(c)Mary TV 2014
J.M.J
March 6, 2014
Dear Family of Mary!
Dear Children, I am coming to you as a mother and I desire that in me, as in a mother, you may find your abode, consolation and rest. Therefore, my children, apostles of my love, pray. Pray with humble devotion, obedience and complete trust in the Heavenly Father. Trust as I have trusted when it was said to me that I will bring the blessing of the promise. May out of your hearts, from your lips, always come forth: 'May Your will be done!' Therefore, trust and pray so that I can intercede for you before the Lord, for Him to give you the heavenly blessing and fill you with the Holy Spirit. Then you will be able to help all those who do not know the Lord - you, apostles of my love, will help them to call Him 'Father' with complete trust. Pray for your shepherds and place your trust in their blessed hands. Thank you. (March 2, 2014)
The
centerpiece of this message is the Annunciation. Our Lady is calling us
to reflect on that moment of immeasurable grace, when she was asked to
be the Mother of the Redeemer, the one who would "bring the blessing of
the Promise" to all mankind. It is not an accident that the Feast of the
Annunciation approaches! The graces of this feast are waiting for us!
Our
Lady describes her own relationship with God in this message. She
prayed "with humble devotion, obedience and complete trust in the
Heavenly Father." From her earliest childhood Mary was devoted to God,
so much so that she went to serve in the Temple as a little girl. Our
Lady was also totally obedient, ready to respond to any call from the
Lord, as we can imagine. And she trusted in the Heavenly Father so much
that she could place herself in danger of social disgrace, by accepting
her Divine Motherhood without a husband. Her trust in God was complete.
This
relationship of humble devotion, obedience and complete trust was the
foundation from which she could receive the Angel Gabriel. When the
offer to become the Mother of Jesus had been made, and Mary had thought
it through, out of her heart, from her lips, came forth "May it be done
to me according to your will." Amazingly, now she is asking us to be
ready to say the very same thing to God in the invitations He makes to
us in our lives. She is asking us to imitate her, to learn from her how
to be completely given over to the Lord.
She
finally tells us that if we trust and pray, then she will intercede for
us to the Lord, so that He can fill us with the same Holy Spirit that
filled her at the Annunciation! The Holy Spirit will come to us to help
us to become apostles of her love, apostles of the love of the Father,
so that those who do not yet know Him will finally experience Him and
His love.
This
is a time of incredible grace. Our Lady is offering to form us into
humble vessels like herself, so that we can carry the great gift of
God's love to others. As we approach the Feast of the Annunciation,
let's meditate on this message from Our Lady every day, and possibly
read Luke 1: 26-38. This grace being offered to us could change the
world!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2014
"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world!"
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