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What is the Holy Name Society ?
The Holy Name Society is a confraternity of the Most Holy Names of God and Jesus that promotes reverence to the Sacred Names of God and Jesus Christ, obedience and loyalty to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and the personal sanctification and holiness of its members. The Society came to be associated with the Dominican Friars after Blessed John of Vercelli (1205-1283) was asked by Pope Gregory X to promote devotion to the Holy Name.
The Holy Name Society is committed to helping its members grow in holiness through devotion to the most Holy Name of Jesus. Members of this fraternity are called to be leaders, to cleanse themselves in the sacrament of penance, strengthen themselves with the most Holy Eucharist, nourish their souls on Sacred Scripture, increase their desire for divine love through prayer, and lead their families, friends, and coworkers to Christ Jesus by their acts of charity and devotion. Holy Name men are called to contribute to the evangelization mission of the Church in the name of God and Jesus Christ.
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Monthly meetings
The St. Michael the Archangel Holy Name meets on the Monday following the second Sunday of each month. The meeting is held at 7:00 p.m. and are held in the Parish Meeting Room below the main church.
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Holy Name Mass
The Holy Name Mass is celebrated during the 10:30 Mass in the upper church on the second Sunday of each month. The Holy Name invites all parishioners to join them to pray the rosary at 9:45 prior to the Mass.
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Fundraising
All St. Michael the Archangel Holy Name fundraising allows us to perform our corporal and spiritual Works of Mercy. This includes the annual scholarship to St. Michale/St. Clement School, financial assistance to our seminarians, and provide support to parish sponsored activities. We encourage all parishioners to support us in our fundraising activities.
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Membership
Membership in the St. Michael the Archangel Holy Name Society is open to all confirmed Catholic men of the pastorate to include, lay, clergy, and religious over the age of 18. They must be firm believers in all that the Catholic Church believes and teaches and put these teachings into practice in their daily lives.
For those interested, please fill the membership application below.
Officers from the Holy Name will contact you once the application is received. You may email the Holy Name Society directly at [email protected]
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What we Do
Members of the Holy Name Society are called to foster respect and honor the Most Holy Name of Jesus Christ. We do so by embracing the teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church by serving our parish ministries, our local community, supporting our seminarians, and youth of our parish school. We are called by the Sacred Name of Jesus Christ to perform corporal and spiritual Works of Mercy. The St. Michael the Archangel Holy Name performs these Works of Mercy in the areas of Spiritual, Service, and Social.
SPIRITUAL:
- Attend the Holy Name Mass and recitation of the rosary
- Attend the monthly Holy Name meeting
- Participate in Parish Missions and Holy Hour Adoration
- Attend one-day retreats and parish spiritual activities
Service:
- Provide financial support to our seminarians.
- Provide scholarships to students at our parish school
- Support Pro-Life initiatives
- Support pastoral leadership
- Support our parish by serving a Ushers, Eucharistic Ministers, and Lectors
- Inspire others by actively showing strong Christian values in our community
- Promote the endeavors of the Baltimore Archdiocesan Holy Name Union
Social:
- Host the Spiritual Pastorate Picnic at the St. Anthony Shrine, Ellicott City, MD
- Attend Holy Name sponsored State/National Conventions
- Volunteer and support Holy Name fund raising endeavors
- Support all social and fundraising activities of the pastorate
- Holy Name Night at Camden Yards
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Baltimore Archdiocesan Holy Name Union
The Holy Name Union was established in Baltimore in 1911 and is considered among the most active in the country. Today over 700 men from 30 Archdiocesan parishes pledge to support Catholic education and religious vocations through the reverence for the names of God and Jesus Christ.
The B.A.N.H.U website may be accessed at https://www.nahns.org/
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It was at that council that he met Jerome of Ascoli (the man who would later become Pope Nicholas IV), then serving as Minister General of the Franciscans. Sometime later the two men were sent by Rome to mediate a dispute involving King Philip III of France. Once again, Bl. John was able to draw on his negotiating and peacemaking skills. Following the Second Council of Lyons, Pope Gregory selected the Dominicans to spread devotion to the name of Jesus. Bl. John took the task to heart, requiring that every Dominican church contain an altar of the Holy Name; groups were also formed to combat blasphemy and profanity.
Blessed John of Vercelli, OP (c. 1205-1283), Founder of the Holy Name Society was known for his tireless energy and his commitment to simplicity, Blessed John made personal visits - typically on foot - to almost all the Dominican houses, urging his fellow friars to strictly observe the rules and constitutions of the Order. He was tapped by two popes for special tasks. Pope Gregory X enlisted the help of Bl. John and his fellow Dominicans in helping to pacify the States of Italy that were quarreling with one another. Bl. John was also called upon to draw up a framework for the Second Council of Lyons in 1274.
Even though the Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of God and Jesus was not canonically recognized until the 1500s , Blessed John’s effort to promote devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus throughout the entire Church make him the patron of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of God and Jesus.Prayer for the Canonization of blessed john of vercelli (Feast of December 1)
O God, who has willed that Blessed John of Vercelli shine with wondrous prudence and Strength, grant that through his intercession, our Families may always and everywhere be Governed and blessed by your salutary rule, Through Christ our Lord.
O God, we humbly beg You, should it be, your holy will that Blessed John of Vercelli, Your Glorious apostle of the Holy Name, be raised to the honors of the altar, to make known Your will by heavenly favors through his intercession.
O God, grant that all members of the Holy Name Society who make ardent petition for the Canonization of Blessed John of Vercelli, may be Filled both with zeal for honoring the most Holy Name of your Divine Son and with perseverance in Living according to the Holy Name Pledge. Blessed John of Vercelli, founder and promoter of the Holy Name Society, Pray for us !
The Holy Name Pledge
Blessed be God..Blessed be His Holy Name.Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.Blessed be the Name of Jesus.I Believe, O Jesus, that Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.I proclaim my love for the Vicar of Christ on Earth.I believe all the sacred truths which the Holy Catholic Church believes and teaches.I promise to give good example by the regular practice of my faith.In honor of His Divine Name, I pledge myself against perjury, blasphemy, profanity, and obscene speech.I pledge my loyalty to the flag of my country and to the God-given principles of freedom, justice and happiness for which it stands.I pledge my support to all lawful authority both civil and religious.I dedicate my manhood to the Honor of the Sacred Name of Jesus Christ and beg that He will keep me faithful to these pledges until death. Amen.