Author: Cathy Nolan

Thank you for having responded to my call…   October 24, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! Our Lady calls to us.  She is initiating that call through the visionaries in Medjugorje.  In a special way, she wants to speak to each one of us through the visionaries, through her messages.  She calls to us! Isn’t that wonderful?  Mother is calling to us!  She is speaking directly to us in this way, through the visionaries.  I remember living without her call.  It was in the years before 1981.  I was young.  I had a young family.  I was trying to be a Catholic mother, but it was already difficult in those years, due to the atheistic takeover of most of our public institutions.  The devil was already hard at work, trying to ruin us all. But it wasn’t until I learned about Our Lady of Medjugorje, and her call to me and to Denis and to all of us individually, that I began to have hope, a focus for my prayer life, a sense of not being alone, the knowledge that God had sent Our Lady to me to guide me.  It was an amazing change!!  I could breath again, spiritually.  I was not left to myself anymore.  Our Lady was speaking directly to me, each month, guiding my heart and mind into the love of God. Here we are 42 years later, and Mother Mary is still speaking directly to me, to Denis, to all of us!  She hasn’t left us!  In fact I feel her closer now than ever!! We await a new message on Tuesday, and so I am sending out the September 25, 2022 message as a preparation!  Let’s listen to and respond to Our Lady’s call!! September 25, 2022 “Dear children! Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you that you be joyful seekers of God and witnesses of love without bounds. I am with you, little children, and, anew, I am calling all of you: take courage and bear witness to the good works that God is doing in and through you. Be joyful in God. Do good to your neighbor so that it will be good for you on earth and pray for peace, which is threatened because Satan wants war and peacelessness. Thank you for having responded to my call.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022

  October 21, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! “And pray for peace, which is threatened because Satan wants war and peacelessness…” (September 25, 2022) Our Lady ended the September 25, 2022 message with a call to pray for peace.  Why?  Because Satan wants war and peacelessness.  This of course is self-evident. The entire world now seems to be engulfed in war, hatred, cultural upheaval, sin…on and on.  Our job is to pray in a way that will counter Satan’s desires. I was reminded of the great Italian exorcist, Fr. Gabriele Amorth.  He conducted thousands of exorcisms during his lifetime.  And he revived the practice of exorcism in the church, arguing powerfully about the great need to fight the demonic to protect God’s people. Fr. Amorth championed the Rosary as one of the key prayers to battle the enemy.  And he understood the power of the Blessed Virgin Mary against Satan.  I have an excerpt below from his book, “An Exorcist Explains the Demonic”.  Fr. Amorth explains the power of Our Lady and the Rosary in the battle against Satan.  And he would know, considering the thousands of exorcisms Fr. Amorth performed. Our Lady calls us to pray for peace.  Fr. Amorth can help us understand how to pray for peace! An Excerpt from “An Exorcist Explains the Demonic” by Fr. Gabriele Amorth: “In the end my Immaculate Heart will triumph”: Mary’s prophecy at Fátima reassures us that besides the body-to-body [struggle] with the demon (the exorcism), the earthly anticipation of the eschatological struggle between the Mother of God and the ancient dragon (cf. Rev. 12) also has her attention. Despite rampant sin and despite the man who abandons God, considering him only a useless impediment to his own unrestrained liberty, the tribulations of the Church will have an end. And the finale will be good: God will have the last word on history. For this reason, Mary is always invoked during the exorcism; although, to tell the truth, the old ritual did not include an invocation to her. Adding her to the ceremony is a practice I borrowed from Father Candido, however. It is a necessity, and the current ritual has gotten around this deficiency. During the prayer, the priest repeatedly invokes her intercession and her powerful action. Without her, little is accomplished in the struggle against Satan. It is always God who liberates one from his influence — it is good to keep repeating it—but His ear is especially attuned to the mediation of Mary, the Mother of His Son. What role does the Virgin have in the liberation of the obsessed? Mary, as the Hail Mary says, is “full of grace.” She is the mediatrix of God’s every grace for all men, particularly for those who suffer much, including those who suffer from spiritual evils. The enmity between Mary and Satan—proclaimed solemnly by God in the first book of Genesis (Gen. 1:3–15) and manifest in the eschatological struggle with the dragon — makes her the number-one enemy of the demon. She will be the one to crush his head at the end of time. The help of the Virgin, however, goes beyond the exceptional situations of the demoniacs. In man’s every struggle against Satan and sin, it is always she who represents the extraordinary and the irreplaceable. The demon is terrified of her. In order to be very clear, I wish to cite an episode at which I personally assisted many years ago. During an exorcism, Father Candido asked the