Mary TV: September 13, 2017 Reflection - Give me your hands!

 

(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2016

 

J.M.J.

September 13, 2017
Saint John Chrysostom

Dear Family of Mary! 

 

Jesus speaks to us today in the Gospel, straight talk about what matters:

 

 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man!

 

"Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets. But woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation. Woe to you that are full now, for you shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets." (Lk 6:20-26)

 

Our Lady, like her Son, also tells us like it is. She wants us to know what matters:

 

July 2, 2007  "Dear children! In the great love of God, I come to you today to lead you on the way of humility and meekness. The first station on that way, my children, is confession. Reject your arrogance and kneel down before my Son. Comprehend, my children, that you have nothing and you can do nothing. The only thing that you have and that you possess is sin. Be cleansed and accept meekness and humility. My Son could have won with strength, but He chose meekness, humility and love. Follow my Son and give me your hands so that, together, we may climb the mountain* and win. Thank you."*Our Lady referred to this as a spiritual climb. 

 

What matters? Eternity with God in Heaven! How do we get there? By repenting and by imitating Jesus, following Him, walking His way, carrying our crosses, and growing in meekness and humility. We will climb the mountain of holiness, and win!

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
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Mary TV: September 12, 2017 Reflection - The most Holy Name of Mary! [Litany]

 

Hail Mary!!

 

J.M.J.

September 12, 2017
The Most Holy Name of Mary!
Dear Family of Mary!
On this special day, we can join all heaven in honoring Mary, by honoring her name! Her name has become for all of us a harbor of safety. We call upon her name whenever we are fearful, lonely, ill, lost or abandoned. We call upon her name when we need help for those we love. We sing out her name when we are filled with joy! And when we are near our own death, we will murmur her name over and over again, as our hope in the journey to heaven.
Our Lady told us on May 2, 2009: "...I will be with you, just call on me: 'Here we are Mother, lead us.'" Mary wants us to call on her, to ask her to come and be with us in these days. We can call out to her day and night, "Mother come, Mary come!" She will answer our call and come immediately to give us courage, wisdom, strength of heart and hope.

 

Let's pray this litany to her Holy Name! She is our Mother, our love, our Mary!

Litany of the Holy Name of Mary  

For private use only.

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Son of Mary, hear us.
Son of Mary, graciously hear us.

Heavenly Father, of Whom Mary is the Daughter,
Have mercy on us.
Eternal Word, of Whom Mary is the Mother,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Spirit, of Whom Mary is the spouse,
Have mercy on us.
Divine Trinity, of Whom Mary is the Handmaid,
Have mercy on us.
 
Mary, Mother of the Living God, pray for us.
Mary, daughter of the Light Eternal, pray for us.
Mary, our light, etc.
Mary, our sister,
Mary, flower of Jesse,  

Mary, issue of kings,
Mary, chief work of God,
Mary, the beloved of God,
Mary, Immaculate Virgin,
Mary, all fair,
Mary, light in darkness,
Mary, our sure rest,
Mary, house of God,
Mary, sanctuary of the Lord,
Mary, altar of the Divinity,
Mary, Virgin Mother,
Mary, embracing thy Infant God,
Mary, reposing with Eternal Wisdom,
Mary, ocean of bitterness,
Mary, Star of the Sea,
Mary, suffering with thine only Son,
Mary, pierced with a sword of sorrow,
Mary, torn with a cruel wound,
Mary, sorrowful even to death ,
Mary, bereft of all consolation,
Mary, submissive to the law of God,
Mary, standing by the Cross of Jesus,
Mary, Our Lady,
Mary, Our Queen,
Mary, Queen of glory ,
Mary, glory of the Church Triumphant,
Mary, Blessed Queen,
Mary, advocate of the Church Militant,
Mary, Queen of Mercy,
Mary, consoler of the Church Suffering,
Mary, exalted above the Angels,
Mary, crowned with twelve stars,
Mary, fair as the moon,
Mary, bright as the sun,
Mary, distinguished above all,
Mary, seated at the right hand of Jesus,
Mary, our hope,
Mary, our sweetness,
Mary, glory of Jerusalem ,
Mary, joy of Israel,
Mary, honor of our people,
Mary, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception,
Mary, Our Lady of the Assumption,
Mary, Our Lady of Loreto,
Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes,
Mary, Our Lady of Fatima,
Mary, Our Lady of Czestochowa,
Mary, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal,
Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
Mary, Our Lady of the Angels,
Mary, Our Lady of Dolors,
Mary, Our Lady of Mercy,
Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary,
Mary, Our Lady of Victory ,
Mary, Our Lady of La Trappe,
Mary, Our Lady of Divine Providence,
(Mary, Our Lady of Medjugorje)

 

 

 

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O Lord Jesus.
Son of Mary , hear us.
Son of Mary, graciously hear us.
V. I will declare thy name unto my brethren.
R. I will praise thee in the assembly of the faithful.

Let Us Pray.

O Almighty God, Who beholdest Thy servants earnestly desirous of placing themselves under the shadow of the name and protection of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, that by her charitable intercession, we may be delivered from all
evil on earth, and may arrive at everlasting joys in Heaven, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan

©Mary TV 2017

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Mary TV: September 11, 2017 Reflection - A message through Ivan

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

 

J.M.J.

September 11, 2017

Dear Family of Mary!

Ivan met with his prayer group at the Blue Cross on Friday evening, September 8, 2017.  This was the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Our Lady appeared to Ivan that evening.  Here is Ivan's report of his encounter with Our Lady that night:

Message from the Queen of Peace, to Ivan, on Friday, September 8, 2017, 21,00 pm to the Blue Cross... 

