Mary TV: April 19, 2020 Reflection - The Feast of Divine Mercy!

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April 19, 2015
Second Sunday of Easter
Divine Mercy Sunday
Dear Family of Mary!
Today is the Feast of Divine Mercy! Jesus told St. Faustina His intentions for this day:
699. On one occasion, I heard these words: My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy (note139) be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity. The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. (Dairy 699)

We are so blessed to see this day, when the Feast of Mercy is celebrated throughout the world! How many souls are being saved by the fervent prayers of the Church on this Feast! Jesus is pouring out His Mercy upon all, even the most lost. We are so blessed!

Our Lady wants us to open our hearts to Her Son's Mercy:

April 2, 2007 "Dear children, Do not be hard hearted towards the mercy of God, which has been pouring out upon you for so long a time. In this special time of prayer, permit me to transform your hearts so that you may help me to have my Son resurrect in all hearts, and that my heart may triumph. Thank you!"

Our Lady is with us in Medjugorje to bring us to the Heart of Jesus, Divine Mercy!  Today, let's pray this beautiful litany that was composed by St. Faustina. It is designed to help the doubting soul. St. Faustina wrote: "Let the doubting soul read these considerations on Divine Mercy and become trusting (949)." Indeed, our faith will also be strengthened by this litany.

Litany to Divine Mercy
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
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, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Divine Mercy, greatest attribute of God, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, unfathomable love of the Sanctifier...
Divine Mercy, incomprehensible mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity...
Divine Mercy, expression of the greatest might of God
Divine Mercy, in creation of heavenly spirits
Divine Mercy, in calling us forth from nothingness to existence
Divine Mercy, encompassing the whole universe
Divine Mercy, endowing us with immortal life
Divine Mercy, shielding us from deserved punishment
Divine Mercy, lifting us from the misery of sin
Divine Mercy, justifying us through the Person of the Incarnate Word
Divine Mercy, which flowed out from the wounds of Christ
Divine Mercy, gushing forth from the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Divine Mercy, giving us the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of Mercy
Divine Mercy, in revealing the mysteries of God
Divine Mercy, in the founding of the Holy Church
Divine Mercy, in instituting the Holy Sacraments
Divine Mercy, first of all in the Sacraments of Baptism and Penance
Divine Mercy, in the Holy Eucharist and the Sacrament of Holy Orders
Divine Mercy, in calling us to the holy faith
Divine Mercy, in the conversion of sinners
Divine Mercy, in sanctifying the just Divine Mercy, in perfecting of the pious
Divine Mercy, fount of help for the sick and the suffering
Divine Mercy, sweet relief for anguished hearts
Divine Mercy, only hope of despairing souls
Divine Mercy, accompanying us in every moment of our life
Divine Mercy, anticipating our needs with graces
Divine Mercy, repose of the dying
Divine Mercy, heavenly delight of the saved
Divine Mercy, respite and relief of the souls in Purgatory
Divine Mercy, crown of All Saints
Divine Mercy, inexhaustible source of miracles

Lamb of God, who revealed the greatest mercy in redeeming the world by dying on the cross, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who mercifully offers Yourself for our sake in every holy Mass, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away our sins with inexhaustible compassion, have mercy on us.
V: The Mercy of God is above all His works.
R: Hence, we will praise The Divine Mercy forever and ever.
Let us pray:
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself (950). Through our Lord Jesus Christ, King of mercy, who with You and the Holy Spirit shows us mercy now and forever. Amen.
(From St. Faustina's Diary, 949)
http://www.faustyna.pl/zmbm/en/litany-to-the-divine-mercy/

And here is a beautiful prayer of consecration that St. Faustina wrote to Our Lady. May our hearts join the Immaculate Heart of Mary in extoling the Mercy of God! 
A Prayer to Our Lady written by St. Faustina:
MARY, IMMACULATE VIRGIN

O Mary, Immaculate Virgin,
Pure crystal for my heart,
You are my strength, O secure anchor,
You are a shield and protection for a weak heart.
O Mary, you are pure and unparalleled,
Virgin and Mother at one and the same time;
You're beautiful as the sun, by nothing defiled.
Nothing is worthy of comparison to the image of Your soul.
Your beauty enthralled the Thrice-Holy One's eye,
That He came down from heaven, forsaking the Eternal See's throne,
And assumed from Your Heart Body and Blood,
Hiding for nine months in the Virgin's Heart.
O Mother, Virgin, this will no one comprehend,
That the infinite God is becoming a man;
It's only love's and His inscrutable mercy's purpose.
Through You, Mother - it's given us to live with Him forever.
O Mary, Virgin Mother and Heaven's Gate,
Through You salvation came to us;
Every grace to us streams forth through Your hands,
And faithful imitation of You only will sanctify me.
O Mother, Virgin - most beautiful Lily.
Your Heart was for Jesus the first tabernacle on earth,
And that, because Your humility was the deepest,
Wherefore You were raised above Angel choirs and Saints.
O Mary, my sweet Mother,
To You I turn over my soul, my body and my poor heart.
Be the safeguard of my life,
Especially at death's hour, in the final fight (Diary 161).

