The Holy Name of God
God calls each one by name. Everyone’s name is sacred. The name is the icon of the person. It demands respect as a sign of the dignity of the one who bears it. What does that mean for God’s name?
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-There is power in a name. Moses received the name of God which gave him the authority to perform miracles.
-“Our Father, who art in Heaven, Your name is Holy”
2nd commandment – Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain (CCC 2142-2167)
2142 The second commandment prescribes respect for the Lord’s name. Like the first commandment, it belongs to the virtue of religion and more particularly it governs our use of speech in sacred matters.
2143 Among all the words of Revelation, there is one which is unique: the revealed name of God. God confides his name to those who believe in him; he reveals himself to them in his personal mystery. The gift of a name belongs to the order of trust and intimacy. “The Lord’s name is holy.” For this reason man must not abuse it. He must keep it in mind in silent, loving adoration. He will not introduce it into his own speech except to bless, praise, and glorify it.74
2146 The second commandment forbids the abuse of God’s name, i.e., every improper use of the names of God, Jesus Christ, but also of the Virgin Mary and all the saints.
2147 Promises made to others in God’s name engage the divine honor, fidelity, truthfulness, and authority. They must be respected in justice. To be unfaithful to them is to misuse God’s name and in some way to make God out to be a liar.77
2148 Blasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God – inwardly or outwardly – words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one’s speech; in misusing God’s name. St. James condemns those “who blaspheme that honorable name [of Jesus] by which you are called.”78 The prohibition of blasphemy extends to language against Christ’s Church, the saints, and sacred things. It is also blasphemous to make use of God’s name to cover up criminal practices, to reduce peoples to servitude, to torture persons or put them to death. The misuse of God’s name to commit a crime can provoke others to repudiate religion.
2150 The second commandment forbids false oaths. Taking an oath or swearing is to take God as witness to what one affirms. It is to invoke the divine truthfulness as a pledge of one’s own truthfulness. An oath engages the Lord’s name. “You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve him, and swear by his name.”
2808 In the decisive moments of his economy God reveals his name, but he does so by accomplishing his work. This work, then, is realized for us and in us only if his name is hallowed by us and in us.
-Movie Rule: Train yourself against humor which violates the 2nd commandment
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About the author, Adam
Adam is the Director of Communications for the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, CEO of St. Michael Catholic Radio, Co-host of TCMS, Author from Ascension Press, Husband and Father of 5 children.
I consider myself a relatively good Catholic, faith-led person, but life is messy, and I slip sometimes when highly frustrated or momentarily angered by some incident and will spit out the Lord’s name in the utterly wrong way. This episode of the show and David’s authentic and sincere presentation hit me in such a way that I have been able to change that behavior for good. I felt like I was in a private prayer group meeting with David and Adam, and I walked away with new wisdom. I will turn off any movie or other media activity that incurs the Lord’s name, and I will work to send an email or other communication to ask the provider to eliminate such occurrences in future products and events. As for myself, I have decided that if I do make such an inappropriate utterance, I will immediately stop what I am doing and take a five minute break to go for a short walk and repeat a prayer that I have written to ask the Lord for forgiveness and ponder what happened that caused me to do so and hopefully, ensure future incidents do not occur.
Thanks for the great advice!