Mary TV: May 11, 2026 Reflection- Grow and rejoice in the Lord who has created you!

 

Grow and rejoice in the Lord who has created you! May 11, 2026 Dear Family of Mary! The April 25, 2026 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace  "Dear children, I am praying for you and encourage you to a new life, a life in joy and prayer. May the Holy Spirit fill you, little children, with joy so that you may be like a spring of pure and drinkable water; that you, little children, may be, in God and with God, missionaries of love and peace. Your life is short here on earth and that is why I am with you to lead you towards Heaven. Thank you for having responded to my call." (With ecclesiastical approval) The Responsorial Psalm for Holy Mass today is Ps. 149. It is all about rejoicing!! Here is the Psalm: R/ (see 4a) The Lord takes delight in his people. Sing to the Lord a new song of praise in the assembly of the faithful. Let Israel be glad in their maker, let the children of Zion rejoice in their king.  R/ Let them praise his name in the festive dance, let them sing praise to him with timbrel and harp. For the Lord loves his people, and he adorns the lowly with victory.  R/ Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy upon their couches. Let the high praises of God be in their throats. This is the glory of all his faithful. Alleluia.  R The proper response to our amazing and wonderful God is to rejoice!! It is so important to learn to rejoice and to do it often. We need to revel in the wonders of the love of our God!!! Our Lady calls us to rejoice. Here are five messages for the decades of the Rosary today!! Let us rejoice!! August 25, 1988 "Dear children! Today I invite you all to rejoice in the life which God gives you. Little children, rejoice in God, the Creator, because He has created you so wonderfully. Pray that your life be joyful thanksgiving which flows out of your heart like a river of joy. Little children, give thanks unceasingly for all that you possess, for each little gift which God has given you, so that a joyful blessing always comes down from God upon your life. Thank you for having responded to my call." April 25, 1989 "Dear children! I am calling you to a complete surrender to God. Let everything that you possess be in the hands of God. Only in that way shall you have joy in your heart. Little children, rejoice in everything that you have. Give thanks to God because everything is God's gift to you. That way in your life you shall be able to give thanks for everything and discover God in everything even in the smallest flower. Thank you for having responded to my call." January 25, 2010 "Dear children! May this time be a time of personal prayer for you, so that the seed of faith may grow in your hearts; and may it grow into a joyful witness to others. I am with you and I desire to inspire you all: grow and rejoice in the Lord who has created you. Thank you for having responded to my call." October 25, 2015 "Dear children! Also today, my prayer is for all of you, especially for all those who have become hard of heart to my call. You are living in the days of grace and are not conscious of the gifts which God is giving to you through my presence. Little children, decide also today for holiness and take the example of the saints of this time and you will see that holiness is a reality for all of you. Rejoice in the love, little children, that in the eyes of God you are unrepeatable and irreplaceable, because you are God's joy in this world. Witness peace, prayer and love. Thank you for having responded to my call." October 2, 2007 "Dear children, I call you to accompany me in my mission of God with an open heart and complete trust. The path on which I lead you towards God is difficult, but [be] persistent and in the end we will all rejoice in God. Therefore, my children, do not stop praying for the gift of faith. Only faith in God's Word will be the light in this darkness which desires to envelop us. Do not be afraid, I am with you. Thank you." Mirjana described that at the end of the apparition, she saw an intense strong light as Heaven was opening, and Our Lady was entering into Heaven through that light. Indeed, let us rejoice: "Let Israel be glad in their maker, let the children of Zion rejoice in their king." Alleluia!   God bless us all and may Jesus and Mary be always with us!! Cathy Nolan Mary TV P.S. I want again to offer the link to our donation page, in case you may want to donate to Mary TV!! Mary TV exists solely due to the generosity of our shipmates. Thank you so very much!! https://marytv.tv/donate/  Mary TV. Inc. | www.marytv.tv "Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world." St. John Paul II Be Connected! www.marytv.tv

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The Watchman's Lamp - Athanasius Against the World

 

Athanasius Against the World

The world has always tolerated a Christianity that remains quiet. What it cannot tolerate is a Church that still proclaims repentance, still speaks clearly about sin, still clings to truth when truth becomes costly.

This is why faithful Catholics today increasingly find themselves mocked, dismissed, or pushed aside simply for believing what the Church has always taught.

Many Catholics are grieving as they see what is unfolding around them: confusion replacing clarity, compromise replacing courage, ambiguity replacing truth. And while the world applauds a softened Christianity, countless faithful souls are left asking: Who will still speak plainly?

In this powerful new podcast, Bishop Strickland turns to one of the greatest defenders of truth in Church history: St. Athanasius.

