‘And His Name shall be called Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins’. These words from St Matthew’s Gospel establish the identity and mission of the Son of God, right at the start of His earthly life.

The Name of Jesus is also a powerful prayer, either on its own or as part of an invocation, for example: ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner’.

May the precious Name of Jesus be to you a strength and stay on this day, and may God bless you.