Even today the Madonna has come to us very joyful and happy, and greeted us all with her motherly greeting, " Praised be Jesus, my dear children!" Then she prayed for a long time here on all of us with her hands extended. She prayed in particular about you sick people. 

Then tonight the Madonna prayed in particular for young people and for families, and she said briefly: 

"Dear children, even today I would like to invite you again to pray for families: to pray for holiness in families and young people. My children have gone away. They have moved away from my Son Jesus. Pray, dear children! Know that I pray for all of you and intercede for all of you before my Son. Thank you, dear children, for having responded today to my call." 

Then Our Lady blessed us all with her motherly blessing and blessed everything you brought to be blessed. Also I recommended all of you, your needs, your intentions, your families. I specifically recommended all of you sick people present and all of you priests here tonight. 

Then the Madonna continued to pray for a period of time on all of us, and in this prayer she left in the sign of the light and the cross, with the greeting: "Go in peace, my dear children."

This is what is most important from tonight's meeting with Our Lady.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV

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Mary TV: September 8, 2017 Reflection - Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

 

J.M.J.

September 8, 2017 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Dear Family of Mary!

Today the Church celebrates the birth of our Mother, Mary, nine months after she was Immaculately Conceived through the prevenient grace of Jesus' redemptive act. Our Mother was conceived, protected from Original sin. And she was born, still free from sin, and she grew from day to day, free from sin, by that grace and her own pure choice.

She is our pure Mother, the one who answered the Angel Gabriel, "Be it done unto me according to your word," and she conceived our Savior, Jesus Christ.

We can celebrate this day without reserve!!! Our Mother, Mary, did it!! She cooperated with the grace of God perfectly, and gave us Jesus, our Savior who died and rose to bring us life!

This litany seems to be just right for today!! Rejoice, everyone! We are the most blessed of people!!


Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception.

Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, hear us
Christ, graciously hear us
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us God the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us God the Holy Spirit, ...
Holy Trinity, one God, ...
Holy Mary, pray for us
Holy Mother of God, pray for us
Holy Virgin of virgins, ...
Mother of Christ, ...
Mother of Divine Grace, ...
Mother most pure, ...
Mother most chaste, ...
Mother inviolate, ...
Mother undefiled, ...
Mother most amiable, ...
Mother most admirable, ...
Mother of good counsel, ...
Mother of our Creator, ...
Mother of our Savior, ...
Virgin most prudent, ...
Virgin most venerable, ...
Virgin most renowned, ...
Virgin most powerful, ...
Virgin most merciful, ...
Virgin most faithful, ...
Mirror of justice, ...
Seat of wisdom, ...
Cause of our joy, ...
Spiritual vessel, ...
Vessel of honor, ...
Singular vessel of devotion, ...
Mystical rose, ...
Tower of David, ...
Tower of ivory, ...
House of gold, ...
Ark of the covenant, ...
Gate of heaven, ...
Morning star, ...
Health of the sick, ...
Refuge of sinners, ...
Comforter of the afflicted, ...
Help of Christians, ...
Queen of Angels, ...
Queen of Patriarchs, ...
Queen of Prophets, ...
Queen of Apostles, ...
Queen of Martyrs, ...
Queen of Confessors, ...
Queen of Virgins, ...
Queen of all Saints, ...
Queen conceived without original sin, ...
Queen assumed into heaven, ...
Queen of the most holy Rosary, ...
Queen of Peace, ...
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Grant we beseech Thee, O Lord God,
that we, Thy servants,  may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body:  and, by the glorious intercession of the blessed Mary, ever Virgin,  be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal gladness.
Through Christ, our Lord. 
Amen.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2017
PS. On this wonderful Feast, let us beg Our Lady to do a mighty miracle and turn the hurricane, Irma, out to sea. Mary, Mother of Jesus, hear our prayer, and save us from this calamity.

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Mary TV: September 7, 2017 Reflection - Your pain will become light and glory.

