The Holy Name

[AlexV]

The conferral of the Holy Name occurred at the same time as the Circumcision.

In the official commentary to the 1969 Roman Calendar (written, incidentally, by A. Bugnini), the notes for January 1 indicate that because the Holy Name was conferred on the day of the Circumcision, there was no need for a separate feast of the Holy Name.

Indeed, a separate feast only became universal in 1721 (it originated in the mendicant orders).

However, after it was instituted, a proper liturgy was composed (lessons from Acts and St. Bernard), and, even, proper lessons for January 2, 3, 4 before the Vigil of the Epiphany…all from Sts. Bernard and Bernardine of Siena.

In 2001, John Paul II decided to restore the Holy Name as a separate feast…sort of. It is now an Optional Memorial, on January 3 (the first free day of the month). A reading and 2 antiphons were provided (which have not yet been translated into English - they’ve only had 5 years).

But, in the traditional liturgy, today, January 2, is a grand feast, with a completely proper Office, and tomorrow and Thursday have proper lessons on the Holy Name.

 

[AJV]

Pity…I wish they would have restored the proper antiphons for the psalms. I wonder what people do when it is a solemnity?

The Holy Name of Jesus (Optional Memoria)

The Holy Name was actually very popular in England and Germany before the mendicants caught hold of it: Convocation established it throguhou England in the double rank (1488 in Canterbury, 1489 in York) on August 7 “the Most Sweet and Most Holy Name of Jesus” for which the first Mass and Office was composed by Henry Hornby. It included the sequence “Dulcis Jesu Memoria” but longer. It also led to the all the “Jesus altars” under the rood screen which were dedicated to it. It was even granted the 3000/6000 year indulgence by Alexander VI

 

[Go_Irish]

AlexV and AJV-

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[Go_Irish]

AJV-

Forgive me, I do not know Latin. Is there a resource on the net that would have The Holy Name reading, responsory, prayer and antiphons in english?

Do you have a translation? I would love to celebrate the Memorial properly tomorrow.

Thanks in advance.

 

[tee_eff_em]

AJV-

Forgive me, I do not know Latin. Is there a resource on the net that would have The Holy Name reading, responsory, prayer and antiphons in english?

Do you have a translation? I would love to celebrate the Memorial properly tomorrow.

Thanks in advance.

This is not a translation (except, coincidentally, the *Benedictus *antiphon), but is part of the proper office found in *The Proper Offices of Franciscan Saints and Blessed in the Liturgy of the Hours *(Franciscans being among those mendicants mentioned by AlexV)

[post=1203251]Re: The Most Holy Name of Jesus in the Breviary yet?[/post]

tee

 

[Go_Irish]

tee-

thank you VERY MUCH!

… and I think that I may purchase that supplement…

 

[AlexV]

An office for the Franciscans was published after the Council; they celebrate the Holy Name on 3 January as an obligatory memorial. The Dominican breviary of 1982 also contains something of a Holy Name Office, listed as a “Votive Office” but suggested for January 3.

The Roman January 3 Office of 2001 uses the canticle antiphons from the traditional breviary, and a reading that is different from the Franciscan and the Dominican.

The traditional breviary has a full Office of 9 lessons, and there were proper 2nd and 3rd nocturn lessons available for January 2-3-4, all from Bernard and Bernardine of Siena.

 

[AJV]

This is not a translation (except, coincidentally, the *Benedictus *antiphon), but is part of the proper office found in The Proper Offices of Franciscan Saints and Blessed in the Liturgy of the Hours (Franciscans being among those mendicants mentioned by AlexV)

[post=1203251]Re: The Most Holy Name of Jesus in the Breviary yet?[/post]

tee

:bowdown2:

Can I trouble you for the psalm antiphons?

(The coincidental translation is because the Benedictus antiphon was the same: but whereas they use the antiphon from the old First Vespers, the new Optional Memoria uses that of the old Second Vespers. In the Franciscan Office the old closing prayer is also preserved)

 

[tee_eff_em]

Can I trouble you for the psalm antiphons?

(The coincidental translation is because the Benedictus antiphon was the same: but whereas they use the antiphon from the old First Vespers, the new Optional Memoria uses that of the old Second Vespers. In the Franciscan Office the old closing prayer is also preserved)

Apologies for the tardiness of this response – Mea culpa.

Trivium I had never previously noticed (or at least: not retained): The Franciscan proper is soooo tricked out that Evening Prayer of the Day is listed as "Evening Prayer II"

From the Franciscan proper for the Holy Name of Jesus:

Office of Readings:

Ant 1 [Psalm 8] O Lord, our God, how glorious is your name through all the earth.

Ant 2 [Psalm 19] At Jesus’ [sic] name every knee must bend in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth.

Ant 3 [Psalm 24] Give Glory to the Lord and call upon his name; remember that his name is exalted.

Morning Prayer:

Ant 1 [Psalms and canticle from Sunday, Week I] Lord, my soul longs for your holy name.

Ant 2 Blest be your glorious holy name; it is praiseworthy and exalted forever.

Ant 3 Young men and maidens, old men and boys praise the name of the Lord for his name alone is exalted.

Evening Prayer II:

Ant 1 [Psalm 46] Glorify the Lord with me, together let us extol his name.

Ant 2 [Psalm 116:10-19] I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

Ant 3 [Philippians 2:6-11] All the nations you have made shall come and worship you, O Lord, and glorify your name.

Sit nomen Domini benedictum,
tee

 

[tee_eff_em]

The Holy Name of Jesus (Optional Memoria)

An office for the Franciscans was published after the Council; they celebrate the Holy Name on 3 January as an obligatory memorial. The Dominican breviary of 1982 also contains something of a Holy Name Office, listed as a “Votive Office” but suggested for January 3.

The Roman January 3 Office of 2001 uses the canticle antiphons from the traditional breviary, and a reading that is different from the Franciscan and the Dominican.

Is the Latin posted by AJV not the Roman office? That reading is the same as that in the Franciscan office (and the first reading is Acts 3:1-16)? (Or did you mean the readings for Morning and Evening Prayer?)

tee