Jesu dulcis memoria Dans vera cordis gaudia Sed super mel et omnia Ejus dulcis præsentia. Nil canitur suavius, Nil auditur jucundius, Nil cogitatur dulcius, Quam Jesus Dei Filius. Jesu spes pœnitentibus, Quam pius es petentibus! Quam bonus Te quærentibus! Sed quid invenientibus? Nec lingua valet dicere, Nec littera exprimere: Expertus potest credere, Quid sit Jesum diligere. Sis, Jesu, nostrum gaudium Qui es futurus præmium: Sit nostra in Te gloria, Per cuncta semper sæcula. Jesus, the very thought of Thee, With sweetness fills my breast, But sweeter far Thy face to see, And in Thy presence rest. No voice can sing, no heart can frame, Nor can the memory find A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name, O Jesus, Son of God! O hope of every contrite heart, O joy of all the meek, To those who fall, how kind Thou art! How good to those who seek! But what to those who find? Ah this No tongue nor pen can show; The love of Jesus, what it is, None but His loved ones know. Jesus, our only joy be Thou, As Thou our prize wilt be: Jesus, be Thou our glory now, And through eternity. Magnificat Vol. LIX, No. 1 23 Jesus many times each day for this intention. The Precious Blood purifies our soul and raises us to a high degree of holiness. It is all so easy! We have only to repeat lovingly, joyfully and reverently: JESUS, JESUS, JESUS. If we are sad or cast down, if we are worried with fears and doubts, the Divine Name will give us a delightful peace. If we are weak and wavering, it will give us new strength and energy. Did not Jesus, when He was on earth, go about consoling and comforting all those who were unhappy? He is still doing it every day for those who ask Him. If our health is weak, if we are suffering, if some disease is taking hold of our poor body, He can heal us. Did He not heal the sick, the lame, the blind, the lepers? Does He not say to us: Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.10 Many could have good health if they only asked Jesus for it. By all means consult doctors and employ remedies, but above all call on JESUS. The Name of Jesus is the shortest, the easiest, the most powerful prayer of all. Every time we say JESUS, we are saying a fervent prayer for everything, everything we need. p 10. St. Matthew 11:28. Jesu dulcis memoria Hymn for the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus Fr. Paul O’Sullivan, The Wonders of the Holy Name (The Catholic Printing Press: Lisbon, 1954) – extracts.
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