Thursday, December 04, 2014

Mary TV December 4, 2014 Reflection - Vicka Speaks!






           
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Vicka speaking on 12/03/14


J.M.J
St. John Damascene

Dear Family of Mary!

Yesterday, Mary TV filmed Vicka speaking to pilgrims at the orphanage, as she usually does!  Here is the transcript of her beautiful talk so expertly translated by Miki Musa.  Her words give peace! 

December 3, 2014 talk by Vicka in Medjugorje
(Vicka spoke for 24 minutes....and then prayed in silence with everyone for more than 25 minutes)

First of all I would like to greet all of you. I'm very happy to be standing among you here.... But I'm even happier that with all my heart and all my love I can share with you Our Lady's main messages that she has been giving to all of us. Our Lady's main messages are: prayer, peace, conversion, confession and fasting.   And Our Lady recommends to us to pray every day all three parts of the Rosary and fasting on every Wednesday and Friday on bread and water. But a beautiful thing Our Lady invites us to pray for is to pray for our strong faith.

When Our Lady recommends us to pray she doesn't want us to just say the words, to move our lips.   Our Lady would like for us from day to day to open our hearts so that the prayer can really become a joy for us and that we may succeed to pray with the heart.

Our Lady gave us a beautiful example and she says:  "All of you in your homes have a flower pot, and if every day you put just a few drops of water into this flower, you will see it grow and become a beautiful rose." Well, the same example is with our heart. If we put a few drops of prayer in our hearts every day we'll see it growing becoming just as beautiful as that rose.   And if just for a few days we don't put the water in for this flower, we will see it vanishing as if it never existed before.

Our Lady says it may happen to us very often, when the time of the prayer arrives that we say, "I'm tired, I can't pray, I'll pray tomorrow." Then when tomorrow comes we find another excuse. So then day by day we distance ourselves from prayer and our hearts gets influenced only from a bad side.  But Our Lady said the same as a flower cannot live without water, we cannot live without God's grace.   And Our Lady says that prayer with the heart you cannot read, write or study. Prayer with the heart you can only live in order to be able to go forward day by day.

Talking about fasting, Our Lady says those people who are sick, they do not have to fast on bread and water, but those two days a week they can give up something they like the most.   But when healthy people complain about headaches, stomachaches or find different kinds of excuses not to fast, Our Lady says: "If you do fasting out of love towards God me, there is only one thing really missing, and that would be your own strong will."

Our Lady invites us to our total, complete conversion, and she says: "Dear children, whenever you have a problem or an illness, in those moments all of you think that Jesus and I are far away from you." But Our Lady says, "No: we are always very close to you! But you, open your heart. And then you will be able to see how much we love you!"

Our Lady would like us to do a little sacrifice. But she would be most content if we would give up sinning, and not sin anymore. And Our Lady says, "I'm giving you my peace and my love.   And you bring it to your families, to your friends." Our Lady gives the blessing to all of us and she prays for all of us.

But Our Lady says, "I will be happier to see you in your families, in your communities, praying the rosary together. Especially to see parents praying with their children, children praying with their parents.   Because united in a prayer like this, Satan cannot do any harm to you."

Our Lady says Satan always tries to disturb us. Satan wants to destroy our prayers and our peace. Therefore Our Lady invites us to pray a little bit more.   And the best weapon we have is the Rosary in our hands against Satan.   Therefore Our Lady recommends us to have with us always a little blessed religious article... whether it's a little medal, a little cross, a little something to help resist Satan better.

Our Lady recommends us to put the Holy Mass in the first place, because that's the most important, the holy moment, because it is at the Holy Mass that the living Jesus comes among us.   Therefore Our Lady would like from us when we go to Church to accept Jesus without any fear, without any excuse.

Our Lady recommends to us once a month holy Confession and she says: "Do not go to confession only because you have a sin. But go to confession in order to ask an advice from your priest who can help you to go one step forward."

And Our Lady is so preoccupied for all the young people in the world.   Because young people are going through a very, very difficult time.   And we can help them, but only with our love and prayer with the heart.... And Our Lady says: "Dear young people, what today's world is offering to you is passing, is of a passing value." Through this we can see that Satan is trying to use every free moment we have wanting to destroy us.   And today obviously working through young people wanting to divide our families.

