Jesu Heliga Namn

Hittade bland alla karmeltidningar på toaletten en liten bok skriven av dominikanen Fr. Paul O'Sullivan. Boken heter The Wonders of the Holy Name och är en fantastisk genomgång av betydelsen och vördnaden av Jesu Heliga Namn (finns att läsa via länken). Vi fick boken av min svägerska som skrivit "Jag läste den här och hade stor behållning av den". Jag har också (nästan) läst den och kan bara instämma.

Jag citerar här det första kapitlet och hoppas därmed väcka lusten att läsa denna enkla, korta och lättillgängliga text.

THE WONDERS OF THE HOLY 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.

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 favors 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 devoutly, frequently, hundreds and hundreds of times every day. Far from being a burden, it will be an immense joy and consolation.