June 17, 2021 Reflection – 40th Anniversary Novena, Day 3
St. James Church during the 30th Anniversary – 2011 40th Anniversary Novena, Day 3 June 17, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! Day 3 of our Novena before the 40th Anniversary: November 25, 2020 “Dear children! This is a time of love, warmth, prayer and joy. Pray, little children, for little Jesus to be born in your hearts. Open your hearts to Jesus who gives Himself to each of you. God sent me to be joy and hope in this time, and I am saying to you: Without little Jesus you do not have the tenderness or the feeling of Heaven which is hidden in the Newborn. Therefore, little children, work on yourselves. By reading the Sacred Scripture you will discover Jesus’ birth and joy, as in the first days which Medjugorje gave to humanity. History will be truth which, also today, is being repeated in you and around you. Work on and build peace through the Sacrament of Confession. Reconcile with God, little children, and you will see miracles around you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Mother, you call us to work on ourselves! We must open our hearts to Jesus, so He can give Himself to us! We must read Sacred Scripture in order to discover Jesus, just as we did in the first days of your coming to Medjugorje. You tell us history can be repeated, Jesus can come again in our lives and change us. The world can be changed when we are changed. Mother, don’t leave us. After 40 years we are still in great need of your presence. Thank you for coming to be our help in these days… 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. [That I will accept your plan when it differs from mine.] 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. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021