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This is a busy summer as we gear up for the largest 40 Days for Life campaign ever…..

…..in more than 400 cities!

In fact, we just returned from a jam-packed training of the heroes of 40 Days for Life: the local campaign leaders.

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This year’s leader symposium featured training and speakers, including Bishop Thomas Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix; representatives from Alliance Defending Freedom, Live Action and Pro-Life Action Ministries; and former Planned Parenthood manager, Sue Thayer. Sue led a campaign outside her former workplace before it closed. Her message was powerful, to say the least.

The event started with a surprise as we shared a warm message to our leaders from President Donald Trump.

You can view President Trump’s message in the event program here.

Leading a 40 Days for Life campaign is hard.

We had leaders from Los Angeles to the Bronx to Latin America to Nigeria to Canada to Florida to Croatia. The one common theme was overcoming persecution and trusting God with all of these efforts. As our courageous local leaders get ready for this massive campaign, please find your location early and sign up to pray. You can also sign up to pray on the new and improved 40 Days for Life app.

Thank you to President Trump for his message and to all of the speakers who made this important training possible. We look forward to seeing God use our time together to save babies from abortion this September 26 through November 4.

For life,

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Shawn Carney

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Thank God for President Trump, Who is Upholding the Free Speech Rights of Pro-Life Christians


LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

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Top Stories
Abortion Activist Quits Catholic Church, Walks Out of Mass Because New Priest is Pro-Life
Company Caught Hauling Away Boxes of Babies Killed in Late-Term Abortions Up to Birth
Senate Confirms New Federal Judge Who Fought for Babies Killed in Late-Term Abortions
“Pro-Life” Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin Meets With Brett Kavanaugh But Refuses to Support Him

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Catholic Hospitals in Ireland Refuse to Comply With Government Demand to Do Abortions
Democrat Governors Threaten to Yank Women’s Health Care if President Trump Defunds Planned Parenthood
“Handmaid’s Tale” Star Ann Dowd Trashes Pro-Lifers: “How Many Foster Children Do They Have?”
Glamour Magazine Editor: I Screamed “With Joy and Pride” When Ireland Voted to Legalize Abortion
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Abortion Activist Quits Catholic Church, Walks Out of Mass Because New Priest is Pro-Life

God forbid a Catholic priest preaches what the Catholic Church teaches.Click to Read at LifeNews.com.

Bio-Haz Solutions, Inc., based in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, was first seen at ACO in early July making a pick-up of four large and apparently very heavy boxes.

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The U.S. Senate confirmed another strong conservative judge to one of the nation’s highest courts Tuesday, despite abortion activists’ attempts to block her.

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Sen. Joe Manchin is a key swing vote in the upcoming confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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Catholic Hospitals in Ireland Refuse to Comply With Government Demand to Do Abortions

Catholic hospitals in Ireland are taking a strong stand against a government proposal that would force them to abort unborn babies.

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Democrat Governors Threaten to Yank Women’s Health Care if President Trump Defunds Planned Parenthood

Three pro-abortion Democrat governors’ loyalty to the abortion industry could threaten health care access for tens of thousands of low income individuals in their states.

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“Handmaid’s Tale” Star Ann Dowd Trashes Pro-Lifers: “How Many Foster Children Do They Have?”

Hysteria has been coursing through the left at the thought of Donald Trump’s conservative policies turning America into some right wing dystopia.

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Glamour Magazine Editor: I Screamed “With Joy and Pride” When Ireland Voted to Legalize Abortion

Glamour’s editor-in-chief screamed with “joy and pride” when Ireland decriminalized abortion, she wrote Tuesday.

 

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Court Allows Metro to Refuse Pro-Life Ad Celebrating Christmas as the Birth of Jesus

 

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Threatens to Sue President Trump, Who Will Soon Defund Planned Parenthood

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Live Heaven here on earth…
July 31, 2018
St. Ignatius of Loyola

Dear Family of Mary!

