The Wonders of the Holy Name – Fr Paul O’Sullivan, O.P. – “Revealing the Simplest Secret Ever of Holiness and Happiness.”
You will remember a while ago I posted the entire book by Fr Paul O’Sullivan “How to Avoid Purgatory” – you will find the entire Booklet in chapters here: https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/category/purgatory/
Again I wish to share one of Fr Paul’s wonderful booklets which are such amazing works to grow our faith and inspire our daily lives. The byline states “revealing the simplest secret ever of holiness and happiness.” Although January is the Month of the Holy Name – we can never learn this devotion too soon, by January we will be totally ready to give praise, honour and glory to His Name!
We have been hearing and have been repeating from childhood the Holy Name of Jesus, but alas! many, very many have no adequate idea of the great wonders of this Holy Name. What do you know, dear reader, about the Name of Jesus? You know that it is a holy name and that you must bow your head reverently when you say it. That is very little. It is as if you looked at a closed book and merely glanced at the title on the cover. You know nothing of all the beautiful thoughts in the book itself.
Even so when you pronounce the Name of Jesus you know very little of the treasures hidden in it. This Divine Name is in truth a mine of riches, it is the fount of the highest holiness and the secret of the greatest happiness that a man can hope to enjoy on this Earth. Read and see. Devotion to the Holy Name is so easy that everyone without exception can practice it. It demands no time so that the busiest man can repeat it countless times. It is so powerful, so certain that it never fails to produce in our souls the most wonderful results. It consoles the saddest heart and makes the weakest sinner strong. It obtains for us all kinds of favours and graces, spiritual and temporal. Two things we must do: First of all we must understand clearly the meaning and value of the Name of Jesus. Secondly we must get into the habit of saying it frequently, hundreds and hundreds of times every day. Far from being a burden it will be an immense joy and consolation.
What does the Name of Jesus mean
The Holy Name of Jesus is, first of all, an all-powerful prayer. Our Lord Himself solemnly promises that whatever we ask the Father in His Name we shall receive. God never fails to keep His word. When, therefore, we say Jesus let us ask God for all we need with absolute confidence of being heard. For this reason the Church ends her prayers with the words: “Through Jesus Christ” which gives the prayer a new and divine efficacy. But the Holy Name is something still greater. Each time we say Jesus we give God infinite joy and glory for we offer Him all the infinite merits of the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ. St Paul tells us that Jesus merited the Name Jesus by His Passion and Death. Each time we say Jesus let us clearly wish to offer God all the Masses being said all over the World for all our intentions. We thus share in these thousands of Masses. Each time we say Jesus we gain 30O days indulgence which we may apply to the souls in Purgatory, thus relieving and liberating very many of these holy souls from their awful pains. They thus become our best friends and pray for us with incredible fervour. Each time we say Jesus, it is an act of perfect love for we offer to God the infinite love of Jesus.
The Holy Name of Jesus saves us from innumerable evils and delivers us especially from the power of the devil who is constantly seeking to do us harm.
The Name of Jesus gradually fills our souls with a peace and a joy we never had before.
The Name of Jesus gives us such strength that our sufferings become light and easy to bear.
What must we do? – coming tomorrow………………..
(via AnaStpaul – Breathing Catholic)
