Re: Re: IBS and Catholic Saints

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In a message dated 9/26/01 5:38:19 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

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Yup...on my birth certificate, my name is Theresa Marie, but on my

baptisimal certificate, its teresa maria....I guess, since I was the

youngest in a large Mexican Family, my sisters coerced my mom into

americanizing my name....but she held out on the religious stuff!

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Ha -- You wouldn't believe it, but my confirmation name was 'Theresa', since

my given name does not refer to the Theresa of Avila (the famous one, I think

-- the Little Flower?)... so I have both and Theresa in my name (for

confirmation, not baptism). We're a family of Irish-Catholics although I am

not really a practicing one now.... :)

all the best,

The other Marie