When babies are Baptised (in the Catholic Religion), do the parents choose a Saint's name for them or do they wait for the child's confirmation and let the child choose at that time?
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The parents choose a "Saint" name when the child is baptized. It's usually their middle name but not always. When a person is confirmed, they choose their own "confirmation" name.
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It used to be that you should pick a saint's name... but it's becoming not so anymore... there are so many names out there that aren't saint names... Gage, Tiara, Rider, etc... but that's ok now - the church won't "not" baptise by a certain name. Confirmation is at about 12 yrs old or so - long time to be without a name, lol. Basic reason for baptising isn't to "name" the child, more to welcome the child into the church and to say on their behalf that they reject satan, and accept God in their lives. At confirmation, they say that themselves, to confirm what you said for them at baptism.
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In Baptism, the Lord's name sanctifies the Christian, and the Christian receives his name in the Church. This can be (but does not have to be) the name of a saint, that is, of a disciple who has lived a life of exemplary fidelity to the Lord. Parents, sponsors, and the pastor are to take care that a name foreign to Christian sensibility is not given. The young person may keep his or her baptismal name at Confirmation or choose another saint's name. For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 2156 and following: http://www.nccbuscc.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt1art2.htm#III And Code of Canon Law, Canon 855: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P2V.HTM With love in Christ.
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