Mary has requested that the daily message be given each day to the world. It is read nightly at the prayer service from her Image Building in Clearwater, Florida, U.S.A. This is according to her request. All attempts will be made to publish this daily message to the world at 11 p.m. Eastern time, U.S.A.We acknowledge that the final authority regarding these messages rests with the Holy See of Rome. |
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August 8, 2002
| August 9th Holy
Spirit Novena Scripture selection is Day 2 Period I. |
The Novena Rosary
Mystery for August 9th is Sorrowful. |
A Prayer for Intimacy with the Lamb,
the Bridegroom of the SoulOh Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, come and act on my soul most intimately. I surrender myself, as I ask for the grace to let go, to just be as I exist in You and You act most intimately on my soul. You are the Initiator. I am the soul waiting Your favors as You act in me. I love You. I adore You. I worship You. Come and possess my soul with Your Divine Grace, as I experience You most intimately.
Pray for 2 very urgent intentions.
Pray for 1 personal intention.
Pray for a particular bishop and cardinal.
Pray for the pope.
Pray for all the bishops of the world.
August 8, 2002
Jesus speaks: Do you know what
it is to love
and give and love and
give and be rejected.
Oh My precious souls, I give you
Myself in the Eucharist, Body,
Blood, Soul and Divinity.
Oh My beloved souls, I am God.
Oh My souls, I speak to you, but
you do not hear.
You have persecuted My Church,
My beloved bride.
You have slandered My Mother
and your Mother, the Mother
I gave you as I hung
dying on the cross.
Oh My Church, I speak here
and I am ignored.
I was mocked and spit on by
the men I loved.
Oh I send you these gifts in
My Priestly Newsletter.
Oh My men I write to you.
I give you My letters of love in
God's Blue Book and these
messages and you treat them
like dirt.
Oh My men, could a math teacher
write so profoundly and
simply.
Oh We give you the Virgin
Mary building and you are
too busy to take notice.
Oh My men, I am rejected this
day, my messenger, I allow
you to experience this rejection
that you will know some of
the pain I felt in the garden.
Oh how I suffered for the likes
of you.
And you, My beloved priest—
Do you treasure your priesthood?
Or do you listen to the people of
the world who discredit Me!!
Oh My earth, I cry, I cry to
thee and you will not hear Me.
Your ears are plugged.
Your eyes are blind.
Your pride is a pride that is
not to My liking.
Oh Prideful men.
My Name has been so hideously
used.
The Eucharist is not treasured.
I cry to you to listen to Me.
I give you this as a sign of
My Movement Shepherds
of Christ.
I give you My Priestly Newsletter
for your priests.
I give you these prayers to
be prayed daily for your
priests, the Church and the
world.
Oh your life is but a breath and
in moments it is taken from
you and you are taken from
your place.
Oh that you would open your
hearts and listen to Me, but
you have rejected Me.
You do not promote My Priesthood.
Look at how Singers and Rock Stars
promote their songs, some
so vile.
Oh My men you are given such
gifts in My Priesthood.
August 8, 2002 message continues
Jesus speaks: Oh My men are you pompous and
arrogant, seeking your treasure
here below.
Like the blowing wind and the
waves at sea, they come and they go.
You come to this earth and you
leave and the only seeds you
plant that last forever to bring
happiness to men are the ones
that promote My kingdom.
You are here but a short while
and then you are gone,
your body, you deemed so important,
rots beneath the ground and
you can never live those days
again.
When you go to bed tonight, those
moments of the day are gone
forever.
Like seeds planted in the hearts
they can spread the good news
of the Kingdom.
Oh My men, I cry to you.
Do you see your Mother.
Some you believe
August 8, 2002 message continues
Jesus speaks: Some you don't
August 8, 2002 message continues
Jesus speaks: And the obvious connection goes
unnoticed.
A Jesuit priest no matter how
intelligent could not have
written all this
18 books
August 8, 2002 message continues
Jesus speaks: And a college math professor and
mother.
