Given November 13, 2016

                R. Dear Jesus, we love You and come
                    this November 13th to ask You for Your
                    saving grace. Outpour Your
                    gifts to us now.

                We love You, we adore You,
                    we worship You –
                    You are our King, our
                        fortress, our life.

                In a world of confusion
                    we come to You and we
                    let go of what surrounds
                    us to find peace in
                    Your consistency, in
                    Your rule, in Your way.
                    You are the way, the truth
                    and the life.

                    I find life in You, I find
                consistency in You, I am not
                afraid – You are my rock,
                my fortress – you are my
                all.

                    In the confusion of this
                world – I cling to Your
                truth, to Your might –
                to you, My Master,
                my all.

                    Prayer before our God in
                China, what a gift – Going
                to Mass, going to God,
                worshipping before the Blessed
                Sacrament with my begging
                bowl before You.

                    Hide me in the shadow of
                Your wings, Protect us
                from the storms of life –
                Shelter us from the dark
                and cold –

                    And no matter what goes
                on around me –

                    You are my fortress and
                my life – My morning and
                my resting, the noon day
                is centered in Your works –
                I am confident and unafraid
                for I have found my hope
                in Thee, my all in Thee –
                My morning and rising, my
                resting and waiting –
                ALL in Thee, my God –
                My life is lived to serve
                Thee – Hide me in the
                shadow of Thy wings –
                lead me on my way – lest
                I may stumble and fall –
                Be my waking and resting –
                My love of my heart –
                In Thee I find my rest –
                Good Jesus bid me to come
                to You and to know peace
                and comfort in dwelling
                in Your Sacred Heart –
                on fire and burning for
                love of me.

                    What do people do in
                this confused world –
                if they do not pray – the
                TV's are bigger and more
                real to bring us the confusion
                of the rebellious ones of the
                world and with this comes
                more fear and confusion –
                Our computers give us up-to-date–
                reporting on the events of this
                world – Our phones flash
                information at us now before
                we can even refuse it –

                    And I come to You, God,
                in the shadow of Your
                Heart and I know the solidness
                of the supernatural world –
                so unlike men who have lost
                touch with the interior
                life You gave to us to grow
                in deep relationship with
                Thee –

                    A man came and bangs on
                of pie pan in my ear –
                It was noise – so loud
                and piercing – noise from
                the outside and I longed for
                my intimacy within with
                You.

                    My place of refuge is
                that interior place where
                I dwell in His Heart –
                knowing to the network of
                the members who dwell
                in Him with me –

                    Might and power and unity as
                we know and love each
                other as members of the
                mystical body of Christ –
                united to Christ our head –
                united to the Holy Sacrifice of
                the Mass, the Sacrifice of
                Calvary, sacramentally
                made present – with all
                the angels and saints and the
                souls in purgatory –

                    Unity in Him – love in Him –
                He is my Master and my all –
                in times of confusion I pray
                the Shepherds of Christ prayers He gave
                us – I know they are prayed
                in China and Florida at
                6:30 as He called them to
                be.

                    I know consistency in
                that the Eucharistic Center
                in China is always
                praying before the exposed
                Eucharist – 24 hours a
                day for the priest, the Church
                and the world.

                    I know unity in these
                8 days of prayer we pray –
                the 5ths in Florida,
                the 13ths in China.

                    I know unity in the
                daily messages – Fr. Joe's
                homily books, the priestly
                mailing every year reaching
                the hierarchy and all active priests
                in the United States and communicating
                with them – helping them
                weekly in this gift of homilies –
                mailings – Christmas, Easter
                telling them we pray for
                them 8 days a month and
                telling them we pray for
                them always –

                    Consistency in Him – in
                the Blue Books, Fr. Carter's books,
                The TRUTH –

                    God has taught us how
                to pray. What a gift – some
                people do not know how
                to communicate with God,
                where they are going, what
                is solid in this confused world.

