Mary TV: March 17, 2020 Reflection - A Novena to St. Joseph! Day 8

Mother Mary and St. Joseph, Help our families be holy!

(c)Mary TV/Anthony Zubac

March 17, 2020
St. Patrick, Bishop
Novena to St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Day 8
Dear Family of Mary!
Today is Day 8 of our Novena to St. Joseph! Today we ask St. Joseph to help our families to be holy, that we grow together in holiness. This is essential if we are to help Our Lady. She said to us in 1986:

July 24, 1986 "Dear children! I rejoice because of all of you who are on the way of holiness and I beseech you, by your own testimony help those who do not know how to live in holiness. Therefore, dear children, let your family be a place where holiness is birthed. Help everyone to live in holiness, but especially your own family. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Our Lady needs our holiness, and she longs for us to help our families to grow in holiness. Over the years we have heard many testimonies of pilgrims who came to Medjugorje, with little faith and not much holiness. During their pilgrimage they are given incredible graces for conversion and begin their walk in holiness. But it doesn't stop there, because when they go home they bring the desire for holiness to their families. Many families have been changed by that initial pilgrim!
(Here are a couple of examples: Deacon Tom and Sharon Maedke - Fruit Show 374; Donal Reid - Fruit Show 261; Dr. Susanna Boytha - Fruit Show 251; Traci Veno - Fruit Show 215 go to https://marytv.tv/fruit-of-medjugorje/  )
Our Lady still needs us to convert, grow in holiness and convert our families. It is not over yet. Every circumstance can be an invitation to grow in holiness. I suspect the coronavirus is just such a circumstance. Our Lady needs us to help others to convert as well.
Here is a prayer to St. Joseph for our families, that they grow in holiness:
Gracious St Joseph, protect my family and all other families from danger, as you did protect the baby Jesus and His mother from the wrath of king Herod. Pray for us, that we respect, love and care for each other in our family as you were with Mary and Jesus. Help us to be understanding and forgiving towards each other. Most of all St Joseph, bring us closer to Jesus. St Joseph, please pray for our family. Amen

And here is our prayer for the Mary TV family:

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided.  Filled with confidence we implore you, O faithful St. Joseph: help us now in our turn not to leave the side of Mary, our Mother, Queen of Peace of Medjugorje, Queen of Divine Mercy. Help us St. Joseph, to be like you, faithful to her in everything. Help us respond to her call. St. Joseph, Foster Father of us all, hear us and answer us. Amen.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020

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Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: March 16, 2020 Reflection - A Novena to St. Joseph! Day 7

Mother Mary and St. Joseph, Protect us!!

(c)Mary TV/Anthony Zubac

March 16, 2020
Novena to St. Joseph, the Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Day 7
Dear Family of Mary!
Today is Day 7 of our Novena to St. Joseph! As we draw near to St. Joseph's feast day, March 19, it seems clear that we are in a very difficult time. The coronavirus is spreading through the world, and it is effectively stopping us in our tracks. There is no cure for this virus yet. So, we can only wait and see if we can escape it. We are vulnerable, and small before this little virus.
But we have mighty advocates with the Lord. Both St. Joseph and Our Blessed Mother Mary are with us to help us. Our Lady is especially close to us in Medjugorje. But St. Joseph is always at her side. And so, we have recourse!! We have help in this difficult hour.
Our Lady once said to us:

June 2, 2007 "Dear children! Also, in this difficult time God's love sends me to you. My children do not be afraid, I am with you. With complete trust give me your hearts, that I may help you to recognize the signs of the time in which you live. I will help you to come to know the love of my Son. I will triumph through you. Thank you."

Her words are even more powerful today, than they were in 2007. God's love has sent her to us!! He knows we need our Mother at just such a time. With our Rosaries we can hold on to her hand, like children, praying with hope and confidence.
I just love it when she tells us: "My children, do not be afraid, I am with you." Children know the comfort of the mother's presence at night, in the dark. With her, they can be at peace. All is well. In our darkness today, our Mother is with us, what more do we need?
"With complete trust give me your hearts, that I may help you to recognize the signs of the time in which you live." Just so. When a child is in the dark, the mother comes and grasps him by the hand and leads him out of the dark into the light. She shows him where he is and keeps him safe. We have been and are in a very dark moment in history, even before this virus. But Our Mother is leading us to the light, to peace and safety. She will show us the way and interpret the signs for us.
"I will help you to come to know the love of my Son, I will triumph through you!" Mother Mary is leading us to Jesus, and when we see Him, it will be the Triumph!! Jesus will come to Crown His Mother as Queen of Heaven and Earth and quell all her enemies. This is where we are headed.
St. Joseph is here, at Mary's side, silently supporting her and interceding for us. Here is what St. Thomas Aquinas had to say about St. Joseph:
WORDS OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
"Some Saints are privileged to extend to us their patronage with particular efficacy in certain needs, but not in others; but our holy patron St. Joseph has the power to assist us in all cases, in every necessity, in every undertaking."
Dear St. Joseph, we believe that you can help us in every situation. Pray for us to finally give Mary our hearts, to trust her, and let her lead us. Pray that we can recognize the signs of the times in which we live and respond to them with holiness and love. Bring us safely into the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary!! Amen
The prayer to St. Joseph, for the Mary TV Family:

