Mary TV: July 17, 2020 Reflection - Hallowed be thy Name

"Cry out the name of the Heavenly Father"
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July 17, 2020

Dear Family of Mary!

"...Therefore, my dear children, with hearts open and full of love, cry out the name of the Heavenly Father that He may illuminate you with the Holy Spirit...." (April 2, 2014) 

 

After sharing about my experience with praying the Our Father, slowly and with great attention to each word, I received several confirmations from Shipmates!! Here are two:

"So many people I know are really struggling right now with the incessant violence around us.  On one hand I want to revert to my weapons of old as a police officer, then on the other hand the only weapon I want is my rosary.  I feel torn between wanting physical combat with these people, and then wanting only spiritual combat under the generalship of Our Lady.  After reading this I prayed the Our Father in the manner you describe.  I really did feel the anxiety lifting from my soul." (Chuck) 

"Oh my, Cathy, this happened to me yesterday after Mass. I wasn't even conscious of starting the Our Father but it just happened and I prayed it slowly and with and within the Spirit. I too felt like I was in heaven for those few seconds. It was wonderful!" (Mary)

Praise God, this is a gift from Our Lady for these difficult days. She wants to train us as she trained the young people in the prayer group at the beginning of her apparitions in Medjugorje. And specifically, to train us in our relationship with the Father, through the words of the Our Father. Franjo tells us that one day she stopped the prayer group from praying the Rosary and started a weeks long training in how to pray the Our Father. She had them pray it one word at a time until they were praying it in recollection and adoration. I think she wants to give us that gift today, individually as we slow down and really attend to the prayer with our hearts. We need this grace. And it is a grace as both Chuck and Mary said.

Pray the Our Father often today, and with great peace and attention.

And if you wish, you can pray this Litany to God the Father. I find it very helpful in adoring and blessing the Father. We need to be bonded to the Father now.

Well that's your weekend homework!

The Litany of God the Father
For Private Use Only. 

Lord, have mercy on us.  

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity One God,
have mercy on us.

Father, First Person of the Most Blessed Trinity,
have mercy on us.
Father of the Only-begotten Son,
have mercy on us.
Father and Son, from Whom proceeds the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Father of the Immaculate Virgin Mary,
have mercy on us.
Father of her most chaste Spouse,
have mercy on us.
Our Father in Heaven,
have mercy on us.

Father eternal,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite majesty,

hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite holiness,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite goodness,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite happiness,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all-powerful,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all-knowing,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, present everywhere,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all-just,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all merciful,
hallowed be Thy Name.

Father, creating Heaven and earth,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, promising a Savior,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, revealed by the Son,
Thy kingdom come.

Father, willing the passion of Jesus,  

Thy kingdom come.  

Father, accepting the Sacrifice of Calvary,  

Thy kingdom come.  

Father, reconciled with mankind,  

Thy kingdom come.  

Father, sending the Paraclete,  

Thy kingdom come.  

Father, in the Name of Jesus,  

Thy kingdom come.  

Father of Nations,  

Thy kingdom come.

 

 

Father of Love,  

cherish us.
Father of Beauty,  

protect us.
Father of Wisdom,  
direct us.
Father, Divine Providence,
watch over us.

Father of the poor,
Thy Will be done.
Father of orphans,
Thy Will be done.
Father of widows,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the exiled,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the persecuted,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the afflicted,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the infirm,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the aged,
Thy Will be done.

Father, we adore Thee.
Father, we love Thee.
Father, we thank Thee.
Father, we bless Thee.

In joy and in sorrow,
may we bless Thee.
In sickness and in health,
may we bless Thee.
In prosperity and in adversity,
may we bless Thee.
In consolation and in desolation,
may we bless Thee.
In life and in death,
may we bless Thee.
In time and in eternity,
may we bless Thee.

Father, hear us.
Father, graciously hear us.

Lamb of God, well-beloved Son of the Father,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, commanding us to be perfect as the Father,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Our Mediator with the Father,
have mercy on us.

Let Us Pray.  

Our Father
Who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy Will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
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