                    Dear God – thank You
                for our Church, thank You
                for this Movement, Shepherds of Christ,
                thank You for the Blue Books,
                Shepherds of Christ, for the China Center,
                for Florida, for these
                United States of America,
                for Our Lady of Clearwater,
                for the statues with glass,
                for the waters and prayers
                to help us.

                    We are always mindful,
                God, You are the Master – we
                are the soul waiting Your
                favors.

                    In You, God, we place
                our hope. We give ourselves
                to You –

                    We are not afraid, but
                comforted by Your
                communication and oneness
                with us –

                We pray for the priests, the Church
                and the world as You told us.

                R. We pray to the Holy Spirit
                to guide us and lead
                us.

                R. We pray for our country, Lord!
 

                R. We have a rosary praying
                    for each state on a disc.

                We pray together – all day
                    offering all we do, as
                    members of the mystical
                    body of Christ with
                    the Masses going on
                    around the world –

                Sing: Anthem

                Sing: Holy God we Praise Thy Name

                R. Jesus is Divine

                Jesus is God

                We are not Divine we
                    are created by God –

                God gives us a sharing
                    in His life in baptism.

                Washing with water is
                    associated with
                    washing away
                    dirt –               

                God gives us baptism –
                    Baptism takes away
                    original sin, but its affects
                    from the wounded human
                    nature remain –
                    tendencies toward pride,
                    greed, envy, wrath, lust,
                    gluttony, and sloth

                We are God's children –
                We use Holy Water in Church
                    to remind us of our
                    baptism –

                We are using Holy Water
                    blessing our places
                    where we live,
                    our country, ourselves.

                We are born again to enter
                    the Kingdom of God –

                Baptism means we are
                    marked for God –

                God chose us –

                God created us –

                God loved us into
                    existence –

                We are special to God.

The Our Father

                R. God wants us to be His witnesses
                    in the world –

                Sing: Church of God

                Sing: Out of Darkness

                Sing: We Are God's People

                God wants us to live
                    holy lives –

                Jesus is our Savior

                God hear our prayers –
                    we pray to You –
                    we love You –

                Thank You God we can join
                    together and pray – we
                    are united

                You ask us to love one
                    another –

                We pray Thy will be done

                We pray united in Jesus'
                    name

                Dear God outpour Your
                    love and grace on us.

                Touch us with Your love –

                We pray!

                Oh God thank You for the gift
                    of baptism

                Oh God let us adore You –
                    You are Our God –

                Jesus is the King of heaven
                    and earth –

                Jesus is the King of Kings –
                We adore You Jesus –
                We love You –
                Our lives are lived to
                    adore Jesus –

                We eat the Body and blood of
                    Jesus. We are united in
                    the Holy Spirit – all day in the
                    Morning Offering –
                    united with the pope and
                    priests and all members
                    of the mystical body

    Excerpt from the Priestly Newsletter 1999 - Issue 2

The Eucharist (excerpt)

• Through the Eucharistic Sacrifice Christ the Lord desired to set before us in a very special way this remarkable union whereby we are united one with another and with our divine Head, a union that no word of praise can ever sufficiently express. For in this sacrifice the sacred ministers act not only as the representative of our Saviour, but as the representative of the whole Mystical Body and of each one of the faithful. Again, in this act of sacrifice, the faithful of Christ, united by the common bond of devotion and prayer, offer to the eternal Father through the hands of the priest, whose prayer alone has made it present on the altar, the Immaculate Lamb, the most acceptable victim of praise and propitiation for the Church’s universal need. Moreover, just as the divine Redeemer, while dying on the Cross, offered Himself to the eternal Father as Head of the whole human race, so now, ‘in this clean oblation’ He not only offers Himself as Head of the Church to His heavenly Father but in Himself His mystical members as well. He embraces them all, yes, even the weaker and more ailing members, with the deepest love of His Heart. (Pope Pius XII, Encyclical Letter, Mystici Corporis AAS, XXXV, 232-233)

                Given November 9, 2016

                R. Dear God, Thank You.

                    We want to continue to pray for
                our country. We learned a lot about
                praying and spraying – continue
                spraying and blessing the United States.