(c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017   J.M.J. September 7, 2017   Dear Family of Mary! "...My Son bore the pain because He took your sins upon Himself. Therefore, you, my children, apostles of my love, you who suffer, know that your pain will become light and glory. My children, while you are enduring pain, while you are suffering, Heaven enters in you and you give a piece of Heaven and much hope to all those around you. Thank you." (September 7, 2017) Our Lady assures us that when we suffer, if we maintain our faith, hope and love in Jesus, we will become vessels of Heaven, carriers of peace and hope for others. We will become blessings, like Jesus. St. Faustina suffered very much, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. She learned, through her relationship with Jesus, how to maintain her peace and her hope in the future. She became a vessel of God's mercy for others. She wrote a lovely conversation that she had with Jesus about suffering in her diary. Jesus would say all this to us as well. He loves us and will help us in our suffering: Conversation of the Merciful God with a Suffering Soul 1487 Jesus: Poor soul, I see that you suffer much and that you do not have even the strength to converse with me. So I will speak to you. Even though your sufferings were very great, do not lose heart or give in to despondency. But tell Me, my child, who has dared to wound your heart? Tell me about everything, be sincere in dealing with Me, reveal all the wounds of your heart. I will heal them, and your suffering will become a source of your sanctification. Soul: Lord, my sufferings are so great and numerous and have lasted so long that I become discouraged. Jesus: My child, do not be discouraged. I know your boundless trust in Me; I know you are aware of My goodness and mercy. Let us talk in detail about everything that weighs so heavily upon your heart. Soul: There are so many different things that I do not know what to speak about first, nor how to express it. Jesus: Talk to Me simply, as a friend to a friend. Tell Me now, My child, what hinders you from advancing in holiness? Soul: Poor health detains me on the way to holiness. I cannot fulfill my duties. I am as useless as an extra wheel on a wagon. I cannot mortify myself or fast to any extent, as the saints did. Furthermore, nobody believes I am sick, so that mental pain is added to those of the body, and I am often humiliated. Jesus, how can anyone become holy in such circumstances? Jesus: True, My child, all that is painful. But there is no way to heaven except the way of the cross. I followed it first. You must learn that it is the shortest and surest way. Soul: Lord, there is another obstacle on the road to holiness. Because I am faithful to You, I am persecuted and suffer much. Jesus: It is because you are not of this world that the world hates you. First it persecuted Me. Persecution is a sign that you are following in My footsteps faithfully. Soul: My Lord, I am also discouraged because neither my superiors nor my confessor understand my interior trials. A darkness clouds my mind. How can I advance? All this discourages me from striving for the heights of sanctity. Jesus: Well, My child, this time you have told Me a good deal. I realize how painful it is not to be understood, and especially by those whom one loves and with whom one has been very open. But suffice it to know that I understand all your troubles and misery. I am pleased by the deep faith you have, despite everything, in My representatives. Learn from this that no one will understand a soul entirely-that is beyond human ability. Therefore, I have remained on earth to comfort your aching heart and to fortify your soul, so that you will not falter on the way. You say that a dense darkness is obscuring your mind. But why, at such times, do you not come to Me, the light who can in an instant pour into your soul more understanding about holiness than can be found in any books? No confessor is capable of teaching and enlightening a soul in this way. Know, too, that the darkness about which you complain I first endured in the Garden of Olives when My Soul was crushed in mortal anguish. I am giving you a share in those sufferings because of My special love for you and in view of the high degree of holiness I am intending for you in heaven. A suffering soul is closest to My Heart. Soul: One more thing, Lord. What should I do when I am ignored and rejected by people, especially by those on whom I had a right to count in times of greatest need? Jesus: My child, make the resolution never to rely on people. Entrust yourself completely to My will saying, "Not as I want, but according to Your will, O God, let it be done unto me." These words, spoken from the depths of one's heart, can raise a soul to the summit of sanctity in a short time. In such a soul I delight. Such a soul gives Me glory. Such a soul fills heaven with the fragrance of her virtue. But understand that the strength by which you bear sufferings comes from frequent Communions. So approach this fountain of mercy often, to draw with the vessel of trust whatever you need. Soul: Thank You, Lord, for Your goodness in remaining with us in this exile as the God of mercy and blessing us with the radiance of Your compassion and goodness. It is through the light of Your mercy that I have come to understand how much You love me. (Diary, 1487) In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2017 PS. Tomorrow is the great feast day: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary!! Let's pray with the entire Church to Our Lady, in honor of her birth!!

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Mary TV: September 6, 2017 Reflection - With peace in the soul...

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

 

J.M.J.

September 6, 2017
Dear Family of Mary!

"You do not comprehend pain. You do not comprehend that through the love of God you need to accept pain and endure it. Every human being will experience it to a lesser or greater measure. But with peace in the soul and in a state of grace, hope exists; this is my Son, God, born of God." (September 2, 2017)

 

Our Lady makes it very clear that we do not comprehend pain. Pain, whether physical, mental, or spiritual, is to be avoided. It is something that weighs us down, exhausts us, confuses us. Pain hobbles us, makes us feel unable to cope, frightens us and cripples us.

 

But Our Lady tells us that "through the love of God you need to accept pain and endure it." What does this mean? I take it to mean that if we love God, if we seek Him and His will, and we are focused on serving Him alone, we will see pain in a different way. The God we serve, who leads us through our life, will help us to bear our pain. He will show us how to endure it. He will even use this pain to the benefit of others. He will make our pain part of His plan for redemption. This God we love will help us to pick up our cross and follow Him.
Rather than try to escape a difficulty or cross, even physical pain, we can accept it in faith. Much of the disorder in human society comes from trying to flee from pain. Drugs, alcohol, consumerism, and many other disorders are all attempts to mask and run from pain. They only cause more pain. But what if we could turn to the Lord when pain appears, place our lives in His hands, and quietly trust Him to see us through the pain? What then?
Our Lady tells us that "with peace in the soul" we will have hope, we will have Jesus. This peace comes from our complete trust in Jesus. And she also says that "in a state of grace" we will see that hope exists. If we have confided our lives to Jesus, and we are seeking His forgiveness in confession, we will be in a state of grace. In that state, our hearts are continually nourished and strengthened by the Holy Spirit. We are strong enough to face our suffering because we have the Holy Spirit acting in us. So peace, which comes from surrender, and holiness, which comes from being in a state of grace, will produce hope in our lives, the great gift of God that keeps us focused on eternity.

 

In the lives of the saints, we see many holy ones who have faced incredible pain with the strength and hope that Our Lady describes for us. I think of St. Maximilian Kolbe who chose to die of starvation in the Nazi prison camp in place of another prisoner. He was able to endure incredible pain, because his hope was invincible. He had great peace in his soul, and was in a state of grace. His eyes were on heaven, and his heart was able to love all those around him. This is heavenly strength and endurance. But it was not just from his strong character, it was from the peace and hope that God filled him with.

