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Mother Mary said at Fatima: "My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the sure way which will lead you to God." St. Thomas Aquinas said: "The things we love tell us who we are!" With that in mind, I will try to post each day something about Our Blessed Lady, items about the Holy Roman Catholic Church, and public domain Catholic books too! I pray you enjoy my ministry! Below are two albums of pictures that I created: 1. Our grand daughter Adrianna. 2. Tears of Mary!
Sunday, November 30, 2014
From The Friars eLetter: Watch & Wait
Friday, November 28, 2014
[Video] St. Catherine Laboure' : Saint of Silence
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Mary TV Daily Reflection 11/28/2014
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J.M.J
November 28, 2014
Dear Family of Mary!
"Dear children! In a special way, today I am calling you to prayer. Pray, little children, so that you may comprehend who you are and where you need to go. Be carriers of the good news and be people of hope. Be love for all those who are without love. Little children, you will be everything and will achieve everything only if you pray and are open to God's will - to God who desires to lead you towards eternal life. I am with you and intercede for you from day to day before my Son Jesus. Thank you for having responded to my call."(November 25, 2014)
Our Lady encourages us to pray in every message. But she says in this message that "In a special way I am calling you to prayer."
Our Lady seems to be urgent about this call to prayer. Perhaps we
should approach our prayer with great expectation in these days. Perhaps
there is a special grace being offered to us right now, a grace to
enter into prayer with all our hearts.
I
have been going through a dry time in my prayer life. The saints tell
us that these dry times are a gift from God, that they help us to be
purged and made ready for a deeper relationship with God. So for me this
special call to prayer is good news. Maybe God is going to move us all
forward in our prayer life now.
Whatever
God has planned, we can be sure that it is designed for our good and
for the good of the world. Maybe this weekend as we move into the new
year in the Church calendar, we can take some extra time for prayer. As
we begin Advent, the time of waiting, we can open our hearts to the One
we wait for, and seek His face with our whole hearts.
Mother
Mary, help us to answer your call to prayer, that special call that you
have given to us in your message. May we enter prayer with Your deep
faith and expectation. Our Lord is with us and wants to bless us. We
want to receive His blessing in prayer. Thank you, dear Mother, for
being with us today.
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
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Thursday, November 27, 2014
Mary TV Daily Reflection November 27, 2014 - Give Thanks
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J.M.J
November 27, 2014
Thanksgiving Day in the USA
Dear Family of Mary!
No
one can explain the spiritual virtue of thanksgiving better than Our
Lady. It seems that Mary's way of thinking is really the way of
gratitude. Just read her Magnificat (Luke 1: 46-55). It is a glorious
hymn of gratitude to God for all He has done for her.
Here
are three messages Our Lady has given us in which she teaches us how to
give thanks. Her precious words can mold us and change our hearts,
transforming us into souls that give thanks continually.
"Dear children! I wish to tell you to thank God for all the graces which God has given you. For all the fruits thank the Lord and glorify him! Dear children, learn to give thanks in little things and then you will be able to give thanks also for the big things. Thank you for having responded to my call." October 3, 1985
"Dear children! Today I invite you all to rejoice in the life which God gives you. Little children, rejoice in God, the Creator, because He has created you so wonderfully. Pray that your life be joyful thanksgiving which flows out of your heart like a river of joy. Little children, give thanks unceasingly for all that you possess, for each little gift which God has given you, so that a joyful blessing always comes down from God upon your life. Thank you for having responded to my call." August 25, 1988
"Dear children! I am calling you to a complete surrender to God. Let everything that you possess be in the hands of God. Only in that way shall you have joy in your heart. Little children, rejoice in everything that you have. Give thanks to God because everything is God's gift to you. That way in your life you shall be able to give thanks for everything and discover God in everything even in the smallest flower. Thank you for having responded to my call." April 25, 1989
Have
a blessed day!! We are having a big feast in our home. So I have to get
busy and cook! But I do want to say that I am very thankful for all of
you who receive these little reflections on Our Lady's messages. You
have been my encouragement and strength over the years to keep going.
Thanks for all your kind emails. I truly am thankful for your presence
and your support! And thank you dearest Mother, for being with us for so
long in such a profound way. We love you!!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
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Saint John Paul II
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Thanksgiving trivia
Dear Friends
Most Americans know that the Pilgrims celebrated a Thanksgiving feast in 1621.
You may also know that individual states celebrated days of thanksgiving on different days on the calendar -- until President Lincoln called for a national day of Thanksgiving to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November in 1863.
But I learned something new while working on the American Catholic Almanac...
Did you know that a Spaniard by the name of Pedro Menendez de Aviles celebrated a feast of Thanksgiving centered on a Mass with the Timucua Indians on September 8, 1565, in St. Augustine, Florida?
Most Americans know that the Pilgrims celebrated a Thanksgiving feast in 1621.
