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0 Comments On this month of the New Year, we will focus upon the ongoing Jubilee Year of Mercy. This Year extends from December 8 2015 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – to November 20, 2016, on Christ the King Solemnity. In my Eucharistic book I have many knock/knock jokes, including one of Our Lady of Knock, Ireland. Yet another has reference to Jesus in Matthew 7:7 [easily memorizable numbers, Brother Sobichen Matthew] – “… knock and the door will be opened to you” — and other Biblical verses inviting us to knock that the door will be opened. Pope Francis invited Cathedrals to have Holy Doors to open for this “Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy.” Of course, one of the greatest ways of knocking for prayers/favors/etc. is with the greatest of all ‘proper names’ – Jesus Christ. Too, of ‘general names’ — that of ABBA for God the Father is the greatest. In imitation of Christ, my lifetime motto in my book is: “All the Best for ABBA.” God the Father’s will is for us to invoke the name of His one divinely/eternally generated Son, the Logos, as Godman: JESUS CHRIST. Yet too we have in Romans 8:15 how “Abba! Father!” is to be invoked, too, per the Holy Spirit.
“For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’” Of course, “Imma” for Mary is great since it is Aramaic as is “Abba” as, too, those two invocations mean “Mom” and Divine “Dad.” Just a couple days ago – Dec. 18 – the Office of Readings for Advent has this: “There is no salvation in any other person or place: — Nor is there any other NAME under Heaven given to men, by which we should be saved. His name shall be Wonder-counselor, God of strength, Father of future ages, Prince of peace” – as to Jesus Christ, of course. Thus, too, in this month it’s great to the Litany of the Holy Name – found in the Raccolta [Book of indulgenced prayers] as well as in paper slips, booklets, etc. It has an indulgence of 7 years. Too, in this Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy it has “Be merciful… spare us, O Jesus. Be merciful… graciously hear us, O Jesus.” My favorite line in the litany is #11 of His Titles – “Jesus, Angel [Messenger] of great counsel… have mercy on us” — since I was born on April 26, Our Lady of Good Counsel, tho the Certificate has April 25 [the physician missigned it due to alcohol, my parents were told] – the double Feast Dates of this Title of Mary [the only Marian double feast dates until St. John Paul II placed two to Our Lady of Tenderness in Russia for their conversion]. I like sometimes invoking “Jesus the Messiah’s” Holy Name in His language while on earth – in Aramaic – “Eashoa’ M’sheekha.” Yet what I was inspired to invent to go with Mystical Rose is this: “Golgothan Rose,” going most with the Red Rose She has for Sacrifice – Blood on the Cross and at Mass. Too, for this lengthy ‘Year of Consecrated Life’ (officially from Nov. 29, 2014 to Feb. 2, 2016) the 3 typical vows go with these Titles: “Jesus, father of the poor – Jesus, lover of chastity – Jesus, most obedient” and with “have mercy on us” for all 3, whereas almost half of the other Titles go with “deliver us, O Jesus.” Have a HEAVENLY (‘on earth as it is in Heaven’), HOLY, Hearty, Happy Month of The Holy Name of Jesus Christ, Fr. Ed, SOLT, yet MRMS too in spirit. May Our Lady ever-flowering & overflowing with graces & blessings unfold in us The 3-Fold indwelling Divinity (of Her 3 ‘Roses’) to ever spring, sing, & ring alive. Amatissima semper esto Maria Rosa Mystica! Most Beloved ever be Maria Rosa Mystica! 0 Comments Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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