                    Our country is precious. God
                has given us many gifts. We
                must continue to pray with
                faith and thanksgiving.

                Jesus wants us to continue praying
                    this prayer.

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 old president as he leaves office and our new president as he takes office.

                R. We have learned that we must
                    pray for our country!

                Jesus: I want you to continue praying
                    for the United States of America.
                    I want you to continue using
                    this prayer – omit for this
                    election –
                    Circulate this prayer –
                    Pray all through the day
                    for your country and for
                    your new President to be and your
                    old President to focus on his
                    role as a servant to My People.
                    Pray hard little ones in the next
                    two months.
                    I am with you, but I tell you
                    to pray united to the Mass –
                    Continue to use the waters to
                    bless yourselves, your homes
                    and your families.

                Here is a message I gave to your
                founder –
 

July 31, 1994

                Jesus: Begin prayer chapters all over
                the world –

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Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus

My dear fellow Associate Members,

Jesus is calling special apostles to join a new division of the Shepherds of Christ Movement. Here is a message from Jesus given to Father Carter:

    My beloved priest-companion, I am requesting that a new prayer movement be started under the direction of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I am asking for volunteers who are willing to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for one hour, twice-weekly. Members of the Shepherds of Christ prayer chapters, as well as others, are to be invited to join this movement.

    These apostles are to pray for the intentions I am giving you. For part of the hour they are to use the prayers of the Shepherds of Christ Associates Handbook. They may spend the rest of the hour as they so choose.

    I will use this new prayer movement within My Shepherds of Christ Ministries in a powerful way to help in the renewal of My Church and the world. I will give great graces to those who join this movement. The name, Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, is to be given to this movement.

    I am inviting My beloved Rita Ring to be coordinator for this activity.

    I pour out the great love of My Sacred Heart to all. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.

                Jesus: Pray little ones the Holy Spirit Novena
                    every day.
 
 

                Jesus: I have taught you to pray – 

                Jesus: Circulate My Blue Books,
                    Fr. Carter's and Fr. Joe's books –

                I love you so much – I am
                    with you.
 

                CLEAR - WATER
 

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1 John 3: 1-3

Prayer for Union with Jesus

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

    I am Yours to possess. I am Yours to use. I want to be selfless and only exist in You. Help me to spoon out all that is me and be an empty vessel ready to be filled by You. Help me to die to myself and live only for You. Use me as You will. Let me never draw my attention back to myself. I only want to operate as You do, dwelling within me.

    I am Yours, Lord. I want to have my life in You. I want to do the will of the Father. Give me the strength to put aside the world and let You operate my very being. Help me to act as You desire. Strengthen me against the distractions of the devil to take me from Your work.

    When I worry, I have taken my focus off of You and placed it on myself. Help me not to give in to the promptings of others to change what in my heart You are making very clear to me. I worship You, I adore You and I love You. Come and dwell in me now.

-God's Blue Book, January 17, 1994

                Sing: A Song from Jesus
 

 

Matthew 12: 46-50

The true kinsfolk of Jesus

He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly his mother and his brothers were standing outside and were anxious to have a word with him. But to the man who told him this Jesus replied, ‘Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?’ And stretching out his hand towards his disciples he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers. Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.’

 

Matthew 7: 21-23

The true disciple

‘It is not anyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. When the day comes many will say to me, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, work many miracles in your name?" Then I shall tell them to their faces: I have never known you; away from me, all evil doers!

 

John 15: 18-21

If the world hates you,
you must realise that it hated me
    before it hated you.
If you belonged to the world,
the world will love you as its own;
but because you do not belong to the world,
because my choice of you
    has drawn you out of the world,
that is why the world hates you.
Remember the words I said to you:
A servant is not greater than his master.
If they persecuted me,
they will persecute you too;
if they kept my word,
they will keep yours as well.
But it will be on my account
    that they will do all this to you,
because they do not know
    the one who sent me.

