Chose my patron saint(s)…
Kasia March 15th, 2007
…my confirmation name with be Edith-Francis, for St. Edith Stein and St. Francis de Sales. Yes, I’m taking two. The Canuck thinks I’m being greedy. I think he shouldn’t tease me so much during Lent. 
I actually checked with the DRE at church, to make sure I could do this. She said yes. So my only question now is whether to be Edith-Francis or feminize Francis so I would be Edith-Frances. I certainly think Frances is a nicer name for a woman – since it IS the feminine of Francis – and plus my grandmother’s name was Frances, but since it’s a masculine Francis that I chose, maybe I ought to keep the name as it is. Any thoughts?
Meanwhile, I’m just trying to keep plugging along. Pressure has definitely stepped up, and now I have the added anxiety of having mailed the cards to my parents yesterday, but all in all things are progressing as well as can be expected.
Please pray for my co-worker Joye’s baby son Sawyer; he has had a high fever for several days. Also, prayers of thanksgiving for healing would be appreciated for my sponsor Nina, who was very ill and is now recovering nicely. (I would have asked for prayers earlier, but I didn’t know she was sick, the stoic silly!)
GREEDY!
I didn’t even GET a confirmation name!
TBS
Yes you did! It just happened to be the same as your first name! :-p
My friend Jill’s daughter Mallary was baptized Mary, and SHE’S picking the BVM as HER patron saint TOO! So it isn’t just you getting ripped off by doing RCIA at a hippie-dippie college parish…
Did I tell you you were being greedy? I don’t recall. If I did tease, you’re right, I shouldn’t tease you so much during Lent.
Anyway, how about Francis-Edith-Frances (or Frances-Edith-Francis). Or maybe Edith-Franci(e)s.
Does that count as teasing? I hope not ’cause I don’t want to get in more trouble
Hee! You’re such a goof…
It counts as teasing, but I’m willing to overlook it this time.
NOT GREEDY……!!!! Wonderful. See no difference between that or someone like me who chose the name Mary Magdalene. Two names….
So go right ahead. I love Edith-Francis.
I would leave it as the original spelling. Think of the nuns named Joseph etc. It is not unheard of, nor even unusual.
Thanks for the prayers; it means so much.
N