But Our Lady says these moments are moments of great graces.   Our Lady would like us to accept her messages and to live them.   Our Lady would like from us to be the carriers of her peace and to pray for the peace in the entire world.   But in the first place Our Lady invites us to pray for the peace in our own hearts. And then for peace in our families, in our communities, and then with that peace to pray for the peace in the entire world. And Our Lady says if you pray for peace in the world and you have no peace in your own heart, that prayer doesn't go that well....

Even in this very moment Our Lady invites us to pray a little bit more, to pray for her intentions, for her plans.   To take the Holy Bible every day, to read that and to try to live that during the day.   Our Lady invites us to pray for the Holy Father, the Pope, for our bishops for our priests. In fact she invites us to pray for our entire church - it is in need of our prayers.

In a special way Our Lady invites us to pray for one of her plans that is supposed to be fulfilled; realized.   But especially recently Our Lady is so much preoccupied - what she's is suffering for - when she talks about our young people and our families that are going through a very, very difficult time.

Our Lady says she prays for peace.   Therefore Our Lady asks us to pray for the same intentions - to help her with our prayers.   Even tonight when Our Lady comes to me [Vicka says] I will recommend all of you, pray for all of you - your intentions, your families, but you, also, at 5:40 pm*, you pray, open your heart, and you present to Our Lady all of this.

I believe that many of you know that Jacov and I received this beautiful gift - this beautiful grace - that during an apparition Our Lady took us by the hand in order to show us paradise, purgatory and hell.   In those three spots we stayed twenty minutes.

We were in Jakov's family home. Our Lady appeared and she said, "Now I will take you with me!"   At that very moment little Jakov said, "Our Lady, take Vicka! She has many brothers and sisters. I'm the only one in the family!" Jakov thought they were leaving and never, ever coming back again. Personally [Vicka says] I thought in that moment, how many hours, how many days, are we going to go up or down? But Our Lady simply took my right hand, Jakov's left hand. She was in front of us and she took us with her.   A ceiling opened above us just enough for us to be able to go through it.   Practically within a second we found ourselves in Paradise.  

It was enormous space. And I saw a kind of light that doesn't exist here on earth. And I saw a lot of people, and all of them more or less the same...no fat, no thin, and they had all three colors of their dresses, grey, yellow and rose....all of them walking around, singing, praying, and little angels flying over.   And Our Lady said, "Look at how joyful, how content are all these who are in paradise - joy that you cannot explain with words...joy that doesn't exist here on earth."

Purgatory is also an enormous space.   But in Purgatory you cannot see persons because of the dense fog. But you can feel and hear that there are people who are inside who are suffering. Our Lady said, "Those who are in Purgatory are waiting for our prayers to be able to go to Paradise."

The first thing that I saw in Hell was a big fire. Then I saw normal people entering in the fire.   And the deeper they were going into fire they were being transformed into wild beasts and they would curse more and more against God. Our Lady said, "Those who are in Hell, they ended up there according to their own will. So all these people living on earth doing everything against God, they are already experiencing Hell, they just continue when they die." And Our Lady said there are many people who live on earth who believe that once you die everything is over. Our Lady says that's a big mistake because here on earth we are just passing through, but the true life continues.

I know that everyone of us here came with different issues, problems, difficulties....but most of all those people who are sick.... [Vicka said]: I would like you to know that every evening when Our Lady comes my first words addressed to her are always for and about those people who are sick, praying that God through Our Lady can give them strength to be able to endure that gift of the cross they were given - but to carry that with love.

Now [Vicka says] we will remain united in a silent prayer.   So please remain silent. That's very important.   Our Lady has said silence can do so many beautiful, great things. Do not be afraid of silence! Especially, recently, Our Lady said that we people of today talk too much and we do not pray enough.   And Our Lady would like for us to change this attitude, and to start to pray more and to talk less.

If during the silent prayer you hear someone shouting, screaming, yelling, whatever, trying to disturb - do not pay attention to it.   Be focused in your prayer. Because with our prayer in silence we can defeat any possible evil that might be circling around...And after this silent prayer we'll finish our meeting with one Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be for all your intentions....

*You can do as Vicka asks also by joining in Silent prayer at <www.marytv.tv> with those praying in Medjugorje as the bells of St. James ring during the time of Our Lady's apparition...

