Author: Cathy Nolan

  40th Anniversary Novena, Day 6 God has permitted me to be with you… Dear Family of Mary! This is Day 6 of our Novena before the 40th Anniversary! February 25, 2021 “Dear children! God has permitted me to be with you also today, to call you to prayer and fasting. Live this time of grace and be witnesses of hope, because I repeat to you, little children, that with prayer and fasting also wars can be suppressed. Little children, believe and live this time of grace in faith and with faith; and my Immaculate Heart does not leave any of you in peacelessness if you have recourse to me. I intercede for you before the Most High and I pray for peace in your hearts and for hope for the future. Thank you for having responded to my call.” In this message we see again that Our Lady did not come of her own volition, but with the permission of God! He it is who allows Our Lady to be with us! He knows how very good it is for us to be with her. She is such a gift of faith, hope and love for us. We see how many people have been healed and changed by encountering Our Lady in Medjugorje. God wants us to spend time with Our Lady! He loves that we come to Medjugorje to be with her!! The Father also sends Our Lady because she can help us to suppress the wars in the world. She is the Queen of Peace! She knows how to bring peace. Prayer and fasting bring peace. And that is why she has established such a vibrant culture of prayer and fasting in Medjugorje. It is a powerful engine for peace. Our Lady says she will not leave any of us in peacelessness! But we must have recourse to her. That means we must turn to her and seek her out. Spend time with her and let her teach us the ways of peace! Finally, Our Lady intercedes for us with the Most High for peace in our hearts and hope for the future! She is the best of intercessors. She is the gift of peace in these days of war. She is the way to peace. We are blessed to be her children! Let us pray: How to Give Oneself to Mary, Mother of Goodness, of Love and of Mercy (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 4/19/1984) Oh my Mother! Mother of goodness, love and mercy! I love you immensely, and I offer myself to you. Through your goodness, your love, And your mercy, save me! I wish to be yours. I love you immensely And I wish that you protect me. In my heart, oh mother of goodness, Give me your goodness, So that I go to Heaven. I ask you for your immense love That you may give me the grace That I will be able to love each one Just like you loved Jesus Christ. I ask you in grace That I be able to be merciful* to you. [That I will accept your plan when it differs from mine.] I offer myself completely to you And I wish that you will be with me at each step, Because you are full of grace. I wish never to forget your grace, And if I should lose it, I will ask, make me find it again. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021

40th Anniversary Novena, Day 5 Be strong in faith! June 19, 2021Dear Family of Mary! Day 5 of our Novena before the 40th Anniversary: January 25, 2021 “Dear children! I am calling you at this time to prayer, fasting and renunciation, that you may be stronger in faith. This is a time of awakening and of giving birth. As nature, which gives itself, you also, little children, ponder how much you have received. Be joyful bearers of peace and love that it may be good for you on earth. Yearn for Heaven; and in Heaven there is no sorrow or hatred. That is why, little children, decide anew for conversion and let holiness begin to reign in your life. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Our Lady started us off in 2021 with some strong directives: A call to prayer, fasting and renunciation… A call to be stronger in faith… A call to awaken and give birth… A call to ponder how much you have received… A call to be joyful bearers of peace and love… A call to yearn for Heaven… A call to have no sorrow or hatred… A call to decide anew for conversion… A call to let holiness begin to reign in your life…. We see that Our Lady doesn’t coddle us! She has big plans for us that require holiness, strength and discipline. Mary has big plans for new awakenings and new births into holiness!! Let us pray: How to Give Oneself to Mary, Mother of Goodness, of Love and of Mercy (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 4/19/1984) Oh my Mother! Mother of goodness, love and mercy! I love you immensely, and I offer myself to you. Through your goodness, your love, And your mercy, save me! I wish to be yours. I love you immensely And I wish that you protect me. In my heart, oh mother of goodness, Give me your goodness, So that I go to Heaven. I ask you for your immense love That you may give me the grace That I will be able to love each one Just like you loved Jesus Christ. I ask you in grace That I be able to be merciful* to you. [That I will accept your plan when it differs from mine.] I offer myself completely to you And I wish that you will be with me at each step, Because you are full of grace. I wish never to forget your grace, And if I should lose it, I will ask, make me find it again. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021

