Shepherds of Christ Daily Writing

October 13, 2024

October 13th, 2024
Pray at 12 Noon
Come to China
or tune in on cell phone.

 

Pray for the mailing of Fr. Joe's homily book. 

Please Pray for Bob & special intentions.
 

Consecration Prayer for Peace

I consecrate Russia and the Ukraine to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

I further consecrate the priests, the Church and the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary.

I do this in the name of Jesus in as far as I am able, united to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, praying to the Father, in the Holy Spirit, with all the angels and saints and the souls in purgatory through the powerful intercession of Mary, Queen of Peace. Amen.

I further consecrate myself, all members of my family and ask the Holy Spirit to fill us. I spread the Blood of Jesus on all above, I cast the devil into hell away from all of us and consecrate all persons, in as far as I am able,  to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart.

Dear Father united to Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Sacrifice of Calvary sacramentally made present, celebrated around the world, in the Holy Spirit. We offer up all we do united to the Mass. We unite in one mind and one heart as members of the mystical body of Christ, with Christ our head in the pure and holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary, through the powerful intercession of Mary with all the angels and saints and souls in purgatory, and we beg for the saving grace, for our country, the United States. Please help us. We further pray for unity to always do the will of God in love. We spread the Blood of Jesus on the leaders and people of the United States and cast the devil into hell. We consecrate our country to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and all our dioceses, and beg for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God help us. We pray for our families, the priests, the Church and the world. In the Name of Jesus please hear us, we pray. We pray for our president and leaders. We pray that we are united as one nation under God to work together in love as God wants. We pray for the upcoming election.

 

                       Morning Offering

    Dear Father,
    I offer up all I do all day united to Jesus
    in the Mass, in the Holy Spirit, through
    the powerful intercession of Mary, our
    spiritual Mother, with all the angels and
    saints, and the souls in purgatory, for
    the priest, the Church, and the world.

    We love You God so much.
    We thank You and adore You and
    petition You for our needs. Amen.

 

October 13, 2024

R. Fatima was 107 years ago.

Read about October 13, 1917 from the
Parents and Children's Rosary Book.

Excerpt from the Spirituality of Fatima

by Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. 

October 13, 1917

    On October 13, 1917, there were more than 70,000 people gathered in the Cova da Iria in Fatima, Portugal. They had come to observe a miracle which had been foretold by the Blessed Virgin to three young visionaries: Lucia dos Santos, and her two cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto. (1) Shortly after noon, Our Lady appeared to the three visionaries:

    As the Lady was about to leave, she pointed to the sun. Lucy excitedly repeated the gesture, and the people looked into the sky. The rain had ceased, the clouds parted, and the sun shone forth, but not in its usual brilliance. Instead, it appeared like a silver disc, pale as the moon, at which all could gaze without straining their eyes. Suddenly, impelled by some mysterious force, the disc began to whirl in the sky, casting off great shafts of multicolored light. Red, green, blue, yellow, violet—the enormous rays shot across the sky at all angles, lighting up the entire countryside for many miles around, but particularly the upturned faces of those 70,000 spellbound people.

    After a few moments the wonder stopped, but resumed again a second and a third time—three times in all—within about 12 minutes. It seemed that the whole world was on fire, with the sun spinning at a greater speed each time.

    Then a gasp of terror rose from the crowd, for the sun seemed to tear itself from the heavens and come crashing down upon the horrified multitude.... Just when it seemed that the ball of fire would fall upon and destroy them, the miracle ceased, and the sun resumed its normal place in the sky, shining forth as peacefully as ever.

    When the people arose from the ground, cries of astonishment were heard on all sides. Their clothes, which had been soaking wet and muddy, now were clean and dry. Many of the sick and crippled had been cured of their afflictions. ⁽²⁾

---

NOTE:

2. For background material on Fatima, I am particularly indebted to Our Lady of Fatima's Peace Plan from Heaven (Rockford: TAN Books and Publishers, Inc., 1983). pp.7-8.
17. Ibid., p.7.
18. Ibid., p.8.
 

 

 

March 19, 2024

Happy Easter!

I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love.

John 3:16
For this is how God loved the world:
he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him
may not perish
but may have eternal life.

Jesus lived the quiet life for 30 years and the public life for 3 years.

God’s ways are not necessarily our ways.
He came in love so we could be with Him, someday forever in heaven.

Jesus loved us so much He went through the bitter Passion and death so we could have “new life” in Him.

He paid a precious price for our sins.

In the death, there is the resurrection!
The Pascal Mystery - Death / Resurrection!!

The Mass is the sacrifice of Calvary, sacramentally made present.

Without the priest, we would not have the Eucharist.

It isn’t that there is too much suffering in the world, but so much is wasted,
Fr. Carter S. J., our founder, would say.

