Shepherds of Christ Daily Writing

October 31st Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 3 Period II.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for October 31st are Luminous.

Pray for Fr. Joe, Dan, Mary,
        Rita, Jim, Rosie, Louie's family –
        Madonna, Christopher, Sanja,
        all Shepherds of Christ intentions on lists.

Shelia is working on mailing pray for her please.
Pray for China and mailing.
Also pray for Urgent intention

Prayer for Grace for our Country

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.

October 30, 2019

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sirach 35: 12-14, 16-18

for the Lord is a judge
    who is utterly impartial.
He never shows partiality to the detriment of the poor,
    he listens to the plea of the injured party.
He does not ignore the orphan's supplication,
    nor the widow's as she pours out her complaint.

Whoever wholeheartedly serves God will be accepted,
    his petitions will carry to the clouds.
The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds:
    and until it does, he is not to be consoled,
nor will he desist until the Most High takes notice of him,
    acquits the upright and delivers judgement.

Psalm 34: 2-3, 17-19, 22

Bet       I will praise Yahweh from my heart;
            let the humble hear and rejoice.

Gimel   Proclaim with me the greatness of Yahweh,
            let us acclaim his name together.

Zade    They cry in anguish and Yahweh hears,
            and rescues them from all their troubles.
Qoph   Yahweh is near to the broken–hearted,
            he helps those whose spirit is crushed.

Resh     Though hardships without number beset the upright,
            Yahweh brings rescue from them all.

Taw      Yahweh ransoms the lives of those who serve him,
             and there will be no penalty for those who take refuge in him.



2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 16-18

As for me, my life is already being poured away as a libation, and the time has come for me to depart. I have fought the good fight to the end; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith; all there is to come for me now is the crown of uprightness which the Lord, the upright judge, will give to me on that Day; and not only to me but to all those who have longed for his appearing.

    The first time I had to present my defence, no one came into court to support me. Every one of them deserted me — may they not be held accountable for it. But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed for all the gentiles to hear; and so I was saved from the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from all evil attempts on me, and bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Luke 18: 9-14

He spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being upright and despised everyone else, ‘Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood there and said this prayer to himself, "I thank you, God, that I am not grasping, unjust, adulterous like everyone else, and particularly that I am not like this tax collector here. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes on all I get." The tax collector stood some distance away, not daring even to raise his eyes to heaven; but he beat his breast and said, "God, be merciful to me, a sinner." This man, I tell you, went home again justified; the other did not. For everyone who raises himself up will be humbled, but anyone who humbles himself will be raised up.’

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time
October 23, 2016

HOMILY – (Sirach 35,12-14.16-18; 2 Timothy 4,6-8.16-18; Luke 18,9-14) Pharisees were lay people who dedicated themselves to trying to keep God’s law as perfectly and as scrupulously as they could. St. Paul was a Pharisee and Jesus had some followers from among the Pharisee party. They performed spiritual practices over and above what the law demanded, and they would have looked down upon anyone who failed to live up to their standards. The prayer of the Pharisee we hear in today’s gospel would have been quite typical of such a person. Most probably what the Pharisee said about himself was true.

    Then there is the publican, a public employee: although he was Jewish, he worked for the Roman government. The Jews hated the Roman government which held Israel in its power. Rome also required that taxes be sent annually to Rome. This publican made his living as one of the tax collectors. Such individuals were seen as traitors to their own people, and they were seen as thieves as well. They collected what would have been the Roman tax, and they added to this tax an additional tax which became their salary. Often the publicans paid themselves well by collecting enough money for a relatively comfortable life style.

    In today’s gospel, Jesus tells us about two men, one a publican and one a Pharisee, who went up to the Temple to pray.

    I have told this story before, but I think it will help illustrate Jesus’ lesson on prayer. Many years ago, when I was first ordained and serving at another parish, a couple came to me with marriage problems. The husband refused to forgive his wife for something she had done. I can no longer remember what it was or how serious it was, but his refusal to forgive made life quite unpleasant for his wife. I spoke to him about forgiveness and one of the things I said was “I’m sure she has had to forgive you for some things you did in the course of your marriage.” He said proudly, “I have never done anything that she would have needed to forgive me for.” There wasn’t much I could say after that. The man was perfect - at least in his own estimation. Maybe he expected to hear angels singing or to hear God congratulating him, but the heavens were quiet and their marriage was soon ended. I admit he might have been a virtuous person, but at that moment it was his pride and arrogance that showed itself. It was a good image of the parable in today’s Gospel.

    The Pharisee was thinking God must have been very proud of him. He was quite proud of himself. The publican realized he didn’t have much to be proud of – he simply asked for God’s mercy.

    St. Paul, for a long time, thought he was better and holier than almost any other Jew in Palestine. But when Jesus spoke to him, Paul realized that no matter how hard we try, it’s God who makes us holy, and that holiness comes from our approaching God with humility and calling on his mercy for our failures. Justification means we are right with God. We don’t get right with God by our own power; we are right with God through God’s grace. It’s as simple as that.

    As we begin Mass we pray “Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy.” We pray in the Our Father for forgiveness of sins, and at Communion we admit we are unworthy to receive him – yet we know that it’s his desire to come into our hearts. Jesus desires for us to live a good life, but it starts with humility and not with the attitude that I’m better than practically anyone else I know. The name “Jesus” means “God saves,” and it’s only when Jesus’ saving love and mercy touches our life that we will know him.

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^{August 1, 2019

R. Pray for
These Things}

                1) Pray for the Pope & hierarchy to help us start prayer chapters.
                2) Pray for Dan, Richard, Carol, Margaret, Sue,
                    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 19 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 homily book, cover & funds for printing & postage.
               15) Donors and members and their families.
               16) Healing of the Family tree.
               17) Dan & Melanie, Gary, Mary Jo, Jim & statues, Kerry, Tom & wife.
               18) All who asked us to pray for them.
               19) All we promised to pray for.
               20) Rita, Doris, Sheila, Jerry, Regina, Sanja, Lisa, Eileen, Louie,
                     Fr. Mike, Fr. Ken, Laverne, 2 Dons, Fr. Joe, all priests helping us,
                     Ed, Jimmy, a special couple, Rosie & all involved.
                     Betty, Sophie, Steve, Monsignor, Sally Jo, Jack, Mary Ellen, Catherine & mom.
               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.