November 16, 2020 Reflection – Son of David, have mercy on me!
Son of David, have mercy on me! November 16, 2020 St. Gertrude the Great, Virgin St. Margaret of Scotland, Queen Dear Family of Mary! Day 8 of our Novena for the world and our countries: Our Lady told St. Faustina: On the day of the Assumption of the Mother of God, I did not assist at Holy Mass. The woman doctor did not allow me; but I prayed fervently in my cell. After a short time, I saw the Mother of God, unspeakably beautiful. She said to me, My daughter, what I demand from you is prayer, prayer, and once again prayer, for the world and especially for your country. For nine days receive Holy Communion in atonement and unite yourself closely to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. During these nine days you will stand before God as an offering; always and everywhere, at all times and places, day or night, whenever you wake up, pray in the spirit. In spirit, one can always remain in prayer. (Diary 325) We see in the Gospel for today, the great mercy of Christ, poured out upon the blind man who just would not be silenced. He knew that Jesus was his only hope of ever regaining his sight. And his hope would not let him give up. “As Jesus approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me!” Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, please let me see.” Jesus told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.” He immediately received his sight and followed him, giving glory to God. When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God.” (Luke 18:35-43) We are in a similar situation now, with the world falling so helplessly into chaos. But we must call out to Jesus, constantly and everywhere, as Our Lady told St. Faustina to do. “Son of David, have pity on me!!!!” “Son of David, have pity on us!!!” Our Lady told us to cry out for her Son in this message: May 2, 2009 “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.” Here is a Litany of Our Lady of Hope, which will encourage us to call on Our Lady and to pray, pray, pray and never give up! THE LITANY OF OUR LADY OF HOPE. https://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/litanies/p03472.htm Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Our Lady of hope, pray for us. Our Lady of the way, pray for us. Our Lady of light, pray for us. Fullness of Israel, pray for us. Prophecy of the new age, pray for us. Dawn of the new world, pray for us. Mother of God, pray for us. Mother of the liberating Messiah, pray for us. Mother of the redeemed, pray for us. Mother of all people, Pray for us. Our Lady of hope, light up our way. Virgin of silence, pray for us. Virgin who listens, pray for us. Virgin who sings, pray for us. Servant of the Lord, pray for us. Servant of the Word, pray for us. Servant of the redemption, pray for us. Servant of the kingdom, pray for us. Our Lady of hope, light up our way. Disciple of Christ, pray for us. Witness of the gospel, pray for us. Sister of humanity, pray for us. Beginning of the Church, pray for us. Mother of the Church, pray for us. Model of the Church, pray for us. Image of the Church, pray for us. Our Lady of hope, light up our way. Mary, blessed among women, pray for us. Mary, dignity of women, pray for us. Mary, greatness of women, pray for us. Woman faithful in waiting, pray for us. Woman faithful in her task, pray for us. Woman faithful in discipleship, pray for us. Woman faithful to the cross, pray for us. Our Lady of hope, light up our way. First fruit of Easter, pray for us. Splendor of Pentecost, pray for us. Star of evangelization, pray for us. Shining presence, pray for us. Prayerful presence, pray for us. Welcoming presence, pray for us. Active presence, pray for us. Our Lady of hope, light up our way. Hope of the poor, pray for us. Trust by the humble, pray for us. Strength of the marginalized, pray for us. Relief of the oppressed, pray for us. Defender of the innocent, pray for us. Courage of the persecuted, pray for us. Comforter of the exiled, pray for us. Our Lady of hope, light up our way. Voice of freedom, pray for us. Voice of communion, pray for us. Voice of peace, pray for us. Sign of God’s maternal aspect, pray for us. Sign of the Father’s nearness, pray for us. Sign of the Son’s mercy, pray for us. Sign of the Spirit’s fruitfulness, pray for us. Our Lady of hope, light up our way. Christ, Savior of history, have mercy on us. Christ, Savior of humanity, have mercy on us. Christ, Hope of creation, have mercy on us. Let us Pray: Almighty and eternal God, the blessed Virgin Mary, glorious Mother of your Son, helps and defends all those who call upon her. By her intercession may we be strong in faith, steady in hope, and persevere in your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan © Marytv.tv PS. I could not send out a reflection with Day 7 because we had a massive power outage in our city. I had no way to write it and send it out! I hope you were able to improvise your own prayers for Sunday. God bless you all!!! Let us keep on burning like a votive candle before the Lord!