We live the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, in our lives, united to the Mass in the Morning Offering and grace is outpoured, praying to the Father, united to Jesus, in the Holy Spirit, through the powerful intercession of Mary, our spiritual Mother, with all the angels and saints, and the souls in purgatory. We offer our joys, suffering, all we do like this, (it is the intention of my heart always to be united to the Mass going on around the world), I pray for this, offering it up for the priest, the Church and the world.
I love the priest and the Church and the world so much. The world belongs to Christ, even though the world has been marred by sin.

The world, the Church, and the individual Christian are in the state of becoming more Christic, (that is more in the image of Christ). We help in this (a pilgrim Church, a work in progress). We are members of the body of Christ, with Christ, our head.

We help build the Kingdom of God.
When we are weak, we are strong in Him, and grace is abundantly outpoured through the Mass.

So good!!!

So beautiful!!!

Here is a prayer to say daily “Morning Offering”.
 

Dear Father,
I offer up all I do all day united to Jesus in the Mass, in the Holy Spirit, through
the powerful intercession of Mary, our spiritual Mother, with all the angels and
saints, and the souls in purgatory, for the priest, the Church, and the world.

We love You God so much.
We thank You and adore You and petition You for our needs. Amen.

The victory has been won, we must follow Jesus and walk in Jesus’ ways. Alleluia!!!
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.
Follow Jesus, love God.
Obey and love the Heavenly Father.
Pray to the Holy Spirit to infuse in our intellects: wisdom, and knowledge and understanding.
Come Holy Spirit fill us with the fire of God’s love.
Life is in Him!
This is the precious gift, Jesus suffered so, to give us a sharing in His life in Baptism.
And He feeds this life with Himself in the Eucharist.
Blood and water came forth from Jesus’ pierced Heart:
Water for Baptism -
Blood for the Eucharist.

Vatican II points out to us: “…the liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time it is the fountain from which all her power flows…”
The Documents of Vatican II, "Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy", America Press Edition, No. 10.

Oh God You are so good to us!

Without the priest we wouldn’t have the Eucharist!!

We say the Morning Offering, thanking God and praying for the priest, the Church and the world.

The Mass is such a gift.
I receive Jesus truly present in the Eucharist.
I thirst after this precious treasure.

Praise Him, Thank Him, Love Him.
Give yourself to Him, who gives us so much.

It’s all God’s grace:
“You are the initiator, God, I am the soul waiting your favor.”

We pray for grace to see what gifts God is giving us in the Mass.

Thank you for all you do.
“New Life”

God loves us so much!!!
Alleluia,
Praise and Worship God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Love and Prayers,

Rita Ring, Co-Founder
Shepherds of Christ Ministries

 

 

June 16, 2024

     Happy Father’s Day to you and to our Heavenly Father. Thank you for all you do for us.

     Fr. Carter, S.J., our founder, wrote the Priestly Newsletter before his death – he loved this quote from Pope Pius XII, Mystici Corporis AAS, XXXV, 232-233:

     “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.”

     In the Morning Offering we unite all our prayers, works, joys and sufferings to the Mass and offer our lives to our Heavenly Father, in the Holy Spirit, through the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for love of the Trinity and all our needs.

    In the Mass we know that the Father accepts the sacrifice of Jesus. As members of the mystical body of Christ we are united to the Mass going on around the world.

    Dear Heavenly Father, we are Your little ones and want to be united to You all day offering up what we do as an offering united to the Mass.

    From the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy … “the liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time it is the font from which all her power flows.”

    The Heavenly Father created us in love. We are so precious to Him. We can be faithful little children of our Heavenly Father, all day, offering what we do, united to the Mass.

    At the Baptism of Jesus the Father tells us about Jesus His Son “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3

    He tells us about Sonship to our Father. We want to please Him.

    At the Transfiguration, He says:
“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, listen to Him.” Luke 9

    Again, we want our lives to be united to Jesus and our lives to be pleasing to the Father.

    The Father tells us to listen to Jesus, disciples of Jesus listen to Him.

    Oh Heavenly Father, we want to do Your will and live in love to please You, please help us, outpour Your grace.

    In the Mass, we die to our self-will more and more to live more the life of Resurrection.

    Death/Resurrection are so linked, dying to our selfish will to be more and more in the image of Jesus and live more and more, the life of resurrection.

    We may have tried in Lent to have a more pure interior disposition at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and unite more in pleasing our Father in unity with Jesus.

    What we did in Lent should be working more and more now as we seek greater holiness in these days after Easter living more the life of Resurrection.

Mark 3:31-35

Now his mother and his brothers arrived and, standing outside, sent in a message asking for him. A crowd was sitting round him at the time the message was passed to him, ‘Look, your mother and brothers and sisters are outside asking for you.’ He replied, ‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ And looking at those sitting in a circle round him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers. Anyone who does the will of God, that person is my brother and sister and mother.’

    We see what Jesus says here, how important it is living the Father’s will.

    The Father’s family living in the Father’s will.

