What a beautiful name, Jesus!
January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. What better way to start the new year than in praise of the Name of Jesus!
This month take time to celebrate with your family Jesus Holy Name's power & significance.
There are many ways for us to honor the Holy Name of Jesus:
- Discuss the meaning behind your family name and individual names.
- Take a stand against use of The Lord's Name in vain. Vow to never take the Lord's name in vain and change the channel or turn off the tv when you hear God's name taken in vain.
- Chalk your front door with Holy Graffiti. See below for an Epiphany Home Blessing.
- Use Sacred music and art throughout the centuries to prayerful contemplate Jesus Holy Name.
Like classical music? Check out this polyphonic work by Pierre Bonhomme. Bonhomme, a Belgian composer in the 16th-17th century, wrote this piece using a Latin translation of the famous text of St. Paul from Philippians 2:10-11.
Is contemporary praise and worship more up your alley? Hillsong Worship’s 2016 song is perfect for this feast!
This massive fresco is titled “The Triumph of the Name of Jesus” and decorates the ceiling of the Church of the Gesù in Rome, Italy.
The painting portrays an illuminated “IHS” (a contraction of the Greek word for Jesus) which radiates light outwards. Saints and angels are bathed in this light of the Name of Jesus, whereas the fringes of the painting show rolling dark shadows, clouding the fallen angels in darkness. When you look at the painting, you are pulled inward and up towards worship of him whose name is above every other name!