Fr. Martin’s reflection on - Our Lady’s Message

25^th July 2025

“Dear children! In this time of grace, when the Most High permits me to love you and lead you on the way of holiness, Satan wants to entangle you with the cord of peacelessness and hatred. Do not permit him to prevail, but, little children, fight for the holiness of every life. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

(With Ecclesiastical approval)

Dear Brother’s and Sister’s of Medjugorje North East and beyond, with the beginning of the apparitions of Our Lady, ( June, 24^th, 1981) , we entered a special time – ‘a time of Grace.’ Since then Mary has often used this phrase, and reminded us that now is the time for our individual conversion, and to decide for God.

The Grace of God is not limited to the apparitions. God has given his ‘Grace’ i.e. favour, blessing, since he started revealing himself to humanity, from Moses on Mount Sinai, to Abraham and Noah. The time of ‘Grace’ reaches it’s highpoint in the Incarnation of the Eternal Son of God, when we see the fulness of Gods tenderness, fidelity and mercy in Jesus. The coming of Our Lady Queen of Peace in these times is a further sign of the ‘Most High’ who sends Our Lady to us, with the Gospel message of conversion . Our Lady frequently tells us she is the ‘Queen of Peace,’ and this is a ‘Time of Grace.’

“Grace and Peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Begins St. Paul in many of his letters. God is at work in each of us, and in the life of the world , and this ‘Grace’ requires our co – operation . God knows our weakness, and as the Lord said to St. Paul, “My Grace is enough for you, for my power is at best in weakness” ( 2: Cor: 12:9). So Our Lady is amongst us to encourage and ‘lead’ us on the way to holiness. This is what Mary wants to do for us, and when Our Lady asks us for something then we should really listen. Our Lady asks us to permit her to lead us on the way to holiness. That means we have to take seriously her coming and the words she speaks. It means deciding for faith, prayer and holiness. Mary is our Mother and Teacher, so she is showing us the way, but we have to decide to walk the way. So we should really pray, really , really convert so that we leave sin and evil, and allow ourselves to be led by Our Lady on the way of holiness. Holiness is union with God. The consequences of not listening to Our Lady are serious.

That is why she says next:

“Satan wants to entangle you with the cord of peacelessness and hatred. Do not permit him to prevail, but little children, fight for the holiness of every life.” ( notice, Our Lady uses the word ‘holiness’ twice in this message.). We are all called to holiness, it is the universal call to all believers.

Our Lady is warning us that Satan is at work. We can see his destruction in the world today. Lack of peace and hatred has engulfed nations and communities, because pride, selfishness and greed have conquered hearts. Mary describes this as like a ‘cord’ around people.

Our Lady is the new Eve, the woman clothed with the sun, who crushes the head of the serpent, that is why she shows us the way from evil, when she says, “Do not permit him to prevail.” We have received the heavenly power through the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus to enter into the victory over all evil. We have the spiritual power to stand up to Satan, and not let him prevail. The most effective weapon against Satan is the Holy Mass and Confession. In those moments we receive special graces when sins are remitted and the wounds of sin are healed. In those moments any cords of Satan are undone, and we are set free. We receive peace, and we decide again for love. Also with the Holy Rosary and fasting we bring about the end of Satanic powers, and their destruction. Let us remember what Our Lady said at the beginning of the apparitions, “You have forgotten that with prayer and fasting wars can be averted.”

Our Lady is with us to lead us to the new times of peace and reconciliation. We need no other form of peace than the peace that comes from God. This is real peace, peace that flows from prayer, conversion, and our willingness to be led on the way of holiness.

This time is for you!

God Bless,

Fr. Martin Morris.