 May we learn to pray with the heart, like Vicka, by doing it!   

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
(c)Mary TV 2014

PS. The Video of Vicka's talk is on the home page at www.marytv.tv  




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Wednesday, December 03, 2014

"...Because I am the Immaculate Conception"


 

“…Because I am the Immaculate Conception”

In her message directed to theologians, the Lady of All Nations not only exhorts all theologians to battle for the papal definition of Mary as Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate, but also refers to the foundation of her co-redeeming role with Jesus as steeming from her Immaculate Conception.   The Marian apparitions of the Lady of All Nations were declared to be of “supernatural origin” by the Bishop of Amsterdam-Harlem on May 31, 2002. – Ed.

Old thoughts

I see the Lady standing there with a very serious look on her face. She says to me,
“Here I am again. Listen carefully! From the beginning, the Handmaid of the Lord was chosen to be the Coredemptrix. Tell your theologians that they can find everything in their books.”

Now I see an old library with lots of books. The Lady points this out to me. She pauses for a moment and smiles to herself as if…

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Mary: Immaculate New Ark of the Covenant

This article gives a brief overview of the necessary relation between Mary’s Immaculate Conception and her role as the New Ark—Bearer of the Bread of Life, the True High Priest, and the Word of God. Jason Evert, a Catholic Apologist with Catholic Answers, holds a Graduate degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville. He specializes in the Catholic Church’s teaching on chastity, giving seminars and talks to thousands of young people each year. – Assistant Editor

From the foundation of the world, St. Paul tells us, we have been chosen to become children of God (Eph. 1:4-5). By the same measure, the Virgin Mary had been chosen from all eternity to become the mother of God. As Psalm 132:14 says, “The Lord hath chosen Zion; He hath chosen her for his dwelling.”

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The Immaculate Conception and the Co-redemptrix

On February 17, 1941, the “Property” of the Immaculata, Fr. Maximilian Kolbe, was arrested by the Nazi Gestapo, eventually leading to his martyrdom in Auschwitz. During the few hours before his arrest, Fr. Maximilian was inspired to write the heart of his unparalleled mariological ponderings regarding the “Immaculate Conception.”
The following are excerpts from this last written testimony:
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: These words fell from the lips of the Immaculata herself. Hence, they must tell us in the most precise and essential manner who she really is.

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Ineffabilis Deus

Here we present the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus, given to the Church on December 8th, 1854, which solemnly defined the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception.

God ineffable—whose ways are mercy and truth, whose will is omnipotence itself, and whose wisdom “reaches from end to end mightily, and orders all things sweetly”—having foreseen from all eternity the lamentable wretchedness of the entire human race which would result from the sin of Adam, decreed, by a plan hidden from the centuries, to complete the first work of his goodness by a mystery yet more wondrously sublime through the Incarnation of the Word. This he decreed in order that man who, contrary to the plan of Divine Mercy had been led into sin by the cunning malice of Satan, should not perish; and in order…

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The Immaculate Conception and the Doctrine of Mary as Coredemptrix in Eastern Orthodoxy

Writing in 1986 Prof. George S. Bebis, professor of patristics at the Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts, expressed the basic doctrine of the Eastern Orthodox communion concerning the place of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Christian economy of salvation:

"There is no doubt that the Orthodox Church holds the Virgin Mary in a position of the highest honor. But this is done always in association with Christology. In other words, the Theotókos cannot exist and cannot be venerated out of context from the doctrine of the Incarnation. Also, it should be added that the Orthodox Church accepts the personal holiness of the Virgin Mary and places her in the highest place after the All-Holy Trinity. The Virgin Mary has an eschatological message for us because she already lives in the eschaton; she enjoys the delightful fruits of the heavenly church of which we should become members…

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The Rosa Mystica Hour of Grace

In the north of Italy, near the city of Brescia in Lombardy, is the small town of Montichiari. In the Spring of 1947, while praying in the chapel of the local hospital in Montichiari, nurse Pierina Gilli had an unforgettable experience. Mary, the Mother of God, appeared to her in a wonderful vision and magnificent light, as the exalted Lady, dressed in mauve, very sad and with tears in Her eyes. Pierina noticed that Her heart was pierced by three swords. The first sword means: the unworthy celebration of Holy Mass and Communion unworthily received; the meaning of the second sword is: being unfaithful to, and giving up, the vocation as a priest or a religious; and the third sword means: betrayal of the Faith. Our Lady asked for Prayer, Sacrifice, and Penance.

