Why choose a Saint?
Confirmation saints are chosen to be a person we want to be like, as well as someone who can pray for us from heaven.
It is important to remember that we are never alone, as St. Paul said, ‘We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses’ (Hebrews 12:1). These witnesses are the saints who continually intercede for us (CCC 956); in choosing a confirmation saint, we are choosing a special friend to intercede for us in heaven and after whom we can model our lives while here on earth.
You will have a spiritual friend, who has your back in life!