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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)

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee. EFFICACIOUS NOVENA to the SACRED HEART of JESUS Begins today at Christus Regnat ~ https://t.me/RexUniversi

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)

Magnus secundum nomen suum Great according to His Name O Jesu! Thou the beauty art Of angel worlds above; Thy Name is music to the heart, Enchanting it with love. Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 14th Chapter 3 The World In Danger Saved by the Holy Name In the year 1274 great evils threatened the world. The Church was assailed by fierce enemies from within and without. So great was the danger that the Pope, Gregory X, who then reigned, called a council of Bishops in Lyons to determine on the best means of saving society from the ruin that menaced it. (continued)

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EJACULATION O Jesus, life eternal in the bosom of the Father, life of souls made in Thine own likeness, in the name of Thy love reveal Thy Heart and make It known! An indulgence of 300 days (Pius X, Rescript in his own hand, March 11: 1907; S. C. of the Holy Office, July 8, 1915). ~ The Raccolta (1943)

Thee may our tongues for ever bless; Thee may we love alone; And ever in our lives express The image of Thine own. Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~ January 13th Chapter 2 What does the Name of Jesus Mean? (continued) WHAT MUST WE DO? (continued) Bear in mind that each time we say “Jesus,” devoutly, 1) we give God great glory, 2) we receive great graces for ourselves, 3) and we help the souls in Purgatory. We shall now quote a few examples to show the power of the Holy Name. ~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

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