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October 2, 2004 - Guardian Angels
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October 3rd Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 5 Period II.
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The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for October 3rd are Glorious.
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From Jesus: I desire all to come
October 13, 2004
to China, Indiana at 12 noon
to celebrate the 87th
anniversary
of the last apparition
at Fatima.
Mass will begin 12 noon
China time.
This will be an important day of prayer
for your world. I am
calling all apostles,
servants and handmaids and members
of the Shepherds
of Christ to come and
attend the Mass and
prayers for peace
and unity.
Special prayer meeting in Florida
on October 5, 2004
Retreat begins at 6:20pm on October 11
and goes to October 15.
There will be Mass every day.
Please pray for the success of this
retreat.
October 2, 2004
Today's Readings
Exodus 23: 20-23
‘Look, I am sending an
angel to precede you, to guard you as you go and bring you to the place
that I have prepared. Revere him and obey what he says. Do not
defy him: he will not forgive any wrong–doing on your part, for my name
is in him. If, however, you obey what he says and do whatever
I order, I shall be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. My
angel will precede you and lead you to the home of the Amorites, the
Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites,
whom I shall exterminate.
Matthew 18: 1-5, 10
At this time the disciples came to Jesus
and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?’ So
he called a little child to him whom he set among them. Then he
said, ‘In truth I tell you, unless you change and become like little
children you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven. And so,
the one who makes himself as little as this little child is the greatest
in the kingdom of Heaven.
‘Anyone who welcomes one little child like this in my
name welcomes me.
‘See that you never despise any of these little ones,
for I tell you that their angels in heaven are continually in the presence
of my Father in heaven.
1st Commandment
-
I, the Lord, am your God. You shall
not have other gods besides me.
October 2, 2004 message continues
Messenger:
Mary appeared December 17, 1996 like this.
December 19, 1996
Mary: My dear
children, I give to you, my Son, Jesus, born in a stable in Bethlehem on
Christmas morn. He is the Almighty God, the Light of the World.
I appear to you, my children, on a
(former) bank in Florida. You have made money your god! Do you know how cold
are your hearts? You turn away from my Son, Jesus, for your money. Your
money is your god.
I am Mary, your Mother. I do not appear
as I once appeared to you. I am asking you today to circulate my message
given on a tape on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12, 1996.
Please circulate this tape now. Give it to as many people as you can. I am
Mary, your Mother. Please circulate my Rosary Book.
end of December 19, 1996 message
October 2, 2004 message continues
Jesus speaks:
You have made your bodies your gods —
You have made your money your gods —
You have made so many things your gods —
Today many eat to make themselves look
beautiful and then act very un-beautiful.
They watch everything they eat and say then
my body will be beautiful and
I will look so good.
How is the disposition of your heart I ask —
I measure your beauty by your
heart and soul.
A lady fasted 3 days in a row —
she was "off" mentally and effected
millions of people because she
was a spokes lady on a widely
viewed television show.
She could not think clear —
her mind was starved of needed
nutrition's.
Who would focus on the shape of the
baby — you feed them to help
them grow to eat right for
the health of the body.
Many sins are being committed with
regard to ones body that people
do not even recognize as sin.
If your thoughts are to starve the body of
needed nutrition to make yourselves
look beautiful on the outside, have
a good shape etc. — what about the
snarly disposition, the anger,
when you hurt everyone around
you for starving your mind and
stomach of needed nutrition's.
Fade diets to look good have majorly
effected many peoples health —
they may have acted mean depriving
themselves of needed nutrition and
some do a half-hearted slow
job at work —
What is health of the body?
Mary Lou went to a popular health food
store, to get 20% off on her vitamins
she signed up for a card that now
gave her a new "health magazine"
in her mailbox. It was pornography.
Pornography is all over because of
health excuses.
From The
Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius,
by Louis J. Puhl, S.J. p.
12
23. FIRST PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDATION
Man is created to praise, reverence and serve God
our Lord, and by this means to save his soul.
October 2, 2004 message continues
Jesus speaks:
I give you a free will —
Many youth in colleges are using drugs
they are being taught untruths about
the Catholic faith
IS SIN RECOGNIZED AS SIN?
