The Feast of the Circumcision and Name of Jesus celebrates the eighth day after our Lord’s birth, when—according to the Law given to Israel—He was circumcised and formally given the name “Jesus,” meaning “The LORD saves” (Luke 2:21). This event reveals both His true humanity and His obedience under the Law for our redemption. It is the first shedding of His blood, already pointing toward the cross. The divine Name bestowed upon Him is the Name in which salvation is found, the Name before which every knee shall bow (Phil. 2:9–11). This feast anchors the Church’s new year in Christ’s saving work.
In the Circumcision of Jesus we behold the Savior taking His place under the Law to redeem those bound by it. His holy Name, spoken over us in Baptism, marks us as God’s own. Here we remember not a saint but the Lord Himself, who is our righteousness. Through His Word and Sacraments, Christ still places His saving Name upon His people, uniting us with believers of every age in the one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
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