Author: Cathy Nolan

Heaven and Eternity   November 14, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! A couple of days ago, as I was praying after Communion, I had a brief but vivid image of Our Lady, standing beside me. She was tall and beautiful, and her robes were flowing around me. I was like a little child. I looked up at her, as if to ask her a question, and she looked down at me, placed her finger over her lips as if to say “Shhhhh”, and then pointed with that same finger upwards. It was as if she was telling me not to speak but to lift my gaze heavenward, because God was about to do something. That was what I saw, and it filled me with peace. I feel that there is so much we do not know, so much that is happening that is simply out of our ken! We can waste countless hours trying to figure out how to make the world a better place, or to stop evil. But there is only one thing necessary. To silence our hearts and look up…look towards Heaven and eternity, as Our Lady has said. Looking up is an act of hope, an act of faith, an act of trust in God. We can at least be those who believe, hope and trust in God. That counts for something! Our Lady told us: December 25, 2016 “Dear children! With great joy, today I am carrying my Son Jesus to you, for Him to give you His peace. Open your hearts, little children, and be joyful that you can receive it. Heaven is with you and is fighting for peace in your hearts, in the families and in the world; and you, little children, help with your prayers for it to be so. I bless you with my Son Jesus and call you not to lose hope; and for your gaze and heart to always be directed towards Heaven and eternity. In this way, you will be open to God and to His plans. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Mother, help us to keep our gaze and our heart always directed towards Heaven and eternity. We want to be open to God and to His plans! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022  

Spread the love of my Son…   November 11, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! April 2, 2017 “Dear children, apostles of my love, it is up to you to spread the love of my Son to all those who have not come to know it; you, the little lights of the world, whom I am teaching with motherly love to shine clearly with full brilliance. Prayer will help you, because prayer saves you, prayer saves the world. Therefore, my children, pray with words, feelings, merciful love and sacrifice. My Son has shown you the way – He who became incarnate and made of me the first chalice – with His exalted sacrifice He has shown you how you need to love. Therefore, my children, do not be afraid to speak the truth. Do not be afraid to change yourself and the world by spreading love, by doing everything for my Son to be known and loved by loving others in Him. As a mother, I am always with you. I am imploring my Son to help you for love to reign in your life – love that lives, love that draws, love which gives life. I am teaching you such love – pure love. It is up to you, my apostles, to recognize it, live it and spread it. Pray with feeling for your shepherds so that they can witness my Son with love. Thank you.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022

The center of your life…   November 10, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! September 2, 2019 “Dear children, pray! Pray the Rosary every day – that wreath of flowers which, as a mother, directly connects me with your pains, sufferings, desires, and hopes. Apostles of my love, I am with you through the grace and the love of my Son, and I am asking for prayers of you. The world is in such need of your prayers for souls to be converted. With complete trust, open your hearts to my Son, and in them He will inscribe the summary of His words – which is love. Live in an unbreakable connection with the Most Sacred Heart of my Son. My children, as a mother, I am telling you that it is high time for you to kneel before my Son to acknowledge Him as your God, the center of your life. Offer gifts to Him – that which He most loves – which is love towards neighbor, mercy, and pure hearts. Apostles of my love, many of my children still do not acknowledge my Son as their God; they have not yet come to know His love. But you, with your prayer pronounced from a pure and open heart, by the gifts which you offer to my Son, will make even the hardest hearts open. Apostles of my love, the strength of prayer pronounced from the heart – a powerful prayer full of love – changes the world. Therefore, my children: pray, pray, pray. I am with you. Thank you.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022

I am your Mother…   November 9, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! July 25, 1988 “Dear children! Today I am calling you to a complete surrender to God. Everything you do and everything you possess give over to God so that He can take control in your life as the King of all that you possess. That way, through me, God can lead you into the depths of the spiritual life. Little children, do not be afraid, because I am with you even if you think there is no way out and that satan is in control. I am bringing peace to you. I am your mother, the Queen of Peace. I am blessing you with the blessings of joy so that for you God may be everything in your life… Thank you for having responded to my call.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022

