Saturday, July 13, 2013

Holy Name of Jesus

Always keep holy the Holy Name of Jesus!!!!



The Collect for the beginning of Mass for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity goes as follows:  "LORD of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things; Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. "  As we hear in the Collect, we are asking the Lord to graft in our hearts the love of His Holy Name.  The Holy Name of Jesus is indeed a name that we should always cherish in our hearts.  St. Matthew reminds us:  "And she shall call His Name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins."  (St. Matthew 1:21)  Indeed, in its' origin, this name means "God is our help" or "saviour."  Indeed, Jesus is our help.  He is most certainly Our Saviour.  We should keep His Name always on our lips and in our hearts.  "At the Name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father Jesus Christ is Lord!" (Phil 2:10-11)


 So often, we take this Blessed Name for granted.  So often, in movies and television, we hear this Precious Name mentioned but it is not in the context of prayer or praise.  Rather, it is uttered with the utmost form of disrespect.  Sadly, the custom of bowing one's head at the hearing of the Holy Name of Jesus has gone out of style in so many of the churches.  But in our Anglican church, we still bow our head when we hear the Name Jesus.  "Graft in our hearts the love of Thy Name . . . . "

Please join us for Mass on Sunday, July 14th, 2013.  Mass begins at 9:30 AM.  St. Margaret worships at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest Side of Indianapolis.  Hear the Word of God preached; listen to His Word from the King James Bible; we use the 1928 Book of Common prayer and the Anglican Missal; receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion; and join us for delicious goodies in our Coffee Hour following Mass.

Please visit the St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church website for more information about joining us for Sunday Mass and information about our parish:

http://indyanglican.blogspot.com/p/latest-news-at-st-margaret.html


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