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November 28, 2007

November 29th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 5 Period II.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries  
for November 29th are Sorrowful.

 

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November 28, 2007

                 

Glorious Mysteries

 

                Resurrection

                (1)  The stone was rolled up to the tomb.
                (2)  Jesus rose from the dead.
                (3)  Many today have hard stone hearts.
                (4)  They turn off their sensitivity.
                (5)  They need to make Jesus
                        the King and center of their
                        hearts.
                (6)  Being locked in a stone heart
                        is like a hell on earth.
                (7)  Pride keeps someone stuck.
                (8)  Jesus calls us to love.
                (9)  The devil presses in telling
                        people to argue and be
                        unholy, prideful,
                        living a lie about their
                        locked up heart.
              (10)  Jesus showed us — He died on the
                        cross and rose to new life —
                        we must die to our imperfections
                        to be more perfected like God.

  

                Ascension

                (1)  Jesus took them out to the field
                        near Bethany —
                        He ascended into heaven.
                (2)  The Apostles looked in amazement
                        from below —
                (3)  They were filled with fear.
                (4)  They locked themselves in a room.
                (5)  Telling ourselves lies about unfinished
                        business of the past is like
                        locking ourselves, our hearts
                        in a freezer.
                (6)  We must always want the truth about
                        ourselves, even past hurts —
                        so we can forgive others and
                        move on in love.
                (7)  How is your heart - really —
                        are you defensive - self-focused —
                        caught up in old wounds —
                        do you lie to yourself —
                (8)  Have you used passive-aggressive
                        ways to provoke others because
                        you want to hurt because
                        you hurt and are stuck.
                (9)  Jesus is truth —
                        to be one with Jesus is to tell the
                        truth —
                        The devil is the father of lies —
                        Keeping lies inside —
                        Unforgiveness
                        Bitterness
                        Keeps us stuck

              (10)  A person is to do God's will in love.
                        Jesus is the bridegroom of our
                        soul —
                        If we say we do God's will and let
                            satan grip us and are unloving
                            we are teaching ourselves —
                            how to be more disunited
                            to God — God is love —

                        Jesus showed us His self-less surrender —
                        A person stuck in wounds — bitterness —
                            untruths - projecting punishment
                            on innocent others is working
                            downward against holiness —
                            instead of building up a
                            holy spiritual life for heaven.

                        For what good does it do a man to
                            gain the world and lose his
                            soul.

                        When satan comes and grips a person,
                            who gives into them —
                            because we always have a free
                            will — They close the vault
                            around their heart —
                            they chose darkness and untruth —
                            they can sin in how they
                            manipulate others for their pain and
                            hatred inside.

  

                Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and Mary

                (1)  Freedom is found in purity —
                        living according to God's will
                (2)  The Holy Spirit wants to dwell in
                        us abundantly —
                (3)  The more we are open the Spirit of
                        Truth can be in us.
                (4)  We can't lie to ourselves about
                        old wounds and project punishment
                        through passive-aggressive
                        provoking ways on innocent
                        others.
                (5)  Giving our hearts to the Immaculate
                        Heart can allow the Holy Spirit
                        to perform His marvelous wonder
                        molding us more and more in the
                        image of God and bringing us
                        forth — children of light.
                (6)  Now think of how dark is dark.
                (7)  We can always be embraced more by
                        God — filled with greater light —
                        but if you think satan bottoms
                        out in leading you into
                        darkness and you say yes —
                        he is aggressive and he just keeps
                        pushing you down, down,
                        down into darkness when
                        you let him.
                (8)  Now the Holy Spirit came as fires of
                        tongues on the Apostles and
                        the Virgin Mary —
                        Look at how the Church grew

 

John 16: 4-15

I did not tell you this from the beginning,
because I was with you;
but now I am going to the one
    who sent me.
Not one of you asks,
    'Where are you going?'
Yet you are sad at heart
    because I have told you this.
Still, I am telling you the truth:
it is for your own good that I am going,
because unless I go,
the Paraclete will not come to you;
but if I go,
I will send him to you.
And when he comes,
he will show the world how wrong it was,
about sin,
and about who was in the right,
and about judgement:
about sin:
in that they refuse to believe in me;
about who was in the right:
in that I am going to the Father
and you will see me no more;
about judgement:
in that the prince of this world
   is already condemned.
I still have many things to say to you
but they would be too much for you
   to bear now.
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.
Everything the Father has is mine;
that is why I said:
all he reveals to you
will be taken from what is mine.

   
    
                (9)  Jesus is the head of the Church
                        Jesus gives us a special sharing in
                            His life in baptism
                        God is holy.
                        God is light.