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided.  Filled with confidence we implore you, O faithful St. Joseph: help us now in our turn not to leave the side of Mary, our Mother, Queen of Peace of Medjugorje, Queen of Divine Mercy. Help us St. Joseph, to be like you, faithful to her in everything. Help us respond to her call. St. Joseph, Foster Father of us all, hear us and answer us. Amen.

 

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan

©Mary TV 2020

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Mary TV: March 15, 2020 Reflection - A Novena to St. Joseph! Day 6

Mother Mary and St. Joseph, Protect us!!

(c)Mary TV/Anthony Zubac

March 15, 2020
Novena to St. Joseph, the Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Day 6
Dear Family of Mary!
Today we pray to St. Joseph as our Protector! Truly St. Joseph is the patron of the entire Church and protects Mother Church even as he protected Our Lady. He is a good and powerful father, watching at every turn for danger, and running interference for his children at every threat. We can trust in his vigilant care.
Our Lady also watches over us in the same way, and has been sent by the Heavenly Father to protect us, as she told us in this message:

March 25, 1990 "Dear children! I am with you even if you are not conscious of it. I want to protect you from everything that satan offers you and through which he wants to destroy you. As I bore Jesus in my womb, so also, dear children, do I wish to bear you into holiness. God wants to save you and sends you messages through men, nature, and so many things which can only help you to understand that you must change the direction of your life. Therefore, little children, understand also the greatness of the gift which God is giving you through me, so that I may protect you with my mantle and lead you to the joy of life. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Thank you Mother, for the protection of your Mantle! 

Here is a prayer to St. Joseph, asking for his holy protection. Like Mary, he will keep us safe if we ask him:
O holy protector of the Holy Family, protect us children of the Lord Jesus Christ; keep far from us the errors and evils which corrupt the world; assist us from Heaven in our struggles against the powers of darkness. And as thou once didst protect the Divine Child from the cruel edict of Herod, now defend the Church and keep it safe from all dangers and threats; spread over all of us thy holy patronage so that by following thine example and aided by thy spiritual guidance, we may all aspire to a virtuous life, look to a holy death and secure for ourselves the blessing of eternal happiness in Heaven. Amen.

Thank you St. Joseph from protecting us from the Powers of Darkness!
The prayer to St. Joseph, for the Mary TV Family:

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided.  Filled with confidence we implore you, O faithful St. Joseph: help us now in our turn not to leave the side of Mary, our Mother, Queen of Peace of Medjugorje, Queen of Divine Mercy.

Help us St. Joseph, to be like you, faithful to her in everything. Help us respond to her call. St. Joseph, Foster Father of us all, hear us and answer us. Amen.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: March 14, 2020 Reflection - A Novena to St. Joseph! Day 5

Mother Mary and St. Joseph, Guide Us!!

(c)Mary TV/ Mateo Ivankovic

March 14, 2020
Novena to St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dear Family of Mary!
Our Lady tells us that she wants to guide us. She wants to be intimately involved in our lives, guiding us towards holiness. Here is her beautiful message, given on October 24, 1985:

October 24, 1985 "Dear children! From day to day I wish to clothe you in holiness, goodness, obedience and God's love, so that from day to day you become more beautiful and more prepared for your Master. Dear children, listen to and live my messages. I wish to guide you. Thank you for having responded to my call."

What a beautiful call! She wants us to be clothed in holiness! She wants us to be more beautiful! She wants to prepare us for Jesus, our Master. She does this through her messages. And I can't help but think that St. Joseph is by her side in this project. He is silent, but he is most interested in helping Our Lady to guide us.
Here is a lovely prayer to St. Joseph, asking for His help and guidance:

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH

O Dearest St. Joseph, I consecrate myself to thy honor and give myself to thee, that thou mayest always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of salvation. Obtain for me a great purity of heart and a fervent love of the interior life. After thine example, may I do all my actions for the greater glory of God, in union with the Divine Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary! And do thou, O blessed St. Joseph, pray for me that I may share in the peace and joy of thy holy death. Amen.

Amen and Amen!!

Thank you, Mother Mary and dear St. Joseph!!
We will follow your lead!