August 8, 2002 message continues
Jesus speaks: Here is the Lady
August 8, 2002 message continues
Jesus speaks: Here is My Face
February 5, 2001 |
April 5, 2001 |
August 8, 2002 message continues
Jesus speaks: After I gave Fr. Carter the
messages to begin the
Movement 2 1/2 years later
Mary appears on the building.
August 8, 2002 message continues
Jesus speaks: Oh why do you test your God.
Do you think I do not see the
evil in the world, the evil
in the hearts?
Do you think I do not see
what you are doing to the
unborn babies.
What sign would you listen to?
What man would you accept as a
messenger.
August 8, 2002 message continues
Jesus speaks: Fr. Carter entered the Jesuits August 8, 1951.
Rita Ring born August 8, 1946.
Almost 50 years later with a
doctors in theology and 18
books later on the spiritual
life Fr. Edward Carter died.
December 18, 2000 (the day after
the 4th anniversary of Mary
on the building, after the
6:20 prayers)
Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. wrote the
last 33 years of the second
millennium and published
33 Newsletters for priests
before his death.
He died at the end of the
second millennium.
Messenger: Shepherds of Christ acquired the
loan of the building in Clearwater
on the last business day of the
second millennium after leasing the
building for 2 1/2 years and operating
from there since Mary appeared
on the building.
Excerpt from March 21, 2002 message
Messenger: On December 17, 1996 the Red Rosary Book
left the printers.
March 21, 2002 message continues
Messenger: This rosary book was made up of rosary meditations
given during Mary's daily apparitions from July 5, 1994
to September 5, 1995.Fr. Carter prayed for this book every day at
Mass and had carefully discerned it. He
was there for many of the rosaries when I
received the messages.Here is the shipping label when the book left
the printers.
March 21, 2002 message continues
Messenger: Mary appeared the same day in rainbow
color on the window in Clearwater, Florida.
The rainbow matched the color on the book.
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| Mary appeared December 17, 1996 |
book shipped December 17, 1996 |
end of excerpt from March 21, 2002
Genesis 9: 13-15
I now set my bow in the clouds and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I gather the clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds, I shall recall the covenant between myself and you and every living creature, in a word all living things, and never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all living things.
March 21, 2001
August 8, 2002
Messenger: Dear Jesus,
You are what my heart desires.
You fill me with your love.
33 years
Oh He is the bridegroom.
He is the one who adorns His bride
in the most beautiful attire.
The finest silk, the richest linens,
pearls of a treasure no one
could describe.
How would God dress His bride
for Their marriage?
He would crown her with a crown
of beautiful flowers.
He is attentive to her every need,
but this is the gift He gives
her.
He gives her a gift that leads her
to deeper intimacy with Him.
He wore a crown of thorns,
He wore a purple dirty robe,
His body was beaten.
When his legs ached from the weight
of the cross, he walked on until
He fell.
Oh, it is a journey here below.
Every day may seem a day of struggle
and suffering.
Where are the flowers and the rich
linen for His bride?
Oh but He says it is in the suffering
you are brought closer to Me.
He may strip us of those we feel close
to.
He may allow our legs to ache and our
heart to feel broken and in
the thorns we reach for the
Savior.
We see Him our Bridegroom, the
one with the deepest love, the
one with His arms open wide.
We see Him adorned in a red garb
and His white tunic, arms
outstretched always waiting for
us to come.
His eyes are gentle, soft and
loving.
His Heart burns on His chest
with a golden glow and
His Heart is surrounded not
by a wreath of flowers, but
a crown of thorns.
His Heart has a pierced mark and
Blood drips from His Heart.
The day is a day of closeness with
our beloved God, our
Beloved Jesus and His Sacred
Heart.
When I looked for the love my heart
craved, I saw that only He
could give me what I desired.
I ask what is life and I know
the life I seek is life in Him.
I know He fills me with love.
He is the Divine Bridegroom,
I am His bride.
I seek, I want, my heart is filled
with a desire to be filled
with His deep love.
I hunger, I thirst, I want Him and
His love.
Oh we do not know the gifts God has
for those who love and serve
the Lord.
This is the day the Lord has made,
let us rejoice and be glad.
