Mary TV: January 29, 2021 Reflection - Blessed are those servants...

 

Blessed are those servants...

This is a time of awakening... January 29, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! Let us consider again this line from the January 25, 2021 message: “…This is a time of awakening…” There is something very important about being awake in terms of the spiritual life. Jesus talked about how important it was for servants to be found awake upon the return of their master. But I never quite got the point, until yesterday when we discussed the words of Our Lady. All of a sudden, I realized that being awake or awakened was not just a matter of staying up late to do my duties. No, being awake was a state of soul in which I lived in the waking awareness of the truth about God! Being awake is living in the reality that God is God and that we are His creatures, and that there is nothing that is separate from God. Everything about my life is from God, for God and returning back to God. I cannot live as if God does not exist. Listen to these words of Jesus from the Gospel of Luke. Jesus talks about the importance of staying “awake” until the Master returns. Think about the deeper meaning of being awake – that awareness that God is real, that Jesus is God, that your life is totally gift from Him and that you only have meaning in terms of Jesus and His love. Think of being awake in terms of this meaning: Luke 12:32-38 "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. "Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks. “Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants! (Lk 12:32-38) Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes!!!! We want to be those servants who are “awake” when Jesus returns. This means that our souls are completely awakened to the reality of our God. Our souls are opened and ready for the Lord to come to us, because we can’t live without Him. The doors of our hearts are ready to open to the Lord, no matter when He comes, so that He can enter in and make His home in us. This means we are awakened to faith, hope and love. We live in the total awareness of our God, in the day and in the night!  This is a time of awakening. We must be awakened in faith, living a totally converted life. And we also must live in such a way that those around us will be awakened in faith as well. God is giving us this time to awaken completely to His love, so we will be ready when He comes. “Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants!” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021   Mary TV. Inc. | www.marytv.tv ‌ "Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world." St. John Paul II Be Connected! www.marytv.tv Mary TV | P.O. Box 899, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Mary TV: January 28, 2021 Reflection - This is a time of awakening...

 

 

This is a time of awakening...

This is a time of awakening... January 28, 2021 St. Thomas Aquinas Dear Family of Mary! “…This is a time of awakening…” (01/25/21) Our Lady tells us that this is a time of awakening. We might wonder what she means by this. My first thought was of winter. Where I live it is very cold these days. There are inches of snow on the ground. Nature is not ready to awaken. Nothing is going to bud or grow yet. So it isn’t yet the time for nature to awaken. Then my thoughts went to a different kind of awakening. Could this be a time for souls to awaken? We have been living through a very long winter in terms of our societies and the faith. In every way, faith in God has been attacked. For many years there has been a decline in belief and a rise in atheism. We have seen the Christian culture decimated. Could it be that this is a time to awakening to the reality of God? Could it be that the Lord is going to do something to drive away the winter of our unbelief and bring the springtime of hope? When Our Lady tells us “this is a time of awakening”, it seems that she is announcing the grace of awakening. She is not hopefully suggesting that it is the time of awakening. She is announcing that God is sending the grace of awakening. So the grace is there for souls to be awakened. The grace is being poured out for souls to awake from their sleep and open to Jesus. The grace of conversion is flowing. The grace of a new faith is present, waiting to be accepted.  In the Letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul wrote: Therefore it is said, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. (Eph 5:14-16) Maybe the grace of awakening has to do with finally realizing that God is God, and that we are not. Maybe awakening has to do with allowing Christ to enter into our lives now as our Lord and Savior, so that He can call us out of the darkness of sin and into His Holy Light! Maybe awakening has to do with glimpsing Heaven, Hell and Purgatory, and realizing that we have eternal souls that will live in one of those three places. Maybe we need to be awakened to reality!! God is God! He made us and is calling us to Himself. Well, the good news is that if we are awakened by God, it will be to the truth. And the truth will set us free.  Let’s allow Our Lady to pray with us for the grace of awakening, for the grace of being raised to life by Christ. And let’s pray for that grace for all of our brothers and sisters all over the world.  “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light!” In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021    Mary TV. Inc. | www.marytv.tv ‌ "Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world." St. John Paul II Be Connected! www.marytv.tv Mary TV | P.O. Box 899, Notre Dame, IN 46556

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January 27, 2021 Reflection - A Pilgrim People...

 

 

