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I chose Ephrem for two reasons:

1] His absolute devotion.

2] My birthday is June 9

Not confirmation, but baptism, but I chose Jeremiah. My birth name is Jeremy and I already like a lot St. Jeremiah's writings in the Old Testament (Jeremiah, Lamentations, Epistle). It's hard to not identify with him.

>>775141

>Benedict

*snicker

Sounds like you've been-a-dik lol

>>775135

St Simon of Trent is a good one. St William of Norfolk too

>>775135

I don't remember being given the option to do so?

>>775246

I'm catholic, baptised as a infant and confirmed.

>>775247

Hmm…thats odd. Ask your mother, I'm sure she knows.

I'm actually a Cateuchumen myself. I've been debating between St. Augustine, St. Maximos the Confessor, or Venerable Paul the Obedient.

Augustine, while controversial, mirrors my own journey to Christ. Maximos suffered greatly for his devotion at the hands of the Church herself, and was found righteous after death. I would like to live up to his example because of his love of God and devotion to truth. Paul is another admirable saint; a monk who dedicated himself so greatly to his arduous duties that even when he wasn't given work he turned a millstone grinding wheat. He did these all without complaint or murmur and with ceaseless prayer. his name day is also my birthday

>>775255

Why would St. Augustine be controversial?

Also St. Maximos is great. Huge resource for apologetics against eastern memers. Since he wrote extensively about the authority of Rome as the head of the Church and the correctness of other theological issues that the east suffered from.

A great choice. I don't know who the last of them are.

I'd choose Maximos.

>>775314

At this point it is just between Maximos and Paul. I can't help but find Paul incredibly relevant to myself, which is a lot more important than having a cool name :^)

>>775347

Cheeky Catholic. How's Maximos a good contra-point to Orthodoxy when the only time as far as I am aware he was against the Church was when we were unified. He was only against the Eastern half because of the error that was quickly corrected. Otherwise, his writings are celebrated for its theology, influencing Palamas.

>>775394

>during my conversion I heard a lot about him and I appreciate the use of reason in faith.

Same. A truly excellent and pious mind.

I chose Justin after Justin Martyr. Reading his writings and seeing his dedication to knowledge and philosophy, while leading others to Christ, is an example I'd like to follow. So my advice to you would be to read, read, read! Also, do as you are now and talk with people about who they chose and why, then read the works of the saint they mentioned. I first looked into Justin Martyr because my priest accidentally called me Justin on my 2nd visit to the church. Now he calls me Justin during every Liturgy!

Pray as well!

Does your confirmation name replace your birth name, or does it become like a middle name?

>>775452

It's like an AKA. My birth name is generally used on legal documents like my driver's license, but my confirmation name is used on Church documents like my marriage certificate.

>>775350

Because he wrote on several occasions about Rome being the head of the Church and that the essential essence of the episcopate sits there? He also wrote defending the Filoque against easterners who claimed it was wrong.

It's weird you weren't aware of this.

can you take two or more names?

I went with Michael as it was also my baptismal name and I have a strong admiration for St Michael the archangel.

If not Michael, I would have gone with Thomas More or Augustine as reading about their lives were instrumental to bringing me back to Catholicism.

>>775172

>not the making the Christian dad joke of Benedict being Edict's son

You fail.

>>778258

see, that one made me smirk. It's not really funny, but it's more clever than the first joke.

John 1:45-51 Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him: We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth.

46 And Nathanael said to him: Can any thing of good come from Nazareth? Philip saith to him: Come and see.

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him: and he saith of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile.

48 Nathanael saith to him: Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered, and said to him: Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

49 Nathanael answered him, and said: Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.

50 Jesus answered, and said to him: Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, thou believest: greater things than these shalt thou see.

51 And he saith to him: Amen, amen I say to you, you shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

I think I will be going with Nathanael. That is my middle name given by my mother. I will be baptised and confirmed into the Catholic Church soon and this seems to be the most appropriate option. Not to mention I love the passage where Christ calls Nathanael, above.

St.John Vianney because he was a humble priest

>>775732

The Eastern Fathers said the same thing about Rome kek

>>775135

Christopher, Joshua, Thomas, Peter…

Andrew, because of my Scottish ancestry and my best friend at the time was named Andrew.

>>778356

lol that's seriously shallow anon

>>778396

I was 9 years old.

>>778396

>lol that's seriously shallow anon

<I was 9 years old.

OOF

I was considering “Joseph” because I’m a new dad and I received great help from praying a Novena to St Joseph. Is that an obvious one? Is there a good list of Saints to choose from?

>>779967

Thanks anon, you’ve sealed it for me. “Joseph” it is.

Would it be okay to pick the name of a saint and an archangel?