Mary TV Daily Reflection 11/17/2010

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November 17, 2010 St. Elizabeth of Hungary Dear Family of Mary! "Dear children! With motherly perseverance and love I am bringing you the light of life to destroy the darkness of death in you. Do not reject me, my children. Stop and look within yourselves and see how sinful you are. Be aware of your sins and pray for forgiveness. My children, you do not desire to accept that you are weak and little, but you can be strong and great by doing God's will. Give me your cleansed hearts that I may illuminate them with the light of life, my Son. Thank you." (November 2, 2010)  In our weakness and littleness, we need Jesus.

Our Lady knows this.  She wants to bring to us the Light of Life.  In the Eucharist we invite Jesus, the Light of Life, into our very selves, our hearts, our souls.  He comes to us, so willingly and gently in this way.  We, who are weak and little, need such Heavenly Food to sustain us and protect us.  As we accept our littleness, our weakness, we can pray this beautiful prayer of Saint Padre Pio after Communion and throughout our day.  It speaks the truth about our neediness!

Prayer after Communion of Saint Padre Pio:

Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You.

Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I may not fall so often. 

Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life, and without You, I am without fervor. 

Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light, and without You, I am in darkness. 

Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will. 

Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You. 

Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You very much, and always be in Your company. 

Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You. 

Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I wish it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of Love. 

Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late and the day is coming to a close, and life passes, death, judgment, eternity approaches. It is necessary to renew my strength, so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I need You. It is getting late and death approaches. I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile! 

Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all its dangers, I need You. 

Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of bread, so that the 
Eucharistic Communion be the light which disperses the darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart. 

Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain united to You, if not by Communion, at least by grace and love. 

Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation, because I do not merit it, but, the gift of Your Presence, oh yes, I ask this of You! 

Stay with me, Lord, for it is You alone I look for. Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart, Your Spirit, because I love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more. 

With a firm love, I will love You with all my heart while on earth and continue to love You perfectly during all eternity.

Amen 

In Jesus and Mary!
Cathy Nolan

 

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