Mary, the Virgin of Revelation Novena - Day 8

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Meditation: There is a joy in following the Lord! If we are with Christ then nothing can overcome us and we know that He will turn all things to our favour (cfr. Rom 8:28). Therefore, if we are having joys or sorrows we can still rejoice. The Virgin of Revelation tells us the real secret of Christian joy – a relationship with Christ in prayer. When we breathe freely the air of an intimate friendship with Christ we are able to share our difficulties and challenges with Him and so nothing can be insurmountable which must be a cause for our joy! The real secret of Christian joy is precisely in this – the Lord’s intimate presence in our lives which is why His mother encourages us always to pray! Teaching of the Church: Prayer is the life of the new heart. It ought to animate us at every moment. But we tend to forget him who is our life and our all. This is why the Fathers of the spiritual life in the Deuteronomic and prophetic traditions insist that prayer is a remembrance of God often awakened by the memory of the heart “We must remember God more often than we draw breath. CCC 2697 Supplication to the Virgin of Revelation To obtain any grace Most Holy Virgin of the Revelation, you who are so close to the Divine Trinity, deign we beg you; turn your merciful and kind glance towards us. Oh Mary! You are our powerful advocate before God, who even from this valley of tears will obtain graces and miracles for the conversion of sinners, grant that we obtain from Your Son Jesus, salvation of the soul, perfect health of body and the graces which we need. Grant to the Church and its head, the Roman Pontiff, the joy of seeing the conversion of His enemies, the propagation of the Kingdom of God over all the earth, the unity of all believers in Christ, peace among nations in order that we can love and serve You better in this life and one day deserve to see and thank you eternally in Heaven. (mention request here…) Amen Nihil obstat In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.Amen.