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020

PS. It looks like many of our countries are observing a time of quiet and restraint, in which we must stay home and cease public activity, in order to limit the spread of the Corona virus. It is a serious moment in the world. But I believe we are being given a moment to cease worldly activity, in order to turn our attention to our future, eternity. We are being given a true Lent, in which we withdraw from the world and its pleasures and focus on God. Let's pray for our poor world that many will take this gift and turn towards Jesus and His Divine Mercy! And that Our Lady's Immaculate Heart will become their guiding star!

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: March 13, 2020 Reflection - A Novena to St. Joseph! Day 4

God love to bless us, through Mary, through Joseph, through our priests!!

(c)Mary TV/ Mateo Ivankovic

March 13, 2020
Novena to St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Day 4
Dear Family of Mary!
Today is Day 4 of our Novena to St. Joseph! Today we are going to ask for a blessing. Our Lady has told us she wants to bless us. She wants to give us the blessing she has for us from God:
 

June 25, 1987 "Dear children! Today I thank you and I want to invite you all to God's peace. I want each one of you to experience in your heart that peace which God gives. I want to bless you all today. I am blessing you with God's blessing and I beseech you, dear children, to follow and to live my way. I love you, dear children, and so not even counting the number of times, I go on calling you and I thank you for all that you are doing for my intentions. I beg you, help me to present you to God and to save you. Thank you for having responded to my call."

What a beautiful message of blessing from Our Lady. She blesses us with God's blessing. And she calls us to "live my way!" Her way is of course, holiness. She wants to "present you to God and to save you!"
St. Joseph wants to bless us as well, and to save us. He is a father! Here is a prayer asking for the blessing of St. Joseph which is think expresses the same sentiments as Our Lady's message. We need the blessing of Holy Mary and the blessing of St. Joseph so much! We need all the graces they can provide for us in these difficult days.
Petitions for St. Joseph's Blessing
Bless me, O dearly beloved Father, St. Joseph, bless my body and my soul; bless my resolutions, my words and deeds, all my actions and omissions, my every step; bless all that I possess, all my interior and exterior goods, that all may redound to the greater honor of God. Bless me for time and eternity and preserve me from every sin. Obtain for me the grace to make atonement for all my sins by love and contrition here on earth, so that after my last breath I may, without delay, prostrate at your feet, return thee thanks in Heaven for all the love and goodness thou, O dearest father, hast shown me here below. Amen.

(Now pray the Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be 3 times, in thanksgiving to God for the graces and prerogatives bestowed on St. Joseph.)

The prayer to St. Joseph, for the Mary TV Family:

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided.  Filled with confidence we implore you, O faithful St. Joseph: help us now in our turn not to leave the side of Mary, our Mother, Queen of Peace of Medjugorje, Queen of Divine Mercy.

Help us St. Joseph, to be like you, faithful to her in everything. Help us respond to her call. St. Joseph, Foster Father of us all, hear us and answer us. Amen.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: March 12, 2020 Reflection - A Novena to St. Joseph! Day 3

(c)Mary TV/ Anthony Zubac 2019

March 12, 2020
Novena to St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dear Family of Mary!
Day 3 of our Novena to St. Joseph! Today we are going to ask for a miracle. Our Lady has asked us to give her our hearts so that she can change them to be like hers. This would be the most wonderful miracle I can think of!! This would make us capable of helping her with her mission. Listen to her request:

May 15, 1986 "Dear children! Today I call you to give me your heart so I can change it to be like mine. You are wondering, dear children, why you cannot respond to that which I am seeking from you. You are not able to because you have not given me your heart so I can change it. You are talking but you are not doing. I call on you to do everything that I am telling you. That way I will be with you. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Now let's pray to St. Joseph to help us to actually do as Our Lady asks!!

Prayer to St. Joseph for a miracle.

O MY GOD, I thank Thee and bless Thee for St. Joseph's great faithfulness to grace. Grant that, through his loving intercession and the power of his example, I too may be faithful to grace. O St. Joseph, intercede for me, and obtain for me the favor I ask: Help me to give my heart to Mary so she can make it like her heart!
O MY GOD, I thank Thee and bless Thee for St. Joseph's great faithfulness to the interior life. Grant that, through his loving intercession and the power of his example, I too may be faithful to the interior life. O St. Joseph, intercede for me, and obtain for me the favor I ask: Help me to give my heart to Mary so she can make it like her heart!
O MY GOD I thank Thee and bless Thee for St. Joseph's great love for Our Lady. O Grant that, through his loving intercession and the power of his example, I too may truly love the Blessed Virgin Mary. O St. Joseph, intercede for me, and obtain the favor I ask. Help me to give my heart to Mary so she can make it like her heart!
O MY GOD, I thank Thee and bless Thee for St. Joseph's great love for the Divine Child. Grant that, through his loving intercession and the power of his example, I too may truly love the Child Jesus. O St. Joseph, intercede for me, and obtain the favor I ask: Help me to give my heart to Mary so she can make it like her heart!

