Do you ever use your confirmation name?

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When I was confirmed my confirmation name was Faustina. I consider my confirmation name a symbol of my new Catholic identity and I want to use it more. I was considering adding it to my facebook name e.g. Lemon “Faustina” Lime (😉 not telling you lot my real name of course, but I would basically add my confirmation name as a middle name but with quote marks around it). The only thing about that though is I would be asked a lot of questions and no one really knows me as Faustina other than those at RCIA, and only one of them uses facebook regularly.

I currently use it on other social networking sites, does anyone use theirs at all?
 
I just came into the Church this past Easter Vigil and chose Michael as my confirmation name. However, I do not use the name in any meaningful way other than an attempt to mold my life to be more holy in the example of St. Michael the Archangel. A better explanation might be that I do not see myself “as” Michael, but that I see him as possessing the qualities that I would like to have in myself.

I know people that do use their confirmation name on a more regular basis but those are few and far between from what I can tell. In our RCIA group, sometimes people will refer to each other that way but even that is relatively rare.
 
Most people don’t use their confirmation names, however if you want to go ahead. When people ask why, then tell them about St Faustina. What a wonderful way to share the story of divine mercy.
I did have a sister that did not have a middle name, so when she was confirmed, she used that as her middle name. the only people who knew were her sisters and brothers and we loved the idea that she finally had a middle name like the rest of us:)
 
Rascalking said:
I forgot mine, so no, I don’t use it much! :eek:
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You guyyyys! My husband forgot his too, and his parents are deceased. We can’t find a record of it, but I think I know what it is.

I don’t use mine because I already had a middle name, and it would be a little unwieldy to call myself, First name–Middle name–Confirmation name–Maiden name–Married Name.😃
 
My husband uses his when he signs his initials on things, he includes the M for Michael. He also has the habit of calling a newly confirmed Catholic by their confirmation name for the first year after they are confirmed - totally throws people off when he does that. 😃

I don’t use mine because it is “Patience”. My husband uses it all the time though when he says, “Patience, woman, Patience”. :o

~Liza
 
I don’t even have a confirmation name 😦
I remember one time asking a few people in the forum if you are required to choose a confirmation name and if I can choose one now, and they said I can.
I’ve been thinking a lot of saints, but there are a lot of saints that I like and I really don’t know how many saints I consider patron saints. 😃
 
Would anyone use theirs as usernames/socialnetworking sites as a middle name like I’m thinking of? I don’t want to be the first. 😊
 
I sometimes write my full name including my confirmation name, putting my confirmation name before my middle name - most people I guess would put it after but my middle name is so short and my confirmation name is Emiliana so it sounds silly putting it that way.

I don’t actually like my first name and I have thought about using my confirmation name instead but I’ll wait until I finish university so I don’t confuse everyone. I already confused everyone I went to school with by suddenly deciding at 14 that I wanted to be known by the short form of my name rather than my full name.
LemonAndLime said:
Would anyone use theirs as usernames/socialnetworking sites as a middle name like I’m thinking of? I don’t want to be the first. 😊
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I don’t see why not, I’m sure there are people that do. I don’t use it on social networking sites just because I’m known by the short form of my full name and since my confirmation name is so long it just doesn’t sound right really. If you want to start being known by your confirmation name then having it as a middle name on social networks is a good way to accustom people to it before asking people to keep using it.
 
Yeah, I absolutely consider my confirmation name my real name so if someone ever asks me my full name (not if this was some kind of legal issue or something like that), I would include my confirmation name. Also, I work at a grocery store that when we use credit we have to sign. Many people don’t actually sign because the signature is hard to read. I just use my initials including my confirmation name.
 
LemonAndLime said:
The only thing about that though is I would be asked a lot of questions and no one really knows me as Faustina other than those at RCIA, and only one of them uses facebook regularly.
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if people did comment then it would be a great way for you to tell them about st faustina and how she is your confirmation saint and about the divine mercy devotion…👍
 
LemonAndLime said:
I currently use it on other social networking sites, does anyone use theirs at all?
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My confirmation name is Frances Xavier Cabrini, chosen because Mother Cabrini is the patron saint of immigrants. The name’s a mouthful, and no - I don’t use it socially.
 
crystal_waters said:
if people did comment then it would be a great way for you to tell them about st faustina and how she is your confirmation saint and about the divine mercy devotion…👍
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Ooo I’m so tempted! I might do it the way I described - within quote marks - so that it’s clear its not part of my legal name.

I’m going to try and work up the courage to do it tonight. 😊
 
Ooo I’m so tempted! I might do it the way I described - within quote marks - so that it’s clear its not part of my legal name.

I’m going to try and work up the courage to do it tonight.

To those who say they add it to their middle name - I have heard of several people doing that, has anyone added it legally?
 
Yes, Maria is my confirmation name. And it has been a HUGE blessing.

How lucky you too, have St. Faustina’s name.

Have you read her diary?
saintsworks.net/books/St.%20Faustina%20Kowalska%20-%20Diary.pdf

She loves you and pray for you, if you pray to her.

She helps me in everything when I pray to her, especially in obtaining mercy for myself and other souls.

How close this soul is to God, and she is very dear.

She is your sister:thumbsup:

May the Merciful Jesus bless you
 
LemonAndLime said:
To those who say they add it to their middle name - I have heard of several people doing that, has anyone added it legally?
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I plan to add mine to my legal name one day. I haven’t yet because I don’t want to go through changing it once to then change it again when I get married.
 
I don’t really understand the use of confirmation names. When I was confirmed, Fr. called me by my first name, Timothy, so I guess that is my confirmation name as well…but not sure.
 
Samson01 said:
I don’t really understand the use of confirmation names. When I was confirmed, Fr. called me by my first name, Timothy, so I guess that is my confirmation name as well…but not sure.
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A confirmation name is the name of your Patron Saint and vice versa. I chose St Faustina because of my devotion to the Holy Souls (although my prayer life isn’t good :(), and so my confirmation name was Faustina.
 
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