  40th Anniversary Novena, Day 4 June 18, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! Day 4 of our Novena before the 40th Anniversary: December 25, 2020 “Dear children! I am carrying to you little Jesus who brings you peace, Him who is the past, present and future of your existence. Little children, do not permit for your faith and hope in a better future to be extinguished, because you are chosen to be witnesses of hope in every situation. That is why I am here with Jesus that He may bless you with His peace. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Our Lady gave us her perspective in this message from last Christmas. She carried the Baby Jesus to us, just as she did on the very first day of her apparitions to the visionaries (June 24, 1981). Our Lady brought Jesus that first day as a sign of peace. She didn’t want the young people to be afraid of her then. And she doesn’t want us to be afraid of her now. With Baby Jesus, Our Lady brings to us the perspective of Heaven. Jesus is the past, present and future of our existences. Jesus gives meaning to everything. He is Lord of everything. There is nothing in our present time that He cannot overcome. There is nothing in the future that is not in His hands. And there is nothing in our past that He cannot heal and forgive. We should have great hope in every situation because of Jesus. In fact we are called to be hope for all those around us who do not know Jesus. This perspective will give us peace. We have nothing to fear, Jesus and Mary are with us in this time of trial. Let us pray: How to Give Oneself to Mary, Mother of Goodness, of Love and of Mercy (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 4/19/1984) Oh my Mother! Mother of goodness, love and mercy! I love you immensely, and I offer myself to you. Through your goodness, your love, And your mercy, save me! I wish to be yours. I love you immensely And I wish that you protect me. In my heart, oh mother of goodness, Give me your goodness, So that I go to Heaven. I ask you for your immense love That you may give me the grace That I will be able to love each one Just like you loved Jesus Christ. I ask you in grace That I be able to be merciful to you. [That I will accept your plan when it differs from mine.] I offer myself completely to you And I wish that you will be with me at each step, Because you are full of grace. I wish never to forget your grace, And if I should lose it, I will ask, make me find it again. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021

St. James Church during the 30th Anniversary – 2011 40th Anniversary Novena, Day 3 June 17, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! Day 3 of our Novena before the 40th Anniversary: November 25, 2020 “Dear children! This is a time of love, warmth, prayer and joy. Pray, little children, for little Jesus to be born in your hearts. Open your hearts to Jesus who gives Himself to each of you. God sent me to be joy and hope in this time, and I am saying to you: Without little Jesus you do not have the tenderness or the feeling of Heaven which is hidden in the Newborn. Therefore, little children, work on yourselves. By reading the Sacred Scripture you will discover Jesus’ birth and joy, as in the first days which Medjugorje gave to humanity. History will be truth which, also today, is being repeated in you and around you. Work on and build peace through the Sacrament of Confession. Reconcile with God, little children, and you will see miracles around you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Mother, you call us to work on ourselves! We must open our hearts to Jesus, so He can give Himself to us! We must read Sacred Scripture in order to discover Jesus, just as we did in the first days of your coming to Medjugorje. You tell us history can be repeated, Jesus can come again in our lives and change us. The world can be changed when we are changed. Mother, don’t leave us. After 40 years we are still in great need of your presence. Thank you for coming to be our help in these days… How to Give Oneself to Mary, Mother of Goodness, of Love and of Mercy (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 4/19/1984) Oh my Mother! Mother of goodness, love and mercy! I love you immensely, and I offer myself to you. Through your goodness, your love, And your mercy, save me! I wish to be yours. I love you immensely And I wish that you protect me. In my heart, oh mother of goodness, Give me your goodness, So that I go to Heaven. I ask you for your immense love That you may give me the grace That I will be able to love each one Just like you loved Jesus Christ. I ask you in grace That I be able to be merciful to you. [That I will accept your plan when it differs from mine.] I offer myself completely to you And I wish that you will be with me at each step, Because you are full of grace. I wish never to forget your grace, And if I should lose it, I will ask, make me find it again. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021

