Her father and mother were so delighted that they proclaimed a public holiday on her christening, and invited to act as godmothers the seven good fairies who lived in the kingdom.
And, you know, our godfathers and godmothers are expected to promise and vow three things in our name, when we are little babies, and can do nothing but squall for ourselves.
And now my story is done, for I need hardly tell you that the Prince and Princess were married amid great rejoicings, and lived happily ever after; and that the seven fairy godmothers danced at the wedding.
So the Queen was very anxious that they should be pleased; for they had been asked to be godmothers to the baby Princess, and she wanted them to be in a good humor so that they should be kind to her little one.
And sure I am, that any godfathers and godmothers who do their duty, only because they are afraid that God will punish them if they do not, will not do their duty at all.
And this the godfathers and godmothers do: they represent and stand in the place of the whole Church.
Now, I will not threaten you, my friends; I will not pretend to tell you how God will punish those godfathers and godmothers who do not do their duty; because I do not know how he will punish them.
But I have not only to tell young persons of the Confirmation: I have to tell all godfathers and godmothers of it also.
Now, the ancient institution of godfathers and godmothers would, it seems to me, if it were carried out honestly and really, do for us what we certainly have not done for ourselves as yet, and bind us all together as one family.
All that remains undone is to take home the godfathers and godmothers of the newly married couple.
The bishop read the formula; the godmothers and godfathers gave the customary security; the holy water was sprinkled over the bells, and thus were they regularly baptised.
My real baptismal name is one that I have abjured, and if my godfathers and godmothers did give it to me, I throw it back to them with contempt.
The twenty-two godmotherslooked as if they would go crazy.
But it was only during the reign of Mary, (called the Bloody) that this rule of registering godfathers and godmothers prevailed in England.
But modern parish registers were "discovered" (like America) in 1497, when Cardinal Ximenes found it desirable to put on record the names of the godfathers and godmothers of baptised children.
Godfathers and godmothers are given in Baptism in order that they may promise in the name of the child what the child itself would promise if it had the use of reason.
Why are godfathers and godmothers given in Baptism?
If any died when they were little infants, their parents answered for them as godfathers and godmothers do now for infants at Baptism.
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So if you ever wonder, dear Readers, that Fairy Gifts and Fairy Godmothers have gone out of fashion; you may conclude that the adventure of Ambrosia and Hermione is the reason.
Godfathers and godmothers are given in Baptism in order that they may promise, in the name of the child, what the child itself would promise if it had the use of reason.
Fairy godmothers are important people," she said, "and very easily offended.
Our fathers and mothers and fairy godmothers have to concur.
Then, all standing up, the Priest shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this exhortation following.
You said that your Godfathers and Godmothersdid promise for you, that you should keep God's Commandments.
My Godfathers and Godmothers in my Baptism; wherein I was made a member of Christ, the child of God, and an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven.
What did your Godfathers andGodmothers then for you?
Then shall the Priest speak unto the Godfathers and Godmothers on this wise.
Then, all standing up, the Priest shall use this exhortation following; speaking to the Godfathers and Godmothers first.
They made much of Thumbkin's christening feast, and the gifts the good godmothers brought.
Oh, how I wish we lived in those times, when there were fairygodmothers and things!
Fairy godmothers generally appear at first disguised as old women, and ask for something, such as a drink of water, or beg you to carry a load of wood or whatever they happen to have in hand.
The godmothers were the Princess of Hohenlohe and Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester.
And then came Stafford; and Milly looked out for the castle, and wondered whether the castles in her story-books looked like that, and whether princesses and fairy godmothers and giants ever lived there in old times.
This was another experiment; for every boy knows that you cannot hope to see any fairies or any fairy godmothers unless you take them by surprise.
David remembered that he hadn't consulted any fairy godmother about it; long since he would have done so, only he could never catch any fairy godmothers hanging around.
The creed being settled, the child is reminded: "You said that your godfathers and godmothers did promise for you that you should keep God's commandments.
Then, all standing up, the Priest shall say to the Godfathers andGodmothers this Exhortation following.
Then shall the Priest demand the Name of the Child; which being by the Godfathers and Godmothers pronounced, the Minister shall say, Dost thou, &c.
Then shall the Priest speak unto the Godfathers and Godmotherson this wise.
Then, all standing up, the Priest shall use this Exhortation following; speaking to the Godfathers and Godmothers first.
The flowers had been the only godmothers that she had ever had, and fairy godmothers too.
But none of these rich graces from above, To your advancement in the world will prove If godmothers and sires you disobey, Or 'gainst their strict advice too long you stay.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "godmothers" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
