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2011 Bishops and Priests Responses to the Cycle B Book

1. 10/2011 - Cardinal - Thank you for the book, Guiding Light, by Fr. Joe Robinson.

2. 10/24/11 - Bishop - Many thanks for sending me a copy of Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word. Homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson, and information about Shepherds of Christ. I am deeply grateful for your kindness and thoughtfulness. I look forward to reading it! Please be assured of my prayers, and may the Holy Spirit continue to guide everything you do.

3. 10/25/11 - Bishop - I would like to thank you for the courtesy of sending me the publication Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word, Homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson and related materials. I send my prayers to you and your ministry.

4. 10/25/11 - Bishop - I thank you for your letter and the helpful information you sent me on Shepherds of Christ, and a big thank you for the book that is filled with much helpful information especially as we enter into the Advent season. Thank you for all you do. God's peace.

5. 10/25/11 - Bishop - Thank you very much for the book entitled, Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word, homilies by Father Joe Robinson, and the Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual. Your kindness in sending this material to me is greatly appreciated.

6. 10/25/11 - Bishop - I thank you sincerely for your letter of October 13, 2011, and for sending a complimentary copy of Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word - Homilies by Father Joe Robinson. I look forward to review this work in the near future.

7. 10/25/11 - Archbishop - This card acknowledges the receipt of your recent correspondence. Your letter has been forwarded to the Archbishop.

8. 10/26/11 - Bishop - This letter acknowledges receipt of your recent letter and the information you included from Shepherds of Christ Ministries. Thank you for your kindness.

9. 10/26/11 - Bishop - Thank you for sending me a copy of the Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word, by Father Joe Robinson. Thank you as well for the other enclosures and for the information about the Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I appreciate the work that went into their publication and I am please to receive them.

10. 10/26/11 - Bishop - On behalf of the Bishop, thank you very much for the copy of Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word. Bishop will no doubt appreciate your thoughtfulness in remembering him with this gift. Thanks again!

11. 10/27/11 - Bishop - I am in receipt of your letter of October 13, 2011, with enclosed materials. Thank you for sending a copy of "Guiding Light", a compilation of homilies from Fr. Joe Robinson. I appreciate the work of Shepherds of Christ Ministries in their support for the life and ministry of priests. Please know that I will join you in prayer for all priests.

12. 10/27/11 - Bishop - Thank you for your letter of October 13th and for the book, Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word, by Father Joe Robinson. I look forward to perusing your brother's homilies. I am deeply grateful, as well, for the prayer chapters you have established for priests, Church and world, as well as for all of your prayers in Indiana. Your devotion to the spiritual life is exemplary. May our gracious God abundantly bless you and all who serve in the ministry of the Shepherds of Christ.

13. 10/28/11 - Archbishop - I would like to express my gratitude for the copy of the book, "Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word", Homilies by Father. Joe Robinson; how very thoughtful of you! I look forward to meditating and reading over Father Robinson's homilies. Be assured of my prayers for you and everyone at Shepherds of Christ Publications. May you continue to serve the Lord with love, and may He continue to bless you. Entrusting you to the care of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

14. 10/28/11 - Bishop - I appreciate you sharing the book, Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word, Fr. Joe Robinson along with other supporting materials. It is good to see the Holy Spirit alive and working in the Universal Church. Assuring you and Shepherds of Christ Ministries of my prayers and best wishes.

15. 10/31/11 - Archbishop - Thank you most sincerely for your letter of October 13, 2011, together with the enclosed publications. Your thoughtfulness in updating me on the Shepherds of Christ Ministries is deeply appreciated.

16. 11/1/11 - Bishop - Thank you for your letter and for the enclosed materials and book, Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word. I appreciate you thinking of me and taking the time to send them. Be assured of my prayers for you. May the Lord bless you with His love and mercy.

17. 11/2/11 - Bishop - I wish to express my gratitude for your letter of October 13, 2011, with the accompanying book of homilies, Guiding Light, by your brother, Father Joe Robinson. I look forward to reading them and benefiting from their spiritual insight. Please know of my continued prayers for the work of the Shepherds of Christ Ministries. May God continue to bless your efforts especially on behalf of your service to priests.

