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The Name of Jesus is our Spiritual Weapon.
‘Jesus’ is the most powerful name in heaven and earth.
It is the most powerful weapon against all temptations.
It signifies our hope and our salvation.
The saints worked wonders by invoking this powerful name.
“At the name of Jesus
every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and
every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.”1
‘Jesus’ means, “God saves” in Hebrew.
He conquered the spiritual enemies of sin, Satan, and death,
He leads us to the true promised land of heaven.
As the Angel announced to Mary, the Saviour would be called Jesus because, “He will save His people from their sins.”
The Catechism summarizes these truths in a beautiful paragraph:
“But the one name that contains everything is the one that the Son of God received in his incarnation: Jesus.
The divine name may not be spoken by human lips, but by assuming our humanity The Word of God hands it over to us and we can invoke it: “Jesus,” “YHWH saves.”
The name “Jesus” contains all: God and man and the whole economy of creation and salvation.
To pray “Jesus” is to invoke Him and to call him within us.
His name is the only one that contains the presence it signifies.
Jesus is the Risen One, and whoever invokes the name of Jesus is welcoming the Son of God who loved him and who gave Himself up for him.2
The more we meditate on the name of Jesus, the more we grow to love it.
The name of Jesus has always been invoked to drive out demons and heal the sick.
But above all, it has been called upon to conquer sin, overcome temptation, and grow in holiness.
We can become saints by ceaselessly calling on the name of Jesus.
Jesus will enable us to overcome all the temptations and lead a holy life.
Holiness will make us saints.
All those who are in heaven are saints, although the Church does not announce them to be so.
Let us repeatedly say “ Jesus, have mercy on me a sinner.”
Jesus’ mercy will free us from our sins and lead us to heaven,
The name of Jesus can help us to be free from anger, alcoholism, lust, pride, laziness, fear.
We should not treat this name as a magical incantation, but should rather realize that we are calling on a living Person—one who loves us and gave himself for us.
By invoking this name, we are acknowledging our sin, helplessness, and our need for constant mercy.
By calling on Jesus, we are crying like St. Peter as he drowned in the waves, “Lord, save me!”
If we want to overcome sin and grow in virtue, we must first acknowledge helplessness.
Then, we must sincerely and constantly call on the great and holy name of Jesus.
He will come to our aid.
St. Bernardine of Sienna’s prayer,
“Jesus,
Name full of glory, grace, love and strength!
You are the refuge of those who repent,
our banner of warfare in this life,
the medicine of souls,
the comfort of those who morn,
the delight of those who believe,
the light of those who preach the true faith,
the wages of those who toil,
the healing of the sick.
To You our devotion aspires;
by You our prayers are received;
we delight in contemplating You.
O Name of Jesus,
You are the glory of all the saints for eternity.
Amen.
Lourdu Selvam.
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