  That is why I am with you so long… 40th Anniversary Novena, Day 2 June 16, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! Day 2 of our Novena before the 40th Anniversary: October 25, 2020 “Dear children, At this time, I am calling you to return to God and to prayer. Invoke the help of all the saints, for them to be an example and a help to you. Satan is strong and is fighting to draw all the more hearts to himself. He wants war and hatred. That is why I am with you for this long, to lead you to the way of salvation, to Him who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Little children, return to the love for God and He will be your strength and refuge. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Mother, we know that we are caught in a world wide battle with the evil one. He is trying to draw all people away from your Son, Jesus. We thank you for being with us this long, to help us in the battle. In fact you are leading the battle against the enemy of our souls. We cling to you and want to help you as best we can. Thank you, dearest Mother Mary! How to Give Oneself to Mary, Mother of Goodness, of Love and of Mercy (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 4/19/1984) Oh my Mother! Mother of goodness, love and mercy! I love you immensely, and I offer myself to you. Through your goodness, your love, And your mercy, save me! I wish to be yours. I love you immensely And I wish that you protect me. In my heart, oh mother of goodness, Give me your goodness, So that I go to Heaven. I ask you for your immense love That you may give me the grace That I will be able to love each one Just like you loved Jesus Christ. I ask you in grace That I be able to [place your intentions before my intentions.] I offer myself completely to you And I wish that you will be with me at each step, Because you are full of grace. I wish never to forget your grace, And if I should lose it, I will ask, make me find it again. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021

  (Marija, Ivan, and Jakov lead prayer at 34th Anniversary, 2015) 40th Anniversary Novena, Day 1 June 15, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! We begin the Novena for the 40th Anniversary today! I will offer one message each day, and a prayer. May we draw close to Our Lady during this time. Her presence is our hope and joy in these days! September 25, 2020 “Dear children! I am with you for so long because God is great in His love and in my presence. I am calling you, little children: return to God and to prayer. May the measure of your [way of] living be love and do not forget, little children, that prayer and fasting work miracles in you and around you. May everything you do be for the glory of God, and then Heaven will fill your heart with joy and you will feel that God loves you and is sending me to save you and the earth on which you live. Thank you for having responded to my call.” We do believe that God is sending you to save us and the earth on which we live. We want to help you in every way we can. May we live a total consecration to you, dearest Mother! How to Give Oneself to Mary, Mother of Goodness, of Love and of Mercy (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 4/19/1984) Oh my Mother! Mother of goodness, love and mercy! I love you immensely, and I offer myself to you. Through your goodness, your love, And your mercy, save me! I wish to be yours. I love you immensely And I wish that you protect me. In my heart, oh mother of goodness, Give me your goodness, So that I go to Heaven. I ask you for your immense love That you may give me the grace That I will be able to love each one Just like you loved Jesus Christ. I ask you in grace That I be able to be merciful* to you. I offer myself completely to you And I wish that you will be with me at each step, Because you are full of grace. I wish never to forget your grace, And if I should lose it, I will ask, make me find it again. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021

  How to celebrate the 40th Anniversary! June 14, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! The message below, given on the anniversary in 2007, expresses the central meaning of Our Lady’s coming to Medjugorje! We could use it as a guide for the next few days before the 40th Anniversary! June 25, 2007 “Dear children! Also today, with great joy in my heart, I call you to conversion. Little children, do not forget that you are all important in this great plan, which God leads through Medjugorje. God desires to convert the entire world and to call it to salvation and to the way towards Himself, who is the beginning and the end of every being. In a special way, little children, from the depth of my heart, I call you all to open yourselves to this great grace that God gives you through my presence here. I desire to thank each of you for the sacrifices and prayers. I am with you and I bless you all. Thank you for having responded to my call.” God is leading a great plan through Medjugorje. He desires to convert the entire world and call it to salvation and to the way towards Himself. He, who is the beginning and the end of every being!! And He is doing it through Our Lady! Her presence! The plan He has given to her. What more can we do but rejoice and say yes to Our Mother. To pray as she has taught us. To sacrifice and do works of mercy under her guidance. To witness her presence!! This is our part in her plan. As we draw close to the Anniversary, I want to share with you the beautiful program of prayer that has been planned in Medjugorje for these days. Here is the announcement from the Parish: The Parish of Medjugorje is preparing for the 40th Anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions. Both the parish and the parishioners have been intensively