devil a question: “Why are you more afraid when I invoke Mary than when I implore God Himself?” He responded: “I feel more humiliated being conquered by a simple creature than by God Himself.” Mary is a creature like us, but, having been elevated to be the Mother of God, she has extraordinary power. Also for this reason I ask the persons who assist me to pray the Rosary. It is the most advisable prayer in that context, prayed individually, not aloud and collectively, as it is often prayed in church before Mass, so as not to disturb the exorcism. I would add that the Rosary, being the prayer most appreciated by our Lady, is an extremely powerful arm against the devil, and I warmly recommend it to anyone suffering from spiritual evils. This prayer has, in fact, a strong power of protection and liberation from evil. One day Sister Lucia, a seer of Fátima, revealed that God has conferred a power so great on the Rosary that there is no evil—personal, family, or social—that cannot be defeated by its recitation with faith. What, then, can we ask of Mary in the Rosary? There is nothing else to ask of her except for the gift of peace — for the world certainly, but also for ourselves; for the serenity of our heart, so that we may be able to accept our crosses, so that we may know how to recognize the gifts that we receive each day from the good God and thank Him for this. It is also important to pray the Rosary together as a family in order to invoke peace in our homes and in our parochial communities, in workplaces, in nations, and in the world. Wars and the division of souls are unequivocal signs of the presence of the devil, which, not by chance, in Greek means “divider.” I also recall that on March 25, 1984, St. John Paul II consecrated the world to Mary. It was a very important gesture in an epoch in which communism still represented an explicit threat to Christianity. During an exorcism, I asked an unclean spirit who was persecuting someone why he had so much hatred toward John Paul II. He replied: “Because he has ruined our plans.” I imagine that he was referring to the fall of communism. At Fátima, when the Virgin affirmed that her “Immaculate Heart will triumph,” what could it mean if not to trust in the Lord and her maternal help always—particularly before the danger of discouragement that lies in wait for everyone, but, above all, for those suffering from evil spirits, because often waiting for the results can seem interminable. It also means that, with the help of Mary, we must continuously engage ourselves in converting to God, so that we will know how to do His will — that is, to pardon and to love — and so that we may know how to make every event an occasion of sanctification and the realization of God’s plan for us. Mary brings us to Jesus, because initially she allowed the Holy Spirit to touch her intimately, permitting her to generate Jesus in time. (Fr. Gabriele Amorth. An Exorcist Explains the Demonic. Sophia Institute Press. 2016 p. 122-124.) So we can see that to answer Our Lady’s call to pray for peace, because Satan wants war and peacelessness, we need to pray the Rosary with her!!!  Pray the Rosary all day long, and all night as well, because the battle is engaged and Our Lady is the Champion General for us, the one who will win against our terrible foe, along with her children who pray with her, especially the Rosary!! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022    

Be good to your neighbor…   October 20, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! September 25, 2022 “Dear children! Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you that you be joyful seekers of God and witnesses of love without bounds. I am with you, little children, and, anew, I am calling all of you: take courage and bear witness to the good works that God is doing in and through you. Be joyful in God. Do good to your neighbor so that it will be good for you on earth and pray for peace, which is threatened because Satan wants war and peacelessness. Thank you for having responded to my call.” ” Do good to your neighbor so that it will be good for you on earth….” Our Lady wants us to translate all the love and mercy we are receiving from Jesus into acts of love and mercy in our everyday lives.  Jesus loves us with very practical and concrete love.  He saves us from sin, protects us from satan, heals our wounds and gives us a life worth living.  If we realize all that Jesus has done for us, how can we not share it with others?  If we do not share it, we are like stagnant pools where the water can only grow dank because there is no outlet.  We must share the love we receive each day!!!  We must do good to our neighbor!!! Here are five messages in which Our Lady reminds us to do good to others.  Her words are worth studying.  