Sunday, January 1, 2023

This Sunday is January 1st, which falls on “The Feast of the Holy Name.” On this Sunday, we reflect on the meaning of Jesus’ circumcision and naming. 

Resources:

St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermon 15 On the Song of Songs

St. Ephrem, Madrashe on Faith.

N.T. Wright, Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, (New York: Harper Collins, 2008).

Chris EW Green, “A Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Name,” https://cewgreen.substack.com/p/a-sermon-for-the-feast-of-the-holy