Holy Name Society

[Shin]

From some old records. . .

OBLIGATIONS OF HOLY NAME SOCIETY MEMBERS

1. To labor individually for the glory of God's Name, and to make it known to those who are ignorant of it.
2. Never to pronounce disrespectfully the Name of Jesus.
3. To avoid blasphemy, perjury, profane and indecent language.
4. To induce their neighbors to refrain from all insults against God and His saints,
and from profane and unbecoming language.
5. To remonstrate with those who blaspheme or use profane language in their
presence. This must be governed by zeal, prudence and common sense.
6. Never to work or carry on business unnecessarily on Sunday.
7. To do all they can to induce their dependents to sanctify the Sunday.
8. To attend regularly the meetings and devotional exercises of the Society.
9. To communicate in a body on the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus and on
the regular Communion Sunday (2nd of the month) of the Society.
10. To have a Requiem Mass said each year, some time after the Feast of the Holy Name,
for all the deceased members. All who can attend the Anniversary Mass should do so.
11. To assemble at an hour convenient to the Society every second Sunday of the month
for devotional exercises, and for the transaction of business.
12. To induce every boy and young man in your parish to become a member of
the Junior Holy Name Society.

HOLY NAME PLEDGE

Blessed be God,
the Father, Son and Holy Ghost!
I profess publicly
my belief that Our Lord Jesus Christ
is the Son of God,
made man for the salvation of mankind.
I recognize His divine authority,
and believe that all power on earth,
civil and religious,
comes from Him.
All lawfully constituted authority
I respect and promise to obey.
May the God of Justice
guide the minds and uphold the hands
of those vested with its power.
May the God of Might break asunder
the bonds of those met together
against the Lord.
and against His Christ.
In honor of His divine Name,
I pledge myself
against perjury, blasphemy,
profanity and obscene speech.
Praised be the Name of God,
and blessed be the Name of His divine Son,
now and forever!

[Shin]

A good reminder:

The 9 Ways to be an Accessory to Sin

I. By counsel
II. By command
III. By consent
IV. By provocation
V. By praise or flattery
VI. By concealment
VII. By partaking
VIII. By silence
IX. By defense of the ill done

[CyrilSebastian]

                       When did the Holy Name Society first begin?

[CyrilSebastian]

The Council of Lyons in 1274 emphasized the need for the faithful to have a special devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus.

[Shin]

There are some wonderful little booklets by Fr. Paul O'Sullivan on various devout topics, one of them is called 'The Wonders of the Holy Name'. For those of you who have not had an opportunity to pick up and read one of his little devotionals, I hope you soon will.