Author: Cathy Nolan

I am calling you at this time to prayer… February 1, 2020 Dear Family of Mary! “…I am calling you at this time to prayer…” (01-25-21) The basis of our response to Our Lady is prayer.  Everything will come out of prayer.  Everything makes sense when we pray, because prayer is turning our attention towards God.  Prayer is looking up, lifting our eyes towards heaven and eternity.  Prayer is connecting with our God of Eternity. So let’s pray.  Today I share with you a Litany to the Heart of Mary!  Let this prayer permeate your being with the wonder of Mary! Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.  God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.  God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us. Heart of Mary, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, like unto the Heart of God, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, united to the Heart of Jesus, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, instrument of the Holy Ghost, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, sanctuary of the Divine Trinity, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, tabernacle of God Incarnate, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, immaculate from thy creation, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, full of grace, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, blessed among all hearts, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, throne of glory, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, most humble, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, holocaust of Divine Love, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, fastened to the Cross with Jesus Crucified, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, comfort of the afflicted, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, refuge of sinners, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, hope of the agonizing, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, seat of mercy, Pray for us. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. Immaculate Mary, meek and humble of heart, R. Make our hearts like unto the Heart of Jesus. Let Us Pray: O most merciful God, Who, for the salvation of sinners and the refuge of the miserable, wast pleased that the Most Pure Heart of Mary should be most like in charity and pity to the Divine Heart of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, grant that we, who commemorate this sweet and loving Heart, by the merits and intercession of the same Blessed Virgin, may merit to be found like unto the Heart of Jesus, through the same Christ Our Lord.   R. Amen. (This litany was composed by John Henry (Cardinal) Newman shortly after he converted to Catholicism in 1845. Let us pray this with reverence and recall the many blessings that have flowed through Mary from Jesus to us.) In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021    

Blessed are those servants… January 29, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! Let us consider again this line from the January 25, 2021 message: “…This is a time of awakening…” There is something very important about being awake in terms of the spiritual life.  Jesus talked about how important it was for servants to be found awake upon the return of their master.  But I never quite got the point, until yesterday when we discussed the words of Our Lady.  All of a sudden, I realized that being awake or awakened was not just a matter of staying up late to do my duties.  No, being awake was a state of soul in which I lived in the waking awareness of the truth about God!  Being awake is living in the reality that God is God and that we are His creatures, and that there is nothing that is separate from God.  Everything about my life is from God, for God and returning back to God.  I cannot live as if God does not exist. Listen to these words of Jesus from the Gospel of Luke.  Jesus talks about the importance of staying “awake” until the Master returns.  Think about the deeper meaning of being awake – that awareness that God is real, that Jesus is God, that your life is totally gift from Him and that you only have meaning in terms of Jesus and His love.  Think of being awake in terms of this meaning: Luke 12:32-38 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.  Sell your possessions and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. “Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks. “Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants!  (Lk 12:32-38) Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes!!!!  We want to be those servants who are “awake” when Jesus returns.  This means that our souls are completely awakened to the reality of our God.  Our souls are opened and ready for the Lord to come to us, because we can’t live without Him.  The doors of our hearts are ready to open to the Lord, no matter when He comes, so that He can enter in and make His home in us.  This means we are awakened to faith, hope and love.  We live in the total awareness of our God, in the day and in the night! This is a time of awakening.  We must be awakened in faith, living a totally converted life.  And we also must live in such a way that those around us will be awakened in faith as well.  God is giving us this time to awaken completely to His love, so we will be ready when He comes. “Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them. If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants!” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021      

This is a time of awakening January 28, 2021 St. Thomas Aquinas Dear Family of Mary! “…This is a time of awakening…” (01/25/21) Our Lady tells us that this is a time of awakening.  We might wonder what she means by this.  My first thought was of winter.  Where I live it is very cold these days.  There are inches of snow on the ground.  Nature is not ready to awaken.  Nothing is going to bud or grow yet.  So it isn’t yet the time for nature to awaken. Then my thoughts went to a different kind of awakening.  Could this be a time for souls to awaken?  We have been living through a very long winter in terms of our societies and the faith.  In every way, faith in God has been attacked.  For many years there has been a decline in belief and a rise in atheism.  We have seen the Christian culture decimated.  Could it be that this is a time to awakening to the reality of God?  Could it be that the Lord is going to do something to drive away the winter of our unbelief and bring the springtime of hope? When Our Lady tells us “this is a time of awakening”, it seems that she is announcing the grace of awakening.  She is not hopefully suggesting that it is the time of awakening.  She is announcing that God is sending the grace of awakening.  So the grace is there for souls to be awakened.  The grace is being poured out for souls to awake from their sleep and open to Jesus.  The grace of conversion is flowing.  The grace of a new faith is present, waiting to be accepted. In the Letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul wrote: Therefore it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.”  Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. (Eph 5:14-16) Maybe the grace of awakening has to do with finally realizing that God is God, and that we are not.  Maybe awakening has to do with allowing Christ to enter into our lives now as our Lord and Savior, so that He can call us out of the darkness of sin and into His Holy Light!  Maybe awakening has to do with glimpsing Heaven, Hell and Purgatory, and realizing that we have eternal souls that will live in one of those three places.  Maybe we need to be awakened to reality!!  God is God!  He made us and is calling us to Himself. Well, the good news is that if we are awakened by God, it will be to the truth.  And the truth will set us free. Let’s allow Our Lady to pray with us for the grace of awakening, for the grace of being raised to life by Christ.  And let’s pray for that grace for all of our brothers and sisters all over the world. “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light!” In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021      