 

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                Sing: Come Holy Spirit

                Sing: Come Holy Ghost

                Sing: Veni Sancte Spiritus

                R. We can choose to love

                We can choose to stay united

                We can choose to do God's will
                    and live in His will
                    harmoniously –

                We are called the
                    People of God

                Response to God's Love

                God first loved us –

                God gives us a sharing in
                    His life in baptism –

                He opens the supernatural
                    world to us in baptism

                He elevates our knowing and
                    loving capacity.

                How can we reject God's generous
                    love given to us.

                The Church as People of God
                    and Body of Christ

                We see the communal framework
                    of the Church –
                    God communicates to us in
                        this community –

                The People of God are to live
                    the Christ-life in the
                    Church – a life of service –

                Why should we expect special
                    recognition for doing what
                    God wants us to do.

                We as people of God, have the
                    privilege and responsibility
                    of assisting Christ in the
                    continuing work of redemption –

                Excerpt from Response in Christ by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S. J.

^TWO    Christian Life within the Church

...Christ walked this earth those many years ago in His physical body, and through that body objectively redeemed the world. Today, He still walks the earth completing the work of redemption. However, He now walks the earth according to a different type of existence. He does not walk the earth in His physical body, but rather in His Mystical Body, the Church, the People of God. Through the members of His Church, Christ continues to be present to men as He teaches, administers the sacraments, extends His mercy–all done through the members of His Body, the Church. This mystical Christ, in turn, derives all supernatural power from Christ, the Head, who reigns gloriously with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

    The Church, therefore, is the earthly continuation of Christ's redemptive Incarnation. This mission which the Church has, although a great responsibility, is also a great privilege. So it is for the individual Christian within the Church. Christ asks him to fulfill a unique role in the continued working out of salvation history. As we have previously stated, no one else can fulfill this unique role except the individual Christian. This is so because no human person in the history of mankind is exactly like another. Each Christian is a unique imitation of the Trinity. Through each Christian Christ wants to continue His redemptive Incarnation in a special way. Each member of the Church is called upon to offer Christ a new humanity through which Christ may express Himself to the world. In proportion as each Christian so offers and commits himself to Christ, the Church in her entirety more and more mirrors forth Christ to the world. This Christ, whom the Church portrays to the world, is the Christ who is prophet, king and priest.

        2.  The Church in Relation to Christ in His Threefold Mission

        a)  Christ as Prophet

The historical Christ was the central figure in the long list of God's prophets who have assumed such a vital role throughout the course of salvation history. As Moses, Jeremiah, Isaiah and the rest of the Old Testament prophets were the spokesmen for Yahweh, so most perfectly is Christ the spokesman for His Father. A prophet, then, in terms of salvation history is a specially commissioned teacher sent by God to His People. What is the task of the prophet? His role is in some way to reveal God and God's plan for man's salvation and sanctification.

    Christ accomplished the task of the prophet in an eminently perfect manner. Through His unique words of wisdom He made a deep impression upon His hearers:    end of excerpt

 

                R. Christ as Prophet

                    Christ is the perfect spokesman
                for His Father –

                    We see Jeremiah, Moses,
                    Isaiah that went before Him –

                The prophet's role is he is sent
                    by God to help men to
                    see God's plan for them
                    for salvation and sanctification.

 

Matthew 7: 28-29

Jesus had now finished what he wanted to say, and his teaching made a deep impression on the people because he taught them with authority, unlike their own scribes.

