Author: Cathy Nolan

June 25, 2022 – Message from Our Lady of Medjugorje

“Dear children, I rejoice with you and thank you for every sacrifice and prayer which you have offered for my intentions. Little children, do not forget that you are important in my plan of salvation of mankind. Return to God and prayer that the Holy Spirit may work in you and through you. Little children, I am with you also in these days when Satan is fighting for war and hatred. Division is strong and evil is at work in man as never before. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (June 25, 2022)

June 25, 2022 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace of Medjugorje

  The June 25, 2022 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace   June 25, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! Here is the message, given today by Our Lady, Queen of Peace in Medjugorje: “Dear children, I rejoice with you and thank you for every sacrifice and prayer which you have offered for my intentions. Little children, do not forget that you are important in my plan of salvation of mankind. Return to God and prayer that the Holy Spirit may work in you and through you. Little children, I am with you also in these days when Satan is fighting for war and hatred. Division is strong and evil is at work in man as never before. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (June 25, 2022) Let us respond with renewed determination to live Our Lady’s messages and allow the Holy Spirit to work through us for a better tomorrow. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c)Mary TV 2022        

June 24, 2022 Reflection – The 41st Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions

The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus The Eve of the 41st Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions in Medjugorje   June 24, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! This is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus! It is Jesus’ love that has sent Our Lady to us for all these years. We have His Heart to thank for this great grace! Let us pray a prayer of thanksgiving and petition to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Lord Jesus, I adore You. I believe in You. You say, “I am the way, the Truth, and the Life. I am the Bread from Heaven.” I adore You. You and Your Mother are calling to to open my heart to You to put You in the first place in my life. Dear Jesus, I do now what I can. I say, “Lord Thy will be done.” To You belongs the first place in my heart. Come, O Lord Jesus, take first place in my heart. I ask that you take away all that is hindering my heart from being open and thus creating a space for You alone. I love You, O Jesus. Lord Jesus I adore You. Come, O Lord Jesus, to You belongs the first place. I ask You to open my eyes to the anger, resistance, and fear I have of You. Heal the experiences that have caused these feeling toward You, so that then there can be space enough in my heart for You and You alone. Turn the darkness in my soul to the bright light of You love. I believe in You and in Your love for me. Place a deep desire for You in my heart. Lord Jesus, make me free and heal me. I adore You. Lord Jesus, I adore You, I praise You, I want You, I need You, I bless You, I thank You, and I love You. Heal my body and soul and give me Your peace. You are Lord. Amen. (Fr. Slavko Barbaric- Be Similar to My Heart) Here is the account of the very first time Our Lady was seen on Apparition Hill – June 24, 1981 (We really do have Jesus to thank for this wondrous gift!): The First Day: It was June 24, 1981, and the Feast of John the Baptist. Mirjana Dragicevic and Ivanka Ivankovic were alone along the base of Podbrdo (now known as Apparition Hill) heaading out of the village. It was a hot summer day, and after walking for a while they felt tired and decided to sit down and rest. Ivanka was looking towards the hill, and Mirjana was facing the opposite direction. In one moment Ivanka said, “I think Our Lady is on the hill.” Mirjana didn’t even look because the thought of Our Lady appearing seemed to her impossible. Mirjana responded, “Yeah, like Our Lady has nothing else to do that she would come to the two of us.” Mirjana stood up and left, intending to go back to the village, but as she was nearing the first house, she felt an intense call within herself to return. There she found Ivanka in the same spot and she said to Mirjana, “Look now please.” Mirjana saw a young woman in a long grey dress holding a baby in her arms. Mirjana said in that instant, she felt every possible emotion. Shortly after, Vicka Ivankovic arrived and also saw Our Lady. She became so frightened she took off her shoes and started running as fast as she could back toward the village. On the way she met two boys, Ivan Dragicevic, and Ivan Ivankovic. Vicka asked them to come with her back to the spot where they saw Our Lady. Finally, Milka Pavlovic joined them. It was now about 6pm, and all six of the children saw the amazingly beautiful young woman with a small child in her arms. The woman didn’t say anything to them but gestured that they should come closer. But they were too frightened to move, although they immediately believed the woman to be Our Lady. (The Medjugorje Messages – p. 29 – published by The Medjugorje Web) This is the very beginning of this remarkable event that has lasted now for 41 years. Our Lady came, in her great beauty and humility, to the village of Medjugorje. On that first day she didn’t speak, but she began to build a relationship with some of the children. That relationship has lasted for all these years. You can see the love they have for her. She truly is their mother. Let’s be prayerful today, and thank Our Lady for showing herself to the children of Medjugorje – in order to build in their village an Oasis of Peace. We have all benefited from Our Lady’s presence, which they welcomed 41 years ago. Let us pray: How to Give Oneself to Mary Mother of Goodness, of Love and of Mercy (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 4/19/1984) Oh my Mother! Mother of goodness, love and mercy! I love you immensely, and I offer myself to you. Through your goodness, your love, And your mercy, save me! I wish to be yours. I love you immensely And I wish that you protect me. In my heart, oh mother of goodness, Give me your goodness, So that I go to Heaven. I ask you for your immense love That you may give me the grace That I will be able to love each one Just like you loved Jesus Christ. I ask you in grace That I be able to be merciful* to you. I offer myself completely to you And I wish that you will be with me at each step, Because you are full of grace. I wish never to forget your grace, And if I should lose it, I will ask, make me find it again. Amen. Let us pray in thanksgiving all day today!! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c)Mary TV 2022 Here is the simple Schedule for June 24: 6:00 AM – Peace March from Humac to Medjugorje 12:00 PM – English Mass (recorded) 3:00 PM – Daily Rosary/Divine Mercy 4:00 PM – Prerecorded 6:00 PM – Evening Program begins – Rosary, Holy Mass and Adoration all night!

