In this illuminative prayer book, I find a clear explanation of all the names of Jesus that I find in the New Testament, no doubt very important for understanding the essentials of our Christian Faith. A prayerful reading of this book leads to a profound admiration of the supreme gift of God to humanity – his Son, Jesus Christ. Indeed, I see the reading of this book as an enriching spiritual exercise that comes as a medicine for the healing of a sinful heart, a gentle and comforting consolation for a saddened spirit, a lasting delight for a believing soul and a clear light for a wavering mind, because the names of Jesus have supreme power. Here is the book to read and reflect on, thereby invoke the powerful names of Jesus in sublime prayer at every time of need – Dorothy Byrnes, a Roman Catholic.

For the first time, I came across a book that has excellent commentary on all the names of Jesus as found in the New Testament. By meditating on the forty names of Jesus, I understand more clearly who Jesus is, from where he came as a fully divine person and perfectly human being, what he accomplished for the salvation of the world and what his future role in the total restoration of not only mankind but the entire creation in divine glory. I am very certain that a meditative and prayerful reading of this book will provide an exciting contemplation of the sacred mysteries of Christian Faith – a must for every true Christian – Augustine Jeevaratnam, a Protestant Christian.     

Jesus, the eternal Son of the heavenly Father, the perfect image of the invisible God, emptied himself of his radiant majesty, became one of us, though without sin, offered himself as the supreme sacrifice for the redemption of mankind and now leads us to the heavenly Father as the way, the truth and the life. A clear presentation of this wonderful truth is what I happily find in this excellent book! What a joy to contemplate the infinite, pure, eternal and immortal love of the heavenly Father, as revealed in his Son, Jesus Christ! A prayerful reading of this book and the contemplation of the holy names of Jesus restrains the impulse of anger, repress the swelling pride, cure the wound of envy, extinguish the flame of carnal desire, temper the engulfing avarice and put to flight ignoble thoughts – a very useful prayer book long awaited – Sebastian Moolakkal, an Orthodox Christian.

About the Author: 

Rev. Paulraj Lourdusamy is an ordained minister of the Catholic Church and is a priest of the archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore, India. He has doctoral degrees in the fields of Theology and Sociology. A Gold Medallist of the Madras University, he has also conducted doctoral research in the Educational Sciences. He is the author of the trilogy: Meditations on the Forty Names of Jesus, The Forty Parables of Jesus and The Forty Miracles of Jesus.