Author: Cathy Nolan

Stay awake with me… November 9, 2020 Dear Family of Mary! March 25, 2001 “Dear children! Also, today I call you to open yourselves to prayer. Little children, you live in a time in which God gives great graces, but you do not know how to make good use of them. You are concerned about everything else, but the least for the soul and spiritual life. Awaken from the tired sleep of your soul and say yes to God with all your strength. Decide for conversion and holiness. I am with you, little children, and I call you to perfection of your soul and of everything you do. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Our Lady calls us to awaken from the “tired sleep” of our souls and return to God in prayer.  Fr. Leon speaks to us about this waking in his homily for November 9, at English Mass in Medjugorje.  He has shared with us the transcript of his homily!  Let’s open our hearts and receive the grace: Homily for English Mass, November 9, 2020, Fr. Leon Pereira, O.P.: The parable of the ten virgins at a wedding comes to make or break moment in the crunch line, ‘Stay awake because you do not know either the day or the hour’. What day? What hour? In Jesus’s time, His contemporaries had become very pessimistic about the value of tinkering with this world in order to improve it. Would it really change anything fundamental to human life to start a reform? What could we humans do to improve things? Isn’t human nature – in fact, isn’t this world – too much of a mess to be helped? Will God not simply have to intervene and start up His creative work all over again, rooting out what is evil, vindicating what is good? In our own time we too can understand this attitude. Faced with the debacles of recent history, it seems not unreasonable to be in a permanent state of mild despair about humanity as we know it. The growth of knowledge and technology doesn’t, evidently, reduce malice among humans. It just gives it more scope. Our scientific and technological advances haven’t made us better; they helped us to do far worse to each other. Accordingly, many Jews, holding to the faithfulness of God to His own goodness, expected a new creation, a new world: the ‘turn of the ages’, as they called it – or, again, the ‘Day of the Lord’, or – yet again, the ‘hour of the Son of Man’. This was the moment when God would send a sort of plenipotentiary to sort out supernaturally the mess we’ve made of the first creation. So this is what Jesus is talking about: this is ‘the day’ or ‘the hour’ that His hearers do not know, and so they must stay awake for it lest they miss it and be caught unawares. If this were the end of the story, however, then we today would be in exactly the same position as the Jews then. We’d be waiting for God, waiting for a glorious solution to our problems that’s always coming but never quite here. But this is not how the New Testament sees it, because the New Testament doesn’t end the story with the preaching of Jesus. It goes on to talk about His passion, His death and His resurrection. It sees in these events the breakthrough: the new world, the divine intervention that Jesus had promised, and which we need. St John ties Jesus’s language about the day and the hour absolutely firmly to the moment of Jesus’s death. At Cana, Jesus in response to His mother’s request for a miracle of some kind simply says, ‘My hour has not yet come’. Later, at the feast of Tabernacles, John explains the puzzle that the Temple guards hadn’t arrested Jesus as a troublemaker by saying, ‘His time had not yet come’. Then at last, on Palm Sunday, Jesus tells His disciples, ‘Now the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you most solemnly, unless a wheat grain falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain but if it dies it yields a rich harvest’. And finally at the Last Supper Jesus prays, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son that the Son may glorify You, since you have given Him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom You have given Him’. So, the death of Jesus is the day, the hour: it was for this that His disciples were to stay awake, to be watchful. But did they? The Gospels describe for us the flight of the disciples; and the literal falling asleep of Peter, James and John in the Garden of Gethsemane as Jesus sweats blood before them. ‘Could you not have stayed awake with Me one only hour?’ What layers of meaning for our faith that question contains! This is the moment when a new world is to be born; when God made man is to make the ultimate sacrifice of His infinitely precious life; when the endless energy that sacrifice releases is about the pour back into the world as the One we call the Holy Spirit—the Spirit who makes all things new, the Spirit who renews the face of the earth. This is the hour, the hour of doom and salvation, the crucial hour for our everlasting good, after which the world can never be the same again, and ‘Could you not have stayed awake with Me’ in this hour of all hours? Our faith invites us to see the death and resurrection of Jesus as the central events in the history of the world. Through them, God’s Spirit is sent abroad to remake our humanity in the image of His Son, to gather men and women into that union with Him which is His mystical Body. From the life of that Body, St Paul, St Francis of Assisi, St Mother Teresa of Calcutta, were nourished. You see, the staying awake ‘one only hour’, to be watchful for the coming of Christ, refers in the first place not to Christ’s second coming and the end of the world, but to Christ’s death and resurrection. If we are not awake, then we will miss Christ’s death. We want the solution to our problems, but Christ sweats blood in Gethsemane, for us. We want a stress-free life, but Christ is betrayed and tormented, for us. We want healing for our bodies, but Christ carries His cross, for us. We want the freedom to live our lives as we choose, but Christ is nailed to the cross, for us. We want jobs, marriages, children, but Christ dies and is buried, for us. We want a fresh start to our lives, and Christ is risen from the dead, for us. ‘Stay awake’ means this first: to let Christ die and rise again for us, to enter into a relationship with Him. If we are friends with Christ, then His second coming will not catch us off guard either. And in this staying awake ‘one only hour’ we see what human nature can become if only we let grace do its work. This is our remedy as Christians for the ills of the world: the new start, the new hope for the world in the crucified and risen Lord. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2020    

Pray for the souls in Purgatoy November 6, 2020 Dear Family of Mary! November 6, 1986 “Dear children! Today I wish to call you to pray daily for souls in purgatory. For every soul prayer and grace is necessary to reach God and the love of God. By doing this, dear children, you obtain new intercessors who will help you in life to realize that all the earthly things are not important for you, that only Heaven is that for which it is necessary to strive. Therefore, dear children, pray without ceasing that you may be able to help yourselves and the others to whom your prayers will bring joy. Thank you for having responded to my call.” We are in the month of November, in which there are indulgenced prayers for our deceased loved ones.  Usually the indulgence was applied for the first week of November, but it has been extended due to the Corona virus.  Here is a summary of the extension given by Pope Francis: Decree extends indulgence for the faithful departed through November! https://www.vaticannews.va/en/taglist.chiesa-e-religioni.Preghiera.html By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp Many of the Church’s pastors have requested an adaptation to the requirements to obtain the Plenary Indulgence for the deceased in the month of November. Thus, “by the special mandate of His Holiness Pope Francis”, the Apostolic Penitentiary released on Friday some changes to the normal practice. The Decree containing these modifications was signed on 22 October, the liturgical memorial of Pope St John Paul II. Plenary Indulgence during month of November Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the need to avoid large groups from forming where prohibited, the Plenary Indulgence applicable to the deceased by those who visit a cemetery has been extended beyond the normal dates of 1 to 8 November. This year, the indulgence can be obtained by anyone who visits a cemetery, even if only mentally, on any day in November, and devoutly prays for the faithful departed. Plenary Indulgence for Feast of All Souls’ Day Regarding the Plenary Indulgence attached to All Souls’ Day, 2 November, this year, it can be obtained not only on the preceding or succeeding Sunday, or on the actual Feast day, but on any other day of the month chosen by each member of the faithful. In this case, the indulgence is obtained by “devoutly visiting a church or an oratory”, along with the recitation of the Our Father and the Creed, and the other requirements associated with a Plenary Indulgence. The homebound For anyone who cannot leave their home for various reasons, including anti-Covid restrictions, they too can obtain the Plenary Indulgence by “uniting themselves spiritually to other members of the faithful”. In this case, the condition of being “completely detached from sin” and the intention of completing the other requirements for obtaining a Plenary Indulgence remain. These conditions are Sacramental Confession, reception of Holy Communion and a prayer for the Holy Father’s intentions. The Decree suggests that such prayer take place before an “image of Jesus or the Blessed Virgin Mary”. Among the various prayers that are recommended are “prayers for the deceased, Morning or Evening Prayer from the Office of the Dead, the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, meditating on various Gospel passages proposed for the liturgy of the Dead, or completing a work of mercy by offering to God the suffering and discomforts of one’s own life”. Invitation to Priests Directing a word to priests, the Decree asks that they make the