Pray for Peace!   November 8, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! Our Lady has come to us as the Queen of Peace in Medjugorje. Peace is her main message. In these very difficult days, peace is becoming more and more precious to us. We are beginning to understand why Our Lady called us constantly to pray for peace and to live peace. Listen to her call to us: November 25, 2019 “Dear children! May this time be a time of prayer for you. Without God you do not have peace. Therefore, little children, pray for peace in your hearts and families, so that Jesus can be born in you and give you His love and blessing. The world is at war because hearts are full of hatred and jealousy. In the eyes, little children, peacelessness is seen because you have not permitted Jesus to be born in your lives. Seek Him, pray, and He will give Himself to you in the Child who is joy and peace. I am with you and I pray for you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Our Lady gave the original prayer group a beautiful prayer called “The Jesus Rosary”. Franjo Zubac often leads this prayer on Mary TV. It is powerful and draws our hearts into the Hearts of Jesus and Mary! This prayer may help Jesus to be born in our hearts, as Our Lady desires. Here is the format for praying the Jesus Rosary. In these peaceless times, this prayer can help us to bond with Jesus and be comforted. The Jesus Rosary (Given by Our Lady to Jelena) Pray the Creed 1. Mystery: Contemplate the birth of Jesus Intention: pray for peace. Pray 5 Our Father’s Exclamation: O Jesus, be strength and protection for us. 2. Mystery: Contemplate that Jesus helped and gave all to the poor Intention: Let us pray for the Holy Father and for the Bishops Pray 5 Our Father’s Exclamation: O Jesus, be strength and protection for us. 3. Mystery: Contemplate that Jesus trusted in his Father completely and carried out His will Intention: pray for priests and for all those who serve God in a particular way Pray 5 Our Father’s Exclamation: O Jesus, be strength and protection for us. 4. Mystery: Contemplate that Jesus knew he had to give up his life for us and He did so without regrets because He loved us. Intention: pray for families. Pray 5 Our Father’s Exclamation: O Jesus, be strength and protection for us. 5. Mystery: Contemplate that Jesus made his life into a sacrifice for us Intention: Pray so that we, too, may be capable of offering our life for our neighbor. Pray 5 Our Father’s Exclamation: O Jesus, be strength and protection for us. 6. Mystery: Contemplate the victory of Jesus over satan. He is risen Intention: let us pray that all sins may be eliminated so that Jesus may relive in our hearts. Pray 5 Our Father’s Exclamation: O Jesus, be strength and protection for us. 7. Mystery: Contemplate the ascension of Jesus into Heaven Intention: let us pray that the will of God may triumph, so that his will may be done Pray 3 Our Father’s Exclamation: O Jesus, be strength and protection for us. After this, contemplate how Jesus sent us the Holy Spirit. Intention: pray so that the Holy Spirit may descend upon us. Pray 7 Glory Be’s Amen You can pray with Franjo on the Mary TV Website at this link: https://marytv.tv/jesus-rosary-2/ In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022      

Forgiveness is the most exalted form of love…   November 7, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! June 2, 2019 “Dear children, only a pure and an open heart will make it such that you may truly come to know my Son and that all those who do not know His love may come to know it through you. Only love will make you comprehend that it is stronger than death because true love conquered death and made it so that death not exist. My children, forgiveness is the most exalted form of love. You, as apostles of my love, must pray that you be strong in spirit and that you could comprehend and forgive. You, apostles of my love, by understanding and forgiveness, are giving an example of love and mercy. To be able to comprehend and forgive is a gift for which it is necessary to pray, and to nurture it. By forgiveness you are showing that you know how to love. Just look, my children, how the Heavenly Father loves you with a great love, with understanding, forgiveness and justice – how He gives me, the Mother of your hearts, to you. And here I am among you to bless you with a motherly blessing, to call you to prayer, to fasting – to tell you to believe, to hope, to forgive, to pray for your shepherds, and above all to love without limits. My children, follow me. My way is the way of peace and love, the way of my Son. It is the way that leads to the triumph of my heart. Thank you.” In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022  

