January 3.  Most Holy Name of Jesus.  Bruce always felt a bit awkward talking about religion at home.  Most of the family were Catholic but he had never converted from Judaism. He said to himself, “I think that during this Jubilee Year of hope, in the spirit of fraternity it would be good for me to discover more about the Catholic faith. I don’t know where that will lead me, but I will do my best. I won’t talk about it with the others though just yet, as they might push me too hard.” 

Reflect, share, Scripture At the name of Jesus, every knee should bend, those in heaven and on earth and under the earth. Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  Phil 2:10.    Pope Francis: “The name of Jesus. There is no other name. Perhaps it wills to do good to all of us, who live in a world that offers us such a multitude of ‘saviours.’ Whenever there are problems people do not commend themselves to Jesus, but to others, even turning to self-styled magicians that they may resolve matters. People consult tarot cards, to know what to do. But there is no salvation there: it is in the name of Jesus. And we should bear witness to this! He is the one Saviour. We can always call on the name of Jesus and repeat this simple prayer. Pray:  ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’  It’s a beautiful prayer, a prayer of hope, because I am turning to him who can open the doors and solve my problems, and make me see the horizon of hope.”   Choose appropriate action.