And these messages may be good for meditation during our Rosary! April 25, 2008 “Dear children! Also today, I call all of you to grow in God’s love as a flower which feels the warm rays of spring. In this way, also you, little children, grow in God’s love and carry it to all those who are far from God. Seek God’s will and do good to those whom God has put on your way, and be light and joy. Thank you for having responded to my call.” March 18, 2001 “Dear children! Today I call you to love and mercy. Give love to each other as your Father gives it to you. Be merciful (pause) – with the heart… Do good works, not permitting them to wait for you too long. Every mercy that comes from the heart brings you closer to my Son.” November 25, 1995 “Dear Children! Today I invite you that each of you begin again to love, in the first place, God who saved and redeemed each of you, and then brothers and sisters in your proximity. Without love, little children, you cannot grow in holiness and cannot do good deeds. Therefore, little children, pray without ceasing that God reveals His love to you. I have invited all of you to unite yourselves with me and to love. Today I am with you and invite you to discover love in your hearts and in the families. For God to live in your hearts, you must love. Thank you for having responded to my call.” July 31, 1986 “Dear children! Hatred gives birth to dissensions and does not regard anyone or anything. I call you always to bring harmony and peace. Especially, dear children, in the place where you live, act with love. Let your only instrument always be love. By love turn everything into good which satan desires to destroy and possess. Only that way shall you be completely mine and I shall be able to help you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” April 2, 2018 “Dear children, Through the great love of the Heavenly Father I am beside you as your mother and you are beside me as my children, as apostles of my love whom I ceaselessly gather around me. My children, you are those who, along with prayer, need to completely surrender to my Son so that you may no longer live but my Son may live in you – so that all those who do not know my Son may see Him in you and come to desire to know Him. Pray that in you they may see resolute humility and goodness, a readiness to serve others; that in you they may see that you live your vocation in the world with the heart, in communion with my Son; that in you they may see meekness, tenderness and love for my Son as well as for all brothers and sisters. Apostles of my love, you must pray much and cleanse your hearts so that you may be the first to walk on the way of my Son, that you may be the just who are united with the justice of my Son. My children, as apostles of my love, you must be united in the communion which emanates from my Son, so that my children who do not know my Son may recognize the communion of love and may come to desire to walk on the way of life, the way of unity with my Son. Thank you.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022  

Be Joyful in God!   October 19, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! September 25, 2022 “Dear children! Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you that you be joyful seekers of God and witnesses of love without bounds. I am with you, little children, and, anew, I am calling all of you: take courage and bear witness to the good works that God is doing in and through you. Be joyful in God. Do good to your neighbor so that it will be good for you on earth and pray for peace, which is threatened because Satan wants war and peacelessness. Thank you for having responded to my call.” “Be joyful in God!” I was looking for a prayer of joy or litany of joy that I could share with you, but I heard a small, sweet voice saying: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord…”  I knew at once it was Our Lady reminding me that there is no more powerful and joyful a prayer than her prayer which came from her heart when she greeted Elizabeth and both women were inundated with the Holy Spirit! Mary and Elizabeth were let in on the wonder of God’s plan of salvation that was being enacted through them both.  For Elizabeth with the conception of St. John the Baptist, and for Mary with the mind-boggling conception of Jesus in her womb, through the power of the Holy Spirit.  Jesus, both Man and God, Son of Mary and Lord of all! Our joy flows from this incredible event.  We were given our Savior and Lord, and delivered from eternal damnation through His life, death and resurrection. Talk about joy!!!!!  Our Lady knows joy.  And we can only join in her joy, with our hearts in awe at the grace and gift we have been given through her yes.  This is how we can be joyful in God!  Be joyful in God with Mary!!! The Prayer Of Mary – Magnificat My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,  my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.  From this day all generations will call me blessed:  the Almighty has done great things for me,  and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.  He has shown the strength of his arm,  he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,  and has lifted up the lowly.  He has filled the hungry with good things,  and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he remembered his promise of mercy,  the promise he made to our fathers,  to Abraham and his children forever. (Lk 1: 46-55) In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022

