Day: February 9, 2025

Rejoice in God, the Creator…   February 10, 2025 St. Scholastica Dear Family of Mary! Today at Mass, we begin reading the Book of Genesis!! Here is today’s first reading: Genesis 1:1-19 “In the beginning, when God created the heav­ens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters.  Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw how good the light was. God then separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” Thus evening came, and morning followed—the first day.  Then God said, “Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water from the other.” And so it happened: God made the dome, and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it. God called the dome “the sky.” Evening came, and morning followed—the second day.  Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin, so that the dry land may appear.” And so it happened: the water under the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared. God called the dry land “the earth,” and the basin of the water he called “the sea.” God saw how good it was. Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it.” And so it happened: the earth brought forth every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it. God saw how good it was. Evening came, and morning followed—the third day.  Then God said: “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years, and serve as luminaries in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth.” And so it happened: God made the two great lights, the greater one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night; and he made the stars. God set them in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw how good it was. Eve­ning came, and morning followed—the fourth day.” I love reading the creation account in Genesis, because it helps me to see the vastness of God’s brilliant plan to create our world and our universe. From the tiniest atom to the most gigantic star, everything has been meticulously designed. Why? For us!!! Our Lady says it this way: August 25, 1988 “Dear children! Today I invite you all to rejoice in the life which God gives you. Little children, rejoice in God, the Creator, because He has created you so wonderfully. Pray that your life be joyful thanksgiving which flows out of your heart like a river of joy. Little children, give thanks unceasingly for all that you possess, for each little gift which God has given you, so that a joyful blessing always comes down from God upon your life. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Let’s just let that wonder bounce around in our hearts and heads today. We might even be moved to give thanks for all that we possess, for each litle gift which God has given us!!! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan Mary TV P.S. I want to thank you, because so many of you are deciding to donate to Mary TV! It is awesome! It is an answer to prayer! Thank you! We are grateful!! Let’s pray for one another! https://marytv.tv/donate/