                        In Him there is no darkness —
                        Now look at the concept —
                            Jesus, the Son of God dies and
                                is locked in a tomb —

                    On the 3rd day He rose from
                        the dead —
                        He has a glorified body

                    Jesus then ascends into heaven —
                        and the Apostles watch —
                    We see Jesus dead on the cross —
                    We see Jesus dead in the arms of
                        His Holy Mother
                    We see the stone rolled back on
                        the 3rd day —
                        LIGHT
                        LIGHT
                        LIGHT

                    New Life —
                    Jesus gives us the message in the scripture
                        I am the Bread of Life —
                        He who comes to Me will
                            never die —
                        I am the resurrection and
                            the life
                        He who remains in Me will
                            have life eternal
                        I am the resurrection and
                            the life —

                    We see Jesus die and yet He comes
                        forth from the tomb
                        a resurrected body —
                        glorified wounds —

                    He gives us His Body and Blood
                        to eat

                    The medicine of Immortality
                        for sinful man caught
                        in the trap by his
                        concupiscence of the flesh —

                    Jesus shows the scared Apostles
                        the Ascension —
                        they hide

                    Jesus had told them about the
                        coming of the Advocate —

                    We need an abundance of
                        His grace in us —

                    Life in the Holy Spirit —
                    Discernment of Spirits —
                    Do we give into satan —
                    Are our thoughts from the
                        evil spirit

                    Do we lie to ourselves about
                        imperfections and then because
                        of our pride and attachments
                        inordinately to others and
                        things stay stuck in
                        the tomb —
                        choosing death instead of life
                        choosing darkness instead of light
                        choosing unloving ways instead of
                            God's way which is love —

                    God is love and in Him there is
                        no darkness at all.

              (10)   

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.

   

                Assumption

        O My Jesus, forgive us our sins,
        save us from the fires of hell and lead all souls to heaven,
        especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy.

                (1)  Mary is the pure and sinless human
                        creature —
                (2)  Mary was assumed into heaven.
                (3)  The goal for tainted man heaven
                        in this lies our happiness —
                        In the Mystery of the Assumption —
                            we see Mary, the Mother of
                            God — in her purity and
                            sinlessness goes to heaven —
                            body and soul.
                (4)  In the end our glorified body will be united
                        with our soul.

                (5) 

1 Corinthians 15: 20-28

In fact, however, Christ has been raised from the dead, as the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep. As it was by one man that death came, so through one man has come the resurrection of the dead. Just as all die in Adam, so in Christ all will be brought to life; but all of them in their proper order: Christ the first-fruits, and next, at his coming, those who belong to him. After that will come the end, when he will hand over the kingdom to God the Father, having abolished every principality, every ruling force and power. For he is to be king until he has made his enemies his footstool, and the last of the enemies to be done away with is death, for he has put all things under his feet. But when it is said everything is subjected, this obviously cannot include the One who subjected everything to him. When everything has been subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to the One who has subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all.

                (6)  Mary is pure.
                        It is in her pure Heart the Holy
                            Spirit gives us lights.
                        Mary is Our Lady of Light.
                        Mary is Spouse of the Holy Spirit.
                        Mary is Mother of Jesus.
                        Mary is Daughter of the Father
                        Relationship —
                        Mary is so one with God:
                            Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
                (7)  Mary is singular vessel of
                        devotion.
                (8)  Holy Mother of God take us to
                        your spiritual womb —
                        your Immaculate Heart —
                        ask the Holy Spirit to work in us
                        bringing us forth more in the light —
                        more children of light —
                        more in the image of Jesus
                (9)  God is light
                        and in Him there is no darkness.
              (10) 

1 John 1: 5

This is what we have heard from him 
and are declaring to you: 
God is light, 
    and there is no darkness in him at all.

                   

                Crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth

        O My Jesus, forgive us our sins,
        save us from the fires of hell and lead all souls to heaven,
        especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy.

                (1)  Do you want to go upward or
                        do you like all the dark
                        days — you said "yes" to?
                (2) 

Revelation 12: 1-2

    Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, robed with the sun, standing on the moon, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant, and in labour, crying aloud in the pangs of childbirth.


                (3)  Mary appears sometimes, in
                        always, magnificent light —
                        On September 5, 2001 —
                        the image window in
                        Clearwater was dark.
                (4)  When we do God's will —
                        we are happy —
                        when we let satan press on
                        us —
                        we are very unhappy.
                (5)  Satan wants us bowed-down.
                        Satan wants us focused on ourselves.
                        Satan wants us combattal —
                            not meek like Jesus —
                        Satan wants souls for hell.
                (6)  Did you hear the song
                        "Oh when the saints go
                            marching in —
                        I want to be in that number"
                (7) Now look at all the dark days —
                        out of habit — you hurt
                        others — didn't do the
                        work God called you to —
                        being in a brown out —
                        self-focused, dark, argumentative
                    Well - when we die —
                        are we bringing these ugly
                        weeds, days of darkness,
                        sin to God the Father —
                        why did you do it??
                 (8)  God is love
                        We were created to love —
                        God wants us holy
                        God is light
                        Mary and Jesus show us hearts of
                            love

   

   

                (9)  How would a picture of your
                        heart be?
                      Do you look for some person
                        to fill you —
                        to take away your pain.