Sacrament of Confession generously available and that they make Holy Communion available to the sick. In addition, all priests are invited to offer three Masses on All Souls’ Day. Also, here are the normal requirements associated with a plenary indulgence: To gain a Plenary Indulgence (only one per day), (1) the faithful must be in the state of grace and the following conditions must accompany the prescribed act; (2) have the interior disposition of complete detachment from sin, even venial sin; (3)receive the sacrament of confession; receive the Holy Eucharist (it is certainly better to receive it while participating in Holy Mass, but for the indulgence only Holy Communion is required); (4)and recite prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father (one Our Father and one Hail Mary is suggested as a minimum, but any other additional prayers may be added). All attachment to sin, even venial sin, must be absent. If some of the above conditions are not fulfilled, the indulgence becomes partial. Due to Pope Francis’ extension, it is not too late to pray for your loved ones in Purgatory!  In fact, we can pray for many souls in Purgatory!  They all need our help to attain heaven quickly!!  This is a wonderful work of mercy. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan © Mary TV 2020  

Seek first His Kingdom! November 5, 2020 Dear Family of Mary! Today is Thursday!  It is a special day for Our Lady.  One of the reasons why it is special is because she asked us to something unusual on every Thursday: Thursday, March 1, 1984  (To Jelena) “Each Thursday, read again the passage of Matthew 6: 24-34, before the most Blessed Sacrament, or if it is not possible to come to church, do it with your family.” It seems to me that this passage from Matthew’s Gospel must be pretty important, for Our Lady to recommend that we read it every Thursday!  As far as I know it is the only Gospel passage she has recommended in this way! But I find that Our Lord’s words in this passage are essential as a defense against the temptations of the world, especially in our time.  How easy it is for us to get caught up in the things of this world!  With the internet and social media, we can become almost enslaved to the worries, desires, and anxieties of society. Our Lady warned us of being attached to the earth and to earthly things in this message: May 25, 2012 “Dear children! Also today I call you to conversion and to holiness. God desires to give you joy and peace through prayer but you, little children, are still far away – attached to the earth and to earthly things. Therefore, I call you anew: open your heart and your sight towards God and the things of God – and joy and peace will come to reign in your hearts. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Open your heart and your sight towards God and the things of God!  This is the answer to the temptations and anxieties of the world.  Open our hearts in prayer and love for God and open our eyes to His presence, and we will fall in love with the things of God, which have nothing to do with the world because they so far surpass the world in every way. So here is Matthew 6: 24-34!  Read it, and pray it today and every Thursday, or even every day!! It is a heavenly tonic to dispel all the fears and anxieties, the earthly things that can so overwhelm us. Matthew 6: 24-34: “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, `What shall we eat?’ or `What shall we drink?’ or `What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well. “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.  (Mt 6:24-34) Amen!! Alleluia!! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2020   PS. Here is our Donate link! The matching grant is still active!! Donate  

Pray for priests! November 4, 2020 St. Charles Borromeo Dear Family of Mary! Today, we celebrate a great bishop, St. Charles Borromeo.  He is known for his work on the Council of Trent.  But as it says in the Magnificat today:  When he was appointed to Milan, a diocese that had lacked a resident bishop for eighty years, Charles renewed Catechesis and led the mostly lax clergy by his own austere example and diligent preaching.  “We ought to walk in front,” he told his priests, “and our subjects will follow us more easily.” Imagine living in a diocese without a bishop for eighty years!  It must have felt like a family with out a father.  St. Charles loved the people and so he worked tirelessly to restore the diocese through teaching and pastoral care for his priests and for the people. I think we could pray today for our priests and bishops.  They are in a very difficult moment for the Church and the world.  We can ask St. Charles Borromeo to pray for them and lead them into a deeper devotion to Jesus and a more disciplined life of faith.  