The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-02-26

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scourge shall not depart from his
house."
This the lesson, would teach you
Brethren, the lesson taught by the
inspired Psalmist: Young men and
maidens: let the old with the younger
praise the name of the Lord; for His
name is exalted
And | ask what of the name that
the Eternal and OmnipOtent Word
chose to be known by, when in the
counsels of the Blessed Trinity He
offered himself to become man, to die,
in order to redeem men from sin, and
reopen to them the closed doors of
Paradise? Let me speak that name =
the name before the echoing of which,
st. Paul writes: Every knee should
bow, of those that are in Heaven,
on earth and under the earth''- speak
tit is the name OF Jesus.
The name Jesus symbolizes the
limitless effusion of power and love,
embraced in the Incarnation and the
Redemption. 1t is name of unutter-
able sweetness-the revelation in
human language of the supreme good
ness and mercy of God. In the In
carnation! the Word, the Second Per-
son of the Blessed Trinity, takes to
himself our lowly nature, to be one
of ourselves, to be yisibly near us,
to speak audibly to us--that we may
the more easily know Him, the more
easily understand His care for us, His
love for us. In the Redemption He
| dies to pay to eternal justice the
penalty due from our sins, that we
may be made the sons of God, the
heirs to His Kingdom. For our sake,
for sake of our salvation, He humbled
| himself, obedient unto death, even to
| the death of the cross" 1t was the act
of supreme power uniting the human
to the divine nature, in the one per-
son of the eternal Word: it was the
act of supreme love pouring forth
from the bosom of the Most High par
don and grace upon the souls of the
children of men, God so loved the
world that He gave to it His only
begotten Son.. This, the Incarna-
ton; this, the Redemption: and the
Incarnation and the Redemption have
their outward expression in the name,
Jesus. Fittingly the name descended
from Heaven-whence descend the
graces it was hidden symbolic: And
the angel said to Mary: Thou shalt
bring forth Son, and thou shalt call
his name, Jesus"
1t is the symbol of our salvation
in time and i'll eternity: Neither is
their salvation in any other. For
there is no other name under Heaven
given to men whereby they may be
saved" ITO him the proph-
cts gave testimony, that by his name,
all receive remission of sins who
believe in him." 1t denotes our right
of approach to the source of all
graces, thence to receive endless
streams of divine favor: And what
soeyer you shall ask the Father in
my name, that l will do"
"Amen l say to you; if you ask the
Father anything in my name, He will
give it to you."
Jesus is the Incarnate Word, the
Redeemer of men. Therefore God,
also, hath exalted Him, and given
name which is above all names: that
'at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, of those that are in
Heaven, on earth, and under the
earth" In Heaven, angels and saints
salute the name, in sublime accents
of reverence and gratitude. In He'll,
demons and reprobates, while with
ing in hatred and rebellion, confess
it's awe and power, and despite them
selves they bend in terror before its
echo.
On earth what will be the attitude
! Of men towards the name of Jesus?
| VIII it not be that of the angels and
the saints in Heaven? The name of
Jesus is Jesus Himself instantaneous
| ly evoked into the presence of men.
| The name is Jesus Himself; its claims
are the claims of Jesus. How sweet,
how adorable the Babe of Bethlehem,
the crucified of Calvary: how sweet,
therefore, and adorable His holy
name! That the attitude of men
towards this holy name could be else
than that of love, of gratitude, of
reverence, of respect, passes under
standing. That else it often is, be-
comes the mystery of human perverse-
ness.
"Thou shalt not take the name of
the Lord thy God in vain" !.
"At the name of Jesus every knee
should bend, of those that are in
Heaven, on earth and under the
earth
Brethren, recall how the language
that perforce you must hearken to
as you move among fellow-men-the
language, that perhaps, not unfre.
quently speeds from your own lips.
1t is that of blaspheny, that of insult,
often the most outrageous, against
the holy names. swearing and ours
ing under every conceivable form
The yilest, lowest names, it would
seem, that tongues can pronounce
are those of the Creator and of the
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