Day: May 22, 2019

  Pray without ceasing! (C)Mary TV     May 23, 2019 Dear Family of Mary, Our Lady asks us to give time to prayer. She tells us that we will not understand the times we are in if we do not pray. We will not recognize the presence of the Holy Spirit, and we will miss His action in our lives if we do not pray. We can be like little blind puppies who do not have a clue what is happening all around them. Their little eyes have not opened yet. But Our Lady wants our spiritual eyes to now be open. She needs us to be inspired and led by the Holy Spirit so that we can help her in her great plan for the salvation of mankind. May we commit ourselves to prayer so that we will be able to see by the light of the Holy Spirit. To see what God is doing in our time! You might use these messages as meditations for your Rosary today: November 8, 1984 “Dear children! You are not conscious of the messages which God is sending you through me. He is giving you great graces and you do not comprehend them. Pray to the Holy Spirit for enlightenment. If you only knew how great the graces God is granting you are, you would be praying without ceasing. Thank you for having responded to my call.” May 9, 1985 “Dear children! No, you do not know how many graces God is giving you. You do not want to move ahead during these days when the Holy Spirit is working in a special way. Your hearts are turned toward the things of earth and they preoccupy you. Turn your hearts toward prayer and seek the Holy Spirit to be poured out on you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” May 23, 1985 “Dear children! These days I call you in a special way to open your hearts to the Holy Spirit. Especially during these days, the Holy Spirit is working through you. Open your hearts and surrender your life to Jesus so that He works through your hearts and strengthens you in faith. Thank you for having responded to my call.” July 25, 1994 “Dear children! Today I invite you to decide to give time patiently for prayer. Little children, you cannot say you are mine and that you have experienced conversion through my messages if you are not ready to give time to God every day. I am close to you and I bless you all. Little children, do not forget that if you do not pray you are not close to me, nor are you close to the Holy Spirit who leads you along the path to holiness. Thank you for having responded to my call.” July 25, 1995 “Dear children! Today I invite you to prayer because only in prayer can you understand my coming here. The Holy Spirit will enlighten you to understand that you must convert. Little children, I wish to make of you a most beautiful bouquet prepared for eternity, but you do not accept the way of conversion, the way of salvation that I am offering you through these apparitions. Little children, pray, convert your hearts and come closer to me. May good overcome evil. I love you and bless you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Do I give enough time to prayer? Am I praying in such a way as to be open to God and to His inspirations? Is my understanding of the graces of this time growing? How can I grow in prayer?  In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!Cathy Nolan©Mary TV 2019  

  Come, Holy Spirit! (C)Mary TV     May 22, 2019St. Rita of Cascia Dear Family of Mary! Sometime in October 1984“I would like to guide you spiritually, but I would not know how to help you, if you are not open. It suffices for you to think, for example, where you were with your thoughts yesterday during Mass. When you go to Mass, your trip from home to church should be a time of preparation for Mass. You should also receive Holy Communion with an open and pure heart; purity of heart and openness. Do not leave the church without an appropriate act of thanksgiving. I can help you only if you are accessible to my suggestions; I cannot help you if you are not open. The most important in spiritual life is to ask for the gift of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit comes, then peace will be established. When that occurs, everything changes around you. Things will change.” In this message Our Lady gives some very practical advice for our spiritual life. We need to be open to Our Lady’s advice: “I would like to guide you spiritually, but I would not know how to help you, if you are not open.” She has been sent by the Father to help us find our way into the safe haven of God’s Heart. Do we truly understand the magnitude of this gift? Jesus’ Mother is with us to help us go to heaven. We need to examine our daily habits to see what we truly are giving ourselves to: “It suffices for you to think, for example, where you were with your thoughts yesterday during Mass.” I must admit that I have a battle each day at Mass. My thoughts are not the best. I notice other people. I wonder why this person is missing today. I like the new jacket the lady in front of me is wearing. I yawn and realize how tired I am. I get distracted by the cute kids on the left. Then I daydream about my grandchildren…well you can see that I can waste a lot of time at Mass, not praying!!!! For me it is a daily struggle to control my thoughts. How open am I to the graces of Holy Mass? We need to be more intentional about our participation at Mass:  “When you go to Mass, your trip from home to church should be a time of preparation for Mass.” If I did that I am sure I wouldn’t daydream so much at Mass. We also need to try to receive Jesus with a pure and holy heart: “You should also receive Holy Communion with an open and pure heart; purity of heart and openness. Do not leave the church without an appropriate act of thanksgiving.” Approaching Holy Communion with wonder and awe, with love and thanksgiving is the most awesome experience!! Once we actually do this, we will never return to the ho-hum communions of the past! Again, Our Lady reminds us we need to be open: “I can help you only if you are accessible to my suggestions; I cannot help you if you are not open.” Openness to Our Lady is key to all that follows. As we mentioned before, our hearts must not be turned inward on ourselves. Openness is key to following Our Lady and to loving the Lord! Finally she hits us with the zinger! “The most important in spiritual life is to ask for the gift of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit comes, then peace will be established. When that occurs, everything changes around you. Things will change.” Things will change!! We will be astounded at how things will change if we accept the Holy Spirit. The Spirit brings us the Kingdom, the life of Heaven itself here on earth. Things will change!! Do I try my best to be open to the Lord? Do I try to prepare for Mass, receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament with the awe and wonder that He truly engenders? Do I ask for the Holy Spirit to come to me every day? Am I open to God and to Our Lady? May we all open our hearts to the Holy Spirit as never before so that we will be changed, and things will change around us for the good! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!Cathy Nolan© Mary TV 2019