O Mary, Queen of Peace, Queen of Divine Mercy, Pray for us!
Thank you for joining us in this devotion to the Divine Mercy!! May the Divine Mercy - the Sacred Heart of Jesus, bless us all with His Rays of Mercy, that we will be made worthy of Heaven and Life Eternal with the Most Holy Trinity.
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
© Mary TV 2020

 

 

PS.  One last time, let me share this fantastic news from Fr. Chris Alar, MIC.  He shares the incredible possibility that awaits us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020.  Please share this link with all your family and friends!!  This is the day!!!

What To Do on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19)?

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Mary TV: April 18, 2020 Reflection - Saturday of Easter Week. Divine Mercy Novena Day 9

Cross Mountain!

 Pray for lukewarm souls! 

    

April 18, 2020
Saturday of Easter Week

Divine Mercy Novena - Day 9
Dear Family of Mary!
Today we pray for all souls who are lukewarm. These are souls who barely care about God and who live their lives in a forgetful fog. They do not know where they are going or why, because they do not recognize God as God, and do not desire Him. They are indifferent to everything spiritual. We could say that our materialistic, hedonistic cultures create such souls, by distracting them from their true destiny, and convincing them that this life is all that matters.
Our Lady spoke about such souls in this message:

November 20, 1986 "Dear children! Today also I am calling you to live and follow with a special love all the messages which I am giving you. Dear children, God does not want you lukewarm and undecided, but that you totally surrender to Him. You know that I love you and that out of love I long for you. Therefore, dear children, you also decide for love so that you will long for and daily experience God's love. Dear children, decide for love so that love prevails in all of you, but not human love, rather God's love. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Our Lady offers a way to heal our indifferent and lukewarm hearts in this message. Her messages are a helping hand into the real world of faith and love. She is with us to guide us into the true reality of life with God! No more indifference for us!
Jesus spoke to St. Faustina about lukewarm souls as well:
367. + On one occasion, Jesus gave me to know that when I pray for intentions which people are wont to entrust to me, He is always ready to grant His graces, but souls do not always want to accept them: My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners. If only they could understand that I am the best of Fathers to them and that it is for them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart as from a fount overflowing with mercy. For them I dwell in the tabernacle as King of Mercy. I desire to bestow My graces upon souls, but they do not want to accept them. You, at least, come to Me as often as possible and take these graces they do not want to accept. In this way you will console My Heart. Oh, how indifferent are souls to so much goodness, to so many proofs of love! My Heart drinks only of the ingratitude and forgetfulness of souls living in the world. They have time for everything, but they have no time to come to Me for graces.
Indifference and lukewarm faith are rampant in our time. This last day is a plea for prayer for countless souls who have no idea what road they are on. To be lukewarm is to deny the future, to deny eternal life and the reality of Heaven and Hell. To be lukewarm is worse than being dead. As Jesus said in scripture:

"`I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing; not knowing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. Therefore I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may be rich, and white garments to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see. Those whom I love, I reprove and chasten; so be zealous and repent. (Rev 3:15-19)
Divine Mercy is the source of all those things we lack - gold, garments, and salve. Divine Mercy can make up for all we lack in holiness and fervor for the Lord. We need to turn to God's mercy and surrender completely to Him now, before it is too late.
Divine Mercy Novena, Day Nine:
Today bring to Me SOULS WHO HAVE BECOME LUKEWARM and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of lukewarm souls. They were the reason I cried out: 'Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.' For them, the last hope of salvation is to run to My mercy.
Most compassionate Jesus, You are Compassion Itself. I bring lukewarm souls into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart. In this fire of Your pure love, let these tepid souls, who, like corpses, filled You with such deep loathing, be once again set aflame. O Most Compassionate Jesus, exercise the omnipotence of Your mercy and draw them into the very ardor of Your love, and bestow upon them the gift of holy love, for nothing is beyond Your power.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon lukewarm souls who are nonetheless enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of Mercy, I beg You by the bitter Passion of Your Son and by His three-hour agony on the Cross: Let them, too, glorify the abyss of Your mercy. Amen.

 

 

Tomorrow is the great Feast of Divine Mercy! May we celebrate this day with all our hearts! It is the Day of Mercy for all souls.

Now we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet: Here is a link to directions on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet (by the Marians of the Immaculate Conception in Stockbridge, Massachusetts:

https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet

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

 

 

PS.  Once again, let me share this fantastic news from Fr. Chris Alar, MIC.  He shares the incredible possibility that awaits us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020.  Please share this link with all your family and friends!!

What To Do on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19)?

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Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: April 17, 2020 Reflection - Friday of Easter Week. Divine Mercy Novena Day 8

One of the most beautiful spots in Medjugorje - the Cemetery

Pray daily for souls in purgatory...

