Day: January 13, 2026

Speak Lord, for your servant is listening! January 14, 2026 Dear Family of Mary! Again today, we have an amazing reading from the Old Testament. It is about Hannah’s little boy, Samuel, who was serving in the temple under Eli. Hannah was the woman who was barren and prayed with all her heart for a child. Samuel was the child she received! And in this reading, the Lord began to speak to Samuel, but the little boy had no idea who was speaking. Here is the account: Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20: During the time young Samuel was minister to the Lord under Eli, a revelation of the Lord was uncommon and vision infrequent. One day Eli was asleep in his usual place. His eyes had lately grown so weak that he could not see. The lamp of God was not yet extinguished, and Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord where the ark of God was. The Lord called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.” Samuel ran to Eli and said, “Here I am. You called me.” “I did not call you,” Eli said. “Go back to sleep.” So he went back to sleep. Again the Lord called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli. “Here I am,” he said. “You called me.” But Eli answered, “I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.” At that time Samuel was not familiar with the Lord, because the Lord had not revealed anything to him as yet. The Lord called Samuel again, for the third time. Getting up and going to Eli, he said, “Here I am. You called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord was calling the youth. So Eli said to Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” When Samuel went to sleep in his place, the Lord came and revealed his presence, calling out as before, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, not permitting any word of his to be without effect. Thus all Israel from Dan to Beersheba came to know that Samuel was an accredited prophet of the Lord. The word of the Lord. The Lord began to speak to Samuel in his heart, but Samuel had no idea who was speaking!! It took the guidance of Eli to make it clear to Samuel that it was the Lord! Most of us have prayed our whole life long and have not ever expected the Lord would speak to us. But I think we should expect it. In this message which Our Lady gave to Mirjana in 2016, Our Lady encourages us to listen for the voice of Jesus in our hearts. She wants us to recognize the voice of Jesus and follow Him. Here is the message: October 2, 2016  “Dear children, the Holy Spirit, according to the Heavenly Father, made me the mother – the mother of Jesus – and by this alone, also your mother. That is why I am coming to hear you, that I may open my motherly arms to you; to give you my heart and to call you to remain with me, because from the top of the cross my Son entrusted you to me. Unfortunately, many of my children have not come to know the love of my Son; many of them do not want to come to know Him. Oh, my children, how much bad is done by those who must see or interpret in order to come to believe. That is why, you, my children, my apostles, in the silence of your heart, listen to the voice of my Son, so that your heart may be His home, that it may not be dark and sad, but that it may be illuminated with the light of my Son. Seek hope with faith, because faith is the life of the soul. Anew I am calling you: pray, pray to live faith in humility, in spiritual peace, and illuminated by the light. My children, do not strive to comprehend everything immediately, because I also did not comprehend everything immediately; but I loved, and I believed in the divine words which my Son spoke – He who was the first light and the beginning of redemption. Apostles of my love – you who pray, sacrifice yourselves, love and do not judge – you go and spread the truth, the words of my Son, the Gospel, because you are the living Gospel; you are the rays of the light of my Son. My Son and I will be with you to encourage you and to test you. My children, always implore the blessing of those, and only of those whose hands have been blessed by my Son, of your shepherds. Thank you. There is so much in this message, but I believe she truly wants us to take her advice about hearing the voice of Jesus. I believe that Jesus wants to speak to us, but we just don’t listen. We are not quiet enough inside to let Him speak! And we don’t believe that He will speak to us. Personally!! “That is why, you, my children, my apostles, in the silence of your heart, listen to the voice of my Son, so that your heart may be His home, that it may not be dark and sad, but that it may be illuminated with the light of my Son.” May we be like Samuel, and respond to the voice of Jesus like he did, saying: “Speak, for your servant is listening.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan Mary TV P.S. Please pray about how you can help Mary TV share Our Lady’s presence in Medjugorje with the world! https://marytv.tv/donate/      

My soul magnifies the Lord! January 13, 2026 Saint Hilary Dear Family of Mary! In the first book of Samuel, we hear the amazing story of Hannah, the second wife of Elkanah! She was very beloved of her husband, but could not conceive a child. In desparation she went to Eli, the prophet at Shiloh. There she begged the Lord for a child. And Eli prophesied thad she would indeed bear a child. When Hannah returned home, she did conceive and she bore a son, named Samuel. And she fulfilled a vow she had made, taking the boy to Eli, and leaving him there to serve the Lord. This Samuel became a great prophet for Israel. This event is a precursor for the incredible conceptions of John the Baptist by Elizabeth, and the Immaculate Conception of our Lord Jesus Christ by Mary. God works in amazing ways!! And our faith stands on these miraculous events. Here is the song of praise that Hannah sang to the Lord for the gift of Samuel: 1Sam.2 Hannah also prayed and said, “My heart exults in the LORD; my strength is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in thy salvation. “There is none holy like the LORD, there is none besides thee; there is no rock like our God. Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble gird on strength. Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn. The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low, he also exalts. He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, and on them he has set the world. “He will guard the feet of his faithful ones; but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might shall a man prevail. The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king, and exalt the power of his anointed.” Then Elka’nah went home to Ramah. And the boy ministered to the LORD, in the presence of Eli the priest. And of course, Our Lady sang her absolutely beautiful song of praise to God for Jesus, her Divine Son: Luke 1:46 to 55! And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.” Both Hannah and Mary experienced the incredible power and love of God. Mary, of course, was raised up to the highest degree as the Mother of God! But she always remained a humble handmaiden of the Lord. And we are the grateful recipients of her glorius Motherhood! And she longs for us to realize that we are her children as well! Through Jesus’ total gift of Himself in His life, death and resurrection, we are given the grace to become Children of God! Our Lady has asked us to realize our call to become children of God in this message: December 25, 2021 – Jakov “Dear children, you are, and you are called, ‘children of God’. If only your hearts would feel that immeasurable love which God has for you, your hearts would adore and give thanks to Him at every instant of your life. Therefore, little children, today, on this day of grace, open your hearts and implore the Lord for the gift of faith; so that you could truly become worthy of the name ‘children of God’ who, with a pure heart, give thanks to and honor their Heavenly Father. I am beside you and am blessing you with my motherly blessing.” May we cherish the gift of adoption as sons and daughters of God, and every day give thanks to God for drawing us to Himself, through Jesus and through Mary! God does absolutely wonderful things for us, and Holy is His Name!!! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan Mary TV P.S. Please pray about how you can help Mary TV share Our Lady’s presence in Medjugorje with the world! https://marytv.tv/donate/