- JEALOUSY THAT STOPS IMPORTANT
WORK TO BUILD MY KINGDOM
- PRIDE — THAT DESIRE ALWAYS TO
LOOK BETTER PHYSICALLY THAN
EVERYONE ELSE (this being
the motor force and constant
obsession of the mind)
- BE BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE
("one-up" on everyone — if you say
green, they say greener and think
they are better than you — is that sin? —
the whole purpose being to be better
than another)
In the Father's family — you are to be one
operating in love —
(I have seen My people who call themselves
holy, some wear My habit, focus on
themselves so much, eat improperly,
are slothful, watch unholy things
and entertain jealous and prideful
thoughts, look unhappy and snap
at people —
if you are religious are you acting like
a spouse of Jesus?)
You may have blocked My work here to bring you
back to the truth —
Many are becoming more worldly —
Many in the world are focused on worshipping the
body —
A young man was sent to a Church by the
Procter of the order — he ate
sea-weed once a day and had an
awful selfish disposition because
of his conviction he was always right,
he told others to eat like him, he
criticized authority, because of pride
he challenged the authority and kept
the place in a constant flux —
he did not recognize, because of pride,
his own involvement in the problem —
WAS HE RIGHT
WHY MODEL YOURSELF AFTER
SOMEONE LIKE THAT?
He continued to eat this way starving his body
and hurting the order — he tore down
the good things and looked at the sins
of others —
7 Capital sins
1.
Pride
2. Greed
3. Envy
4. Wrath
5. Lust
6. Gluttony
7. Sloth
October 2, 2004 message continues
Jesus speaks:
Mary is sinless.
All other human creatures have weaknesses
because of original sin.
The head of an order ate sea-weed and
thought this was right — others felt
guilty eating snacks and other
things —
soon the whole place ate dysfunctionally.
Foods provide energy —
When all the people in a community are
eating sea-weed they may pray all
day, but when you meet them in
the court-yard and they criticize and are
always sad they are not being Christ-like.
My eyes were bright as the brightest light —
My heart was filled always with
joy while on earth —
even in the deepest suffering
My Heart was consumed with
joy and love.
A man opened the UDF and talked on his
cell phone all day — he didn't make
fresh coffee, he acted snarly and
tired — he drank beer at night
and it made him tired — he didn't
want to serve the people —
the focus was always himself
Another young guy came in at 3:00 PM — he
did not own the place — he smiled
he ate right, he had energy to help and to love the
people with the joy of Jesus when they came
in.
On this First Saturday —
lets see how the mysteries of the rosary
live in your life
1) the Annunciation —
Mary said yes to the angel —
Mary lived to serve God —
Mary lived to do God's will —
Is the person eating to be a better
servant of God? —
Some saints wore "hair shirts" —
when the man who ate sea-weed
was questioned — all he talked
about was self-induced suffering —
controlling his desire for food — being
higher than everyone else in purity
because he suffered all day offering
up his food, drink etc. — literally starving
himself and priding himself on how he
was better than everyone else —
but he never smiled, nor did he do anything to help
he never had a good word to say or recognized
any good others did — because he
was "so smart", he thought.
Dysfunction is dysfunction —
A person strongly dysfunctional wants
all in a community to do their dance
of dysfunction, they keep working to
get others to fit into their mold.
Confrontation by those under, many times, is like men
on the battle front, or moves on a football field —
Every confrontation they win moves the community
into their dysfunctional way.
Ways in which people eat may be dysfunctional,
they may hurt others and may hurt themselves,
but they continue telling themselves
they are right. People in charge have a dysfunctional
advantage. That is why they must be humble and pray to
do what will build a strong, healthy community God wants.
It is like dysfunctional parents — they usually win.
(Father Carter always told us to allow the people to eat
as they desired, although some strong willed individuals
underneath in the past have tried to get others to eat
dysfunctionally. Fr. Carter said that you must do God's
will in eating. He told me not to fast 2 days in a row and
later because of our busy schedule said the people in this
movement that are active servants, handmaids and apostles,
as we are, should not be fasting.)
People who have lived dysfunctional lives
not working on their own sins may
try to get the whole place to fit into
their dysfunctional play —
using football moves to get their goal.
The best play to play in one's mind is the
real play — when people do not mix
or go off by themselves they may make
up a play in their minds and put in
the people around them, that has
nothing to do with reality. People
must interact and look into the
face of others so they aren't isolating
and making up some story that is not
true.
September 4, 2004
October 2, 2004 message continues
Jesus speaks:
I am peace —
I am love —
I call you to love and serve Me.
I call you to love and serve each other.
I call you to truth.
Being humble does not mean — not
recognizing your gifts.
A humble person is grateful in truth.
A humble person does God's will.
Mary thought she could sing, she was hired as a cashier —
she tried to do a singing performance every
chance she got. That was her focus.
