Did you know the month of January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus? Here are some prayers to honor him this month and throughout the year.
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DidyouknowthemonthofJanuaryisdedicatedtotheHolyNameofJesus?
WearecalledtodirectourattentiontothepoweroftheLord’snameinourlivesandencourageotherstotreatthenameofJesuswiththeutmostrespect.
AccordingtotheNationalCatholicRegister,
“Thename‘Jesus’comesfromtheLatinformoftheGreek‘Iesous’(Ἰησοῦς),whichinturnisthetransliterationoftheHebrew‘Yeshua’(Yehošuaʕ)or‘Yehoshua’(Yehošuaʕ)or,initscontractedform,‘Joshua,’ whichmeans‘Yahweh’issalvation.
ThebeginningsofthevenerationoftheMostHolyNameofJesusdatebacktotheliturgicalcelebrationsofthe14thcentury.SaintBernardineofSienainthe15thcentury,alongwithhisdisciples,spreadthevenerationoftheNameofJesusandacenturylater,around1530,PopeClementVIIgrantedtheFranciscanorderauthorizationforthecelebrationoftheOfficeoftheHolyNameofJesus.”
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