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As Easter approaches, the question of how to pick a Confirmation saint comes up often in our work. How does one go about selecting a saint to formally identify with? For some, the nervousness over picking a Confirmation saint can come from not knowing much about the saints; for others who know a lot about saints, the difficulty can come from narrowing the choice down to a single person! And there are often lots of questions about the purpose of picking a saint, and what it means. Practically speaking, the name of the saint you pick will be pronounced over you when you are confirmed. But in the long term, that saint is meant to be a heavenly friend and mentor; someone you can look to for a holy example, and ask for prayer along the way.
Here are a few stories from our members about how they came to be connected with their Confirmation saints:
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Here are a few stories from our members about how they came to be connected with their Confirmation saints:
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