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5 days ago · To pray in Jesus’ name means to approach God the Father with the authority and righteousness of Jesus himself. The Father will be glorified in the Son, and Jesus addresses this in relation to praying in his name ( John 14:13-14 ).
5 days ago · Later, the devotional tradition added a new meaning to this monogram, turning it into a Latin “Christogram”: “I” for “Iesus” (Jesus); “H” for “Hominum” (of men); “S” for “Salvator” (Savior). That is, IHS means “Jesus, savior of men.” New meanings would be added later.
1 day ago · The word Bible is indirectly derived from the Greek word for papyrus. Papyrus was used to make a parchment for writing which was rolled into scrolls. The Ancient Egyptians had used papyrus for writing on for thousands of years. In fact the English word 'paper' comes from the word 'papyrus', but in Greek it was called βύβλος (byblos).
3 days ago · The Lord Jesus refers to the narrow gate in vv. 13–14 of Matthew’s gospel, and in v. 23 of Luke’s account, shown above. He compares the narrow gate to the “broad” road or path that leads to destruction (hell). And he states that “many” will choose that broad road.
4 days ago · Descending into the waters of the Jordan, Jesus, who now shares our humanity, makes that living water flow with healing mercy to provide the grace we need to be made new. His Divine Life is now mediated through the Sacraments of the Church, which is His Body, beginning with Baptism.
4 days ago · While 2 Macc. 6:1-2 refers to the re-named Samaritan Temple as Zeus Xenios (Zeus Hospitable), Josephus gives the name as Zeus Hellenios, or Greek Zeus (Josephus, Ant. 12.258-264). Clearly, in the mind of Josephus, the Samaritans had gone over to the Greeks.
5 days ago · The word “transfiguration” comes from the Latin roots trans – (“across”) and figura (“form, shape”). It thus signifies a change of form or appearance. This is what happened to Jesus in the event known as the Transfiguration: His appearance changed and became glorious.
