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saying a private prayer, we always start with: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
When we start the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, we always start: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
When we make our morning and/or evening offering by the side of our bed we start by saying: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
When we say grace before and/or after meals, we make the Sign of the Cross and say: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
When we partake in any of the sacraments of the Church, they always start: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
I could probably think of others ways, but I think this addresses your question sufficiently.
It's important to note that the Catholic view of calling on the Name of the Lord, does not imply we can't also call on the names of Jesus' other holy friends: the saints, some in Heaven and some, maybe your best
friends, here on Earth. Catholics think with a family mind set.
Why?
Because God's loved ones (all of us) are family!
Hope this helps,
Mike
Eric replied:
Hi, Manny —
We call on the name of the Lord throughout the Mass (our central form of worship). Besides the Sign of the Cross, as Mike mentioned, which is the most common Catholic devotion and represents our invocation of the saving Cross of Jesus Christ, the Mass has the Kyrie where we pray Lord have mercy and Christ have mercy(three times). There is the Gloria, which all pray, and which goes like this:
"The Gloria" or Glory to God in the highest (In Latin: Gloria in excelsis Deo)
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
Then there is the Creed, in which we express what we believe. While you may not consider this, strictly speaking, calling on the Lord's name, in a way, it does, because it acknowledges that we believe in the Lord:
The Nicene Creed also known as the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of Heaven and Earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from Heaven,
(We should bow here out of respect and awe for God becoming one of us through the power of the Holy Spirit. Our missalettes in the pew also direct us to do this.)
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
(we should return to the standing position.)
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into Heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the Resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen
There are also intercessions during Mass, where we make petitions; this, too, is calling on the name of the Lord, in a different fashion.
There are more prayers as well. You can find a good summary of the whole Mass at:
Typically, there is also a prayer the priest addresses to God in the beginning and at the end of Mass.
All and all, the whole Mass is, Calling on The Name of the Lord.
Eric
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