In communities dysfunctional ways can
function and be accepted as okay,
because the dysfunctional person uses force, argumentation,
confrontation, disharmony and authority to get his way.
The rosary is not something you pray and
never reflects how it works in
your life.
You are to put aside the sins of jealousy,
pride, anger etc. and work toward
purity as you see more clearly in
meditating on the mysteries of the
rosary.
Matthew 23: 25-28
‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you
hypocrites! You clean the outside of cup and dish and leave the inside full of
extortion and intemperance. Blind Pharisee! Clean the inside of cup
and dish first so that it and the outside are both clean.
‘Alas
for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs
that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead
and every kind of corruption. In just the same way, from the outside
you look upright, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 5: 43-48
‘You have heard how it was said,
You will
love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say this to
you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; so
that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he causes his sun
to rise on the bad as well as the good, and sends down rain to fall on the
upright and the wicked alike. For if you love those who love
you, what reward will you get? Do not even the tax collectors do as much? And
if you save your greetings for your brothers, are you doing anything
exceptional? Do not even the gentiles do as much? You must
therefore be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.’
Matthew 5: 33-37
‘Again, you have heard how it was said to
our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but must fulfil your oaths to
the Lord. But I say this to you, do not swear at all, either
by heaven, since that is God’s throne; or by earth, since
that is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the
great King. Do not swear by your own head either, since you
cannot turn a single hair white or black. All you need say is
"Yes" if you mean yes, "No" if you mean no; anything
more than this comes from the Evil One.
Matthew 5: 22
But I say this to you, anyone who is angry
with a brother will answer for it before the court; anyone who calls a
brother "Fool" will answer for it before the Sanhedrin; and
anyone who calls him "Traitor" will answer for it in hell fire.
Matthew 5: 14-16
‘You are light for the world. A city
built on a hill–top cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp
to put it under a tub; they put it on the lamp–stand where it shines for
everyone in the house. In the same way your light must shine
in people’s sight, so that, seeing your good works, they may give praise
to your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5: 27-30
‘You have heard how it was said,
You
shall not commit adultery. But I say this to you, if a man
looks at a woman lustfully, he has already committed adultery with her in
his heart. If your right eye should be your downfall, tear it
out and throw it away; for it will do you less harm to lose one part of
yourself than to have your whole body thrown into hell. And if
your right hand should be your downfall, cut it off and throw it away; for
it will do you less harm to lose one part of yourself than to have your
whole body go to hell.
Matthew 5: 19-20
Therefore, anyone who infringes even one of
the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be
considered the least in the kingdom of Heaven; but the person who keeps
them and teaches them will be considered great in the kingdom of Heaven.
‘For I tell you, if your uprightness does not surpass
that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of
Heaven.
Matthew 13: 36-43
Then, leaving the crowds, he went to the house; and his
disciples came to him and said, ‘Explain to us the parable about the
darnel in the field.’ He said in reply, ‘The sower of the
good seed is the Son of man. The field is the world; the good
seed is the subjects of the kingdom; the darnel, the subjects of the Evil
One; the enemy who sowed it, the devil; the harvest is the end
of the world; the reapers are the angels. Well then, just as
the darnel is gathered up and burnt in the fire, so it will be at the end
of time. The Son of man will send his angels and they will
gather out of his kingdom all causes of falling and all who do evil, and
throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and
grinding of teeth. Then the upright will shine like the sun in
the kingdom of their Father. Anyone who has ears should listen!
Matthew 20: 1-16
‘Now the kingdom of Heaven is like a
landowner going out at daybreak to hire workers for his vineyard. He
made an agreement with the workers for one denarius a day and sent them to
his vineyard. Going out at about the third hour he saw others
standing idle in the market place and said to them, "You
go to my vineyard too and I will give you a fair wage." So
they went. At about the sixth hour and again at about the ninth hour, he
went out and did the same. Then at about the eleventh hour he
went out and found more men standing around, and he said to them,
"Why have you been standing here idle all day?" "Because
no one has hired us," they answered. He said to them, "You go
into my vineyard too." In the evening, the owner of the
vineyard said to his bailiff, "Call the workers and pay them their
wages, starting with the last arrivals and ending with the first." So
those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came forward and received
one denarius each. When the first came, they expected to get
more, but they too received one denarius each. They took it,
but grumbled at the landowner saying, "The men who came
last have done only one hour, and you have treated them the same as us,
though we have done a heavy day’s work in all the heat." He
answered one of them and said, "My friend, I am not being unjust to
you; did we not agree on one denarius? Take your earnings and
go. I choose to pay the lastcomer as much as I pay you. Have I
no right to do what I like with my own? Why should you be envious because
I am generous?" Thus the last will be first, and the
first, last.’
October 2, 2004 message continues
Messenger:
Jealousy
Pride
Anger —
is not showing love to
our brothers
1 John 1: 5-7
This is what we have heard from him and are
declaring to you:
God is light,
and there is no darkness in him at all.
If we say that we share in God’s life
while we are living in darkness,
we are lying,
because we are not living the truth.
But if we live in light,
as he is in light,
we have a share in another’s life,
and the blood of Jesus, his Son,
cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 2: 3-6
In this way we know
that we have come to know him,
if we keep his commandments.
Whoever says, ‘I know him’
without keeping his commandments,
is a liar,
and truth has no place in him.
But anyone who does keep his word,
in such a one
God’s love truly reaches its perfection.
This is the proof
that we are in God.
Whoever claims
to remain in him
must act as he acted.
The Ten Commandments
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I, the Lord, am your God. You
shall not have other gods besides me.
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You shall not take the name
of the Lord, your God, in vain.
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Remember to keep holy the
Sabbath day.
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Honor your father and your
mother.
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You shall not kill.
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You shall not commit
adultery.
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You shall not steal.
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You shall not bear false
witness against your neighbor.
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You shall not covet your
neighbor's wife.
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You shall not covet anything
that belongs to your neighbor.
1 John 3: 11-24
This is the message
which you heard from the beginning,
that we must love one another,
not to be like Cain,
who was from the Evil One
and murdered his brother.
And why did he murder his brother?
Because his own actions were evil
and his brother’s upright.
Do not be surprised, brothers,
if the world hates you.
We are well aware
that we have passed over
from death to life
because we love our brothers.
Whoever does not love, remains in death.
Anyone who hates his brother
is a murderer,
and you are well aware that no murderer
has eternal life remaining in him.
This is the proof of love,
that he laid down his life for us,
and we too ought to lay down our lives
for our brothers.
If anyone is well–off
in worldly possessions
and sees his brother in need
but closes his heart to him,
how can the love of God
be remaining in him?
Children,
our love must be not just words
or mere talk,
but something active and genuine.
This will be the proof
that we belong to the truth,
and it will convince us in his presence,
even if our own
feelings condemn us,
that God is greater than our feelings
and knows all
things.
My dear friends,
if our own feelings do not condemn
us,
we can be fearless before God,
and whatever we ask
we shall receive from him,
because we keep his commandments
and do what is acceptable to him.
His commandment is this,
that we should believe
in the name of his Son Jesus Christ
and that we should love one another
as he commanded us.
Whoever keeps his commandments
remains in God, and God in him.
And this is the proof
that he remains in us:
the Spirit that he has given us.
St. Ignatius
July 31, 1994
Feast of St. Ignatius
Words of Jesus to Members of
Shepherds of Christ Associates:
"My beloved priest-companion, I intend
to use the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, and the
movement, Shepherds of Christ Associates, in a powerful way for the
renewal of My Church and the world.
"I will use the newsletter and the
chapters of Shepherds of Christ Associates as a powerful instrument
for spreading devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart.
"I am calling many to become members of Shepherds
of Christ Associates. To all of them I will give great blessings. I will
use them as instruments to help bring about the triumph of the Immaculate
Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. I will give great graces to the
members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. I will call them to be
deeply united to My Heart and to Mary's Heart as I lead them ever closer to
My Father in the Holy Spirit."
- Message from Jesus to Father Edward J.
Carter, S.J., Founder, as given on July 31, 1994,
feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus (The
Jesuits)
end of July 31, 1994 message given to
Fr. Carter
Excerpt of The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius,
by Louis J. Puhl, S.J. pp. 141-146
313. RULES FOR DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS
I
Rules for understanding to some extent the
different movements produced in the soul and for recognizing those that
are good to admit them, and those that are bad, to reject them. These
rules are more suited to the first week
314. I.
In the case of those who go from one mortal sin to another, the enemy is
ordinarily accustomed to propose apparent pleasures. He fills their
imagination with sensual delights and gratifications, the more readily to
keep them in their vices and increase the number of their sins.
With such persons the good spirit uses
a method which is the reverse of the above. Making use of the light of
reason, he will rouse the sting of conscience and fill them with remorse.
315. 2. In the case of those who go on
earnestly striving to cleanse their souls from sin and who seek to rise in
the service of God our Lord to greater perfection, the method pursued is the
opposite of that mentioned in the first rule.
Then it is characteristic of the evil
spirit to harass with anxiety, to afflict with sadness, to raise obstacles
backed by fallacious reasonings that disturb the soul. Thus he seeks to
prevent the soul from advancing.
It is characteristic of the good
spirit, however, to give courage and strength, consolations, tears,
inspirations, and peace. This He does by making all easy, by removing all
obstacles so that the soul goes forward in doing good.
316. 3. SPIRITUAL
CONSOLATION. I call it
consolation when an interior movement is aroused in the soul, by which it is
inflamed with love of its Creator and Lord, and as a consequence, can love
no creature on the face of the earth for its own sake, but only in the
Creator of them all. It is likewise consolation when one sheds tears that
move to the love of God, whether it be because of sorrow for sins, or
because of the sufferings of Christ our Lord, or for any other reason that
is immediately directed to the praise and service of God. Finally, I call
consolation every increase of faith, hope, and love, and all interior joy
that invites and attracts to what is heavenly and to the salvation of one's
soul by filling it with peace and quiet in its Creator and Lord.
317. 4. SPIRITUAL
DESOLATION. I call
desolation what is entirely the opposite of what is described in the third
rule, as darkness of soul, turmoil of spirit, inclination to what is low and
earthly, restlessness rising from many disturbances and temptations which
lead to want of faith, want of hope, want of love. The soul is wholly
slothful, tepid, sad, and separated, as it were, from its Creator and Lord.
For just as consolation is the opposite of desolation, so the thoughts that
spring from consolation are the opposite of those that spring from
desolation.
318. 5. In time of desolation we should never
make any change, but remain firm and constant in the resolution and decision
which guided us the day before the desolation, or in the decision to which
we adhered in the preceding consolation. For just as in consolation the good
spirit guides and counsels us, so in desolation the evil spirit guides and
counsels. Following his counsels we can never find the way to a right
decision.
319. 6. Though in desolation we must never
change our former resolutions, it will be very advantageous to intensify our
activity against the desolation. We can insist more upon prayer, upon
meditation, and on much examination of ourselves. We can make an effort in a
suitable way to do some penance.
320. 7. When one is in desolation, he should
be mindful that God has left him to his natural powers to resist the
different agitations and temptations of the enemy in order to try him. He
can resist with the help of God, which always remains, though he may not
clearly perceive it. For though God has taken from him the abundance of
fervor and overflowing love and the intensity of His favors, nevertheless,
he has sufficient grace for eternal salvation.
321. 8. When one is in desolation, he should
strive to persevere in patience. This reacts against the vexations that have
overtaken him. Let him consider, too, that consolation will soon return, and
in the meantime, he must diligently use the means against desolation which
have been given in the sixth rule.
322. 9. The principal reasons why we suffer
from desolation are three:
The first is because we have been tepid
and slothful or negligent in our exercises of piety, and so through our own
fault spiritual consolation has been taken away from us.
The second reason is because God wishes
to try us, to see how much we are worth, and how much we will advance in His
service and praise when left without the generous reward of consolations and
signal favors.
The third reason is because God wishes
to give us a true knowledge and understanding of ourselves, so that we may
have an intimate perception of the fact that it is not within our power to
acquire and attain great devotion, intense love, tears, or any other
spiritual consolation; but that all this is the gift and grace of God our
Lord. God does not wish us to build on the property of another, to rise up
in spirit in a certain pride and vainglory and attribute to ourselves the
devotion and other effects of spiritual consolation.
323. 10. When one enjoys consolation, let him
consider how he will conduct himself during the time of ensuing desolation,
and store up a supply of strength as defense against that day.
324. 11. He who enjoys consolation should take
care to humble himself and lower himself as much as possible. Let him recall
how little he is able to do in time of desolation, when he is left without
such grace or consolation.
On the other hand, one who suffers
desolation should remember that by making use of the sufficient grace
offered him, he can do much to withstand all his enemies. Let him find his
strength in his Creator and Lord.
