Day 360: Hallowing God's Name

In the decisive moments of his economy, God reveals his name, but he does so by accomplishing his work. This work, then, is realized for us and in us only if his name is hallowed by us and in us. CCC 2808

In today's reading, the Catechism discusses what hallowing god's name is in the "Hallowed be thy Name" part of the Lord's Prayer. Man cannot "hallow" God, that is, make His Name holy, for He is the Creator and is quintessentially holy by His very nature. With Moses He revealed His name, essentially desiring the Ancient Israelites to be His people. 

The Catechism Compendium summarizes how the Name of God is made holy in us and in the world:

To make holy the Name of God, who calls us “to holiness” (1 Thess 4:7), is to desire that our baptismal consecration animate our whole life. In addition, it is to ask –with our lives and our prayers – that the Name of God be known and blessed by every man. (#589)

The Catechism Companion III has some good commentary on this:

The first petition of the Lord's Prayer acknowledges the holiness of God's name. The petition is presented expressing our yearning and what we look for. This petition plunges us into what God is and how he saves us. The revelation of God's name is a slow process in the Bible and salvation history. There is an inseparable connection between God's name and his acts. What he does is accomplished in us only if we revere and keep holy his name... We are meant to reveal the name of God through our words and deeds.(p. 236)