“Dear children! God called me to lead you to Him because He is your strength. That is why I am calling you to pray to Him and to trust in Him, because He is your refuge from every evil that lurks and carries souls far from the grace and joy to which you are all called. Little children, live Heaven here on earth so that it will be good for you; and may the commandments of God be a light on your way. I am with you and I love you all with my motherly love. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (July 25, 2018)

 
Our Lady in this message is giving us instruction in survival. She is showing us how to face these tumultuous days with strength. As our Church is being rocked with scandal at the highest levels, we all need a guiding light, a way to proceed. And she is giving us just that light.
 
“Dear children! God called me to lead you to Him because He is your strength.” The Father has sent Our Lady to lead us, to be our guiding light, the way to go to be with God. She has been providing that guidance for us for 37 years. She has led us to the Lord, so that we can receive His strength in these very difficult days.
 
“That is why I am calling you to pray to Him and to trust in Him, because He is your refuge from every evil that lurks and carries souls far from the grace and joy to which you are all called.” Our Lady has called us to be people of prayer, people who spend much time with Jesus in prayer. This prayer fills us with trust. We experience the interventions of the Lord in our everyday life, and our trust in Him grows.
 
The Surrender Prayer that Denis and I pray every day in the Daily Rosary is exactly this kind of trust. Putting everything in Jesus’ hands, and letting Him take over in our lives is really the way to becoming strong. We become strong because we are depending on the One who has all power and all authority. Jesus can carry us all, if we place ourselves in His hands. “O Jesus, I surrender myself to You. Take care of everything!” Here is a link to the novena prayers of surrender we pray: https://marytv.tv/novena-prayers/ 

Yes there is great evil in our day, trying to take us far away from God. But Our Lady is with us to lead us back to God. She is coming to teach us the way.

 
“Little children, live Heaven here on earth so that it will be good for you; and may the commandments of God be a light on your way.” Isn’t this an amazing word for us!! Live Heaven here on earth so it will be good for you… How do we live heaven on earth? I believe there is a clue in the “Our Father” that Jesus taught us. He said we should pray this way: “Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven…”
 
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. I believe this is the key to living Heaven on earth. We need to learn how to live God’s will on earth, as the souls live God’s will in Heaven! But how do the saints in Heaven live God’s will? This is a very good question. How do they live God’s will in Heaven? My stab at an answer is that they love God with their entire being, and that love teaches them everything they need to know about God’s will for them. It is the Love that guides them to do what God has planned for them. And so we need to grow in love for the Lord, so much in love, that we desire only to please Him. He will show us the way. And that way will always contain the commandments. God’s love is expressed in the commandments, and so the commandments will be our means to loving God always.

Well, finally Our Lady tells us: “I am with you and I love you all with my motherly love.” If we have any doubt about doing what she has asked us to do, we can set it aside, because she is with us now, in an extraordinary way. She will not leave our side. And with her help, we will live Heaven here on earth…

 
I can’t wait for the Youth Festival, starting Wednesday!!
 
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2018     



PS. The Youth Festival in Medjugorje, Mladifest, begins on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Mary TV will stream the entire festival, live. We will also archive the sessions so that you can catch up on what you miss. Please pray for our team as we prepare for this great event. Here is the schedule published by the Parish:

“Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world.”
Saint John Paul II
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In Evangelium Vitae, St. Pope John Paul II identified a sinister paradox in contemporary culture. “Precisely in an age when the inviolable rights of the person are solemnly proclaimed and the value of life is publicly affirmed,” he lamented, “the very right to life is being denied or trampled upon, especially at the more significant moments of existence: the moment of birth and the moment of death.”
This “strange contradiction,” he warned, means that in practice a great deal of the lofty talk about human rights spoken in legislatures, courts and conference rooms around the world amounts to little more than a “futile exercise of rhetoric.” In this blistering passage, the pope singles out one instance of the hypocrisy of many ostensibly liberal modern democratic states…
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LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report

Monday, July 30, 2018

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Top Stories
British Supreme Court Rules Patients Can be Starved to Death Without Consent, Without a Court Hearing
Pro-Abortion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hopes to Stay on Supreme Court 5 More Years
Trump Admin Creates Religious Liberty Task Force to Protect Pro-Life Christians
Senator Rand Paul Will Support Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination

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Twitter Suspends Pro-Life Blogger for For Bogus ‘Hateful Conduct,” Allows Tweets Calling Her a “C—”
Abortion Activist: Do Your “Patriotic Duty” to Fight the Trump “Cult”
Couple Furious After Doctor Said Their Baby Died and Suggested Abortion, Daughter Was Born Healthy
Black Pastor Slams “Black Genocide” of Abortion: 1,800 Black Babies are Aborted Every Day
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British Supreme Court Rules Patients Can be Starved to Death Without Consent, Without a Court Hearing

The British Supreme Court has ruled that doctors and families can revoke a patient’s life support and withhold food and water without his or her consent and without a court hearing.Click to Read at LifeNews.com.

Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has no plans to retire any time soon.

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The Trump administration has created a Religious Liberty Task Force, led by pro-life Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in order to protect and promote religious liberty.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com.

Pro-life Republican Rand Paul said Monday he will support Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court after initially expressing concerns about some of the judge’s decisions.

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Twitter Suspends Pro-Life Blogger for For Bogus ‘Hateful Conduct,” Allows Tweets Calling Her a “C—”

Social media giant Twitter continues to come under criticism from pro-life advocates and conservatives over its censorship.

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Abortion Activist: Do Your “Patriotic Duty” to Fight the Trump “Cult”

Name-calling is a favorite weapon of children in grade school and the Left in politics.

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Couple Furious After Doctor Said Their Baby Died and Suggested Abortion, Daughter Was Born Healthy

If it had not been for a second look at an ultrasound, the Williams family could have aborted their healthy daughter.

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Black Pastor Slams “Black Genocide” of Abortion: 1,800 Black Babies are Aborted Every Day

The Rev. Clenard Childress Jr. calls out abortion for what it is: a mass genocide of the most innocent.

 

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Democrats Love Abortion: New Poll Shows 68% of Democrats Favor Abortion on Demand

Families Can Starve Their Disabled Loved Ones to Death, Court Rules

 

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In China, Population Control and Human Trafficking Go Hand in Hand

Pro-Life Group Endorses Caryn Tyson for Congress in Kansas

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The Papal Flag which flies outside St. James Church!!!!
July 30, 2018
St. Peter Chrysologus

Dear Family of Mary!

Every week Rosie Zubac gives Mary TV the news from Medjugorje! She captures the daily realities of Medjugorje and helps us all feel connected to Our Lady’s village. But this week, in her “Tea with Rosie” she shared about the coming of Archbishop Hoser to Medjugorje! It is such good news, so joyful and life-giving to hear him share about his mission. So I am quoting Rosie in this reflection. You can view the video of “Tea with Rosie” on our website in the archive window on the home page. https://marytv.tv/tea-with-rosie/
 
Thank you, Rosie, for keeping us informed and in touch with Medjugorje:
 
This is Rosie Zubac, speaking to you from Medjugorje!
 
On the 22nd of July, a new era was marked here in Medjugorje. The Holy See’s Visitor, Archbishop Hoser, began his mission here. At the beginning of this month, the Apostolic Nuncio, Monsignor Luigi Pezzuto, read the letter from the Pope in which he explained the appointment of Archbishop Hoser in Medjugorje and his mission.
 
There were many, many priests concelebrating the Evening Mass, and as well as Monsignor there was Bishop Guido Gallese, Bishop of Alessandria from Italy. It was a wonderful occasion where we actually received acknowledgement from the Vatican for this place of Medjugorje and all the pilgrims who come here. We are very happy that the Archbishop is resident here and is going to help with the running of the Parish of Medjugorje.

The 25th of July is the Feast Day of St. James. He is the Patron Saint of Medjugorje, the patron of pilgrims, and the statue that we have here depicts him as a pilgrim, with his walking staff and his small water vessel, and his seashell. Those are all signs of a pilgrim. This year the people of Medjugorje went on a procession to the garden with the ruins of the old church, where there is an outside altar. There was a procession with the statue of St. James, which was followed by local people in traditional dress, and many priests concelebrated the Mass.
 
At the end of this Mass, the Archbishop addressed the people of Medjugorje. He said, “We have a great responsibility towards the whole world, because truly Medjugorje has become a place of prayer and conversion for the whole world. Accordingly, the Holy Father is concerned and sends me here to help the Franciscan priests to organize and to acknowledge this place as a source of grace for the whole world.”
 