A Pilgrim People

A Pilgrim People! January 27, 2021 St. Angela Merici Dear Family of Mary! “Dear children! I am calling you at this time to prayer, fasting and renunciation, that you may be stronger in faith. This is a time of awakening and of giving birth. As nature which gives itself, you also, little children, ponder how much you have received. Be joyful bearers of peace and love that it may be good for you on earth. Yearn for Heaven; and in Heaven there is no sorrow or hatred. That is why, little children, decide anew for conversion and let holiness begin to reign in your life. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (January 25, 2021) “Dear children! I am calling you at this time to prayer, fasting and renunciation, that you may be stronger in faith…” Our Lady speaks to us about a time of prayer, fasting, and renunciation. These are familiar topics to us, as she has been speaking about them for all of these nearly 40 years. But they are as timely now as they were in 1981.  Why? Because these three practices are the way of a pilgrim. And Our Lady has been teaching us to be pilgrims.   She appeared in Medjugorje, where the parish church was dedicated to St. James, the patron of pilgrims.  She immediately began to build a prayer program in the parish that would suit the needs of pilgrims, with daily evening Mass, the prayer of the Rosary, the 7-7-7, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, daily possibilities for Confession, fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays, and the penitential climbing of the mountains for prayer. She created a place for pilgrims.  Then she drew the pilgrims from around the world by her living presence in Medjugorje. Word spread of her apparitions to the 6 young people, and souls hungry for God began to make the journey from far and wide, to experience the Mother.  Our Lady has been building a pilgrim people through Medjugorje. And now the world needs those pilgrim people very much. The world needs people who pray. Indeed people who love to pray, who never neglect a moment to pray, who pray out of joy and love for God. The world needs people who fast, who take two days a week and dedicate themselves to God alone, through fasting. The world needs people who know how to deny themselves for the sake of others, to renounce what they can and sacrifice for others.  The world needs true pilgrims to show the way back to God. And that is who we are being formed to be. If we live this pilgrim life, we will be stronger in faith. And that strong faith will open the way to heaven for many.  May we live our call to be pilgrim people, with all our strength and love. Our Lady is calling us to help her. In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021    Mary TV. Inc. | www.marytv.tv ‌ "Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world." St. John Paul II Be Connected! www.marytv.tv Mary TV | P.O. Box 899, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Message From Our Lady in Medjugorje to Marija January 25, 2021

 

Our Lady's Message to Marija  on January 25, 2021 « Dear Children!  I am calling you at this time to prayer, fasting, and renunciation,  that you may be stronger in faith. This is a time of awakening and of giving birth.  As nature which gives itself, you also, little children,  ponder how much you have received.  Be joyful carriers of peace and love that it may be good for you on earth. Yearn for Heaven, and in Heaven, there is no sorrow or hatred.   That is why, little children,  decide anew for conversion and let holiness begin to reign in your life.  Thank you for having responded to my call » See more messages and articles about Medjugorje on our website:  www.sremmanuel.org Children of Medjugorje, Inc., Kacide 5, Medjugorje, 88260 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mary TV: January 25, 2021 Reflection - When the Church bells ring in Medjugorje...

 

 

When the Church bells ring in Medjugorje...

When the church bells ring in Medjugorje... January 25, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! Today we anticipate a message from Our Lady through Marija Pavlovic Lunetti. As we wait, let's review the words Marija spoke to the prayer group at Our Lady of the Angels Shrine in Italy on Saturday. Her words are comforting and give us an important piece of advice! Marija’s Message to the Friends of the Shrine of Our Lady of Angels in Abici, Italy Saturday, January 23, 2021 Dear Friends of the Shrine of Our Lady of Angels, I remember when for the first time I entered this small church where I could feel so much joy. And during those years, in all these years, we have stayed together, we stayed in touch. And I remember the time when you had an earthquake and difficulties, I was always trying to remain in touch with you and to help you with my prayers. I helped, I was there to listen to your intentions to Gospa, to Our Lady.  And even now we have felt the need to help the group, the prayer group, that was born; especially now, when we have this lockdown, when this virus is limiting us. We can’t go out, and we try to find the way to get together, to pray together. For me, this moment is so beautiful and so special. We are united in prayer. Although we are far from each other, we are together in prayer. So many people say to me, “Marija, what are you going to say in these moments?” I would say: These are the moments for us to renew our faith, the messages of Our Lady, and not to be afraid. As one of the saints was saying, “Live as if it was the last day of your life; and to think the way you are going to live forever.”  We have to try to work to do our best. Our Lady wants us to be her extended hands in this world. And, Our Lady asked from the prayer groups, she said so many times, “Be my witnesses. Pray.” Because so often, people are not witnesses. But we are invited to be witnesses. This is a beautiful, extraordinary opportunity for each one of us to be there to help one another.  We are not in Medjugorje now, but God allowed us to be together, to be united in prayer in this way. So, when I pray before Our Lady, as this evening I am going to pray before Our Lady, I am going to pray for all of you, for all of your intentions. And Our Lady is going to listen to us. She is going to listen to our prayers and to our needs. But she expects from us to have faith, and to believe. I remember once when Our Lady was saying at the beginning of the apparitions, “If you do not convert, if you do not start leaving the sin behind, and if you do not set out on the journey of conversion, you will not be able to make it.” We believe that in these 40 years, that in actually in a few months, we hope and believe that we are going to celebrate a 40th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions in Medjugorje. We feel that we are responsible, that we need to witness, to give witness, and to live in our own families, in our communities, and wherever God brings us.  I invite you to be united in the prayer because Lord hears our prayer. Very often, we say to ourselves, “God, where are you?” But God is in our midst. And with the presence of Our Lady, who appears still, every day – every day – let’s be united with her in that special moment; because that moment is a moment of grace. When the church bells of Medjugorje are ringing, remember, that that’s the moment: in your heart, together with Our Lady, say a prayer. And I am going to recommend all of you and all of your intentions.  As Our Lady says, “Heaven is with us.” And that’s why we should not be afraid. We should not think about tragedies because everything – the Life and the Death – are in the hands of God. God loves us. And that’s why He has sent Our Lady, His Mother, and our Mother, in our midst. May God bless you all! Thank you, Marija, for your words of encouragement. We will remember the time of apparition every day from now on, and invite Our Lady into our hearts and lives! In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021  Mary TV. Inc. | www.marytv.tv ‌ "Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world." St. John Paul II Be Connected! www.marytv.tv Mary TV | P.O. Box 899, Notre Dame, IN 46556