Pope at General audience: English
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In his catechesis at the weekly general audience in the
Vatican on Wednesday, Pope Francis continued his reflection on the Ten
commandments. This week, he dwelt on the second commandment – respecting the
name of the Lord.
Dear brothers and sisters: In our continuing catechesis on
the Ten Commandments, we now turn to the commandment: “You shall not take the
name of the Lord your God in vain” (Ex 20:7). In the Bible, a name often
embodies the deepest reality of a person. God’s name, revealed to Moses,
is supremely holy, and thus never to be profaned or misused. In Judaism,
the sacred Name is solemnly invoked on the feast of Yom Kippur to beg God’s
mercy and forgiveness.
Christians are baptized in the name of the Triune God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God’s name is thus “taken”, not in vain, but
as the pledge of our redemption and rebirth as adoptive sons and daughters in
Christ. Each day we take God’s name upon us anew, when we pray the
petition of the Lord’s Prayer: “Hallowed be thy Name”. We ask that by our
lives, and the witness of the Church, his name may be ever better known and
loved.
May we always invoke God’s holy name with reverence, as a
sign of our special relationship to him, who in Christ took upon himself our
sins and showed us the depth of his eternal mercy and love.
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