The Spirit of Medjugorje

"Dear children, my little children, my beloved ones: you are chosen because you have responded, you have put into practice my instructions and love God above all else. Therefore, little children, pray with all your heart that my words may be realized. Fast, sacrifice yourselves, love out of love for God Who created you, and be, little children, my extended hands to this world that has not come to know the God of love. Thank you for having responded to my call. (With Ecclesiastical approval)"

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With Mary, You Run to Jesus

     The following is a "Holy Spirit Moment" taken from the English Mass homily in Medjugorje on 2/26/25 by Fr. Bosco Thomas, a priest from India. "Holy Spirit Moments" is a feature that can be found on marytv.tv in their Video Library.
     I was born in a Catholic family, and we used to say a Rosary every night. That's part of our evening prayer. I had my doubts about this prayer. I said, "Father, why do we say this prayer, [the] Rosary, every day? Can we not skip this sometimes and say some other prayers?"
     "You know," he told me, "Bosco, you do not know the power of it. Tell me, who taught you, who taught us to pray [the] Our Father?" I said, "It's Jesus." But he asked, "Which prayer is more powerful than that? You are saying that prayer in [the] Rosary."
     Secondly, he tells me, "'Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you,' - who said to whom?" Who said to whom? Can somebody answer? [Answer - "Archangel"]. It's not Archangel. Actually, I was sort of thinking that, you know. It is God the Father. God the Father Himself said [this] to Mother Mary. Archangel was only a messenger who carried the message. It is God the Father himself addressing to Mary as "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you."

Fr. Bosco, Photo credit: www.marytv.tv

      And the second part, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus." Who said that? We say Elizabeth, right? It's not Elizabeth. It's the Holy Spirit who said it. Okay, so this is the Word of God. We are reciting, repeating the Word of God. That's why this prayer is so powerful!
     And the "Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit" - we are glorifying the Triune God - Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. So how can this prayer not be powerful? How can we skip this prayer?
     So ever since, my dear brothers and sisters, I have tried never to skip this prayer. And it is so powerful.
     And then he said, "One more thing, Bosco. You can go to Jesus without Mary, but without Mary, you walk to Jesus. With Mary, you run to Jesus. With Mary as your beloved Mother, you fly to Jesus - which is easier."