What we are dealt today may be a
thorn, it may seem of tremendous
proportion and yet we see the
Savior, His Head crowned with
thorns, His Heart pierced with
a lance.
We see the thorns that surround His
burning Sacred Heart.
God is Love.
I see the evil in the world and I feel
overwhelmed and saddened.
I want the Reign of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
I want all the men of the earth to make
the Sacred Heart the King and Center
of their hearts.
I long for this.
I long for completeness in Him.
I feel I am in a desert land.
I feel my heart is so empty at times,
longing to be filled by Him.
I see the emptiness it seems of so many,
their focus on all the sports and
bizarre movies and the focus on the
lives of their movie heroes and singers,
many who live very unholy lives.
Our model is Christ.
Jesus is the Divine God.
We don't need our children trying to
model their lives after some actors
and singers and talk-star hosts.
It is serious.
I see Jesus hanging on a cross.
August 8, 2002 message continues
Messenger: I see His feet nailed to the cross.
August 8, 2002 message continues
Messenger:
Well I don't even know if I should
say this, but in about a week
3 big windows bigger than a
door just broke in the
Virgin Mary building.
The last was today over the front door—
very large, glass was all over.
Today is my birthday.
I want to put the letters I received
in my fax and e-mail just since I
have been gone a few days.
On August 5 right before the prayer
service 6:00 a whole glass
was knocked out at the
building—much bigger than
a door.
Well, who notices the gift God has
given us?
A handful of people come daily.
We pray fervently every day at Mary's
Image Building at 6:20.
What a gift God has given the earth
a sign and who really cares?
May 5, 2002
January 5, 2001
February 5, 2002
March 5, 2002
April 5, 2002
July 5, 2002
July 5, 2000
August 8, 2002 message continues
Messenger:
I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with
you in love.
see the triangle
August 8, 2002 message continues
Messenger: Please help us.
The devil wants us stopped.
Look at your world.
We could send so very many prayer manuals
to the Bishops and Priests of
Africa and India and the children.
All this takes money.
India
25 July 2002
Dear John Weickert, President
Loving greetings to you from Bishop _____.
Received your kind letter and the parcel of Newsletter Book II specially sent for me. Thank you for the same. Previously I had been receiving the Newsletter for my priests in the diocese. I am at the receipt of the red Associates Prayer Manual (prayer for priests) too. I will be happy with you kind help, to translate these books of course with the Imprimatur into our _____ language, which is known as the Italian of the East, so that the books may reach to every corner of this region and thus people making use of the books pray for the priests. I too feel that all must pray for the priests and for his holiness.
I would be happy to join with the mission of Fr. Edward J. Carter. In the meantime you please send me another set of 100 books II for my religious sisters and brothers in the region.
Assuring my prayers and blessings for your prayer mission, I remain.
Yours in the Lord,
+ ________
August 8, 2002 message continues
Messenger: Here is a letter we received!
We don't even have the money for the
building payment.
Priests and Bishops and Archbishops
are asking for the Priestly
Newsletter Book II and prayer
manuals.
We need prayer manuals in Spanish.
What a struggle.
PSALM 44 (V 43)
National lament
For the choirmaster Of the sons of Korah Poem
God, we have heard for ourselves,
our ancestors have told us,
of the deeds you did in their days,
in days of old, by your hand.To establish them in the land you drove out nations,
to make room for them you harried peoples.
It was not their own sword that won the land,
nor their own arms which made them victorious,
but your hand it was and your arm,
and the light of your presence, for you loved them.
You are my king, my God,
who decreed Jacob’s victories;
through you we conquered our opponents,
in your name we trampled down those who rose up against us.For my trust was not in my bow,
my victory was not won by my sword;
it was you who saved us from our opponents,
you who put to shame those who hate us.