18. 11/1/11 - priest - Thank you again for your prayers, the book, "Guiding Light" and the work you are doing for the Church. You need people like you who are dedicated and sacrificial. God bless you for such work. Your good example is a great help to me. I work with aged and sick sisters and priests.

19. 11/1/11 - priest - Thank you so much for the homily Guide Cycle B - Guiding Light. I deeply appreciate all the great things you do for all the priests.

20. 11/1/11 - priest - Thank you for sending me the latest volume of Fr. Joe's homilies (Cycle B). I frequently make use of them when preparing my own Sunday homilies, because they are theologically solid but also very down-to-earth. Incidentally, I recently visited St. Gertrude's Priory (Dominican) in Cincinnati and during the Prayer of the Faithful, one of the friars prayed for Fr. Joe by name. After Vespers I asked why, and was told Fr. Joe was to have surgery the next day. I hope and pray he is well and will be blessed with many more years of happy priestly ministry. God bless you and the Shepherds as well.

21. 11/1/11 - priest - Each time I hear from you I get to know you a little better and have a greater appreciation for the wonderful work of the Shepherds of Christ. I want to thank you for the homilies of Fr. Joe for the B Cycle I've recently received. Does your group pray for bishops and deacons? They need prayers too. I'll keep on praying for your group just as you pray for me. It's affirming to know that someone is praying for you.

22. 11/11 - priest - Thank you for sending me the book "Guiding Light".

23. 11/2/11 - priest - Just a short but sincere word of thanks and appreciation for your prayers and the book of homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson which you recently sent. Please also pray for our work here at the University that we may nurture many vocations for God's Kingdom. May the Lord continue to bless you and your community.

24. 11/11 - priest - Thank you very much for sending me Homilies Cycle "B". May God bless you with appreciation and prayer.

25. 11/11 - priest - Thank you for copy of Fr. Joe's Homilies and for your prayers and apostolate. I am a 84 year old priest who still supplies at three Indian Missions. Three Sisters also serve there.

26. 11/11 - priest - The enclosed check is for the recent copy of "Reflect on the Word". I recently received and to cover the cost of the order I am placing for a priest I know in Tennessee. I enjoy Fr. Joe's homilies and I am still waiting for him to publish funeral homilies. God bless you in your work.

 

                Given November 5, 2011

                R. Why does God allow us to suffer
                    in desolation.

                The more we resist coming clean, the
                    more we are letting satan in,
                    but we see that satan attacked
                    Padre Pio in the Pade Pio
                    Movie.

                God tests us, God allows children
                    to grow up in dysfunctional
                    homes, but God, even though
                    He may test us, gives us the
                    grace to endure.

                Satan's grip is paralyzing and
                    crippling Jesus said in the
                    first Blue Book message
                    May 13, 1993.

                God wants our lives to be humble
                    to know we depend on Him —
                    to know satan is real —
                    As long as we are prideful to
                    the point we think we are
                    not vulnerable to attacks
                    by satan, we are living in
                    a falsity —

                Once again God has asked us to read
                    the Discernment of Spirits by
                    Saint Ignatius.

Excerpt of The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, by Louis J. Puhl, S.J. pp. 141-150  

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.

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

                November 5, 2011 continues

                R. Truthfulness to our sins is how
                    we come clean —

                Knowing we are vulnerable to satan
                    pressing on us, especially if God has
                    called us to a great work in
                    unity with others —

                Going alone under authority doing
                    something wrong is from satan.
                    He wants to open a can of worms.
                    When decisions are made in
                    desolation they have consequences.

                Satan wants us to lose the light
                    through sin and to be prideful
                    to stay there — a tearing apart
                    spirit —

                A decision to seek greater and greater
                    grace, through prayer and
                    especially by the blood of Jesus, the
                    Mass, Adoration before the Blessed
                    Sacrament and especially the grace
                    of confession helps against
                    attacks from satan —

                    The Blood of Jesus is so
                powerful against attacks from
                satan — Confession when one
                knows they are beginning to suffer
                helps give us an armor of grace
                and gives us a good start — usually
                filling one with great joy — rather
                than the sadness of satan — if
                one really comes and makes a
                truly loving confession — seeking
                grace and the gift of the sacrament —
                being sorry, in truth, for our sins —
                it has to do with us, being a contrite
                soul in wanting that love of God
                and others in relationship to be
                restored in a powerful way and
                for us to be dressed with grace,
                wearing an armor to be protected
                from satan —

                Love and relationship enhancement
                is why we go to confession —
                wanting to be closer to God and others
                and cleaning our soul — so if
                we died we could possible go
                very quickly to heaven.