 

May we all learn from Our Lady this important lesson. Pain is not our enemy. Pain is a fact of life. We are able to endure pain if we are with Jesus, in peace of soul and a state of grace. Then the Father will be able to use our suffering for His glory.

 

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan

©Mary TV 2017
PS. Please don't get me wrong...I am just learning this stuff myself. I think Our Lady wants us to examine our relationship to pain so that we can triumph over it with peace and holiness of life! I am ready to try!

 

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Mary TV: September 5, 2017 Reflection - Jesus' words

  

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

 

J.M.J.

September 5, 2017
Dear Family of Mary!

"...His words are the seeds of eternal life. Sown in good souls they bring numerous fruits..." (September 2, 2017)

Jesus' words are power. They come from the Father for us, and have the creative power of God's love. Our Lady tells us the when Jesus was with her on earth he was absorbed with the thoughts and works of the Father:

"My Son loved the thoughts and the works of the Heavenly Father, the true God." (September 2, 2017)

Jesus' words were formed by the thoughts and works of the Heavenly Father. They flowed from all that Jesus knew of His Father. And so His words were from the heart of the Father. And they were, and are, powerful.
Our Gospel today tells of one of those times when Jesus spoke, and His words had authority and power, even over demons:

Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee.

He taught them on the Sabbath,

and they were astonished at his teaching

because he spoke with authority.

In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon,

and he cried out in a loud voice,

"What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?

Have you come to destroy us?

I know who you are-the Holy One of God!"

Jesus rebuked him and said, "Be quiet! Come out of him!"

Then the demon threw the man down in front of them

and came out of him without doing him any harm.

They were all amazed and said to one another,

"What is there about his word?

For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits,

and they come out."

And news of him spread everywhere in the surrounding region. (Luke 4: 31-37)

"What is there about his word?" Jesus spoke and demons fled. Jesus spoke and hearts were converted. Jesus spoke and bodies were healed. Jesus' words are the seeds of eternal life. When those seeds are scattered, life springs up and evil vanishes.

 

May we cherish Jesus' words, given to us in our Gospels. They are the seeds of eternal life for each one of us. May we allow them to be planted deeply in the soil of our hearts, where we can cherish them, tend to them, and nurture them through prayer. We will find ourselves delivered of all evil, healed, forgiven, and transformed into people of God!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2017

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Mary TV: September 4, 2017 Reflection - The Problem of Pain

 

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

 

J.M.J.

September 4, 2017
Dear Family of Mary!

Dear children,

Who could speak to you about the love and the pain of my Son better than I? I lived with Him; I suffered with Him. Living the earthly life, I felt pain because I was a mother. My Son loved the thoughts and the works of the Heavenly Father, the true God. And, as He said to me, He came to redeem you.

I hid my pain through love, but you, my children, you have numerous questions. You do not comprehend pain. You do not comprehend that through the love of God you need to accept pain and endure it. Every human being will experience it to a lesser or greater measure.

But with peace in the soul and in a state of grace, hope exists; this is my Son, God, born of God. His words are the seeds of eternal life. Sown in good souls they bring numerous fruits.

My Son bore the pain because He took your sins upon Himself. Therefore, you, my children, apostles of my love, you who suffer, know that your pain will become light and glory. My children, while you are enduring pain, while you are suffering, Heaven enters in you and you give a piece of Heaven and much hope to all those around you. Thank you. (September 2, 2017)

Our Lady speaks to us about a very difficult and intimate problem each of us has to face, the problem of pain. Pain is part of the human condition. We cannot escape it, we cannot ignore it, and we cannot deny it. Each of us experiences pain, probably daily.

 

Why is there pain? We know where pain comes from. We know the physical sources of pain. We also understand the social and psychological causes of inner pain. But we do not know why God would create us in such a way that we have pain, or why He would let us suffer if He is loving.

 

Denis always tells me this story: A pilgrim approached one of the Medjugorje visionaries and asked "Why do we suffer?" The visionary responded, "When you suffer this is what Our Lady says to do..." The pilgrim repeated, "But why do we suffer?" The visionary repeated, "Our Lady says that when you suffer you should..."

 

The point is that Our Lady does not talk about why we suffer. We suffer. That is that. But when we suffer, what should our response be? That is the question! This message is her answer.

I hid my pain through love, but you, my children, you have numerous questions. You do not comprehend pain. You do not comprehend that through the love of God you need to accept pain and endure it. Every human being will experience it to a lesser or greater measure.

I believe this message is meant for this moment in a special way, and that we all need to pray to understand it. This month of September is dedicated to "Our Lady of Sorrows". Let's listen with open hearts to the one who knows suffering in such a deep way. Mary will help us.

 

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan

©Mary TV 2017

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Mary TV: September 2, 2017 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace

 

Mirjana encounters Our Lady, September 2, 2017

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

 

J.M.J.

September 2, 2017

Dear Family of Mary!

Our Lady's message to Mirjana Soldo of September 2nd, 2017:

Dear children,

Who could speak to you about the love and the pain of my Son better than I? I lived with Him; I suffered with Him. Living the earthly life I felt pain because I was a mother. My Son loved the thoughts and the works of the Heavenly Father, the true God. And, as He said to me, He came to redeem you.

I hid my pain through love, but you, my children, you have numerous questions. You do not comprehend pain. You do not comprehend that through the love of God you need to accept pain and endure it.

Every human being will experience it to a lesser or greater measure. But with peace in the soul and in a state of grace, hope exists; this is my Son, God, born of God. His words are the seed of eternal life. Sown in good souls it brings numerous fruits.

