A GIFT FROM MARY

Dear friends of Radio Maria,

Mariathon is a time of great unity, a time in which we feel like one family, a time of joy and responsibility. Therefore, I invite all of you, dear friends, to participate wholeheartedly in this marathon, in this celebration and to also keep in mind the purposes of the Mariathon.

The first purpose is to become aware of what Radio Maria is what its charism is. Radio Maria is a gift from Mary, it is a gift that Our Lady has given us, it is a gift that must be received with gratitude, of course, but also with a sense of great responsibility, like those talents that are given to us and that must bear fruit. We will be judged by how we have allowed this gift to bear fruit according to Our Lady’s intentions. Our Lady gave us this gift because she wants our help to spread the faith, to establish prayer, to help the church, to save souls and therefore, we must create a real Radio Maria that will help achieve these goals, given to us by Our Lady. This is the first purpose of the Mariathon.

The second purpose of the Mariathon is to support Radio Maria. As you know, from the very beginning Radio Maria has chosen to trust in Providence, namely, to rely on the generosity of our listeners.

We don’t receive any type of funding, and this guarantees our freedom to truly use the radio according to our aims, that is, Our Lady’s aims, and not according to aims derived from other interests. Hence the importance for all our listeners to help Radio Maria. I know that not everyone can help through financial support, but everyone can help by praying. Financial support has always been there in the past, because the love for Our Lady is great; many people have made sacrifices, dear friends.

We managed to reach all five continents and there are now 125 Radio Maria broadcast centres in the world, with an audience of several tens of millions of listeners. This is the miracle of Divine Providence, the miracle of love for Our Lady and we must generously support this miracle, so that Radio Maria is always up to speed from a technical point of view and at par with other top radio stations.

At the same time it must expand everywhere, to bring the light of hope of the Gospel to every part of the world

Third purpose: we must make sure that Radio Maria will always be a free radio, namely, in the service of Our Lady and at the service of the Church.

With these words, dear friends, I wish and hope that you have a beautiful Mariathon!

May Our Lady bless you and protect you with her love!