May the Name of God to be holy in your hearts!
November 8, 2024
Dear Family of Mary!
We all want to be holy. But becoming holy is a life’s work. How can we sustain such a desire? Our Lady tells us how in this message from 1997:
“Dear children! Today I invite you to glorify God and for the Name of God to be holy in your hearts and in your life. Little children, when you are in the holiness of God, He is with you and gives you peace and joy which come from God only through prayer. That is why, little children, renew prayer in your families and your heart will glorify the holy Name of God and heaven will reign in your heart. I am close to you and I intercede for you before God. Thank you for having responded to my call..” May 25, 1997
Our Lady tells us to “renew pray in your families…” This is the first step towards holiness. Why? Well, it seems that those of us who live in families have a sacred task. It is to place God in the center of our family life. And the way to begin this task is through family prayer. Mother Mary has asked for family prayer from the beginning of her coming to Medjugorje.
She tells us that if we renew prayer in our families, our hearts will glorify the holy Name of God and heaven will reign in our hearts!
This is much to be desired. And it is so simple. Just don’t give up on family prayer!!
Here is a Litany to the Holy Name of Jesus. I think it may be a good prayer to pray in order to glorify the Name of God. We can begin with the Name of Jesus. But there are other litanies as well which I will share as we go forward. Let’s pray this wonderful litany to the Name of Jesus this weekend. And let the Name of Jesus be holy in our hearts and in our lives!
Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear us.
Jesus, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.|
Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, splendor of the Father, [etc.]
Jesus, brightness of eternal light,
Jesus, King of glory,
Jesus, sun of justice,
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary,
Jesus, most amiable,
Jesus, most admirable,
Jesus, father of the world to come,
Jesus, the mighty God,
Jesus, angel of great counsel,
Jesus, most powerful,
Jesus, most patient,
Jesus, most obedient,
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Jesus, lover of chastity,
Jesus, lover of us,
Jesus, God of peace,
Jesus, author of life,
Jesus, example of virtues,
Jesus, zealous lover of souls,
Jesus, our God,
Jesus, our refuge,
Jesus, father of the poor,
Jesus, treasure of the faithful,
Jesus, Good Shepherd,
Jesus, true light,
Jesus, eternal wisdom,
Jesus, infinite goodness,
Jesus, our way and our life,
Jesus, joy of Angels,
Jesus, King of Patriarchs,
Jesus, Master of the Apostles,
Jesus, Teacher of the Evangelists,
Jesus, strength of Martyrs,
Jesus, light of Confessors,
Jesus, purity of Virgins,
Jesus, crown of all Saints,
Be merciful, spare us, O Jesus,
Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Jesus,
From all evil, deliver us, O Jesus
From all sin, [etc.]
From Thy wrath,
From the snares of the devil,
From the spirit of fornication,
From everlasting death,
From the neglect of Thine inspirations,
By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation,
By Thy Nativity,
By Thine Infancy,
By Thy most divine life,
By Thy Labors,
By Thine agony and Passion,
By Thy Cross and dereliction,
By Thy sufferings,
By Thy death and burial,
By Thy Resurrection,
By Thy Ascension,
By Thine institution of the most Holy Eucharist,
By Thy joys,
By Thy glory,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Jesus,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Hear us, O Jesus,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Jesus.
Jesus, hear us. Jesus, graciously hear us.
Let Us Pray
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who has said: Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you; mercifully attend to our supplications, and grant us the gift of Thy divine charity, that we may ever love Thee with our whole heart and with all our words and deeds, and never cease from praising Thee.
Make us, O Lord, to have a perpetual fear and love of Thy holy Name, for Thou never failest to help and govern those whom Thou dost bring up in Thy steadfast fear and love: Who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.
God bless you all,
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV
