Last Sunday, the feast of the Baptism of our Lord, I started a new tradition in my chapel which was very well received. While emphasizing the importance of choosing Christian names for new babies, and appreciating while researching some information about our own names, I suggested also for the parishioners to adopt a Patron Saint for this coming year. I prepared a box with names of over 100 saints, and asked the people to pick a name to be their protective saint during this year. They were all popular names whose liturgical feast is celebrated throughout the year. Quite a few of them commented on the name chosen, as they relate to their lives. One person told me she had some financial concerns, and St. Matthew will surely help her as the patron of accountants. Another one is a law student and St. Thomas More was the perfect or coincidental choice, as patron of lawyers. Yet another one was from the capital city Valletta which was built thanks to her new patron, Pope St. Pius V who sent his architect to help in the construction. I hope this idea can be adopted by other churches, a simple, yet meaningful project which can be done also on All Saints Day, November 1st.
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