                    Do you inflict pain on others and
                        then lie to yourself you
                        did it and argue you
                        are so good.

              (10)  It says in John —
                        The Spirit of Truth will be in
                            you —
                        Is the Spirit of Truth in
                            you?
                        Do you lie about your
                            stone heart —
                        Jesus sent me recently to
                            Stone Mountain.
                        Conyers is right next to
                            Stone Mountain —
                        Too bad we hold onto lies —
                            lies, pride, envy,
                            jealousy acted on keep
                            us stuck —

                Jesus says:
                    I am the Light of the
                        World —
                    A person that stays rooted
                        in darkness — choosing
                        slow, provoking ways —
                        is like this —

                A man woke up one day and he went
                    down by the waters — he
                    saw sun light and flowers —
                    He was happy —
                    He was barefooted —

                An angry man had a pocket
                    of tacks —
                    he dispersed them on the happy
                        man's path and
                        he said to himself
                        "look at that fool smiling —
                        smiling at the warm day and
                        pretty flowers —
                        I feel black inside of
                        me — who does he think
                        he is being happy —

                I will disperse my tacks on
                    his path —
                    when he steps on one — he
                    will be tolerant because
                    he loves the sun and flowers —
                    but if I keep at it —
                    hiding in the bushes —
                    soon his feet will bear my
                        wounds and I will watch
                        his joy fall to darkness
                        and then I will smile and
                        he will wear my ugly
                        pain for me"

                Now I tell you —
                    I know the evil in your
                        hearts far better than
                        you and you lie not to
                        Me for I am God —
                    Those who are wise
                    know putting tacks in the
                        path of the good —
                        is an old story in
                            the Bible

                        Cain and Abel
                        Joseph and his brothers

                The descendents of Cain were
                    destroyed at the time
                    of the great flood —
                I am kind and tender of Heart
                    Meek and pure —

                I am the judge and the jury and
                    in the end you will
                    pay for your unloving deeds.

                Now 2 men looked out prison
                    doors —
                    one saw mud
                    the other stars

                    Purity is being faithful to
                one's vocation —
                    Doing things for Jesus
                    Not for personal gain and
                        affections, but doing it
                        because it is pleasing
                        God.
                Everything is done to please God
                    who is our Master.
                    Purity in marriage is being
                faithful to one's spouse and to
                Jesus.
                    Purity for a religious is
                being faithful to the ring one
                wears, the vows one has taken
                    Nobody fools God —
                    He knows all things

                The very hairs of our head are
                    numbered, God says in
                    the scripture.

                Do we think impurity in our
                    heart — we can hide from
                    God.

                Jesus is truly present in His
                    Divinity and humanity in
                    the Eucharist —
                    Impurity in the heart with
                        regard to affections when
                        one is not available —
                        married to God —
                        married to another —
                    opens a door to pride and
                        unhappiness.

                God is the most attentive Spouse.
                    Do we think unfaithfulness
                    flirting with people when
                    we are unavailable will
                    go unnoticed.

                Purity in the heart is doing it
                    for God's honor and glory.

                When we need to try to heal our
                    wounded past by getting
                    affections of others — we
                    have a thorn in our side.

                Dealing with someone who is
                    manipulative is draining and
                    hurting their own spiritual life.
                    A person needing another to help
                    do a task can suffer as one is
                    using the call to help the other as
                    power to control and manipulate
                    them.
                    In jobs people may feel it is
                    hard to replace someone proficient
                    in an art and put up with the
                    power plays and manipulation
                    because of not wanting to
                    interrupt production.

                    But the basic imperfection
                of recognizing authority, structure
                is far more important because
                God is the head in heaven and to
                get there somewhere they will have
                to change to be obedient in love.
                Purgatory is to purify souls.

                One saint said they would much
                    rather do that purification on
                    earth than in purgatory.

                In heaven there are no imperfections —
                    that means — no seeking dominance
                        for dominance sake
                        no jealousy
                        no anger
                        no pride
                        no envy
                        no slothfulness
                        no gluttony
                        no lust

                It is God's plan

                Heaven is for a soul to have the
                    fullness of life.
                We are here to grow in greater perfection
                    to prepare us for heaven,
                    but satan presses on people to
                        hate —
                        blame —
                        seek dominance for dominance sake
                        be disobedient as Adam and Eve
                        be prideful as Adam and Eve

                The New Adam and the New Eve show
                    us Jesus obeyed His Father
                    to His death on the cross.
   

 

 

 


       

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