(c)Mary TV 2013
November 19, 2013
Dear Family of Mary!
(We had a big storm in Indiana on Sunday,
and I had no internet connection, so I am sending out this reflection
which was intended for November 18. But I think it is worth sending for
today!)
"Dear children! Today I call you to place more blessed objects in your homes and that everyone put some blessed objects on their person. Bless all the objects and thus Satan will attack you less because you will have armor against Him. Thank you for having responded to my call." (July 18, 1985)
Last night a very dangerous
storm passed through our area. There were very strong winds and rain,
even tornadoes nearby. A few years ago I learned that we can pray for
protection during storms. We can ask the Father in the name of Jesus to
bind any evil spirits that may be present in the storm, that they may
not use the storm for any evil purpose. So I prayed that prayer as the
storm approached, and used Holy Water to bless our home. The storm did
no damage, and we didn't lose power, though in our area thousands of
homes are without power. (But we did lose internet!)
I praise God for His
protection, and I do not take it for granted. All things work for the
good, and so sometimes I am sure we will not get by so easily, but this
time we were spared. Maybe it is because He wants us to pray the Rosary
online today!!
Well, anyway, when I sat
down to write the reflection for today, I pulled a message from my box
of messages, and got the message quoted above. It seemed to confirm my
prayer for protection, and the power of blessed objects. Holy water is
very powerful as a protection!
I think Our Lady wants us to
be reminded today to wear blessed objects at all times. Crucifixes,
medals, scapulars, and rosaries, when they are blessed by a priest,
carry with them a special power. The enemy is repelled by them, because
they are marked by the Lord.
Such blessed objects not
only carry the power of their blessing, but they also remind us of our
position in the battle we are in. We are part of a powerful army, the
Church militant. We live in a battle zone, planet earth. And we are
members of the Body of Christ. We stand against evil with Jesus, our
Leader!
As St. Paul reminds us:
Finally
be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the
whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of
the devil. For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but
against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers
of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in
the heavenly places. Therefore, take the whole armor of God, that you
may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on
the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the
equipment of the gospel of peace; above all taking the shield of faith,
with which you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And
take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit which is the
word of God. Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and
supplications. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making
supplication for all the saints... (Eph 6:10-19)
What a beautiful Scripture!
We can learn so much from St. Paul's words. They remind me of the main
messages of Our Lady. That may be for a later reflection!
At any rate, let's not
ignore Our Lady's advice. In our everyday battle, we need to carry
blessed objects and bless our homes with Holy Water. The blessing of
the priest will go with us, and we will carry the peace of God with us
as well.
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2013
"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world!"
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