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

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.

November 23, 2019

Christ the King

2 Samuel 5: 1-3

All the tribes of Israel then came to David at Hebron and said, 'Look, we are your own flesh and bone. In days past when Saul was our king, it was you who led Israel on its campaigns, and to you it was that Yahweh promised, "You are to shepherd my people Israel and be leader of Israel." ' So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a pact with them in Yahweh's presence at Hebron, and they anointed David as king of Israel.

Psalm 122: 1-5

I rejoiced that they said to me,
    ‘Let us go to the house of Yahweh.’
At last our feet are standing
    at your gates, Jerusalem!

Jerusalem, built as a city,
    in one united whole,
there the tribes go up,
    the tribes of Yahweh,
a sign for Israel to give thanks
    to the name of Yahweh.
For there are set the thrones of judgement,
    the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem,
    prosperity for your homes!
Peace within your walls,
    prosperity in your palaces!

For love of my brothers and my friends
    I will say, ‘Peace upon you!’
For love of the house of Yahweh our God
    I will pray for your well–being.

Colossians 1: 12-20

giving thanks with joy to the Father who has made you able to share the lot of God's holy people and with them to inherit the light.

Because that is what he has done. It is he who has rescued us from the ruling force of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son that he loves, and in him we enjoy our freedom, the forgiveness of sin.

He is the image of the unseen God,
the first–born of all creation,
for in him were created all things
in heaven and on earth:
everything visible
    and everything invisible,
thrones, ruling forces,
    sovereignties, powers—
all things were created through him
    and for him.
He exists before all things
and in him all things hold together,
and he is the Head of the Body,
that is, the Church.

He is the Beginning,
the first–born from the dead,
so that he should be supreme in every way;
because God wanted all fullness
    to be found in him
and through him
    to reconcile all things to him,
everything in heaven
    and everything on earth,
by making peace through his death
    on the cross.

Luke 23: 35-43

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

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

Christ the King

November 20, 2016

INTRODUCTION – (2 Samuel 5,1-3; Colossians 1,12-20; Luke 23,35-43) To better understand our readings, we have to begin when the Jews arrived at the Promised Land. After Moses died, God chose others who would lead his people in the ways of righteousness. These leaders, such as, Joshua, Samson, Deborah, Gideon and Samuel, were called Judges. When the Hebrews observed that neighboring nations were ruled by kings, they thought if they had a king they would be more powerful. God then gave them permission to have a king to lead them, the first king being King Saul. When Saul was killed in battle, the kingdom became divided into two parts, a northern and a southern part. David ruled in the south; King Saul’s son, Ishbaal, ruled in the north. Ishbaal proved to be incapable of leading, so after a few years, the northern tribes turned to David and asked him to rule them also. This is where our first reading comes in. David was a brilliant and far-sighted military and political leader. David was able to conquer his enemies on all sides. In spite of serious moral misbehavior, for which he repented, the Jews always hoped for another king with David’s talents and capabilities. Many kings came to the throne in the years following David, but none could match David’s capabilities. Solomon, David’s son and successor, bankrupted the nation. When he died, the northern part of Israel rebelled and established their own kingdom. It lasted a couple of hundred years and then it was destroyed by the Assyrians in 722 BC. The southern kingdom lasted twice that long and, for over 400 years, one of David’s descendants was king. In 587 BC the Babylonians invaded and destroyed the south and killed the Hebrews who they did not take into exile. The Babylonians ruled for another 50 years until the Persians defeated them. The Persians allowed the Jews still living in Babylon to return to Israel. But the Jews remained subjects of the Persians, who were eventually overcome by the Greeks, who were eventually overcome by the Romans. The kingship never returned to the Jews, but their longing for their own king remained strong through many centuries, even up to the time of WW II. Today we honor Jesus as the one God sent who would rule, not only the Jews, but who would rule the entire world. He would not be like other earthly kings, but he would rule eternally - guiding God’s people by his spiritual presence until the day he comes again in glory.

HOMILY – Today is the feast of Christ the King. In spite of the fact that our country operates as a democracy and not a monarchy and that our ancestors fought to get free from being under the rule of a king, we need to remember that there is One who remains supreme over all of us, one who will always rule over us, our God. He does not rule with guns or ships or planes or bombs; he rules with love. His authority comes from the fact that he is the creator of all things. If he had not given us life, there would be no life. Our God, who is supreme, is not like any other ruler, power or king – even though we call him a king. The proof that he is entirely different is revealed to us in today’s gospel. There we heard about Jesus who, having been tortured and stripped and nailed to a cross, had a sign above his head identifying who he is: Jesus of Nazareth, king of the Jews. It doesn’t say he had been the king of the Jews; it doesn’t say he called himself the king of the Jews. It just says he is the king of the Jews. This had been publicly and officially proclaimed by no lesser person than the chief officer and representative of the powerful Roman Empire. No one would dare contradict Pontius Pilate, the governor of that province.

    Our first reading today tells us how the northern kingdom of Israel chose David as their king 1,000 years before Christ. This is significant because God promised David through his prophet Nathan that one of David’s descendants would always be king of the Jews. The Babylonians put an end to that after 400 years as I said in my introduction, but it was only temporary because now again the Jews (and the rest of us too) are ruled by a descendant of David, Jesus, Son of David, and we will be under his rule forever. The sign says it all: Jesus of Nazareth, king of the Jews - king of all people.

    He is a unique king, not concerned with grabbing power for himself but concerned about using his power to help and heal people, to teach and feed people, to save people from the power of evil and show them how to live in a way that pleases God. His forgiveness of the good thief (this day you will be with me in paradise) shows us the kind of king we have. Today we honor Jesus as our Lord and King, and we ask that we may be a part of his heavenly kingdom forever. Amen.

        November 15, 2019

November 13, 2019


Mary: I am Our Lady of Clearwater.

Please come to Florida retreat
December 5th and December 17th.

It is the 23rd Anniversary when I appeared on the building.

Please help me to circulate Blue Book 19
Weeks before Shepherds of Christ moved into Clearwater building.

Come to the Site to buy your
   Christmas gifts.

All 5ths - Our Lady of Clearwater Florida

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October 29, 2016



R.
Please spread blessed holy water

(You can also mix Jesus and Mary water

with your blessed Holy Water if you have it.)

in your yard, around your house,

in the state you live in.


    And ask God to bless your state


Ask God to bless the United States

Pray all prayers through the intercession of

Our Lady of CLEAR – WATER.

Ask the Lady of CLEAR - WATER

to help with the blessed water.

Mary has appeared to me for 22 years,

in Ohio and Florida.}}

All 5ths - *Our Lady of Clearwater Florida*
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