During one of the darkest crises the Church ever faced, Athanasius stood nearly alone while bishops, clergy, and entire regions fell into confusion regarding the divinity of Christ.

He was exiled. Condemned. Treated as dangerous and divisive. Yet history remembers him not as a troublemaker, but as a saint who refused to surrender eternal truth for the sake of peace.

“Athanasius contra mundum.”

“Athanasius against the world.”

This new message from Bishop Strickland is a direct and urgent call to faithful Catholics:

Do not surrender to the spirit of the age.

Do not confuse silence with charity.

Do not allow the truth to be blurred by fear.

 

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The saints remained faithful even when fidelity became difficult. Now that same courage is being asked of us.

Remain close to Christ.

Remain close to the Eucharist.

Remain close to Our Lady.

And never be ashamed of the truth.

In Christ,

The Pillars of Faith Team

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Mary TV: May 8, 2026 Reflection- Missionaries of love and peace!

 

Missionaries of love and peace!

Missionaries of love and peace! May 8, 2026 Dear Family of Mary! The April 25, 2026 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace  "Dear children, I am praying for you and encourage you to a new life, a life in joy and prayer. May the Holy Spirit fill you, little children, with joy so that you may be like a spring of pure and drinkable water; that you, little children, may be, in God and with God, missionaries of love and peace. Your life is short here on earth and that is why I am with you to lead you towards Heaven. Thank you for having responded to my call." (With ecclesiastical approval) In this message Our Lady asks us to be "missionaries of love and peace." Her call is so important, so fundamental!! Our mission is to love our families and our neighbors, really all whom we meet. And in loving to bring peace. Saint (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta never stopped calling us all to do just this, to love our neighbor as ourselves:  "[The] most important thing—when we die [we will be asked], “When were you loving? You did it to Me.” This is for every Christian, every human being, and we Christians have greater responsibility because we know, we have been taught. Others don’t know as clearly as we know…. "Even if you give a small smile, you did it to Jesus, God himself. And at the hour of death when you and I will die and go home to God, Jesus [will give] the same question…. “I was hungry and you gave me to eat, not only hungry for bread, but hungry for love; being lonely, unwanted, hungry for love; not only naked for a piece of cloth, but naked for loss of dignity, human dignity, that beautiful virtue of purity…. Homeless not only for a homemade of bricks, but for feeling unwanted, unloved, rejected, a throwaway of society.” This is what Jesus will judge us [on] when we come before him. I was hungry, you gave me to eat; I was naked, you clothed me; I was homeless, you took me in. Come, you blessed of my Father and inherit the kingdom he has prepared from all eternity and for all eternity. You [will] be full of joy, full of peace, full of love…. And this is what Jesus came to teach us—how to love." Saint Teresa of Calcutta (From: The writings of Mother Teresa of Calcutta - (c) The Mother Teresa Center.) Just like Mother Teresa, Our Lady teaches us now how to be missionaries of love and peace. She knows we cannot do it without the power of the Holy Spirit, and so she prays for us to receive the Holy Spirit! Let's pray for each other to be filled with the Spirit of God, that we can learn to love! God bless us all and may Jesus and Mary be always with us!! Cathy Nolan Mary TV P.S. I want again to offer the link to our donation page, in case you may want to donate to Mary TV!! Mary TV exists solely due to the generosity of our shipmates. Thank you so very much!! https://marytv.tv/donate/  Mary TV. Inc. | www.marytv.tv "Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world." St. John Paul II Be Connected! www.marytv.tv

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Mary TV: May 7, 2026 Reflection- “As the Father loves me, so I also love you."

 

“As the Father loves me, so I also love you." May 7, 2026 Dear Family of Mary! The April 25, 2026 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace  "Dear children, I am praying for you and encourage you to a new life, a life in joy and prayer. May the Holy Spirit fill you, little children, with joy so that you may be like a spring of pure and drinkable water; that you, little children, may be, in God and with God, missionaries of love and peace. Your life is short here on earth and that is why I am with you to lead you towards Heaven. Thank you for having responded to my call." (With ecclesiastical approval) The Gospel reading for today is so pure and beautiful. Indeed, Jesus' words are like a spring of pure and drinkable water! May we receive them in the silence of our hearts and be filled with that pure and drinkable water! The Gospel according to John, 15:9-11: Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy might be in you and your joy might be complete.” The Gospel of the Lord. God bless us all, and may Jesus and Mary be always with us!! Cathy Nolan Mary TV P.S. I want again to offer the link to our donation page, in case you may want to donate to Mary TV!! Mary TV exists solely due to the generosity of our shipmates. Thank you so very much!! https://marytv.tv/donate/  Mary TV. Inc. | www.marytv.tv "Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world." St. John Paul II Be Connected! www.marytv.tv

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Mary TV: May 6, 2026 Reflection- Remain in Me!!

