I am so very,very grateful to all on the Forum, the home of Our Lady, those who post, those who don't and those who just come as visitors. So thank you so much. In the first place because of your prayers. A Marian place like this is under constant attack from Satan, he hates it worse than poison and if not for prayers it would cease to exist at once, so thank you so much for your prayers. Thank you again for just being you. Good Faithful, Orthodox Catholics. The Faithful little Remnant Mary and the Saints and Popes have spoken about so very often. This time is such a huge trial and to find that there others has been such a support. Thank you for your friendship and your courage in sharing. Thank you for being so open to the Holy Spirit. If there was one solid piece of advice I could give in these terrible, wonderful times it is this. Turn to Mary. Turn to Mary with all your heart, in your prayers, in your heart, in your mind. Turn all to Mary. It is only now as I turn to her Words at places like Rue Du Bac, Lourdes , Fatima, Akita and Medugorje do I understand their true significance and meaning. So turn, turn to Mary with all your hearts. Kneel at her feet and let her truly be your Mother.
And God bless you Padraig for starting up Mary's little home here! We are all blessed to be a part of it and I don't think anyone ends up here by accident..
I am so grateful for this forum and your work, Padraig, and for all those who contribute here, and especially for those who have prayed/spoken with me personally. Yes, you are so right: turn to Mary. God bless! You all remain in our family rosaries.
Yes, Padraig, so many marvelous members in the last 14 years; and some have gone on to pray for us from above! May we be faithful and join them soon! Safe in the Refuge of Mary Immaculate!
MOG has been a solid and sane place to go to while the rest of the world is going BONKERS!! Thank you ...Padraig for making Our Lady's living room open and available to bone weary Catholics!
Thank you so much Padraig. Tell us more about Mary and how beautiful she is. She is our hope. Love this forum!
This forum is a lifeline for all of us thanks to you Padraig and thanks to Our Blessed Lady whose work this is. It was a happy day when I discovered this site. May Our Lady richly reward you.
Thank you, Padraig!! Love this forum!! Yes, agree...Turn to our Mother Mary. God will triumph and she's part of the plan.
No I have been looking back on my life a lot recently and the people I have met, especially in regards to their Faith. It seems to me that who and what we are as people comes about as the result of a basic choice we make. Either to choose God and become His friend or to choose against God, which means to choose Satan and His Kingdom on Earth. I was thinking of this in terms of Pentecost. So that people who choose God,at least to some extent or other have a flame or fire within , the Fire of Love the Fire of the Holy Spirit. I don't mean to be depressing but in these Latter Days so very few folks burn with this inner flame. We live in a Post Christian, Pagan world now. But this is not like the Ancient Pagan World of Rome or Pagan Ireland. those poor people had never heard of Christ. On the other hand our world has heard of Christ and having accepted Him now reject Him. This is a million times worse. Many of the people we meet now have rejected Christ for several generations. So their parents have rejected Christ, their grandparents before them rejected Him and so on. So a great, great darkness has set in. So we who have kept the Faith are like Daniel in a Den of Hungry Lions. Psalm 57:1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.
Thank you for your prayers. Prayers are everything. As St Paul says we should all carry each other in our prayers. No one goes to heaven or hell alone. We take others with us where ever we go as we walk together into Eternity. Galatians 6:2 “Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ
Thanks for the reminder Terry. Offering up prayers now for former members gone before us. Going to Sunday Mass shortly and praying for them all who have gone ahead a short while before us on the journey.. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen St Gertrude the Great.
There is no need to thank me. But do thank Our Lady who takes the time and trouble to do this. She is the good woman in Scripture who never stops doing good. Who never ceases her work. Proverbs 31:10-31 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. 28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Mary, safe anchor in the storms of Life, Star of the Sea, pray for us. May we always find safe Harbour in your Immaculate Heart.
May the Mother of God always make our own hearts the Special Place were then infant Jesus lies. May we, like Mary carry Jesus always with us in arms of love.
May Mary, the Gate of Heaven, carry us together to our Eternal Home where we will share together for all Eternity, the never ending Light.