    We can live the Mass out every day, in our lives, dying to self-will and rising in Him.

    The pascal mystery.

    We live the life, death and resurrection of Christ in our lives lovingly, according to the Father’s will and the Father is pleased.

    The more we die to selfish-will, the more we live the life of resurrection.

    We see death and resurrection as linked, if I die to my selfish ways, I grow more in the life of resurrection.

    We as Christians should live constantly dying to ways not like Jesus to rise in the life of resurrection and greater likened to Jesus.

    We constantly seek greater life in Him, day by day, to be greater filled with His life.

    His grace is His life in us.

    We live the Mystery of Christ in our lives.

    In the Mass, we die more and more to self-will.

     We seek the interior disposition of greater purity at Mass, dying to bad habits of sinfulness to rise to greater purity in Him and offer a more pleasing sacrifice in oneness with Jesus, to the Father in the Mass.

    Death / Resurrection!!

    We are fed by the Bread of Life in the Mass, we are fed with the Word and eat His Body and drink His Blood.

    God is the ultimate mystery, we seek for greater understanding of this by living more this magnificent mystery of Christ in our lives.
  

 

Through Him, with Him and in Him

    We live this in different ways in our vocation.

    A mother is united to the Mass caring for her children in loving conformity to God’s will.

    A religious is living in loving conformity to God’s will in serving as a sister, brother, priest, etc.

    From the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy

… the liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time it is the font from which all her power flows.

    Our heart should be transformed when we come to the Mass.

    We seek the heavenly Father to accept the sacrifice of ourselves united to Jesus in the Mass.

    Death / Resurrection

    Dying to sin and the Father accepts our sacrifice (living the life of Resurrection).

...I have been crucified with Christ and yet I am alive; yet it is no longer I, but Christ living in me. 
Galatians 2: 19-20

     Dying to self-will
     An even more perfect victim in union with Christ in the Mass….

Through Him, With Him and In Him

    The Mass Lived Out all Day!!

    We offer up all we do all day living in loving conformity to the Father’s will in the Morning Offering. This is dying to self- rising to new life in Him. (Our constant offering all day, doing the Father’s will in love in our lives united to the Mass going on around the world for the salvation of souls).

     We say in the Mass
     “May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
     for the praise and glory of His name,
     for our good, and the good of His holy Church.”

     To know God is to love God. Deeper and deeper He makes Himself known to us in our hearts at Mass.

     Jesus is the Light of the world, the Light of Life.

     I love Him so much, so deep in my heart, in my being and He loves me, I know this in my being.

     Love is beyond words, it is oneness in our heart and soul with Him.

     “It is no longer, I who live, but He who lives in me.”  Galatians 2   And I want to be with Him, someday, in the fullness of life in heaven, in union with the one Triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in the beatific vision. Embraced with Divine Love. Amen.

     We think we’re doing things ourselves, but we need God to do things. I feel so needy here, but I have to do what God wants and that pleases Him, everything is an offering united to the Mass, to the Father, even my attempts when I feel frustrated and tried, think of how perfectly Christ did what He did in the Passion and death.

     Perfect Love, perfect gift to His Father and the Father is well pleased.

     Basically I need God and others a lot!

     Thank you for all you do.

     Without the priest we wouldn’t have the Eucharist. 

     We pray for you!!      

        Love and Prayers,

        Rita Robinson Ring, Co-founder
                  Shepherds of Christ Ministries

May 14, 2024

R. Dear Holy Spirit come to me, possess
my soul, I love You, Holy Spirit.
When I am weak, I am strong in You.
Outpour Your precious love to me. Amen.
I love You, God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Dear Holy Spirit infuse in my intellect
wisdom, knowledge and understanding.
Counsel me Holy Spirit from the mind of
God.

Help me, dear Holy Spirit to know the loving
embrace of God all the days of my life.
I turn to You. Amen.

When I find doing God's desire for my life
difficult give me the gift of fortitude, dear
Holy Spirit.
Sanctify my heart to act purely for the
honor and glory of God.
I may be willing, but I need Your gift to
give me courage to act as You desire.
Help me to know and love the heavenly
Father's will for me and to do it in love
for the honor and glory of God.

Help me to always put God first in my life,
in love for God in my heart.
Help me to walk realizing, I am the creature,
God is the Creator.

Help me to be patient and strong and
persevere in my life until I rest with Thee
forever in heaven.

Please Holy Spirit give me the gift of fear
of God that I do not offend you in sins
of unloving ways against God.
You are so good and deserving of all my
love.
I worship You and love You -
Help my interior disposition at Mass to be
that of purity in pleasing the Heavenly
Father, in my offering united to Jesus in
the Mass.
Dear Holy Spirit please help me in the gift
of piety to do that which pleases my Heavenly
Father with the tenderness as His little child.
Thank you God for all You give to me.
I pray this "All for the honor and Glory of
God". Amen.
 