 

    

April 17, 2020

Easter Friday

Divine Mercy Novena - Day Eight

 

Dear Family of Mary!

 

Today we pray for the Souls in Purgatory. The Souls in Purgatory need our prayers and sacrifices. They can no longer pray for themselves. And they ardently long to be united with the Lord in Heaven. We, the Church Militant can pray for them! Our Lady once told us:

"Dear children! Today I wish to call you to pray daily for souls in purgatory. For every soul prayer and grace is necessary to reach God and the love of God. By doing this, dear children, you obtain new intercessors who will help you in life to realize that all the earthly things are not important for you, that only Heaven is that for which it is necessary to strive. Therefore, dear children, pray without ceasing that you may be able to help yourselves and the others to whom your prayers will bring joy. Thank you for having responded to my call." (November 6, 1986)

St. Faustina understood this call to pray for the Souls in Purgatory. It was one of her chief missions on earth. The souls would even visit her, asking for prayer. What a friend she was to the souls in Purgatory:
692. + O Jesus, I understand that Your mercy is beyond all imagining, and therefore I ask You to make my heart so big that there will be room in it for the needs of all the souls living on the face of the earth. O Jesus, my love extends beyond the world, to the souls suffering in purgatory, and I want to exercise mercy toward them by means of indulgenced prayers. God's mercy is unfathomable and inexhaustible, just as God Himself is unfathomable. Even if I were to use the strongest words there are to express this mercy of God, all this would be nothing in comparison with what it is in reality. O Jesus, make my heart sensitive to all the sufferings of my neighbor, whether of body or of soul. O my Jesus, I know that You act toward us as we act toward our neighbor. My Jesus, make my heart like unto Your merciful Heart. Jesus, help me to go through life doing good to everyone. (Diary, 692)
May we take St. Faustina's example to heart and pray for the souls in Purgatory with love!
Divine Mercy Novena Day Eight:
Today bring to Me THE SOULS WHO ARE DETAINED IN PURGATORY, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching flames. All these souls are greatly loved by Me. They are making retribution to My justice. It is in your power to bring them relief. Draw all the indulgences from the treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf. Oh, if you only knew the torments they suffer, you would continually offer for them the alms of the spirit and pay off their debt to My justice.
Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You desire mercy; so I bring into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and yet, who must make retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and Water which gushed forth from Your Heart put out the flames of Purgatory, that there, too, the power of Your mercy may be celebrated.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in Purgatory, who are enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was flooded: Manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in no other way but only through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly beloved Son; for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your goodness and compassion. Amen.

Now we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet: Here is a link to directions on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet (by the Marians of the Immaculate Conception in Stockbridge, Massachusetts:

https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet

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

 

 

PS.  Once again, let me share this fantastic news from Fr. Chris Alar, MIC.  He shares the incredible possibility that awaits us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020.  Please share this link with all your family and friends!!

What To Do on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19)?

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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April 16, 2020 Update from Denis - Medjugorje and Divine Mercy

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"We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has ever experienced. I do not think that wide circles of American Society, or wide circles of the Christian Community realize this fully. We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-church, between the Gospel and the anti-gospel, between Christ and the antichrist. This confrontation lies within the plans of Divine Providence. It is, therefore, in God's Plan, and it must be a trial which the Church takes up, and faces courageously..."   Saint John Paul ll  (1976 - Philadelphia Eucharistic Congress)

April  16, 2020

Easter Thursday

 

Dear Mary TV Shipmates,

 

Five years after addressing the Philadelphia Eucharistic Congress with the words above, Our Lady started coming to Medjugorje, prompting St. John Paul ll to recognize: "Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world." 

 

It could be said the Holy Father saw Our Lady's coming to Medjugorje as "the ace up the sleeve" of the Father for these times!

 

When on November 11, 2013 the Papal Nuncio to the US quoted those same words (at top) to the USCCB meeting in Baltimore, he said the Holy Father's words were "profoundly prophetic" because they were inspired by St. Faustina and Divine Mercy!  St. John Paul the Great, the Spark from Poland that was sent to prepare the world for Jesus' final coming, believed Divine Mercy to be the Church's most important mission today.  It is, he said, "a gift of God for our time!"

 

Divine Mercy through St, Faustina could be considered "the ace up the other sleeve" of the Father for these times!   

 

The spiritual center of the world, and the Church's most important mission in the world, cannot be separated! 

 

During his homily in St. James Church in Medjugorje at the beginning of this year the Papal Nuncio to Bosnia and Hercegovina said: "How can Mary be the Queen of Peace without being at the same time, Queen of Divine Mercy?  We are here in the temple of the Queen of Peace raised in Bosnia and Hercegovina.  Mary is the Queen of Peace because she is the Queen of God's Mercy, whose face is Jesus!"

 

Spread the video below to family and friends - spread it everywhere - before April 19th, Divine Mercy Sunday!  Let's do this for Our Lady!

 

Thank you and God bless you!

