November 14, 2011
Dear Family of Mary!
"Dear children! Today I am blessing you and I wish to tell you that I love you and that I urge you to live my messages. Today I am blessing you with the solemn blessing that the Almighty grants me. Thank you for having responded to my call." (August 15, 1985)
This message was given over 26 years ago. It reveals one of the remarkable dimensions of the grace of Medjugorje. Our Lady comes to bless us. The Father has sent her to visit us in Medjugorje. And He has sent her to bless us.
We may have different ideas of what a blessing is. There is a temptation, it seems, to think that a blessing (especially from Our Lady) is some kind of magical event. But what exactly is a blessing? I checked in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and found a definition in the Glossary:
"Blessing: A blessing or benediction is a prayer invoking God's power and care upon some person, place, thing, or undertaking. The prayer of benediction acknowledges God as the source of all blessing...."
This definition helps clear things up. When Our Lady blesses us she is praying over us, specifically asking God to pour out His Holy Spirit upon us, and to take care of us in some way. This prayer of intercession on Our Lady's part draws down God's power and love upon us. We can imagine that the Father instructs Our Lady on what sort of thing He wants to do for those she blesses, what sort of grace He wants to make available, or what kind of healing He wants to enact. Then she prays for us according to the Father's desire.
So at the time of this message in 1985, the Father sent Our Lady with a solemn blessing. Sounds very important to me!
In December of 1985 Our Lady said: "I wish in a special way on Christmas Day to give mothers my own special motherly blessing, and Jesus will bless the rest with His own blessing."(December 19, 1985) Obviously, the special motherly blessing was for other mothers that day! The Father wanted to strengthen mothers, through Our Lady's prayer, and gave the rest to Jesus!
On May 25, 1987 Our Lady said, "I give you my special blessing and I am remaining with you on your way of conversion." This special blessing was also from the Father, a way to pray for us that Our Lady received from Him. She has repeated this special blessing many times in her messages. Knowing that the blessing is a special prayer that she has been given by the Father for each of us is a great joy!
Our Lady has told us of her blessing over 70 times in her messages. Blessing is one of the main jobs she has been given by the Father! We definitely need to be blessed. We need to be prayed over by our Holy Mother, who knows exactly what to ask on our behalf, before the Father. Her intercession is very powerful. We can rely on it to get results. The Father will not hold back His graces when she asks for them.
But one last note, I think that we must participate in the blessing. If we are not open to the graces of the blessing Our Lady prays over us, if we do not exercise our faith, if we do not anticipate with longing the gift of God, the effect of that blessing will be mitigated. We must desire God's grace, desire to change, desire to draw closer to Him, desire His mercy, desire His love. Our longing for Him will activate the blessing, connect us with the Holy Spirit, and draw down the power of love.
I share this because on Thursday, November 17, 2011, Our Lady will be appearing to Ivan in Vienna, and Mary TV will be transmitting that encounter - live - over the internet. The blessing Our Lady prays over everyone at St. Stephen's Cathedral will be prayed over all of us who are watching on the internet, live. This is an awesome moment. She will bless us, according to God's design. And if our hearts are prepared in faith, hope and love, we will receive that blessing. The blessing draws down the power of God, not Our Lady's power. She is the connector, the intercessor. But she is the perfect intercessor!
Join us at www.marytv.tv on Thursday, November 17, between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM EST. The apparition will either be at 11:40 AM or 12:40 AM EST. We are not certain yet, but will try to post the time accurately as soon as we find out.
Thank you, dear Mother Mary, for blessing us, your children. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
In Jesus and Mary!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2011
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