Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

In the traditional Roman Rite following the rubrics of the Blessed Pope John XXIII this Sunday is the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. This feast finds its origin in the Franciscan Order, particularly with the preaching and devotion of St. Bernardine of Siena.

At St. Mary’s today I will bet you five bucks we get our annual sermon on the Holy Name Society. This is not a complaint. Fr. Johnson has a great love for that society which has fallen on hard times these days. And he uses this feast as his main occasion to promote the Society and its goals.