 

 

Remain in Me!! May 6, 2026 Dear Family of Mary! The April 25, 2026 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace  "Dear children, I am praying for you and encourage you to a new life, a life in joy and prayer. May the Holy Spirit fill you, little children, with joy so that you may be like a spring of pure and drinkable water; that you, little children, may be, in God and with God, missionaries of love and peace. Your life is short here on earth and that is why I am with you to lead you towards Heaven. Thank you for having responded to my call." (With ecclesiastical approval) In our Gospel for today, Jesus gives us this advice: "Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing..." John 15: 4-5 These words are both comforting and challenging. Jesus is the vine. All nourishment and grace come through Him. We are not used to this kind of dependence. We are used to being free agents, who buy and sell, learn and teach, think and act, seemingly by our own strength and power. We are not used to the idea that we are dependent. We envision our lives on our own terms and power. But how foolish this is. We actually cannot live a day without the help of others, and especially the providence of the Good Lord. Temporal existence is impossible without God, but eternal life is even more out of our hands. We have no power to save ourselves. We are helpless little creatures. And so, Jesus calls us to remain in Him. He offers to us a constant source of support and life-giving aid. If we remain in Jesus, we have life! Jesus alone can nurture us from birth to death to eternal life. He is doing it all the time, though we don't realize it. And so Our Lady tells us: "May the Holy Spirit fill you, little children, with joy so that you may be like a spring of pure and drinkable water; that you, little children, may be, in God and with God, missionaries of love and peace." She calls us to be filled with the Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit unites us to Jesus and the Father in such a way that we can be nourished by them continually. We actually can be so filled that we become like a spring of pure and drinkable water for others! In that way, Jesus can feed and strengthen others through us! This infilling of grace enables us to be missionaries of love and peace. Why? Because God can flow through us to all those who are starving for His love and grace. We can live in God and with God!! We can be united with the Lord in such a way that not only are we fed, but all those we encounter can be fed as well. This is the miracle that Jesus longs to do through us each day. As we stay in Him, remain in Him, we will overflow with grace for all those we meet! God bless us all, and may Jesus and Mary be always with us!! Cathy Nolan Mary TV P.S. I want again to offer the link to our donation page, in case you may want to donate to Mary TV!! Mary TV exists solely due to the generosity of our shipmates. Thank you so very much!! https://marytv.tv/donate/  Mary TV. Inc. | www.marytv.tv "Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world." St. John Paul II Be Connected! www.marytv.tv

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Mary TV: May 5, 2026 Reflection-Jesus, come be my joy!!!

 

 

Jesus, come be my joy!!!

Jesus, come be my joy!!! May 5, 2026 Dear Family of Mary! The April 25, 2026 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace  "Dear children, I am praying for you and encourage you to a new life, a life in joy and prayer. May the Holy Spirit fill you, little children, with joy so that you may be like a spring of pure and drinkable water; that you, little children, may be, in God and with God, missionaries of love and peace. Your life is short here on earth and that is why I am with you to lead you towards Heaven. Thank you for having responded to my call." (With ecclesiastical approval) "Dear children, I am praying for you and encourage you to a new life, a life in joy and prayer." Our Lady is encouraging us to a new life in joy!! We can have joy in every circumstance, if we ask Jesus to be with us in the midst of it all! Let's pray together today this Litany of Joy! LITANY OF JOY   In the times I am feeling the weight of the Cross… Jesus, come be my joy.   In times of confusion… Jesus come be my joy.   When I am afraid… Jesus come be my joy.  In the times I feel overwhelmed… Jesus come be my joy  In the times when I feel Your peace… Jesus come be my joy  In times of friendship and community… Jesus come be my joy In times of misunderstanding and hurt… Jesus come be my joy  When I am jealous… Jesus come be my joy  When I am angry… Jesus come be my joy  When I want to give up… Jesus come be my joy  When I am fighting temptation… Jesus come be my joy  In times of planning and work… Jesus come be my joy  In times when I am tired… Jesus come be my joy  In times of doubt… Jesus come be my joy  When I cannot see the future ahead of me… Jesus come be my joy  At all times, seasons, and moments in my life… Jesus come be my joy Amen.  Joy is not an emotion. It is a choice.   Written by Colleen Colette  God bless us all and may Jesus and Mary be always with us!! Cathy Nolan Mary TV P.S. I want again to offer the link to our donation page, in case you may want to donate to Mary TV!! Mary TV exists solely due to the generosity of our shipmates. Thank you so very much!! https://marytv.tv/donate/  Mary TV. Inc. | www.marytv.tv "Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world." St. John Paul II Be Connected! www.marytv.tv

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