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The Roman Catholic tradition includes a number of devotions to Jesus Christ. Like all Catholic devotions, these prayer forms are not part of the official public liturgy of the Church but are based on the popular spiritual practices of Roman Catholics. Many are officially approved by the Holy See as suitable for spiritual growth but not necessary for salvation. Some devotions arise from private revelations, or personal religious experiences of saints. The Church has a tradition of thorough investigation of such private revelations and the lives of candidates for sainthood to assure that no natural or scientific explanation can, at the time of investigation, account for any miracles involved. Often an approved devotion of the Church has a particular prayer form, an image and sometimes specific promises for those who follow the devotion. ==Devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus == The Holy Name of Jesus refers to the theological and devotional use of the name of Jesus. The reverence and affection with which Christians have regarded the Holy Name of Jesus goes back to the earliest days of Christianity.〔''Outlines of dogmatic theology, Volume 2 by Sylvester Hunter 2010 ISBN 1-146-98633-5 page 443〕 The devotions and venerations also extend to the IHS christogram (a monogram of the Holy Name), derived from the Greek word for Jesus ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (sometimes erroneously interpreted as ''Iesus Hominum Salvator'', Jesus saviour of mankind), representing the Holy Name.〔''Christian sacrament and devotion'' by Servus Gieben 1997 ISBN 90-04-06247-5 page 18〕〔(Holweck, Frederick. "Holy Name of Jesus." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 30 May 2013 )〕 〔''The Continuum encyclopedia of symbols'' by Udo Becker 2000 ISBN 0-8264-1221-1 page 54〕 Devotions to the Holy Name of Jesus exist both in Eastern and Western Christianity.〔''Jesus: the complete guide'' by Leslie Houlden 2006 ISBN 0-8264-8011-X page 426〕 The feast day is celebrated either as the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus or as that of Circumcision of Jesus, in various Christian churches. The Gospel of Matthew provides a specific meaning and intention for the name Jesus (as the one who "saves his people from sin") and indicates that it was selected by Heavenly guidance. For centuries, Christians have invoked the Holy Name, and have believed that there is intrinsic power in the name of Jesus.〔〔〔''Bible explorer's guide'' by John Phillips 2002 ISBN 0-8254-3483-1 page 147〕〔''Theology of the New Testament'' by Georg Strecker, Friedrich Wilhelm Horn 2000 ISBN 0-664-22336-2 page 89〕 St. Paul says, " ...at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth" (Philippians 2:10). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholic devotions to Jesus Christ」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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