Denis Nolan

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Mary TV: April 16, 2020 Reflection - Thursday of Easter Week. Divine Mercy Novena Day 7

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Fr. Chris Alar, MIC. who spreads Divine Mercy everywhere!! 

 

 

 
 

April 16, 2020
Thursday of Easter Week
Divine Mercy Novena, Day 7
Dear Family of Mary!

 

Today we pray for those who venerate and extol the Mercy of the Lord! It is a joyous day!! A day Our Lady longs for and loves!

 

"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." June 2, 2007

 

Jesus tells St. Faustina how much He loves those who extol His Mercy:

 

April 4, 1937. Low Sunday; that is, the Feast of Mercy. In the morning, after Holy Communion, my soul was immersed in the Godhead. I was united to the Three Divine persons in such a way that when I was united to Jesus, I was simultaneously united to the Father and to the Holy Spirit, My soul was flooded with joy beyond understanding, and the Lord gave me to experience the whole ocean and abyss of His fathomless mercy. Oh, if only souls would want to understand how much God loves them! All comparisons, even if they were the most tender and the most vehement, are but a mere shadow when set against the reality.

 

When I was united to the Lord, I came to know how many souls are glorifying God's mercy.

 

When I went for adoration, I heard these words: My beloved daughter, write down these words, that today My Heart has rested in this convent [the Cracow house]. Tell the world about My mercy and My love.

 

The flames of mercy are burning me. I desire to pour them out upon human souls. Oh, what pain they cause Me when they do not want to accept them!

 

My daughter, do whatever is within your power to spread devotion to My mercy. I will make up for what you lack. Tell aching mankind to snuggle close to My merciful Heart, and I will fill it with peace.

 

Tell [all people], My daughter, that I am Love and Mercy itself. When a soul approaches Me with trust, I fill it with such an abundance of graces that it cannot contain them within itself, but radiates them to other souls.

 

Souls who spread the honor of My mercy I shield through their entire lives as a tender mother her infant, and at the hour of death I will not be a Judge for them, but the merciful Savior. At that last hour, a soul has nothing with which to defend itself except My mercy. Happy is the soul that during its lifetime immersed itself in the Fountain of Mercy, because justice will have no hold on it.

 

Write this: Everything that exists is enclosed in the bowels of My mercy, more deeply than an infant in its mother's womb. How painfully distrust of My goodness wounds Me! Sins of distrust wound Me most painfully. (1073 - 1076 Diary)

 

Let's pray for all those souls who are spreading and living the Divine Mercy, for they are prophets and servants of Jesus, Divine Mercy!

Divine Mercy Novena, Day Seven

 

Today bring to Me THE SOULS WHO ESPECIALLY VENERATE AND GLORIFY MY MERCY, and immerse them in My mercy. These souls sorrowed most over my Passion and entered most deeply into My spirit. They are living images of My Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at the hour of death.
Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself, receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who particularly extol and venerate the greatness of Your mercy. These souls are mighty with the very power of God Himself. In the midst of all afflictions and adversities they go forward, confident of Your mercy; and united to You, O Jesus, they carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they depart from this life.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute, that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls are a living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds of mercy, and their hearts, overflowing with joy, sing a canticle of mercy to You, O Most High! I beg You O God: Show them Your mercy according to the hope and trust they have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise of Jesus, who said to them that during their life, but especially at the hour of death, the souls who will venerate this fathomless mercy of His, He, Himself, will defend as His glory. Amen

Now we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet: Here is a link to directions on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet (by the Marians of the Immaculate Conception in Stockbridge, Massachusetts:

https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet

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

 

 

PS.  Once again, let me share this fantastic news from Fr. Chris Alar, MIC.  He shares the incredible possibility that awaits us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020.  Please share this link with all your family and friends!!

What To Do on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19)?

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: April 15, 2020 Reflection - Wednesday of Easter Week. Divine Mercy Novena, Day 6

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Meek and humble souls and the souls of little children...

 

 

 
 

April 15, 2020
Wednesday of Easter Week
Divine Mercy Novena - Day 6
Dear Family of Mary!
Today in our novena we are praying for humbles souls, and the souls of little children. These souls are so very precious to God!! Humility requires great trust in God, and a selflessness that leaves one open to sacrifice. Humble souls do not live for themselves. They live for the love of God and others.
Our Lady teaches us a little about humility in this message:

September 02, 2013 "Dear children, I love you all. All of you, all of my children, all of you are in my heart. All of you have my motherly love, and I desire to lead all of you to come to know God's joy. This is why I am calling you. I need humble apostles who, with an open heart, will accept the Word of God and help others to comprehend the meaning of their life along side God's word. To be able to do this my children, through prayer and fasting, you must learn to listen with the heart and to learn to keep submitting yourselves. You must learn to keep rejecting everything that distances you from God's word and to yearn only for that which draws you closer to it. Do not be afraid. I am here. You are not alone. I am imploring the Holy Spirit to renew and strengthen you. I am imploring the Holy Spirit that, as you help others, you too may be healed. I am imploring Him that, through Him, you may be God's children and my apostles."