A Pilgrim People January 27, 2021 St. Angela Merici Dear Family of Mary! “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.” (January 25, 2021) “Dear children! I am calling you at this time to prayer, fasting and renunciation, that you may be stronger in faith…” Our Lady speaks to us about a time of prayer, fasting, and renunciation.  These are familiar topics to us, as she has been speaking about them for all of these nearly 40 years.  But they are as timely now as they were in 1981. Why? Because these three practices are the way of a pilgrim.  And Our Lady has been teaching us to be pilgrims. She appeared in Medjugorje, where the parish church was dedicated to St. James, the patron of pilgrims. She immediately began to build a prayer program in the parish that would suit the needs of pilgrims, with daily evening Mass, the prayer of the Rosary, the 7-7-7, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, daily possibilities for Confession, fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays, and the penitential climbing of the mountains for prayer.  She created a place for pilgrims. Then she drew the pilgrims from around the world by her living presence in Medjugorje.  Word spread of her apparitions to the 6 young people, and souls hungry for God began to make the journey from far and wide, to experience the Mother. Our Lady has been building a pilgrim people through Medjugorje.  And now the world needs those pilgrim people very much.  The world needs people who pray.  Indeed people who love to pray, who never neglect a moment to pray, who pray out of joy and love for God.  The world needs people who fast, who take two days a week and dedicate themselves to God alone, through fasting.  The world needs people who know how to deny themselves for the sake of other, to renounce what they can and sacrifice for others. The world needs true pilgrims to show the way back to God.  And that is who we are being formed to be.  If we live this pilgrim life, we will be stronger in faith.  And that strong faith will open the way to heaven for many. May we live our call to be pilgrim people, with all our strength and love.  Our Lady is calling us to help her. In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021      

Dear children! I am calling you…. January 25, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! Here is the message from Our Lady, Queen of Peace of Medjugorje for 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.” (January 25, 2021) In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021      

When the Church bells ring in Medjugorje… January 25, 2021 Dear Family of Mary! Today we anticipate a message from Our Lady through Marija Pavlovic Lunetti. As we wait, let’s review the words Marija spoke to the prayer group at Our Lady of the Angels Shrine in Italy on Saturday. Her words are comforting and give us an important piece of advice! Marija’s Message to the Friends of the Shrine of Our Lady of Angels in Abici, Italy Saturday, January 23, 2021 Dear Friends of the Shrine of Our Lady of Angels, I remember when for the first time I entered this small church where I could feel so much joy. And during those years, in all these years, we have stayed together, we stayed in touch. And I remember the time when you had an earthquake and difficulties, I was always trying to remain in touch with you and to help you with my prayers. I helped, I was there to listen to your intentions to Gospa, to Our Lady. And even now we have felt the need to help the group, the prayer group, that was born; especially now, when we have this lockdown, when this virus is limiting us. We can’t go out, and we try to find the way to get together, to pray together. For me, this moment is so beautiful and so special. We are united in prayer. Although we are far from each other, we are together in prayer. So many people say to me, “Marija, what are you going to say in these moments?” I would say: These are the moments for us to renew our faith, the messages of Our Lady, and not to be afraid. As one of the saints was saying, “Live as if it was the last day of your life; and to think the way you are going to live forever.” We have to try to work to do our best. Our Lady wants us to be her extended hands in this world. And, Our Lady asked from the prayer groups, she said so many times, “Be my witnesses. Pray.” Because so often, people are not witnesses. But we are invited to be witnesses. This is a beautiful, extraordinary opportunity for each one of us to be there to help one another. We are not in Medjugorje now, but God allowed us to be together, to be united in prayer in this way. So, when I pray before Our Lady, as this evening I am going to pray before Our Lady, I am going to pray for all of you, for all of your intentions. And Our Lady is going to listen to us. She is going to listen to our prayers and to our needs. But she expects from us to have faith, and to believe. I remember once when Our Lady was saying at the beginning of the apparitions, “If you do not convert, if you do not start leaving the sin behind, and if you do not set out on the journey of conversion, you will not be able to make it.” We believe that in these 40 years, that in actually in a few months, we hope and believe that we are going to celebrate a 40th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions in Medjugorje. We feel that we are responsible, that we need to witness, to give witness, and to live in our own families, in our communities, and wherever God brings us. I invite you to be united in the prayer because Lord hears our prayer. Very often, we say to ourselves, “God, where are you?” But God is in our midst. And with the presence of Our Lady, who appears still, every day – every day – let’s be united with her in that special moment; because that moment is a moment of grace. When the church bells of Medjugorje are ringing, remember, that that’s the moment: in your heart, together with Our Lady, say a prayer. And I am going to recommend all of you and all of your intentions. As Our Lady says, “Heaven is with us.” And that’s why we should not be afraid. We should not think about tragedies because everything – the Life and the Death – are in the hands of God. God loves us. And that’s why He has sent Our Lady, His Mother, and our Mother, in our midst. May God bless you all! Thank you, Marija, for your words of encouragement. We will remember the time of apparition every day from now on, and invite Our Lady into our hearts and lives! In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021    

