Father’s Day: Mary, Queen of Peace, and the Call to Be Good Shepherds

Cristy Murray and Father Perry Kenaston host a Father’s Day episode of “Mary’s Messages: Leading Hearts to Jesus Today,” opening with a prayer to Mary, Queen of Peace for those in the military, victims of war, and unity among nations. Father reflects on the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel from Matthew about the abundant harvest and need for laborers, connecting it to a shortage of priests and the shared mission of the Apostolic Church. He links readings about God’s care for Israel and Christ dying for sinners to the vocation of fathers—birth, adoptive, and priests—to bring God’s protective love to families and parishes, noting social harms of fatherless homes and positive movements encouraging engaged fatherhood. He leads a vocation prayer for the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau, shares a personal story about his father, urges kindness and spiritual leadership, and closes with a Litany of Trust and podcast announcements.

00:00 Welcome to Mary’s Messages
00:37 Opening Prayer for Peace
01:29 Father’s Day and the Gospel
03:15 Homily on Fatherhood Today
08:36 Prayer for Vocations
09:32 A Father’s Day Joke
10:04 Dad Stories and Lessons
13:17 Closing Prayer of Trust
15:12 Wrap Up and Next Steps

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Our Lady of Montallegro: The Icon, the Spring, and Mary’s Call to Obedience

Cristy Murray and Father Perry Kenaston open the “Mary’s Message – Leading Hearts to Jesus Today” podcast with a prayer to Mary, Queen of Peace, then share the story of Our Lady of Montallegro in Rapallo, Italy (1557). A farmer, Giovanni Cioccavilla, reports Mary’s apparition and the discovery of an icon of her Dormition on the Hill of Joy; when villagers move the icon to town, it repeatedly returns to the hill, and a spring begins flowing where Mary stood, signaling her wish for a church there. A church is authorized in 1558, and later Greek sailors who claim the icon find it miraculously returned again. They discuss annual July processions, ex-votos, pilgrimage routes, other apparition sites (including Our Lady of Champion), and invite listeners to a 46-day “Mary’s Mantle of Grace” consecration from July 1 to August 15.

00:00 Welcome to Marys Message
00:44 Opening Prayer for Peace
01:22 Our Lady of Montallegro Story
03:00 Icon Returns and Church Built
04:26 Greek Sailors and the Storm
06:20 Pilgrimage and Feast Days
08:11 Lessons and Modern Apparitions
09:18 Approved US Apparitions Talk
11:53 Springs Icons and Wonder
13:29 Spread the Podcast
15:45 Join the Consecration
17:20 Time Flies Funny Banter
19:11 Closing Prayer and Farewell

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The Sacred Heart of Jesus: Feast Day History, First Fridays, and Devotion

Cristy Murray and Father Perry Kenaston introduce the podcast Mary’s Message: Leading Hearts to Jesus and discuss devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Father opens with a “Jesus, help me” prayer and explains the Feast of the Sacred Heart as a Roman Rite solemnity celebrated the second Friday after Trinity Sunday, outlining its history from early celebrations in France through papal approvals and calendar reforms, and noting practices like Mass, Eucharistic adoration, processions, and benediction. They mention nine First Fridays and connect devotion to prayerful participation in Mass and adoration rather than being “lukewarm.” Cristy reads the 12 promises of the Sacred Heart, references images for the home, and asks about the U.S. consecration to the Sacred Heart. They also share experiences of daily Mass in Medjugorje, discuss Father’s guided pilgrimages, invite listeners to a Poland Divine Mercy trip, and promote a 46-day “Mary’s Mantle of Grace” consecration from July 1 to August 15, closing with the Our Father.

00:00 Welcome to Marys Message
00:40 Sacred Heart Prayer
02:06 Feast History Explained
07:26 How the Feast Is Celebrated
08:59 First Fridays Devotion
10:44 Twelve Sacred Heart Promises
12:24 Prayerful Living Not Lukewarm
15:13 National Consecration Meaning
18:18 Medjugorje and Daily Mass
20:57 Pilgrimage Tours and Poland Trip
24:41 Marys Mantle Consecration Invite
26:21 Closing Prayer and Farewell

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Our Lady of Medjugorje: Experiences, Church Status, and What to Expect on Pilgrimage

Cristy Murray and Father Perry Kenaston introduce the “Mary’s Message” podcast and focus this episode on Our Lady of Medjugorje, opening with prayer and sharing background on the small village in Bosnia and Herzegovina where six teenagers first reported apparitions on June 24, 1981. They describe Medjugorje’s core themes—peace, prayer, fasting, conversion, and faith—monthly messages given on the 25th through visionary Maria, and an annual March 18 message through Marianna, along with early government attempts to stop the events and the estimated 40 million pilgrims since 1981. They explain the Vatican’s September 2024 nihil obstat as permitting prudent devotion while not declaring every message supernatural. Cristy recounts travel logistics, climbing Apparition Hill, parish Mass and confession schedules, and losing luggage, while Father Perry recalls earlier pilgrimage experiences, including scents of flowers, a rosary changing to gold, and the “spinning sun,” and they close with a recent May 25 message and encouragement to subscribe and join the newsletter.