You may also know that individual states celebrated days of thanksgiving on different days on the calendar -- until President Lincoln called for a national day of Thanksgiving to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November in 1863.
But I learned something new while working on the American Catholic Almanac...
Did you know that a Spaniard by the name of Pedro Menendez de Aviles celebrated a feast of Thanksgiving centered on a Mass with the Timucua Indians on September 8, 1565, in St. Augustine, Florida?
They dined on bean soup 56 years before the celebration in Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts!
But then...
Another Catholic feast of Thanksgiving happened in Texas -- again before the Pilgrims. Don Juan de Oñate declared April 30, 1598, to be a “Day of Thanksgiving” and it was also commemorated with the holy sacrifice of the Mass.
We give thanks for all the early Americans and for our ancestors in the Faith.
...and for whoever decided on turkey and gravy over bean soup!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at CV.
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| English: Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1819-1574) by Francisco de Paula Martí (1762-1827) Français : L'amiral espagnol Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1819-1574) par Francisco de Paula Marti Mora (1761-1827) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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[Video] Feast Day of Saint John Berchmans, Patron of Altar Boys
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Son of a shoemaker, and one of five children, three of whom entered religious life. John had great devotion to his position as an altar boy. He spent much of his time caring for his mother, who was in poor health. Jesuit noviate in 1616, deciding to become a Jesuit after reading the life of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. Student at the Jesuit College at Malines, Belgium. Studied philosophy in Rome. John had a dream of helping and teaching multi-lingual migrants, and he studied all the chief languages of Europe. He wanted to work in China after ordination. He died of unknown causes following his participation in a public debate defending the faith, and while clutching his rosary, crucifix, and rules of his order; he did not live to be ordained.
John Berchmans was not noted for extraordinary feats of holiness or austerity, nor did he found orders or churches or work flashy miracles. He made kindness, courtesy, and constant fidelity an important part of his holiness. The path to holiness can lie in the ordinary rather than the extraordinary.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
November 25, 2014 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Pope Francis prayed silently for half an hour before an ancient and important icon of the Virgin Mary.
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November 24, 2014, Monday — The Pope and Mary: 30 Minutes of Silent Prayer
A
few moments ago, on the afternoon of Monday, November 24, in Rome, Pope
Francis prayed silently for half an hour before an ancient and
important icon of the Virgin Mary.
The Pope was praying before the icon this evening because tomorrow he will travel to Strasbourg, France, to speak to the leaders of the European Union.
So,
this afternoon in Rome, as has become his custom before making any
trip, Francis visited the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray to the
Virgin Mary.
It was the 14th time Pope Francis has visited St. Mary Major to pray before the icon, known as the Salus Populi Romani (The Safety, or Protection, of the Roman People), since his election to the papacy on March 13, 2013.
The Pope visited the Basilica at 5:30 p.m.
He went immediately to the chapel on the left side of the main altar.
He prayed to Our Lady for her protection for his journey tomorrow
to the governing bodies of a new, united Europe which has in recent
years become increasingly "post-Christian" and increasingly hostile to
traditional Christian morality.
The Pope's remarks tomorrow
are being awaited with considerable interest. It is expected that,
among other things, he will call on the people's of Europe to remember
the Christian faith that shaped their customs and laws for centuries.
The
Pope's prayer continued for half an hour. The Pope brought to Our Lady a
floral wreath with roses the colors of Europe, yellow and blue.
Mary TV Daily Reflection 11/24/2014
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Sunday, November 23, 2014
Spiritual Gems-Flame of Love: Your Role is to Sacrifice and Pray -November 23, 2014
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Your Role is to Sacrifice and Pray and Without You the Plan is Delayed
You are a sparkle of light enkindled in my Flame of Love. The light you have received from me enlightens souls. The greater the number of souls who sacrifice and watch in prayer, the greater is the power of my Flame of Love. Hence, come together in close ranks, because it is with the power of prayer and sacrifice that the flash of hellish hatred will be overcome...the splendor of my Flame of Love will fill all regions of the earth.
Our Mother to Elizabeth Kindelmann 12-6-64
You are a sparkle of light enkindled in my Flame of Love. The light you have received from me enlightens souls. The greater the number of souls who sacrifice and watch in prayer, the greater is the power of my Flame of Love. Hence, come together in close ranks, because it is with the power of prayer and sacrifice that the flash of hellish hatred will be overcome...the splendor of my Flame of Love will fill all regions of the earth.
Our Mother to Elizabeth Kindelmann 12-6-64
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Friday, November 21, 2014
From Mark Mallett: Hell is for Real
Hell is for Real
“THERE is one terrible truth in Christianity that in our times, even more than in previous centuries, arouses implacable horror in the heart of man. That truth is of the eternal pains of hell. At the mere allusion to this dogma, minds become troubled, hearts tighten up and tremble, passions become rigid and inflamed against the doctrine and the unwelcome voices that proclaim it.”