                Confession is a tremendous gift
                of God's love and of His grace —
                The sacrament is powerful —

                We are praying for healing like I did
                the night of November 2nd, and this
                satan does not like.

                God wants us to pray —
                God wants us to know we are dependent
                    on Him —

                He loves us so much and He can
                    test our real love for Him

                He may let us suffer for grace to
                    help us to see how He is always
                    there and we need Him —
                    We need Him —

                If He is giving us tremendous grace
                    we have to thank Him —

                We saw a movie Jesus told us
                    to watch —

                    It was about a Cardinal they
                        tested after World War II
                    They tried to break him down
                        by slow torture to get
                        him to confess so they
                        could degrade and discredit
                        him.

                Satan wants to discredit a holy
                    soul.

                Satan wants to pick at them and
                    pick at them and try to
                    discredit them until they
                    scream, but God allows
                    this, but the person the
                    devil uses to challenge and
                    challenge one serving for
                    God is at fault for their
                    evil done —

                A person can provoke and provoke
                    and hold out giving what is
                    needed to try another.

                It is wrong to provoke another
                    to get them to get mad.

                To try to discredit one above
                    others when God is calling
                    them to serve and has
                    chosen them to do what they
                    are doing.

                In the messages of this retreat
                    and last retreat we are to
                    serve as Jesus did —
                    We are here to serve —
                    not do evil to others to
                    discredit them —

                We have a free will to do God's
                    will

                We cannot be disobedient to
                    superiors and not come
                    clean — or try to provoke
                    by disharmony and holding back
                    what is needed to try another
                    until they react to get the
                    job done —

                We are to recognize we are all
                    sinners and need to admit
                    our sins —
                    We are to be accountable
                        and responsible and
                        make a firm purpose
                        of amendment when
                        we sin.

                Satan wants to tear apart and
                    in holiness we can
                    work together and stay
                    united —

                In a community we work under
                    authority —

                At work we work under a boss —

                In a family children are to
                    obey the parents —

                To try to challenge those in
                    authority is not obedience
                    to just authority —

                Satan wants to tear apart —
                Satan wants to tear down —

                Satan wants those under to
                    raise up in competition —

                Satan wants to discredit
                    authority by breaking
                    down —
                    constant attacks —

                When God gives a gift like a holy
                    man of the Church, it is
                    a gift —
                    These evil men wanted only
                        to break him —
                        to tear him down —
                        physically —
                        imprisoned —
                        starving of sleep —
                        starving of food —
                        to get a confession to
                            discredit him —

                    They even used drugging
                        his mother —

                Satan wants to attack those
                    who are holy, chosen by
                    God to lead us —
                    the pope,
                    the Church,
                    priests,
                    bishops —

                The Church is to be the
                    leaven of Christ working
                    in this world —

                The Word, and the Eucharist
                    is the Bread of Life —
 

                Fr. Joe's book is focused on
                    the Word —
                    the Eucharist —
                    Satan wants this mission
                    of reaching the priests
                    with this gift stopped —

                God is the Authority —
                    the Ultimate Authority —

                The Church is the pillar of truth —

                The priests focus more and more
                    on the Word from Fr. Joe's
                    book — every Sunday
                    in Church —

                It brings the gift of the Word
                    in us, like a two-edged
                    sword to all the people
                    in Church on Sunday —
                    when the priest focus on
                    the Word and the Eucharist —

                Fr. Joe has degrees in relationships —
                    He loves God so much and is
                        holy —
                    His book is steeped in
                        holy living —
                    Rooted in the Sunday
                        Readings
                    Telling how the Old Testament
                        fits into salvation history —
                        It is a work of art —

                The past 4 books we have sent
                    to priests in the United States —
                    about 35,000 of Cycle C
                    and 25,000 of Cycle A
                    have helped the Church —

                We go into a state other than
                    our own and the priest
                    has used Fr. Joe's
                    book in his homily —

                Here are a few unidentified letters
                    we have gotten already in
                    a couple of weeks of sending
                    out Fr. Joe's book to
                    Bishops in the United States
                    and a Cardinal —

2011 Responses to the Cycle B Book Mailing

10/2011 - Cardinal - Thank you for the book, Guiding Light, by Fr. Joe Robinson.

10/24/11 - Bishop - Many thanks for sending me a copy of Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word. Homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson, and information about Shepherds of Christ. I am deeply grateful for your kindness and thoughtfulness. I look forward to reading it! Please be assured of my prayers, and may the Holy Spirit continue to guide everything you do.

10/25/11 - Bishop - I would like to thank you for the courtesy of sending me the publication Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word, Homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson and related materials. I send my prayers to you and your ministry.

10/25/11 - Bishop - I thank you for your letter and the helpful information you sent me on Shepherds of Christ, and a big thank you for the book that is filled with much helpful information especially as we enter into the Advent season. Thank you for all you do. God's peace.

10/25/11 - Bishop - Thank you very much for the book entitled, Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word, homilies by Father Joe Robinson, and the Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual. Your kindness in sending this material to me is greatly appreciated.

10/25/11 - Bishop - I thank you sincerely for your letter of October 13, 2011, and for sending a complimentary copy of Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word - Homilies by Father Joe Robinson. I look forward to review this work in the near future.

10/25/11 - Archbishop - This card acknowledges the receipt of your recent correspondence. Your letter has been forwarded to the Archbishop.

10/26/11 - Bishop - This letter acknowledges receipt of your recent letter and the information you included from Shepherds of Christ Ministries. Thank you for your kindness.

10/2611 - Bishop - Thank you for sending me a copy of the Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word, by Father Joe Robinson. Thank you as well for the other enclosures and for the information about the Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I appreciate the work that went into their publication and I am please to receive them.

10/28/11 - Archbishop - I would like to express my gratitude for the copy of the book, "Guiding Light: Reflect on the Word", Homilies by Father. Joe Robinson; how very thoughtful of you! I look forward to meditating and reading over Father Robinson's homilies. Be assured of my prayers for you and everyone at Shepherds of Christ Publications. May you continue to serve the Lord with love, and may He continue to bless you. Entrusting you to the care of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

11/1/11 - priest - Thank you again for your prayers, the book, "Guiding Light" and the work you are doing for the Church. You need people like you who are dedicated and sacrificial. God bless you for such work. Your good example is a great help to me. I work with aged and sick sisters and priests.

11/1/11 - priest - Thank you so much for the homily Guide Cycle B - Guiding Light. I deeply appreciate all the great things you do for all the priests.

11/1/11 - priest - Thank you for sending me the latest volume of Fr. Joe's homilies (Cycle B). I frequently make use of them when preparing my own Sunday homilies, because they are theologically solid but also very down-to-earth. Incidentally, I recently visited St. Gertrude's Priory (Dominican) in Cincinnati and during the Prayer of the Faithful, one of the friars prayed for Fr. Joe by name. After Vespers I asked why, and was told Fr. Joe was to have surgery the next day. I hope and pray he is well and will be blessed with many more years of happy priestly ministry. God bless you and the Shepherds as well.

                R. Please answer this call to pray
                    with us — your Shepherds of Christ
                    prayers for Fr. Joe's book and the
                    priests we reach in the United States
                    and world —

                Help us by putting it in your
                    daily prayers, your Morning
                    Offering —

                Jesus: I am asking you to help to support
                    the Priestly Mailing to send the books
                    to all priests in the United States.
                    The first 16,000 books were printed
                    and will be sent so the books need
                    to be printed again.

                    Thank you for helping these writings go
                        to reach the priests.

                    The priests are so vital in this world.
                    Pray fervently for priests and deacons.
                    Pray as I have instructed you to
                    pray the prayers in the Prayer
                    Manual for the priests, the Church
                    and the world.
                    The Church is in the state of
                    becoming — pray for the members
                    of the Church to live united as one
                    to the Mass, praying fervently for
                    the priests, the Church and the
                    world. Your strength will come
                    from this.

