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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

1 of 2 TO THE NAME THAT BRINGS SALVATION Hymn Gloriosi Salvatoris 1. To the name that brings salvation Honor, worship let us pay, Which for many a generation Hid in God's foreknowledge lay, But with holy exultation We may sing aloud to-day. 2. Name of gladness, Name of pleasure, By this tongue ineffable, Name of sweetness passing measure, To the ear delectable, ’Tis our safeguard and our treasure, ’Tis our help ‘gainst sin and hell. 3. ’Tis the Name for adoration, ’Tis the Name of victory, ’Tis the Name for meditation In this vale of misery, ’Tis the Name for veneration By the citizens on high. (continued)

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 22nd Chapter 7 The Saints and the Holy Name All the Saints had an immense love for and trust in the Name of Jesus. They saw in this name, as in a clear vision, all the love of Our Lord, all His Power, all the beautiful things He said and did when on earth. They did all their wonderful works in the Name of Jesus. They worked miracles, cast out devils, cured the sick and gave comfort to everyone, using and recommending to all the habit of invoking the Holy Name. St. Peter and the Apostles converted the world with this all-powerful Name. ~ 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 21st As found in Chapter 6 (continued) Cards of the Holy Name Cards with the Holy Name inscribed on them have been used and recommended by the great lovers of the Holy Name, such as Msgr. André Dias (see page 9), St. Leonard of Port Maurice and St. Gregory of Tours, mentioned above. Our readers would do well to use these cards, carrying them about on their persons during the day, putting them under their pillows at night and placing them on the doors of the rooms. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 20th As found in Chapter 6 (continued) Marchse says: “I refrain from relating here the miracles worked and graces granted by Our Lord to those who have been devoted to His Holy Name, because St. John Chrysostom reminds me that Jesus is always named when miracles are worked by holy men; hence, to attempt to enumerate them would be to try to give a list of the countless miracles which God has performed through all the ages, either to increase the glory of His Saints or to plant and strengthen the Faith in the hearts of men.” ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 19th As found in Chapter 6 St. Gregory of Tours relates that when he was a boy his father fell gravely ill and lay dying. Gregory prayed fervently for his recovery. When Gregory was asleep at night, his Angel Guardian appeared to him and told him to write the Name of Jesus on a card and place this under the sick man’s pillow. In the morning Gregory acquainted his mother with the Angel’s message, which she advised him to obey. He did so, and placed the card under his father’s head, when, to the delight of the whole family, the patient grew rapidly better. We could fill pages and pages with the miracles and wonders worked by the Holy Name at all times and in all places, not only by the Saints, but by all who invoke this Divine Name with reverence and faith. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

2 of 2 Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 18th Chapter 4 The Plague In Lisbon: The City Saved by the Holy Name (continued) (continued from above) Priests, doctors and nurses were carried off in such numbers that the bodies of many lay unburied in the streets, so that the dogs licked up the blood and ate the flesh of the dead, becoming as a result themselves infected with the dread disease and spreading it still more widely among the unfortunate people. Among those who assisted the dying with unflagging zeal was a venerable bishop, Monsignor André Dias, who lived in the Convent or Monastery of St. Dominic. This holy man, seeing the the epidemic, far from diminishing, grew every day in intensity, and despairing of human help, urged the unhappy people to call on the Holy Name of Jesus. He was seen wherever the disease was fiercest, urging, imploring the sick and the dying, as well as those who had not as yet been stricken down, to repeat, ”Jesus, Jesus.” “Write it on cards,” he said, “and keep those cards on your persons, place them at night under your pillows; place them on your doors; but above all, constantly invoke with your lips and in your hearts this most powerful Name.” He went about as an angel of peace filling the sick and the dying with courage and confidence. The poor suffers felt within them a new life, and calling on Jesus, they wore the cards on their breasts or carried them in their pockets. Then summoning them to the great Church of St. Dominic, he once more spoke to them of the power of the Name of Jesus and blessed water in the same Holy Name, ordering all the people to sprinkle themselves with it and sprinkle it on the faces of the sick and the dying. Wonder of wonders! The sick got well, the dying rose from their agonies, the plague ceased and the city was delivered in a few days from the most awful scourge that had ever visited it. The news spread to the whole country and all began, with one accord, to call on the Name of Jesus. In an incredibly short time all Portugal was freed from the dread sickness. The grateful people, mindful of the marvels they had witnessed, continued their love and confidence in the Name of our Saviour, so that in all their troubles, in all dangers, when evils of any kind threatened them, they invoked the Name of Jesus. Confraternities were formed in the churches, processions of the Holy Name were made monthly, altars were raised in honor of this blessed name, so that the greatest curse that had ever fallen on the country was transformed into the greatest blessing. For long centuries this great confidence in the Name of Jesus continued in Portugal and thence spread to Spain, to France, and to the whole world. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

