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Bible Verses on the Power and Graces of the Most Holy Name of Jesus:

Every Grace and Blessing is through the Name of Jesus:

John 16:23"Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you."

Salvation is through Christ:

Acts2:21"Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Matthew 12:21"And in his name the Gentiles will hope.”

In Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

In 1 John 3:23"And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another,”

Healing, Signs and Miracles showing the Power in the Name of Jesus:

Acts 3:6 But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk.”

In the Gospel of Mark 16:17-18 "And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” "

In Acts 4:8-12"Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, 9 if we are questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are asked how this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth..."

Devotion to the Most Holy Name of Jesus


“She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
                                                                                                 Matthew 1:21

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The Catholic Church teaches us about the significance of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Para 2666 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church where we read “But the one name that contains everything is the one that the Son of God received in his incarnation: JESUS. The divine name may not be spoken by human lips, but by assuming our humanity The Word of God hands it over to us and we can invoke it: “Jesus”, “YHWH saves”. The name “Jesus” contains all: God and man and the whole economy of creation and salvation. To pray “Jesus” is to invoke him and to call him within us. His name is the only one that contains the presence it signifies. Jesus is the Risen One and whoever invokes the name of Jesus is welcoming the Son of God who loved him and who gave himself up for Him.”

The name ‘Jesus’ meaning ‘God Saves’ was given by Almighty God Himself, through the angel, to Joseph and Mary before his birth. In the Bible we read several instances wherein God Himself gave a name to people in the Bible eg. Abraham, Sara, Peter and which often signified the role they were to fulfil in His plan. Jesus came to save us from sin and he did this through his total obedience to the will of God, even to the point of death on the cross. And so, as St. Paul writes “Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” Philippians 2:9-11.

Since the early ages, the name of Jesus has been greatly revered above all names and given utmost honor in the Church. This is also testified to in the various events and verses recorded in the Scriptures through the Letters and Acts of the Apostles where we read about the Apostles who went about preaching, performing miracles, healing the sick, casting demons and proclaiming the salvation and power in the Name of Jesus to one and all.

Though the Scriptures and the Church, since its inception, believed in the power in the Name of Jesus and greatly revered it, a true devotion to the Most Holy Name of Jesus came into being only in the 15th Century through the Franciscan priest St. Bernardine of Siene and his disciple St. John of Capistrano. St. Bernardine used the devotion to the Most Holy name as a way of overcoming bitter and often bloody class struggles and family rivalries that were rampant in Italy at that time. During his sermons he would display a monogram on a tablet that contained the first three letters ‘IHS’ in gold letters of the Greek spelling of the name ‘Jesus’ surrounded by rays. The faithful were asked to adore the monogram as a representation of the divine power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. There were several miracles reported during these adorations and soon the devotion gained popularity. However, it was seen by some as a heretical practice which led to St. Bernardine being summoned before the Papal Council in 1427. After making his representation before the Papal Council, the Holy Pope Martin V, instead of rebuking this practice, endorsed it and also participated in a procession to propagate the devotion. He later insisted on including the crucifix in the monogram and so a crucifix was added to the top of the letter ‘H’. In 1530, Pope Clement V approved an Office of the Holy Name for the Franciscans. In 1721, Pope Innocent XIII extended this feast to the entire Church.

Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus on January 03 and also devotes the entire month of January for honouring the Holy Name of Jesus by offering Litanies, Novenas and prayers.

The Litany to the Most Holy Name of Jesus was written by St. Bernardine of Siena and his disciple St. John of Capistrano. The litany was approved by Pope Sixtus V in 1585 and was approved for public recitation by Pope Leo XIII in 1886. St. Bernardine is also attributed to have added the name of Jesus to the Ave Maria. In addition to prayers, several Popes honoured the Holy Name by introducing customs and granting indulgences on invoking the Holy Name of Jesus with due reverence.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us in Para 6664 “There is no other way of Christian Prayer than Christ. Whether our prayer is communal or personal, vocal or interior, it has access to the Father only if we pray “in the name” of Jesus. The sacred humanity of Jesus is therefore the way by which the Holy Spirit teaches us to pray to God our Father." The Scriptures are full of instances of the numerous graces that are attained by praying in the name of Jesus. Some of these being:

1. Satan fears the name of Jesus. Demons are cast out by the Name of Jesus giving healing of both body and spirit.

2. Salvation is through the name of Jesus. God the Father Himself gave this name which signifies "God Saves". Sins are forgiven in His Holy Name.

3. The Apostles performed healings and miracles in the power of the Holy name of Jesus

4. Our prayers are answered by God the Father when we place them before Him in the name of Jesus. Jesus Himself taught His Disciples to pray in His name and assured them their every petition would be granted when prayed in His Holy Name.


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