Our boast was always of God,
we praised your name without ceasing. PauseYet now you have abandoned and humiliated us,
you no longer take the field with our armies,
you leave us to fall back before the enemy,
those who hate us plunder us at will.You hand us over like sheep for slaughter,
you scatter us among the nations,
you sell your people for a trifle
and make no profit on the sale.You make us the butt of our neighbours,
the mockery and scorn of those around us,
you make us a by–word among nations,
other peoples shake their heads over us.All day long I brood on my disgrace,
the shame written clear on my face,
from the sound of insult and abuse,
from the sight of hatred and vengefulness.All this has befallen us though we had not forgotten you,
nor been disloyal to your covenant,
our hearts never turning away,
our feet never straying from your path.
Yet you have crushed us in the place where jackals live,
and immersed us in shadow dark as death.Had we forgotten the name of our God
and stretched out our hands to a foreign god,
would not God have found this out,
for he knows the secrets of the heart?
For your sake we are being massacred all day long,
treated as sheep to be slaughtered.Wake, Lord! Why are you asleep?
Awake! Do not abandon us for good.
Why do you turn your face away,
forgetting that we are poor and harrassed?For we are bowed down to the dust,
and lie prone on the ground.
Arise! Come to our help!
Ransom us, as your faithful love demands.
Letters
India
24 July 2002
Dear John Weickert,
Greetings and prayerful wishes from Bishop _____.
Thanks for your letter dated July 16, 2002; the information regarding Shepherds of Christ Ministries Movement and the book The Priestly Newsletter Book II, which I received in good order.
I do appreciate your service you are rendering to the priests, the Church and the world and it is inspiring to note that you are continuously praying for the priests and the Church by establishing prayer chapters. Of course, prayer is the primary and vital necessity for the religious life and all things can be wrought by prayer. May God bless you abundantly in all your endeavors.
127 diocesan priests and 50 religious priests are working in the diocese of _________ and if you could send me more copies of the book--the Priestly Newsletter Book II, I would give them to my priests, which will be of great help in their spiritual life.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely in Christ,
+Bishop of ________
Sri Lanka
1 August 2002
Dear Mr. John Weickert,
I am in receipt of the 30 Books--Shepherds of Christ, Spirituality 2 Newsletters sent to me. Thank you very much for taking all the trouble to send them to me free of charge. I appreciate very much your gift of those books and your apostolate. I distributed them among 25 priests and the other copies are in our library. Once again thank you so much. I always pray for the success of your apostolate. May the abundant blessings of Jesus our Master be upon you now and always.
Yours Sincerely in Jesus
Fr. ________
23 July 2002
Dear Mr. John Weickert
Many thanks for your letter of April 7th and July 16th enclosing Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters and Prayer Manuals.
Happy to read about your special movement, dedicated to the renewal of spiritual life, with emphasis on prayer for priests, the Church and the world.
I assure you all of my prayers for fruitful success in spreading your message and request you to pray for me, and our Archdiocese.
With my cordial blessings
Devotedly yours in Christ
+Archbishop ________
To: info@sofc.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 6:24 AM
Subject: Picture in Document1What are the requirements for membership & I like love the Newsletter & wish more people can receive the copy of the booklet for the newsletter. See my address below. My Parish is St. Hubert's in _______ under Fr ______
South Africa
To: info@sofc.org
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 4:05 AM
Subject: Thank You
The Director,
Shepherds of Christ Ministries,
P.O.Box 193,
Morrow,
Ohio 45152-0193
USA
Dear Rev. Father,On behalf of His Grace Archbishop ______, the Archbishop of ______ and the Priests Commission of the Archbishop of _______ I express my sincere thanks for the books titled: SHEPHERDS OF CHRIST: Spirituality Newsletters 2 by Father Edward Carter. They have been given to the Priests of the Archdiocese to be the wellsprings of Spirituality.
Thank YouYours sincerely in Christ,
Fr. _____
Priests Commission
To: info@sofc.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:43 AM
Subject: A request for Editor.
6.8.2002Dear Fr. Edward,
I came across 'shepherds of Christ' newsletter and enjoyed it immensely. As a newly ordained priest, I found 'sofc' very useful. I will be obliged if you send me your newsletter regularly.
My Address:
Fr. ______
INDIAThanking you in anticipation.
