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Re:Praying the names of God	Linda	Friday, July 6, 2007
Question: Dear Brother Ignatius; Thank you for that wonderful litany of Holy names! I'm going to copy that and use it in my private devotions. The names I was asking about were names of God the Father taken from the Hebrew/Greek in the Old Testament. I couldn't copy it because of the format but you can view it at : http://www.biblecodedigest.com/page.php/434 Some of the names I wrote down: Yahweh Nissi-The Lord My Banner; Qedosh Ysirael--Holy One of Israel; Hashem--The Name; Ish--Husband I assume that in the book it is explained where in the Old Testament these names are found but is it the right translation of the Hebrew. That was really my question, should I trust her version of the bible or would it just be better to stick to an approved Litany? I did find one in honor of the Eternal Father but it didn't have these title from the Old Testament.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Linda: If the names listed in her litany are names from the Bible, there is no problem. I looked at the link, the list looks good to me, but the website itself is not -- that Bible code garbage. But, the list of names looks okay. By the way, the list of names I posted I got from an anti-Catholic website :) Hey, the names and titles of Christ are the names and titles of Christ even if anti-Catholics post them! I have no problem letting the anti-Catholics do the work for me. It would have taken hours to compile that list of 100 names :) In terms of which edition of the Hebrew Bible she is using I do not know, but the extant fragments and manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible are there for everyone to study, so the text is rather standardized. There shouldn't be a problem especially since we are only talking about the names of God, and not doctrinal issues. I see no problem using her list. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Re:Praying the names of God

Linda

Friday, July 6, 2007

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Dear Brother Ignatius;

Thank you for that wonderful litany of Holy names! I'm going to copy that and use it in my private devotions.

The names I was asking about were names of God the Father taken from the Hebrew/Greek in the Old Testament. I couldn't copy it because of the format but you can view it at :
http://www.biblecodedigest.com/page.php/434

Some of the names I wrote down: Yahweh Nissi-The Lord My Banner; Qedosh Ysirael--Holy One of Israel; Hashem--The Name; Ish--Husband

I assume that in the book it is explained where in the Old Testament these names are found but is it the right translation of the Hebrew.

That was really my question, should I trust her version of the bible or would it just be better to stick to an approved Litany? I did find one in honor of the Eternal Father but it didn't have these title from the Old Testament.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Linda:

If the names listed in her litany are names from the Bible, there is no problem. I looked at the link, the list looks good to me, but the website itself is not -- that Bible code garbage. But, the list of names looks okay.

By the way, the list of names I posted I got from an anti-Catholic website :) Hey, the names and titles of Christ are the names and titles of Christ even if anti-Catholics post them!

I have no problem letting the anti-Catholics do the work for me. It would have taken hours to compile that list of 100 names :)

In terms of which edition of the Hebrew Bible she is using I do not know, but the extant fragments and manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible are there for everyone to study, so the text is rather standardized. There shouldn't be a problem especially since we are only talking about the names of God, and not doctrinal issues.

I see no problem using her list.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
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