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My children, my Son is the heart of the world.
April 15, 2025
Tuesday of Holy Week
Dear Family of Mary!
In today's Gospel we see that disastrous results of betrayal. There is nothing more hideous than witnessing someone good being betrayed by another, by one who was intimate with him and should have known better. Betrayal comes in many forms, but it is ultimately the failure of a friend to cherish the life of someone who had loved them well. No personal gain can ever wash away the hideousness of that loveless act.
We see Judas' failure all too clearly. But of course we all have failed someone in our lifes. It is the favorite trick of our enemy to lure us into betrayal, disguised as something true or good. It never is. But we can be blinded by it so easily. Here is that sad account:
John 13:21-30
Reclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked at one another, at a loss as to whom he meant. One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at Jesus’ side. So Simon Peter nodded to him to find out whom he meant. He leaned back against Jesus’ chest and said to him, “Master, who is it?” Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I hand the morsel after I have dipped it.” So he dipped the morsel and took it and handed it to Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot. After Judas took the morsel, Satan entered him. So Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” Now none of those reclining at table realized why he said this to him. Some thought that since Judas kept the money bag, Jesus had told him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or to give something to the poor. So Judas took the morsel and left at once. And it was night.
It was night, in Judas' soul. The blindness of his conscience was complete. Judas traded Jesus for some unknown gain that not even 30 pieces of silver could satisfy. And only after the deed, did Judas regain his sight. But too late.
Our Lady warned us about betrayal, and urged us to be better in this message from 2017:
May 2, 2017 "Dear children, I am calling you to pray, not to ask for but to offer sacrifice - sacrificing yourselves. I am calling you to reveal the truth and merciful love. I am praying to my Son for you, for your faith which is all the more diminishing in your hearts. I am imploring Him to help you with the divine spirit, as I also desire to help you with my motherly spirit. My children, you must be better. Only those who are pure, humble and filled with love sustain the world - they are saving themselves and the world. My children, my Son is the heart of the world. He should be loved and prayed to, and not always betrayed anew. Therefore, you, apostles of my love, spread the faith in the hearts of people by your example, your prayer and merciful love. I am beside you, I will help you. Pray for your shepherds to have all the more light, so as to be able to illuminate all those who live in darkness. Thank you."
"My children, my Son is the heart of the world. He should be loved and prayed to, and not always betrayed anew."
Our Lady needs us to stand with Jesus, through our love for Him. May we be pure, humble and filled with love...so that we can help Our Lady to sustain the world and save as many souls as possible. Our Lady asks us to spread the faith in the hearts of people by our example, our prayer and merciful love. We can be part of the renewal of the world, with Our Lady leading us. May it be so!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV
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