. But they are checking since it may be ok sine St. Therese’s name was Maria Therese. Maybe I can take two, but if not, I’m still deciding between Mary or Therese. 
I was very surprised nobody else chose to honor Our Lady by taking her name. There are a lot of ladies in our class, and I was sure that many other ladies would choose Mary! My friend chose Mary of Egypt, which she said “Mary” could serve as a double devotion, but with Mary of Egypt being her primary…I’ve chosen St. Therese, but I really want two so I can have Mary Therese (to also honor Our Lady). I asked on the forums here and all the responses I got seemed to think that it was fine to have 2 confirmation names, but when I asked in my RCIA class they said they didn’t think you could have two
That is shocking. I admire your for choosing Our Lady. There is nothing wrong with a guy wanting that name! But I don’t think many in our class are choosing Our Lady either. I think several in our class are actually choosing their own baptismal names. Our team said that as long as their name was from a Saint or some variation they could do that.
So did I. Now, if only I could find a cheap and easy way to legaly change my name to Harry Mary Andruschak…We just had our RCIA retreat this past Saturday. While there, we got to announce our confirmation names. Some of the names chosen in my class were Theresa (or Teresa), Anthony, Michael, Mary of Egypt, and Thomas More. What name did you choose??
No big surprise, but I chose Our Lady’s name.
I used to think I was more of a St. Paul personality, but later I started to identify with the name more and more.That’s not a bad idea - we should implement something like that in our RCIA.I got Peter (after St. Peter the Apostle). I didn’t choose it - everyone was chosen it - but I had an unbarred option of changing it. As a result, I get to think of the name I got instead of thinking what name to pick.
My (real) name is a derivative of Mary, so in my case it wasn’t necessary. My confirmation name will be Margaret, after St Margaret of Cortona.
It may be at variance with the official rules, though. The freedom to choose the patron is not to be restricted, according to my information.
Good for you!! And please also encourage your classmates to do the same, if there is still time - although I know at our parish, the names had to be in early last week in order to be recorded in the parish records.
they didn’t tell you the whole story, then, the reason for new names orginally was to add a saint name if the individual had a pagan name from birth. The emphasis now is on learning more about one’s baptismal saint and name, just as it is on encouraging the baptismal godparents to be the confirmation sponsors. The theology behind it is emphasizing the intimate link between baptism and confirmation. Certainly adding a new saint name is a worthy practice, but not necessary.
What a lot of “cradle” Catholics miss is that no Protestant has ever been given a “baptismal Saint’s name” at Baptism. Usually, we are named after relatives (first born girl named after her maternal grandmother or aunt, second girl named after paternal grandmother or aunt, etc.).
Um, are you sure you would want to do that?So did I. Now, if only I could find a cheap and easy way to legaly change my name to Harry Mary Andruschak…
As a matter of fact…yes…I am quite serious about it. Just not sure what is needed in terms of time and money.Um, are you sure you would want to do that?
I don’t know what they do in the USA, but in Canada, you would get an application form at your nearest Registry office - the same place that we get birth certificates, Social Insurance cards, health cards, driver’s licenses, car license plates, marriage licenses, etc.