The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-05
Present Cardinal Protector Chosen By Pope Bene-
 dict in 1917

~"@~N% (H~~~--r~N-~~ them to have all the friars preach devotion to the Holy Name. That was the church's action in the Thirteenth Century against those who denied Christ, blasphemed the Holy Name and disregarded the commandments of God and the civil law. Ambrose of Siena, another Dominican friar was a great propagatcr of the new move- ment.
 The devotion spread for in the next century its great champion was the German friar, Henry Su- so, who in a transport of fervor scratched the name of Jesus on his breast with a sharp iH1stru- ment. In 140l Pope Boniface xI granted indulgences to those who visited the altar of the confrater- nity in the Dominican monastery at Schusen, Diocese of Werden, Saxorly.
 In the Fifteenth Century the city of Lisbon, Portugal was rav- aged by a plague. The people were dying by the hundreds. An aged bishop who looked upon the afflic- ton as punishment from God for the blasphemies and sins of the people of the city, went about preaching and in his sermons ex- horted the people to pay special honor to the Holy Name in repara- ton for the offences given to the Almighty. The plague was check ed and all the people of the city joined for Q great Holy Name pro- cession to show their gratitude for deliverance from the clamity.
 In Italy the Franciscan, Berna-
 Bernadine
 dine of Sienna took up the apso- tolate of the Holy Name. Where ever he preached, Bernadine dis played a banner on which was painted the Holy Name surround ed by rays. At one time he had the monogram I. H. s. (the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus) painted upon wooden tab- let which he carried. He urged his audiences to place like inscrip- tion over the city walls, on the pub buildings and on the walls of their homes. Today the en- sign of the Holy Name of Jesus may be seen on the town hall. The novelty of Bernadine's method of venerating the Holy Name was lnisinterpreted and he was hailed before Pope Martin V, accused of idolatry by one Man . fred whose prophecy announcing the end of the world had been ridiculed by Bernadine.
 Friar Bernadine humbly submit- ted all his writings and sermons to a special commission and the trial took place in St. Peters in June, 1427. St. John of Caplstrari, a disciple of Bernadine, defended his brother Franciscian and won his vindication. In order to show his approval fthe work of St. Bernadine, the pontiff with the as- sembled clergy, led a Holy Name procession. John Capistran not only defended St. Bernadine but he cooperated in the work of pro- pagating the devotion to the Holy Name.
 Definite Program
 It was not until the Sixteenth Century that the Holy Name groups were given definite organ ization. That was accomplished by the Spanish Dominican, Didacus of Victoria, who wrote the rules and constitution of the Holy Name Society. Like every organization of those times, comparative isolation had brought slight variations in to separate branches. Some were known by different names such as the "Confraternity against Oaths," or the "Confraternity of the Holy Name of Jesus" After the unification effected by the work of Didacus, Pope Plus " raised the Holy Name Society to the dignity of 8 canonical confra- ternity and endowed 1t with spec ial privileges and indulgences. Lat CT the same pontiff designated the Dominicans as moderators, of the movement. Since that time 1t has been necessary to secure charter from the master general of the order to establish new branch which would enjoy all the rights and privileges.
 The Holy Name movement spread in the wake of the cross. Wherever foreign missionaries went the Holy Name Society was founded. In. a special Bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII on the 24th of March, 1880, indulgences were granted to the Confraternity which had been established at Cusco in Peru. This document proves the existence of the move- ment in the southern half of the New World almost two and a half centuries before 1t was known in our own country.
 Pope Benedict
 During its existence of more than six and a half centuries the Holy Name Society has been ap- proved, encouraged or blessed by twenty-seven different popes.
 The movement has Q member of the Sacred College to act as spec- ial advocate before the Roman Curia. Thomas Plus, Cardinal Bog giant, O. P. was appointed Card inal Protector over the Holy Name Societies of the world by Pope Benedict XIV in September 1917. Cardinal Boggiani is still the Pro- tector as well as Chancellor of the