Without God you do not have a future! November 4, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! Dear children! The Most High permits me to be with you, and to be joy for you and the way in hope, because mankind has decided for death. That is why He sent me to keep instructing you that without God you do not have a future. Little children, be instruments of love for all those who have not come to know the God of love. Witness joyfully your faith and do not lose hope in a change of the human heart. I am with you and am blessing you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call. (October 25, 2022) “That is why He sent me to keep instructing you that without God you do not have a future.” Our Lady has been given the job of instructing us! And she has done such a wonderful job! She often tells us that we have a future, and by that she means an eternal future. When she says that, it is with authority, because she comes back from that future to instruct us about it!! Her instructions are meant to prepare us for that future, and to keep us on that road to Heaven. Heaven! It is our future. But without God there will be no Heaven. This all makes sense only if we have faith, if God is real to us, and we believe in His revelation, through Jesus Christ. Somehow we have a longing for heaven, built into us deep down inside. But we run from that longing, and try to cover it over with worldly things, so we don’t have to think about it. Our Lady has come from Heaven to make it absolutely clear that Heaven exists and God is calling us there. We just have to convert and live for God. Here is a section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church which teaches us the plain facts about Heaven. Maybe these words will help us to grasp the reality of Heaven and our destiny there. Our Lady wants us to realize that “without God you do not have a future” (i.e. Heaven). PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT Article 12 “I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING” II. Heaven 1023 Those who die in God’s grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live for ever with Christ. They are like God for ever, for they “see him as he is,” face to face: 596 By virtue of our apostolic authority, we define the following: According to the general disposition of God, the souls of all the saints . . . and other faithful who died after receiving Christ’s holy Baptism (provided they were not in need of purification when they died, . . . or, if they then did need or will need some purification, when they have been purified after death, . . .) already before they take up their bodies again and before the general judgment – and this since the Ascension of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into heaven – have been, are and will be in heaven, in the heavenly Kingdom and celestial paradise with Christ, joined to the company of the holy angels. Since the Passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, these souls have seen and do see the divine essence with an intuitive vision, and even face to face, without the mediation of any creature. 597 1024 This perfect life with the Most Holy Trinity – this communion of life and love with the Trinity, with the Virgin Mary, the angels and all the blessed – is called “heaven.” Heaven is the ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest human longings, the state of supreme, definitive happiness. 1025 To live in heaven is “to be with Christ.” the elect live “in Christ,” 598 but they retain, or rather find, their true identity, their own name. 599 For life is to be with Christ; where Christ is, there is life, there is the kingdom. 600 1026 By his death and Resurrection, Jesus Christ has “opened” heaven to us. the life of the blessed consists in the full and perfect possession of the fruits of the redemption accomplished by Christ. He makes partners in his heavenly glorification those who have believed in him and remained faithful to his will. Heaven is the blessed community of all who are perfectly incorporated into Christ. 1027 This mystery of blessed communion with God and all who are in Christ is beyond all understanding and description. Scripture speaks of it in images: life, light, peace, wedding feast, wine of the kingdom, the Father’s house, the heavenly Jerusalem, paradise: “no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him.” 601 1028 Because of his transcendence, God cannot be seen as he is, unless he himself opens up his mystery to man’s immediate contemplation and gives him the capacity for it. The Church calls this contemplation of God in his heavenly glory “the beatific vision”: How great will your glory and happiness be, to be allowed to see God, to be honored with sharing the joy of salvation and eternal light with Christ your Lord and God, . . . to delight in the joy of immortality in the Kingdom of heaven with the righteous and God’s friends. 602 1029 In the glory of heaven the blessed continue joyfully to fulfill God’s will in relation to other men and to all creation. Already they reign with Christ; with him “they shall reign for ever and ever.” 603 596 1 Jn 3:2; cf. 1 Cor 13:12; Rev 22:4. 597 Benedict XII, Benedictus Deus (1336): DS 1000; cf. LG 49. 598 Phil 1:23; cf. Jn 14:3; 1 Thess 4:17. 599 Cf. Rev 2:17. 600 St. Ambrose, In Luc., 10, 121: PL 15, 1834A. 601 1 Cor 2:9. 602 St. Cyprian, Ep. 58, 10, 1: CSEL 3/2, 665. 603 Rev 22:5; cf. Mt 25:21, 23. This is our future! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022