June 23, 2022 Reflection – Anniversary Novena Day 9

Parishioners and Pilgrims processing from Apparition Hill to St. James Church on the Anniversary last year! Anniversary Novena, Day 9   June 23, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! Well, we made it to the last day of the Novena before the 41st Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions in Medjugorje!! Here we are at Day 9!!! On this day we meditate on Our Lady’s message of May 25, 2022. “Dear children! I am looking at you and thanking God for each of you, because He permits me to still be with you, to encourage you to holiness. Little children, peace is disturbed and Satan wants peacelessness. That is why, may your prayer be even stronger so that every unclean spirit of division and war may be stilled. Be builders of peace and carriers of joy of the Risen One in you and around you, for the good to win in every man. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (May 25, 2022) Dearest Mother! We want to become builders of peace and carrier of the joy of the Risen One. We want the good to win! Help our prayer to grow stronger so that every unclean spirit of division and war may be stilled. We commit ourselves to your guidance anew, dearest Mother. In the words of Fr. Slavko we pray: Heavenly Father, I thank You for Mary’s presence among us during these 41 years. I thank You for all that You have given me through Her. I thank you for every word that She expressed in Your Name. I thank you for all the graces, for every blessing, for every inner and outer healing that You, in the name of Your Son and through Mary’s intercession, have given me. I adore and praise You along with Mary who calls upon us to convert. Send me Your Holy Spirit so that I can, through Him, open myself to prayer and that He then can help me to grow in prayer. Take, O Father, my heart of stone from my chest and cleanse it so that it may become a new heart. Free me, O Father, of everything that makes my heart a heart of stone. Free me from every hatred, from every jealousy, from every greed, from every obsession and dependency and from every distrust and fear. Free my heart from all wounds, from all stresses and traumas, so that my heart may be formed according to that of Your Son, humble and mild, and formed according to that of Your servant Mary… so that I may live with others in love and peace, and so that I may stay, along with Mary, on the path of holiness, in order that someday I may become holy as You are holy, Our Father, who lives and reigns in all eternity. Amen (Adapted from “Be Similar to My Heart” by Fr. Slavko Barbaric.) In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c)Mary TV 2022 P.S. Here is the schedule for June 24 and 25, the 41st Anniversary (Streamed live by Mary TV) June 24, 2022: The Peace Walk on June 24 will take place early in the morning, starting from Humac at 6 am, praying for peace. (It started exactly 30 years ago, in 1992.) We pray for peace in the world, in Ukraine and in the hearts of all people that are in need so much. (Mary TV will stream the end of this march) The Evening Holy Mass will be celebrated at 7 p.m. And after the evening Holy Mass there will be Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar and it will last the whole night until 6 o’clock in the morning. June 25, 2022: We will gather on Apparition Hill, where it all began 41 years ago, around the Statue of Our Lady at 4:30 pm and then walk to St. James Church. We will pray the Rosary until we come to the Parish Church of St. James, where we will all celebrate the 41st Anniversary of the Apparitions of the Queen of Peace”. The solemn Holy Mass of the 41st Anniversary of the Apparition is at 7 pm on June 25, 2022.

June 22, 2022 Reflection – Anniversary Novena, Day 8

Peace March from Humac to Medjugorje, 2021 Anniversary Novena, Day 8 June 22, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! This is Day 8! The 41st Anniversary approaches!! Medjugorje is filling up with pilgrims and preparations are being made! I will include at the end of this email a summary of the events for the 41st Anniversary, as announced by the Parish of Medjugorje. (See below) On this day we meditate on Our Lady’s message of April 25, 2022. Our Lady shook us up a bit at the beginning of this message. But, as always, she is right. We are “lost” because we do not pray from the heart. She told us: April 25, 2022 Message “Dear children! I am looking at you and I see that you are lost.  That is why I am calling all of you: return to God, return to prayer and the Holy Spirit will fill you with His love which gives joy to the heart.  Hope will grow in you, also, for a better future, and you will become joyful witnesses of God’s mercy in you and around you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (April 25, 2022) Dearest Mother! You are looking at us! This is great news! We need you to keep track of us, or we will get lost in the world of distractions. Thank you for looking at us!! But you tell us that what you see is troubling…we are lost! This is not good news. When we get lost, at first we have no idea we are lost. It takes a while to realize that we are on the wrong track. Thank you, dearest Mother for calling us back. The way back? You tell us the way back…return to God…return to prayer…let the Holy Spirit fill us with His love which will give joy to our hearts… The result? Hope will grow in us…we will see a better future…and we will become joyful witness to God’s Mercy! Everywhere!! The way to life is not far off or difficult. You, Mother, have come to guide us into life, true life with Jesus. And as we follow you, we will begin to attract many others to follow you as well. This is the way of grace! To receive it and share it! May it be so!! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c)Mary TV 2022 P.S. Here is the parish announcement for the Anniversary: On Wednesday, June 15, the Novena to the Queen of Peace began. Every day at 4 pm during these nine days, the Rosary will be said on Apparition Hill! (Mary TV is streaming the Novena Climb each day) And in addition to the novena on Apparition Hill, this year the parishioners of Medjugorje will lead the Rosary before the evening Holy Mass at the White Dome of the Parish Church of St. James, announced the Parish Office of Medjugorje. (Mary TV streams that Rosary daily as well) The parish priest of Medjugorje, Fr. Marinko Šakota, gave an interview at Radio Mir Medjugorje and announced the program of the Celebration of the 41st Anniversary of the Apparitions of the Queen of Peace: June 24, 2022: The Peace Walk on the Eve of the Anniversary (June 24) will take place early in the morning, starting from Humac at 6 am, praying for peace. It started exactly 30 years ago, in 1992. We pray for peace in the world, in Ukraine and in the hearts of all people that are in need so much. The schedule of Holy Masses on June 24 is 8, 11 and 7 p.m. And after the evening Holy Mass there will be Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar and it will last the whole night until 6 o’clock in the morning. June 25, 2022: “The solemn Holy Mass of the 41st Anniversary of the Apparition is at 7 pm on June 25, 2022”, said Fr. Marinko. “The Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Ljubo Kurtović, parish priest of Humac. And the Mass for the Anniversary will be celebrated by the new Provincial of the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina, Fr. Jozo Grbeš.” “Also this year we will gather on Apparition Hill, where it all began 41 years ago, around the Statue of Our Lady at 4:30 pm and then walk to St. James Church. We will say the prayer that the visionaries said with Our Lady -The Creed and Seven Our Fathers, Hail Mary’s and Glory be’s, while walking in the procession and also pray the Rosary until we come to the Parish Church of St. James, where we will all celebrate the 41st Anniversary of the Apparitions of the Queen of Peace”, said Fr. Marinko Šakota.  