The prayer to St. Joseph, for the Mary TV Family:

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided.  Filled with confidence we implore you, O faithful St. Joseph: help us now in our turn not to leave the side of Mary, our Mother, Queen of Peace of Medjugorje, Queen of Divine Mercy.

Help us St. Joseph, to be like you, faithful to her in everything. Help us respond to her call. St. Joseph, Foster Father of us all, hear us and answer us. Amen.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: March 11, 2020 Reflection - A Novena to St. Joseph! Day 2

(c)Mary TV/ Anthony Zubac 2019

March 11, 2020
Dear Family of Mary!
This is Day 2 of our Novena to St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Our Lady has asked us to help her in her mission in these days. She has come to Medjugorje with a job to do, and she needs our help. We in turn need help. We are weak and little, and so we need help. That is why we are praying to St. Joseph. He can help us to help Our Lady.
She said to us:

October 2, 2010 "Dear children; Today I call you to a humble, my children, humble devotion. Your hearts need to be just. May your crosses be your means in the battle against the sins of the present time. May your weapon be patience and boundless love, a love that knows to wait and which will make you capable of recognizing God's signs, that your life, by humble love, may show the truth to all those who seek it in the darkness of lies... My children, my apostles, help me to open the paths to my Son. Once again, I call you to pray for your shepherds. Alongside them, I will triumph. Thank you."

Our Mother needs us to be humble, just, ready to carry our crosses, patient, and filled with boundless love. She needs us to be able to recognize God's signs. She needs us to realize the truth and share it with others. Does this all sound very much like our dear St. Joseph? He was the most humble person after Our Lady. He is called St. Joseph, the Just. He carried his cross with such love, meaning that he cared for Mary and Jesus without tiring. And he was full of love and patience. So, St. Joseph can help us in these days to become like him. Then we will be a help to Our Lady.
Act of Consecration to St. Joseph by St. Bernardine of Siena
O my beloved St. Joseph, adopt me as thy child. Take charge of my salvation; watch over me day and night; preserve me from the occasions of sins; obtain for me purity of body. Through thy intercession with Jesus, grant me a spirit of sacrifice, humility, self-denial, burning love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and a sweet and tender love for Mary, my Mother. Saint Joseph, be with me living, be with me dying, and obtain for me a favorable judgment from Jesus, my merciful Savior. Amen.
And our novena prayer:
The prayer to St. Joseph, for the Mary TV Family:

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided.  Filled with confidence we implore you, O faithful St. Joseph: help us now in our turn not to leave the side of Mary, our Mother, Queen of Peace of Medjugorje, Queen of Divine Mercy.

Help us St. Joseph, to be like you, faithful to her in everything. Help us respond to her call. St. Joseph, Foster Father of us all, hear us and answer us. Amen.


Thank you for joining in the simple novena. I believe St. Joseph is with us now as a special gift of the Father in Heaven. Thank you, St. Joseph! 

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
© Mary TV 2020

PS. Thanks to Fr. Donald Calloway who compiled many prayers to St. Joseph in his wonderful book, "Consecration to St. Joseph - The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father." Available at Marian Press, Stockbridge, Mass. www.Consecrationtostjoseph.org

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: March 10, 2020 Reflection - A Novena to St. Joseph!

(c)Mary TV/ Anthony Zubac 2019

March 10, 2020
Dear Family of Mary!

Today we begin a novena to St. Joseph, to end on March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary! I feel that we need St. Joseph very much in these days. The Father gave St. Joseph to Our Lady, to help her in her primary mission, as the Mother of God. The Father knew that Mary would need a spouse who was incredibly able to love her and protect her, to love Jesus and protect Him, and to support the mission that Our Lady had, to bear and raise the Savior of the World. Mary needed St. Joseph in her mission. And now she needs us, in our own little way, in her mission in these days.

October 2, 2007 "Dear children, I call you to accompany me in my mission of God with an open heart and complete trust. The path on which I lead you towards God is difficult, but persistent and in the end we will all rejoice in God. Therefore, my children, do not stop praying for the gift of faith. Only faith in God's Word will be the light in this darkness which desires to envelop us. Do not be afraid, I am with you. Thank you."