I have found my lost sheep!   November 3, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! In the Gospel reading for today, Jesus tells the Pharisees and Scribes how much He loves the lost, those who need His mercy. This merciful love confounded the leaders of Israel, but should be our greatest joy! Listen to His beautiful, merciful heart: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 15:1-10: The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So Jesus addressed this parable to them. “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. Our Lady gave a beautiful message to us that echoes Jesus’ merciful words. She wants us to be just like her Son: December 2, 2016  “Dear children, my motherly heart is crying as I am looking at what my children are doing. Sins are multiplying, the purity of soul is all the less important; my Son is being forgotten – honored all the less; and my children are being persecuted. That is why, you my children, apostles of my love, with soul and heart invoke the name of my Son. He will have the words of light for you. He manifests Himself to you, He breaks the bread with you and gives you the words of love so that you may transform them into merciful acts and, thus, be witnesses of truth. That is why, my children, do not be afraid. Permit my Son to be in you. He will make use of you to care for the wounded and to convert lost souls. Therefore, my children, return to the prayer of the Rosary. Pray it with feelings of goodness, sacrifice and mercy. Pray, not only with words, but with merciful acts… Pray with love for all people. My Son, by His sacrifice, exalted love. Therefore, live with Him so that you may have strength and hope, that you may have the love which is life and which leads to eternal life. Through God’s love, I am also with you, and will lead you with motherly love. Thank you..” Mirjana said that Our Lady was very sad. Our Lady has mercy and love for us, because she is one with her Son, Jesus. She teaches us that same love and mercy, so that we can help Jesus reach his lost sheep. Let’s follow them on the way, finding those who need the love of God. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022

All Soul’s Day   November 2, 2022 All Souls Day!! Dear Family of Mary! Today we dedicate our prayers for the release of the souls in Purgatory.  Our Lady made it very clear to us, early in the apparitions, that the souls need our prayers daily!  Here is her instruction: 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 have the opportunity to help many souls to reach God and the love of God!!!  Let’s pray today for the souls, and then make it a daily prayer that we pray out of our hearts in generous love for them!! Below is one suggestion of a prayer we can pray.  Also, we can pray the 7-7-7 that the parish prays after the evening rosary.  This prayer was suggested by Our Lady to be prayed every day for our beloved dead. The Litany Prayer for the Souls in Purgatory O Jesus, You suffered and died that all mankind might be saved and brought to eternal happiness. Hear our pleas for further mercy on the souls of: Response: Jesus, have mercy! My dear parents, grandparents and spouse, My brothers and sisters and other near relatives, My Godparents and sponsor of Confirmation, My spiritual and temporal benefactors, My friends and neighbors, All for whom love or duty calls me to pray, Those who have suffered disadvantages or harm through me, Those who are especially beloved by You, Those whose release is near at hand, Those who desire most to be united with You, Those who endure the greatest sufferings, Those who are least remembered, Those whose release is most remote, Those who are most deserving on account of their services to the Church, The rich, who now are the most destitute, The mighty, who now are powerless, The once spiritually blind, who now see their folly, The frivolous, who spent their time in idleness, The poor who did not seek the treasures of heaven, The tepid, who devoted little time to prayer, The indolent, who neglected to perform good works, Those of little faith, who neglected the frequent reception of the Sacraments, The habitual sinners, who owe their salvation to a miracle of grace, Parents who failed to watch over their children, Superiors who were not solicitous for the salvation of those entrusted to them, Those who strove for worldly riches and pleasures, The worldly-minded, who failed to use their wealth and talents in the service of God, Those who witnessed the death of others, but would not think of their own, Those who did not provide for the life hereafter, Those whose sentence is severe because of the great things entrusted to them, The Popes, kings and rulers, The Bishops and their counselors, The Priests and Religious of the Catholic Church, My teachers and spiritual advisers, The defenders of the holy faith, Those who died on the battlefield, Those who fought for their country, Those who were buried in the sea, Those who died of apoplexy, Those who died of heart attacks, Those who suffered and died of cancer or AIDS, Those who died suddenly in accidents, Those who died without the Last Rites of the Church, Those who shall die within the next twenty-four hours, My own poor soul when I shall have to appear before your judgment seat, Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them with your Saints forever more because You are gracious. Let us pray: May the prayer of Your suppliant people, we beseech You, O Lord, benefit the souls of Your departed servants and handmaids, that You both deliver them from all their sins and make them partakers of Your redemption. Amen. In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022