Matthew 22: 36-40

'Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?' Jesus said to him, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets too.'

Dear Holy Spirit, strengthen our will and
move like a Divine breath in our soul, to
be docile sons and daughters of our
Heavenly Father. Amen.

Alleluia.

 

March 10, 2024

Novena to St. Joseph, Patron and Father (2024)

Begins March 11, 2024 - March 19, 2024

Dear Saint Joseph,

I turn to you, you who cared and
protected the child Jesus and the
Virgin Mary.
You taught men and women, the
love of God by your example in life,
and by your faithfulness of living
your calling in greatest commitment
and love.

You loved Mary and Jesus with the
most gentle, bonds of love.

You showed us how you
lived in loving conformity to the
Heavenly Father's will.

You guided Jesus and Mary's precious
lives with the Holy Spirit, Spouse of
the Virgin Mother of God.

Protect us and our family this day and
every day of our lives, like
you did the Holy Family of Nazareth.
We seek your powerful intercession.

How intimately you knew and loved
Jesus and Mary. You were so close to
them. You showed us love.

Your heart was pure and gentle and
yet you were strong in being their
manly protector on earth, intercede
for us to depend more and more on
God for all our needs, for when we
are weak we are strong in God.

St. Joseph please intercede for a
peaceful and holy death for us and
our sick loved ones.
Amen.

St. Joseph help us now in this nine
day novena to you.
Amen.

 

October 11, 2024

Sorrowful Mysteries

The Agony in the Garden

1. Mark 14:35-36

And going on a little further he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, this hour might pass him by. 'Abba, Father!' he said, 'For you everything is possible. Take this cup away from me. But let it be as you, not I, would have it.'

2. Jesus walked back to the Apostles and asked
    them to pray.

3. Matthew 26:40

He came back to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, 'So you had not the strength to stay awake with me for one hour?

4. Jesus asks us to pray.
5. Are we lazy?
6. Can we not give Jesus one hour a day?
7. Can we not go before the Blessed
    Sacrament and pray?
8. Oh Lord, I’m busy.
    Oh Lord, I’m mad….

9. Matthew 26:39

And going on a little further he fell on his face and prayed. 'My Father,' he said, 'if it is possible, let this cup pass me by. Nevertheless, let it be as you, not I, would have it.'

10. Matthew 20:18-19

'Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man is about to be handed over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on the third day he will be raised up again.'

 

The Scourging at the Pillar

1. Jesus suffered so much, He sweat blood in
    the Garden.
2. Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden.

3. Hebrews 5: 7-9

During his life on earth, he offered up prayer and entreaty, with loud cries and with tears, to the one who had the power to save him from death, and, winning a hearing by his reverence, he learnt obedience, Son though he was, through his sufferings; when he had been perfected, he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation

4. Hebrews 2:17-18

It was essential that he should in this way be made completely like his brothers so that he could become a compassionate and trustworthy high priest for their relationship to God, able to expiate the sins of the people. For the suffering he himself passed through while being put to the test enables him to help others when they are being put to the test.

5. Hebrews 4:15

For the high priest we have is not incapable of feeling our weaknesses with us, but has been put to the test in exactly the same way as ourselves, apart from sin.

6. Jesus was unmercifully whipped and His
    flesh torn for our sins.

7. Luke 22:43

Then an angel appeared to him, coming from heaven to give him strength.

8. Matthew 27:26

Then he released Barabbas for them. After having Jesus scourged he handed him over to be crucified.

9. Luke 23: 15-19, 22

...As you can see, the man has done nothing that deserves death, so I shall have him flogged and then let him go.' But as one man they howled, 'Away with him! Give us Barabbas!' (This man had been thrown into prison because of a riot in the city and murder.)

And for the third time he spoke to them, 'But what harm has this man done? I have found no case against him that deserves death, so I shall have him flogged and then let him go.'

10. Sing: God’s Love

 

The Crowning with Thorns

1. Matthew 15:18-19

But whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and it is this that makes someone unclean. For from the heart come evil intentions: murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, slander.

2. Jesus showed us love, look what they did to Him.
3. What about thorns in our life that pick at our pride?
4. Are we willing to move on and leave the place
    of anger that can sometimes make us not loving
    to others?
5. Jesus please help me now.
    I need you.

6. Sing: Why do we Hurt the Ones we Love?

7. Sing. In My Heart

8. I give myself to You Lord and unite to the
    Mass. Amen.

9. Sing: Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul.
    Come into my heart and permeate my soul.
    Help me to sit in silence with You and let
    You work in my heart.

10. Self-denial.

Act of Contrition

"O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen."

 

The Carrying of the Cross

1. Mark 15: 15-23

So Pilate, anxious to placate the crowd, released Barabbas for them and, after having Jesus scourged, he handed him over to be crucified. The soldiers led him away to the inner part of the palace, that is, the Praetorium, and called the whole cohort together. They dressed him up in purple, twisted some thorns into a crown and put it on him. And they began saluting him, 'Hail, king of the Jews!' They struck his head with a reed and spat on him; and they went down on their knees to do him homage. And when they had finished making fun of him, they took off the purple and dressed him in his own clothes. They led him out to crucify him.

They enlisted a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross. They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which means the place of the skull. They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he refused it.

2. Prayer of St Ignatius

Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Blood of Christ, inebriate me
Water from the side of Christ wash me
Passion of Christ, strengthen me
O good Jesus, hear me
Within Thy wounds hide me
Permit me not to be separated from Thee
From the wicked foe defend me
at the hour of my death call me
and bid me come to Thee
That with Thy saints I may praise Thee
For ever and ever. Amen.

3. Sing: Take Lord Receive

4. August 23, 1993 - On His Passion

Jesus: My dear child,

I was condemned to death, death on a cross. They gave Me a big cross and made Me carry it. They stood around and glared at Me. It weighed on My shoulder and I pulled at it until it finally moved. Every step was almost impossible as I dragged it, weighing so heavily on My shoulders.

5. Jesus: My shoulder felt as if the bones inside would crack and the cross would fall through to the ground. I couldn’t drag it any more. I tried, I fell. I fell and its weight fell on Me. A guard hit Me with something sharp. It really hurt because he wanted Me to move, and fast! People were watching — on with the show! How dare I fall in the middle of the show! He hit Me again and the blow really stung Me. I got up because it hurt so badly. I tried to walk on.

6. Jesus: My Mother was in the crowd. She looked at Me and her face looked red and hurt. Tears rolled down her cheeks like rain and as her eyes met Mine, I was hurt so by her sorrow! She was always by My side, silent and loving. She was My Mother of love! She is always there next to you when you suffer.

7. Jesus: I fell again and he (the guard) really hit Me. It (the cross) was so heavy that he and I together could barely move it. It seemed as I walked, heavier with the sins of the world heaped on it. My hands were bleeding.

8. Jesus: Blood ran from the wounds of My thorns and My head throbbed, seeming to make the wounds in My head bleed even more. Some of the Blood was dried, some of it running all over My Body. I had so many cuts and bruises — and people watched and laughed!

9. Jesus: I am Jesus, Son of the Living God, and they laughed and mimicked Me! Oh, such hardened hearts! How vile can men’s hearts become? The devil’s grip is paralyzing and crippling.

10. Jesus: The walk was so long up a hill and over rocks — the cross had to be lifted over the rocks. My Body was bleeding so badly! My Heart was pounding. I knew that the salvation of all men depended on My love. Therefore, I went through such agony.

The Crucifixion

1. Luke 23: 32-47

Now they were also leading out two others, criminals, to be executed with him. When they reached the place called The Skull, there they crucified him and the two criminals, one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.' Then they cast lots to share out his clothing.

The people stayed there watching.  As for the leaders, they jeered at him with the words, 'He saved others, let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.'  The soldiers mocked him too, coming up to him, offering him vinegar, and saying, 'If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.'  Above him there was an inscription: 'This is the King of the Jews'.

One of the criminals hanging there abused him: 'Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us as well.'  But the other spoke up and rebuked him.  'Have you no fear of God at all?' he said.  'You got the same sentence as he did, but in our case we deserved it: we are paying for what we did.  But this man has done nothing wrong.'  Then he said, 'Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.'  He answered him, 'In truth I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.'

The veil of the Sanctuary was torn right down the middle. Jesus cried out in a loud voice saying, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.' With these words he breathed his last. When the centurion saw what had taken place, he gave praise to God and said, 'Truly, this was an upright man.'

2. Sing: A Song from Jesus

3. Mary’s Message from the Rosary of August 27, 1996

Mary:  I stood beneath the cross of my Son, and my Heart was in such pain for I saw Him before my eyes. I saw Him covered with blood. I saw Him die. My Heart, my children, my Heart to watch my Son, but my Heart, my Heart, how I suffered for my little children of the world that give in to this world and give up the love of my Son. O my little children of light, I give you this message. Carry this light into the darkness for your Mother Mary, for I stood beneath the cross and I cried. I cried for the little ones. I cried for the young ones, the ones that do not care and will lose their souls. How do I make you see for you will not listen to me? What can I do? I come. I appear. I beg. I plead. I give you these gifts from my Son, and you reject me. I do not deliver messages very often anymore for I have been ignored. The message is the same. You do not read the messages I have given to you. Please help me. Help the little children. I appear. I appear. I appear, and I am ignored. I stood beneath the cross, and I cried. I cried, and my Heart was in such anguish for my little children, for I am searching for them this day as I searched for the Child Jesus. Please, please help me. I cannot hold back the hand of my Son any longer. I am Mary, your Mother. I ask you to help my children. You are my children of light.

