05 February 2020
Word of the Day: Christian Names
NAMES, CHRISTIAN. Names given to individuals at their baptism. The custom
of giving the name of a saint when a person is baptized goes back to the earliest
days of the Church. It is required by ecclesiastical law and means that the
saint whose name is chosen becomes a special patron to protect and guide and
be the heavenly intercessor for the one who bears his or her name.
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