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Jesus meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine. 1 of 2 LITANY of HUMILITY O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being honored, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being praised, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being preferred to others, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being consulted, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being approved, Deliver me, O Jesus. (continued)

2 of 2 Month of the Holy Family ~ February 1st 1. God banished Angels from Heaven for their pride; therefore how can we pretend to enter therein, if we do not keep ourselves in a state of humility. Without humility, says St. Peter Damian, [Serm. 45] not even the Virgin Mary herself with her incomparable virginity could have entered into the glory of Christ, and we ought to be convinced of this truth that, though destitute of some of the other virtues, we may yet be saved, but never without humility. There are people who flatter themselves that they have done much by preserving unsullied chastity, and truly chastity is a beautiful adornment; but as the angelic St. Thomas says: “Speaking absolutely, humility excels virginity.” [4 dist. qu. xxxiii, art. 3 ad 6; et 22, qu. clxi, art. 5]” We often study diligently to guard against and correct ourselves of the vices of concupiscence which belong to a sensual and animal nature, and this inward conflict which the body wages adversus carnem [Gal. 5,17] is truly a spectacle worthy of God and of His Angels. But, alas, how rarely do we use this diligence and caution to conquer spiritual vices, of which pride is the first and the greatest of all, and which, sufficed of itself to transform an Angel into a demon! ~ Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo (1660-1753), Humility of Heart. Tr. Herbert Cardinal Vaughan (1903).

1 of 2 Month of the Holy Family ~ February 1st Thoughts and Sentiments on Humility IN Paradise there are many Saints who never gave alms on earth: their poverty justified them. There are many Saints who never mortified their bodies by fasting, or wearing hair shirts: their bodily infirmities excused them. There are many Saints too who were not virgins: their vocation was otherwise. But in Paradise there is no Saint who was not humble. (continued)

“The last shall be first and the first last.” ✯¸.•´*¨`*•✿ ✿•*`¨*`•.¸✯ PROPER OF THE SEASON Second Part of the Liturgical Year I. Season of Septuagesima With Septuagesima begins the Pre-Lenten season which comprises Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima Sundays. These three weeks form a transition from the joy of Christmastide to the austerity of the Penitential Season of Lent. This is the Season when the Church most earnestly invites her children to prepare properly for the Feast of Christ’s glorious Resurrection. She urges them to rise from and expiate their sins; to practice prayer and charity with greater zeal; to become indeednew men through God’s grace. From Septuagesima to Holy Saturday, the “Alleluia” as well as the “Gloria in excelcis” are omitted in the “Mass of the Season.” Purple vestments are used to signify penance. ~ St. Joseph Daily Missal, 1950 ✯¸.•´*¨`*•✿ ✿•*`¨*`•.¸✯

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❀•°❀°•❀•°❀°•❀ Thus ends the month of January and our study of the Holy Name of Jesus. May you find inspiration and consolation in all that you have learned from the writings of Fr. O’Sullivan. Beginning tomorrow, the Month of Holy Family, we will focus on humility, the foundation of all the other virtues. Beginning on Shrove Tuesday, there will additionally be meditations for Lent. May God bless you! ❀•°❀°•❀•°❀°•❀

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 31st Chapter 8 The Doctrine of the Holy Name (continued) And in the future, when you say, “Jesus,” remember that you are offering to God all the infinite love and merits of His Son. You are offering Him His own Divine Son. You cannot offer Him anything holier, anything better, anything more pleasing to Him, anything more meritorious for yourself. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 30th Chapter 8 The Doctrine of the Holy Name (continued) You are perhaps surprised at this wonderful doctrine; you may never have heard it before. But now at last that you know the infinite wonders of the Name of Jesus, say this Holy Name constantly; say it devoutly. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 29th Chapter 8 The Doctrine of the Holy Name (continued) Do you believe, do you understand, Dear Reader, that God loves you so much, that He loves you so intimately, so personally. What a joy, what a consolation if you really knew and felt that the great God loves you—you, so sincerely! Our Lord has done still more, for He has made over to us all His infinite merits so that we can offer them to the Eternal Father as often as we like, a hundred, a thousand times a day. And that is what we can do each time we say “Jesus,” if only we remember what we are saying. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 28th Chapter 8 The Doctrine of the Holy Name The Incarnation (continued) St. Paul says that God exhausted all His power, wisdom and goodness in becoming man for us: “He emptied Himself out.” Our Lord confirms the words of the Apostle, for He says: “What more could I do?” All this God did, not for all men in general, but for each one of us in particular. Think, think of this. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 27th Chapter 8 The Doctrine of the Holy Name The Incarnation (continued) This stupendous act of love was so great the not even the highest Angels in Heaven could have conceived it possible, had not God revealed it to them. It was so great that the Jews, God’s chosen people, who were expecting a Saviour, were scandalized at the thought that God could humble Himself so much. The Gentile philosophers, notwithstanding their vaunted wisdom, said that it was madness to think that the Almighty God could do so much for love of man. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 26th Chapter 8 The Doctrine of the Holy Name (continued) The Incarnation God became man for love of us, but what does it avail us if we do not understand this love? God, the Infinite, Immense, Eternal, all-powerful God, the mighty Creator, the God that fills Heaven with His Majesty, hid all His power, His Majesty, His greatness, and became a little child in order to become like us and so to gain our love. He entered the pure womb of the Virgin Mary and there lay hidden for nine whole months. Then He was born in a stable between two animals. He was poor and humble. He passed 33 years working, suffering, praying, teaching His beautiful Religion, working miracles, doing good to all. He did all this to prove His love for each of us and so constrain us to love him. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Laudete Dominum omnes gentes. Praise the Lord all ye nations. Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 25th Chapter 8 The Doctrine of the Holy Name (continued) Remember what St. Paul tells us about it. That it is “a name above all names,” and that . . . “In the Name of Jesus, every knee shall bend in Heaven, on earth and in Hell.” But why? Because “Jesus” signifies “God-made-man,” viz., the Incarnation. When the Son of God became man, He was called “Jesus,” so that when we say, “Jesus,” we offer to the Eternal Father the infinite love, the infinite merits of Jesus Christ; in a word, we offer Him His own Divine Son Himself; we offer Him the great Mystery of the Incarnation. Jesus IS the Incarnation! How few Christians have any adequate idea of this sublime mystery, and yet it is the greatest proof that God has given, or could give us, of His personal love for us. It is everything to us. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

