Majesty of Christ Enthroned between Saints Peter and Paul, Mosaic, Palatine Chapel, Palermo, 12th Century

The Acts of the Apostles 4: 10-12

Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians

Prayer to the Holy Name

 O my Jesus! Thou art the Saviour                                                                                                                                     who hast given Thy blood and Thy life for me,                                                                                                                     I pray Thee to write Thy adorable name                                                                                                                             on my poor heart; so that having it always                                                                                                                 imprinted in my heart by love,                                                                                                                                                   I may also have it ever on my lips,                                                                                                                                         by invoking it in all my necessities.                                                                                                                                         If the devil tempts me, Thy name will                                                                                                                               give me strength to resist him;                                                                                                                                                 if I lose confidence, Thy name                                                                                                                                                     will animate me to hope;                                                                                                                                                           if I am in affliction, Thy name will comfort me,                                                                                                                     by reminding me of all Thou hast endured for me.                                                                                                           If I find myself cold in Thy love,                                                                                                                                                   Thy name will inflame me by reminding me                                                                                                                         of the love Thou hast shown me.                                                                                                                                             I have fallen into so many sins,                                                                                                                                                   because I did not call on Thee;                                                                                                                                                 from henceforth Thy name shall be                                                                                                                                         my defence, my refuge, my hope,                                                                                                                                             my only consolation, my only love.                                                                                                                                     Thus do I hope to live, and so do I hope to die,                                                                                                         having Thy name always on my lips.                                                                                                                                     Amen.

 - Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)

The Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus

Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
 Lord have mercy.
Jesus hear us.
Jesus graciously hear us.
O God the Father, of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
O God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Son of the living God,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary,
Etc.
 Jesus, Son of David,
Jesus, most kind,
Jesus, most loving,
Jesus, most meek,
Jesus, most gentle,
Jesus, most mild,
Jesus, most sweet,
Jesus, full of pity,
Jesus, most amicable,
Jesus, most merciful,
Jesus, most bountiful,
Jesus, most gracious,
Jesus, most lovely,
Jesus, most noble,
Jesus, most renowned,
Jesus, most glorious,
Jesus, chosen of ten thousand,
Jesus, Splendour of the Father's glory,
Jesus, Figure of the Father's substance,
Jesus, Spouse of chaste souls, flowing with de lights,
Jesus, vivifying Gem of Divine Honour,
Jesus, unfading Flower of human dignity,

By Thy sweetest Name,
By the compassion of Thy Divine Heart,
By the union of the Divinity with Thy Humanity,
By the love wherewith Thou didst come down from Heaven and complete the work of human redemption,
By the love wherewith Thou didst will to be laid in the manger,
By the love wherewith Thou didst suck the chaste breasts of the Virgin Mary,
By the love wherewith for thirty-three years Thou didst endure all our miseries,
By the love wherewith Thou didst undergo a most bitter death,
By the love wherewith Thou didst will Thy Heart to be pierced,
By the love wherewith at Thy Resurrection Thou didst glorify Thy sacred Body,
By the love wherewith Thou hast placed Thy Humanity at the right hand of the Father,
By the love wherewith Thou dost make glad Thy Saints with the comeliness of Thy Face,
By the love wherewith Thou dost show Thy deified Heart to the Father for us sinners,
By the mutual love of Thy Divinity and Thy Humanity,


Jesus Christ,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O Jesus.

V. Graciously hear us, O Jesus, Saviour of the world.
R. To Whom nothing is impossible, save to refuse mercy to the wretched.

Let us pray.
 
O Most tender Jesus, true Sweetness of all who flee to Thee for refuge, receive this my prayer which I devoutly offer Thee through Thy sweetest Heart, to the everlasting praise of Thy sweetest Name; beseeching Thee, by that love wherewith Thou didst will to receive that most holy Name and to make it so sweet and so lovely to all the faithful, that by the virtue of that most sacred Name Jesus Thou wouldst vouchsafe to strengthen me in all temptations, and to be with me in my last hour, according to Thy faithful promise: Who livest and reignest, world without end. Amen.

The Triumph of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, Giovanni Battista Gaulli, c. 1676-1679

(Ceiling Fresco in the Church of the Gesu, Rome)

Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus

Likely composed by St. John Capistrano (1386-1456) and St. Bernadine of Siena (1380-1444). Approved for use in the Universal Church by Pope Leo XIII in 1866. Sourced from Michael Martin at preces-latinae.org.

The Adoration of the Name of Jesus, El Greco, c. 1578-1580

The Gospel According to Saint Luke 1: 28-33

The Gospel According to Saint Matthew 1: 20-21

  Haec autem eo cogitante, ecce angelus Domini apparuit in somnis ei, dicens : Joseph, fili David, noli timere accipere Mariam conjugem tuam : quod enim in ea natum est, de Spiritu Sancto est.

Immaculate Queen of Peace, pray for us.

Immaculata Regina Pacis, ora pro nobis.