What was/will be your confirmation name?

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Well I’m receiving the sacrament of Confirmation next Tuesday, June 8. I’m really excited about it and I have just chosen my patron saint, or the saint whose name I will be taking on when the bishop calls me. The saint is St. Josemaria Escriva. I chose him since I really believe in his message that one can sanctify ordinary life.

For the people who are not accustomed to this tradition of claiming a name, the practice symbolizes how one becomes a new person in Christ. This mirrors how Abram became Abraham, Saul became Paul, and Simon became Peter once all three were touched by God.

So what was or what will be your confirmation name and why? 👍
 
I chose St. Phillip Neri. I chose him at first because he was one of the only saints I knew who wasn’t well known and I went to an elementary school named after him. I didn’t do very much research on him until later where I realize how much I am like him. It’s so funny how the saint you choose may be much closer to how you are then you think.
 
My saint appeared to me in two consecutive dreams while I was still in RCIA. That is St. Thomas Aquinas.
 
St. Helen…

I was only a teenager then, and it was the name of my dad’s mother. My dad had since past away at that time, so I thought it would be appropriate.

Since that time, I got married, and my husband’s mom name was Helen, and she was such a blessing in my life…

When we got married our Marriage retreat happen to be St Helen Church…

Our son was baptized at St. Helen’s Church…
 
I haven’t joined the church yet, but been I do convert I would like to be named after Blessed Mother Tersea of Calcutta. I can relate to her so much, in her ministry, in her faith, and she has come to me in my dreams… I know she isn’t a saint yet. But she has touched my life and vocation so much!
 
Joan. I was drawn to strong female role models as saints.
 
A chose an obscure, but meaningful saint: Adele. Like me, she was a widow; and I hope to follow in her footsteps and eventually become a nun.

Miz
 
Congrats! on your upcoming Confirmation. 😃

I was confirmed this past April and took as my Confirmation name “Teresa” after Saint Teresa of Avila.

God bless
 
aw, i don’t have one. when i was born, infant confirmation was still a practice in the Philippines so i wasn’t able to choose one. but i’m already named after two Apostles. but if i can choose now, i’ll probably pick St. Francis

edit: i don’t think they ask for baptismal and confirmation names for Filipinos back then because it was required to have the name of a Saint in your official name. so it never was a practice to have baptismal or confirmation names because the official names would already have the saint’s name. thats why many Filipinos have two or three official first names. the middle name will always be the mother’s maiden name
 
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Well I’m receiving the sacrament of Confirmation next Tuesday, June 8. I’m really excited about it and I have just chosen my patron saint, or the saint whose name I will be taking on when the bishop calls me. The saint is St. Josemaria Escriva. I chose him since I really believe in his message that one can sanctify ordinary life.

For the people who are not accustomed to this tradition of claiming a name, the practice symbolizes how one becomes a new person in Christ. This mirrors how Abram became Abraham, Saul became Paul, and Simon became Peter once all three were touched by God.

So what was or what will be your confirmation name and why? 👍
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St. Teresa of Avila - first, she lived during the time of the Reformation, and I had been a strong Protestant, before. Second, every time I did any spiritual reading, they were always quoting her. She was popping up everywhere. Third, she lived to be very old, which is what I am also hoping to do - I love all these little-girl Saints, but I worry that they won’t understand what it means to be an old lady, when it comes time for that. St. Teresa, on the other hand, will understand me. 🙂
 
I chose St. Dymphna. I chose her because both of my sisters have moderate/severe autisim and for other reasons that will remain private.

However…if I had known I could have chosen a male saint name (I’m a girl) I would have chosen St. Francis of Assisi. I have always felt such a strong connection to him. I have loved him and his story for years.

I’m happy with my decision though. 🙂
 
Though I finally narrowed it down to San Josemaria, I actually had a few in mind:

1.) St. Benedict 2.) St. Francis 3.) San Lorenzo Ruiz 4.) St. Gottschalk

St. Benedict because he and I share a devotion to the Holy Cross of Christ. St. Francis because the first saint I openly took an interest in was him. San Lorenzo Ruiz because I’m Filipino and he had a strong faith (He died a martyr.) St. Gottschalk was the most obscure; he is the patron saint of linguists since he translated sermons into various tongues. I now have a great love for languages and I’m planning to learn even more (I have a considerable command of French, Spanish, and Filipino) so I considered him for a while.

I finally settled on San Josemaria because he seems like a saint I can really relate to. I can actually watch his past homilies. Plus his name also has Maria, for St. Mary and I like that since I was born on Our Lady’s nativity: September 8.
 
jdc209, you’ve made a great choice! He’s one of my favorites, too.

My confirmation name is Agnes, after the patron saint of my elementary school. The story of the young martyr was drilled into us all the time, and I made a promise to her that I would take her name for Confirmation. When that time came, I was a teenager, far removed from my grade school, and I wished I had not made that promise, but it was too late. At least I wasn’t one of the large number of Thereses in the class. The Little Flower was really popular that year. I don’t know who I might have chosen, as I didn’t bother thinking about it because of the promise.

Betsy
 
I choose Angela for St. Angela Merici. I wanted someone different, not one of the ones that are super popular. She is the first one that really jumped out at me as I was reading about the different Saints. I choose her because she gathered young girls and catechized them when no one else was. I have always loved teaching Sunday School before I was Catholic and now Religious Ed.
 
Francis after St. Francis of Assisi. I’m very different from him, but I think that’s why I like him so much. He was good with people, and was able to turn many people back to God, and that’s what I’d like to do.
 
I chose St. Athanasius, and I’ll be honest and say that when I decided on him, I was very immature and chose him because I had no idea how to pronounce his name. My parents actually gave my brothers and I a middle initial as well as a middle name, and mine was A, so I wanted a saint with an A name so I could just add it to my name. After my immature reason for picking him, I read up more on him, and am very glad I chose him/
 
Congratulations on your upcoming Confirmation :D. I was confirmed 2 years ago myself. For a name I chose St. Joseph of Arimathea. I, like him, was a “secret” follower of Christ, afraid to really share my faith for a while especially around my friends. Also, like him, I work in the background. He, for example, gave his tomb for our Lord. We both work in the background, helping in any way we can
 
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