Thank you, Dearest Mother, for the Youth Festival
August 6, 2024
The Transfiguration of the Lord
Dear Family of Mary!
In the wee hours of the morning the young people will climb Cross Mountain and gather around the Cross for Holy Mass with the priests! Today is the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord! What a fitting ending to the Youth Festival! They will be with Jesus on a mountain, just as Peter, James and John were with Him on a mountain so many years ago. They will carry all their beautiful memories from the Festival with them, pondering them in their hearts. They will experience Jesus, in the Holy Mass, very much like the Apostles experienced Him on that mountain, transfigured! This is a moment of deep transformation for the young people.
As we all look back over these 6 days of prayer, teaching, testimony and Holy Masses, we will discover many signal graces for each one of us! Let’s pray for the young people in a special way, that as they re-enter their normal lives, they will find themselves changed! They will find themselves new and reborn in the Holy Spirit! They are carrying in them the seeds of resurrection! They may very well change the world!
I want to write a short litany of thanksgiving as we end this Youth Festival, one that we can pray together. There is so much to be thankful for!!
Litany of Thanksgiving for the Medjugorje Youth Festival 2024!
As we all travel home and re-enter our lives, we want to thank You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for all the graces you have poured out upon us during the extraordinary Medjugorje Youth Festival. 2024:
We thank You dearest Lord, that we could travel so far the take part in this holy event!
We thank You dearest Lord, that if we couldn’t travel, we could still attend the Festival through Mary TV or the Parish web site.
We thank You, Lord, for all the speakers who taught us, shared with us, witnessed their conversions and the graces received in Medjugorje. and showed us such love.
We thank You. Lord, for all the priests who heard our confessions, concelebrated Holy Mass, prayed over us, and guided us over these six days.
We thank You, Lord, for all the speakers who told us about their lives, their conversions, their sufferings, and their victories won through Our Lady’s special care!
We thank You, Lord, for all the priests, nuns, and brothers who worked tirelessly to provide everything we needed to pray together, sing and dance together, receive communion, and all the other blessings we received.
We thank You, Lord, for the musicians who did such a fantastic job of lifting our hearts in song, and communicating the presence of God in their music.
We thank You Lord, for all the cameramen, studio staff, internet connections, and the equipment necessary to stream the whole event, flawlessly, and with such expert care.
We thank You, Lord, for all the wonderful people we met during the festival, from so many different countries!
And we thank Our Lady for praying for each one of us, for holding each one of us in Her arms, loving us and pouring out graces upon us. We are changed by Her Love. Amen!
There is certainly much more to give thanks for, so carry on with this prayer!!
We all know that it was Our Lady’s presence that made this Festival so beautiful and full of grace! But she is very quiet. She doesn’t ask for attention. She only prays for us constantly, and protects us from our enemy, so that we can prosper and be healed. So let’s thank her with all our hearts, and move forward in our lived holding her hand!!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
Cathy Nolan
Mary TV