4. Sing: Our Lady of Clearwater

5. Hebrews 13:12-13

and so Jesus too suffered outside the gate to sanctify the people with his own blood. Let us go to him, then, outside the camp, and bear his humiliation.

6. Matthew 16: 27-28

'For the Son of man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward each one according to his behaviour. In truth I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming with his kingdom.'

7. August 23, 1993 - On His Passion continues

Jesus: I thought of My intense love for you — that many would go to heaven because of My suffering — and I continued to the top of the hill. At the top they laid Me on the cross and with a big hammer nailed My hands to it. It was the worst (suffering) yet. My hands were nailed with big nails and the big hammer. Then, as if that weren’t enough, with a big nail they nailed through both feet.

8. Jesus: Then they lifted the cross and banged it into (a hole in) the ground. My shoulders ached from how I hung. My head bobbed and My neck ached and they laughed and said, "Now save Yourself." I hurt so much! I suffered this way for hours — which seemed like forever — and they glared at Me and laughed! My Mother watched in such agony.

9. Jesus: For love of you, to My death I gave you My Body. My child, I shed My Blood and gave you My life that you might be with Me forever in heaven — not for a day, a month or a year, but forever with Me in heaven.

I am the true Bread come down from heaven. He who eats My Flesh will have life forever. For the drink I give you is My Blood and food you eat is My Body. Who would lay down his life for a friend? I did, for you. I love you this much, child. Forget about those who reject you. You have My life that I gave you and I give you life eternal.

10. Jesus: I am the One true God. I am the Light of life. He who abides in Me will have life eternal, for the drink I give is My Blood and the food I give is My Body. Drink and eat and have everlasting life.

My child, that is all you need to know. Love one another and be good that you may enter into My Kingdom.

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Rita Ring
		Mass Book A Journey Into the Heart of Jesus - Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur $ 12.00   Mass Book, by Rita Ring: Many of the entries in the Priestly Newsletter Volume II from a spiritual journal came from this book. These entries   are to help people to be more deeply united to God in the Mass. This book is available in English and Spanish with the Church’s Imprimatur.   $12

		Rosary Meditations for Parents and Children From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur $ 10.00   Rosary Meditations for Parents and Children, by Rita Ring, Short Meditations for both parents and children to be used when praying the   rosary. These meditations will help all to know the lives of Jesus and Mary alive in their Hearts. Available in both English and Spanish with   the Church’s Imprimatur. $10

		God's Blue Book 3 Love God Love One Another  Author: Rita Ring $ 5.00 God's Blue Book III by Rita Ring. $5

		God's Blue Book 4 The Love of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Author: Rita Ring $ 5.00 God's Blue Book IV by Rita Ring. This book is about the love Jesus has for Mary and Mary has for Jesus and Jesus and Mary have for us    It is truly the Love of the Two Hearts. Mary appeared every day at the Holy Spirit Center    Fr. Carter was there. Mary's first apparition July 5, 1994. $5

		God's Blue Book 5 So Deep Is the Love of His Heart. Author: Rita Ring. $ 5.00 God's Blue Book V by Rita Ring. Jesus wants to be the bridegroom of our soul    He is our beloved    Jesus tells us about pure love    how we are to be pure of heart and love God and love others. It is a must, to hear about love from Jesus    Jesus is love    $5

		God's Blue Book 6A He Calls Us to Action Author: Rita Ring. $ 5.00 God's Blue Book 6A by Rita Ring. Rosaries from Their Hearts during apparitions. Jesus and Mary appeared every day and I received rosaries from Them and They were transcribed from a tape. Also messages of love from Jesus on days of January, 1995    About Baptism    writings from Fr. Carter and the Scriptures. $10

		God's Blue Book 6B He Calls Us to Action - The Sixth Book, Part B Author: Rita Ring. $ 5.00 God's Blue Book 6B by Rita Ring. Jesus and Mary appeared every day in February, 1995    So beautiful    transcribed from a tape    the Stations, 7 Sorrows, prayers in the Prayer Manual, the Holy Spirit Novena Book and the Song Book. Pure love    loving and forgiving    a book about Jesus' love, baptism, grace and Fr. Carter's Newsletter. $10

		God's Blue Book 6C He Calls Us to Action - The Sixth Book, Part C Author: Rita Ring. $ 5.00

		God's Blue Book 7 Intimacy with God by Rita Ring $ 5.00

		God's Blue Book 8 See thru the Eyes of Mary. Author: Rita Ring and Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 5.00

