October 25, 2011
"Dear children! Today on this great day which you have given to me, I desire to
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In 1991 Our Lady said, "There are many people who do not desire to understand my messages and to accept with seriousness what I am saying." The word "many" was changed to "enormous" in 2011, "Many have responded, but there is an enormous number of those who do not want to hear or accept my call." At first, this was very discouraging to me. Not only have things not changed in 20 years, but they have degenerated. The number of people who have, in effect, rejected Our Lady's call is now enormous. (This could be because after 20 years many more people have encountered Our Lady's call, and of those numbers, many have rejected it.) For whatever reason, many, many hearts are not open to the great graces Our Lady is offering us in these days of grace.
In 1991 Our Lady then said to us, "But you I therefore call and ask that by your lives and by your daily living you witness my presence." Mother asked those of us who had responded to her call to be a living witness to her presence. That meant that we should, by our holiness in daily living, prove to others that Our Lady is in Medjugorje, and is leading us. We were to be the proof that it is really Mary in Medjugorje so others would begin to accept her.
In 2011 she said, "Therefore, you who have said 'yes', be strong and resolute." Now, 20 years later, we who have said "yes" must just keep on keeping on!! We must continue to witness to Our Lady's presence by our lives even though an enormous number of souls go the other way.
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We may need to cheer each other on to remain strong and resolute. This has been a long haul! For many of us it has been over a quarter of a century that we have been responding to Our Lady's call. But it seems that the more we respond - the more we live her messages - the happier and stronger and more content we become. The fruit of living Our Lady's messages is peace, love, joy, wisdom, knowledge, fear of the Lord, and all the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. Who could ask for more?
Today we will receive a new message. Let's open our hearts! More graces await us, and more joy as well. No matter the odds, our "yes" to Mother Mary will make a difference. Though we swim against the current, though we go against the tide, with God's grace we will reach our goal, and bring many souls along with us!
In Jesus and Mary!
Cathy Nolan
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