The Most Holy Name of Jesus
First Friday: Let us entrust ourselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
First reading 1 John 2:29-3:6
“Think of the love that the Father has lavished on us, by letting us be called God’s children; and that is what we are”. This is because of the Most Holy Name of Jesus as He incarnated to be like us and to take that name. This divine identity is not a distant reality but a present truth, made possible through Jesus Christ, who took on human form and shared in our humanity. His name, the Most Holy Name of Jesus, carries the weight of this incarnation, salvation, and our hope. And by His name, we must purify our hope. We sin when we shift our hope from the name of Jesus to something else. When we shift our hope away from Jesus, we fall into sin because we place our trust in things that cannot save, fulfil, or sanctify. The invitation of today’s reading is a call to purify our hope—to anchor it solely in Jesus, whose name is above every other name (Philippians 2:9-11). In His name, in His person we find fullness to become who we are meant to be: children of God. Let’s reflect: In what areas of my life have I shifted my hope away from Jesus, and how can I consciously re-anchor my trust in His Most Holy Name, allowing Him to purify my hope?
Don Giorgio