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I am calling you to reveal the truth and merciful love.
April 1, 2026
Wednesday of Holy Week
Dear Family of Mary,
The March 25, 2026 Message from Our Lady of Medjugorje
''Dear children! The poison of selfishness and hatred rules human hearts and that is why you do not have peace. I am calling you, little children: be love and my extended hands to all those whom you meet. In humility, pray for peace and work on reconciliation among people, so that it may be good for every person on earth. Thank you for having responded to my call.'' (With ecclesiastical approval)
Today, we ponder our fallen nature through the story of Judas' betrayal of Jesus. In Judas, we see what sin actually is, a betrayal of Jesus. A deliberate betrayal of the One who loves us the most. We shake our heads, wondering how Judas could stand before Jesus and lie to Him before all the disciples. It seems absurd. But then, sin is absurd. With such a benevolent God as our God, how can we turn from Him and lie to Him about anything? But we all do. Sin is a blindness, self-inflicted, in which we choose to put our desires first, not counting the cost. It is a turning from love and choosing isolation and loneliness. Sin divides us from all that is good.
Here is the Gospel for today.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 26:14-25
One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over.
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The teacher says, “My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.”’” The disciples then did as Jesus had ordered, and prepared the Passover.
When it was evening, he reclined at table with the Twelve. And while they were eating, he said, “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to him one after another, “Surely it is not I, Lord?” He said in reply, “He who has dipped his hand into the dish with me is the one who will betray me. The Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born.” Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” He answered, “You have said so.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
We weep for Judas, and we weep for ourselves. But we have Our Lady with us in these days, to help us to remain faithful to Jesus, and to emerge from our sinfulness through confession. She is our strong support in the fight to be faithful to Jesus.
She once said to us:
May 2, 2017
"Dear children, I am calling you to pray, not to ask for but to offer sacrifice - sacrificing yourselves. I am calling you to reveal the truth and merciful love.
I am praying to my Son for you, for your faith which is all the more diminishing in your hearts. I am imploring Him to help you with the Divine Spirit, as I also desire to help you with my motherly spirit.
My children, you must be better. Only those who are pure, humble and filled with love sustain the world - they are saving themselves and the world.
My children, my Son is the heart of the world. He should be loved and prayed to, and not always betrayed anew.
Therefore, you, apostles of my love, spread the faith in the hearts of people by your example, your prayer and merciful love. I am beside you, I will help you.
Pray for your shepherds to have all the more light, so as to be able to illuminate all those who live in darkness. Thank you."
Let us pray. Let us call upon Our Lady to help us to always choose God, always choose the good, and to help others to find their way to the safety of the Heart of Jesus.
Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV
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