April 27, 2026 Reflection-I encourage you to a new life, a life in joy and prayer…”

I am praying for you and encourage you to a new life, a life in joy and prayer…”

April 27, 2026
Dear Family of Mary!

The April 25, 2026 Message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace
“Dear children, I am praying for you and encourage you to a new life, a life in joy and prayer. May the Holy Spirit fill you, little children, with joy so that you may be like a spring of pure and drinkable water; that you, little children, may be, in God and with God, missionaries of love and peace. Your life is short here on earth and that is why I am with you to lead you towards Heaven. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (With ecclesiastical approval)

“Dear children, I am praying for you and encourage you to a new life, a life in joy and prayer…”

When I read these words from Our Lady, all I can think of is the first Apostles and Disciples in the Acts of the Apostles. After Jesus’ death and resurrection, the apostles were timid, afraid. They waited in the upper room, afraid to venture out for fear of the Jews. But after they received the Holy Spirit, they became new people. They testified to Jesus without fear. At one point they were detained by the leaders and were interrogated. But finally, they were allowed to go free because of the healing of a crippled man . Here is what happened:

And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, who by the mouth of our father David, thy servant, didst say by the Holy Spirit, `Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples imagine vain things? The kings of the earth set themselves in array, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed’ — for truly in this city there were gathered together against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever thy hand and thy plan had predestined to take place.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness, while thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.”

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness. Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4: 23-33)

The followers of Jesus had received a new life, a life in joy and prayer! Even in these most dire circumstances, in which the authorities hated them, they lived in joy and prayer! They boldly taught the Good News of Jesus’ resurrection and were not afraid.

I believe this is what Our Lady wants for us! A new life of joy and prayer. No more fear, no more timidity. She wants us to live in the freedom of the children of God.

May it be so!!
God bless you all!
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV