MARY, OUR MOTHER

Wednesday, August 05, 2026

Mary TV: August 5, 2026 Reflection - Day 5 of the Youth Festival in Medjugorje!

Youth Festival joy!

August 5, 2026

Day 5 of the Youth Festival in Medjugorje

Dear Family of Mary!

Yesterday, Day 4, we were blessed with wonderful talks and prayer. The singing was especially animated and beautiful! You could feel the strength of faith and joy in the whole assembly!

It reminded me of this message below. Our Lady has called us to be those who demonstrate and spread love and joy, the very love and joy that we see in the young people! Let this message fill us with hope and purpose:

April 2, 2017

"Dear children,

apostles of my love,

it is up to you to spread the love of my Son

to all those who have not come to know it;

you, the little lights of the world,

whom I am teaching with motherly love

to shine clearly with full brilliance.

Prayer will help you,

because prayer saves you,

prayer saves the world.

Therefore, my children,

pray with words, feelings, merciful love and sacrifice.

My Son has shown you the way -

He who became incarnate

and made of me the first chalice,

with His exalted sacrifice

He has shown you how you need to love.

Therefore, my children,

do not be afraid to speak the truth.

Do not be afraid to change yourself and the world

by spreading love,

by doing everything for my Son to be known and loved

by loving others in Him.

As a mother, I am always with you.

I am imploring my Son to help you

for love to reign in your life -

love that lives,

love that draws,

love which gives life.

I am teaching you such love - pure love.

It is up to you, my apostles,

to recognize it, live it and spread it.

Pray with feeling for your shepherds

so that they can witness my Son with love.

Thank you."

Thank you for responding to Our Lady's call. She is with us in these days with a plan to change the world! Let us stay close to Her side!! Tomorrow is the last full day of the festival!

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

Cathy Nolan

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Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Mary TV: August 4 , 2026 Reflection - Day 4 of the Youth Festival in Medjugorje!

Day 4 of the Youth Festival in Medjugorje

August 4, 2026

Day 4 of the Youth Festival in Medjugorje

Dear Family of Mary!

Day 3 of the Youth Festival was just beautiful! The testimonies were very moving. And the prayer and singing were filled with joy! In the evening, there was a candlelight prayer in which all the participants received a candle, and then one by one the candles were lit! It is always moving to see the people in darkness come into the light as the flames are shared, one by one throughout the crowd. Everything that happens has such profound meaning!

I encourage all of you that if you could not watch the events for Day 3 you will watch them in the days ahead on Mary TV! We have an archive just for the youth festival right underneath the Live Channel!

The pastor of the parish, Fr. Zvonimir Pavičić, is the MC for the festival, and he is doing such a beautiful job. He always starts the day with a message from Our Lady!!

Here is the message he shared on the first day, I believe:

November 13, 1986 "Dear children! Today again I am calling you to pray with your whole heart and day by day to change your life. Especially, dear children, I am calling that by your prayers and sacrifices you begin to live in holiness, because I desire that each one of you who has been to this fountain of grace will come to Paradise with the special gift which you shall give me, and that is holiness. Therefore, dear children, pray and daily change your life in order to become fully holy. I shall always be close to you. Thank you for having responded to my call."

The call to holiness is central to Our Lady's plan for us. With holiness we can overcome all difficulties and find our way into peace. Sin interrupts everything and creates havoc. Peace comes hand in hand with holiness. But holiness is a daily project, actually minute by minute, since we must constantly choose it. If we do not choose it, we will lose our way very quickly in our terribly dangerous world.

And so Our Lady says to us: "Therefore, dear children, pray and daily change your life in order to become fully holy." She knows the process. It is day by day!! But with Our Lady by our side, we can do it!!

God bless us all! With a Mother like Our Lady, we have great hope of attaining holiness! One day at a time! 
  
 In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

Cathy Nolan

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Monday, August 03, 2026

Sharing Some Devastating News and Asking for Prayers and Help

Dear Friends,

As always, the past couple of months have been active and eventful here at Mary's Shelter VA. We have had so much to celebrate and countless blessings for which we are deeply grateful.

At the same time, our community has experienced an unimaginable and heartbreaking loss that we feel compelled to share with you.

One of our incredibly loving mothers just recently faced an unimaginable tragedy when her two-year-old son was rushed to the hospital after suffering multiple seizures. He was transferred to Children's Hospital, where he received exceptional care from a dedicated and caring medical team. Despite every effort, his precious life could not be saved.

His mother is now navigating the overwhelming grief of losing her beloved son while also facing the unexpected financial burdens that accompany such a devastating loss.

We ask first and foremost for your prayers for this grieving family. If you feel called to help, we also invite you to make a donation to assist with the funeral and other related expenses during this incredibly difficult time. No gift is too small, and every act of generosity will be a meaningful blessing.

Please find the GoFundMe information below.

Click here for GoFundMe page

Thank you for keeping this heartbroken mother and her family in your prayers.

On behalf of all at Mary's Shelter VA,

Kathleen Wilson, Director

Mary's Shelter | 1601 Princess Anne St. | Fredericksburg, VA 22401 US

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PSALM 71 SPEAKS TO MY HEART

Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame!
In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me, and save me!

Be to me a rock of refuge,
to which I may continually come;
you have given the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.

Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
Upon you I have leaned from before my birth;
you are he who took me from my mother's womb.
My praise is continually of you.

I have been as a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
My mouth is filled with your praise,
and with your glory all the day.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
forsake me not when my strength is spent.

For my enemies speak concerning me;
those who watch for my life consult together
and say, “God has forsaken him;
pursue and seize him,
for there is none to deliver him.”

O God, be not far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!
May my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
with scorn and disgrace may they be covered
who seek my hurt.

But I will hope continually
and will praise you yet more and more.
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all the day,
for their number is past my knowledge.

With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come;
I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.

O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

So even to old age and gray hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
your power to all those to come.
Your righteousness, O God,
reaches the high heavens.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?

You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.
You will increase my greatness
and comfort me again.

I will also praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
My lips will shout for joy,
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have redeemed.

And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been put to shame and disappointed
who sought to do me hurt.