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Holy Name of Jesus
We give honour to the Name of Jesus, not because we believe that there is any intrinsic power hidden in the letters composing it, but because the Name of Jesus reminds us of all the blessings we receive through our Holy Redeemer.
The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus has been celebrated in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints, at least at local levels, since the end of the fifteenth century.
In the reform of Pope Pius X, it was moved to the Sunday between January 2 and 5 inclusive; in years when no such Sunday existed the celebration was observed on 2 January.