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A Meditation on the Feast of the Presentation of Mary by Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello
Tribulation Times
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November 21, 2014
(Rev 11:19) And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple. And there were lightnings and voices and an earthquake and great hail. (Rev 12:1) And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
UDAYTON: A Meditation on the Feast of the Presentation of Mary by Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello
ALETEIA: When the Virgin Mary Appeared in France
VIA A MOMENT WITH MARY: Catholics are not Inventing Anything New in Venerating Mary
The oldest prayer addressed directly to the Virgin Mary, Sub tuum praesidium, was found near Alexandria on an Egyptian Coptic papyrus, which, according to many scholars, dates back to the 3rd century AD. This prayer is older than the Ave Maria by several centuries.
This prayer, written in Greek, is a request for intercession, an urgent appeal to the Virgin Mary, from an early Christian community that lived in a time of great danger:
"We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen."
History attests that Catholics, in venerating Mary and seeking to imitate her, are not inventing anything new, but are simply continuing to do what Christians have always done.
VIA A MOMENT WITH MARY: A Woman of Superhuman Majesty
One night when Saint Gregory the Wonderworker was pondering the doctrine of the faith, an old man appeared before him. Startled, Gregory stood up and asked: "Who are you and what do you want?" The stranger told him that he had been sent by God to enlighten his doubts and reveal the truth of faith to him.
Gregory hesitated, torn between joy and fear, until the apparition outstretched his hand as if pointing in the opposite direction. Gregory turned and saw a woman of superhuman majesty. Unable to stand the light that emanated from her, he lowered his eyes. Then he heard the two visitors discuss the question that had been preoccupying him.
From this conversation, Gregory gained a true knowledge of the faith, but was also able to identify his two heavenly visitors: he heard the woman pressing John the Evangelist to disclose to him the mystery of faith, and John answered that he was ready to do so, since this was the pleasure of the Mother of God.
When the Virgin Mary and Saint John had left, Gregory rushed off to write down the teaching from Heaven. This testimony is the oldest that has been documented and dates back to the third century.
The Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
111. Another hermit said, 'A man ought always to be working at something in his cell. If he is busy with the psalms, the devil comes to him day after day but finds no resting-place there; even if he succeeds in conquering him and taking him prisoner, God's spirit often comes to him again. But if we are sinners and do not let God's spirit come to us, he will leave us alone.'
(Rev 11:19) And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple. And there were lightnings and voices and an earthquake and great hail. (Rev 12:1) And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
UDAYTON: A Meditation on the Feast of the Presentation of Mary by Rev. Matthew R. Mauriello
ALETEIA: When the Virgin Mary Appeared in France
VIA A MOMENT WITH MARY: Catholics are not Inventing Anything New in Venerating Mary
The oldest prayer addressed directly to the Virgin Mary, Sub tuum praesidium, was found near Alexandria on an Egyptian Coptic papyrus, which, according to many scholars, dates back to the 3rd century AD. This prayer is older than the Ave Maria by several centuries.
This prayer, written in Greek, is a request for intercession, an urgent appeal to the Virgin Mary, from an early Christian community that lived in a time of great danger:
"We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen."
History attests that Catholics, in venerating Mary and seeking to imitate her, are not inventing anything new, but are simply continuing to do what Christians have always done.
VIA A MOMENT WITH MARY: A Woman of Superhuman Majesty
One night when Saint Gregory the Wonderworker was pondering the doctrine of the faith, an old man appeared before him. Startled, Gregory stood up and asked: "Who are you and what do you want?" The stranger told him that he had been sent by God to enlighten his doubts and reveal the truth of faith to him.
Gregory hesitated, torn between joy and fear, until the apparition outstretched his hand as if pointing in the opposite direction. Gregory turned and saw a woman of superhuman majesty. Unable to stand the light that emanated from her, he lowered his eyes. Then he heard the two visitors discuss the question that had been preoccupying him.
From this conversation, Gregory gained a true knowledge of the faith, but was also able to identify his two heavenly visitors: he heard the woman pressing John the Evangelist to disclose to him the mystery of faith, and John answered that he was ready to do so, since this was the pleasure of the Mother of God.
When the Virgin Mary and Saint John had left, Gregory rushed off to write down the teaching from Heaven. This testimony is the oldest that has been documented and dates back to the third century.
The Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
111. Another hermit said, 'A man ought always to be working at something in his cell. If he is busy with the psalms, the devil comes to him day after day but finds no resting-place there; even if he succeeds in conquering him and taking him prisoner, God's spirit often comes to him again. But if we are sinners and do not let God's spirit come to us, he will leave us alone.'
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Mary TV Daily Reflection - November 21, 2014 - The Presentation of Mary
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