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Mine is St. Michael the Archangel. I want to talk to him more but I feel he has too big of an assignment to swoop down and pay attention to me.
Actually, part of St. Michael’s ministry would be to watch over you personally @DrawNearToGod - if Michael is your baptismal name. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says you are “assured of his intercession”, in that case. That would imply, to use your words, that part of St. Michael’s assignment is to pay attention to you personally.Mine is St. Michael the Archangel. I want to talk to him more but I feel he has too big of an assignment to swoop down and pay attention to me.
The sacrament of Baptism is conferred “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” In Baptism, the Lord’s name sanctifies man, and the Christian receives his name in the Church. This can be the name of a saint, that is, of a disciple who has lived a life of exemplary fidelity to the Lord. The patron saint provides a model of charity; we are assured of his intercession. The “baptismal name” can also express a Christian mystery or Christian virtue. "Parents, sponsors, and the pastor are to see that a name is not given which is foreign to Christian sentiment.