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A meditation for the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is celebrated in the current traditional calendar on the Sunday that falls between January 2 and January 5th. if no Sunday falls within that time, then it is celebrated on January 2nd. Music: “The First Noel” (Latin)Performed by Corpus Christi WatershedUsed with permissionVisit ccwatershed.org for more beautiful chants, hymnals, scores, and liturgical resources. Please pray for their good work!The Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus celebrates the divine Name revealed by God and bestowed at the Circumcision, a Name that signifies both the mystery of the Incarnation and the mission of salvation, for “Jesus” means Savior. The Church honors this Name as holy, powerful, and life-giving, before which every knee must bend in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, since it expresses the authority, mercy, and love of the Son of God made man. Instituted to foster reparation for irreverence and blasphemy, the feast calls the faithful to venerate the Name with humility and confidence, to invoke it in prayer and suffering, and to conform their lives to Him whose Name alone brings forgiveness, grace, and eternal salvation.Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement.Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily, unless a Ferial day): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZKdyYnV_bkh7rH6piW0ShgsdcefFoOvJIf you would like to support this channel, consider becoming a channel member, and get early access to all new readings:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEYRtJac7oQZQ4C0MSHT5WA/join