There is great wisdom in Our Lady's words. St. Faustina also grew to understand humility through her long discipleship to the Lord. Here are two entries from her diary about the value of humility and how to grow in it:
1092. April 16, 1937. Today, as God's Majesty swept over me, my soul understood that the Lord, so very great though He is, delights in humble souls. The more a soul humbles itself, the greater the kindness with which the Lord approaches it. Uniting himself closely with it, He raises it to His very throne. Happy is the soul whom the Lord himself defends. I have come to know that only love is of any value; love is greatness; nothing, no works, can compare with a single act of pure love of God.
1306. + O humility, lovely flower, I see how few souls possess you. Is it because you are so beautiful and at the same time so difficult to attain? O yes, it is both the one and the other. Even God takes great pleasure in her. The floodgates of heaven are open to a humble soul, and a sea of graces flows down upon her. O how beautiful is a humble soul! From her heart, as from a censer, rises a varied and most pleasing fragrance which breaks through the skies and reaches God Himself, filling His Most Sacred Heart with joy. God refuses nothing to such a soul; she is all-powerful and influences the destiny of the whole world. God raises such a soul up to His very throne, and the more she humbles herself, the more God stoops down to her, pursuing her with His graces and accompanying her at every moment with His omnipotence. Such a soul is most deeply united with God. O humility, strike deep roots in my whole being. O Virgin most pure, but also most humble, help me to attain deep humility. Now I understand why there are so few saints; it is because so few souls are deeply humble.
Let us pray for humble souls and the souls of little children, asking for grace for them, and asking that we can become humble as well:
Divine Mercy Novena Day Six

 

Today bring to Me THE MEEK AND HUMBLE SOULS AND THE SOULS OF LITTLE CHILDREN, and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as earthly Angels, who will keep vigil at My altars. I pour out upon them whole torrents of grace. Only the humble soul is capable of receiving My grace. I favor humble souls with My confidence.
Most Merciful Jesus, You yourself have said, "Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart." Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy and they are the heavenly Father's favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the throne of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek souls, upon humble souls, and upon little children who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You bear these souls and by the delight You take in them: Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Now we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet: Here is a link to directions on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet (by the Marians of the Immaculate Conception in Stockbridge, Massachusetts:

https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet

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

 

 

PS.  Once again, let me share this fantastic news from Fr. Chris Alar, MIC.  He shares the incredible possibility that awaits us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020.  Please share this link with all your family and friends!!

What To Do on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19)?

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
Be connected!
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Mary TV: April 14, 2020 Reflection - Tuesday of Easter Week. Divine Mercy Novena, Day 5

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April 14, 2020
Tuesday of Easter Week
Divine Mercy Novena Day 5
Dear Family of Mary!
Today we pray for the reunification of all Christians. How did the followers of Jesus Christ end up so splintered? Is there not one Lord? But we also know that the enemy of us all is the great "Divider".  The enemy of our souls has worked tirelessly to break us apart since the beginning of time. And so, this is a very important prayer intention. Unity. Unity in the Faith, the Love and the Truth of Jesus, Our Lord.  If only...
Our Lady has given us many messages about unity - here are two:

September 25, 1995 "Dear Children! Today I invite you to fall in love with the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Adore Him, little children, in your Parishes and in this way you will be united with the entire world. Jesus will become your friend and you will not talk of Him like someone whom you barely know. Unity with Him will be a joy for you and you will become witnesses to the love of Jesus that He has for every creature. Little children, when you adore Jesus you are also close to me. Thank you for having responded to my call."

January 25, 2005 "Dear children! In this time of grace again I call you to prayer. Pray, little children, for unity of Christians, that all may be one heart. Unity will really be among you inasmuch as you will pray and forgive. Do not forget: love will conquer only if you pray, and your heart will open. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Love is the answer, the uniting love of Jesus which can change us and bring us into one heart of love for Him.  May it be so:

Divine Mercy Novena, Day Five:

 

Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO HAVE SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM MY CHURCH, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. During My bitter Passion they tore at My Body and Heart, that is, My Church. As they return to unity with the Church, My wounds heal and, in this way, they alleviate My Passion.
Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Church. Draw them by Your light into the unity of the Church, and do not let them escape from the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it about that they, too, come to glorify the generosity of Your mercy.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Son's Church, who have squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces by obstinately persisting in their errors. Do not look upon their errors, but upon the love of Your own Son and upon His bitter Passion, which He underwent for their sake, since they, too, are enclosed in His Most Compassionate Heart. Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Now we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet: Here is a link to directions on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet (by the Marians of the Immaculate Conception in Stockbridge, Massachusetts:

https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet

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

 

 

PS.  Once again, let me share this fantastic news from Fr. Chris Alar, MIC.  He shares the incredible possibility that awaits us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020.  Please share this link with all your family and friends!!