These were remarkably positive words from the Archbishop. And so we are all really happy about this appointment for the sake of the parish and for the devotion, Our Lady, Queen of Peace.  
 
On the 25th of every month, the visionary, Marija, from Medjugorje has a message for the world, and this month and every month, after we receive this message there is all night Adoration in the church of St. James. It is a way to meditate on the words of Our Lady and to adore her Son, Jesus. So if you come here, and maybe you have come from a country far away and you have jet lag, you can come here and spend that night in prayer.
 
So that’s about it for me this week, so God bless you and God willing I will see you next week!  Good bye!!


I don’t think we have yet completely understood what a big change has come to Medjugorje. Archbishop Hoser has brought the protection and pastoral care of Pope Francis to Medjugorje. Let’s pray for the Archbishop as he begins his mission in Medjugorje!

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2018



PS. The Youth Festival in Medjugorje, Mladifest, begins on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Mary TV will stream the entire festival, live. We will also archive the sessions so that you can catch up on what you miss. Please pray for our team as we prepare for this great event. Here is the schedule published by the Parish:

“Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world.”
Saint John Paul II
Be connected!
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ATLANTA, July 27, 2018 /Christian Newswire/ — The following is submitted by evangelist Alveda King:

Currently a photograph of a lovely Nigerian little girl is going viral. She’s likely as beautiful as the Queen of Sheba, Queen Esther, and Sara; all beautiful women in the Bible.

She is certainly a bright light and is proof and evidence that we are one blood/one human race [Acts 17:26]. Beauty transcends skin color racism. There’s that ugly word again; racism. It’s time to slay that beast.

We talk about racism in our new books coming out soon: NOT COLOR BLIND. SLAVERY, RACISM AND ABORTION, and ABORTION IN BLACK AND WHITE. You will not want to miss the insight regarding the battle for the generations which is addressed in each of these books.

We’ve got to protect our children from the nefarious tentacles of organizations like Planned Parenthood. You’d be shocked to find out that they’re in league with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Campaign, Boys Scouts, Girl Scouts, Essence Magazine and so many more. Together they are in cahoots to promote sexuality in such a way that threatens the beauty of our children while hiding racism agendas which reek of eugenics, racism and genocide. Because of their collective agenda, procreation and the continuation of the one blood human race are under attack.

Now, you may be thinking: “There goes that old lady talking again.” Well yes, I’m 67 years old. Yes, I am a civil rights warrior from the 20th century. Yes, I’m the daughter of Rev. Alfred Daniels Williams King and Naomi Ruth Barber King, civil rights legends in their own right although you may never have heard of them.

What you do need to hear over and over is that the sanctity of life is a major issue. However, while abortion is a civil wrong and life is a civil right, there are other key social and moral issues that must also be addressed in a holistic approach to healing America. Good education, addressing disproportionate incarceration of our young people, eliminating human trafficking, finding a compassionate path to citizenship for immigrants, reducing poverty, healing the breakdown of the family, fair health care; they all matter. We just need to be born first, and not aborted. Remember, abortion separates people from their families, their parents, and from life forever.

Keep praying! And keep looking up!

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LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report

Friday, July 27, 2018

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Top Stories
Elderly Woman Resisted Being Euthanized When She Saw the Needle, So Her Family Held Her Down
Massachusetts Gov Charlie Baker: “It’s a Great Day” for Abortion, Signs Bill Keeping Abortions Legal Post-Roe
Poll: 58% Want Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed, Essentially Want Roe Overturned
Woman Complains About Having to Drive 8 Minutes to Kill Her Baby in an Abortion

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Abortionist Opposes Brett Kavanaugh: “I’m Pretty Confident” He Will Overturn Roe v. Wade
Police Officer Stabbed and Three People Injured as Abortion Activists Violently Protest
Amazing Thermal Image at Amusement Park Shows Couple’s Unborn Baby
Twitter CEO Defends Censoring Pro-Life Conservatives as Promoting “Healthy Conversation”
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Elderly Woman Resisted Being Euthanized When She Saw the Needle, So Her Family Held Her Down

A Dutch doctor who was rebuked for killing an elderly dementia patient without consent and in a traumatic manner has been given a formal reprimand by the Dutch medical complaints board, and may now face criminal charges.Click to Read at LifeNews.com.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a pro-abortion bill Friday to keep the killing of unborn babies legal in the event that the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

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A new poll released today by Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) finds that, of those with an opinion, 58 percent of Americans want to see abortion policy decided by the people .

