“When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus (Luke 2:21).”

According to the interpretation of Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, “Circumcision is the external mark of initiation of being chosen. (Genesis 17:10-11).

As a gratitude to the Jews for protecting His first born in Egypt, God chose every first born to be offered to Him and serve in the Temple. The Levites later replaced the Israelites about service matters, but ransomed with “five shekels” in order to free the elder son from the Temple (Number 3:12, 47).

According to Leviticus 12:1-2 When a women has conceived and gives birth to a boy, she will become unclean. She may take an offering on the fortieth day for purification. A pair of pigeons or turtledoves is the offering from the poor.”

The circumcision that Jesus suffered was the first drop of blood he shed for humanity.

The meaning of the word Jesus is “God is our savior” (Joshua in Hebrew; Jesus in Greek)

“She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21)

“Jesus” is a common name used, the writer of the gospel therefore titled him “Jesus of Nazareth”, or “Jesus the son of Joseph”, or “the son of Mary” for identification.

As of today most of us will address Him as “Jesus Christ”, meaning Jesus the one who is blessed by the Holy Spirit. (“The anointed one” is Messiah in Hebrew; Christos in Greek)

“After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”” (Luke 3:21-22)

“The anointed” Jesus certainly includes the heroic sacrifice: “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted” (Simeon) (See Luke 2:34) For this, it is not difficult for us to understand that as disciples who follow Jesus. (As Christians today) we also need to suffer from the drinking of the cup of sorrow.