For use with Common, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Lectionaries
For some people there is great joy in the selection of the name for their child. A boy's name and a girl's name may be selected even before the child is conceived, especially when there is a great desire to have a child. The name of the parents-to-be may be used in some way, or the names of other relatives. Sometimes the name of an admired hero outside the family circle is chosen. Books listing names and their meanings may be scanned. The selection of the name in some way seems to contribute to the actualization of the child; it makes the child more real.