Be witnesses of love without bounds!   October 18, 2022 St. Luke, Evangelist Dear Family of Mary! September 25, 2022 “Dear children! Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you that you be joyful seekers of God and witnesses of love without bounds. I am with you, little children, and, anew, I am calling all of you: take courage and bear witness to the good works that God is doing in and through you. Be joyful in God. Do good to your neighbor so that it will be good for you on earth and pray for peace, which is threatened because Satan wants war and peacelessness. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Our Lady told us to pray in this way in the September 25 message: “Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you that you be… witnesses of love without bounds!” What does it mean to be witnesses?  She has asked us to witness many times.  What does it mean to be a witness?  The simple answer is: a witness is a person who saw, or can give a firsthand account of, something. Witnesses experience an event or see something happen that they later can attest to.  They share through their own words an experience they have had.  Our Lady tells us to pray to the Holy Spirit so that we can be witnesses of “love without bounds”!  We have to ask ourselves when we have seen love without bounds?  When have we experienced love without bounds so that we can witness to others about it? Our Lady answers this question in the next line: “I am with you, little children, and, anew, I am calling all of you: take courage and bear witness to the good works that God is doing in and through you.” The love without bounds is the love which God does within us, which He lavishes upon us as we draw close to Him.  The love without bounds is demonstrated each time we go to Confession and we are absolved of all our sins!  The love without bounds exists in the Eucharist which is the Body and Blood of our Savior, sacrificed for our salvation, and given to us as daily food!  The love without bounds is Jesus, conceived in a Virgin’s womb, who is born, lives, heals, ministers, teaches and loves all those He meets, and then dies on the Cross, completely poured out for our sins, and uttering forgiveness to His last breath.  This is the love without bounds.  This is the love that has saved us all. The boundless love we are to witness is the love that has saved us!  It is the love that won for us eternal life!!  It is boundless!! It is so huge the universe cannot hold it.  It is so powerful that no one can stop it!! This is the witness that the Apostles gave in Jerusalem.  And it is the witness we must give wherever we live.  The witness of the boundless love of God!! Our Lady is with us to live this love and witness it as well.  This message is very consoling: March 25, 2005 “Dear children! Today I call you to love. Little children, love each other with God’s love. At every moment, in joy and in sorrow, may love prevail and, in this way, love will begin to reign in your hearts. The risen Jesus will be with you and you will be his witnesses. I will rejoice with you and protect you with my motherly mantle. Especially, little children, I will watch your daily conversion with love. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Thank you dearest Mother!  We want to be witnesses of love without bounds!! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022  

Be Joyful Seekers of God!   October 17, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! Here is the September 25, 2022 message again! September 25, 2022 “Dear children! Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you that you be joyful seekers of God and witnesses of love without bounds. I am with you, little children, and, anew, I am calling all of you: take courage and bear witness to the good works that God is doing in and through you. Be joyful in God. Do good to your neighbor so that it will be good for you on earth and pray for peace, which is threatened because Satan wants war and peacelessness. Thank you for having responded to my call.” “Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you that you be joyful seekers of God…” Our Lady calls us to be “Joyful seekers of God…” Seeking God is so necessary. We have that gnawing feeling in our hearts that tells us that we are missing something, hungry for something in our souls, something we need very much.  That something is our God. But we live in a world that has been divided from God through original sin. We failed in our first relationship with Him. As much as He loves us, He has banished us from the Garden, and we wander in a world bereft of His presence. Our hearts yearn for Him. Even if we don’t realize it yet. But we are seekers, from the time we are born. Seekers of a home we know exists somewhere. This is the longing for God. Our Lady knows that we feel this way.  She knows our loneliness for God. And so she tells us to ask the Holy Spirit to give us Light!  Show us how to be seekers of God, but not just seekers, JOYFUL SEEKERS!!  She tells us it is possible to seek with such certitude that we seek in joy!! Wow!  When we know that our God is our Father, and that He wants us to come home, we can start searching for Him in joy!!  Like the Prodigal Son, we will find our Father who will embrace us! St. Anselm wrote a beautiful prayer on seeking the Lord.  Let His words encourage us to be joyful seekers of God! A Prayer by St. Anselm of Canterbury O my God, teach my heart where and how to seek You, where and how to find You. You are my God and You are my all and I have never seen You. You have made me and remade me, You have bestowed on me all the good things I possess, Still I do not know You. I have not yet done that for which I was made. Teach me to seek You. I cannot seek You unless You teach me or find You unless You show Yourself to me. Let me seek You in my desire, let me desire You in my seeking. Let me find You by loving You, let me love You when I find You. Amen “Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you that you be joyful seekers of God…” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022

Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you… October 14, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! Our Lady told us to pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten us!  Here is her message to us: September 25, 2022 “Dear children! Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you that you be joyful seekers of God and witnesses of love without bounds. I am with you, little children, and, anew, I am calling all of you: take courage and bear witness to the good works that God is doing in and through you. Be joyful in God. Do good to your neighbor so that it will be good for you on earth and pray for peace, which is threatened because Satan wants war and peacelessness. Thank you for having responded to my call.” So let’s do it!!!! Litany of the Holy Spirit (For private use only) Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Father all powerful, have mercy on us Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world, save us. Spirit of the Father and the Son, boundless life of both, sanctify us. Holy Trinity, hear us. Holy Spirit, Who proceedest from the Father and the Son, enter our hearts. Holy Spirit, Who art equal to the Father and the Son, enter our hearts. Promise of God the Father, have mercy on us. Ray of heavenly light, have mercy on us Author of all good, have mercy on us Source of heavenly water, have mercy on us Consuming fire, have mercy on us Ardent charity, have mercy on us Spiritual unction, have mercy on us Spirit of love and truth, have mercy on us Spirit of wisdom and understanding, have mercy on us Spirit of counsel and fortitude, have mercy on us Spirit of knowledge and piety, have mercy on us Spirit of the fear of the Lord, have mercy on us Spirit of grace and prayer, have mercy on us Spirit of peace and meekness, have mercy on us Spirit of modesty and innocence, have mercy on us Holy Spirit, the Comforter, have mercy on us Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier, have mercy on us Holy Spirit, Who governest the Church, have mercy on us Gift of God, the Most High, have mercy on us Spirit Who fillest the universe, have mercy on us Spirit of the adoption of the children of God, have mercy on us Holy Spirit, inspire us with horror of sin. Holy Spirit, come and renew the face of the earth. Holy Spirit, shed Thy light in our souls. Holy Spirit, engrave Thy law in our hearts Holy Spirit, inflame us with the flame of Thy love. Holy Spirit, open to us the treasures of Thy graces Holy Spirit, teach us to pray well. Holy Spirit, enlighten us with Thy heavenly inspirations. Holy Spirit, lead us in the way of salvation Holy Spirit, grant us the only necessary knowledge. Holy Spirit, inspire in us the practice of good. Holy Spirit, grant us the merits of all virtues. Holy Spirit, make us persevere in justice. Holy Spirit, be Thou our everlasting reward. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Send us Thy Holy Spirit. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, pour down into our souls the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant us the Spirit of wisdom and piety. V. Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of Thy faithful, R. And enkindle in them the fire of Thy love. Let Us Pray Grant, O merciful Father, that Thy Divine Spirit may enlighten, inflame and purify us, that He may penetrate us with His heavenly dew and make us fruitful in good works, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, liveth and reigneth forever and ever. R. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022

“Here we are, Mother! Lead us!”   October 13, 2022 The Miracle of the Sun at Fatima Dear Family of Mary! Our Lady has spoken to us about many things over the last 41 years.  There have been many challenges in the world during those years…wars, famines, plagues, civil unrest, the growth of atheism and the occult.  These have been difficult years for all of us. But Our Lady has stayed with us, with such constancy and loyalty.  She has given us messages each month…messages filled with wisdom, encouragement, correction and love.  These messages come from the Heart of our Mother.  And they sustain us in all things. Here are three messages in which Our Lady mentions the signs of the times, and how we must respond to them.  She knows that the world is convulsing in evil, but she doesn’t dwell on the evil, because she is too busy building us up in the good.  Her response to evil is to do good!  Let these three messages help us to focus on the Good God and His love for us, and then live our lives accordingly! September 25, 1998 “Dear children! Today, I call you to become my witnesses by living the faith of your fathers. Little children, you seek signs and messages and do not see that, with every morning sunrise, God calls you to convert and to return to the way of truth and salvation. You speak much, little children, but you work little on your conversion. That is why, convert and start to live my messages, not with your words but with your life. In this way, little children, you will have the strength to decide for the true conversion of the heart. Thank you for having responded to my call.” June 2, 2007 “Dear children! Also in this difficult time God’s love sends me to you. My children, do not be afraid, I am with you. With complete trust give me your hearts, that I may help you to recognize the signs of the time in which you live. I will help you to come to know the love of my Son. I will triumph through you. Thank you.” May 2, 2009 Our Lady was very sad. She blessed us and gave this message: “Dear children! Already for a long time I am giving you my motherly heart and offering my Son to you. You are rejecting me. You are permitting sin to overcome you more and more. You are permitting it to master you and to take away your power of discernment. My poor children, look around you and look at the signs of the times. Do you think that you can do without God’s blessing? Do not allow darkness to envelop you. From the depth of your hearts cry out for my Son. His Name disperses even the greatest darkness… I will be with you, just call on me: ‘Here we are Mother, lead us.’ Thank you.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022  