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The average distance between a California public college and an abortion facility is less than 6 miles.

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Abortionist Opposes Brett Kavanaugh: “I’m Pretty Confident” He Will Overturn Roe v. Wade

An outspoken North Carolina abortion clinic owner says she is “confident” the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade if President Donald Trump’s nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, is confirmed.

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Police Officer Stabbed and Three People Injured as Abortion Activists Violently Protest

A police officer was stabbed and three women injured Wednesday when a pro-abortion protest in the capital of Chile turned violent.

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Amazing Thermal Image at Amusement Park Shows Couple’s Unborn Baby

A family in the UK had an unexpected treat on their trip to the Landmark Forest Adventure Park in Scotland.

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Twitter CEO Defends Censoring Pro-Life Conservatives as Promoting “Healthy Conversation”

It seems like “healthy conversation” can now be a code word on the left for “censorship.”

 

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Born With Anencephaly, Her Son John Paul Only Lived 17 Minutes, But She Never Could Have Aborted Him

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“Catholic” Nevada Governor Candidate Steve Sisolak Runs Vows to “Protect Abortion.” Calls Pro-Lifers “Shameful”

Oregon Voters Will Decide if Residents Should be Forced to Fund Abortions

 

 

 

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July 27, 2018

Dear Family of Mary

“Dear children! God called me to lead you to Him because He is your strength. That is why I am calling you to pray to Him and to trust in Him, because He is your refuge from every evil that lurks and carries souls far from the grace and joy to which you are all called. Little children, live Heaven here on earth so that it will be good for you; and may the commandments of God be a light on your way. I am with you and I love you all with my motherly love. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (July 25, 2018)


“Dear children! God called me to lead you to Him because He is your strength.”

In the Psalms there are many references to God as our strength, our refuge, our protector, our shield. Clearly the psalmists had had experiences of the strength and protection of the Lord, for they sang about it many times. Here are four selections from the Psalms that extol the Lord for being the strength and safety of His people. We can pray these Psalms with the same conviction. The Lord is our strength! He is our salvation!

Psalm 18
I love thee, O LORD, my strength.
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies. (Ps 18:1-3)

Psalm 28
Blessed be the LORD!
for he has heard the voice of my supplications.
The LORD is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts;
so I am helped, and my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.
The LORD is the strength of his people,
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
O save thy people, and bless thy heritage;
be thou their shepherd, and carry them for ever. (Ps 28:6-9)
 
Psalm 3
O LORD, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
many are saying of me,
there is no help for him in God. [Selah]
But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
I cry aloud to the LORD,
and he answers me from his holy hill. [Selah]
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
I am not afraid of ten thousands of people
who have set themselves against me round about.
Arise, O LORD!
Deliver me, O my God!
For thou dost smite all my enemies on the cheek,
thou dost break the teeth of the wicked.
Deliverance belongs to the LORD;
thy blessing be upon thy people! [Selah]
 
Psalm  91
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,
who abides in the shadow of the Almighty,
will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.”
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence;
he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
You will not fear the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand;
but it will not come near you.
You will only look with your eyes
and see the recompense of the wicked.
Because you have made the LORD your refuge,
the Most High your habitation,
no evil shall befall you,
no scourge come near your tent.
For he will give his angels charge of you
to guard you in all your ways.
On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and the adder,
the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
Because he cleaves to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he knows my name.
When he calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will rescue him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him,
and show him my salvation. (Ps 91:1-16)

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2018

PS. The Youth Festival in Medjugorje, Mladifest, begins on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Mary TV will stream the entire festival, live. We will also archive the sessions so that you can catch up on what you miss. Please pray for our team as we prepare for this great event. Here is the schedule published by the Parish:

“Medjugorje is the spiritual center of the world.”
Saint John Paul II
Be connected!
www.marytv.tv