All Saints Day!! November 1, 2022 All Saints Day!! Dear Family of Mary! October 25, 2010  “Dear children! May this time be a time of prayer for you. My call, little children, desires to be for you a call to decide to follow the way of conversion; therefore, pray and seek the intercession of all the saints. May they be for you an example, an incentive and a joy towards eternal life. Thank you for having responded to my call.” The saints we celebrate today can help us through their example of fidelity to Christ, and their great love and joy for God!  We need to be encouraged in these days.  This is where we will find that encouragement! The Litany of the Saints Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy, Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God, the Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, pray for us. Holy Mother of God, pray for us. Holy Virgin of Virgins, etc… St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, All ye holy Angels and Archangels, All ye holy orders of blessed spirits, St. John the Baptist, St. Joseph, All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Andrew, St. James, St. John, St. Thomas, St. Philip, St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew, St. Simon, St. Thaddeus, St. Matthias, St. Barnabas, St. Luke, St. Mark, All ye holy Apostles and evangelists, All ye holy disciples of the Lord, All ye holy innocents, St. Stephen, St. Lawrence, St. Vincent, SS. Fabian and Sebastian, SS. John and Paul, SS. Cosmos and Damian, SS. Gervase and Protase, All Holy Martyrs, St. Sylvester, St. Gregory, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, St. Jerome, St. Martin, St. Nicholas, All ye holy bishops and confessors, All ye holy Doctors, St. Anthony, St. Benedict, St. Bernard, St. Francis, All ye holy priests and Levites, All ye holy monks and hermits, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Agatha, St. Lucy, St. Agnes, St. Cecelia, St. Catherine, St. Anastasia, All ye holy virgins and widows,  pray for us. All ye holy men and women, Saints of God, make intercession for us. Be merciful, spare us, O Lord. Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Lord. From all evil, deliver us, O Lord. From all sin, deliver us, O Lord. From Thy wrath, From sudden and provided death, From the deceits of the devil, From anger, hatred, and all ill will, From lightning and tempest, From the scourge of earthquakes, From the plague, famine, and war, From everlasting death, Through the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation, Through Thy coming, Through Thy Nativity, Through Thy Baptism and holy fasting, Through Thy Cross and Passion, Through Thy holy Resurrection, Through Thy wondrous Ascension, Through the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, In the Day of Judgment, We sinners, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst spare us, We beseech Thee to hear us, That Thou wouldst pardon us, That Thou wouldst bring us to true penance, That Thou wouldst govern and preserve Thy holy Church and all ecclesiastical Orders in holy religion, That Thou wouldst humble the enemies of Thy holy Church, That Thou wouldst give peace and true concord to all Christian rulers, That Thou wouldst give peace and unity to the whole Christian world, That Thou wouldst restore to the unity of the Church all who have strayed from the truth, and lead all unbelievers to the light of the Gospel, That Thou wouldst confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service, The Thou wouldst lift up our minds to Heavenly desires, That Thou wouldst grant everlasting blessings to all our benefactors, That Thou wouldst deliver our souls and the souls of our brethren, relatives, and benefactors from everlasting damnation, That Thou wouldst give and preserve the fruits of the earth, That Thou wouldst grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, That Thou wouldst graciously hear us, Son of God, Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. Lord, have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy . Our Father… V. And lead us not into temptation, R. But deliver us from all evil. Amen! In Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Cathy Nolan (c) Mary TV 2022 PS. A reminder that this week Medjugorje has gone back to regular time, while many countries are still on Daylight Savings time. I you are still on Daylight Savings this week, Mary TV’s live programing will be an hour later than usual for you. Next Sunday we will be back to normal times!