What is your Confirmation name and why did you choose it?

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I’m about to be confirmed through RCIA on January 3rd and am still wavering on my Confirmation name. I know it will likely never be used again but I’m taking it so seriously. I truly feel that my own personal patron saint will guide and walk me through life. I’ve posted about this recently, but never asked what others inspirations have been in choosing a name. Were you drawn to it? Did you identify with the persons life?

Thank you and God bless!
 
Thomas.

First of all, its my given name. 😃

But as an agnostic/skeptic for nearly 50 years before I came home, can you think of a better Saint to identify with?
 
I chose Jerome since I come from the Hieronymus family as does he. I am a female.

I also wanted to add that for my baptism I chose Ursula as she is one of the patron saints of teachers.
 
I chose Maria.

I had a particular devotion to St. Maria Goretti when I was confirmed in 9th grade - as she is the patron of the youth.

As I have gotten older - it has almost changed meanings for me - as I hope to grow in devotion to our Blessed Mother.
 
My first name is Joshua for the leader of the Israelites after Moses.

My middle name is Matthew for the Apostle and Evangelist.

I choose Michael as my Confirmation name because I have a temper and often find myself defending Holy Mother Church and her teachings. So I figured that St Michael the Archangel would be a good Patron. As a soldier in the Church Militant, I couldn’t think of a better commander, and I pray for his guidance in the fight against the Enemy and his angels. In particular I pray for insight to defeat them and restraint to keep myself from loosing my temper and aiding them by accident.

I need the latter more often than the former.
 
I chose Agnes. After hearing a chorus of Guadalupe’s, Maria’s and Teresa’s, I decided to research who I would adopt as my patron (and name). Given the fact that I was 12 years old, I wanted to see if there was a saint close to my age whom I could imitate and who would serve as a good patron. My research led me to St. Agnes, a young girl (about my age, at the time) who was one of the mertyrs of the early Church, having been martyred during the reign of Diocletian.

I submitted my name and was greeted with a quizzical look, but, it was enrolled. Since then, I have observed her feast every January 21st.
 
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I’m about to be confirmed through RCIA on January 3rd and am still wavering on my Confirmation name. I know it will likely never be used again but I’m taking it so seriously. I truly feel that my own personal patron saint will guide and walk me through life. I’ve posted about this recently, but never asked what others inspirations have been in choosing a name. Were you drawn to it? Did you identify with the persons life?

Thank you and God bless!
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Agaistín,… well, Augustine actually.

You’ll have to work out the logic of that choice on your own. 🙂

(( Hints: Blatherer, Sinner, Convert, “Computer-Guy”, Fervent, Annoying, Blunt, etc. ))

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I took Francis, for several reasons. My karate teacher, Frank, at the time was a great Christian role model for me, and I wanted him to be my sponsor, but he was Baptist. My father coached at a Jesuit High School, and I used to wear his staff jacket (St. Francis X) around all the time. I had just read about St. Francis of Assisi, and I really liked him.

At the time, the name was that of Francis of Assisi, but as the years went by I felt more in common with Xavier, and so by now my name honors: 1. Both St. Francises 2. My karate teacher 3. My father and his high school

Coincidentally, the parish I now attend at college is none other than St. Francis Xavier.
 
Joan since I was entranced by her story ever since I read her biography in 2nd grade.
 
I chose Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. I was in 4th grade at the time, and I chose her for three reasons: I liked the name Elizabeth; my grandfather, whom I adored, was born in Hungary; and I liked the story about bread being changed to roses in her apron when she got “caught” bringing bread to the poor.

But much later in life, now that I am a married woman, I realize that she probably picked me, because she is such a wonderful example of fidelity to her vocation as a married woman. Her deep love for her husband is a marvelous example.
 
Helen - St Helen found the true Cross of Christ. Reminds me to ‘take up my cross’ daily.
 
Bernadette- One of my sisters had been born just a few months before my confirmation. My mother gave her the middle name of Bernadette. I don’t recall if I had yet seen the movie, Song of Bernadette, but I loved the story about her. I decided that I wanted Bernadette for my name, too. I was in the 6th grade at the time. Later, I learned that she is one of the Incoruptables.
 
I chose St. Augustine for three reasons. First, his writings are wonderful and I have always enjoyed reading them. Secondly, he struggled alot with sins of the flesh, as do I. This helps me remember that if he could commit some of these sins and become one of our greatest saints, then there is still hope for me! Finally, Augustine had a wonderful mother who prayed for him every single day (just as my mother does for me).
 
I chose Thomas. Being a student of history I became enthralled with the courage of Saint Thomas More. I aspire to one day to possess even a fraction of his character. And I fear the time may be coming where Catholics may just have to follow his example.
 
I choose Angela for St. Angela Merici. I wanted someone different, so I started reading stories on various websites. St. Angela was the one I connected with the most. Among other things, when she noticed the young girls in her town weren’t being taught the faith, she gathered them and began teaching. She also organized other people to do the same. I love working with kids and I especially enjoy teaching them about God, so she was a great fit. 😃
 
“Therese”.
My primary school classrooms (very poor school run by Australian St. Joseph Sisters) were very depressing looking places and all the huge ‘holy pictures’ around the walls were even more depressing mostly of nuns or priests or strangely garbed persons looking most unhappy indeed, tortured, with eyes raised to the heavens.
The year before I was to prepare for my Confirmation, I spied a picture on my new classroom wall of a nun with roses and a cruficix looking me in the eye with rosy cheekks and a slight smile on her face. She won me hands down!

Barb:)
 
Thérèse, for Thérèse of Lisieux. I just love her. She taught me what a relationship with Jesus is supposed to look like.
 
Barbara.
For my mom and dad’s second baby, Barbara Ann, who died.
(I came along many years later.)
 
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