325. 12. The enemy conducts himself as a
woman. He is a weakling before a show of strength, and a tyrant if he has
his will. It is characteristic of a woman in a quarrel with a man to lose
courage and take to flight if the man shows that he is determined and
fearless. However, if the man loses courage and begins to flee, the anger,
vindictiveness, and rage of the woman surge up and know no bounds. In the
same way, the enemy becomes weak, loses courage, and turns to flight with
his seductions as soon as one leading a spiritual life faces his temptations
boldly, and does exactly the opposite of what he suggests. However, if one
begins to be afraid and to lose courage in temptations, no wild animal on
earth can be more fierce than the enemy of our human nature. He will carry
out his perverse intentions with consummate malice.
326. 13. Our enemy may also be compared in his
manner of acting to a false lover. He seeks to remain hidden and does not
want to be discovered. If such a lover speaks with evil intention to the
daughter of a good father, or to the wife of a good husband, and seeks to
seduce them, he wants his words and solicitations kept secret. He is greatly
displeased if his evil suggestions and depraved intentions are revealed by
the daughter to her father, or by the wife to her husband. Then he readily
sees he will not succeed in what he has begun. In the same way, when the
enemy of our human nature tempts a just soul with his wiles and seductions,
he earnestly desires that they be received secretly and kept secret. But if
one manifests them to a confessor, or to some other spiritual person who
understands his deceits and malicious designs, the evil one is very much
vexed. For he knows that he cannot succeed in his evil undertaking, once his
evident deceits have been revealed.
327. 14. The conduct of our enemy may also be
compared to the tactics of a leader intent upon seizing and plundering a
position he desires. A commander and leader of an army will encamp, explore
the fortifications and defenses of the stronghold, and attack at the weakest
point. In the same way, the enemy of our human nature investigates from
every side all our virtues, theological, cardinal, and moral. Where he finds
the defenses of eternal salvation weakest and most deficient, there he
attacks and tries to take us by storm.
end of excerpt of The Spiritual Exercises of St.
Ignatius
Excerpt of The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius,
by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.
328. RULES FOR DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS
II
Further rules for understanding the different
movements produced in the soul. They serve for a more accurate discernment
of spirits and are more suitable for the second week
329. I. It is characteristic of God and His
Angels, when they act upon the soul, to give true happiness and spiritual
joy, and to banish all the sadness and disturbances which are caused by the
enemy.
It is characteristic of the evil one to
fight against such happiness and consolation by proposing fallacious
reasonings, subtilties, and continual deceptions.
330. 2. God alone can give consolation to the
soul without any previous cause. It belongs solely to the Creator to come
into a soul, to leave it, to act upon it, to draw it wholly to the love of
His Divine Majesty. I said without previous cause, that is, without any
preceding perception or knowledge of any subject by which a soul might be
led to such a consolation through its own acts of intellect and will.
331. 3. If a cause precedes, both the good
angel and the evil spirit can give consolation to a soul, but for a quite
different purpose. The good angel consoles for the progress of the soul,
that it may advance and rise to what is more perfect. The evil spirit
consoles for purposes that are the contrary, and that afterwards he might
draw the soul to his own perverse intentions and wickedness.
332. 4. It is a mark of the evil spirit to
assume the appearance of an angel of light. He begins by suggesting thoughts
that are suited to a devout soul, and ends by suggesting his own. For
example, he will suggest holy and pious thoughts that are wholly in
conformity with the sanctity of the soul. Afterwards, he will endeavor
little by little to end by drawing the soul into his hidden snares and evil
designs.
333. 5. We must carefully observe the whole
course of our thoughts. If the beginning and middle and end of the course of
thoughts are wholly good and directed to what is entirely right, it is a
sign that they are from the good angel. But the course of thoughts suggested
to us may terminate in something evil, or distracting, or less good than the
soul had formerly proposed to do. Again, it may end in what weakens the
soul, or disquiets it; or by destroying the peace, tranquility, and quiet
which it had before, it may cause disturbance to the soul. These things are
a clear sign that the thoughts are proceeding from the evil spirit, the
enemy of our progress and eternal salvation.
334. 6. When the enemy of our human nature has
been detected and recognized by the trail of evil marking his course and by
the wicked end to which he leads us, it will be profitable for one who has
been tempted to review immediately the whole course of the temptation. Let
him consider the series of good thoughts, how they arose, how the evil one
gradually attempted to make him step down from the state of spiritual
delight and joy in which he was, till finally he drew him to his wicked
designs. The purpose of this review is that once such an experience has been
understood and carefully observed, we may guard ourselves for the future
against the customary deceits of the enemy.
335. 7. In souls that are progressing to
greater perfection, the action of the good angel is delicate, gentle,
delightful. It may be compared to a drop of water penetrating a sponge.