00:00 Welcome to Marys Message
00:52 Opening Prayer
01:42 Medjugorje Origins
04:17 Church Recognition Update
05:26 Getting There Travel Tips
06:17 Climbing Apparition Hill
07:45 Mass Confession Rhythm
09:32 Father Perrys Early Visit
14:28 Luggage Lesson and Trust
16:57 Latest Message and Devotions
18:33 Closing Prayer and Farewell

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Corpus Christi: Living the Eucharist as the Body of Christ

Cristy Murray and Father Perry Kenaston welcome listeners to “Mary’s Message: Leading Hearts to Jesus Today” and focus on Corpus Christi Sunday, opening with prayer and reflecting on a recent parish wedding as a sign of the Church as the living Body of Christ. Father Perry explains the Feast of Corpus Christi as a celebration of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, its origins with Thomas Aquinas and Pope Urban IV, its move from Thursday to Sunday in the U.S., and customary Eucharistic processions and benediction. Drawing from John 6, he challenges listeners to examine whether they truly believe and prepare to receive Christ, resisting spiritual laziness and allowing the Eucharist to transform daily life and how they treat others. The episode includes discussion of procession history, brief mention of Eucharistic miracles, local humor, and a closing prayer for priestly vocations in the Archdiocese of Anchorage/Juneau.

00:00 Cold Open and Welcome
01:00 Episode Focus Corpus Christi
01:25 Opening Prayer
01:51 We Are the Church
03:34 Corpus Christi Origins
06:26 John 6 and Real Presence
08:35 Ritual or Relationship
10:34 Eucharist Transforms Us
13:36 Living the Body of Christ
15:52 Wedding and Family Witness
17:22 Procession History Q and A
19:52 Eucharistic Miracles and Devotion
23:08 Sacred Heart and Light Humor
26:05 Closing Prayer and Vocations
27:25 Wrap Up and Subscribe

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Pentecost and the Holy Spirit: Knowing Jesus in Your Heart, Not Just Your Head | Mary’s Message Podcast

Cristy Murray and Father Perry Kenaston open part two of their Pentecost episode with prayer to the Holy Spirit and reflect on Pentecost as the gift of the Spirit that makes faith more than intellectual knowledge. Father Perry shares a story of a renowned Jesus scholar confronted by an elderly man who says he has Jesus in his head but not in his heart, using it to challenge the “fallacy” that academic religious knowledge makes someone Christian. He recounts Paul’s unsuccessful philosophical approach in Athens versus the Spirit-filled preaching in Corinth, emphasizing holiness that radiates Christ without “soapbox” talk. He urges priests and laypeople to prepare prayerfully for Mass, receive Communion with gratitude, and let the Spirit renew them like the Upper Room. The episode closes with discussion of a November pilgrimage/retreat to Poland and nearby cities and an invitation to subscribe and connect.

00:00 Welcome to Mary’s Message
00:35 Pentecost Part Two Prayer
01:07 Tongues of Fire and Confirmation
01:53 Head Knowledge vs Heart Faith
05:22 Saint Paul’s Athens Lesson
07:12 Living by the Spirit Today
09:19 Preparing for Mass Like Mary
11:32 Pentecost Joy and Blessing
13:20 Cristy Reflects on Pharisees
15:12 Poland Pilgrimage Invitation
17:53 Pilgrimage as Retreat Mindset
18:54 Subscribe and Stay Connected

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Pentecost, the Holy Spirit, and Confirmation: Living the Gospel with Mary’s Guidance

Cristy Murray and Father Perry Kenaston welcome listeners to “Mary’s Messages: Leading Hearts to Jesus Today” and focus on Pentecost, beginning with a prayer to the Holy Spirit. Father Perry reflects on Pentecost as the Church’s public inauguration and the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise to send the Paraclete, describing the apostles in the upper room, the wind and tongues of fire, and reports of 3,000–5,000 conversions. He connects Pentecost to Catholic tradition through a nine-day novena, explains how Pentecost “completes Easter,” and teaches that Confirmation extends Pentecost to believers through the bishops’ handing on of the Spirit with visible sacramental signs. He also discusses Pentecost as the undoing of Babel through unity of languages, lists the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, mentions charisms and fruits, and closes with a reflection on the Spirit as the Church’s living memory.

