Thursday, September 30, 2021

Mary TV: September 30, 2021 Reflection - Be aware, little children, that life is short..

 





Be aware, little children, that life is short...long for Heaven!



September 30, 2021
St. Jerome

Dear Family of Mary!

“Dear children! Pray, witness and rejoice with me because the Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way of holiness. Be aware, little children, that life is short, and eternity is waiting for you to give glory to God with your being, with all the saints. Little children, do not worry about earthly things, but long for Heaven. Heaven will be your goal and joy will begin to reign in your heart. I am with you and bless all of you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (September 25, 2021)


In her September 25, 2021 Message Our Lady spoke to us about eternity. She reminded us: "Be aware, little children, that life is short, and eternity is waiting for you to give glory to God with your being, with all the saints." When we ponder eternity, we begin to understand how very short our years on earth are. Eternity cannot be comprehended. But we can at least tell ourselves that eternity is time that never has an end. Hours end. Days end. Years end. Eons end. But eternity will never end. Never.

And if we believe in eternity, if we believe in Heaven and Hell, then it becomes very important that we spend that eternity in the right place. Only life with God in Heaven can be imagined.

The question then becomes, "How do I live so as to find myself in Heaven for eternity?" Our Lady has told us already: "Pray, witness and rejoice with me because the Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way of holiness." God has sent Our Lady to lead us into holiness, which is the only way to arrive in Heaven for eternity. Holiness is our way, Heaven our goal.

I want to share with you one of the most comforting Scripture passages I know, that deals with our future in eternity. It is long, but so worth the read!! It is from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans:

Romans 8

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, indeed it cannot; and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh, you are in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

But if Christ is in you, although your bodies are dead because of sin, your spirits are alive because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit which dwells in you. So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh -- for if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of sonship. When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God.

We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.

What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies; who is to condemn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8)

Dearest Mother, lead us on the way of holiness so that one day we will find ourselves in the love of God in Christ Jesus for eternity!


In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV 2021


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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Mary TV: September 29, 2021 Reflection - Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels

 


 



I am with you and with the saints and angels intercede for you.



September 29, 2021
SS. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels

Dear Family of Mary!

This is the Feast of the three Archangels, Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael! We know that we are in a serious spiritual battle in these days. Our Lady has been with us for over 40 years now, leading us in the fight for souls. As she told us in the message below, she is interceding for us along with the saints and ANGELS! So we should be calling on these three Archangels every day.

July 25, 2014 "Dear children! You are not aware of the graces that you are living at this time in which the Most High is giving you signs for you to open and convert. Return to God and to prayer, and may prayer begin to reign in your hearts, families and communities, so that the Holy Spirit may lead and inspire you to every day be more open to God's will and to His plan for each of you. I am with you and with the saints and angels intercede for you. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Here is a prayer to each Archangel through which we can ask for their intercession:

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. O glorious prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King and our admirable conductor, you who shine with excellence and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil, who turn to you with confidence and enable us by your gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day. Amen

Most glorious Prince, Archangel Raphael, be mindful of us and pray for us, here and in every place, to the Son of God. O God, who gave your servant Tobias the holy archangel Raphael for a companion on his journey, grant that during our earthly pilgrimage we may always be protected
by his watchful care and strengthened by his help. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen...

Blessed Saint Gabriel, Archangel! We beseech you to intercede for us at the throne of divine mercy: As you announced the mystery of the Incarnation to Mary, so through your prayers may we receive strength of faith and courage of spirit, and thus find favor with God and redemption through Christ Our Lord. May we sing the praise of God our Savior with the angels and saints in heaven forever and ever. Amen.

And one prayer to Our Lady, Queen of Angels:

August Queen of Heaven, sovereign Queen of Angels, you who at the beginning received from God the power and the mission to crush the head of Satan, we beseech you humbly, send your holy legions so that, on your orders and by your power, they will track down demons, fight them everywhere, curb their audacity and plunge them into the abyss. Oh good and tender Mother, you will always be our love and our hope. Oh divine Mother, send the Holy Angels and Archangels to defend me and to keep the cruel enemy far from me. Holy Angels and Archangels defend us, protect us. Amen.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV 2021


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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Mary TV: September 28, 2021 Reflection - The Most High continues to send me..."

 






The Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way of holiness!


September 28, 2021

Dear Family of Mary!

Here again is the message for September 25, 2021 from Our Lady, Queen of Peace in Medjugorje:

"Dear children! Pray, witness and rejoice with me because the Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way of holiness. Be aware, little children, that life is short, and eternity is waiting for you to give glory to God with your being, with all the saints. Little children, do not worry about earthly things, but long for Heaven. Heaven will be your goal and joy will begin to reign in your heart. I am with you and bless all of you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call." (September 25, 2021)

Pray, witness and rejoice with me because the Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way of holiness.

Our Lady makes it very clear that it is God who has sent her to be with us in these days in Medjugorje. These 40 years of Our Lady's presence have been a gift to us from the Heart of the Father, a free gift of grace to us! This plan came from the Love of the Trinity. It was God's initiative to send our Mother to us.

God has sent Our Lady to earth several times throughout history. These visits from Our Mother always come at a time when we need her most. But I can't think of a time when we have needed her more than today. After centuries of struggle, it would seem that the world has wrenched itself out of God's hands. So much sin and rejection of God!