Mary asks us to accompany her in her mission of God... which is exactly what St. Joseph did. The path for her then, was difficult, but she and St. Joseph were persistent, and, in the end, they rejoiced in God in eternity!! I believe that St. Joseph will aid us now as we travel with Mary through these modern days, bringing the Savior through our faith, hope and love. We can help her, and St. Joseph can help us!!
Each day I will share a prayer to St Joseph and the prayer that Denis has written to St. Joseph, asking for his help for Mary TV, as we try to help Our Lady with her mission.
A Prayer of St. Louis de Montfort
Hail Joseph the just, wisdom is with you; blessed are you among all men and blessed is Jesus, the fruit of Mary, your faithful spouse.
Holy Joseph, worthy foster-father of Jesus Christ, pray for us sinners and obtain divine wisdom for us from God, now and at the hour of our death. Amen

The prayer to St. Joseph, for Mary TV:

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided.  Filled with confidence we implore you, O faithful St. Joseph: help us now in our turn not to leave the side of Mary, our Mother, Queen of Peace of Medjugorje, Queen of Divine Mercy.
Help us St. Joseph, to be like you, faithful to her in everything. Help us respond to her call. St. Joseph, Foster Father of us all, hear us and answer us. Amen.

Thank you for joining in the simple novena. I believe St. Joseph is with us now as a special gift of the Father in Heaven. Thank you, St. Joseph!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020
PS. Thanks to Fr. Donald Calloway who compiled many prayers to St. Joseph in his wonderful book, "Consecration to St. Joseph - The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father." Available at Marian Press, Stockbridge, Mass. www.Consecrationtostjoseph.org

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Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: March 9, 2020 Reflection - Be merciful just as you Father is merciful...

The Tribunal of Mercy - Confession

(c)Mary TV/ Anthony Zubac 2020

March 9, 2020

St. Frances of Rome, Religious
Dear Family of Mary!

"...Apostles of my love, it is a time of vigilance, and of you I am asking for love, that you not judge-anyone. Because the Heavenly Father will judge everyone...."(March 2, 2020)   

In our Gospel for today Jesus speaks of mercy and forgiveness to His disciples:

Jesus said to his disciples: "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

"Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you."   (Luke 6: 36-38)

I think that we do not yet understand completely the unlimited Mercy of God. Our Lady calls us not to judge, not to limit our love, even for those who have harmed us. She wants us to mirror her Son in all things. And the greatest of these things is His Mercy.

St. Faustina understood and glorified Jesus' Mercy as best she could. Here is a prayer she prayed to Jesus, to make her like Him in Mercy:

O Most Holy Trinity! As many times as I breathe, as many times as my heart beats, as many times as my blood pulsates through my body, so many thousand times do I want to glorify Your mercy. 

 

I want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection, O Lord. May the greatest of all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neighbor. 

 

Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful, so that I may never suspect or judge from appearances but look for what is beautiful in my neighbors' souls and come to their rescue. 

 

Help me, that my ears may be merciful, so that I may give heed to my neighbors' needs and not be indifferent to their pains and moanings. 

 

Help me, O Lord, that my tongue may be merciful, so that I should never speak negatively of my neighbor but have a word of comfort and forgiveness for all. 

 

Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors and take upon myself the more difficult and toilsome tasks. 

 

Help me, that my feet may be merciful, so that I may hurry to assist my neighbor, overcoming my own fatigue and weariness. My true rest is in the service of my neighbor. 

 

Help me, O Lord, that my hart may be merciful so that I myself may feel all the sufferings of my neighbor. I will refuse my heart to no one. I will be sincere even with those who, I know, will abuse my kindness. And I will lock myself up in the most merciful Heart of Jesus. I will bear my own suffering in silence. May Your mercy, O Lord, rest upon me. 

 

You Yourself command me to exercise the three degrees of mercy. The first: the act of mercy, of whatever kind. The second: the word of mercy - if I cannot carry out a work of mercy, I will assist by my words. The third: prayer - if I cannot show mercy by deeds or words, I can always do so by prayer. My prayer reaches out even there where I cannot reach out physically. O my Jesus, transform me into Yourself, for you can do all things.  (Diary, 163)

May we receive the grace to imitate Jesus in His great Mercy and Love for sinners, knowing that we ourselves are sinners who would perish without His Mercy. May the measure we give be the gift of our entire selves, that the measure that we receive will be the unlimited love of Jesus!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020

PS. On March 8, 2020 Daylight Savings time begins in many countries. But it does not begin in Medjugorje until March 29, 2020. So we who change on Sunday, March 8, will have to adjust our schedules in order to view the live programing from Medjugorje.
We have a digital clock at the top - right hand side- of our home page at marytv.tv  - You can always check to find the time in Medjugorje there. Then you will know what time it is for you locally to tune in for our live programing from Medjugorje.

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Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: March 6, 2020 Reflection - I am asking for love...

I am asking for love...

(c)Mary TV/ Anthony Zubac 2020

March 6, 2020
Dear Family of Mary!