00:00 Welcome to Marys Messages
00:35 Opening Prayer to the Spirit
01:00 What Pentecost Means
02:39 Upper Room Scene
04:35 Homily Pentecost Completes Easter
06:01 Confirmation as Our Pentecost
07:40 Signs Unity and Bold Witness
11:31 Praying Pentecost Today
14:23 Seven Gifts and Charisms
15:47 Medjugorje Travel Blessing
17:52 Why a Nine Day Novena
18:55 Closing Prayer and Farewell

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Our Lady of Fatima: The Call to Prayer, Reparation, and Peace (Mary’s Message Podcast)

Cristy Murray and Father Perry Kenaston introduce the “Mary’s Message: Leading Hearts to Jesus Today” podcast and devote the episode to Our Lady of Fatima. After opening prayer, Father Perry reviews key details from a Fatima summary: the 1917 apparitions to Lucia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta, Mary’s request to pray the Rosary daily, practice devotion to her Immaculate Heart, make sacrifices and reparation for sin, and heed the warning “Do not offend the Lord Our God anymore.” He recounts the children’s vision of hell, Mary’s warnings of future chastisements if people do not convert, and requests for the consecration of Russia and First Saturday reparations. The October 13, 1917 “miracle of the sun” is described, along with later Church approval, papal visits, and the deaths of the visionaries. Father Perry also shares personal pilgrimage experiences to Fatima and Lourdes, then closes with practical encouragement for daily prayer and using holy water, followed by a closing prayer and episode wrap-up.

00:00 Welcome to Mary’s Message
00:42 Opening Prayer Hail Holy Queen
01:27 Meet the Fatima Visionaries
03:26 Mary’s Call to Prayer and Reparation
05:05 Consecration and First Saturdays
05:55 Miracle of the Sun
06:57 Aftermath and Church Approval
08:48 Pilgrimage Stories Fatima and Lourdes
10:35 Pilgrimage Tips and Poland Invite
15:12 Reflecting on Hell and Today’s Warnings
16:50 Practical Spiritual Habits Holy Water
18:17 Closing Prayer and Farewell

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Solemnity of the Ascension: Stop Gazing Up and Witness That Jesus Lives

On Mary’s Messages: Leading Hearts to Jesus Today, host Cristy Murray and Father Perry Kenaston reflect on the Solemnity of the Ascension, beginning with prayers to the Holy Spirit and the reminder that Christ is risen. Father Perry recounts the Ascension scene in Galilee with the remaining eleven disciples—some still doubting—and highlights Jesus’ mandate to make disciples of all nations through baptism and teaching, alongside His promise to remain with them always. Echoing the angels’ instruction not to keep staring at the sky, the episode urges listeners to proclaim Christ in daily life by using their gifts in family life, friendship, work, service, volunteering, and stepping beyond comfort zones, emphasizing prayer in the morning and at night and basic Catholic practices. The conversation previews Pentecost and mentions a future episode on Our Lady of Fatima.

00:00 Welcome to Marys Messages
00:39 Ascension Topic and Prayer
01:34 Ascension Gospel Scene
02:29 Mandate and Angels Message
04:01 Everyday Witness Ideas
09:07 Serving Beyond Comfort
11:15 Living Sermon Reflections
13:55 Multitasking and Daily Prayer
16:13 Catholic Home Basics
18:10 Closing Prayer and Farewell

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Our Lady of Ocotlan: Healing Waters, Mother’s Day Reflections, and Hope for Families

On Mother’s Day, Cristy Murray and Father Perry Kenaston introduce the “Mary’s Messages” podcast and share the story of Our Lady of Ocotlan in Tlaxcala, Mexico. They recount the 1541 apparition to Juan Bernardo during a devastating smallpox epidemic, when Mary led him to a healing spring, promised health to those who drank even a drop, and asked that the Franciscans be told her image would be found and placed in the chapel at San Lorenzo. The next day, after a grove inexplicably burned, friars cut down a blackened tree and discovered an image of Mary in the trunk, verifying Juan’s account. They note later Church recognitions, pilgrimages from Guadalupe, a Marian healing well where visitors can fill bottles, and the annual May procession. The episode also includes prayers and encouragement for women facing infertility, mentioning Saint Colette, NaPro/Creighton approaches, and pro-life convictions.

00:00 Welcome and Mothers Day
00:46 Opening Prayer and Rosary
01:52 Ocotlan Apparition Story
05:24 Burning Tree and Image
07:36 Shrine History and Popes
10:24 Visiting the Sanctuary
12:08 Healing Well and Water Tips
14:04 Getting There and Name Meaning
15:09 Mothers Day Reflections
16:34 Infertility Prayer and Saint Colette
18:59 Ethical Fertility and Pro Life
23:41 Closing Prayers and Farewell

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