Daily Reflections
by Cathy

The December 8, 2020, Reflection – Abandon yourselves to me!!

Our Mother, the Immaculate Conception

December 8, 2020
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Dear Family of Mary!

Today is a very special day for me because my country (the USA) is consecrated to the Immaculate Conception!  Here is a brief history of that consecration:

Consecration to the Immaculate Conception

In 1792, Bishop John Carroll, first Bishop in the United States, consecrated the nation to Mary under the title Immaculate Conception. Some years later, on May 13th, 1846, bishops across the United States gathered for the Sixth Provincial Council of Baltimore, in which they unanimously elected The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, as patroness of the United States of America. On February 7th, 1847 the decision was approved by the Holy Father, Pope Blessed Pius IX (this was even before the dogma of the Immaculate Conception was proclaimed).

On December 8th, 1854 the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was proclaimed as a dogma of the Catholic Faith by Blessed Pope Pius IX (the same who approved the title as Patroness of the United States). In the Papal Bull proclaiming the dogma he declared, “The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin.”

(https://ssvmusa.org/index.php/2020/10/17/praying-for-our-nation-litany-of-the-immaculate-conception-1476/ )

As you can see, Our Lady’s Solemnity today is very important to us as Americans.  But this feast is for the whole world!!  Our Lady, through her special prevenient grace of being preserved from all sin through the merits of her Son, is the powerful intercessor and protectress of peoples of the whole world, their queen and their mother!

Our Lady told Jelena, in 1983, to expect many blessings on this feast!  Here is what she instructed Jelena to do on the feast day, December 8:

Wednesday, December 7, 1983
The vigil of the Immaculate Conception, To Jelena:
“Tomorrow will really be a blessed day for you, if every moment is consecrated to my Immaculate Heart. Abandon yourselves to me. Strive to make your joy grow; to live in the faith, to change your hearts.”

Let’s pray this Litany to the Immaculate Conception today with great faith and hope and love!!  Our Lady is still with us to bless and protect us, to intercede and deliver us from evil!

LITANY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
By Pope Sixtus IV

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Lord.

In thy Conception, O Virgin Mary, thou wast Immaculate
Pray for us to the Father, Whose Son Jesus, conceived of the Holy Ghost, thou didst bring forth.

Let us pray

O Almighty and Eternal God, Who didst prepare for Thy Son a worthy habitation, by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; we beseech Thee, that, as Thou didst preserve her from every stain of sin, through the merits of the pre-ordained atonement of Jesus Christ, so Thou wouldst grant, that we also may come without spot to Thee. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord have mercy,  Lord, have mercy.
Christ have mercy,  Lord, have mercy.
Lord have mercy,  Lord, have mercy.

God the Father, Source of all Sanctity, Have mercy on us
God the Son, Uncreated Sanctity,
God the Holy Ghost, Spirit of Sanctity,
Most Sacred Trinity, One God,

Holy Mary, Immaculate, pray for us
Holy Virgin of Virgins, Immaculate,
Holy Virgin, by predestination, Immaculate,
Holy Virgin, in Thy conception, Immaculate,
Holy Virgin, after Thy conception, Immaculate,
Daughter of the Father, Immaculate,
Mother of the Son, Immaculate,
Spouse of the Holy Ghost, Immaculate,

Image of the Wisdom of God, Immaculate,
Dawn of the Sun of Justice, Immaculate,
Living Ark of the Body of Christ, Immaculate,
Daughter of David, Immaculate,
Guide to Jesus, Immaculate,
Virgin, triumphing over original sin, Immaculate,
Virgin, crushing the head of the serpent, Immaculate,
Queen of Heaven and earth, Immaculate,
Gate of the Heavenly Jerusalem, Immaculate,
Dispenser of graces, Immaculate,
Spouse of St. Joseph, Immaculate,
Star of the world, Immaculate,
Impregnable tower of the Church Militant, Immaculate,
Rose amid thorns, Immaculate,
Olive of the fields, Immaculate,
Model of all perfections, Immaculate,
Cause of our hope, Immaculate,
Pillar of our faith, Immaculate,
Source of Divine Love, Immaculate,
Sure sign of our salvation, Immaculate,
Rule of perfect obedience, Immaculate,
Pattern of holy poverty, Immaculate,
School of devotion, Immaculate,
Abode of chaste modesty, Immaculate,
Anchor of our salvation, Immaculate,
Light of Angels, Immaculate,
Crown of Patriarchs, Immaculate,
Glory of Prophets, Immaculate,
Lady and Mistress of Apostles, Immaculate,
Support of Martyrs, Immaculate,
Strength of Confessors, Immaculate,
Diadem of Virgins, Immaculate,
Splendour of all Saints, Immaculate,
Sanctity of all Christians, Immaculate,
Companion of devout souls, Immaculate,
Joy of those who hope in Thee, Immaculate,
Health of the sick, Immaculate,
Advocate of sinners, Immaculate,
Terror of heretics, Immaculate,
Protectress of all mankind, Immaculate,
Patroness of those who honour Thee, Immaculate,