My Son bore the pain because He took your sins upon Himself. Therefore, you, my children, apostles of my love, you who suffer, know that your pain will become light and glory. My children, while you are enduring pain, while you are suffering, Heaven enters in you and you give a piece of Heaven and much hope to all those around you. Thank you.

 

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan

Mary TV

 

 

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Mary TV: September 1, 2017 Reflection - The Secret Key

 

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

 

J.M.J.

September 1, 2017

Dear Family of Mary!

"Dear children! Today I am calling you to be people of prayer. Pray until prayer becomes a joy for you and a meeting with the Most High. He will transform your hearts and you will become people of love and peace. Do not forget, little children, that satan is strong and wants to draw you away from prayer. You, do not forget that prayer is the secret key of meeting with God. That is why I am with you to lead you. Do not give up on prayer. Thank you for having responded to my call."

"You, do not forget that prayer is the secret key of meeting with God."

I think that prayer is the secret key of meeting with God, because real prayer happens in secret!! Hear what Jesus says about it:   

"And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

"But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

"And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this:

"Our Father who art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done,

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;

And forgive us our debts,

As we also have forgiven our debtors;

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil.

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you;

but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Mt 6: 5-15)

Jesus teaches us to pray in secret, alone and off by ourselves so that we will be in God's presence only. Jesus wants us to have an intimate conversation with the Father. No empty words. If you read the Our Father prayer, it is all about our relationship with the Father. It is a family prayer. "Our Father...Thy will be done... Give us this day... forgive us... lead us... deliver us." It is one of the family members going to the Father to ask for help for the whole family. But it is in secret, one on one. The Father wants to meet us in the secret recesses of our hearts, where He can transform us, forgive us, heal us, encourage us, teach us and feed us. The secret is that it must be secret. Just between God and you or me.
Secret keys unlock secret doors. When we pray in secret, it unlocks the secret door of our heart so that God can enter into our secret inner chamber where we await His coming. In that secret place, prayer happens. Prayer happens in secret!
"That is why I am with you to lead you. Do not give up on prayer. Thank you for having responded to my call." Don't give up on prayer!!! Don't give up!!! Not now! The grace is there for us to truly unlock the secret door of our heart and encounter the One who knocks. Don't give up!!!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2017
PS. I will send out the September 2 message as soon as I get it on Saturday. And don't forget the schedule change that happens today in Medjugorje! Here is the new schedule for the evening program:

Evening Rosary:  5:00 pm Medjugorje time (11:00 am EDT)

Evening International Mass: 6:00 pm Medjugorje time (12:00 pm EDT)

And on Sunday's:

Parish climb up Apparition Hill:  Sundays at 2:00 pm Medjugorje time (8:00 am EDT)

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: August 31, 2017 Reflection - Do not forget Satan is strong...

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

  "Dear children, put on the armor for battle

and with the Rosary in your hand defeat him!" 

J.M.J.

August 31, 2017
Dear Family of Mary!

"Dear children! Today I am calling you to be people of prayer. Pray until prayer becomes a joy for you and a meeting with the Most High. He will transform your hearts and you will become people of love and peace. Do not forget, little children, that Satan is strong and wants to draw you away from prayer. You, do not forget that prayer is the secret key of meeting with God. That is why I am with you to lead you. Do not give up on prayer. Thank you for having responded to my call." (August 25, 2017)

"Do not forget, little children, that Satan is strong and wants to draw you away from prayer."

 

We know that we have an enemy. Satan desires to pull us away from God and to lead us into his eternal darkness. Of course what he offers us never looks dark or bad at first. But if what we are being tempted by draws us away from prayer and meeting with God, it probably is from our enemy.

 

Our Lady tells us "Do not forget..." because she knows how easy it is for us to forget!! We are so easily tricked. So easily side-tracked. She has warned us throughout her time in Medjugorje about Satan's plans to destroy us. She knows his tricks and wants to protect us from them:  

 

January 24, 1985 "Dear children! These days you have experienced God's sweetness through the renewals which have been in this parish. Satan wants to work still more fiercely to take away your joy from each one of you. By prayer you can completely disarm him and ensure your happiness. Thank you for having responded to my call."

August 8, 1985 "Dear children! Today I call you especially now to advance against satan by means of prayer. Satan wants to work still more now that you know he is at work. Dear children, put on the armor for battle and with the Rosary in your hand defeat him! Thank you for having responded to my call."

October 16, 1986 "Dear children! Today again I want to show you how much I love you, but I am sorry that I am not able to help each one to understand my love. Therefore, dear children, I am calling you to prayer and complete surrender to God, because satan wants to sift you through everyday affairs and in your life he wants to snatch the first place. Therefore, dear children, pray without ceasing! Thank you for having responded to my call."

January 25, 1994 "Dear children! You are all my children. I love you. But, little children, you must not forget that without prayer you cannot be close to me. In these times satan wants to create disorder in your hearts and in your families. Little children, do not give in. You should not allow him to lead you and your life. I love you and intercede before God for you. Little children, pray. Thank you for having responded to my call."

January 25, 2015 "Dear children! Also today I call you: live your vocation in prayer. Now, as never before, Satan wants to suffocate man and his soul by his contagious wind of hatred and unrest. In many hearts there is no joy because there is no God or prayer. Hatred and war are growing from day to day. I am calling you, little children, begin anew, with enthusiasm, the walk of holiness and love; since I have come among you because of this. Together let us be love and forgiveness for all those who know and want to love only with a human love and not with that immeasurable love of God to which God calls you. Little children, may hope in a better tomorrow always be in your heart. Thank you for having responded to my call."

