Do Catholics still take Confirmation names? Do Orthodox believers?

[Chris in VA]

Just curious--

Dd's piano teacher mistakenly called her Elizabeth; I told dd that would have been my Confirmation name, if the Episcopal Church upheld that tradition (some do, but not at my particular church growing up).

I just wondered if Catholics do this still, and if Orthodox believers do or ever did.

[K&Rs Mom]

Catholics do.

[MamaT]

I'm not Catholic or Orthodox, but we just took a field trip to an Orthodox monastery. The monks told us that at Confirmation they do take a new name if their given name was not a saint's name.

[Greta]

Orthodox Christians do. My daughter and I were recently baptized and chrismated into the Orthodox Church. Within the church, we are now known by the names of our patron saints. Outside of the Church, I still go by the name my parents gave me. If I had been born Orthodox, of course, my given/legal name and my Christian name would be one and the same.

[happygrrl]

Orthodox Christians do. My daughter and I were recently baptized and chrismated into the Orthodox Church. Within the church, we are now known by the names of our patron saints. Outside of the Church, I still go by the name my parents gave me. If I had been born Orthodox, of course, my given/legal name and my Christian name would be one and the same.

 

I had just posted, but it mysteriously disappeared. Congratulations, Greta! So happy for you both! :)

[Greta]

I'm not Catholic or Orthodox, but we just took a field trip to an Orthodox monastery. The monks told us that at Confirmation they do take a new name if their given name was not a saint's name.

 

Some priests enforce that "if", and some don't. :001_smile: Some priests would have had me go by the name Margaret (or Marina, Greek), from which Greta is derived. But my priest told me to chose whichever saint I felt a connection to. I would have honored whatever my priest had suggested, but I'm glad I got to chose. I love "my" saint so much.

[Greta]

I had just posted, but it mysteriously disappeared. Congratulations, Greta! So happy for you both! :)

 

Thank you! :001_smile:

[HRAAB]

Catholics choose a saints' name for Confirmation. Both my older dds that have been confirmed include their confirmation names along with their given names.

[Angjune]

Actually, now the Catholic Church encourages those making their confirmation to use their baptismal name. However, it is still ok to use a saint's name. My son made his confirmation three years ago and my daughter will this year. My son was pretty happy with his given name so used that as his confirmation name.

[dirty ethel rackham]

In our diocese, they do choose a saint's name as a confirmation name. They have to do research on that saint and write a report. This is taking the tradition of taking on a new name upon receiving a new role in the Church (Simon/Peter, for example.)

[4besitos]

:iagree: This is the tradition here as well.

[Murphy101]

I wasn't given the option when I entered the church, but my kids have requested it.