christening regrets, is there anything I can do?

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christeningregrets · 01/08/2015 09:33

Hello everyone

I really regret not asking someone to be godparent to my child. She was christened 3 years ago in a Catholic church.

Could I perhaps have some sort of blessing, or in some way 'add' a new godparent? Is this a thing I could do or is it too late? It'd mean the world to me.

Thanks and God bless X

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thegreenheartofmanyroundabouts · 01/08/2015 15:51

You will need to talk to your priest about what might be possible. There isn't a service in the C of E to allow extra Godparents and I suspect that it is the same in the RC Church.

fancyanotherfez · 01/08/2015 15:52

I know it might be a long time away, but in the Catholic church, you can have a sponsor for confirmation. Could it wait until then?

ivywilder · 01/08/2015 16:40

I will ask the priest tomorrow. Just wanted to get an idea before launching into it with him!

Can't really wait for confirmation as time is not on our side.

GasLIghtShining · 02/08/2015 16:41

I suspect there isn't and if time is of an essence then confirmation sponsor will not be a choice

I have the opposite problem in that my DD's godparent is not part of our life and and we only had one

gingerdodger · 03/08/2015 11:00

I hope your Priest was able to come up with some good ideas. I can honestly say though that if someone told me they regretted not asking me to be a Godparent and asked if I would help support the child spiritually I would be very flattered and kern to help even without being an official Godparent. Not sure if you've had this conversation with the person.

heylilbunny · 04/08/2015 19:33

I agree with Ginger that if you know someone who you think would be a great spiritual mentor for your child I'd be surprised if they weren't delighted to be asked to be a belated godparent. I am surprised you had a baptism with no godparents, I thought that was a requirement in the CC.

ivywilder · 04/08/2015 19:51

I didn't get a chance to speak properly with the priest so will arrange a meeting with him this week.

It's a long story! My child has 3 godparents but we should have asked another. It's too complicated to get into now but it's a huge regret of mine and would mean the world to me, my family and the person in question, if it could happen now.

Flip