Level 8 Assignment #6
CONFIRMATION PACKET
Name:
To be returned at the March 18, 2018 Teen Mass at 7:00 PM.
Your Confirmation Name
When you were baptized, you were given a “Christian” name. Perhaps it is the name of one of the saints or heroes of the Bible, for example, who became your “patron.” You can find many examples in the New Testament of the Apostles’ curing and forgiving in the name of Jesus. And you probably remember Bible stories in which a person’s name was changed to show that he or she had entered into a new relationship with God.
Your Confirmation is an opportunity to enter into a deeper relationship with God and with the Church. One Confirmation custom is to choose a new name to symbolize this relationship. This “Confirmation name” is used in the ceremony. You may even choose your baptismal name, if you like, because there is a close connection between Baptism and Confirmation.
Answer all the following questions. Talk over your answers with your family, and use reference books if necessary.
1. What is your complete baptismal name (First, Middle and Family Name)?
2. Why did your parents give you these names?
3. What would you like your Confirmation name to be?
4. What does this name mean to you?
When you have decided on your Confirmation name, go to the library or search online to learn about the life of your saint. On the lines below write a paragraph about the life of the saint. Include in your paragraph all the following information. If information is missing, your assignment will be sent back to you.
1. the reason why you have chosen the name
2. your saint’s feast day
3. three important facts about the saint’s life
4. a special virtue or trait of the saint
5. an example of how you can imitate the saint’s virtue in your life as a confirmed Catholic
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