The Most Holy Name of Jesus

<p>Since New Testament times, the name of Jesus has been honoured. Paul writes 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 2.10-11).</p>
<p>The monogram of the name of Jesus, <em>IHS </em>(from the Greek IHSOUS), was widely promoted in the 15th century by John of Capistrano and Bernadine of Siena, but the use of the letters of the name of Jesus as an emblem can be traced to the 8th century.©2011 <em>Living with Christ, </em>Novalis - Bayard Press Canada Inc., <strong>http://www.livingwithchrist.ca/</strong&gt;. Reprinted with permission.</p>