preparing for this special event for more than one year. A group of them started to meet and pray last year before the Anniversary and they decided to climb the Apparition Hill for 365 days and pray the Rosary to prepare for this celebration. The neighbouring parish of Citluk started their Novena of nine Sundays prior to the Anniversary and their parishioners walk from their parish church to the Apparition Hill every Sunday afternoon. The employees of parish office and Information Centre Mir Medjugorje also meet for prayer on Friday mornings to prepare for this Anniversary. The parish of Medjugorje will also prepare with the Novena that will consist of the evening prayer programme and climbing of Apparition Hill, while the main celebrants in those nine days will be former Medjugorje parish priests and assistant parish priests who were engaged in pastoral care of this parish in the last four decades. On the Eve of the Apparitions of Our Lady, June 24, the Feast of St. John the Baptist, the traditional Peace Walk will take place from Humac to Medjugorje. This Peace Walk was initiated in 1992, in the midst of the Homeland War, when one group of foreign pilgrims, led by devoted Medjugorje pilgrim Hubert Liebherr, walked from Humac and prayed for peace in both Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina that were affected by the war. What is new and special about this year’s celebration of the Anniversary is the procession that will take place from the Apparition Hill – place of Our Lady’s first apparition – to the church of St. James in Medjugorje. The procession will start from the Apparition Hill at 4.30 pm, so all the participants would be able to come to the church ground before the evening prayer programme. Then, after the Rosary, the procession with the statue of Our Lady would start at 7 pm and this would be the beginning of the solemn Holy Mass on that day. You can view this article on the Parish website: (http://www.medjugorje.hr/en/news/40th-anniversary-of-our-lady%e2%80%99s-apparitions,12335.html ) Mary TV will stream live these events for the 40th Anniversary! Join us!!!: 4:00 pm – June 15 to June 23 – Novena Rosary climbing up Apparition Hill 7:00 pm – June 15 to June 23 – Special guest priests for the International Mass June 24, 2021 – Early Morning – The Annual Peace March from Humac to Medjugorje (not live) 4:30 pm – June 25, 2021 – Special Procession from Apparition Hill to St. James Church 6:00 pm June 25, 2021 – International Mass including a procession of the Statue of Our Lady Also Mary TV will air two specials: Medjugorje, 40 Memorable Moments! By Christina Zubac Countdown to the 40th, with Fr. Leon Stay tuned to the Mary TV Channel in order not to miss anything!! This will be a wonderful time of celebration, giving thanks to Our Mother, Mary, the Queen of Peace! www.marytv.tv In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021

Give time to God… June 11, 2021 Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus!Dear Family of Mary! Today we will consider just one message given on the anniversary in 1995. I am finding it difficult to manage considering 3 or 4 messages at a time!! There are important gifts in each message, and when there are several messages, one cannot receive all the gifts!! So today we will prayerfully consider this message: June 25, 1997 “Dear children! Today I am with you in a special way and I bring you my motherly blessing of peace. I pray for you and I intercede for you before God, so that you may comprehend that each of you is a carrier of peace. You cannot have peace if your heart is not at peace with God. That is why, little children, pray, pray, pray, because prayer is the foundation of your peace. Open your heart and give time to God so that He will be your friend. When true friendship with God is realized, no storm can destroy it. Thank you for having responded to my call.” By 1997, the Balkan states were slowly recovering from the terrible war that had engulfed them. There was tension everywhere. And so this message spoke directly to the needs of the people. “Dear children! Today I am with you in a special way and I bring you my motherly blessing of peace.” Our Lady was with the people of Medjugorje in a special way. She was still appearing every day to 4 of the visionaries, Jakov, Vicka, Ivan and Marija. This special presence of Our Lady changed everything for the village. There were holy spots all over the village! Apparition Hill, Cross Mountain, the Church of St. James, the old rectory, many places in the fields, the Blue Cross, and now the homes of the visionaries, were all apparition sites! Imagine that!! Our Lady had come physically to them all!! Her miraculous presence had made the whole village special. And she really did bring her motherly blessing of peace!! You could feel it every where. That peace is the most prominent experience for everyone who visits Medjugorje. Even today. Our Lady created heavenly peace in Medjugorje by being present there. “I pray for you and I intercede for you before God, so that you may comprehend that each of you is a carrier of peace. “ But that peace was not meant just for Medjugorje. Our Lady said that she prays and intercedes before God that each one of us who come to Medjugorje would become a carrier of peace! She desired and still desires that each