We certainly must pray for our priests and bishops, knowing what a responsibility they bear and how important it is that they represent Jesus well. St. Charles wrote this prayer for priests, that we can pray every day: Prayer for priests by Saint Charles Borromeo: O Holy Mother of God, pray for the priests your Son has chosen to serve the Church. Help them, by your intercession, to be holy, zealous, and chaste. Make them models of virtue in the service of God’s people. Help them be pious in meditation, efficacious in preaching, and zealous in the daily offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Help them administer the Sacraments with love and joy. Amen. There is also a novena to St. Charles Borromeo at this link that you could pray, asking for God’s blessing on your parish priest or your bishop. https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-charles-borromeo-novena Our Lady asked us to pray for our priests in this message: September 25, 2017 “Dear children! I am calling you to be generous in renunciation, fasting and prayer for all those who are in temptation, and are your brothers and sisters. In a special way I am imploring you to pray for priests and for all the consecrated, that they may love Jesus still more fervently; that the Holy Spirit may fill their hearts with joy; that they may witness Heaven and Heavenly mysteries. Many souls are in sin, because there are not those who sacrifice themselves and pray for their conversion. I am with you and am praying that your hearts may be filled with joy. Thank you for having responded to my call.” This message would also make a very good prayer.  We need to pray for those (Including priests and religious) who are in temptation, those who are in sin and need conversion, those who have lost their fervor for Jesus, those who need the Holy Spirit and do not witness Heaven and Heavenly mysteries.  It is our job to pray for them, and fast and offer sacrifices!!  That is something we can do!!   In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2020 PS. Here is our Donate link! The matching grant is still active!! Donate  

Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, Rule over us! November 3, 2020 St. Martin de Porres Dear Family of Mary! Today in the United States, we vote to elect a president and vice president.  Our country seems to be deeply divided and hurting.  I believe that many countries are in the same state right now. Division and strife seem to be growing like a cancer everywhere.  We know that the author of this strife and division is the devil himself.  He is a powerful adversary.  But he will be beaten by a Woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars.  And that Woman is Mary, the Mother of Jesus. And how blessed are we to have this Woman, this Mother with us.  Our Lady in Medjugorje has been guiding those of us who will listen to her call since 1981.  Her words cut through all our divisions and show the way of love.  Take as an example this message from July 25, 2020: “Dear children! In this peaceless time in which the devil is harvesting souls to draw them to himself, I am calling you to persevering prayer, so that in prayer you discover the God of love and hope. Little children take the Cross in your hands. May it be your encouragement for love to always win, in a special way now when the Cross and faith are rejected. You be a reflection and an example with your lives that faith and hope are still alive, and a new world of peace is possible. I am with you and intercede for you before my Son, Jesus. Thank you for having responded to my call.”  (July 25, 2020) Our Lady is with us as our Queen, the Woman clothed with the sun!!  And as Queen she will triumph over Satan and free her children at last from his control. In this moment of history, we need to celebrate our Queen and stay very close to her.  So, I am sharing a beautiful prayer to Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, written by Pope Pius XII.  There is power in declaring the truth about Our Lady and about God’s plan for us.  The Father wants Our Lady to be our Queen, in a practical and real way.  Her rule over us will protect us from Satan and defeat his plans. So today, let’s pray this prayer many times for our poor world, so under attack: Prayer to Mary, Queen of Heaven by Pope Pius XII From the depths of this vale of tears where sorrowing humanity makes weary progress, through the surges of this sea of ours, endlessly buffeted by the winds of passion, we raise our eyes to you, O most beloved Mother Mary, to be comforted by the contemplation of your glory and to hail you as Queen of heaven and earth, Queen of mankind. With legitimate filial pride, we wish to exalt your queenship and to recognize it as due to the sovereign excellence of your whole being, O dearest one, truly mother of him who is King by right, by inheritance and by conquest. Reign, O Mother and Queen, by showing us the path of holiness and by guiding and assisting us that we may never stray from it. In the heights of heaven you exercise your primacy over the choirs of angels who acclaim you as their sovereign, and over the legions of saints who delight in beholding your dazzling beauty. So, too, reign over the entire human race, above all by opening the path of faith to those who do not yet know your Divine Son. Reign over the Church, which acknowledges and extols your