		God's Blue Book 9 The Mass and the Hearts of Jesus and Mary $ 5.00

		God's Blue Book 10 God's Blue Book 10 - This is My Body $ 5.00

		God's Blue Book 11 God's Blue Book 11 - Showers of His Grace $ 5.00

		God's Blue Book 12 Solidarity In Chirst $ 5.00

		God's Blue Book 13 Grace $ 5.00

		God's Blue Book 14 God the Father Speaks After Clearwater $ 5.00

		God's Blue Book 15 Life $ 5.00

		Blue Book 16 Mary Mother of the Eucharist $ 5.00
		God's Blue Book 17 Life In Him $ 5.00
		God's Blue Book 18 Jesus, Bridegroom of Our Soul $ 5.00
		God's Blue Book 19 The Lamb of God $ 5.00
		God's Pre-Blue Book Loved in a Personal Way $ 5.00
		God's Pre-Blue Book 2 My Hand is Upon You $ 5.00

		Apostle's Manual Shepherds of Christ Overview: Very carefully discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S. J. $ 20.00 Apostles Manual. About the Movement — the structure of the Movement    All Ministries — from the time 3 months before Mary appeared in Clearwater and 3 months after. Rosaries of the 13ths, Fr. Carter's Newsletters. Messages from God the Father    Reaching the priests, the Church, the schools and the world. $20

		Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume I Red Rosary Book - Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 10.00 Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 1. Mary appeared in Clearwater December 17, 1996 in rainbow color and these rosaries left the printer the same day from Apparitions of Jesus and Mary    transcribed from a tape. $10

		Blue Rosary Book Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume II $ 12.00 Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 2. This is a book of so many rosaries — transcribed from a tape. So many beautiful rosaries.   pages  $12

		Messages From Jesus Messages From Jesus for the Ederly, Ill, and Homebound Given by Jesus to His Messenger - Author: Rita Ring Discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 10.00 Messages for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This is a big book of loving messages for nursing home people and homebound from Jesus and Mary    Their lives are so important    united to the Mass offering up their suffering, their lives for the souls of this earth. $10

		Short Rosary Meditations for the Ederly, Ill, and Homebound From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary: Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur $ 10.00 Short Rosary Meditations for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This book is so important with pictures they can open it and lay it on their laps and pray the rosary. $10

		Songs From Jesus Given by Jesus to His Messenger Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 5.00 Songs from Jesus Songbook. These loving songs were given from Jesus. So beautiful    Love Songs from Jesus of His love — helping us have pure and loving hearts. $3

		Daily Messages From Heaven From the Florida Apparition Site Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 10.00

		Rosary Meditations for Little People and Elderly Short Meditations for the Rosary $ 3.00

		Meditaciones del Rosario para Pequenos y Ancianos $ 10.00

Fr. Joe Robinson

 

Inspiring Homilist & Author
 

Fr. Joseph Robinson has dedicated his life to serving Christ and the Church for over 40 years.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Guiding Light - The Mystery of Christ Guiding Light - The Mystery of Christ, Cycle A - Homilies for 2022 - 2023 $ 10.00
	Guiding Light - In the Image of Jesus Guiding Light - In the Image of Jesus Cycle C - Homilies for 2021 - 2022 $ 10.00

Guiding Light - Bread of Life Guiding Light - Bread of Life, Cycle A for 2019 - 2020 $ 10.00

Guiding Light - Walk in the Light Guiding Light - Walk in the Light, Cycle C for 2018 - 2019 $ 10.00

		Guiding Light - The Word Alive in Our Hearts Guiding Light - The Word Alive in Our Hearts Cycle B 2017 - 2018 $10.00 Guiding Light — The Word Alive in Our Hearts. — Cycle B    Homilies by the Reverend Joe Robinson given at St. Boniface Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a tremendous honor Fr. Joe has allowed us to share these great gifts with you – for greater holiness and knowing more and more about God. $10

		Guiding Light - The Soul Who Could Guiding Light - The Soul Who Could Cycle A 2016/2017 $10.00 Guiding Light — The Soul Who Could. — Cycle A    Homilies by the Reverend Joe Robinson given at St. Boniface Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.  $10

		Guiding Light - Trust and Transform Guiding Light - Trust and Transform, Cycle C for 2015/2016 $ 10.00

		Guiding Light - By God Through Me Guiding Light - By God Through Me, Cycle B for 2014/2015 $ 10.00

		Guiding Light - Inspired To Be Genuine Guiding Light - Inspired To Be Genuine, Cycle A for 2013/2014 $ 10.00

		Guiding Light - Centered In Christ Fr. Joe Robinson's latest homilies for Cycle C for 2012/2013. $ 10.00

		Guiding Light - Reflect on the Word Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle B of the Litugical Year (2011/2012) $ 10.00 Guiding Light homily series — Reflect on the Word — Cycle B     The Word leaves an impression on our souls. In my thoughts and reflections are born a more tangible understanding of these eternal concepts presented in the Gospels and the readings. Anyone can read a sentence, but not anyone can absorb it's true meaning. Truth, in this day and age, is almost a matter of opinion or individual entitlement. We believe that Christ's truth is our Roman Catholic Church. We, as priests, champion it's teachings; we are ambassadors for the Pope and Christ to those faces looking at us. We are the light by which our congregation reads to reflect upon real truth and we do it hand in hand. $10