one of us take that peace we receive in Medjugorje home with us! Our Lady wanted her peace to spread. But for us to do that we would need to become friends of God! “You cannot have peace if your heart is not at peace with God. That is why, little children, pray, pray, pray, because prayer is the foundation of your peace. Open your heart and give time to God so that He will be your friend. When true friendship with God is realized, no storm can destroy it.” Our Lady wanted to teach us how to be carriers of peace. Her advice was and is perfect: First, we have to recognize that peace can only come from God, not from any other source. Only God. No amount of counseling, exercise, diet, money, or power can give us peace. The world cannot give peace. Only God. Second, to receive the peace of God, we need to pray, pray, pray. Only prayer keeps us in contact with God. Nothing else. Third, in prayer we need to open our hearts to God until He becomes our friend. Well, that does not happen in a moment. Friendships take much time to build. Trust, honesty, patience and lots of love are required. So to be carriers of peace would involve a huge commitment. But that commitment is worth it. No storm can destroy such a friendship with God. Such a friendship will make us carriers of peace to all those we meet. And that is the only way for peace to spread in this very unpeaceful world. So, you see, Our Lady came with a very precise plan, and that plan must be lived out by each one of us. Only our yes is missing! We must be carriers of peace! This is also the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus! Here is a wonderful little prayer to the Sacred Heart that will help us to get close to Him and become His friend as Our Lady asked us!! Let us pray: Prayer to the Sacred Heart O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore you, I love you and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient to your will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in you and for you. Protect me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, your blessings on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death. Within your heart I place my every care. In every need let me come to you with humble trust saying, Heart of Jesus, help me. Amen. PS. Jesus, may we be friends!! Amen! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021    

  June 10, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! We continue our journey in time with the June 25th messages of Our Lady! The three we have today are very powerful. In the 10th Anniversary message Our Lady asked us to witness her presence to all those around us. It is true that if we don’t share her presence with others, they will not know about it. She needs us: June 25, 1991 “Dear children! Today on this great day which you have given to me, I desire to bless all of you and to say: these days while I am with you are days of grace. I desire to teach you and help you to walk the way of holiness. There are many people who do not desire to understand my messages and to accept with seriousness what I am saying. But you I therefore call and ask that by your lives and by your daily living you witness my presence. If you pray, God will help you to discover the true reason for my coming. Therefore, little children, pray and read the Sacred Scriptures so that through my coming you discover the message in Sacred Scripture for you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” The next year Our Lady was a little sad. Why? Many who had begun to follow her had left the path. She loves each one of us, and so this turning away from her caused her sorrow. I imagine she was also a little sad because of the war that was beginning in the Balkans. She stayed with the people and was their strength, showing them the way to peace: June 25, 1992 “Dear children! Today I am happy, even if in my heart there is still a little sadness for all those who have started on this path and then have left it. My presence here is to take you on a new path, the path to salvation. This is why I call you, day after day to conversion. But if you do not pray, you cannot say that you are on the way to being converted. I pray for you and I intercede to God for peace; first peace in your hearts and also peace around you, so that God may be your peace. Thank you for having responded to my call.” In 1993 Our Lady told us that “these are special times…” Indeed they were special. There was a war raging in the Balkans. And so she told us that she wanted to protect us: June 25, 1993 “Dear children! Today I also rejoice at your presence here. I bless you with my motherly blessing and intercede for each one of you before God. I call you anew to live my messages and to put them into life and practice. I am with you and bless all of you day by day. Dear children, these are special times and, therefore, I am with you to love and protect you; to protect your hearts from satan and to bring you all closer to the heart of my Son, Jesus. Thank you for having responded to my call.” The next year Our Lady was rejoicing again, because many pilgrims were coming back. She wanted them to be living her messages even more, now that peace was returning: June 25, 1994 “Dear children! Today I rejoice in my heart in seeing you all present here. I bless you and I