Day: June 14, 2023

(The Parish climbs Apparition Hill for 9 days before the Anniversary) Anniversary Novena, Day 1 June 15, 2023 Dear Family of Mary! We begin the Novena for the 42nd Anniversary today! I will offer one or two messages each day, and two prayers. May we draw close to Our Lady during this time. Her presence is our hope and joy in these days! Our Lady said to us on June 25, 2014: “Dear children! The Most High is giving me the grace that I can still be with you and to lead you in prayer towards the way of peace. Your heart and soul thirst for peace and love, for God and His joy. Therefore, little children, pray, pray, pray and in prayer you will discover the wisdom of living. I bless you all and intercede for each of you before my Son Jesus. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Dearest Mother, we do believe that God is sending you to save us from Satan, who wants to deceive all the more souls and lead them away from your motherly heart. We want to help you in every way we can. May we pray with you for Peace and Freedom and live a total consecration to you, dearest Mother! Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 11/28/1983) O Immaculate Heart of Mary, overflowing with goodness, Show us your love for us. May the flame of your heart, Oh Mary, Descend upon all peoples. We love you immensely. Impress in our hearts a true love. May our hearts yearn for you. Oh Mary, sweet and humble of heart, Remember us when we sin. You know that all mankind are sinners. Through your most sacred and maternal heart, Cure us from every spiritual illness. Make us capable of looking at the beauty of your maternal heart, And that, thus, we may be converted to the flame of your heart. Amen Totus Tuus (Totally Yours) by Mother Immaculata Immaculate Conception, Mary my Mother, Live in me, Act in me, Speak in me and through me, Think your thoughts in my mind, Love through my heart, Give me your dispositions and feelings, Teach, lead me and guide me to Jesus, Correct, enlighten and expand my thoughts and behavior, Possess my soul, Take over my entire personality and life, replace it with Yourself, Incline me to constant adoration, Pray in me and through me, Let me live in you and keep me in this union always. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022 P.S. Mary TV will stream the Novena before the Anniversary in Medjugorje every day. It consists of 9 days of prayer while climbing Apparition Hill. The normal Mary TV Schedule will be a little different during these 9 days. Here is the schedule: June 15 to 23, 2023 Mary TV’s live schedule from Medjugorje: (all times are Medjugorje time) 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm – The Daily Rosary with Denis and Cathy (including Divine Mercy) 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm – The Parish Climb up Apparition Hill – including Novena prayers 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm – Prerecorded videos of the events of Medjugorje 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm – The Evening Rosary with the Parish of St. James 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – The International Mass and prayer or adoration after Mass Join us for these wonderful events as we move toward the 42nd Anniversary!! And stay in touch with our website for other wonderful events for the 42nd Anniversary of Our Lady’s coming to Medjugorje! www.marytv.tv  

Tomorrow we begin a Novena for the 42nd Anniversary June 14, 2023 Dear Family of Mary! Our Lady suggests that we pray novenas! She longs for us to be intentional about our prayer, approaching God with sincere hearts, asking for graces and blessings. Here is one message in which she suggested that we pray novenas: July 25, 2005 “Dear children! Also today, I call you to fill your day with short and ardent prayers. When you pray, your heart is open and God loves you with a special love and gives you special graces. Therefore, make good use of this time of grace and devote it to God more than ever up to now. Do novenas of fasting and renunciation so that satan be far from you and grace be around you. I am near you and intercede before God for each of you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” It seems that novenas can help us to prepare for more graces. Through fasting, renunciation, and prayer we can create a zone of peace and purity in our lives. Through these practices of penance and prayer, we can prepare for the graces God wants to pour out upon us. On June 25, 2023 we will celebrate 42 years of Our Lady’s presence in Medjugorje in this special way, through her apparitions. The parish has organized a novena of prayer and penance before the Anniversary. Starting on June 15, the priests will lead the parish in a climb up Apparition Hill. During the climb, the Rosary will be prayed. This Novena will be a good way to prepare for the graces of the 42nd Anniversary! Mary TV will stream the daily climb up Apparition Hill, live, weather permitting. But our schedule will have to be changed to accommodate it. Here is the Schedule for the live shows on Mary TV during the Novena before the Anniversary: June 15 to June 23: 3:00 pm – Daily Rosary live with Denis and Cathy (which includes Divine Mercy) 4:00 pm – Novena Climb with the Parish 5:00 pm – prerecorded shows 6:00 pm – Parish Evening Rosary 7:00 pm – International Mass 8:00 pm – Adoration, or the Rosary, or Veneration of the Holy Cross, depending on the day. Join us for this wonderful time of prayer! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c)Mary TV 2023