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Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 24th Chapter 8 The Doctrine of the Holy Name (continued) Does not the priest, too, in Holy Mass, work a prodigy of prodigies; does he not transform the little white host into the God of Heaven and earth by the words of Consecration; and though God alone can pardon sin, does not the priest also in the confessional pardon the blackest sins and the most awful crimes? How? Because God gives to his words this infinite power. So, too, God in His immense goodness gives to each of us an all-powerful word with which we can do wonders for Him, for ourselves and for the world. That word is “Jesus.” ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

2 of 2 PRAYER TO THE NAME OF JESUS Wherefore, O Jesus, for Thy holy Name’s sake, be to me Jesus, and save me. Suffer me not to be lost, whom thou hast redeemed with thy Precious Blood. O good Jesus, let not mine iniquity destroy me, the work of Thy almighty goodness. O Jesus most benignant, have mercy on me in this day of mercy, that Thou condemn me not in the day of judgment. O most compassionate Jesus, if Thy stern justice incline to condemn me, I make my appeal and my refuge in Thy most pitiful mercy. O most loving Jesus, Jesus most ardently longed for, Jesus most gentle and meek, O Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, receive me into the number of Thy chosen. O Jesus, the salvation of those who believe in Thee; O Jesus, the trust of those who flee for refuge unto Thee; grant that I may love Thee, and cleave faithfully to Thee, and after this most miserable life come to Thee in peace. Amen. ~ Preces Gertrudianæ (1861)

THE MOST HOLY NAME At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth. Phillipeans 2:10. 1 of 2 PRAYER TO THE NAME OF JESUS O GOOD Jesus, O most compassionate Jesus, O Jesus Son of God and of the Virgin Mary, full of mercy and of pity; O sweet Jesus, have mercy on me according to Thy great mercy. O most clement Jesus, I implore Thee by that precious Blood which Thou hast shed for sinners, that Thou wouldst wash away all my iniquities, and look down upon me, wretched and unworthy, humbly seeking Thy forgiveness and invoking this holy Name of Jesus. O Name of Jesus, name of sweetness! Name of Jesus, name most full of delight! Name of Jesus, name most lovely! For what is Jesus but Saviour? (continued)

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 23rd Chapter 8 The Doctrine of the Holy Name We shall now explain the doctrine of the Holy Name—the most important chapter in this booklet—in order to show our readers whence comes the power and the divine value of this name and how the Saints worked their wonders by it and how we ourselves can obtain by its means every grace and blessing. You may ask, Dear Reader, how it is that one word can work such prodigies? I answer that with a word God made the world. With His word, He called out of nothing the sun, the moon, the stars, the high mountains and the vast oceans. By His word He sustains the whole universe in existence. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

2 of 2 TO THE NAME THAT BRINGS SALVATION 4. 'Tis the name that whoso preaches Finds it music to the ear; Who in prayer this name beseeches Sweetest comfort findeth near; Who its perfect wisdom reacheth Heavenly joy possesseth here. 5. ‘Tis the name by right exalted Over every other name; That when we are sore assaulted, Puts our enemies to shame: Strength to them who else had halted, Eyes to blind, and feet to lame. 6. Jesu, we Thy name adoring Long to see Thee as Thou art; Of Thy clemency imploring So to write it in our heart That hereafter upward soaring We with Angels may have part. ~ Tr. from the German by Dr. J. M. Neale Catholic Church Hymnal With Music, A. Edmonds Tozer (ed.), 1905