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The
Meaning of the name of "JESUS"
The name of Jesus is a name of
gladness, a name of hope and a name of
love. A name of gladness, because if the remembrance of
past transgressions afflicts us, this name comforts us,
reminding us that the Son of God became man for this
purpose, to make himself our Savior.
A name of hope, because he that prays to
the Eternal Father in the name of Jesus may hope for every
grace he asks for: If you ask the Father anything in My
name, He will give it you.
A name of love. For the name of Jesus
brings to our remembrance all the sufferings which Jesus has
endured for us in his life and at his death.
--Excerpted from St. Alphonsus de Liguori,
The Incarnation Birth and Infancy
of Jesus Christ
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