Friday, January 3, 2014

Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus

 
"O Lord our Lord,
how admirable is Your name
in the whole earth!"
~Psalm 8:2


"Receive, then, the name of Jesus:  you are worthy of it...  Receive this name at which 'every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth' (Phil. 2:10).  The Lamb that sheds its blood deserves to  receive all adoration, all worship, all praise, all thanksgiving (cf. Rev. 5:12).  I have heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth cry out with a great voice:  'Salvation belongs to our God' (Rev. 7:10).

"Salvation comes from him because he sends us the Savior.  Hail to the Lamb who is the Savior himself.  Hail to us who participate in his name.  If he is the Savior, we are saved, and we carry this glorious name before which the whole universe bends its knee and the demons tremble.  Let us not fear anything, for everything is at our feet.  Let us think only about conquering ourselves: everything must be conquered, because we are already bearing the victor's name.  Take heart, he says, for 'I have overcome the world' (John 16:33), and to him 'who conquers, I will grant...to sit with me on my throne' (Rev. 3:21)."

~Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop, theologian, and court preacher (1627-1704)


Praise, honor and glory to You, O Jesus,
whose name is called Wonderful!
May I always humbly bear Your name
with gratitude, joy, and love.
Amen!  Alleluia!

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