Bernadette Soubirous, Gemma Galgani, and Therese of Lisieux. I’ve loved St. Therese ever since I first learned about her, and I just recently learned of St. Bernadette and St. Gemma. I love all three, so I’m having a hard time choosing just one! I know I still have awhile before I’ll have to choose, but if anyone has any advice or suggestions, that would be great! Also, if anyone knows of any other female saints you think I might be interested in, feel free to share! Oh, and my name is Rebecca Elizabeth, in case it helps. Thank you!!

What I would do if I were you is go to catholic.org and click on the “Saints and Angels” tab. They have a list of all the canonized saints, and bios on them all. Choose a patron that you share a commonality with. Personally, my patron (who I chose well after my confirmation, because my church didn’t do confirmation names) is St. John Bosco, because we both have vivid dreams and both of us have dedicated our lives to teaching young people. But read about as many as you can, and pray about it. Your patron saint has already been chosen for you in Heaven - it’s your duty to discern who your patron is.

 

[beccasmiles89]

St. Therese and St. Bernadette are both wonderful. I (even though I am a guy) was going to choose St. Bernadette’s for Confirmation because she kept sending me let’s say “weird signs”, but I ultimately chose St. John Bosco. St. Therese is awesome as she was a carmelite and all Carmelites are awesome. here is a cool video about cloistered Carmelites: youtube.com/watch?v=AadnA8Jet2A Two other saints I would recommend are St. Teresa of Avila as she also was Carmelite and even reformed the order greatly. Also, St. Maria Faustina because Jesus appeared to her and her diary pretty much sums up her holiness. Blessing on your journey and welcome to the forums!

Thank you for the recommendations! And I really enjoyed that video - thanks for sharing! My church is actually having some classes about St. Faustina over the next few weeks. I’m excited to learn more about her!

 

[beccasmiles89]

Sts. Gianna Molla, Catherine Sienna, Rose of Lima, Teresa Avila, Maria Goretti, Faustina, Claire, Kateri Tekakwitha, Margaret Mary Alacoque. There are also a number of early Church martyrs like St. Lucy, Cecilia, Agnes. Of course Sts. Bernadette, Therese, and Gemma are all great too.

Thank you for the information!! I’ll definitely look into each of these saints and their stories!

 

[beccasmiles89]

What I would do if I were you is go to catholic.org and click on the “Saints and Angels” tab. They have a list of all the canonized saints, and bios on them all. Choose a patron that you share a commonality with. Personally, my patron (who I chose well after my confirmation, because my church didn’t do confirmation names) is St. John Bosco, because we both have vivid dreams and both of us have dedicated our lives to teaching young people. But read about as many as you can, and pray about it. Your patron saint has already been chosen for you in Heaven - it’s your duty to discern who your patron is.

Wow, thank you for sharing that website with me!! There is so much information there! And thank you for the advice - I really like what you said about our patron saints have already been chosen for us. Thank you!!

 

[Falco]

I’m female, but I chose a male saint - Philip Neri - as he is my kind of guy! The priest had no problem with me being Philip.

 

[_Gemma]

Welcome to the church!

I just went through RCIA and was baptized last Easter, my name is Gemma so I found St Gemma Galgani who became my Patron Saint and she is a wonderful saint to have and has helped me a lot.

I liked that I picked a Saint that wasn’t so well known and I got to introduce this Saint to many people because they asked me about her and hopefully that did some good for them to know about that Saint.

Don’t let anyone tell you who to pick, it’s up to you, who you relate to or who inspires you, who you can learn off, who you want to have pray for you for the rest of your life on Earth.

For me I also have many other Saints that I love and have prayed to such as Joan of Arc, Therese, St Lucy and quite a few male Saints too.

I bought a book about Saints which helped me and inspired me so much.

Anyway, like I said It’s up to you, have a good look around on websites, books or wherever you can get information and find out all you can before making your decision. and of course, pray!

• Gemma

 

[beccasmiles89]

I’m female, but I chose a male saint - Philip Neri - as he is my kind of guy! The priest had no problem with me being Philip.

Good to know! There are definitely several male saints I admire, as well, so it’s helpful to know I’m not just limited to female saints!

 

[beccasmiles89]

Welcome to the church!

I just went through RCIA and was baptized last Easter, my name is Gemma so I found St Gemma Galgani who became my Patron Saint and she is a wonderful saint to have and has helped me a lot.

I liked that I picked a Saint that wasn’t so well known and I got to introduce this Saint to many people because they asked me about her and hopefully that did some good for them to know about that Saint.

Don’t let anyone tell you who to pick, it’s up to you, who you relate to or who inspires you, who you can learn off, who you want to have pray for you for the rest of your life on Earth.

For me I also have many other Saints that I love and have prayed to such as Joan of Arc, Therese, St Lucy and quite a few male Saints too.

I bought a book about Saints which helped me and inspired me so much.

Anyway, like I said It’s up to you, have a good look around on websites, books or wherever you can get information and find out all you can before making your decision. and of course, pray!

• Gemma

Thank you! Congratulations on your baptism!! Gemma is a beautiful name - in fact, it’s what caught my attention when I was flipping through a book about the lives of the saints, before I knew St. Gemma’s story! It’s a shame she’s not as well-known…her story is very inspiring! Good for you for sharing this saint with others!