June 21, 2022 Reflection – Anniversary Novena, Day 7

  June 21, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! This is Day 7! Today we take time to pray over the Message from March 25, 2022. This message came on the same day that the Pope consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Listen to what Our Lady said to us: March 25, 2022 “Dear children! I am listening to your cry and prayers for peace. For years, Satan has been fighting for war. That is why God sent me among you to guide you on the way of holiness, because humanity is at a crossroad. I am calling you to return to God and to God’s Commandments that it may be good for you on earth, and that you may come out of this crisis into which you have entered because you are not listening to God who loves you and desires to save you and lead you to a new life. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Let us pray: Mother, you have come to us under the title “Queen of Peace” in Medjugorje. From the very beginning of your apparitions, you have called us to pray for peace. As early as June 26, 1981, you spoke to Marija of your mission for peace: On returning to the village after the apparition, Marija saw the Virgin again, in tears, near a cross with rainbow colors: “Peace, Peace, Peace! Be reconciled! Only Peace. Make your peace with God and among yourselves. For that, it is necessary to believe, to pray, to fast, and to go to confession.“(June 26, 1981) And on August 6, 1981 you told the visionaries your title: “I am the Queen of Peace.” Then in April 1982 Mirjana asked you this question: Mirjana: Do you wish the establishment of a special feast in your honor? You answered her: “I wish a feast for the Queen of Peace, on the 25th of June, anniversary of the first apparition.” Your Mission from God is to establish peace among men. Yet, we find ourselves in a long succession of wars and violence. Even today there is a terrible war in Eastern Europe. And so you spoke these words to us on March 25, 2022. It was the very day when Pope Francis consecrated the world and especially Russia and Ukraine to Your Immaculate Heart. Seemingly in answer to that consecration, you gave us the March 25, 2022 message. It seems it is up to us to return to God, to return to God’s commandments, to listen to God who loves us and desires to save us and lead us to a new life. Please, dearest Mother, dearest Queen of Peace, do not leave us alone in this terrible moment! Help us to convert and seek the Lord while there is still time!!! We cling to you for guidance and help! We love you, our Queen of Peace! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c)Mary TV 2022    

June 20, 2022 Reflection – Anniversary Novena, Day 6

Anniversary Novena, Day 6   June 20, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! This is Day 6! Today we take time to pray over the Message from February 25, 2022: “Dear children! I am with you and we pray together. Help me with prayer, little children, that Satan may not prevail. His power of death, hatred, and fear has visited the earth. Therefore, little children, return to God and to prayer, to fasting and to renunciation, for all those who are downtrodden, poor, and have no voice in this world without God. Little children, if you do not return to God and His Commandments, you do not have a future. That is why He sent me to you to guide you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (February 25, 2022) Let us pray: Mother, you spoke these serious words to us just as the war in Ukraine began. It was a moment of great sorrow and fear. You told us that you were with us and that we prayed together. We were encouraged by your presence. Then you reminded us that the answer to all our fears and woes was in prayer, fasting and renunciation for all those in need. And you reminded us to continue to return to God and to His commandments in order to find our way to the future with Him. May we respond to your call even now. Thank you for still being with us to guide us. Ask your Son for an outpouring of mercy upon us, upon Ukraine, and the whole world. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c)Mary TV 2022 Again, here is the link to Mike Nolan’s website: https://shadowonthewater.com/

June 19, 2022 Reflection – Anniversary Novena, Day 5

Anniversary Novena, Day 5   June 19, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! This is Day 5! Today we take time to pray over the Message from January 25, 2022: “Dear children! Today I am calling you to return to personal prayer. Little children, do not forget that Satan is strong and that he wants to attract all the more souls to himself. That is why, you be vigilant in prayer and resolute in the good. I am with you and am blessing all of you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (January 25, 2022) Let us pray: Mother, you have often called us to return to prayer! You have asked us to find time for God alone in prayer. You know the miracles that can happen when we decide for a time for personal prayer. Now you are warning us that Satan is strong, and we must be vigilant in prayer in order to withstand him. You told us this many years ago, through Jelena: “I’m going to reveal a spiritual secret to you: if you want to be stronger than evil, make yourself a plan of personal prayer. Take a certain time in the morning, read a text from Holy Scripture, anchor the Divine Word in your heart, and strive to live it during the day, particularly during the moment of trials. In this way, you will be stronger than evil.” (April 19, 1984-Jelena) Even today, we want to respond to this very good advice. But we will need your help, Mother. Please give us anew your Motherly Blessing, so that we can return to personal prayer and be resolute in the good! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c)Mary TV 2022 PS. (Let me share this one more time!) Mike Nolan has begun a new initiative to bring the peace and joy, faith and blessing of Jesus to all those we meet. Mike has been faithfully responding to Our Lady of Medjugorje for many years. And he has been led to go deeply into prayer and scripture, to find the way to share the grace he has been receiving through Our Lady and Jesus. The result is a new ministry called “Shadow on the Water”. I believe that what Mike has discovered is a powerful way to respoond to this message above, and all of Our Lady’s messages. I encourage you all to check out Mike’s web page, especially his podcasts. They have helped me to understand Our Lady’s call much more profoundly. Go to: https://shadowonthewater.com/    