What To Do on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19)?

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: April 13, 2020 Reflection - Monday of Easter Week. Divine Mercy Novena, Day 4

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April 13, 2020
Monday of Easter Week
Divine Mercy Novena Day 4
Dear Family of Mary!
On this 2nd day of Easter, we realize how very much the prayers for Divine Mercy are united with the joy of Easter. The very heart of the Easter message is Divine Mercy. It is the Triumph of Divine Mercy that Jesus achieved through His Passion, Death and Resurrection. Divine Mercy is the most precious fruit of Jesus' Sacrifice. Jesus died for all souls, that they be saved!
Today in the Divine Mercy Novena we pray for an intention that is very dear to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. We pray for those who do not believe in God and do not know Him yet. These are the souls that cause the most suffering for Jesus and Mary! They long for these souls to recognize their love and embrace it. Let us pray with all our hearts that all souls will hear Our Lady's call.

Our Lady told us:

November 25, 2003 "Dear children! I call you that this time be for you an even greater incentive to prayer. In this time, little children, pray that Jesus be born in all hearts, especially in those who do not know Him. Be love, joy and peace in this peaceless world. I am with you and intercede before God for each of you. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Our Lady has a burning love for those souls who do not know her Son, or do not yet love Him. She longs for them to be united to her Son. St. Faustina also was given by Jesus a great desire that souls would recognize and love Him. She wrote:

Christ, give me souls. Let anything You like happen to me, but give me souls in return. I want the salvation of souls. I want souls to know Your mercy. I have nothing left for myself, because I have given everything away to souls, with the result that on the day of judgment I will stand before you empty-handed, since I have given everything away to souls. Thus, You will have nothing on which to judge me, and we shall meet on that day: Love and mercy ... (Diary, 1426)

And so today, we pray for all those souls who do not yet know or love Jesus... May they be given the grace of conversion and faith!!
Divine Mercy Novena Day Four

 

Today bring to Me THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD AND THOSE WHO DO NOT YET KNOW ME. I was thinking also of them during My bitter Passion, and their future zeal comforted My Heart. Immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.
Most compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the whole world. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who do not believe in God and of those who as yet do not know You. Let the rays of Your grace enlighten them that they, too, together with us, may extol Your wonderful mercy; and do not let them escape from the abode which is Your Most Compassionate Heart.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who do not believe in You, and of those who as yet do not know You, but who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the light of the Gospel. These souls do not know what great happiness it is to love You. Grant that they, too, may extol the generosity of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Now we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet: Here is a link to directions on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet (by the Marians of the Immaculate Conception in Stockbridge, Massachusetts:

https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet

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

 

 

PS.  Once again, let me share this fantastic news from Fr. Chris Alar, MIC.  He shares the incredible possibility that awaits us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020.  Please share this link with all your family and friends!!

What To Do on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19)?

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Mary TV: April 12, 2020 Reflection - Easter Sunday. Divine Mercy Novena, Day 3

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Christ indeed from death is risen!!!

 

 

 
 

April 12, 2020
Easter Sunday
Divine Mercy Novena, Day 3   

Dear Family of Mary!

Let's pray together this beautiful sequence, rejoicing in the Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ!!

Sequence (Victimae paschali laudes)

Christians, to the Paschal Victim
Offer your thankful praises!
A Lamb the sheep redeems;
Christ, who only is sinless,
Reconciles sinners to the Father.
Death and life have contended
in that combat stupendous:
The Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal.
Speak, Mary, declaring
What you saw, wayfaring.
"The tomb of Christ, who is living,
The glory of Jesus' resurrection;
bright angels attesting,
The shroud and napkin resting.
Yes, Christ my hope is arisen;
To Galilee he goes before you."
Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining.
Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning!
Amen. Alleluia.

 

This is Easter Sunday! Though we have been walking through a dark time, the Resurrection is a force that cannot be stopped! No pestilence can keep us from the joy of our Redeemer!! Our Lady has told us so. She called us to live in trust. Her Son has conquered:

"Dear children! Also today I call you to have more trust in me and my Son. He has conquered by His death and resurrection and, through me, calls you to be a part of His joy. You do not see God, little children, but if you pray you will feel His nearness. I am with you and intercede before God for each of you. Thank you for having responded to my call." (April 25, 2006)

 

We do not see God, but today we want to feel His nearness. We want to live in the deep awareness of the Redemption of Christ. We want to be part of His Joy!!

Come, Lord Jesus, and enter the room of my Heart, even if the door is locked. Even though I may be in locked down, alone, Jesus will come. He can walk through walls!! Come, Lord Jesus, come in and be with me.