                    Pray for healing of the Family Tree,
                pray for the Father's family —
                pray for the priests, the Church and
                the world as I have instructed.

                    Innocent people suffer for the guilty.
                I give you the Mass and as you attend
                Mass with a more pure interior disposition
                you can help to receive great healing
                graces for yourselves, your family and
                the Father's family — you pray to help
                make reparation to God for the
                offenses against Him at Mass and
                to give love and adoration to God
                at Mass to help that relationship of men
                with God and men with other men.
                The Mass is so powerful.

                    When a man sins, others suffer,
                you pray for your brothers at Mass,
                the souls in purgatory, when one is
                sick others helping them suffer —
                when one sins with bad intentions
                others suffer.

                Spread My love throughout the
                world — give love by uniting
                your lives to the Holy Sacrifice
                of the Mass —
                Spread My Blue Books —
                Give them for Christmas —
                Spread love —
                Spread the prayers Apostles of
                    the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
                    Movement —

                R. Praise Jesus
                Pray to the Holy Spirit
                Praise God —
                Love God —

                Sing: How Great Thou Art

                Sing: Holy God We Praise Thy Name

                R. Praise God —

                Sing: Glory and Praise to Our God

                R. Celebrate the gifts God has given
                    us in the priests, the Church.

                Unite all your prayers to the Mass.

                Pray for the priests, the Church and the
                    world in this 5th Prayer Service —

                Pray for healing in your family tree —
                    pray for your families living and dead.

                Pray for the fire of God's love —

                Pray for your deceased ancestors —

                This is love —

                We have a living family.

                We have those who died.

                United together, united to the Mass
                    we pray for healing of those
                    in our family living and dead.

                We pray for the Shepherds of Christ family those
                    who left and are active,
                    members and their families and
                    all who touch them —

                We pray for grace and blessings in all
                    these and all their needs as
                    the Father knows.

                We pray for all donors and their
                    families and those who
                    touch them.

                We pray for mercy —

                We pray for priests and hierarchy and
                    the pope and all their families —

                Oh God, we pray to You Father
                    united to Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice
                    of the Mass with all the angels
                    and saints and the souls in
                    purgatory —

                We pray for all these people and
                    consecrate them to the Sacred Heart and
                    Immaculate Heart in so far as we are
                    able and cast the devil
                    out, bind satan and all his
                    devils and cast them into hell
                    away from us, we beg for an outpouring
                    of the Holy Spirit and that the Blood of
                    Jesus is spread on us. Amen.

                We pray for everything on my list and
                    Jerry's list —

                Pray for Dan, Fr. Joe, Jerry's mom,
                    Betty, Don, Jimmy, Gene
                    all we promised to pray for —

                We pray for funds that the Holy Spirit
                    inspires our members and donors
                    to be generous.

                We pray for all priests and hierarchy,
                    postmen — anyone involved
                    in the priest mailings.

                Heavenly Father, we come humbly
                    and ask Your Holy Spirit to come and
                    to pray for us as we need to pray.

                Please God accept our prayers and
                    help our hearts to be open to
                    praise Your holy name.

                Help us now and hear our prayers
                    for healing and casting satan
                    far from us to do this mailing
                    and dear Holy Spirit inspire our
                    members and donors to pray and
                    to be generous in helping us
                    with postage and the book printing.

                Oh God we thank You, we praise You,
                    we worship You —
                    Help justice to blossom on this
                        earth and in all our works
                        in reaching the nations —

                Alleluia, Alleluia, Amen.

                R. Oh God help us to bring forth fruit from
                    this garden —
                    increase and multiply our love and
                    intentions of peace and joy
                    and renewal of the Church and the world.

                You have called us to help renew the
                    Church and the world with our prayers
                    and these writings.

