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January 9, 2016
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January 10th Holy Spirit Novena |
The Novena Rosary
Mysteries |
Pray for special intentions.
Pray for Dan & Melanie, Jimmy,
Fr. Joe, Mary, Blue Book 16.
Please pray for funds & grace.
Give the gift that Counts.
Blow Out Sale for Reprinting of Blue Book 1, 2 & 3
While Supplies Last
Blue Book 1 - $4 each plus postage
Blue Book 2 - $4 each plus postage
Blue Book 3 - $3 each plus postageCall 1-888-211-3041 for Doris
New Homily Book - Cycle C
Available $10.00 plus postage
Given December 28, 2015
R. As a parent we give life to our little
children, we get them as babies and we
learn it is our responsibility to care for
the baby – the baby is completely dependent
on us.
We have to feed the child from the beginning
and care for them or they could die.
To live we must eat and for our children to
live we must care for our children and feed them.
We learn to be tuned in to their needs –
If children get sick, we have to care for
them, if we are the parents.
God gives us a sharing in His life in
baptism and He feeds us with Himself
in the Eucharist. The Word and the Eucharist
is the Bread of Life. How spiritually
deprived we are if we do not get fed
spiritually.
God gives us a sharing in His life and
He elevates our knowing and loving capacity
in baptism.
In the Mass we hear the priest when
the host is consecrated – he says the
words
"This is My Body"
"This is My Blood"
The priest has been given this power
to do this. The priest acts in the
Person of Christ. The Holy Spirit comes
at that point of consecration –
The host becomes the Body of Jesus.
The wine, the Blood of Jesus. We eat
His body – we drink His Blood –
God feeds the life we have with Himself.
Excerpt from the Priestly Newsletter 1999 - Issue 2
The Eucharist
~ At the Last Supper, on the night He was betrayed, our Saviour instituted the Eucharistic Sacrifice of His Body and Blood. He did this in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the Cross throughout the centuries until He should come again, and so to entrust to His beloved spouse, the Church, a memorial of His death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a paschal banquet in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us (Vatican II, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, No. 17)9
~ The Church, therefore, earnestly desires that Christ's faithful, when present at this mystery of faith, should not be there as strangers or silent spectators. On the contrary, through a proper appreciation of the rites and prayers they should participate knowingly, devoutly, and actively. They should be instructed by God’s word and be refreshed at the table of the Lord’s body; they should give thanks to God; by offering the Immaculate Victim, not only through the hands of the priest, but also with him, they should learn to offer themselves too. Through Christ the Mediator, they should be drawn day by day into ever closer union with God and with each other, so that finally God may be all in all. (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, No. 48)10
~ Through the Eucharistic Sacrifice Christ the Lord desired to set before us in a very special way this remarkable union whereby we are united one with another and with our divine Head, a union that no word of praise can ever sufficiently express. For in this sacrifice the sacred ministers act not only as the representative of our Saviour, but as the representative of the whole Mystical Body and of each one of the faithful. Again, in this act of sacrifice, the faithful of Christ, united by the common bond of devotion and prayer, offer to the eternal Father through the hands of the priest, whose prayer alone has made it present on the altar, the Immaculate Lamb, the most acceptable victim of praise and propitiation for the Church’s universal need. Moreover, just as the divine Redeemer, while dying on the Cross, offered Himself to the eternal Father as Head of the whole human race, so now, ‘in this clean oblation’ He not only offers Himself as Head of the Church to His heavenly Father but in Himself His mystical members as well. He embraces them all, yes, even the weaker and more ailing members, with the deepest love of His Heart. (Pope Pius XII, Mystici Corporis AAS, XXXV, 232-233)11
- The Documents of Vatican II, "Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy", America Press Edition, No. 47.
- Ibid., No. 48.
- Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Letter, Mystici Corporis, AAS XXXV, pp. 232-233.
R. A parent learns to take care of their babies,
to take care of children, a parent loves the
child and learns how to care for these
beautiful children they have, but children
are demanding sometimes. It demands
sacrifice, it demands giving ourselves
and the child should return affection
and love and obedience.
God teaches us about obedience from
being a child and being a parent –
obedience in love –
God gives us the 4th commandment –
The first 3 Commandments concern
love of God – the 4th commandment
is next.