"Apostles of my love, it is a time of vigilance, and of you I am asking for love, that you not judge-anyone. Because the Heavenly Father will judge everyone." (March 2, 2020)

    

Our Lady calls us to hold vigil, but she doesn't stop there. She continues with a very difficult call: 

  

"Of you I am asking for love... and that you not judge-anyone...."   

Mother Mary knows that these two calls are both difficult, and lofty! If we embrace them both, we will be on the path to holiness, to be like her Son, Jesus.

In the Office of Readings for today, March 6, 2020, there is an incredible teaching by Saint Aelred, Abbot. (From "The Mirror of Love, Christ the Model of Brotherly Love"). It demonstrates perfectly how we can "love and not judge-anyone": 

The perfection of brotherly love lies in the love of one's enemies. We can find no greater inspiration for this than grateful remembrance of the wonderful patience of Christ. He who is more fair than all the sons of men offered his fair face to be spat upon by sinful men; he allowed those eyes that rule the universe to be blindfolded by wicked men; he bared his back to the scourges; he submitted that head which strikes terror in principalities and powers to the sharpness of the thorns; he gave himself up to be mocked and reviled, and at the end endured the cross, the nails, the lance, the gall, the vinegar, remaining always gentle, meek and full of peace.

In short, he was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before the shearers he kept silent and did not open his mouth.

Who could listen to that wonderful prayer, so full of warmth, of love, of unshakeable serenity-Father, forgive them-and hesitate to embrace his enemies with overflowing love? Father, he says, forgive them. Is any gentleness, any love, lacking in this prayer?

Yet he put into it something more. It was not enough to pray for them: he wanted also to make excuses for them. Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. They are great sinners, yes, but they have little judgment; therefore, Father, forgive them. They are nailing me to the cross, but they do not know who it is that they are nailing to the cross: if they had known, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory; therefore, Father, forgive them. They think it is a lawbreaker, an impostor claiming to be God, a seducer of the people. I have hidden my face from them, and they do not recognize my glory; therefore, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.

If someone wishes to love himself, he must not allow himself to be corrupted by indulging his sinful nature. If he wishes to resist the promptings of his sinful nature, he must enlarge the whole horizon of his love to contemplate the loving gentleness of the humanity of the Lord. Further, if he wishes to savor the joy of brotherly love with greater perfection and delight, he must extend even to his enemies the embrace of true love.

But if he wishes to prevent this fire of divine love from growing cold because of injuries received, let him keep the eyes of his soul always fixed on the serene patience of his beloved Lord and Savior. (St. Aelred - Christ, the Model of Brotherly Love.)

Thank you, dear Jesus! You are the perfect Model. May we follow you always!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
© Mary TV 2020
PS. On March 8, 2020 Daylight Savings time begins in many countries. But it does not begin in Medjugorje until March 29, 2020. So we who change on Sunday, March 8, will have to adjust our schedules in order to view the live programing from Medjugorje.
We have a digital clock at the top - right hand side- of our home page at marytv.tv  - You can always check to find the time in Medjugorje there. Then you will know what time it is for you locally to tune in for our live programing from Medjugorje.

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Mary TV: March 5, 2020 Reflection - A Time of Vigil

A Time of Vigil

(c)Mary TV/ Anthony Zubac 2020

March 5, 2020
Dear Family of Mary!

"...Apostles of my love, it is a time of vigil, and of you I am asking for love, that you not judge-anyone. Because the Heavenly Father will judge everyone..." (March 2, 2020) 

Our Lady told us this is a time of vigilance (or a time of vigil as it was called in the Croatian version). As I prayed about what a time of vigil might be, the Lord brought several moments from His life on earth to mind.

Jesus seemed to say to me:

 

-My fasting and prayer for 40 days and 40 nights was a time of vigil...   

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry. (Matt 4:1-2)

Jesus spent 40 days fasting and praying in solitude, to prepare himself for the battle with Satan. Jesus in His humanity was able to defeat the Devil, because of the strength of fasting and prayer He received in the desert. So, we see that the vigil was a time of strengthening and purifying. We are also in a time of 40 days set aside as for fasting and prayer. We too are being prepared for battle...

-I held many night vigils in prayer during my public ministry, before I chose the Twelve Apostles, before I taught the people, before I raised Lazarus from the dead...

In these days he went out to the mountain to pray; and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles; Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all. (Luke 6, 12-19)

Jesus's power came from those long night vigils in prayer with His Father.

 

My prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane was a time of vigil...

And they went to a place which was called Gethsem'ane; and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I pray." And he took with him Peter and James and John and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch."

And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this cup from me; yet not what I will, but what thou wilt." And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

And again, he went away and prayed, saying the same words. And again, he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer him.

And he came the third time, and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come; the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand."