Today we pray for all Devout and Faithful Souls. May these souls stay firm and intercede for this poor world, so much in need of mercy!
Divine Mercy Novena - Day Three

 

Today bring to Me ALL DEVOUT AND FAITHFUL SOULS and immerse then in the ocean of My mercy. The souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were that drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness.
Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy, You impart Your graces in great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from It. We beg this grace of You by that most wonderous love for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Now we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet: Here is a link to directions on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet (by the Marians of the Immaculate Conception in Stockbridge, Massachusetts:

https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet

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

 

 

PS. Here is the schedule of Liturgies streamed live from St. James Church for Easter Sunday:                                   

• (11:00-12:30 am Medj time) Parish Croatian Easter Mass 
• (5:00-6:00 pm Medj time) Evening Rosary
• (6:00-7:30 pm Medj time) Easter Sunday Mass 

 PPS.  And here is some fantastic news from Fr. Chris Alar, MIC.  He shares the incredible possibility that awaits us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020.  Please share this link with all your family and friends!!

What To Do on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19)?

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
Be connected!
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Mary TV: April 11, 2020 Reflection - Holy Saturday. Divine Mercy Novena, Day 2

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Pray for your shepherds...

 

 

 
 

April 11, 2020
Holy Saturday
Divine Mercy Novena Day 2
Dear Family of Mary!

April 02, 2014 "Dear children... Pray for your shepherds. I pray for them and I desire that they may always feel the blessing of my motherly hands and the support of my motherly heart."

Pray for your shepherds...Our Lady called us to pray for our priests many times!! She often included this call at the end of the 2nd of the month messages. She has a special love for our priests and for the religious as well. They have given their lives for Jesus. And we need them so much. Today we pray for them in the novena.
St. Faustina depended upon her spiritual directors and confessors for clarity in discernment and protection from the devil. She learned to hear the voice of Jesus through them. She understood how necessary the priests and religious are for the Church and the world.
She wrote:
O Jesus, give us fervent and holy priest! Oh, how great is the dignity of the priest, but at the same time, how great is his responsibility! Much has been given you, O priest, but much will also be demanded of you ... (941)

O my Jesus, I beg You on behalf of the whole Church: Grant it love and the light of Your Spirit, and give power to the words of priests so that hardened hearts might be brought to repentance and return to You, O Lord. Lord, give us holy priests; You yourself maintain them in holiness. O Divine and Great High Priest may the power of your mercy accompany them everywhere and protect them from the devil's traps and snares which are continually being set for the souls of priests. May the power of Your mercy, O Lord, shatter and bring to naught all that might tarnish the sanctity of priests, for You can do all things. (1052)

Such beautiful words of respect and love! Let's pray today's novena prayers with great sincerity. We do need our priests so very much! As Our Lady said: "Pray for your shepherds. I pray for them and I desire that they may always feel the blessing of my motherly hands and the support of my motherly heart."

Divine Mercy Novena - Day Two

 

Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they who gave Me strength to endure My bitter Passion. Through them as through channels My mercy flows out upon mankind.
Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in men and women consecrated to Your service, that they may perform worthy works of mercy; and that all who see them may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.
Eternal Father turn Your merciful gaze upon the company of chosen ones in Your vineyard-upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may be able to guide others in the way of salvation and with one voice sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.

 

Now we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet: Here is a link to directions on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet (by the Marians of the Immaculate Conception in Stockbridge, Massachusetts:

https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet

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

 

 

PS. Here is the schedule of Liturgies streamed live from St. James Church for Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday:

 

Prayer and Holy Mass Schedule streamed live from St. James Parish, Medjugorje                                   

Easter Vigil, April 11, 2020:

• (7:00 - 8:00 pm Medj time) Evening Rosary
• (8:00-9:30 pm Medj time) Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020:

• (11:00-12:30 am Medj time) Parish Croatian Easter Mass 
• (5:00-6:00 pm Medj time) Evening Rosary
• (6:00-7:30 pm Medj time) Easter Sunday Mass 

 

"Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world."
Saint John Paul II
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Update from Denis - The Power of Simple Prayer!