call you all to decide to live my messages which I give you here. I desire, little children, to guide you all to Jesus because He is your salvation. Therefore, little children, the more you pray the more you will be mine and of my Son, Jesus. I bless you all with my motherly blessing and I thank you for having responded to my call.” Our Mother brought the parish and the pilgrims through a very tough time in the early 90’s. The war had really been a trial for the local people. Yet, somehow, Our Lady kept them safe, and gave them peace during those years. And many pilgrims became missionaries, bringing aid for the area. It was a time of great love, lived with faith. And we can look back and learn from the brave people that lived Our Lady’s messages, even in war. Let us pray: How to Give Oneself to Mary, Mother of Goodness, of Love and of Mercy (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 4/19/1984) Oh my Mother! Mother of goodness, love and mercy! I love you immensely, and I offer myself to you. Through your goodness, your love, And your mercy, save me! I wish to be yours. I love you immensely And I wish that you protect me. In my heart, oh mother of goodness, Give me your goodness, So that I go to Heaven. I ask you for your immense love That you may give me the grace That I will be able to love each one Just like you loved Jesus Christ. I ask you in grace That I be able to be merciful* to you. I offer myself completely to you And I wish that you will be with me at each step, Because you are full of grace. I wish never to forget your grace, And if I should lose it, I will ask, make me find it again. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021      

I am calling you to live the messages… June 9, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! We continue our journey in time with the June 25th messages of Our Lady! The three we have today are very powerful. The June 25, 1988 message is a treatise on Love worthy of St. John the apostle!! We will do well to pray with this message every day! Our Lady told us: June 25, 1988 “Dear children! I am calling you to that love which is loyal and pleasing to God. Little children, love bears everything bitter and difficult for the sake of Jesus who is love. Therefore, dear children, pray that God come to your aid, not however according to your desire, but according to His love. Surrender yourself to God so that He may hear you, console you and forgive everything inside you which is a hindrance on the way of love. In this way God can move your life, and you will grow in love. Dear children, glorify God with a hymn of love so that God’s love may be able to grow in you day by day to its fullness. Thank you for having responded to my call.” In 1989 Our Lady called us to “live the messages”. It is such a perfect way to ask us to respond to her words to us. “Live the messages!” There is no room for doubt here. Our life choices must reflect Our Lady’s words, our dispositions must be her dispositions, our desires must be her desires. That is living the messages. Our lives will begin to look like her life! June 25, 1989 “Dear children! Today I am calling you to live the messages I have been giving you during the past eight years. This is the time of grace and I desire the grace of God be great for every single one of you. I am blessing you and I love you with a special love. Thank you for having responded to call.” And finally in 1990 Our Lady gave us her special motherly blessing. What a blessing this is! Our Lady has been made powerful by the Father in Heaven, through her Motherhood of His Son, and by extension her Motherhood of each one of us. The Mother’s blessing will protect us and bring us into the Father’s joy through our conversion: June 25, 1990 “Dear children! Today I desire to thank you for all your sacrifices and for all your prayers. I am blessing you with my special motherly blessing. I invite you all to decide for God, so that from day to day you will discover His will in prayer. I desire, dear children, to call all of you to a full conversion so that joy will be in your hearts. I am happy that you are here today in such great numbers. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Thank you dearest Mother, for gently but firmly guiding us into the love, grace and blessing of God given to us through you, present to us in Medjugorje! (Can’t you feel the peace of these messages!) Let us pray: How to Give Oneself to Mary, Mother of Goodness, of Love and of Mercy (Given by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 4/19/1984) Oh my Mother! Mother of goodness, love and mercy! I love you immensely, and I offer myself to you. Through your goodness, your love, And your mercy, save me! I wish to be yours. I love you immensely And I wish that you protect me. In my heart, oh mother of goodness, Give me your goodness, So that I go to Heaven. I ask you for your immense love That you may give me the grace That I will be able to love each one Just like you loved Jesus Christ. I ask you in grace That I be able to be merciful* to you. I offer myself completely to you And I wish that you will be with me at each step, Because you are full of grace. I wish never to forget your grace, And if I should lose it, I will ask, make me find it again. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2021