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When you receive the sacrament of baptism you are a baby. Your parents, on your behalf, choose to bring you into God's family. They chooe a baptismal name.
When you are confirmed, you are making the decision to stay in God's family. So by choosing the baptismal name your parents gave you, you are reaffirming their decision.
You are saying "yes, mom and dad, I agree with your decison and to prove it, I choose the same nam you gave me"
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoA sponsor is someone who will help you through your journey of being confirmed and you take a saint's name because it is traditional to, but you could just keep your baptism name or use a relative's name if they were deceased.
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∙ 13y agoWhen you were born and baptized your parents and God parents chose your patron saint for you when they named you. Now that you are a young adult you have the opportunity to pick a patron of your own choosing, especially if you felt no special affinity to your original patron saint.
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∙ 14y agoYou chose a saints name at confirmation so you can follow that saint in acts of kindness and generosity towards others.
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∙ 14y agoThe purpose in my opinion is that you will live a religious life like the saint and that you will never give up on faith in God.
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∙ 14y agoA saint name is chosen so the person confirmed has someone to imitate and pray to.
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Is Giselle a confirmation name?
As a Confirmation name, you can choose the name that you received at your Baptism or you may choose a name of a saint or Bible character that you would like to emulate.
In the early days of confirmation did they choose names?
No, in the early days, and still today in all Rites of the Church, except the Latin Rite, the sacrament of confirmation is given immediately after baptism. Thus the name is given at baptism, and not repeated immediately afterward.
Is Anna a good name to choose for confirmation?
Of course, it is a good name for any female in the world.
What is the name given to one awaiting confirmation or baptism?
catechumenate
Do girls have to choose girls names for confirmation?
No, girls do not have to choose girls' names for confirmation. In the Catholic Church, individuals typically choose a confirmation name that holds personal significance to them, regardless of gender.
Do women have to chose a feminine confirmation name?
No, you can also choose a male confirmation name as long as it is a saint's name.
Why do people choose a saint's name for their confirmation name?
It's a Customary Tradition expanding on their taking a Christian Name for their Baptism. The Confirmation is part of the "Rites of Initiation" of the Sacraments. Note that the naming is a "custom", and separate from the purvue of "Sacred Tradition". As a custom it is also Optional, meaning don't stress if one is not taken (as I didn't). Some people also use their confirmation name in place of their Middle name
What is a good reason to choose saint elizabeth as a confirmation name?
you should choose that saint because of what great things they have done through out their lives
What oils are used during the sacraments of initiation?
The sacraments of Initiation are Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist Baptism oils are Oil of Catechumens, given only at Baptism as a welcome to church, and also Oil of Chrism, given after Baptism as a sign of priest, prophet, king. At Confirmation the Chrism oil is given, as at Baptism, confirming the gifts of the Holy Spirit At Eucharist, no oils are used
Is Savannah a good confirmation name. why?
No, Savannah is not a good confirmation name as it is not the name of a saint or blessed.
What are good confirmation names for Desirae?
Any Saint name would be a good Confirmation name for her.
Is Thelma a confirmation name?
You must choose a name for Confirmation. It must be the name of a holy man or woman, someone who can be a role model for you in your Catholic life.
