Posted on 01/01/2005 10:15:33 AM PST by Pyro7480
I am shocked at how common it as become to use Our Lord's name in vain, especially in films, television, talk shows etc. Have you noticed?
excellent suggestion.
Thanks for the post, this is something I had not heard before, it explains some things I have seen in the Mass I go to.
Yes. No matter how deeply I get into a movie or book, misuse of the Holy Name takes me right out of it and fills me with disgust. It is just so unnecessary.
I'm glad you liked it sinkspur, and a Happy New Year to you too!
Do you attend Mater Ecclesiae in New Jersey? If I remember correctly, they have a Holy Name Society there.
A year ago, on the Feast of the Holy Name, Fr. Harbert, an English priest, offered the Traditional Latin Mass at my indult parish, and he gave an excellent homily on the Holy Name and the Jesus Psalter, a prayer said by English Catholics during the persecution after the Protestant Revolution. I printed out the Psalter off the Internet, and tried saying it. It got buried in one of the piles of papers in my room, but when I went to England in September, I found a nice booklet at the Brompton Oratory that has the entire Psalter in it. I bought one for myself, and got one for Fr. Harbert. I started saying it again recently, and I can attest to the power of the Psalter, since one says the Holy Name of Jesus over 150 times (hence it's name) in it. I'm going to post a short history on the Psalter and link to the page where I found it later tonight.
It's new to me. I think it is a great practice.
I have a feeling its going to be a tough one though.
No, I attend St. Stephen's in Syracuse NY
**I also ask people who use His name as an epithet, "Are you praying or just taking His name in vain?"**
Good idea!
The vast majority of Americans have a Christian past to one degree or another, even if they have fallen away. I think it is because of that that my question strikes most of them so.
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Thank you for being on my list. And a most happy and blessed new year to you and yours as well.
Say, old Pal, I notice you have been sparring with the Kooky Kalvinist Krew on the "John Calvin, Man of Compassion" blurb... I'm afraid I couldn't resist putting on the gloves myself. You might enjoy my reply to Gamecock, if you have a chance to check it out...
January 3, 2005
Most Holy Name of Jesus
In a world of fiercely guarded corporate names and logos, it should be easy to understand this feast. The letters IHS are an abbreviation of Jesous, the Greek name for Jesus. Although St. Paul might claim credit for promoting devotion to the Holy Name because Paul wrote in Philippians that God the Father gave Christ Jesus that name that is above every name (see 2:9), this devotion became popular because of 12th-century Cistercian monks and nuns but especially through the preaching of St. Bernardine of Siena, a 15th-century Franciscan. Bernardine used devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus as a way of overcoming bitter and often bloody class struggles and family rivalries or vendettas in Italian city-states. The devotion grew, partly because of Franciscan and Dominican preachers. It spread even more widely after the Jesuits began promoting it in the 16th century. In 1530, Pope Clement V approved an Office of the Holy Name for the Franciscans. In 1721, Pope Innocent XIII extended this feast to the entire Church. Quote:
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I do it in English, but I am going to try to memorize the Latin and do it in Latin.
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