Somethings about Mary in December 2017
Many, many thanks to ... for giving their 'something' about Mary this month.
This beautiful picture of Our Lady is by Alice Robertson.
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Our Lady's message to Mirjana Soldo, Medjugorje, 2nd December 2017:
"Dear children, I turn to you as your mother, the mother of the just, the mother of those who love and suffer, the mother of those who are holy. My children, you too can be holy – this depends on you. Those who are holy are those who immeasurably love the Heavenly Father, those who love Him above all. Therefore, my children, always strive to be better. If you strive to be good you can be holy even though you may not think so of yourselves. If you think that you are good, you are not humble, and arrogance distances you from holiness. In this peaceless world full of threats, your hands, apostles of my love, should be extended in prayer and mercy.
And to me, my children, give the gift of the rosary, the roses which I love so much. My roses are your prayers pronounced with the heart and not only recited with the lips. My roses are your acts of prayer, faith and love. When my Son was little, he said to me that my children would be numerous and that they would bring me many roses. I did not comprehend Him. Now I know that you are those children who are bringing me roses when, above all, you love my Son, when you pray with the heart, when you help the poorest.
Those are my roses. That is the faith which makes everything in life be done through love, not knowing arrogance, and always ready to forgive; never judging, always striving to understand one’s brother. Therefore, apostles of my love, pray for those who do not know how to love, for those who do not love you, for those who have done evil to you, for those who have not come to know the love of my Son. My children, I ask this of you because, remember, to pray means to love and to forgive. Thank you. "
12th December - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Maria Elena 
"The Virgin of Guadalupe is what all the beatitudes have given to her, it's what made her our mother. In difficult times when we really need help, she is the only one who will really teach us the way to be calm, to be prayerful and just to hope in that holy waiting for God's will."
Maria Elena is from Mexico City.
Our Lady's message to Marija Pavlović, Medjugorje, 25 December 2017
"Dear children! Today I am bringing to you my Son Jesus for Him to give you His peace and blessing. I am calling all of you, little children, to live and witness the graces and the gifts which you have received. Do not be afraid. Pray for the Holy Spirit to give you the strength to be joyful witnesses and people of peace and hope. Thank you for having responded to my call."
“Queridos hijos! Hoy les traigo a mi Hijo Jesús, para que les dé Su paz y Su bendición. Hijitos, los invito a todos a que vivan y testimonien las gracias y los dones que han recibido. ¡No teman! Oren para que el Espíritu Santo les dé la fuerza de ser testigos alegres y personas de paz y de esperanza. Gracias por haber respondido a mi llamado."
"Cari figli! Oggi vi porto mio Figlio Gesù, affinché vi doni la Sua pace e la Sua benedizione. Figlioli, vi invito tutti a vivere e testimoniare le grazie e i doni che avete ricevuto. Non temete! Pregate affinché lo Spirito Santo vi dia la forza di essere testimoni gioiosi e uomini di pace e di speranza. Grazie per aver risposto alla mia chiamata."
Our Lady's annual message to Jakov Colo in Medugorje, Christmas 2017:
"Dear children, Today, on this day of grace, I am calling you to ask the Lord for the gift of faith. My children, decide for God and begin to live and to believe in that which God is calling you to. To believe, my children, means to surrender your lives into God's hands - the hands of the Lord who created you and who loves you immeasurably. Do not be believers only in words but live and witness your faith through works and through your personal example. Speak with God as with your Father. Open and surrender your hearts to Him and you will see how your hearts are changing and how your life will marvel at God's works in your life. My children, there is no life without God and that is why, as your mother, I intercede before, and pray to, my Son to renew your hearts and to fill your life with immeasurable love. Thank you for having responded to my call."