“Father Roger was just over five foot tall. A very spiritual priest, he was much involved in the healing ministry, exorcism and visiting prisons and mental hospitals. He told me that one day he was walking down the corridor of a mental hospital when around the corner came a huge man – well over six foot tall and three hundred pounds. He was bellowing out blasphemies and was rushing straight for Roger brandishing a kitchen knife.
“Roger stopped and said, ‘In the name of Jesus, drop the knife!’
“The man halted. Dropped the knife and turned and walked away as meek as a lamb.
“It’s a reminder that the name of Jesus has power in the spiritual realm. We repeat the holy name at the center of our rosary prayer, and should do so with a pause and a bowed head. This is the heart of the prayer: an invocation of the holy name.”
In a recent commentary, Father Dwight Longenecker (parish priest at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, Greenville, SC) reflected on the name of Jesus and its power, especially in spiritual warfare.
To access Fr. Longenecker’s complete post, please visit:
Standing on My Head: The Power of Jesus’ Name (3 JAN 14)
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