Comments on: Guide to Being a Great Godfather

By: Basil M. Habayeb AKA Mylo J. Haba

Basil M. Habayeb AKA Mylo J. Haba — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:05:02 +0000

Thank you so much for such a great article.
My situation as kinda unique. I have been asked couple of weeks ago by my bro and sis in arms to be the God-Father of expected daughter.
Am an Arab man and living thousands of miles away. I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to perform whatever my duties would be.
And I was completely afraid not having the correct understanding of the rule.

My God-Daughter is about to arrive with in the following couple of hours. And your article helped me alot.

Thank you again. Wish me luck.

By: Paul Durfee

Paul Durfee — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:08:19 +0000

I am being considered to be the Godfather of my late son’s former fiance. My son was Baptized in the Church as his brother and I were. Barrett and I were extremely close Father and son. His Death almost brought upon my own. I turned from the Church and the ways of the Christ. My son passed from this world on 3/21/2009. His ex-fiance’s First Born, a son named Peter, was born on 3/21/2013. When Pete’s mom said their Familie’s were considering me for the role of Godfather, I fell to my knee’s and begged forgiveness from turning from The Christ, and if I were too be chosen to direct me in the correct path. I immediately felt a calmness that had left at the time of Bear’s death. I then began to find as much information of being as good a Godfather as I could. That led me to this site. I feel I have been in Spiritual limbo since Bear’s passing, but now I want to be this child’s guide and freind, as well as his dedicated Godfather. I even plan too become active in the Church again. The fact that the date of my son’s death and the date of my potential Godson’s birth being the same was a calling for me too return to Christ and pass on my experience and knowledge. If chosen, I will go to my knee’s before any interaction with this child, and become a better father to my own surviving son. My son’s death my have led to his father’s re-birth in my love of Christ, and renouncement of Satan and his attempt to place Bear’s death on my Lord and savior.

By: nk

nk — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:18:15 +0000

I know of Someone who has gone aheard and given the god child his last name. is that part of being a god father or this man is fathers to the Child.

By: James R Hubbard

James R Hubbard — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:51:30 +0000

I am my sister and her husbans daughters Godfather and I remember it clearly. When the priest anointed her head with oil she had been sleeping and then she REALLY woke up, kicking and screaming and when it came time for the holy water things got worse!!! My brother in law said aloud that he thought that this was a baptisim and not an exorsisim!!!! She is 2 now and whenever she sees me she runs up to me with her arms spread out screaming uncle James Uncle James!!!! . )

By: Cody

Cody — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 04:36:52 +0000

When my godson was born I actually bought him a vintage copy (first edition, fourth printing I think) of Theodore Roosevelt’s Letters To His Sons. I’m holding it until he hits High School because I think if he just grows up with it in his room he’ll look at it as just another book on the shelf or just part of the scenery.Until then though, I’ll keep my conductor hat on and I’ll just let him tell me how fast to move Thomas The Tank.

By: EJC

EJC — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:51:35 +0000

Promising to pray for your Godchild everyday and DOING IT is an amazing commitment. I keep their names on my bathroom mirror, so that while I’m shaving or brushing my teeth in the morning, I remember to offer a little prayer for them. By the way, I’ve been a Confirmation sponsor a few times and I consider them my Godchildren as well, and they enjoy all the benefits.

By: EB

EB — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:11:18 +0000

When it comes down to godfathers….I got the say I got the world’s greatest godfather!!! He has been a major role in my life and has become my second father. He has his own children and still makes time for to spend time with me. I can go to him for anything, because he is always there to listen. And now that Im in college he is still there, we text on a daily basis. He is just the best. I love him!!!!

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:06:19 +0000

I had a godfather who was wonderful until I was around seven, always sending cards and visiting to play with me and my sister. At that point he had his own children. I slipped his mind. Gradually he stopped seeing me and my sister altogether and I haven’t heard from him in years. It’s understandable (now that I’m older), but still sad.

By: Lian

Lian — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:53:50 +0000

My wonderful godfather died 2 days ago. For 32 years of my life he has been a constant support, a mentor, a confident, a friend, filled in the gaps where my own father failed and also a godfather to my own son. This man never ever failed me, never missed any occassion and praised me through ever step and fall in my life. In the past 7 months he has been battling cancer and it took him on the 1st august / honestly I’m only 32 and have lost my biggest fan and a godfather who bailed me out, kept my secrets, ran errands, listened to my woes, proof read ever word I wrote in my degree, babysat my children, treated me, trusted me and phoned me every day. He never had children of his own, he never married – but he gave me everything he could. My heart bleeds without him, a remarkable man who can never be replaced and who did call himself ‘the don’ and did surpass his godfather role and made it his life to be the best ever – god I shall miss him.
I am planning my Reading for the funeral, I must do this man justice, it’s all I have left to do for him xxxxx

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