Our Lady…

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Tiny Tim and King Herod

Advent has arrived, the time of waiting when we turn toward the coming dawn with renewed expectancy. Each year in the liturgical cycle we are invited to pray with the entire Church for the rebirth of Christ within the stable of our hearts, and for the graces we will need as we await his final coming. The scripture readings are about hope arising in the midst of darkness, of beginnings and endings and the eternal joy when there will be no more endings. Until that ultimate homecoming, we live in a world that is still in the process of being restored in Christ. The Christ Child is among us, and so is Herod.

Every year or so I read aloud to my children Charles Dickens’ great classic, A Christmas Carol. Most of our six have also reread it quietly to themselves and watched the three better known film versions…

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Mary, A Bridge Between Christianity and Islam

Non-Muslims generally harbor a pejorative view of Islam.  This presentation offers a different perspective, a Marian outlook espoused by the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in his book, The World’s First Love, and shared by other devotees of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Islam’s creed

Islam is the only great post-Christian religion of the world.  Since it originated in the seventh century under the leadership of Muhammad, it was possible to include some elements of Christianity and Judaism along with some customs of Arabia.

Islam seems to use the doctrine of the unity of God, his majesty and his creative power, to reject Christ as the Son of God.  Not understanding the notion of the Trinity, Muhammad recognizes Christ as a prophet announcing himself, that is, Muhammad.

Christian Europe, the West, barely…

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November 25, 2014 Message of Medjugorje

“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.”

 

The Predestination and Coredemption of Our Lady


Father Juniper B. Carol, O.F.M., born in Cardenas, Cuba, on February 19, 1911, was the youngest of eight children. He eventually made his way over to the United States, where he would fulfill his vocation. “On February 20, 1935, he was ordained priest at the Immaculate Conception Shrine in Washington, D.C.” (1)

Father Carol spent his consecrated life advancing the primacy of Christ, which brought about a greater Marian devotion. (2) Through lectures, books, and numerous articles, Father Carol challenged minimalist approaches in Mariology, in the hopes that our witness as followers of Christ would become that which imitates our Lord’s fullest expression in honoring Mary. Mariology for Carol started with the Christological or Trinitarian perspective, and from this foundation a proper ecclesial understanding was established. How God considered and honored Our Lady, in as much as we can deduce this, should impact our own Marian expression. Having spearheaded and…

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The Immaculate Conception: Basic Foundations of the Dogma

The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, solemnly defined in 1854, attests to the indescribable and unfathomable mercy and power of the Triune God, manifested in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Standing firmly on both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, the Apostolic Constitution of Pius IX urges all believers to ponder more deeply this great mystery. This article was excerpted from Introduction to Mary, The Heart of Marian Doctrine and Devotion, Queenship, third edition, June 2006. – Assistant Editor

The dogma of the Immaculate Conception, which was solemnly defined by an infallible pronouncement of Bl. Pius IX in 1854, proclaims that Mary was conceived without the stain of original sin. Mary’s preservation from all stain of sin or its effects was a singular grace and privilege of God the Father in view of the merits…

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St. Maximilian Kolbe and the Immaculata’s Universal Mediation

If the Virgin Mary was created by God and “fashioned as a new creature” by the Holy Spirit, it was… so that she might become the mother of God. Henceforth she lives with the very life of the Holy Spirit, and together with him is sent on a mission: to complete within us the efficacious Redemption brought about by our sole Mediator, Jesus. In a certain sense the definitive glory that Mary enjoys, “carried up to Heaven in body and soul,” manifests how perfect was the Redemption Jesus effected in her. When Christ presents Mary to the Father he hands over to him for eternity the masterpiece of creation, of human redemption. In Mary who is glorified the Church is made perfect. When Christ returns at the end of ages there will not be a more perfect Church. But, joined to their…

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Stone Walls Do Not Daunt the Immaculate Heart of Mary By Fr. Gordon J. MacRae




Canadian writer, Michael Brandon, has a guest post on These Stone Walls that pierces the heart of Advent. Please, share "Stone Walls Do Not Daunt the Immaculate Heart."