And so, Our Lady has come to us in Medjugorje to accompany us through these years, teaching us, keeping our minds and hearts on God, showing us the way of faith and love, and giving us courage. Haven't we needed her!

I thought I would assemble a short litany of Our Lady's words about the Father sending her to us, as they will comfort us and encourage us for the days ahead. Mother is still with us. The Most High continues to send her to us to lead us on the way of holiness.

Let us ponder and give thanks to the Father who has sent us Mary:

God sends me to you...

God sends me to help you and to guide you towards paradise, which is your goal. Therefore, little children, pray, pray, pray. (09/25/94) - Mother thank you for coming to us!

God sends me to you out of love, that I may help you to comprehend that without Him there is no future or joy and, above all, there is no eternal salvation. (04/25/97) -Mother thank you for coming to us!

Put Holy Scripture in a visible place in your families, read it, reflect on it and learn how God loves His people. His love shows itself also in present times because He sends me to call you upon the path of salvation. (01/25/99)

There must be holiness in the families, little children, because there is no future for the world without love and holiness – because in holiness and joy, you give yourselves to God the Creator who loves you with immeasurable love. This is why He sends me to you. (01/25/20)

May everything you do be for the glory of God, and then Heaven will fill your heart with joy and you will feel that God loves you and is sending me to save you and the earth on which you live. (09/25/20)

Dear children, In this time of God's signs, do not be afraid because I am with you. The great love of God sends me to lead you to salvation. Give me your simple hearts, purified by fasting and prayer. Only in the simplicity of your hearts is your salvation. I will be with you and lead you. Thank you. (09/02/07)

With a motherly heart, today I want to remind you, namely, of God's infinite love, and the patience which ensues from it. Your Father sends me and waits. (02/02/09)

God the Father is sending me to show you the way of salvation, because He, my children, desires to save you and not to condemn you. (05/02/11)

Nothing is more important than unity in my Son. I will help you because the Heavenly Father is sending me so that, together, we can show the way of grace and salvation to all those who do not know Him. (05/02/12)

I am your mother. I am in the Kingdom but am also here with you. My Son is sending me anew to help you. Therefore, do not lose hope; instead, follow me - because the victory of my heart is in the name of God. (12/02/14)

Dear children, my real, living presence among you should make you happy because this is the great love of my Son. He is sending me among you so that, with a motherly love, I may grant you safety; (07/02/16)

My Son is sending me to you - the mother who is the same for everyone - that I may teach you to love, to comprehend that you are brothers. He desires to help you. (11/02/17)

Pray, witness and rejoice with me because the Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way of holiness. (09/25/21)

Thank you, dearest Mother, for coming to us with so much freedom and humility, to help us to find our way to your Son. Thank you to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, for sending you to us in these days!

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV 2021


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Monday, September 27, 2021

Mary TV: September 27, 2021 Reflection - Pray, witness, and rejoice with me!

 



 



Youth Festival, 2021!

Pray, witness and rejoice!


September 25, 2021

Dear Family of Mary!

Here again is the message for September 25, 2021 from Our Lady, Queen of Peace in Medjugorje:

"Dear children! Pray, witness and rejoice with me because the Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way of holiness. Be aware, little children, that life is short, and eternity is waiting for you to give glory to God with your being, with all the saints. Little children, do not worry about earthly things, but long for Heaven. Heaven will be your goal and joy will begin to reign in your heart. I am with you and bless all of you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call." (September 25, 2021)

Our Lady calls to us: "Pray, witness, and rejoice with me..." These words are tambourine words as Denis would say! Our Lady is happy, of course, because "the Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way of holiness." The Father is allowing Our Lady to stay with us, to pray with us, to witness with us and to rejoice with us! She brings us so many graces!! The grace of contemplative prayer! The grace to share with our lives the love of God. The grace to rejoice in the Spirit, filled with the joy of God's love!

We see these graces in a special way through the testimonies of the pilgrims in Medjugorje. In each testimony on Mary TV's webpage in the "Fruit of Medjugorje" Archive, we encounter these graces! View the hundreds of testimonies here: https://marytv.tv/fruit-of-medjugorje/

Pilgrims share the gifts they have received in prayer in Medjugorje. They witness the changes that have occurred in their lives through their encounter with Our Lady. And they rejoice over the peace, love and happiness that have been poured into their lives because of Our Lady's presence!

Pray, witness and rejoice!!! These words describe our lives with Our Lady of Medjugorje!

Let's pray with Our Lady her own song of joy, a song that came from her heart when she and Baby Jesus visited Elizabeth and little St. John the Baptist. There was a lot of rejoicing going on at that moment! God had allowed Mary to be with Elizabeth and their little boys were together too. So much grace was flowing, so much joy, and so much witnessing. Little John was leaping in his mother's womb!! This is the kind of joy Our Lady brings to us as well!

Let us pray!

The Canticle of Mary

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, 
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior 
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed: 
the Almighty has done great things for me, 
and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him 
in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, 
and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things, 
and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel 
for he has remembered his promise of mercy, 
the promise he made to our fathers, 
to Abraham and his children for ever.
(Luke 1:46-55)

Alleluia!!! Praise the Lord!

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV 2021


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St. John Paul II
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