In Christ,
Fr. _____
To: info@sofc.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 6:37 AM
Subject: Request about NewsletterDear Father Carter,
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sir, I am interested in your newsletter Shepherds of
Christ, Please send me regularly the newsletter by post.
Note my postal address.
__________
I hope that you will respect my wish.
Yours in Christ,
_________
Pakistan
To: info@sofc.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 9:07 AM
Subject: gratitudeDiocese of ______
Dear President, Shepherds of Christ
Beloved John Weickert
I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love.
Hereby I am acknowledging the receipt of your goodness to send
me the Prayer Manual Shepherds of Christ (the little red book)
given to you by the late Rev. Fr. Edward Carter SJ. Thank him and
you and all the group members.
I am sure that my priests all over the diocese are getting in touch
with the grace of our Lord because of all the prayerful members
action. Rev. Father Edward requiescat in pace !
Cordially yours in the Lord
Bishop of ________.
To: info@sofc.org
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 7:41 AM
Subject: Letter for Mr. John Wieckert from Bishop _____Dear Mr. Wieckert,
I am in receipt of your letter dated 13.5.2002 which seems to have reached me very late, indeed, just a few days ago.
I would like to say the following:
- I was very sad to learn of the death of Fr. Edward Carter. He died in the year 2000 but I had not realized this till I got you letter. I think Fr. Carter was an extraordinary man, doing an extraordinary work. I am so glad that you and others continue this inspiring ministry.
- Over the past few years, I have been the recipient of many kindnesses from your organization which I wish to acknowledge with warm thanks and appreciation.
- I feel sorry that, for various reasons, I can do little to help financially. However, if I can offer some masses (about 15) for the intentions for your organization for which stipends may be available at your end and which could be used as a contribution to your finances, I would do this with great joy. Please let me know if this helps.
Please convey my warmest good wishes and thanks to all the members of your organization. May Lord continue to use Fr. Carter, in his newfound union with Him to renew the priesthood across the entire world.
Gratefully,
+_______
Auxiliary Bishop
To: info@sofc.org
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 10:13 PM
Subject: ThanksSyrian Catholic Archbishopric of ______
2 0f Aug. 2002
John Weickert, President, Shepherds of Christ
Thank you for your letter of July 16, 2002. My communion with you in your aim to renew the faith and love of Our Lord
Sincerely yours+__________
Syrian Catholic Archbishopric of _______
Nigeria
26 July 2002
Dear Father,
On behalf of the Archdiocesan Council, the Parishioners of the under listed Missions and the Commission, I sincerely appeal to you for sacramental assistance.
Your noble devotion has favoured so many souls. Parishes, Schools, homes and other saintly groups in the most rural areas in _____ Province wants to enroll and be receiving the Sacred Heart Mission packets and as well join in the blessings.
Please, the entire list are officially for enrollment. I beg you to enroll them among your list of membership. Kindly send directly to them the prayer chapter packet as you sent to other members. They are seriously waiting to receive the packet for the good fight of faith.
I hope your good offices will consider my official request for enrollment, consider their addresses to be permanent. Acknowledge my mail.
In Union of prayers,
Rev. Msgr. ______
India
26 July 2002
My dear John Weickert,
Greetings from the Diocese of ______!
I wish to acknowledge receipt of your kind letter dated 16 July 2002 together the photo and prayer manual. Sincere thanks.
I appreciate your movement very much. Today above all we have to give priority to the sanctification of priests. People are in fact looking for men of prayer who can share their God-experiences with others. I request you to continue to pray for our priests.
God bless you.
Your in Jesus and Mary.
+ Bishop of _______
Argentina24 July 2002
John Weickert
I thank you the book written by Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. that I have received in these days. I have sent it to our Public Library so it can be known for many people.
I bless you and the work of this Movement and I ask you to pray for this Bishop and this Diocese.
Sincerely in Sacre Mary's Heart,
+__________
India
25 July 2002
Dear Mr. John Weickert,
Greetings from the Bishop of ______.
