Author: Cathy Nolan

Pray, pray, pray…   February 16, 2024 Friday after Ash Wednesday Dear Family of Mary! Here is another message in which Our Lady calls us to personal prayer. She will never give up on this call, because it is foundational for each one of us! May this weekend be a time to pray, pray, pray!! August 25, 2010 “Dear children! With great joy, also today, I desire to call you anew: pray, pray, pray. May this time be a time of personal prayer for you. During the day, find a place where you will pray joyfully in a recollected way. I love you and bless you all. Thank you for having responded to my call.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2024

Today also I am calling you to prayer!   February 15, 2024 Dear Family of Mary! I would like to continue our response to Our Lady’s message of January 25, 2024: “Dear Children, may this time be a time of prayer.” Prayer is the foundation of our relationship with God. Prayer is our lifeline! Our Lady can teach us so much about prayer, is we listen with our hearts to her messages! April 25, 1987 “Dear children! Today also I am calling you to prayer. You know, dear children, that God grants special graces in prayer. Therefore, seek and pray in order that you may be able to comprehend all that I am giving here. I call you, dear children, to prayer with the heart. You know that without prayer you cannot comprehend all that God is planning through each one of you. Therefore, pray! I desire that through each one of you God’s plan may be fulfilled, that all which God has planted in your heart may keep on growing. So pray that God’s blessing may protect each one of you from all the evil that is threatening you. I bless you, dear children… Thank you for having responded to my call.” Our Lady tells us that without prayer we cannot comprehend all that God is planning through each one of us. She knows! Remember the Annunciation. Our Lady was in prayer, and the Lord could send Gabriel to her with His plan for the salvation of the whole world, through Mary’s yes! The future of the entire human race was at stake. What if she had given up on prayer, or stayed up too late the night before. I don’t mean to be silly. But, the point is that our prayer matters. Just like Mother Mary’s prayer prepared her for Gabriel’s announcement, so our prayer will prepare us for God’s plan in our life. We don’t want to miss it!! So….PRAY!!! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2024

Now is the Acceptable Time!!   February 14, 2024 Dear Family of Mary! “Brothers and sisters: We are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him. Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says: In an acceptable time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you. Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” (2Cor. 5:20-6:2) This is Ash Wednesday, 2024! We have arrived at a very important time of grace that the Church offers to us. We can take these weeks ahead as an opportunity to put aside our worldly desires and focus on God’s desires for us! What a lovely opportunity!! Our Lady told us: February 25, 2007 “Dear children! Open your heart to God’s mercy in this Lenten time. The heavenly Father desires to deliver each of you from the slavery of sin. Therefore, little children, make good use of this time and through meeting with God in confession, leave sin and decide for holiness. Do this out of love for Jesus, who redeemed you all with his blood, that you may be happy and in peace. Do not forget, little children: your freedom is your weakness, therefore follow my messages with seriousness. Thank you for having responded to my call.” What a loving God we have. He takes us so seriously! He wants us to have a good long time to be healed of our sins and washed clean of all our failures and faults. He loves us. And so He provides this season of Lent as a prolonged time of healing for our souls. Let’s not waste a second of it. Now is the acceptable time! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2024

Pray to the Holy Spirit… February 13, 2024 Dear Family of Mary! In her last message Our Lady told us: “Dear Children! May this time be a time of prayer.” (January 25, 2024) I am so glad she spoke these words to us on that day. As we have been trying to live these words, it seems that our prayer has changed! Our prayer is growing in so many ways. But I think one of the most powerful ways it is changing is that we are now calling on the Holy Spirit much more often. I am so happy that we are calling on the Holy Spirit in our personal prayer times! This is so powerful! Let’s keep this practice of calling on the dear Holy Spirit whenever we enter into prayer, and even when we are working or studying or in a conversation! In this message for today, Our Lady advises us to “Pray to the Holy Spirit…” for specific help in our lives today: April 25, 2015 “Dear children! I am with you also today to lead you to salvation. Your soul is restless because your spirit is weak and tired from all worldly things. You, little children, pray to the Holy Spirit that He may transform you and fill you with His strength of faith and hope, so that you may be firm in this battle against evil. I am with you and intercede for you before my Son Jesus. Thank you for having responded to my call…” Our Lady tells us to pray to the Holy Spirit so that He may transform us and fill us with His strength of faith and hope!! Truly this is the job of the Holy Spirit. He transformed the Apostles in just this way. They were huddled in the Upper Room after Jesus’ death on the Cross. They were terrified that the same end awaited them. They didn’t know what to do! Until Pentecost happened!! The Holy Spirit fell upon them and they were set on fire with zeal for the Gospel. They were changed forever. They won the battle against evil in their day, through their incredible witness of Jesus. We are entering Lent tomorrow, and we might see this as our time in the Upper Room, waiting for the Holy Spirit to fall upon us, to make us true apostles of the Good News of Jesus! Let’s pray to become transformed and filled with the Holy Spirit’s strength of faith and hope this Lent. In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan Mary TV