                Oh God You are the King of Kings
                    you deserve our worship and love —

                Oh God You are our delight
                Oh God we are espoused to You —

                Help the world to be what You
                    want us to be —

                You Jesus, are the bridegroom
                    of our soul —

                Alleluia —

                Sing: Glory Be

                R. We praise You, oh God, day long
                    and we live to serve You —

                Oh Holy Spirit fill us, help us to deliver
                    this message to the priests,
                    the people and the world —

                R. My soul, give praise to the Lord;
                    I will praise the Lord all my
                    days, make music to my God
                    while I live,

                You Lord give sight to the blind —
                    Holy Spirit open our hearts
                    Holy Spirit open our eyes
                    Holy Spirit open our ears

                Sing: Open our eyes Lord

                R. The Lord will Reign forever, from
                    age to age

                Sing: Glory Be

                R. I will praise You God all the
                    days of my life

                Sing: The Spirit of God rests upon me —

                R. God You are all powerful

                Help us to have the joy of serving You
                    by doing Your will —

                Alleluia

                Help us to love with a pure heart —

                R. I will bless the Lord all my life.

                I will praise God — praise always
                    on my lips — Life Long —  

                Sing: Glory Be

                R. Let us serve God —
                Let us live in holiness —

                Oh God make our hearts more and
                    more pure.

                Holy Spirit fill us —

                Oh God grant us mercy —

                Oh God free us from the enemy —
                    help us to be loving and not to fear —
                    to be righteous all the days of
                    our life —

                Oh God let your light shine
                    on us now —
                    lest we walk in the darkness
                    and shadow of death —

                Guide us God

                Help us to have peace —

                Sing: Guiding us

                R. Oh Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, shower us with
                    blessings. Help us to spread
                    devotion to Your Heart and Mary's
                    heart —

                Oh God help sinners to convert
                    and turn to You —
                    enlighten unbelievers —

                Bless our friends and relatives, our
                    donors and
                    help souls dying to be right with You —

                Oh Most Sacred Heart of Jesus —
                    You are the fountain of every blessing,
                    We adore You,
                    We love You,
                    We are sorry for our sins

                Help us to be humble, patient,
                    pure, and obedient to Your will.

                God I live in You and for You —

                Give us health of body and soul —
                Help us to have a holy death —

                Sing: Oh Lord Hear My Prayer

                Sing: Glory Be

                R. My heart is ready Lord
                My heart is ready Lord
                My heart is ready Lord I
                    praise You —

                We sing to You

                Sing: Litany of the Precious Blood —

                R. Help us God —

                Send satan away to the fires
                    of hell —
                    far from us —

                My heart is ready Lord —

                Dear Holy Spirit pray for us
                Dear Holy Spirit pray in us

Romans 8: 26-27

                R. Dear Heavenly Father hear our
                    prayer —

                Sing: Veni Sanctus Spiritus

                R. We unite all prayers to the Holy Sacrifice
                    of the Mass —

                We are sorry for our sins, oh God.

                Dear God we want Your precious
                    Blood on us — We are
                    sincerely sorry for our sins —

                We want to be forgiven and
                    we forgive each other —
                    we forgive our ancestors —

                We are sorry we sinned and put
                    ourselves over You, God —

                We pray for all intentions —
                We ask You God to hear our
                    prayers for healing — we
                    pray for our family tree —

                Forgive us all and
                    we forgive everyone who has
                    offended us God —

                You are God, we are sorry —

                We have been held captive
                    many times through our
                    sins — forgive us God and
                    give us Your mercy —

                Oh God fill us with the Word
                Oh God fill us with the Eucharist

                In the Mass we are fed with the
                    Bread of Life —
                    the Word and the Eucharist —

                Dear Holy Angels we love you —
                    help us —

                Dear God please cast out the
                    evil spirits by the Blood of Jesus —

                We repent, God for all our sins and the sins of our
                    ancestors, our family —

1 Maccabees 3: 3-9

1 Corinthians 10: 10

Never complain; some of them complained, and they were killed by the Destroyer.

Psalm 33: 11, 19

but Yahweh’s own plan stands firm for ever,
his heart’s counsel from age to age.

to rescue them from death
and keep them alive in famine.

John 16: 13-14

However, when the Spirit of truth comes
he will lead you to the complete truth,
since he will not be speaking
    of his own accord,
but will say only what he has been told;
and he will reveal to you
    the things to come.
He will glorify me,
since all he reveals to you
will be taken from what is mine.