 

Though these warnings are strong, we know that Our Lady would only speak to us about the enemy to prepare us and protect us with the truth. And the antidote to all his lies and temptations is to pray. Pray without ceasing. Pray, pray, pray. This is the weapon. Especially the Rosary. As Our Lady said: "Dear children, put on the armor for battle and with the Rosary in your hand defeat him!"

 

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan

©Mary TV 2017

PS.  On Friday, September 1, 2017, the parish of St. James will change it's prayer schedule.  Here is the new schedule for the evening program:

Evening Rosary:  5:00 pm Medjugorje time (11:00 am EDT)

Evening International Mass: 6:00 pm Medjugorje time (12:00 pm EDT)

Parish climb up Apparition Hill:  Sundays at 2:00 pm Medjugorje time (8:00 am EDT)

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
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Mary TV: August 30, 2017 Reflection - "You will become people of love and peace."

  

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

J.M.J.

August 30, 2017
Dear Family of Mary!

 

"Dear children! Today I am calling you to be people of prayer. Pray until prayer becomes a joy for you and a meeting with the Most High. He will transform your hearts and you will become people of love and peace. Do not forget, little children, that Satan is strong and wants to draw you away from prayer. You, do not forget that prayer is the secret key of meeting with God. That is why I am with you to lead you. Do not give up on prayer. Thank you for having responded to my call." (August 25, 2017)

"He will transform your hearts and you will become people of love and peace."

Once we have meetings with God in prayer, Our Lady says something wonderful will happen. We will become people of love and peace! But for sure we will not become such people by our own power, or by the things we learn in prayer, or the ideas we discover in the encounter with God. No, not on our own power will we be changed. "He will transform your hearts..." We will be changed by God! He will transform us with His power, His creative love.

 

No matter how hard we try, we cannot transform ourselves. It is impossible. Our only hope is to surrender ourselves to God in prayer, in that prayer that becomes joy for us, and then open our hearts to Him and let Him change us.

 

Have you ever felt God changing you? Have you ever encountered the Lord in such a way that you allowed the Lord to be your Lord, to take over with His love and pour it into you like the sun pours its rays on the earth? This is when transformation occurs. It is in the trusting encounter of Creator and creature. This loving and trusting encounter is awesome! And Our Lady wants us to know that God is waiting for us, waiting to meet us and pour out His transforming love into our poor hearts so broken by sin and pain.

 

"He will transform your hearts..." He WILL do it. Our Lady doesn't say that He might do it, or probably He will do it. She says, "HE WILL TRANSFORM YOUR HEARTS..." All we have to do is pray "until..."

 

St. Faustina recounts a moment when she had a meeting with the Most High. She shares about this meeting as a transformation during a retreat:   

I am coming out of this retreat thoroughly transformed by God's love. My soul is beginning a new life, earnestly and courageously; although outwardly my life will not change, and no one will notice it, nevertheless, pure love is [now] the guide of my life and, externally, it is mercy which is its fruit. I feel that I have been totally imbued with God and, with this God, I am going back to my everyday life, so drab, tiresome and wearying, trusting that he whom I feel in my heart will change this drabness into my personal sanctity.

 

In profound silence, close to Your merciful Heart, my soul is maturing during this retreat. In the clear rays of your love, my soul has lost its tartness and has become a sweet and ripe fruit.

 

Now I can be wholly useful to the Church by my personal sanctity, which throbs with life in the whole Church, for we all make up one organism in Jesus. That is why I endeavor to make the soil of my heart bear good fruit. Although the human eye may perhaps never see it, there will nevertheless come a day when it will become apparent that many souls have been fed and will continue to be fed with this fruit.

 

O Eternal Love, You who enkindle a new life within me, a life of love and of mercy. Support me with Your grace, so that I may worthily answer Your call, so that what You Yourself have intended to accomplish in souls through me, might indeed be accomplished. (Diary 1363-1365)

God's love transforms us. His love can heal our wounds, our broken hearts, our sorrows and disappointments, our discouragement and despondency. These are the things that block us, making us incapable of love. He can teach us to forgive, to ask forgiveness, to long for unity and blessing. He can transform our hearts into love! Then we can become love and peace for others, we can be useful for the Church, as St. Faustina said.

Our Mother is with us to help us encounter the Lord in prayer, and to enter into His transforming love. Thank you, Mother, for coming to us to do this. We would not even know how to begin without you.

 

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

Cathy Nolan

©Mary TV 2017

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Mary TV: August 29, 2017 Reflection - "Pray until..."

 

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

J.M.J.

August 29, 2017
The Passion of St. John the Baptist
Dear Family of Mary!
August 25, 2017

"Dear children! Today I am calling you to be people of prayer. Pray until prayer becomes a joy for you and a meeting with the Most High. He will transform your hearts and you will become people of love and peace. Do not forget, little children, that Satan is strong and wants to draw you away from prayer. You, do not forget that prayer is the secret key of meeting with God. That is why I am with you to lead you. Do not give up on prayer. Thank you for having responded to my call."

"Pray until prayer becomes a joy for you and a meeting with the Most High."

It might be easy to pass over this sentence. But if we take a minute we can learn something here. Our Lady has always told us that we need to, "Pray until prayer becomes a joy for you." But do we really take her seriously?

The key of course is in the word "until". She doesn't say how long to pray. She doesn't give us lists of prayers to say. She merely says to "Pray until..." We should not stop praying "until" we actually have a meeting with the Most High. We need to pray "until" we are filled with joy. And we probably won't want to stop praying when the joy of the meeting with God happens! We will just continue!

Mike Nolan took a pilgrimage group to Medjugorje during the middle of August this year. He had a number of young people with him. He shared that Dominic, a college student, was asked what his favorite part of Medjugorje was.  He responded, "The Glorious Mysteries at the end of the evening program."  Dominic told Mike that after the first two Rosaries and Holy Mass, he could get deepest into prayer during the last Rosary. Mike added, "One night we didn't do the last Rosary but decided to go out to dinner right after Mass.  And Dominic and Austin (a fellow pilgrim) said, 'We will catch up with you after the last Rosary."  Clearly these young men had learned the "pray until" principle!!  They knew what it took to pray until prayer becomes a joy for you!    

 
I also heard from Tracy Veno that she struggled with "praying until..." She wrote me about the August 25 message: "I love this!!! One time I had to say 3 whole 15 decade rosaries before I could feel God's Joy and Love.... but it is true, it will happen :)"
Denis reminded me of some advice that Our Lady gave to Ivan Dragicevic: "If you want to pray better you have to pray more. To pray more is a personal decision. To pray better is a grace, a grace given to those who pray more!"

So you see, we just can't give up on prayer. (Our Lady said that, didn't she! "Do not give up on prayer.") The "pray until" principle tells us that we just have to give ourselves to prayer, to continue to pray, no matter what. I think it is actually an act of spiritual warfare when we don't stop praying. We actively turn away from distractions and the enemy's counterfeits, and we turn to God in prayer with conviction and strength. This will stop the enemy's attacks.

Denis also thinks that the "pray until" principle is really important. So important that Our Lady gave us the grace of having the wonderful new POV Camera at the Blue Cross (see the link at the top of our home page, www.marytv.tv  . It is at the Blue Cross that many people come to "pray until". We can now join them at that holy place.

So, let's take up the challenge! Let's pray until prayer becomes a joy for us, and we have a meeting with the Most High!!

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2017

     

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Mary TV: August 28, 2017 Reflection - People of prayer!

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

J.M.J.

August 28, 2017
St. Augustine
Dear Family of Mary!

"Dear children! Today I am calling you to be people of prayer. Pray until prayer becomes a joy for you and a meeting with the Most High. He will transform your hearts and you will become people of love and peace. Do not forget, little children, that Satan is strong and wants to draw you away from prayer. You, do not forget that prayer is the secret key of meeting with God. That is why I am with you to lead you. Do not give up on prayer. Thank you for having responded to my call." (August 25, 2017)

"Dear children! Today I am calling you to be people of prayer..."

 

Indeed, it seems that Our Lady has been working all these years to build us up into a people of prayer. She has spoken to us about prayer in almost every message. Here is a message in which she describes her hopes for us as people of prayer. She wants us to be those who are praying and sacrificing:

February 02, 2017 "Dear children, you who are striving to offer every day of your life to my Son, you who are trying to live with Him, you who are praying and sacrificing - you are hope in this peaceless world. You are rays of the light of my Son, a living gospel, and you are my beloved apostles of love. My Son is with you. He is with those who think of Him - those who pray. But in the same way, He is patiently waiting for those who do not know Him. Therefore, you, apostles of my love, pray with the heart and with your works show the love of my Son. This is the only hope for you, and this is also the only way to eternal life. I, as a mother, I am here with you. Your prayers directed to me are the most beautiful roses of love for me. I cannot but be where I sense the scent of roses. There is hope. Thank you."

 

Our Lady needs us to be hope for this world. As we offer every day of our lives to Jesus, living with Him, praying to Him, sacrificing with Him, we become hope for the world. Our prayers also are directed to Our Lady, and they become roses of love for her. She comes where there are roses! She tells us there is hope, because we are people who pray.

 

Also, Our Lady has called us to pray with others:

September 25, 2000 "Dear children! Today I call you to open yourselves to prayer. May prayer become joy for you. Renew prayer in your families and form prayer groups. In this way, you will experience joy in prayer and togetherness. All those who pray and are members of prayer groups are open to God's will in their hearts and joyfully witness God's love. I am with you, I carry all of you in my heart and I bless you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call."

When we open ourselves to prayer, we become people of prayer. Prayer becomes a joy for us. And we soon begin to pray with others, in prayer groups and in our families so that we will experience being part of the family of God. We become part of the great family of prayer. In this way, through our communal prayer, we begin to open to God's will. This is very important to Our Lady, because it is then that we become witnesses for those who do not yet know the love of Jesus.

 

So you can see that being people of prayer is very important. If we pray, pray, pray, we will become hope for this world, and witnesses of the love of God for those who do not know Him. Being people of prayer is a high calling, and one that we all can follow, no matter our state in life. May we all become people of prayer!

 

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan

©Mary TV 2017

 

 

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Mary TV: August 27, 2017 - Update from Denis - The Blue Cross!!!

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(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2017 

 

August 27, 2017

Dear Family of Mary TV,

 

INCREDIBLE NEWS! You can now pray at the Blue Cross in Medjugorje at any time of day or night, from any place in the world!

 

This link to the live camera shot, http://marytv.tv/?page_id=2363 , can be found at the very top of Mary TV's web page.

 

Your prayers and donations have made this special place of prayer in Medjugorje accessible to all of Our Lady's children - 24/7 - just when she's telling us: "Dear children! Today I am calling you to be people of prayer!"*

 

I'm told this feat is nothing short of a miracle. For example, there is no clear "line of sight" to our building. The signal has to travel 1.3 miles and make its way around buildings and trees. AND IT'S WORKING! We didn't really know what the camera would see. AND ITS PERFECT!

 

This must give Our Lady joy.... In the "Prayer to the Mother of Goodness, Love and Mercy", that she dictated to Jelena Vasilj on April 19, 1983, Our Lady included these words for us to pray to her: "Give us the grace to be merciful towards you!" Putting modern communications technologies at her disposal in Medjugorje so her children can stand by her side in prayer as she intercedes for the whole world is doing exactly that, being merciful to our Mother. "My Son promised me that evil will never win because you, the souls of the just, are here"

 

A big THANK YOU to all our donors. This is a labor of love from us all. Some unexpected larger donations came in just before the youth festival - when Our Lady had told us: "Be ready. This time is a turning point!" Without them we would not have been able to move forward as we have done.

 

Mary TV's team consists of volunteers, some of whom receive small stipends. No one gets a full salary....   And donations right now aren't really covering monthly expenses....but somehow Providence takes care. For example, Rosie hadn't told me that she was short 1,800 Euros to pay this year's rent for Mary TV's Tea House in Medjugorje. I just found out that on the day the rent was due (May 1st, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker) someone walked into the Tea House, placed 1,800 Euros into Rosie's hand, turned around and walked out! (Thank you, who ever you are!!)**    

 

Here is the link for how you can be part of this marvelous work for Our Lady:

http://marytv.tv/?page_id=1468

 

Thank you and God bless you!

 

Denis Nolan

*"Dear children! Today I am calling you to be people of prayer. Pray until prayer becomes a joy for you and a meeting with the Most High. He will transform your hearts and you will become people of love and peace. Do not forget, little children, that Satan is strong and wants to draw you away from prayer. You, do not forget that prayer is the secret key of meeting with God. That is why I am with you to lead you. Do not give up on prayer. Thank you for having responded to my call." (August 25, 2017 message).

 

** I just can' keep from sharing one more little story: Franjo and Rosie will be traveling to the US soon to greet their first grandchild (Yes, Josip and Christina are about to have a baby)!   Franjo was late applying for a Visa....The family was a little nervous he might be cutting it too short. He was greeted last week when he walked into the US Embassy in Sarajevo, with: "Hi Franjo! How's Rosie?" He was greeted warmly and given "red carpet" treatment! People at the Embassy are familiar with Mary TV and watch it regularly!  

August 25, 2017 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace!.

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

J.M.J.

August 25, 2017
St. Louis

Dear Family of Mary!

Here is the August 25, 2017 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace:

"Dear children! Today I am calling you to be people of prayer. Pray until prayer becomes a joy for you and a meeting with the Most High. He will transform your hearts and you will become people of love and peace. Do not forget, little children, that Satan is strong and wants to draw you away from prayer. You, do not forget that prayer is the secret key of meeting with God. That is why I am with you to lead you. Do not give up on prayer. Thank you for having responded to my call."  (August 25, 2017)

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV  

 

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August 24, 2017 Reflection -There is no duplicity in him...

    

 (c) Mateo Ivankovic 2017

J.M.J.

August 24, 2017
St. Bartholomew, Apostle
Dear Family of Mary!
Today we celebrate St. Bartholomew, also called Nathaniel. The Gospel tells us of Nathaniel's first meeting with Jesus. And Jesus gives Nathaniel a compliment:

Philip found Nathanael and told him,

"We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law,

and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth."

But Nathanael said to him,

"Can anything good come from Nazareth?"

Philip said to him, "Come and see."

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him,

"Here is a true child of Israel.

There is no duplicity in him." (Jn 1:45-47)

Jesus perceived that Nathaniel was an honest man, one who always said what he meant and did not intend to manipulate or use anyone. Another word for duplicity is guile. The dictionary tells us this about duplicity:

Duplicity: deceitfulness; double-dealing.

synonyms: deceitfulness · deceit · deception · double-dealing · underhandedness · dishonesty · fraud · fraudulence · sharp practice · chicanery · trickery · subterfuge · skullduggery · treachery · crookedness · shadiness · dirty tricks · shenanigans · monkey business · perfidy

Clearly someone who is duplicitous is not to be trusted. They have no regard for the truth. They are willing to say whatever will serve their purposes, get them what they desire, and convince others to do as they wish.

 

Nathaniel was not one of those. We might think of some others in Scripture who were duplicitous. Judas comes to mind. He lived with Jesus and Nathaniel for many months, but he was able to kiss Jesus in greeting at the very same moment he was betraying Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.

 

Our Lady knew both of these men. She understood their hearts. Quietly she prayed for both of them, as she followed Jesus' public ministry. And so she tells us often to live in truth. Her last 25th message is about truth:

 

July 25, 2017

"Dear children! Be prayer and a reflection of God's love for all those who are far from God and God's commandments. Little children, be faithful and determined in conversion and work on yourselves so that, for you, holiness of life may be truth; and encourage each other in the good through prayer, so that your life on earth may be more pleasant. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Our holiness must not be for show. Our devotion cannot just be an outward display. That is duplicitous. Our way of life must be true, must come from our heart, and must be authentic. Nathaniel was authentic. We want to be authentic. It means that we live from the heart, and are deeply honest with ourselves, with God, and with one another.

 

To do this we must "be faithful and determined in conversion and work on [ourselves] so that, for [us], holiness of life may be truth." It takes prayer and work to remain honest and sincere, choosing the good and encouraging others in the good. But the fruit of such hard work is peace of heart, joy and love!
St. Bartholomew [Nathaniel], Pray for us!!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2017

 

 

 

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