Pray to the Holy Spirit…   February 12, 2024 Dear Family of Mary! “Dear Children! May this time be a time of prayer.” (January 25, 2024) This is a time of prayer, as Our Lady told us!! And now that we are about to enter the Season of Lent, it is even more expedient to make this a time of prayer!! Here is another message from Our Lady about personal prayer. I find these messages very encouraging and helpful! Mother Mary knows all about prayer!! May 25, 2003 “Dear children! Also today I call you to prayer. Renew your personal prayer, and in a special way pray to the Holy Spirit to help you pray with the heart. I intercede for all of you, little children, and call all of you to conversion. If you convert, all those around you will also be renewed and prayer will be a joy for them. Thank you for having responded to my call.” I must admit that I often forget to ask the Holy Spirit to help me to pray!! In my personal prayer, I somehow feel like I need to go it alone. But of course that attitude gets me no where!! We cannot even call Jesus our Lord without the help of the Holy Spirit!! Today I intend to invoke the Holy Spirit at the beginning of my personal prayer, and when I begin the Rosary, and when I go to Holy Mass! Just think of the possibilities. “Dear Holy Spirit! Please come to me right now. Cover me with your protection and light. Help me to pray with my heart right now, to speak to Jesus with all of my heart, to honor the Father with all of my heart, and to thank you for your protection and help, with all of my heart. Come, Holy Spirit, help me to pray with the heart! Amen” In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan Mary TV        

Find a corner for personal prayer! February 9, 2024 Dear Family of Mary! “Dear Children! May this time be a time of prayer.” (January 25, 2024) Our Lady wants our prayer to be a true encounter with the Lord. And so in many of her messages she has given us instructions for our prayer. She has often encouraged us to have personal prayer times with the Lord! She loves the idea of personal prayer!! Remember that Our Lady prayed personal prayer too! Read Luke 1:26-38! It is the Annunciation. Our Lady was alone in prayer with God, and the Lord sent the Angel Gabriel to announce the good news to Mary that she was chosen to be the Mother of God! That is powerful personal prayer!! But we too are called to powerful personal prayer! It is our lifeline with God! We need to make our personal prayer a daily priority! She told us: July 25, 1997 “Dear children! Today I invite you to respond to my call to prayer. I desire, dear children, that during this time you find a corner for personal prayer. I desire to lead you towards prayer with the heart. Only in this way will you comprehend that your life is empty without prayer. You will discover the meaning of your life when you discover God in prayer. That is why, little children, open the door of your heart and you will comprehend that prayer is joy without which you cannot live. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Our Lady discovered the meaning of her life during her personal prayer! She was called to be the Mother of Jesus! If she had not had a deep relationship with the Father through prayer, He could never have prepared her for such a task! We need to be prepared and nurtured for our heavenly callings as well! “You will discover the meaning of your life when you discover God in prayer!” In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan Mary TV    

Approach Him through your personal prayer… February 8, 2024 St. Jerome Emiliani St. Josephine Bakhita Dear Family of Mary! Here is a message that will help us to refocus our prayer. It is important to be vigilant in our prayer, not letting our desire for God wane. Personal prayer is at the heart of our relationship with the Lord. It should be a very high priority in our lives! Our Lady has told us: February 25, 1991 “Dear children! Today, I invite you to decide for God, because distance from God is the fruit of the lack of peace in your hearts. God is only peace. Therefore, approach Him through your personal prayer and then live peace in your hearts and in this way peace will flow from your hearts like a river into the whole world. Do not talk about peace, but make peace. I am blessing each of you and each good decision of yours. Thank you for having responded to my call.” I will continue to share a message each day in which Our Lady gives us advice about prayer! Let’s be patient with ourselves, but also motivated to improve our personal prayer!! In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan Mary TV  