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Lord.

In thy Conception, O Virgin Mary, thou wast Immaculate
Pray for us to the Father, Whose Son Jesus, conceived of the Holy Ghost, thou didst bring forth.

Let us pray:

O Almighty and Eternal God, Who didst prepare for Thy Son a worthy habitation, by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; we beseech Thee, that, as Thou didst preserve her from every stain of sin, through the merits of the pre-ordained atonement of Jesus Christ, so Thou wouldst grant, that we also may come without spot to Thee. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2020

 

PS.  Our Team at Mary TV wants to put together a Christmas greeting made up of short videos from you shipmates from around the world.  We hope that you can take your phone or computer camera and point it at yourself, and just say Merry Christmas to our Mary TV family, and share something you like about Mary TV or even more about Our Lady of Medjugorje.  You can upload the video from your computer or phone to this link, and we will take it from there.  Just make sure there is audio, and that we can see you!!  Share from your heart!  We need to encourage each other this Christmas.

Christina Zubac will receive your video here:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/PIigZj8QdScxDWBvva0G

 

 

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Vicka's Note MaryTV

Vicka, one of the visionaries in Medjugorje, wrote the note (above) after Our Lady spoke with her during an apparition in Medjugorje in April, 1999, about Mary TV’s  plan to build a television facility in Medjugorje.

Vicka wrote to Denis: “Our Lady says that the plan is good – but you need to wait a little.  Now you can get prepared little by little, until Our Lady tells when the right moment is.  You don’t need to hurry, make haste, but to be patient.”

When Our Lady said this to Vicka, the technical genius in Medjugorje that she had her eyes upon, who would begin Mary TV’s live streaming from Medjugorje, was seven years old.

Totus Tuus (Totally Yours)

Immaculate Conception, Mary my Mother, Live in me, Act in me, Speak in me and through me, Think your thoughts in my mind, Love through my heart, Give me your dispositions and feelings, Teach, lead me and guide me to Jesus, Correct, enlighten and expand my thoughts and behavior, Possess my soul, Take over my entire personality and life, replace it with Yourself, Incline me to constant adoration, Pray in me and through me, Let me live in you and keep me in this union always.

Our Lady gave this prayer 25 years before She started appearing in Medjugorje. This prayer is being answered through Our Lady’s presence in Medjugorje and through Her messages. Mother Immaculata writes: “This is Mary’s hour and She is about to crush Satan’s head. Her very being is like incandescent heat in the center of the Trinity and the manifestation of Her power is growing daily. The Immaculate Conception prayer (which is what Our Lady called the prayer she gave me for union with Her) has been used by exorcists who have told me that the devil reacts violently to it and is subdued by it. We are praying daily for the success of Mary TV!“

Our Lady Gives A Sign…

Mary_with_Sun

MARY TV was LIVE STREAMING Ivan’s May 24, 2013 apparition on Mt. Podbrdo (Apparition Hill) in Medjugorje. My wife, Cathy, was praying in front of her computer in the US, connected through the Internet, welcoming Our Lady along with everyone gathered on the mountain. She couldn’t see anything on her computer screen because it was late at night and Ivan had said, “No lights.” She found herself asking Our Lady for a sign – a little light – as a sign that MARY TV was on the right track and really serving her. Just after the apparition, when she went to give an account on Mary TV’s Facebook page, the page opened with this picture that she had never seen before, captioned: “MARY APPEARS OVER BUILDING IN MEDJUGORJE, PHOTO TAKEN BY PILGRIM.” Our Lady is standing directly over MARY TV’s studios, her feet right where we have two POV cameras STREAMING 24/7 LIVE TO THE WORLD Apparition Hill & Cross Mountain!

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