And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. (Mark 14: 32-43)

We see here, that Jesus knew well how to keep vigil, to pray amidst great temptation and agony. Jesus kept His eyes on the Father even in this moment, with the disciples fast asleep. He teaches us vigil.
Jesus shows us that vigil always precedes a move by God in our lives. Without a vigil in silence, prayer, fasting, we are not ready for the grace nor the task at hand. Our Lady teaches us how to keep vigil through her 5 stones and her messages. She kept vigil before St. Gabriel came to her and she was ready to say yes to the Father. She kept vigil throughout her pregnancy and was ready for Bethlehem! She kept vigil in Egypt, in Nazareth, and in Jerusalem, always ready to say yes. And at the end, she kept vigil under the Cross as she waited for the greatest event in history, the Resurrection! She knows vigil. She can help us to keep vigil as well.
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020

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Mary TV: March 4, 2020 Reflection - Our Father

Our Father, who art in Heaven...

(c)Mary TV/ Anthony Zubac 2020

March 4, 2020
St. Casimir
Dear Family of Mary!

"Dear children, your pure and sincere love draws my motherly heart. Your faith and trust in the Heavenly Father are fragrant roses which you offer to me-the most beautiful bouquets of roses which consist of your prayers, acts of mercy and of love..." (March 2, 2020)

Our Lady is so overjoyed when she observes us living our lives in relation to the Heavenly Father. She is just ecstatic!! Isn't it like a mother, to want her children to love their father? From the first moment, the mother shares the baby with its father. He is far less physically attached to the child than she is, but his love for the child is real and powerful. And so, she encourages the father to hold the baby, speak to him, comfort him, and attend to his needs. This bond is vital for the child.

And so is our bond with our Heavenly Father equally vital. We need Him more than the air we breathe. But that relationship needs to be nurtured as well. And so, both Jesus and Mary have taught us about our Father, drawing us closer and closer to Him, through their human presence in our lives. They know Him and they want us to be so close to Him, so bonded to Him, that we can't live without Him.

The prayer that Jesus taught us offers us a way to bond with the Father, if we pray it very intentionally. I can see the beautiful bouquets of roses in this prayer!

Our Father...Jesus invites us to call His Father, Our Father. He invites us into the family. He encourages us to approach the Father in an intimate way. We are wanted and loved.

Who art in Heaven...The Father is near us, but we need the eyes to see Him. He is in Heaven. This earth where we live is created for us, as a place of gestation. We grow here in order to be ready to be birthed into Heaven. Very much like our earthly birth, it is after our birth into Heaven that we will see Our Father.

Hallowed be Thy Name...Jesus always said the name of His Father with such love. He teaches us to understand how absolutely loving and lovable our Father is. To say His Name with love!

Thy Kingdom come...Just as an earthly father has his own little domestic kingdom, the Heavenly Father has a Kingdom that cannot be matched. His Fatherly leadership will make our lives Heavenly.

Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven...The will of our Father in Heaven is all good, only good, and eternally good. His will makes our lives all joy, freedom and peace. This is the kind of Father we have.

Give us this day our daily bread...We can look to our Heavenly Father for our sustenance. And if we take it day by day, we will have the peace that a child has when cared for by a wonderful father.

And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us...With such a Father, forgiveness is constant and complete. Forgiveness is the most necessary part of our relationship with God the Father. Because we will fall, we will hurt others and ourselves, but through forgiveness, all can be made right.

And lead us not into temptation... (some translations say "do not bring us to the test") The Father may need to give us tests in order to make us stronger. But we can always ask for His help. We do want to mature and become strong. But only with the Father teaching us.

But deliver us from evil...The Father sent us Jesus to do that. And Jesus did it all through the Cross. Every time we make the Sign of the Cross, we should weep for joy, because the Father made a way for us to escape our enemy. Jesus, crucified, is our shield from all evil.

Where are the roses? They are in the love. Each phrase of the Our Father shows us the Father's love, and when we accept that love with pure hearts and return it, there are Roses!!

May we live always in the Father's love, the Father's protection and care, the Father's guidance and wisdom, the Father's providence. Then Our Lady will be at peace for us, and she won't have to worry so much for us!!

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020

 

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March 2, 2020 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace

Mirjana greets Our Lady today!

(c)Mary TV/ Anthony Zubac 2020

March 2, 2020

Dear Family of Mary!

Here is the message for March 2, 2020 from Our Lady, Queen of Peace:

Dear children,

 

Your pure and sincere love draws my motherly heart. Your faith and trust in the Heavenly Father are fragrant roses which you offer to me-the most beautiful bouquets of roses which consist of your prayers, acts of mercy and of love.

 

Apostles of my love, you who sincerely and with a pure heart strive to follow my Son, you who sincerely love Him, you help; you be an example to those who have not yet come to know the love of my Son-but, my children, not only with words but also with acts and pure feelings through which you glorify the Heavenly Father.

