Margaret, It just so happened that the neighborhood where I moved to, had Holy Rosary Slovak as it's parish Church. The priest did not bat an eyelash when I named my daughter, Lisa Jo. And he did NOT write on the Baptismal certificate ... Elizabeth Johanna or whatever! At least her birth, Baptismal and school records all carried the same name ... can't say the same for mine., unfortunately. :( My sister was able to get away with naming her daughter, Tiffanie Lynn. Her friend named her daughter, Shasta, after the dog of all things!!!!!! Times change. My oxtail stew is ready to be served. Yummy! Sandra in partly cloudy, cool, Las Vegas In a message dated 5/10/2005 5:41:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > The Christian name thing didn't end until after Vatican II for the > Catholic's. I wanted "Cathy" but had to choose Catherine for the baptism of > our daughter. Now, it seems like anything goes when I hear the names that > the poor babies are being given by their parents. > Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " Karen Heiser" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 3:56 PM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] [Croatia} Baptism > > > > Sandra - Many would not allow "nicknames" either. i.e. "Beth" instead of > > "Elizabeth" or "Peggy" rather than "Margaret", "Bill" instead of > > "William", > > etc, etc. As for your Baptism name, the choice may have been made by the > > Church calendar...which of the Saints' days were you born on or near. > > Karen Heiser, > > Weed, Siskiyou, CA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 3:45 PM > > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] [Croatia} Baptism > > > > > >> In a message dated 5/10/2005 8:11:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > >> [email protected] writes: > >> > >> > The monther did not go to church then because she was not > >> > 'purified/cleansed' from childbirth, and could not go into the church > > until she was. This > >> > usually occurred 6 weeks after the baby's birth, when her body returned > > to > >> > 'normal'.... sort of a thing left over from before christianity with > >> > the > > same > >> > thinking that the monthlies made a woman 'unclean'.... Interesting, > > isn't it! > >> > > >> > >> Thank you for the explanation ... all these years, I always thought that > > my > >> mother was not at my baptism because it might have been mother-in-law > > trouble. > >> :)) My two godparents, father and grandmother (his mother) were there for > > the > >> ceremony. Plus ... I was not given the name my mother wanted (birth > >> certificate name) ... still don't know who wanted the Baptism name. When > >> I > > asked years > >> later, I was told the priest said my birth name could not be used because > > it > >> was Greek and not a Christian name!!! > >> > >> I'll say, it's interesting! > >> Sandra >