June 18, 2022 Reflection – Anniversary Novena, Day 4

  Anniversary Novena, Day 4 June 18, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! This is Day 4, and we have two more powerful messages from Our Mother, the monthly messages for November and December 2021! Here is the November 25, 2021 message: “Dear children!   I am with you in this time of mercy and I am calling all of you to be carriers of peace and love in this world where, through me, little children, God is calling you to be prayer and love, and an expression of Heaven here on earth. May your hearts be filled with joy and faith in God; that, little children, you may have complete trust in His holy will. That is why I am with you, because He, the Most High, is sending me among you to encourage you to the hope; and you will be peacemakers in this peaceless world. Thank you for having responded to my call.”  (November 25, 2021) Let us pray: Dearest Mother, You have made it very clear that our job is not to engage in battle with our brothers and sisters who are lost in this world, but instead to be carriers of peace and love in every situation. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can become filled with joy and faith which will be a blessing for all those we meet. Through the love of God that is poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, we will become peacemakers in this peaceless world. Mother, please pray for us that we will allow God’s blessings to flow through us! Amen. And here is the December 25, 2021 message: “Dear children! Today I am carrying my Son Jesus to you, for Him to give you His peace. Little children, without peace you do not have a future or blessing; therefore return to prayer, because the fruit of prayer is joy and faith, without which you cannot live. Today’s blessing which we give you, carry to your families and enrich all those whom you meet, that they may feel the grace which you are receiving. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (December 25, 2021) Dearest Mother, again in this message from December, through little Baby Jesus, you offered to us the way of prayer and peace, joy and faith, blessing and grace. You warned us that without peace we do not have a future. And you told us that if we receive the Baby Jesus, His peace will flow through us!!! We want His peace. Help us to receive little Jesus, and accept His peace so that we can carry it to all those we meet. This is your Peace Plan!! Simply to share Baby Jesus with all those we meet. In doing this we will change the world!! Thank you, dearest Mother!! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c)Mary TV 2022 PS. Mike Nolan has begun a new initiative to bring the peace and joy, faith and blessing of Jesus to all those we meet. Mike has been faithfully responding to Our Lady of Medjugorje for many years. And he has been led to go deeply into prayer and scripture, to find the way to share the grace he has been receiving through Our Lady and Jesus. The result is a new ministry called “Shadow on the Water”. I believe that what Mike has discovered is a powerful way to respond to these two messages above, and all of Our Lady’s messages. I encourage you all to check out Mike’s web page, especially his podcasts. They have helped me to understand Our Lady’s call much more profoundly. Go to: https://shadowonthewater.com/    

June 17, 2022 Reflection – Anniversary Novena, Day 3

Corpus Christi Procession in Medjugorje! June 17, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! Day 3!! Today we will pray over the messages for September and October, 2021! They are powerful! I think I will not comment on them, but present them to you all for meditation. I will write a prayer response for us to pray today at the end. Here is the September 25, 2021 message: “Dear children! Pray, witness and rejoice with me because the Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way of holiness. Be aware, little children, that life is short, and eternity is waiting for you to give glory to God with your being, with all the saints. Little children, do not worry about earthly things, but long for Heaven. Heaven will be your goal and joy will begin to reign in your heart. I am with you and bless all of you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (September 25, 2021) Let us pray: Dearest Mother, we do rejoice with you, because the Heavenly Father continues to send you every day to be with us in Medjugorje! Thank you for leading us on the way of Holiness. Thank you for reminding us that life is short and heaven is our goal. We embrace your words and long to be with you very soon in Heaven. We love you dearest Mother! Amen. And here is the October 25, 2021 message: “Dear children! Return to prayer because he who prays is not afraid of the future; he who prays is open to life and respects the life of others; he who prays, little children, feels the freedom of the children of God and in joy of heart serves for the good for his brother-man. Because God is love and freedom, therefore, little children, when they want to put you in bonds and to use you, it is not from God. Because God loves and gives His peace to every creature; and that is why He sent me to you to help you to grow in holiness. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (October 25, 2022) Dearest Mother, in this message you call us to prayer. If we pray, we will not be afraid of the future, we will be open to life, we will respect the lives of others, and we will live in the Freedom of God, serving our neighbors with love. Please, dearest Mother, help us to pray every day! And thank you for warning us that our freedom is a gift from God that no one can take away from us. Help us dearest Mother to follow your call and grow in holiness! Thank you, dearest Mother, for being our Mother!! Amen In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c)Mary TV 2022 P.S. On Thursday evening, June 16, 2022, the Parish of Medjugorje processed through the streets of the village with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament! It was so beautiful! And our team was able to capture the entire procession beautifully! It is in our archives now where you can pray with the parish again! Here is the link: https://marytv.tv?smid=iZLykfsfeqq&slid=mPSKLVnsi5F