Gospel for the Day with Pointers

Saturday, 3rd January,2015

Most Holy Name of Jesus

Lk 2:21-24

When the eighth day came and the child was to be circumcised, they gave him the name Jesus, the name the angel had given him before his conception. And when the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord - observing what is written in the Law of the Lord: Every first-born male must be consecrated to the Lord - and also to offer in sacrifice, in accordance with what is prescribed in the Law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.

TODAY'S POINTERS ON GOD'S WORD
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?

•The name “Jesus” is the Greek version of the name “Joshua” which means “Yahweh saves.” “Christ” is not the second name of Jesus, but the Greek translation of the Hebrew word “Messiah” (Gk, “Christos”).
•Both Jesus’ name and his title reveal his identity as the anointed Saviour of the world and the long-awaited Redeemer who came to fulfil the prophecies of the Scriptures of Israel.
•Ponder on how your Baptismal name is your identity as a daughter or son of God the Father, brother of Jesus, and temple of the Holy Spirit. How are you living your identity daily?