 

                R. Christ taught us in His actions.
                We are witnesses for Christ!

                Christ taught us truth through
                    His words, His actions,
                    His attitude, His gestures –
                    Christ taught through
                        everything He did –

                The Church continues this
                    teaching mission –
                    Jesus told us to spread these
                    prayer chapters to pray
                    for the priests, the Church
                    and the world

 

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                R. Every member of the
                People of God is called upon to
                continue the teaching mission
                of Christ –

                    The baptized Christian
                is incorporated into Christ –
                Christ is prophet, king and priest!
                This is furthered through
                confirmation –

 

                Excerpt from Response in Christ by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S. J.

          b) Christ as King

Vatican II reminds us that Christ is not only prophet, but also king: "Christ, becoming obedient even unto death and because of this exalted by the Father. . . , entered into the glory of His kingdom. To Him all things are made subject until he subjects himself and all created things to the Father that God may be all in all."⁵

     Through His Incarnation, Christ as man became king over creation. In assuming a human nature, He united to Himself man and also the material creation below man. In the words of Teilhard de Chardin, Christ is the physical center of the Universe.⁶ Through His redemptive sacrifice, which is the culminating act of His Incarnation, Christ strengthened His title as king.

     Christ has redeemed man, and as a consequence of man's redemption, the whole physical universe has been redeemed.⁷ The appropriateness of nonrational creation being redeemed together with man himself is evident. In God's original act of creation He gave man dominion over material creation. This part of creation was meant to serve man in his quest for happiness here and hereafter. With the intrusion of sin into God's creation, man and nonrational creation were both affected. Through his misuse of God's creation by sin, man not only puts disorder into himself, but also into the creation which he misuses.

     Christ's redemption is meant to restore the disarray caused by man's sinfulness. Christ through His redemptive grace desires to heal more and more the sinfulness of man as this affects man himself and man's relationship to the material universe. Christ as king wants His redemptive grace to spread out and touch deeply man and the physical universe. With grace man relates properly to the material universe, for he more and more brings the material universe back to its role in God's creation, namely, that it serve man in achieving his temporal and eternal happiness. What is man's happiness? Because of the Incarnation, there is now only one destiny for man both here and hereafter. That destiny is a supernatural one in Christ. The material universe, through Christ's redemptive Incarnation, has therefore entered into this supernatural structure. Man and the physical universe have both been marked with the blood of Christ. More and more they are to be Christianized, that is, ever more perfectly drawn into the supernatural order established by Christ and centered in Him.

     To extend this kingly influence of Christ over creation is the task now of both Christ and His Church. We have long been aware that this means deepening and extending Christ's kingdom as regards man himself. But we are just beginning to realize what it means to extend His kingdom to everything which pertains to man. Vatican II, in opening up the Church to everything which is good in the world, has impressed upon us the fact that the Church, in prolonging Christ's kingly mission, must be deeply involved not only with man himself, but with everything which is of authentic concern to man. The council unmistakably tells us this: "The faithful, therefore, must learn the deepest meaning and the value of all creation, as well as its role in the harmonious praise of God. They must assist each other to live holier lives even in their secular occupations. In this way the world may be permeated by the spirit of Christ and it may more effectively fulfill its purpose in justice, charity and peace."⁸

     All within the Church are called to extend the influence of Christ as king. Each member of the People of God has a share in this kingly mission. Each must fulfill his role according to his vocation, talents, opportunities and graces. But fulfill his role he must. No one but the individual Christian in question can fulfill the particular role which God has intended for that individual. The Christian's quest for holiness is thus intimately connected with his response to Christ the king. The more ideally each Christian responds to this call of Christ, the more the entire Church can fulfill her mission of continuing Christ's kingly mission. This mission consists in imprinting the name of Jesus Christ more deeply upon the entire universe, men and matter alike.

c) Christ as Priest 

Christ is prophet, king, and, finally, He is priest. Consequently, the Church must prolong the priestly mission of Christ as well as His prophetic and kingly offices. But because of the centrality of Christ's priestly office in His own life and that of His Church, this theme will receive detailed treatment in the chapter devoted exclusively to the liturgy.

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