Follow me…   October 12, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! August 2, 2014 “Dear children, the reason that I am with you, my mission, is to help you for ‘good’ to win, even though this does not seem possible to you now. I know that you do not understand many things as I also did not understand everything, everything that my Son explained to me while He was growing up alongside me – but I believed Him and followed Him. I ask this of you also, to believe me and to follow me. However, my children, to follow me means to love my Son above everything, to love Him in every person without making differences. For you to be able to do this, I call you anew to renunciation, prayer and fasting. I am calling you for the Eucharist to be the life of your soul. I am calling you to be my apostles of light who will spread love and mercy through the world. My children, your life is only a blink in contrast to eternal life. And when you come before my Son, in your hearts He will see how much love you had. In order to spread love in the right way, I am asking my Son, through love, to grant you unity through Him, unity among you, unity between you and your shepherds. Through them my Son always gives Himself to you anew and renews your soul. Do not forget this. Thank you.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022  

Give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you!   October 11, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! Luke 11:37-41 After Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home. He entered and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not observe the prescribed washing before the meal. The Lord said to him, “Oh, you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil. You fools! Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside? But as to what is within, give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you.” “But as to what is within, give alms, and behold, everything will be clean for you.” Jesus was really abashed at this Pharisee, and how thick headed he was.  He just didn’t get Jesus.   He was so picky and stubborn and self-centered!!  But He gave him a very simple remedy.  “Give alms, and behold everything will be clean for you!” Giving alms is a remedy for so much that is disordered within us.  Why?  I think it is because the act of serving and sharing with others who are poor can penetrate our hearts as nothing else can. Last week I was blessed to go to the movie, “No Greater Love” which is a tribute to Mother Teresa of Calcutta – ( https://www.motherteresamovie.com/ ) – It was so moving, I could hardly take it all in.  I highly recommend it!!  Mother Teresa made her entire life a gift of alms for the poor.  She gave everything.  And for her everything was clean!!!  Her soul was a bright and shiny as the sun!! Our Lady knows about having souls that shine.  In this very long message she gives us very good advice about how to become good.  Of course the poor are included in her list.  In fact so many of the things Our Lady calls us to do are exemplified in Mother Teresa.  She prayed the Rosary. none-stop!  She And she offered her entire life to Jesus, through Mary, by serving the poor.  May Our Lady teach us our road to holiness so that one day we will shine like the sun!! December 2, 2017  “Dear children, I turn to you as your mother, the mother of the just, the mother of those who love and suffer, the mother of those who are holy. My children, you too can be holy – this depends on you. Those who are holy are those who immeasurably love the Heavenly Father, those who love Him above all. Therefore, my children, always strive to be better. If you strive to be good you can be holy even though you may not think so of yourselves. If you think that you are good, you are not humble, and arrogance distances you from holiness. In this peaceless world full of threats, your hands, apostles of my love, should be extended in prayer and mercy. And to me, my children, give the gift of the rosary, the roses which I love so much. My roses are your prayers pronounced with the heart and not only recited with the lips. My roses are your acts of prayer, faith and love. When my Son was little, he said to me that my children would be numerous and that they would bring me many roses. I did not comprehend Him. Now I know that you are those children who are bringing me roses when, above all, you love my Son, when you pray with the heart, when you help the poorest. Those are my roses. That is the faith which makes everything in life be done through love, not knowing arrogance, and always ready to forgive; never judging, always striving to understand one’s brother. Therefore, apostles of my love, pray for those who do not know how to love, for those who do not love you, for those who have done evil to you, for those who have not come to know the love of my Son. My children, I ask this of you because, remember, to pray means to love and to forgive. Thank you.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022