“No Magic Formula”

John 16: 24: “Until now you have asked for nothing in My Name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.” Like the Sign of the Cross, the Name of Jesus is not just “a touch of magic” to ensure God grants our desires. To ask in Jesus’ Name means to ask as He would ask: Not in selfishness or greed or unrighteousness, but raising requests for the sake of others and for the furtherance of the Kingdom and for the glory of God. When we do, today’s Feast of the Holy Name will have more meaning than any mere turning of a calendar page ever could.