The action of the evil spirit upon
such souls is violent, noisy, and disturbing. It may be compared to a drop
of water falling upon a stone.
In souls that are going from bad to worse, the action of
the spirits mentioned above is just the reverse. The reason for this is to
be sought in the opposition or similarity of these souls to the different
kinds of spirits. When the disposition is contrary to that of the spirits,
they enter with noise and commotion that are easily perceived. When the
disposition is similar to that of the spirits, they enter silently, as one
coming into his own house when the doors are open.
336. 8. When consolation is without previous
cause, as was said, there can be no deception in it, since it can proceed
from God our Lord only. But a spiritual person who has received such a
consolation must consider it very attentively, and must cautiously
distinguish the actual time of the consolation from the period which follows
it. At such a time the soul is still fervent and favored with the grace and
aftereffects of the consolation which has passed. In this second period the
soul frequently forms various resolutions and plans which are not granted
directly by God our Lord. They may come from our own reasoning on the
relations of our concepts and on the consequences of our judgments, or they
may come from the good or evil spirit. Hence, they must be carefully
examined before they are given full approval and put into execution.
end of excerpt of The Spiritual Exercises of St.
Ignatius
1 John 4: 1-4
My dear friends,
not every spirit is to be trusted,
but test the spirits
to see whether they are from God,
for many false prophets
are at large in the world.
This is the proof of the spirit of God:
any spirit
which acknowledges Jesus Christ,
come in human nature,
is from God,
and no spirit
which fails to acknowledge Jesus
is from God;
it is the spirit of Antichrist,
whose coming you have heard of;
he is already at large in the world.
Children, you are from God
and have overcome them,
because he who is in you
is greater than he who is in the world.
1 John 5: 5
Who can overcome the world
but the one who believes
that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5: 11-12
This is the testimony:
God has given us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
Whoever has the Son has life,
and whoever has not the Son of God
has not life.
October 1, 2004
My dear friends,
I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with
you
in love. In these troubled times of the election and war
and wonders of peace — we have suffered many hurricanes
since Mary's image head was knocked off.
Florida appeared
to be squeezed like a wet wash cloth
August 13, 2004 a hurricane, September 5, 2004 another hurricane,
September 13, 2004 another hurricane. Jesus sent me to Florida last
Thursday to take the path across Florida, 60 and 70 to bless
the state before the hurricane. It was terrible — I was on
the west side all through it. On September 5th I was in the building
in Clearwater and on August 13, 2004 the hurricane was averted as
we prayed in China.
Mary's message of peace must be sent to the
priests.
A Jesuit with the blessing of his provincial and his rector has
completed the Priestly Newsletter — he studied in Rome and can
teach in the Pontifical Colleges — The Newsletter is literally a
work of art dedicated to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary based on
the Word and the writings of the Church. It will be a special
issue and surprise to you. It is ready to go to 75,000 priests.
We need at least $7,000 for the postage in the United States and
then the foreign mailing. It can really help the world in
these decisive times before the election.
October 13, 2004 is the 87th anniversary of
Mary's last apparition
at Fatima. We need to make reparation to God for how Mary's
image was destroyed. We are about to put protection over Jesus'
face which is costly. Please we desperately need your help to do this.
MARY IS THE QUEEN OF PEACE — spreading the consecration
to the 2 Hearts to 75,000 priests can help the peace of this world.
LOVE in Their Hearts, Rita
October 1, 2004
We
have had many trials in
Florida
.
Mary appeared 7 years every day before her image head was knocked off.
We pray from
Clearwater
and all our centers for the priests the Church and the world united on the
internet and with many others.
Fr. Carter our founder circulated the Priestly Newsletter for over 8
years.
A Jesuit of over 40 years and who can teach in the Gregorian colleges
in
Rome
and all pontifical colleges has written the new Priestly Newsletter to
continue the work Jesus gave to Fr. Carter 10 years ago. Fr. Carter died.
The day he
accepted was Pentecost Eve - here is the picture taken.
At
6:20
our prayer time. He accepted with the blessing of his provincial and rector.
Here is a message from Jesus to Fr. Carter when Fr. Carter began the
Newsletter that finally went to 85,000 priests.
July 31, 1994
Words of Jesus to Members of Shepherds of Christ
Associates:
"My beloved priest-companion, I intend to use the
priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, and the movement, Shepherds
of Christ Associates, in a powerful way for the renewal of My Church and
the world.
