Help choosing confirmation Saint!

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I need to pick a confirmation Saint for Easter Vigil. I am having a hard time!

I am a Firefighter and it seems like every firefighter has St Florian which is fine, but I am a lot more than my profession and want a Saint that I can identify in with my walk with Christ. So here is a little about me and I would love any help/suggestions!

I am a divorced father of 3- family means a lot to me. I am pretty much a full time Dad as I have my kids whenever I’m not at work.

I am a firefighter and a paramedic

Ignatius if Antioch and Justin Martyr were two church fathers that started my conversion.

I was raised Evangelical And was until I found Catholic Faith

I love the ocean and sea creatures

I love apologetics / theology

I have a heart for social justice and ministry.

Thanks for the help!
 
May I suggest St. Augustine? He lived a “wild” life for years, but due to his mother’s tears and prayers, he came to the faith. One of his quotes is something like, “Lord, make me chaste. But not yet!” Ok, that may not sound like you. He also said that our hearts are restless until they rest in God. He became a doctor of the church, if that helps at all. Oh, and he had at least one child. I don’t think he ever played the single dad bit, but I don’t think that was popular back then. He’s the only Saint I can think of right now that might come close to your situation. :eek: Boy, am I bad at this!! 😊
 
Christy_Beth said:
May I suggest St. Augustine? He lived a “wild” life for years, but due to his mother’s tears and prayers, he came to the faith. One of his quotes is something like, “Lord, make me chaste. But not yet!” Ok, that may not sound like you. He also said that our hearts are restless until they rest in God. He became a doctor of the church, if that helps at all. Oh, and he had at least one child. I don’t think he ever played the single dad bit, but I don’t think that was popular back then. He’s the only Saint I can think of right now that might come close to your situation. :eek: Boy, am I bad at this!! 😊
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…no can’t relate to Augustine’s chastity prayer at all…that’s my story at least haha 😉

I have thought about Augustine and I think he might be a top contender. Thanks for the additional info on him.
 
I should mention St. Ignatius of Loyola, who was a spiritual father to many, had a heart for the poor, was a tremendous Catholic thinker, and is the patron saint of soldiers.

Or what about David, i.e. Saint David the King? His feast day is the 29th of December. So much of his heart is poured out in the Psalms. A fighter, poet, father, priest-king, prophet, musician, mystic.

Personally I would second the recommendation for St. Joseph. He’s basically the patron saint of everything. He’ll always have your back.
 
Jon_S said:
I need to pick a confirmation Saint for Easter Vigil. I am having a hard time!

I am a Firefighter and it seems like every firefighter has St Florian which is fine, but I am a lot more than my profession and want a Saint that I can identify in with my walk with Christ. So here is a little about me and I would love any help/suggestions!

I am a divorced father of 3- family means a lot to me. I am pretty much a full time Dad as I have my kids whenever I’m not at work.

I am a firefighter and a paramedic

Ignatius if Antioch and Justin Martyr were two church fathers that started my conversion.

I was raised Evangelical And was until I found Catholic Faith

I love the ocean and sea creatures

I love apologetics / theology

I have a heart for social justice and ministry.

Thanks for the help!
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As a devoted family man; Joseph is ideal.
 
Is there a particular sin that you struggle with often that perhaps a certain saint might be especially well suited to pray for you?
 
I love the story of Franz Jägerstätter.

He was a father who objected to the Holocaust. When the priest asked him where did he learn about social justice he replied “from the Gospel…in Mass…from you!”

He was warned that if he did not enlist and comply, he would be killed and he then wondered aloud what kind of example would he be setting for his children? What kind of father would he be if he willing participated in genocide?

He was killed, his wife and children were proud. They were present when JPII canonized him.
Check it out!
I guarantee you’ll be the only Franz…😉

Peace to you!
Clare
 
FrenzyJen said:
Is there a particular sin that you struggle with often that perhaps a certain saint might be especially well suited to pray for you?
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Yes, and I have been praying my rosary daily and the litany of the saints. I got them all working for me up there!

…miracles are seen in my life since I started that routine. Glory to God!
 
pianistclare said:
I love the story of Franz Jägerstätter.

He was a father who objected to the Holocaust. When the priest asked him where did he learn about social justice he replied “from the Gospel…in Mass…from you!”

He was warned that if he did not enlist and comply, he would be killed and he then wondered aloud what kind of example would he be setting for his children? What kind of father would he be if he willing participated in genocide?

He was killed, his wife and children were proud. They were present when JPII canonized him.
Check it out!
I guarantee you’ll be the only Franz…😉

Peace to you!
Clare
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What an amazing story, I love hearing things like this, I will check him out further.
 
I like that story of Franz Jagerstatter. He even volunteered to be a paramedic and I am a paramedic. I’d like to consider him more, but it says he is beatified and not a saint. Would I be able to use him then?
 
Jon_S said:
I like that story of Franz Jagerstatter. He even volunteered to be a paramedic and I am a paramedic. I’d like to consider him more, but it says he is beatified and not a saint. Would I be able to use him then?
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He was canonized. My dear friend was present at the Canonization Mass. You must be reading an old article.
But in any evernt, you can still use him even if her were not…many Confirmands select Teresa of Calcutta. It’s cool. :cool:

YAY!
Peace,
Clare
 
May I suggest either St. Joseph the hesychast or St. Seraphim of Sarov? The latter just because of the cool name, JK!😃

Both have beautiful stories, and many wonderful miracles attributed to them. Annother awesome saint is st. Therapon. He was persecuted and martyred for his faith about 259 AD after evangelizing and bringing many to Christ.
His story is as follows: "
The Hieromartyr Therapon was a monk and ascetic on the island of Cyprus. He was worthy of episcopal rank and, during a persecution of Christians, was found worthy of a yet higher crown: that of martyrdom.
He brought many Greeks to the Christian faith and was cruelly persecuted by the pagans, being starved, imprisoned and flogged. They stripped him and threw him to the ground, bound him to four posts and beat him mercilessly, until they had stripped the flesh from his bones. However, the martyr still remained alive and the four dry posts became green and grew into tall trees from which many of the sick received healing. Finally St Therapon was slain like a lamb and entered into the Kingdom, to behold the glory of God in eternity. He suffered with honour in the time of Valerian, in about 259.

His body at first rested in a church in Cyprus, but, during the reign of the Emperor Nicephorus, in 806, the Hagarenes fell upon Cyprus. Therapon appeared to the verger, told him that the infidel was about to attack Cyprus and ordered him to have his relics transferred to Constantinople. The verger saw to this at once. When the ship with the casket put to sea, a great storm arose, but the sea around the ship remained calm and a sweet perfume spread from the casket around the whole ship and the surrounding area. Then the verger opened it, and they saw that it was full of myrrh, which flowed from the saint’s relics. Many of the sick anointed themselves with this myrrh and were restored to health.

A church was built in Constantinople (present day Istanbul, in Turkey) over the relics of the wonderworking saint, which continued to give healing to all who gathered round them with faith. The gravest diseases were healed by St Therapon’s relics: paralysis, cancer, haemorrhage, insanity, blindness, tuberculosis and other maladies"
 
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