The oldest is preparing for Confirmation in April. It just occurred to me that this is really the Sacrament of growing up. He alone had to make the decision for his Confirmation name and sponsor. It was surely something we could influence but we trust that in this matter he can prayerfully discern for himself. But I wasn't beyond vetoing a wrong decision LOL.
I love this particular guideline on choosing a sponsor: - "We recommend that you choose as your sponsor someone who manifests a level of holiness that the candidate for Confirmation desires to imitate" (!) yay for you holy people. "The sponsor should be a reliable person who will help the candidate grow in their faith throughout the years". With that guideline we pointed out to him that he is very fortunate to have so many good choices, he is surrounded by holy people who are ready to answer to God if they mislead him LOL. Needless to say he made good use of Holy Hour in his discernment.
So we are currently in the thick of preparing for his presentation on his chosen confirmation saint (St. Augustine!) He wants something "different but fun" and that means I might have to use some of my veto power.
It's good to be back to real life in Ordinary Time. The beauty of the Divine has a special hum in the the sacrificial toil of the everyday. Happy January! Let's not talk about the winter blues until next month ;-)
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