"I will use the newsletter and the chapters of Shepherds
of Christ Associates as a powerful instrument for spreading devotion to My
Heart and My Mother's Heart.
"I am calling many to become members of Shepherds of
Christ Associates. To all of them I will give great blessings. I will use
them as instruments to help bring about the triumph of the Immaculate Heart
and the reign of My Sacred Heart. I will give great graces to the members of Shepherds
of Christ Associates. I will call them to be deeply united to My Heart and
to Mary's Heart as I lead them ever closer to My Father in the Holy
Spirit."
- Message from
Jesus to Father Edward J. Carter, S.J., Founder, as given on July 31, 1994,
feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits)
August 1, 1994
Pray For The
Success Of The Priestly Newsletter - Shepherds of Christ
Messenger: The following is the first official
message I received before the statue of Mary at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit
Center. It is a personal message for Father Carter.
Mary speaks: (in front of the glowing statue of Our
Lady of Sorrows) I am the Immaculate Heart. My Heart is glowing for love of
all my beloved children. I am your most loving Mother. I am with you this day.
Pray for the success of the priestly newsletter Shepherds of Christ. I am
guarding your way. You will receive such graces to accomplish this task! Grace
from God is so abundantly bestowed on you and will lead to the success of this
endeavor! Pray for this cause at the Center. The priests will lead the people
to the love of My beloved Son. This is no little task. It will take many
prayers and graces. Pray hard, little one. Your prayers will change many
hearts.
I am Mary, your Immaculate Mother. I bring this message to
My beloved priest-son.
end of
August 1, 1994
message
The New Priestly Newsletter will be ready to mail in about one week. It
is so very awesome. The new Jesuit edited it and quotes from scripture and the
writings of the Church.
For the 87th anniversary of the last Apparition at
Fatima
October 13, 2004
we ask if you can help with the postage.
April 5, 2004
Also we must spend thousands and thousands of dollars to protect
Jesus’ face with the proper structure. We are presently repairing the sink
hole under Mary's image and Jesus’ face and then we will put up the bullet
proof glass for protection from vandals and hurricanes.
Here are some
of our ministries -
1) Supply priestly Newsletter to 75,000 priests centered
in Consecration to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart.
2) Send about 50,000 homemade rosaries to
the schools twice a year with
consecration cards to the 2 Hearts and meditations.
3) Prayer Chapters to pray for the priests, the
Church and the world - all over the
world in 6 languages.
4) Monthly retreats before the exposed Eucharist
in our Church from the diocese for
for 4 days, with Masses from priests
who support the ministry daily -
praying for the priests, the Church and the world.
5) People praying in
China
,
Indiana
before the
tabernacle for the priests, the Church and
the world - 24 hours a day, live
on TV web camera.
6) Live radio - 24 hours praying for the
priests, the Church and the world.
7) Prayer daily at all centers at
6:20
daily
8) Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus - all over
the world praying before Blessed Sacrament.
9) Nursing Home Ministry
10) Prison Ministry
11) 10 years of service in all of our ministries-
including supplying 75,000 priests regularly
6 times a year with the priestly Newsletter.
Come to
Florida
October 5, 2004
for a special prayer service praying and singing for special grace to be
outpoured on the priests, the Church and the world.
Excerpt
from
October 1, 2004
message
God
the Father speaks:
I sent Mary as a messenger to
you --
You ignored her
You defaced the rainbow image
Remember Noah's arch --
Remember the sign of the rainbow
Genesis
9: 12-15
And this’, God said, ‘is the sign of the covenant which I now make
between myself and you and every living creature with you for all ages
to come: 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.
God
the Father speaks:
I sent the rainbow 1996.
Florida
has had to deal
with many hurricanes
and floods.
I am God the Father -- you refuse to
listen to Mary. …
This is My sign sent to you --
the sign of the rainbow
You will not listen --
peace is found in
listening to Mary
Mary's
Peace Plan
1.
Consecration to the Hearts of Jesus
and Mary ––
until a sufficient number of people make and live the
consecration, we will not have peace in the world.
2.
Praying the rosary.
3.
Observing the First Saturday Devotion.
4.
Making reparation to the Hearts of
Jesus and Mary.
God
the Father speaks:
I want the Newsletter
sent out.
Please help Me.
This, Shepherds of Christ, is My Son's
Movement.
I am God the Father.
end of excerpt from
October 1, 2004
message
We have DVDs available of
the
Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries
of the Rosary with short mediations
especially for schools.
These DVDs can be shown on
a projector for classrooms.
It is really wonderful!
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