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Tuesday, December 02, 2014

December 2, 2014 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace








       Ivan's Statue of Our Lady in his chapel   
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J.M.J
November 25, 2014

Dear Family of Mary!

Here is the December 2, 2014 message from Our Lady Queen of Peace:

"Dear children, Remember - for I am telling you - that love will win. I know that many of you are losing hope because around you, you see suffering, pain, jealousy, envy... but, 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. My beloved Son is thinking of you as he has always thought of you. Believe him and live him. He is the life of the world. My children, to live my Son means to live the Gospel. This is not easy. This means love, forgiveness and sacrifice. This purifies and it opens the Kingdom. Sincere prayer, which is not only words but is a prayer which the heart speaks, will help you. Likewise fasting (will help you), because it is still more of love, forgiveness and sacrifice. Therefore, do not lose hope but follow me. I am imploring you anew to pray for your shepherds so that they may always look to my Son who was the first Shepherd of the world and whose family was the entire world."

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV








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Mary TV Daily Reflection 12/2/2014



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J.M.J
December 2, 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)

"Be carriers of the good news and be people of hope. Be love for all those who are without love."
 
Our Lady sounds so much like Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta in this message! Let's listen to how Mother 
Teresa explains these words from Our Lady:

We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
We speak of our God, good, clement, and understanding; but are we the living proof of it? Those who suffer, can they see this goodness, this forgiving God, this real understanding in us?
Never let anyone come to you without coming away better and happier. Everyone should see goodness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile.
In the dispensaries, in the slums, wherever we are, we are the light of God's goodness.
Thoughtfulness, the kindly regard for others, is the beginning of holiness. If you learn the art of being thoughtful, you will be more and more like Christ; His heart was kind and gentle, and He always thought of others. Our vocations, to be beautiful, must be full of regard for others. Jesus did good wherever He went. Our Lady of Cana thought only of the needs of others and told Jesus about them. (Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The Love of Christ. Ed. Georges Gorree and Jean Barbier. 1982 p. 34)

Mother Teresa taught us how to be love for others. It is within our grasp to love those around us each day. It is within our grasp to spread hope and good news wherever we go. We must be that good news. And in imitation of Our Lady of Cana, we can take all the needs of those we meet each day to Jesus in prayer. We can assist them by praying for them. It is in our grasp!

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2014

PS. SPREAD THE NEWS:
Mary TV will Live Stream Our Lady's December 2, 2014 apparition to Mirjana from Medjugorje:  


Tuesday, December 2, 2014 
(Monday night and early Tuesday morning in USA) 
Our Lady's apparition to Mirjana in Medjugorje  
will be streamed LIVE at   www.marytv.tv 

8:00 am Medjugorje time (2:00 am EST) - Live streaming begins 
8:45 am Medjugorje time (2:45 am EST) - Apparition to Mirjana (approx.)
9:30 am Medjugorje time (3:30 am EST) - Live streaming ends







"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Monday, December 01, 2014

[Video] Advent: Preparing for Jesus



December 2014 Monthly Message from Anne, a lay apostle


Direction for Our Times


 
We continue our cycle of monthly messages for 2014 with the message from December 1, 2006 for our prayer groups and personal reflection.

December 1, 2006 (2014)
 
Jesus
 
I speak with determination today. I look at My lay apostles, serving so diligently to prepare others for My return, and I am consoled. My heart sighs with the rejection of some but also lifts in hope at the acceptance of so many. Little apostles, you are pleasing to Me. You are laboring for heaven and you are teamed with heaven. Together, we are bringing hope to those who were formerly without hope. This is the way for you, the path to holiness. I direct you in everything and you proceed along this path that I have marked out for you. All is well in your case. I want to explain to you why I speak with determination today. I am determined to push out further into the world. I desire that everyone have the light of heaven. I want confidence for all and comfort for anyone suffering. I send a great rush of grace for conversions at this time. This is a time for hearts to change. Because I desire this, a great many conversions, I am supplying all that is necessary to achieve this goal. You will find, My apostles, that many will be drawn to the truth of your mission. Accept this with profound humility. Show the world how small you are and they will see how great I am. This is the way to win souls for the Father. I am so pleased when an apostle accepts slights and insults with peace. I am pleased by this because it shows Me that you are truly accepting the call to imitate Me. It also shows Me that arrogance is receding and humility is spreading. Oh, what joy this gives to the infant in the manger. Accepting insults in humility is a most favorable gift for the King. Truly, I look at these offerings and I rejoice. When I rejoice, graces flow unhindered and unencumbered, bathing the whole world. Never underestimate the power of you, the humble apostle, joined to Me, the determined God. Together, we are changing the world.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 







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From Opus Bono Sacerdotii: Father Foucald




 
Work for the Good of the Priesthood

 
Advent has begun!  It’s time to give alms, pray and fast for the glorious coming of our savior, Jesus Christ the High Priest, born in a poor filthy stable in Bethlehem.
 
Although we were not present 2,000 years ago to open our doors for the Holy Family who were desperate for lodging, we can now provide for the Divine Infant by caring for His priests who make manifest His precious Body and Blood on all of our altars throughout the world today.
 
On behalf of all the Catholic priests who are hurting so much at this time, and turn to us for help, I ask you to please consider making a donation to Opus Bono Sacerdotii as part of your Advent alms giving.  The cold winter has begun for priests in the North who need our urgent support for increased heat and electricity bills.  Please be generous to them:
 
 
Thank you from all of our poor priests,
 
Pete Ferrara,
Treasurer
 
Out of love for the Divine Infant this Advent, and His poor priests, please share this urgent appeal :)
 
 
Opus Bono Sacerdotii
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From Mark Mallett: Becoming God’s Fragrance

Becoming God’s Fragrance



WHEN you walk into a room with fresh flowers, they are essentially just sitting there. Yet, their fragrance reaches you and fills your senses with delight. So too, a holy man or woman may not need to say or do much in another’s presence, for the aroma of their holiness is enough to touch one’s spirit.
Published in: | on December 1st, 2014 | 

Mary TV Daily Reflection 12/1/2014


climbing Krizevac

 Climbing the mountain of the Lord! 
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J.M.J
December 1, 2014
Monday of the First Week of Advent

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)

"Pray, little children, so that you may comprehend who you are and where you need to go."

The first reading for Mass today echoes these words of instruction from Our Lady. She tells us to pray...so that we may comprehend who we are and where we need to go. Our Lady wants us to understand that without prayer, we will not comprehend who we are or where we need to go. We will actually stumble in the darkness of ignorance, not comprehending that we are God's children and that we need to walk towards Him.

Listen to Isaiah:

This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

In days to come, the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it; many peoples shall come and say: "Come, let us climb the Lord's mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths." For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem...."

Climbing the Lord's mountain is a good image for prayer. We raise our eyes toward the Lord, and we focus on Him. He is far above us but ready to speak with us! Jesus often went to mountains to pray, and to instruct the people. In prayer we can sit at Jesus' feet and hear His word. He will show us His ways and instruct us in His paths. But I love what comes next:

He shall judge between the nations, and impose terms on many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. One nations shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.

Isn't this wonderful! God's ways are ways of peace! God's path is a path towards reconciliation and terms of peace. No more war. No more battling. This is what we can learn in prayer, how to forgive, to reconcile, to make peace with ourselves and our families and nations. In prayer we learn how to make amends for the evil we have done, and to bless. And Isaiah continues:

O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord! (Is 2: 1-5)

This is definitely the way we should go. Wherever the light leads us we should walk. The light is in love, in service, in peace, and in prayer. This is where we should go!

This Advent may we commit ourselves to climb the Lord's mountain to the house of the God of Jacob, that He may instruct us in His ways. Even 15 to 20 minutes of prayer before the Lord could bring a change. We may discover who we really are! We may discover where we really want to go!

Come, Lord Jesus! Come!

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
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PS. Fruit of Medjugorje!!! Tonight!!!

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Mary TV will Live Stream Our Lady's December 2, 2014 apparition to Mirjana from Medjugorje:  


Tuesday, December 2, 2014 
(Monday night and early Tuesday morning in USA) 
Our Lady's apparition to Mirjana in Medjugorje  
will be streamed LIVE at   www.marytv.tv 

8:00 am Medjugorje time (2:00 am EST) - Live streaming begins 
8:45 am Medjugorje time (2:45 am EST) - Apparition to Mirjana (approx.)
9:30 am Medjugorje time (3:30 am EST) - Live streaming ends







"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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