Choosing a Confirmation Name

At the Rite of Confirmation, candidates are called by their confirmation name by the Bishop.  Candidates choose their confirmation name based on a Saint they are inspiried by and can relate to.  Choosing a Confirmation name is personal and you should feel called to that Saint in a special way. Candidates are encouraged to utilize resources available in the church library or online websites . Please verify that all websites are Catholic resource sites. A candidate may also keep their baptismal Christian name as their Confirmation name. This will be the name of the Bishop calls you when you receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Please indicate your selection by filling out the form below.  Due November 18th

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO LOOK FOR:

• “Blessed” or “Bl” = a person who has been “beatified”, which means they are on their way to be canonized as a Saint, BUT are not one yet (in other words, you can not choose a Blessed)

• “Saint” or “St.” = someone who has been “canonized” in the Catholic Church and is officially a Saint (in other words, these are the people you are looking for)