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What a Beautiful Name
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"Sing to the LORD; bless His Name!" (Psalm 96:2)
The Psalms inspire us to express our deepest feelings for God through prayer. Psalm 96 stirs us to bless, praise and glorify the Name of God. The Catechism teaches us that the Lord's Name is holy and "we must keep it in mind in silent, loving adoration." (Catechism, Par. 2143)
One of the most meaningful ways we can do this is at the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, where at the conclusion of the exposition of the consecrated host and liturgy, the beautiful Divine Praises are chanted:
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete...
The acclamation continues with the blessing of the names of Mary, of Joseph, and of all the angels and saints. As the priest is leaving, we bless God's Name again with the closing hymn, "Holy God We Praise Thy Name."
Seek to attend a Solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament as a gift to Almighty God, who confides His Name to those who believe in Him, who believes in you and calls you by name.
To your great Name be endless praise!
Elizabeth
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About the Author
Elizabeth Tichvon is a Catholic writer and Consecrated Marian Catechist under the Direction of His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke. Always faithful to the Magisterium, she spreads and defends the Catholic faith as a true witness of Christ, confessing the name of Jesus boldly, never ashamed of the Cross.
Elizabeth became aware of the need for the New Evangelization while in the two years of her formation as a Marian Catechist and wrote over 200 published meditations on Sacred Scripture from the daily Liturgy of the Word for various Catholic websites, and following Jesus' example, now teaches through her own parables so that by sharing her stories through social media, might bring others closer to the heart of Christ. She is currently a regular columnist at Catholic365 and as a Marian Catechist, her spiritual life is the foundation of her writing.
She completed UCLA's Graduate Program With Honors and worked as a Paralegal for 32 years before retiring from Chrysler's Office of the General Counsel in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Elizabeth's website may be found at elizabethtichvon.net
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