gentle dominion and has recourse to you as a safe refuge amid the calamities of our day. Reign especially over that part of the Church which is persecuted and oppressed; give it strength to bear adversity, constancy never to yield under unjust compulsion, light to avoid falling into the snares of the enemy, firmness to resist overt attack, and at every moment unwavering faithfulness to your kingdom. Reign over men’s minds, that they may seek only what is true; over their wills, that they may follow solely what is good; over their hearts, that they may love nothing but what you yourself love. Reign over individuals and over families, as well as over societies and nations; over the assemblies of the powerful, the counsels of the wise, as over the simple aspirations of the humble. Reign in the streets and in the squares, in the cities and the villages, in the valleys and in the mountains, in the air, on land and on the sea; and hear the pious prayers of all those who recognize that yours is a reign of mercy, in which every petition is heard, every sorrow comforted, every misfortune relieved, every infirmity healed, and in which, at a gesture from your gentle hands, from death itself there arises smiling life. Obtain for us that all who now in every corner of the world acclaim and hail you Queen and Lady may one day in heaven enjoy the fullness of your kingdom in the vision of your Divine Son, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, live and reign forever and ever. Amen https://www.mdrevelation.org/prayer-to-mary-queen-of-heaven-by-pope-pius-xii/ In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2020 PS. Here is our Donate link! Thank you for all the help with the Matching Grant. It is still active!! Donate  

Our Lady, Champion General! November 2, 2020 All Soul’s Day Dear Family of Mary! “Dear children! Pray in this time of grace and seek the intercession of all the saints who are already in the light. From day to day may they be an example and encouragement to you on the way of your conversion. Little children be aware that your life is short and passing. Therefore, yearn for eternity and keep preparing your hearts in prayer. I am with you and intercede before my Son for each of you, especially for those who have consecrated themselves to me and to my Son. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (October 25, 2014) Fr. Leon gave a beautiful homily yesterday on the Feast of All Saints for English Mass in Medjugorje.  Our shipmate, Stefanie, has transcribed it for us!  Thank you, Stefanie!!  It is worth a reading and praying over!! English Homily in Medjugorje Sunday, November 1, 2020 Father Leon Pereira A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew At that time seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him.  And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs Is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account, rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.” The Gospel of the Lord. Homily During the ordination rite of a priest, the bishop hands him a paten and a chalice and he says to him these words:  “Accept from the holy people of God the gifts to be offered to Him.  Know what you are doing and imitate the mystery you celebrate.  Model your life on the mystery of the cross.” Those words, “Know what you are doing,” pre-supposes, “Know who you are.” Hence, the bishop’s injunction to a newly ordained priest to imitate and model his life on the divine mystery he celebrates; that is:  the sacrifice of Christ on His cross. Now – this is a true story – a friend of mine; he looked in his diary and he saw – it was a Tuesday, I think he saw 10 o’clock in the morning – there was a lecture.  And it was on something that he was interested in.  And it even gave the place where the lecture was meant to be.  So, on that day, at that time, he went very excitedly; and thought, “This is fantastic! This is a subject that I really want to know more about.”  And when he got to the lecture hall, he saw there these big posters with his face on it, and it was saying that he was giving the lecture.  And this caused great panic.  And this is very amusing for all his friends, including me. Now, however amusing it is, it comes as a huge shock.  Knowing who you are… Knowing, sorry… Knowing what you are doing – that you are meant to give the lecture – implies that you have to know who you are – that you are the lecturer in question. Now in small matters, not knowing what we are doing might be comical or annoying; but in graver matters, it could prove more dangerous.  Mistaking a mine field for a picnic ground is not a good idea.  But not knowing who we are is a greater mistake by far.  Not knowing our authority – or not knowing our limits – are manifestations of now knowing who we are.  And so, how we act becomes restricted. This is a tragedy in the individual lives of Christians when they do not recall that they are God’s children, as the second reading tells us:  “A new creation through the cross of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit.” Pope St. Leo the Great in his famous Christmas homily said: “Christian, remember your dignity.  