I sincerely thank you for your kind letters of 07.04.02 and 16.07.02, a Book-'Shepherds of Christ-Spirituality 2 Newsletters' and a 'prayer manual'. Please convey my special thanks to Rev. Edward J. Carter S.J. Noted all the contents of the above letters.
Rev. Fr. Carter's mission since 1994 in sending the Newsletter to the priests and to have prayer chapters all over the world praying for the priests, the Church and the world is much appreciated. Happy to note that the prayer manual have been translated into many languages of the world.
If the copies of the English language version of the Newsletter Book II are available free of charge, please send them to me.
Wishing every success in your noble work.
Yours sincerely in Christ,
Bishop of ______
Republique de Cote d' Ivoire26 July 2002
Object: Your letter of July 16th.
Dear friend in Christ,
I have just received the "Shepherds of Christ Associates Prayer Manual" and I heartedly thank you for it. Of course, I agree with you to "help begin prayer chapters praying for the priests, the Church and the world".
May I recommend to you, in a special way, the six deacons I shall have to ordain to the priesthood next January 2003 and also eleven seminarians who, normally, will be ordained as priests by the beginning of the year 2004.
Once again, thank you for thinking of me, my priests, my diocese and the whole world. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you. May the heart of the Virgin Mary protect you always.
Yours very prayerfully,
+ Bishop of _____
India
23 July 2002
Dear John,
Thank you for your letter. I am pleased to know the wonderful work you are continuing to do what Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. was doing during his life time that is Editing Newsletters: Shepherds of Christ's Ministries. Since a couple of years I was getting the packet which I was distributing to my priests. My priests were using it profitably for their own spiritual life. Lately I have received a few copies- Shepherds of Christ spirituality 2 Newsletters which I am sharing with my priests. Thank you very much for the photograph the image of Our Lord. It is indeed wonderful that the image of the Lord appears in the background of the building. I am sure the Lord is telling something to the Church specially to the Clergy all over the world. These days we have been challenged by the Media with the publicity against priests in the United States. I wonder how much truth is in such negative publicity except to denigrate the Clergy. The apostolate of Fr. Carter which you are continuing through the Newsletters contacting 75 thousand priests in 90 Countries in several languages is indeed God's work. I only encourage you and pray for your work.
Please continue to send literature on Shepherds of Christ or any material which helps my priests spiritually. I thank you and remain grateful.
Yours sincerely,
+Bishop of ____
IndiaDear Fr. Carter,
Greetings from Fr. ____. I happened to come across your spirituality Newsletter for priests, titled "Shepherds of Christ". Having gone through, I am very much interested to read this newsletter. Therefore, I request you kindly to send me the Shepherds of Christ Newsletter whenever the issue is printed. As my contribution I assure you a special place in my prayers and Holy Eucharist.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours Sincerely,
Fr. _____
India21 July 2002
Dear Fr. Carter
I shall be very grateful to you if you could give me a copy of "Shepherds of Christ Spirituality 2 Newsletters" for my personal use. My address is given above. Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours sincerely in the Risen Lord,
Fr. _______
Dear Kathleen Wren,It is a great pleasure for me to write this letter to you.
In life I'm still keeping well under the mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
I just want to inform you that I received your letter dated May 11, 2002 and a bag of booklets. (Spirituality 2 Newsletters)
So from now on my address is as above. I'm working at the Youth Centre for the Diocese of _____.
And I would like you to send more materials and video cassettes because the booklets I have from you, I am using them for groups meditations and prayers.
Trusting in your kindly response
I remain _______
August 8, 2002 message continues
Messenger: Please pray for 2 very urgent intentions.
2 personal intentions for me.
Today 33 years ago, I received
my engagement ring, that
made my name soon
RITA RING.
WE ARE THE BRIDES OF JESUS.
I WRITE OF THIS AND THE MASS.
The engagement ring was given for my
birthday.
Today August 8, 1951
Fr. Carter went into the
Jesuits.
August 7, 2002 message continues
Messenger: Here is Fr. Carter's tombstone
August 7, 2002 message continues
Messenger: Fr. Carter—
Thank God for Fr. Carter—
Father Carter
Father Carter
Father Carter
Father Carter
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