“Dear Children, may this time be a time of prayer!” February 7, 2024 Dear Family of Mary! “Dear children! May this time be a time of prayer…” (January 25, 2024) Let’s pray this litany to Our Lady, in thanksgiving for her constant presence with us in Medjugorje since June 24, 1981! She is the Seat of Wisdom, the Cause of our Joy!!! Yes, Mother, we will make this time a time of prayer!!! The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of heaven, Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us. Holy Mary, Pray for us. (repeat after each line) Holy Mother of God, Holy Virgin of virgins, Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church, Mother of mercy, Mother of divine grace, Mother of hope, Mother most pure, Mother most chaste, Mother inviolate, Mother undefiled, Mother most amiable, Mother most admirable, Mother of good counsel, Mother of our Creator, Mother of our Savior, Virgin most prudent, Virgin most venerable, Virgin most renowned, Virgin most powerful, Virgin most merciful, Virgin most faithful, Mirror of justice, Seat of wisdom, Cause of our joy, Spiritual vessel, Vessel of honor, Singular vessel of devotion, Mystical rose, Tower of David, Tower of ivory, House of gold, Ark of the covenant, Gate of heaven, Morning star, Health of the sick, Refuge of sinners, Comfort of Migrants, Comforter of the afflicted, Help of Christians, Queen of Angels, Queen of Patriarchs, Queen of Prophets, Queen of Apostles, Queen of Martyrs, Queen of Confessors, Queen of Virgins, Queen of all Saints, Queen conceived without original sin, Queen assumed into heaven, Queen of the most holy Rosary, Queen of Families, Queen of Peace, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray, Grant, we beseech you, Lord God, that we your servants may rejoice in continual health of mind and body and, by the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, may we be delivered from present sorrow to delight in joy eternal. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan Mary TV

You should do everything out of love…   February 6, 2024 St. Paul Miki and companions Dear Family of Mary! Here is a message in which Our Lady asked us not to put limits on God’s grace, and not to measure our relationship with God. Instead she asked us to do everything out of love!! Everything!! No bartering or measuring in terms of grace!! God is total love for us. And we need to strive to be total love for God!! Saturday, March 9, 1985 “You can receive a grace immediately, or in a month, or in ten years. I do not need a hundred or two hundred Our Father’s. It is better to pray only one, but with a desire to encounter God. You should do everything out of love. Accept all annoyances, all difficulties, everything, with love. Dedicate yourselves to love.” You see, she said it so simply! If you ask for a grace, don’t count the hours or days until it is granted. Remain in peace and believe!! And don’t measure your prayer by how many prayers you pray, but rather with how much love you prayed them!! Let’s dedicate ourselves to love!!! In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan Mary TV  

Rest your body and spirit, may they be in God’s love…   February 5, 2024 St. Agatha Dear Family of Mary! Our Lady told us on January 25. 2024: “May this time be a time of prayer.” When Our Lady gives us a short message, we know that we need to pay attention to each word. It is important to live those few words well. When we pray, we are approaching God. We are turning our hearts towards Him, and desiring to speak with Him. But if we are nervous or worked up about something it can be hard to enter into prayer. We can pray with intensity, but without the ability to listen to God when He desires to respond to our prayer. Our Lady teaches us how to pray in her messages. She knows that we need encouragement in prayer. One piece of advice she has given is to approach God in peace, in a position of rest. We have to have peaceful surrender and trust in God’s presence, and rest is a manifestation of that surrender and trust. Here are 5 messages in which Our Lady speaks about rest. May they help us all to grow in our resting posture with the Lord. He is our Good God!! We are His little children! Thursday, November 26, 1981 This evening, the Blessed Virgin was smiling. We prayed and sang with her. We asked her questions about the sick. “Have a strong faith, pray and fast and they will be cured. Be confident and rest in joy. Go in the peace of God. Be patient and pray for the cure. Goodbye, my dear angels.” July 25, 2001 “Dear children! In this time of grace, I call you to come even closer to God through your personal prayer. Make good use of the time of rest and give your soul and your eyes rest in God. Find peace in nature and you will discover God the Creator Whom you will be able to give thanks to for all creatures; then you will find joy in your heart. Thank you for having responded to my call.” July 25, 2006 “Dear children! At this time, do not only think of rest for your body but, little children, seek time also for the soul. In silence may the Holy Spirit speak to you and permit Him to convert and change you. I am with you and before God I intercede for each of you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” July 25, 2008 “Dear children! At this time when you are thinking of physical rest, I call you to conversion. Pray and work so that your heart yearns for God the Creator who is the true rest of your soul and your body. May He reveal His face to you and may He give you His peace. I am with you and intercede before God for each of you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” July 25, 2011 “Dear children! May this time be for you a time of prayer and silence. Rest your body and spirit, may they be in God’s love… Permit me, little children, to lead you, open your hearts to the Holy Spirit so that all the good that is in you may blossom and bear fruit one hundred fold. Begin and end the day with prayer with the heart. Thank you for having responded to my call.” May we learn to rest in God during this time of prayer! It is such a gift!!! In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan Mary TV