The role of Godparents after baptism?

[megan1]

I am the god mother to my much younger cousin. However, I was raised in a Non-Denominational church. His godfather (his uncle) was raised catholic. Earlier this year, his godfather suddenly passed away of a heart attack. He just started second grade at a Catholic school and will have his First Communion this year. Before his godfather passed away I would have gone to his First Communion and any celebration after and gotten him a gift of some sort. With his godfather no longer here, do I need to do anything additional for him? What do I need to expect at the first communion? The only person that I could really ask about this would be my aunt who is my godson’s mother and the sister of the godfather and she is having a really hard time with the loss of her brother so I don’t want o bring anything up that might upset her.

 

[Fr.Charles_Grondin]

Godparents have no formal liturgical role outside of the sacrament of baptism. Godparents are chosen to be examples of living faith for the child and to help the child grow spiritually throughout his life. As a non-Catholic, obviously, you are somewhat limited in this role but you can still be an example of Christian faith and life and encourage the child in his Catholic faith. This is why the Church refers to non-Catholics in this role as a “Christian Witness.”
By attending the future steps in the child’s life of faith and encouraging him, you are doing all that can be asked of you in your role.