January

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January The Month of the Holy Name of Jesus
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Names for God in the Old Testament

• ELOHIM (meaning strength or power). This is the
  first name for God found in the Bible.
• YHVH (I AM). This is the special name for God
  that was given to Moses at the burning bush. We
  translate it as the
• word Lord.

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Prophecies of the coming of Jesus in the Old
Testament

• God had promised the Jewish people that He would
  send them a Saviour, someone who would save them
  from their sins and allow the gates of heaven to
  be opened for all people.
• Isaiah was a prophet (someone
• who God used to tell His people
• about the future). Isaiah prophesied in
• the Old Testament that the Saviour
• would be called Wonder-Counsellor,
• Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince
• of Peace and Emmanuel (a name which
• means God with us). (Isaiah 9v6, Isaiah 7v14)

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Jesus the Old Testament prophecies come true!

• When the Angel Gabriel came to Mary he told her
  that she would be the Mother of the Saviour. This
  was the Saviour that the Jews had been waiting
  for. The angel told Mary to call the baby
  Jesus.
• When Jesus grew up and started preaching in the
  temple he told the people that he is I AM (or
  YHVH) (John 856-9). This is the same name for
  God that Moses was given at the burning bush many
  years before. Jesus was telling everyone that he
  is God.

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The names for Jesus in the New Testament

• The following are some of the names that Jesus
  is called
• Messiah comes from a Hebrew word meaning
  "anointed one
• Christ this is Greek for the word Messiah
• Son of God The father of Jesus was God the
  Father, so Jesus is the Son of God.
• Son of Man - The mother of Jesus was Mary, a
  human being, so we call Jesus the Son of Man
  (Man means human being).
• Saviour - someone who rescues or saves (in this
  case Jesus is the Saviour who rescues all humans
  from their sins and allows the gates of heaven to
  be opened for all).
• The name Jesus itself comes from the Greek word
  meaning God saves.

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The power of the name of Jesus

• Jesus healed many people and performed many
  miracles. Jesus told his disciples to use the
  power of His name to perform miracles and
  healings also (Mark 16v17-18). He also told his
  disciples to preach in His name and to baptise
  (Matthew 28v19) and give forgiveness (the
  Sacrament of Reconciliation) in His name. That is
  why the priest says I absolve you from your
  sins he is forgiving you in the name of Jesus
  (Luke 24v47).
• Once, a person who wasnt one of Jesus apostles
  used Jesus name to heal someone. The apostles of
  Jesus tried to stop him but Jesus told them not
  to. You must not stop him anyone who is not
  against you is for you Jesus said (Luke 9v50).

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The power of the name of Jesus

• After Jesus died and rose again the apostles
  continued to preach and use the name of Jesus to
  heal and perform miracles. Peter said to a
  cripple begging outside the Temple I have
  neither silver nor gold but I will give you what
  I have in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,
  walk! and the crippled man got up and walked!
  (Acts 3v6) All the people around were astonished.
  Peter had to explain to the people how the man
  had been healed. He said It was by the name of
  Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the one you crucified,
  whom God raised from the dead, by this name and
  by no other that this man is able to stand up
  perfectly healthy, here in your presence, today
  (Acts 4v10). The apostles themselves had no
  power, the healing came from the power of Jesus
  because He is God.
• Peter went on to say that for all the names in
  the world given to men, this is the only one by
  which we can be saved. (Acts 4v12) It is only
  through Jesus that we can be saved from our sins.

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Respect for the name of God

• In the Old Testament, the Third Commandment that
  God
• gave to Moses was You shall not take the name
  of the Lord
• your God in vain. (Exodus 20v7)
• This commandment forbids us to pronounce the
  holy Name
• of God without reverence.
• We receive the Holy Spirit at our baptism and in
  a special way
• during the Sacrament of Confirmation. Two of the
  gifts of the
• Holy Spirit are Reverence and Wonder and Awe.
• Reverence means we have a deep sense of respect
  for God.
• We realise that we need God and are completely
  dependent
• on Him.
• Wonder and Awe means that we are aware of the
  glory and majesty of God.
• In the New Testament (Philippians 2v10-11), St.
  Paul tells us that "At the name of Jesus every
  knee should bow, things in heaven, and things on
  earth, and things under the earth and every
  tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord."
  
• From the earliest days of Christianity,
  Christians have known the great power of Jesus'
  Holy Name.

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The feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

• The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is a
  Christian holiday observed anywhere from the
  first to the eighth of January.
• It has been celebrated since the end of the 15th
  century.
• The Church has dedicated a whole month to honour
  the Holy Name of Jesus.
• Through this devotion, the Church reminds us of
  the power of Christ's Name and encourages us to
  pray in His Name.

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How can we show respect for Gods name?

• We should only use the name of God or Jesus when
  we are saying a prayer and not when we are
  annoyed or surprised.
• When we hear someone using Gods name in vain we
  can say in our hearts Jesus, I love you.
• We can drop into a Church and thank God the
  Father for sending his Son Jesus into our world.
  We can praise God using all the different names
  He has.
• We can pray that everyone will respect Gods name
  because it is so holy.

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