4. Honor your father and your mother.
R. We can see the love of the Heavenly Father
who created us – for us – in giving us
Jesus – In giving us baptism – God shows
His love for us –
Giving us a sharing in His life.
And God feeds this life with Himself.
Through His pierced Heart the Church
was born –
Water for baptism
Blood for the Eucharist –
We are given so many gifts from God, but we
must ask God to help us not to be blind!
In China we have the Eucharist exposed
24 hours a day.
R. What a gift God gives us –
R. We are the little children of God the Father –
He created us, He loves us, We receive a
sharing in God's life in Baptism, our
knowing and loving capacity is elevated –
God feeds us with the Bread of Life –
What a gift
Sophie and Betty were in front of
the Eucharist for 17 years in
China.
R. Sophie, Betty, Margaret Clifford, and
Fr. Carter, died and
they are with Jesus –
R. They are with Jesus, now –
Give the gift that keeps giving.
6 different Blue Books for $30.00 including postage
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$5.00 $5.00Books available in limited supply for this sale.
The more you use the Blue Books and
become one with Jesus – more
intimate with Jesus –
the more your lives are a blessing and
everything you do in life can help
to bring down great grace for the world
because of your being so
one with Jesus.
Guiding Light Homily Book Series
Fr. Joe’s Books
Cycle A –
Steadfast to the Son
Cycle B –
Focusing on the Word
Cycle C –
Feed My Soul
Cycle A –
Inspired to be Genuine4 for $20 plus postage of $5.95
These books can be given to:
1) All Priests
2) Good for Music Ministers
3) Good for DRE's
4) Good for Deacons
5) Good for Principals of Schools
6) Good for Teachers
7) Good for Mom and Dads
Given March 21, 2014
R. Pray for These Things
1) Pray for the Pope & hierarchy to help us start prayer chapters.
2) Pray for Dan, Sally Jo, Richard, Carol, Margaret, Sue,
Jack, Jean, Amanda, Matthew, Special intentions.
3) Pray for the priests, the Church and the world!
4) Pray for the spread of prayer chapters,
also for the spread of priests doing prayer chapters.
5) Pray for the spread of Blue Books.
6) People going to Florida and China.
7) Vocations to all 7 categories.
8) Pray for spread of Consecration and Rosary.
9) Pray for pope helping us.
10) Pray for Jeff - sales & health. Pray for Nick.
11) Blue Book 16 and cover and all involved.
For our Publisher and all involved
12) All intentions on my list, Jerry's list.
13) Priests getting Fr. Joe's book.
14) Pray for Fr. Joe's new book, cover & funds for printing & postage.
15) Donors and members and their families.
16) Healing of the Family tree.
17) Dan & Melanie, Catherine & mom, Gary, Mary Jo,
Jim & statues, Fr. Ken, Monsignor, Kerry, Tom & wife.
18) All who asked us to pray for them.
19) All we promised to pray for.
20) Rita, John, Doris, Sheila, Jerry, Regina, Sanja,
Betty, Sophie, Lisa, Eileen, Fr. Mike, Louie, Laverne,
2 Dons, Mary Ellen, Fr. Joe, all priests helping us,
Ed, Jimmy, Steve, a special couple, Rosie & all involved.
21) 2 babies and moms.
22) Funds and insurance.
23) Jerry's garage.
24) In thanksgiving for gifts, graces, & blessings received.
25) Spread the Blood of Jesus on all of us here.
26) Consecrate all hearts.
27) Cast the devil out of all of us here and all in Movement.
The Wedding Rosary
Crystal Image Rosary
$40 plus shipping
Original Image Rosary
8mm glass beads
in a matching gift box$40 plus shipping
Give the gift that counts.
Give to your priests Fr. Carter's Books plus postage.
Tell My People $5.00
Response to God's Love $8.00
Response in Christ $8.00
Old Mass Books with the Imprimatur
$2.00 plus postage
New Mass Book with Imprimatur
$8.00 plus postage
New Parents & Children's Book with the Imprimatur
$8.00 plus postage
Fr. Joe's Cycle A – Steadfast to the Sun – Starts in Advent
$5.00 plus postage
Give the gift that keeps on giving!
Give to your priest.
Fr. Carter's Priestly Newsletters Book II
$6.00 plus postage
Get a canvas print of Mary's image
with a sliver of glass and a little
bottle of Jesus and Mary water.
The glass will be fixed behind the
back of the picture.
$200.00 plus postage
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