 

Apostles of my love, it is a time of vigilance, and of you I am asking for love, that you not judge-anyone. Because the Heavenly Father will judge everyone.

 

I am asking that you love, that you convey the truth; because truth is old, it is not new, it is eternal, it is truth. It testifies to God's eternity. Bring the light of my Son and keep breaking the darkness which all the more wants to seize you. Do not be afraid. Through the grace and the love of my Son, I am with you. Thank you.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV

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Mary TV: March 2, 2020 Reflection - Prayer from the heart.

Prayer with the heart!

(c)Mary TV/ Anthony Zubac 2020

March 2, 2020
Dear Family of Mary!

June 25, 2017 "Dear children! Today, I desire to thank you for your perseverance and call you to open yourselves to profound prayer. Prayer, little children, is the heart of faith and is hope in eternal life. Therefore, pray with the heart until your heart sings with thanksgiving to God the Creator who gave you life. I am with you, little children, and carry to you my motherly blessing of peace. Thank you for having responded to my call..."

As we await the message given through Mirjana today, I want to share a beautiful homily given by St. John Chrysostom, Bishop - Oh so many years ago. It captures so much of what Our Lady has told us about prayer with the heart!
From a Homily by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop:
Prayer and converse with God is a supreme good: it is a partnership and union with God. As the eyes of the body are enlightened when they see light, so our spirit when it is intent on God, is illumined by his infinite light. I do not mean that prayer of outward observance but prayer from the heart, not confined to fixed times or periods but continuous throughout the day and night.
Our spirit should be quick to reach out toward God, not only when it is engaged in meditation; at other times also, when it is carrying out its duties, caring for the needy, performing works of charity, giving generously in the service of others, our spirit should long for God and call him to mind, so that these works may be seasoned with the salt of God's love, and so make a palatable offering to the Lord of the universe. Throughout the whole of our lives we may enjoy the benefit that comes from prayer if we devote a great deal of time to it.
Prayer is the light of the spirit, true knowledge of God, mediating between God and man. The spirit, raised up to heaven by prayer, clings to God with the utmost tenderness; like a child crying tearfully for its mother, it craves the milk that God provides. It seeks the satisfaction of its own desires, and receives gifts outweighing the whole world of nature.
Prayer stands before God as an honored ambassador. It gives joy to the spirit, peace to the heart. I speak of prayer, not words. It is the longing for God, love too deep for words, a gift not given by man but by God's grace. The apostle Paul says: We do not know how we are to pray but the Spirit himself pleads for us with inexpressible longings.
When the Lord gives this kind of prayer to a man, he gives him riches that cannot be taken away, heavenly food that satisfies the spirit. One who tastes this food is set on fire with an eternal longing for the Lord: his spirit burns as a fire of the utmost intensity.
Practice prayer from the beginning. Paint your house with the colors of modesty and humility. Make it radiant with the light of justice. Decorate it with the finest gold leaf of good deeds. Adorn it with the walls and stones of faith and generosity. Crown it with the pinnacle of prayer. In this way you will make it a perfect dwelling place for the Lord. You will be able to receive him as in a splendid palace, and through his grace you will already possess him, his image enthroned in the temple of your spirit. (St. John Chrysostom - Office of Readings for Thursday after Ash Wednesday)
May our spirits reach out to God today and always!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020
PS. I will send out today's message as soon as I can!

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Mother Angelica's nuns building in the Arizona desert

 

And so it begins...

Construction has begun on the new Monastery!  May the Lord be praised!!  Enjoy some photos from the groundbreaking ceremony and the first few weeks of construction.  We ask that you keep us and the building project in your prayers.  Moving forward, we ask for your continued support to complete the building, furnish the monastery, restore and place 5 antique stained glass windows (that will be viewable by the public), as well as to continue landscaping our desert wilds.

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Introducing our New Novice...

On February 11th, 2020, Angelle Damare was invested in the Holy Habit and received her new name: Sr. Mary Brigid of the Good Shepherd.  Click here to read Rev. Mother Marie Andre's inspiring exhortation from the Ceremony.

Click here to see a video with highlights from Sisters's Ceremony

11th Annual Nun Run on March 7th in Kiwanis Park, Tempe AZ For those who will be attending the Nun Run, click here to register. For those coming to the Run be sure to stop by the PCPA booth and say hello! For those who are unable to attend, but would like purchase a shadow race shirt, click here to order yours before race day To donate toward the Building Fund, via one of the Nuns’ donation pages: Mother Marie Andre Sr. Marie St. Paul Sr. Mary Fidelis Sr. John-Mark Maria Sr. Mary Brigid

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