You are chosen to be witnesses of hope! January 22, 2021 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Dear Family of Mary! On Monday we anticipate a message from Our Lady through Marija Pavlovic Lunetti.  I always like to take a look at the last message as I wait for the new one.  So here is the message from 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.” (12/25/2020) I am struck again by Our Lady’s words, “…you are chosen to be witnesses of hope in every situation.”  Do we really see this as our job?  How can we be witnesses of hope?  Where does that certainty come from?  I think St. Paul explained it in an amazing way in his Letter to the Romans: I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified. What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies; who is to condemn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, “For thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.  (Romans 8:18-39) Amen, Amen and Amen!! In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021    

Archbishop Henryk Hoser address the American Pilgrims January 21, 2021 St. Agnes Dear Family of Mary! “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.” (12/25/20) Today I want to share the transcript of an address that Archbishop Henryk Hoser made to the American Pilgrims, speaking from Medjugorje.  It was published by 206 Tours, and you can view the address on our website at this link: https://marytv.tv/papal-envoy/?smid=nqz0Q7sYug8&slid=3gJNYt4HsOb Archbishop Hoser said to us: Dear American pilgrims, I am addressing you from Medjugorje, from this place that you like, that you visit often during normal times. However, because of the pandemic we are all going through difficult times not only in the United States, not only in the world, but also here in Medjugorje. We suffer because of the situation of few pilgrims. We are all assigned to this health regime and we miss our mobility in the world. And here, as you know, we venerate the Holy Virgin, Queen of Peace, this peace we want to proclaim to all of you who are close and those who are far away. The time that we live in, one can compare to a very grave moment, which is noted in the Gospel. After the death of Our Lord, the world was immersed in darkness as the evangelists tell us. When Jesus Christ, Son of God, and Son of Man, who was sent by God to save us, died in human hearts, those hearts were filled with darkness, and also this world that caused the death of Jesus Christ fell into darkness. We have to be able to read what is being presented as a “sign of the time”. God, who is Master of history, who is the Master of our present life, wants us to know what the sign tells us, it is: “Without Me, you can do nothing.” So we have to attach ourselves to His presence in us, and around us, so that we can dispel darkness, so that we can go towards the Light. He brings us light, as the Canticle of Zechariah says; Today He is the sunshine [dawn]that comes from on high. Today, we are so much in need of this sunshine [this Dawn]! In my message, I will address you from here in Medjugorje, with the intelligence of the heart, about the situation in the United States. I would like to formulate a perspective: if the United States promises and projects a life that supports the development of human life and the protection of Human life in all stages of existence, the United States will be saved. If your politics push you towards the negation of the values of human life, all of that will contribute to the enlargement of a darkness that scares us all. Therefore we must all witness to the proclamation of hope in the world, the hope that comes from God, because God comes to us from the future. He is waiting for us in the time to come. He is not waiting for us any more in history. We are going towards Him. So we can live what He offers us – peace with God and peace with all men, starting with those who are close to us and moving outward to those who are far away from us. So, may this time in which we await better times, strengthen your fidelity, and give you courage to overcome the difficult moments of your life. May the Holy Virgin, Queen of Peace, bless you, protect you, and love you without limit. https://marytv.tv/papal-envoy/?smid=nqz0Q7sYug8&slid=3gJNYt4HsOb We are grateful for the pastoral care of Archbishop Hoser. May we all work towards a culture of life, from conception to natural death.  All life is sacred and worthy of our care. In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021  

He holds you firmly by the hand… January 20, 2021 St Fabian and St. Sebastian Dear Family of Mary! “…With Jesus, every fear, suffering, and pain disappear, because your heart accepts His will and everything that comes into your life. Jesus will give you the faith to accept everything and nothing will distance you from Him — because He firmly holds you by the hand and does not permit for you to distance and lose yourselves in difficult moments — because He has become the Lord of your life…” (12/25/20 Jakov) Psalm 16 A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in thee I take refuge. I say to the LORD, “Thou art my Lord; I have no good apart from thee.” As for the saints in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight. Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; their libations of blood I will not pour out or take their names upon my lips. The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; thou holdest my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I keep the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also dwells secure. For thou dost not give me up to Sheol, or let thy godly one see the Pit. Thou dost show me the path of life; in thy presence there is fulness of joy, in thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.  (Psalm 16) In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2021