commemoration of the holy name of Jesus
The Church celebrates the optional memorial of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.
In the liturgical revisions of Vatican II, the feast was removed, though a votive Mass to the Holy Name of Jesus had been retained for devotional use. With the release of the revised Roman Missal in March 2002, the feast was restored as an optional memorial in the Ordinary Form on January 3.
The Church reveals to us the wonders of the Incarnate Word by singing the glories of His name. The name of Jesus means Savior; it had been shown in a dream to Joseph together with its meaning and to Our Lady at the annunciation by the Archangel Gabriel.
Devotion to the Holy Name is deeply rooted in the Sacred Scriptures, especially in the Acts of the Apostles. It was officially promoted by the Council of Lyons and was entrusted to the Order of Preachers. The Dominican Master of the Order, Blessed John Garbella of Vercelli, on the forth of November following issued instructions to the whole Order, urging its members, and principally the preachers, to carry out the will of the Holy Father with scrupulous diligence and untiring zeal, the devotion spread rapidly throughout Christendom.
The devotion to the Holy Name is deeply rooted in Dominican spirituality. There is a tradition that the holy patriarch added the name of Jesus to the Hail Mary. Blessed Henry Suso cut into flesh the letters of the name "Jesus." St Vincent Ferrer lost no opportunity of preaching on the strength and beauty of the holy name. St. Catherine of Siena began her letters "In the name of Jesus crucified." Altars in honor of the holy Name were erected in all Dominican churches and Processions within the cloisters in honor of the holy Name were celebrated in all Dominican priories.
In modern times, the devotion to the Holy name was propagated in Southern Europe and throughout Latin America and Asia, thanks to the zealous preaching of the Dominican friars. The Confraternity of the Holy Name was very popular in Europe as well as in the missions. In North America the Holy Name Society became a formidable lay association of men collaborating with the apostolic endeavors of the Church.
In 1727 during the pontificate of Innocent XIII. The month of January has traditionally been dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus.
According to the 1962 Missal of Bl. John XXIII, now adopted as the "Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite", the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus which is kept on the First Sunday in the year; but if this Sunday falls on January 1, 6, or 7, the feast is kept on January 2.
In the liturgical revisions of Vatican II, the feast was removed, though a votive Mass to the Holy Name of Jesus had been retained for devotional use. With the release of the revised Roman Missal in March 2002, the feast was restored as an optional memorial in the Ordinary Form on January 3.
The Church reveals to us the wonders of the Incarnate Word by singing the glories of His name. The name of Jesus means Savior; it had been shown in a dream to Joseph together with its meaning and to Our Lady at the annunciation by the Archangel Gabriel.
Devotion to the Holy Name is deeply rooted in the Sacred Scriptures, especially in the Acts of the Apostles. It was officially promoted by the Council of Lyons and was entrusted to the Order of Preachers. The Dominican Master of the Order, Blessed John Garbella of Vercelli, on the forth of November following issued instructions to the whole Order, urging its members, and principally the preachers, to carry out the will of the Holy Father with scrupulous diligence and untiring zeal, the devotion spread rapidly throughout Christendom.
The devotion to the Holy Name is deeply rooted in Dominican spirituality. There is a tradition that the holy patriarch added the name of Jesus to the Hail Mary. Blessed Henry Suso cut into flesh the letters of the name "Jesus." St Vincent Ferrer lost no opportunity of preaching on the strength and beauty of the holy name. St. Catherine of Siena began her letters "In the name of Jesus crucified." Altars in honor of the holy Name were erected in all Dominican churches and Processions within the cloisters in honor of the holy Name were celebrated in all Dominican priories.
In modern times, the devotion to the Holy name was propagated in Southern Europe and throughout Latin America and Asia, thanks to the zealous preaching of the Dominican friars. The Confraternity of the Holy Name was very popular in Europe as well as in the missions. In North America the Holy Name Society became a formidable lay association of men collaborating with the apostolic endeavors of the Church.
In 1727 during the pontificate of Innocent XIII. The month of January has traditionally been dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus.
According to the 1962 Missal of Bl. John XXIII, now adopted as the "Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite", the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus which is kept on the First Sunday in the year; but if this Sunday falls on January 1, 6, or 7, the feast is kept on January 2.
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