And now that you share in God’s own nature, do not return by sin to your former base condition.  Bear in mind who is your Head, and of whose Body you are a member.  Do not forget that you have been rescued from the power of darkness and brought into the light of God’s kingdom.” On a larger scale, if the church did not realize what she is doing, she might think that she is in the business of facilitating meetings, of proffering biscuits and pouring tea.  But really and truly, what the church ought to be doing is to make war. She is at war already, as scripture says in Ephesians, Chapter 6, Verse 12:  “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” This is not something we are “about to face.”  This is what we are “already” in the midst of doing:  waging war, whether we like it or not.  It is because she is at war that on earth the church is called:  The Church Militant.  That is what she is, a church of soldiers at war. The first reading with its vision of heaven uses militaristic language, “the huge number impossible to count shout out, ‘Victory!’” and they are the martyrs, as scripture says, “who have washed their robes white again in the Blood of the Lamb.” The “Te Deum,” that beautiful hymn of praise that we sing every Sunday – or most Sundays of the year – calls them the, “Martyrum Candidatus Exercitus;” “The White-Robed Army of Martyrs.” And the military images do not stop there.  The scriptures apply to Our Lady – popularized by the Legion of Mary; there’s a clue in the word “Legion,” again, army term – it says, in the Song of Songs, Chapter 6, Verse 10: “Who is she that comes forth as the morning rising, Fair as the moon, bright as the sun, Terrible as an army set in battle array?” And lest we think that this is some kind of western exaggeration, the eastern church goes much further.  They call Our Lady: “Yper-machịtikós Stratịgós.” Now, “Yper-machịtikós;” “Super-fighting.”  “Stratịgós,” this is where we get the word “strategy” from; it means, “general.”  “Super-fighting General.”  Or, really, we translate this as, “Champion General,” or “Champion Leader.”  In the “Akathistos Hymn,” we say that again and again.  “Champion General.” Remember in the medieval… those paintings of Our Lady, she is holding a huge bat and she is beating these demons; she is whacking the stuffing out of them.  This is who she is, Our Champion General.  We are at war, and it is a disaster if we do not realize it. When instead of fighting we are willing to lie supine and to surrender, then it is Christ we are surrendering.  It is Christ we are betraying when the church adopts the errors of the world and embraces the spirit of this current age.  If we are wedded to the spirit of this age – the Zeitgeist; if we embrace the intolerant dogmas of our times and what passes for wisdom and compassion amongst celebrities, politicians, Freemasons, the Media, “The Elite;” if we are wedded to that spirit – and it is intolerant, you know it is; it is unforgiving, there is no mercy in the Religion of Woke-ness – then, we will not attain through the Holy Spirit to the eternal life of the world to come. This would happen if the Church forgets who she is.  And if she fails to believe in the power of the Holy Spirit, then we would be left with a travesty of mercy.  If sin be no longer sin, why would you need mercy?  To tell someone their brain tumor is just a headache and that all they need is paracetamol, is not mercy; it is cruel, and unloving.  But this is exactly what many Catholics and their leaders do right now. They pretend sin is not sin.  They lie to the prodigal and tell him that his pigsty is a palace; that is, the Father’s Bosom.  And if that is true, the prodigal will never get up and leave for the Father’s house.  That is not love.  It is pure hatred for God’s creature, and hatred for God masquerading as mercy and compassion. Tomorrow we commemorate the Church Suffering.  And today we remember the Church Triumphant.   All the Saints, not merely as examples to emulate or an encouragement to our final goal, but also as a practical help to us.  The saints are our friends and our brothers and sisters.  They show us what ordinary humans can become and do by God’s help.  They spur us on.  And they help us as our friends in Christ. We, the Church Militant, need the prayers of the Church Triumphant as we wage this war against darkness.  A War of Love; real love – over fear.  A War of Life; true life; pro-life – over death.  A War of Grace; God’s grace – over sin. Christian, remember your dignity.  Know what you are doing.  But that means, know first who you are.  You are a Christian called to be a saint.  You must become a saint.  There is no viable alternative.  It is either you become a saint, or you go to hell.  “There’s only one tragedy in life,” says Léon Bloy, “and that’s not to become a saint.”  And that would be living this life in such a way that we never get remembered today.  Do not go there.  Be a saint.  Be a saint today. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Thank you, Fr. Leon! I think I am going to use the title for Our Lady that Fr. Leon taught us, “Champion General”!!!  My confidence and hope just increased a 1000-fold!  Our Lady is the Champion General in the army of heaven, and she comes to us every day in Medjugorje.  We are in good hands! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan ©Mary TV 2020     PS. Here is our Donate link! Thank you for all the help with the Matching Grant. 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October 30, 2020 Dear Family of Mary! ”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.” “Little children, return to the love for God and He will be your strength and refuge…” Ps.118 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures for ever! Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures for ever.” Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures for ever.” Let those who fear the LORD say, “His steadfast love endures for ever.” Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. With the LORD on my side I do not fear. What can man do to me? The LORD is on my side to help me; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. All nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! They surrounded me like bees, they blazed like a fire of thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off! I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me. The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. Hark, glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD does valiantly, the right hand of the LORD is exalted, the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!” I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD. The LORD has chastened me sorely, but he has not given me over to death. Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. I thank thee that thou hast answered me and hast become my salvation. The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day which the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Save us, we beseech thee, O LORD! O LORD, we beseech thee, give us success! Blessed be he who enters in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD. The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar! Thou art my God, and I will give thanks to thee; thou art my God, I will extol thee. O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever! “Little children, return to the love for God and He will be your strength and refuge…” Amen and Amen! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan © Mary TV 2020   PS. A news article on Aletiea has been circulating about a former priest (Vlasic) who was stationed in Medjugorje in the early 1980’s. Here is a clarification to that article, posted on Mary TV’s website: https://sj0292nqbq42lklxrpimpr5b-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Document-To-clarify-a-news-report-circulating.pdf PPS. Here is our Donate link! Thank you for all the help with the Matching Grant. It is still active!! Donate  

Put on the armor of God! October 29, 2020 Dear Family of Mary! ”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.” (October 25, 2020) “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…” Our Lady has been leading us into the depths of the spiritual life! She has been with us so long, to teach us the way of salvation, which is Jesus! Our Lady knows that Satan is fighting against us, and she wants us to be prepared. That preparation consists in becoming united with her Son Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. St. Paul walked along “the Way” with great fidelity and courage. And here is what he taught about the troubles of his time. They are the same today. All the trouble comes ultimately from our adversary, the Devil. We must stand, like St. Paul, in faith and strength, wearing the armor of God and not give in! Pray on this powerful scripture which happens to be the first reading for Holy Mass today and let the strength of Jesus fill you: Ephesians 6:10-20: Brothers and sisters: Draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power. Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the Devil. For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens. Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground. So, stand fast with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate, and your feet shod in readiness for the Gospel of peace. In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all the flaming arrows of the Evil One. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With all prayer and supplication, pray at every opportunity in the Spirit. To that end, be watchful with all ­perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones and also for me, that speech may be given me to open my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel for which I am an ambassador in chains, so that I may have the courage to speak as I must. (Eph 6: 10 -20) In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan © Mary TV 2020 PS. Here is our Donate link! Thank you for all the help with the Matching Grant. It is still active!! Donate