Hi Prajwal,

I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with this custom (not that it isn't a noble idea). Perhaps one of my colleagues has heard of it. Not knowing your culture, I hesitate to offer an answer, but traditionally, Catholics name things after Saints.

• One obvious, if perhaps, well-worn and not particularly creative choice, is St. Thomas.
• A better choice might be St. Alfonsa, the first canonized Indian Saint.
• You could choose St. Joseph, the patron of families, or
• St. Raphael, the patron of marriages.
• If you have a strong devotion to a particular Saint, that might be a good choice, too.

Eric

Prajwal,

I have a great idea. Name it after the Indian name of the first canonized saint from India.

I think it's time we started broadening our use of saint's names to include the native names of non-Western saints and thus popularizing them.

Mary Ann

Hi Prajwal,

I would echo my colleague Eric's comments.

At a nearby Catholic parish we have a separate meeting house which has various offices and is used for meetings, talks, etc.

Although it's called St. Joseph's house, each room within the house itself is dedicated to a particular saint.

• St Thomas's room
• St. Elizabeth's room
• St. John's room
• St. Theresa's room
• etc.

Hope this helps,

Mike