1 of 2 O Jesu! spotless Virgin flower! Our life and joy! to Thee Be praise, beatitude, and power, Through all eternity. Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 18th Chapter 4 The Plague In Lisbon: The City Saved by the Holy Name A devastating plague broke out in Lisbon in 1432. All who could do so fled in terror from the city and thus carried the plague to every corner of the entire country of Portugal. Thousands of men, women and children of all classes were swept away by the cruel sickness. So virulent was the epidemic that men died everywhere, at table, in the streets, in their houses, in the shops, in the marketplaces, in the churches. To use the words of historians, it flashed like lightning from man to man, or from a coat, a hat or any garment that had been used by the plague-stricken. (continued)

✯¸.•´*¨`*•✿ ✿•*`¨*`•.¸✯ PROPER OF THE SEASON III. Time after Epiphany This third part of the Christmas cycle begins with the 14th of January and ends with Septuagesima Sunday. The “Sundays after Epiphany“ may be reduced to one or two according as Easter is early or late in the year. The Sundays omitted after Epiphany are used to make up the number required after Pentecost. ~ St. Joseph Daily Missal, 1950 ✯¸.•´*¨`*•✿ ✿•*`¨*`•.¸✯

Stay with us, Lord, and with thy light Illume the soul’s abyss ; Scatter the darkness of our night, And fill the world with bliss. Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 17th Chapter 3 The World In Danger Saved by the Holy Name (continued) Over and over again we read of kings, emperors, statesmen and famous military commanders who placed all their trust in prayer, thus working wonders. If the prayers of one man can do much, what will not the prayers of many do? The Name of Jesus is the shortest, the easiest and the most powerful of prayers. Everyone can say it, even in the midst of his daily work. God cannot refuse to hear it. Let us then invoke the Name of Jesus, asking Him to save us from the calamities that threaten us. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

DEVOUT PRACTICE The faithful who recite five times the doxology Glory be to the Father together with the ejaculation: Blessed be the most holy Name of Jesus without end! may gain: An indulgence of 300 days (Pius X , Audience Nov. 19, 1906, exhib. Nov. 26, 1906). ~ The Raccolta (1943)

Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 16th Chapter 3 The World In Danger Saved by the Holy Name (continued) It is amazing what one person who prays can do to save his country and save society. We read in Holy Scripture how Moses saved by his prayer the people of Israel from destruction, and how one pious woman, Judith of Betulia, saved her city and her people when the rulers were in despair and about to surrender themselves to their enemies. Again, we know that the two cities of Sodom and Gomorrha, which God destroyed by fire for their sins and crimes, would have been pardoned had there been only ten good men to pray for them! ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Celestial sweetness unalloy’d ! Who eat Thee hunger still; Who drink of Thee still feel a void, Which nought but Thou can fill. Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 15th Chapter 3 The World In Danger Saved by the Holy Name (continued) Every Christian must turn to God and ask Him to have mercy on us. The easiest of all prayers, as we have seen, is the Name of Jesus. Everyone without exception can invoke this holy name hundreds of times a day, not only for his own intentions, but also to ask God to deliver the world from impending ruin. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

EJACULATION To be said in reparation for blasphemies against the Holy Name of Jesus ETERNAL Father, by the most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, glorify his most holy Name, according to the intention and the desires of his adorable Heart. 300 Days, t.q.* Plenary, once a month, according to the usual conditions Pius X, January 27, 1908 ~ The Raccolta (1910) *Unless otherwise stated, e.g., "once a day," a partial Indulgence may be gained any number of times in succession. This is indicated by the letters t.q.

2 of 2 Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 14th The Holy Father then begged the Bishops of the world and their priests to call on the Name of Jesus and urge their peoples to place all their confidence in this all-powerful Name, repeating it constantly with boundless trust. The Pope entrusted the Dominicans especially with the glorious task of preaching the wonders of the Holy Name in every country, a work they accomplished with unbounded zeal. Their Franciscan brothers ably seconded them. St. Bernardine of Siena and St. Leonard of Port-Maurice were ardent apostles the Name of Jesus. Their efforts were crowned with success so that the enemies of the Church were overthrown, the dangers that threatened society disappeared and peace once more reigned supreme. This is a most important lesson for us because, in these our own days, dreadful sufferings are crushing many countries, and still greater evils threaten all the others. No government or governments seem strong and wise enough to stem this awful torrent of evils. There is but one remedy, and that is prayer. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)