Mary, Mother of the Church! Part 3
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2017 May 24, 2018 Dear Family of Mary! Again today we will prayerfully read a section of Chapter VIII of Lumen Gentium. This section examines the relationship of Mary and the Church, and I believe tells us so beautifully why she is the Mother of the Church! It is good to remember […]
Mary, Mother of the Church! Part 2
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2017 May 23, 2018 Dear Family of Mary! We will continue to read Chapter VIII of Lumen Gentium, to steep ourselves in the beautifully written declaration on Mary our Mother! II. The Role of the Blessed Mother in the Economy of Salvation 55. The Sacred Scriptures of both the Old and the […]
Mary, Mother of the Church!
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2018 May 22, 2018 St. Rita of Cascia Dear Family of Mary! We have re-entered Ordinary Time in the Liturgical Calendar. And yesterday was a beautiful new Memorial dedicated to “Mary, Mother of the Church”. At Holy Mass yesterday the celebrant read portions of Chapter VIII of Lumen Gentium – The Dogmatic Constitution […]
Come Holy Spirit!!
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2017 May 20, 2018 The Feast of Pentecost Dear Family of Mary! We have arrived at Pentecost! Today we receive an outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the ministry of the Church! Our Lady wants us to be filled with the Holy Spirit. She has said: November 8, 1984 “Dear children! You […]
Novena to the Holy Spirit, Day 9
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2017 May 19, 2018 Novena to the Holy Spirit Day 9 Dear Family of Mary! Our Lady once told us: “Dear children! Today I wish to call you to work in the Church…” (October 31, 1985). She went on to tell us: “I love all the same and I desire from each one […]
Novena to the Holy Spirit, Day 8
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2017 May 18, 2018 Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 8 Dear Family of Mary! Prayer with the heart! Our Lady has consistently requested that we pray with the heart, that we come before the Lord with our hearts open and ready. But how often do we realize that prayer is […]
Novena to the Holy Spirit, Day 7
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2017 May 17, 2018 Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 7 Dear Family of Mary! Today we call upon the Holy Spirit to be our Guide. Jesus called the Spirit the Paraclete, which can be translated “The one who accompanies…” I like this idea. The Holy Spirit is so gentle and […]
Novena to the Holy Spirit, Day 6
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2017 May 16, 2018| Novena to the Holy Spirit Day Six Dear Family of Mary! Today we consider the Holy Spirit as our Comforter and Strengthener. Our Lady encourages us to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit so He can transform us. The Holy Spirit will help us to call God […]
Novena to the Holy Spirit, Day 5
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2017 May 15, 2018 Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 5 Dear Family of Mary! Today we call upon the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth! Our Lady has emphasized the necessity of living in the truth in many of her messages. We will consider two of them. Jesus, Himself, used the […]
Novena to the Holy Spirit, Day 4
(c)Mateo Ivankovic 2016 May 14, 2018 Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day Four Dear Family of Mary! Today we call upon the Holy Spirit as Fire. Jesus came “to cast fire on the earth” (Lk 12:40). John the Baptist understood this Fire, and told his followers about it: “John answered them all, ‘I […]