Our Lady holding Jesus as He accepts flowers from the shepherd child

Our Lady holding Jesus as He accepts flowers from the shepherd child

Welcome to our intercessory prayer ministry for families, babies, little ones and those who love them.

In our prayers for families, we pray for the sanctity of all life and for vocations to marriage, the priesthood and consecrated life, which are born and nurtured in families.

The Prayer of Entrustment to Mary was prayed for this ministry at the icon of the Madonna Salus Populi Romani (Salvation of the Roman People, Our Lady of Good Health) in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of Mary Major) in Rome, Italy, in Nossa Senhora do Rosario da Fatima (Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Fatima, Portugal, in Eglise du Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart Parish Church), the site of St. Bernadette's baptismal font, in Lourdes, France and at The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts at the Shrine of the Holy Innocents before Our Lady of Guadalupe and at Basilica Papale de San Pietro in Vaticano (St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City) at the Tomb of St. John Paul II in Rome, Italy and at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico.

This ministry is consecrated to Jesus Christ, Wisdom Incarnate, through the hands of Mary and dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. In our prayers to Mary, we honor and worship her Son Jesus. When He was on the Cross, He gave His Mother to John and she became our Mother as well. "Behold, your Mother." John 19:27

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
For the greater glory of God

July 03, 2019

Reflection: My Lord and my God!

When Jesus appeared in the midst of the disciples, Thomas was not with them. When they saw Thomas later, they told him that they had seen the Lord. Thomas doubted and said, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in His hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." John 20:25  

 LOOK, SEE, TOUCH, BELIEVE

A week later, the disciples were in the locked room again and Thomas was with them. Jesus appeared in their midst and said, "Peace be with you." He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving but believe." Thomas answered Him, My Lord and my God." John 20:26-28

 When we hear Jesus, even when we do not believe, He touches us and we come to believe. An encounter with Jesus always changes us.

I recall a priest saying that Thomas is remembered as the one who doubted. He said that we should not remember him in this way. He said to read the story of Lazarus. Jesus went to Bethany, a very dangerous place for Him to go because it was near to the place where so many wanted to kill Him. Jesus was speaking to the disciples and He said:

So then Jesus said to them clearly. "Lazarus has died. And I am glad for you that I was not there, that you may believe. Let us go to him." So Thomas, called Didymus said to his fellow disciples. "Let us also go to die with Him." John 11:14-16

Jesus waited for Lazarus to die because he was going to raise him from the dead. Jesus did this so that they would BELIEVE in Him. When He told the disciples this, it was Thomas who understood and believed. Immediately, Thomas said to the disciples, "Let us also go to die with Him."

The priest said to remember Thomas as a saint and martyr. He doubted but came to believe and he witnessed to Jesus as his Lord and his God. Let us never judge someone who has made a mistake and only remember them for that mistake. God is so much bigger than one mistake. Let us remember Thomas and his words:

"My Lord and My God."

"Let us also go to die with Him."

Blessed are those who have not seen but still believe.  John 20:29
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