Homily #090103 ( 10min) Play – The veneration of the Holy Name was encouraged by the example of St. Bernard of Clairvaux but the greatest promoters of this devotion were St. Bernardine of Siena and his follower St. John Capistrano.  ( Catholic Encyclopedia ) Listen as Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia outlines the significance and history of this devotion.
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May 20^th: St. Bernardine of Siena (1380-1444)

One Minute Meditation

This holy Franciscan priest had a particularly great love for the virtue of purity. It was only natural that he also had a most tender and deep love for the Blessed Virgin Mary. He was a gifted preacher who also spread the devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus and is often depicted holding a sun-like staff with the “IHS” engraved on it.

PRAYER:

O Lord Jesus, who didst grant to St. Bernadine, Thy confessor, a very special love for Thy most holy Name, pour forth in us, we beseech Thee, through his merits and intercession, the spirit of Thy love. Who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.

St. Bernardine, help us to seek purity in our hearts and souls, in our words and in our deeds. May we grow in our love for Our Blessed Lady and for Our Lord, Jesus Christ, whose sacred Name we venerate.

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Homily #110425 ( 07min) Play – It is only in the Name of Jesus you will be healed and find salvation.
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Mass: Monday of Easter Week – Ordinary Form
Readings:
1st Reading: Acts 2:14, 22-33
Responsorial Psalm: 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11
Gospel: Matthew 28:8-15

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Homily #130103b ( 14min) Play – Fr. Elias preaches on the Holy Name of Jesus  on how much we should honor this name. He refers to the article by Taylor Marshall on the Canterbury Tales blog on how we should never blaspheme the name of Jesus and should rather use it with utmost reverence.

Ave Maria!
Mass: Holy Name of Jesus – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: phi 2:5-11
Resp: psa 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Gsp: mat 1:18-23

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Homily #130103 ( 05min) Play – In honor of this Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, Fr. Dominic exhorts us to speak His name boldly, to preach it from the housetops, and to shout it to the world so desperately in need of Jesus.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Holy Name of Jesus – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: phi 2:5-11
Resp: psa 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Gsp: mat 1:18-23

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Homily #130520b ( 11min) Play – Fr. Elias preaches on the life of St. Bernadine of Siena a Franciscan who himself was a preacher, spreading devotion and love for the Holy Name of Jesus.
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Mass: St. Bernardine of Siena – Feast – Form: OF

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Homily #140103b ( 13min) Play – Fr. Elias gives the history of the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus and its Franciscan roots. The name of Jesus should be held in great regard in counter distinction to its blasphemous use by Hollywood today.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Holy Name of Jesus – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: phi 2:5-11
Resp: psa 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Gsp: mat 1:18-23

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Homily #140103 ( 11min) Play – Invoking the holy name of Jesus: is a means of recollection, fights temptation, purifies our intentions, makes reparation for sins, perfects our hope, and proclaims that Jesus is Lord.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Holy Name of Jesus – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: phi 2:5-11
Resp: psa 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Gsp: mat 1:18-23

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The heart of every Christian should respond to this invitation and exalt the most Holy Name of Our Savior, that is, His very Person, for the Name of Jesus expresses what  He is: Savior, Redeemer. This sacred Name, announced by the Angel to both Mary and Joseph, was given to Our Lord by God Himself. “Thou shalt call His Name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins” (Mt 1:21).

This Name expresses and synthesizes the great mysteries of the Incarnation and the Redemption; it is at the center of the universe like a point of contact, like a bridge between God and all mankind. Man can reach God only by means of Jesus and in the Name of Jesus : “for there is other Name under heaven whereby we must be saved”.

O glorious Name! Gracious Name! Name full of love and virtue! Through You, sins are forgiven, enemies overcome, the sick healed, and sufferers strengthened in adversity! You are the honor of believers, the Master of preachers, the comfort of those who toil, the support of the weak. Holy desires are nourished by the ardor of Your fire; and by it, necessary suffrages are obtained, contemplative souls are inebriated, and the triumphant are glorified in heavenly glory! By Your most Holy Name, O sweet Jesus, You make us reign with the Blessed, You, their glory, You who triumph gloriously with the Father and the Holy Spirit, in perfect Unity and Trinity, forever and ever.

O Name of Jesus, exalted above every other Name! O triumphant Name! O joy of Angels! O terror of hell! All hope of pardon, of grace and of glory is found in You! O sweetest Name, You pardon the guilty, You reform evil habits, You fill the timid with divine sweetness and drive away terrifying visions! O glorious Name! By You, the mysteries of eternal life are revealed, souls are inflamed with divine love, strengthened in time of struggle, and freed from all dangers. O desirable Name! Delightful Name! Admirable Name! Venerable Name! Little by little You raise the souls of the faithful by Your gifts and graces to the heights of heaven. All to whom You communicate Your ineffable grandeur, by Your power attain to salvation and glory!”

(St. Bernardine of Siena).

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Homily #150103b ( 13min) Play – Fr. Elias preaches on the Holy Name of Jesus which is the feast today. He gives the Franciscan history of the devotion and he exhorts us to hold the name of Jesus in great reverence both for His great holiness and all He has done for us.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Holy Name of Jesus – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: phi 2:5-11
Resp: psa 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Gsp: mat 1:18-23

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