Mary TV! Be connected! (c) Mary TV   April 9, 2020 Holy Thursday   Dear Apostles of Our Lady - Family of Mary TV, The power of simple prayer...   "There is wonderful news this morning!"  Cathy greeted me with these words and a big smile when I came downstairs the other morning.  "Cardinal Pell is being released!"      His conviction had been a sham.  Everyone knew it....   And the last news I had heard was that new charges would be leveled against him before Australia's Supreme Court...  To tell the truth, I had sort of given up praying for him.  He was a martyr.  But Australia's Supreme Court had just voted unanimously to set him free!   Right when Cathy had said those words, they brought back a memory I had forgotten.   It was maybe back in 1991.  Australia had been consecrated to Satan.  I remember the shock that day when it happened.  And right then with Cathy's greeting it came to me:  all the power of Hell, all the power of Satan, can't withstand simple prayer!       Let's not forget what Our Lady told us in her last message: "Be courageous and decide for holiness.  You will see conversion in your hearts and families; prayer will be heard; God will hear your cries and give you peace. I am with you and am blessing you all with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call." (March 25, 2020)   The tide has turned!  Our novena to The Queen of Peace, Queen of Divine Mercy, led by Fr. Leon, has just ended today.  Tomorrow we begin the most powerful novena in the Church - certainly in our lifetime - the novena given by Jesus Himself for these days!  The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday and ends on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19).  Join Mary TV at the Hour of Mercy these next nine days... Live at 3:00pm Medjugorje time (9:00am EDT in the USA) and then our Novena will be archived in both the Divine Mercy window and the Novena window at www.MaryTV.tv  .   More hope to share: As we left Church on March 17th we didn't realize it would be our last Mass for a while.  As we walked out the church doors Cathy heard the words, "Lift your head.  Look up!"  She tells me every time she prays now she hears: "Lift your head.  Look up!"  Later she read similar words in the Bible: "Look up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." (Luke 21: 28)  Maybe it was also a little heavenly exhortation for me not to get stuck looking down into my iPhone!!   Let's not forget... Let's not forget that right after Our Lady's apparition on October 24, 2017 (streamed live by Mary TV - where it can still be watched) Marija said: "I believe that now, with this year, begins, as Our Lady said, the Triumph of her Immaculate Heart!"   It shouldn't surprise us that the devil isn't giving up without a fight (Sr. Lucia of Fatima told us Mary has already won)!  Our Lady just needs us by her side.  A battle rages.  Her first message to us this year: "I desire to gather all of my children around me, beneath my motherly mantle. This is why I am inviting you and calling you, apostles of my love, to help me..." (January 2, 2020).   Our Lady tells us she's giving her messages from Medjugorje for our salvation!  "Dear children! Today I invite you to become missionaries of my messages, which I am giving here through this place that is dear to me. God has allowed me to stay this long with you and therefore, little children, I invite you to live with love the messages I give and to transmit them to the whole world."  (February 25, 1995)   No reason to fear... Recently a shipmate was grateful to learn Our Lady in Medjugorje had never spoken of "The Three Days of Darkness".   A well-meaning friend of hers had been bombarding her with this message....  She was grateful to learn the visionaries didn't believe in it.  "Thank you, Denis.  Every time she talks about it, it starts to get me nervous.  Our Lady of Medjugorje never makes me feel like that!"    We have no time left to be distracted.  We have to decide whether we are apostles of the Gospa of Medjugorje or not.   By chance I was kneeling right next to Mirjana when Our Lady appeared to her on March 18, 1995 and gave her message:  "Dear children! ...As long as you do not love, you will not know your Father's love. You won't get to know him because God is love. Love and don't be afraid, my children, because there is no fear in love. If your hearts are open to the Father and if they are full of love toward him, then why any fear of what is to come?" Afterwards we asked Mirjana what there was to fear in the future....it seemed a lot of pilgrims were leaving Medjugorje with fear... She replied, "Nothing.  There is nothing to fear!  Our Lady was referring to the fear that pilgrims are bringing with them to Medjugorje because of listening to other messages!"   When St. Pope John Paul ll was handed a prophetic message about fire falling from the sky, he said "It's not going to happen!  Man's sins may be greater today, but God's mercy is greater!" Our Lady in Medjugorje has said everything is conditional....even God's plans can be changed through conversion, through prayer  The Cure of Ars said, "I know a man more powerful than God.  The man who prays!"   This is Mary's time.  She's carrying everything... It's the time of her triumph!  Our job is simple: to stay by her side.  "Dear children, I am calling you to be with me in prayer in this time of grace when darkness is fighting against the light!" (March 25, 2018)   The great Divine Mercy Novena... The Great Divine Mercy Novena begins tomorrow, Good Friday. Be excited!  Pray and watch what God will do through Divine Mercy Sunday!   We'll be praying the Novena Live on Mary TV's internet TV channel at 3:00pm Medjugorje time (9:00am EDT in the US). It will also be archived in both the Divine Mercy window and the Novena window where it can be prayed at any time. Good news!!   Very soon Fr. Leon will be giving daily Gospel Reflections (based on the Gospel for daily Mass) in the channel and you will also find them in the "Gospel Reflections" window).   On Easter Monday Fr. Michael Baker, MIC, former producer at EWTN, is beginning a new weekly TV series along with Deacon Daniel Maria Klimek, OFM,  "Living the Message of Medjugorje". It will air every week on Mary TV.  Deacon Daniel is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville.  You can find his testimony in Fruit shows #009 and #227 at www.marytv.tv   The technology you provided through your generous response to our Matching Grant Appeal also continues to be instrumental for St. James Parish - making it possible to continue its prayer program and extend it to the world..  Thank you!   Continue to pray... Let's keep the Franciscans and the Sisters, the villagers and St. James parishioners in our prayers (see "Tea with Rosie" at  www.marytv.tv   for the latest news).  Medjugorje has always been there for us.  Now let's be there for Our Lady's little village between the mountains!   Thank you and God bless you! Denis Nolan www.MaryTV.tv   Consider supporting the work of Mary TV through a donation. 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