		Guiding Light - Steadfast to the Son Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle A of the Litugical Year $ 10.00 Guiding Light homily series — Steadfast to the Son — Cycle A    The sunflower is a great example of how we should be steadfastly guided by light. What a powerful thought that this exceptional plant is not stuck in one pose day in and day out, yet adaptable and magnetized to the sun. We feel the same about our Son. Our heads turns to face Christ as each day presents its challenges to find light. We join together like plants in a field and soak up the Son through the pulpit. We are a warm circle of strength using the wind of our breath to carry our priests' words, Christ's words, to new rich soil. $10

		Guiding Light - Focusing on the Word Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle B of the Litugical Year $ 10.00 Guiding Light — Focusing on the Word — Cycle B    At times we may feel that our path to Christ is a bit "out of focus". Like the disciples in the Book of Mark, this ordinary life clouds our vision of Christ's Divinity. We may doubt the practicality or possibility of applying His teachings and example to our modern life. Cycle B's homilies are a "guiding light" to help us realize Jesus' Messianic greatness and His promise of better things to come. $10

		Guiding Light - Feed My Soul Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle C of the Litugical Year $ 10.00 Guiding Light — Feed My Soul — Cycle C    In a world rapidly advancing and encouraging personal gain, we are faced with modern problems. There is a challenge to find time in our busy schedules for Sunday Mass or a family meal. We are able to research, shop, bank and even work without hearing one human voice. It is no wonder that we may often feel disconnected and famished at our week's end. In Fr. Joe's third book of homilies from Cycle C, we are reminded of the charity that Christ intended us to show each other. We have a calling to turn the other cheek and be the Good Samaritan to others. We are rewarded with the Father's kingdom and love when we are not worthy. We are not left alone or hungry. $10

Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.

Here are all the products in this category:

Books written by the founder of Shepherds of Christ Ministries

		Response in Christ Fr. Edward J. Carter gives to the modern Christian a message that will sustain him. $ 10.00

		Response to God's Love ...God Himself is the Ultimate Mystery $ 10.00 Response to God’s Love by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. In this book Fr. Carter speaks of God as the ultimate mystery. We can meditate on the interior life of the Trinity. Fr. Carter tells us about our uniqueness in the Father's Plan for us, how the individual Christian, the Church and the world are in the state of becoming. Imprimatur. $10

		Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters 1 Selected Writings on Spirituality—for All People Editor: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur $ 10.00 Shepherds of Christ — Selected Writings on Spirituality for all People as Published in Shepherds of Christ Newsletter for Priests. Contains 12 issues of the newsletter from July/August 1994 to May/June 1996. $15

		Spirituality Newsletters 2 Selected Writings on Spirituality — for All People Editor: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur $ 12.00 Shepherds of Christ — Volume 2: by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. Contains issues 13—29 of the newsletter (September/October 1996 — Issue 5, 1999) $15

		Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters 3 Selected Writings on Spirituality — for All People Editor: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 10.00 Shepherds of Christ — Volume 3 by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. Contains Newsletter Issues 1 through 4 of 2000 including Fr. Carter’s tremendous Overview of the Spiritual Life $10

		Tell My People Messages from Jesus and Mary Author: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimi Potest $ 10.00 Tell My People. Messages from Jesus and Mary (As given to Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.)    One of Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.'s Synopsis of the Spiritual Life    From Jesus to Fr. Carter "On Holy Saturday, 1994, Jesus told me that on the following day, Easter, I would also begin to receive messages for others. Our Lord also told me that some of these were eventually to be published in a book  and here is that book." $10

		Spirituality Handbook Shepherds of Christ Associates Spirituality Handbook - A Way of Spiritual Life Author: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimi Potest $ 3.00 Spirituality Handbook. Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. did 3 synopsis of the spiritual life. The Spirituality Handbook, the Priestly Newsletter 20he Tell My People book. The way of spiritual life proposed to the members of Shepherds of Christ Associates is centered in consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. All aspects of the spiritual life discussed below should be viewed as means to help members develop their lives in consecration to Christ, the Sacred Heart, and to Mary, the Immaculate Heart. $3

		The Spirituality of Fatima Fatima: The Setting, The Message, The Spirituality of Consecration $ 5.00 The Spirituality of Fatima by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. The Fatima apparitions and messages received official Church approval in 1930. In giving her official approval to the Fatima event, the Church tells us that what took place at Fatima involving the three young visionaries is worthy of our belief. $5

Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena CD   Holy Spirit Novena Read by: Rita Ring   $ 10.00  plus postage   Holy Spirit Novena CD. Prayers and scripture readings from the Holy Spirit Novena Booklet read by Rita Ring. $10

 

Statues/Religious Items

Blue Crystal Rosary   Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater   8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping

Red Crystal Rosary   Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater   8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping

Clear Crystal Rosary   Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater   8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping