Shepherds of Christ Daily Writing          

November 7, 2014

November 8th Holy Spirit Novena
 Scripture selection is Day 2 Period II.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries 
for November 8th are Glorious.

 

Pray for Dan, Jimmy, Blue Book 14,
Fr. Joe's homily book, &
for special intentions.

Please pray for funds & grace.

     
     

                November 7, 2014

                R. What God commands us to do is to love.

                One who is drawn closer and closer to God
                    must be consumed with wanting to
                    love God more and to know His love
                    more.

                One who is drawn closer and closer to God
                    is one who is seeking to know God
                    more, to know love of God, neighbor
                    and self more.

                It is God's will we are being formed more
                    and more in His image and likeness –

                As we advance more and more in
                    the spiritual life, it is our burning
                    compulsion to love – love God more, know
                    God's love for us and love our neighbor
                    as ourselves.

                We love more what God has created – We see
                    ourselves as stewards caring for what
                    God has given to us –

                We see the darkness of satan – the darkness
                    of satan tearing apart at relationships,
                    the darkness when there is division,
                    where things are destroyed, things
                    God gave us to love and care for and
                    to be full of gratitude –

                There was a song we used to sing in Church –
                    For the Beauty of the Earth –

                When I see Mary and Jesus appear it is such
                    beauty – sometimes the light is so
                    beautiful I cannot even describe it –
                    Light always accompanies an apparition,
                    but it is not even like the light from
                    an electric bulb, it is a light – so
                    intense, so different, so . . . I cannot
                    even describe the light –

                God created the seen and the unseen –

                We see what Jesus said to Thomas
                    Blessed are they who have not seen –
                    Blessed – He says –

                We walk by faith and not by sight –
                    We are to seek to be as God wants us to
                        be –

                    Today I know God is calling us to put
                        Him first –

                    To seek to know how much God loves
                        us and what that means to
                        know God's love more and more –

                What feels right to me is love –
                What feels right to me is unity –
                What feels right to me is joy to know I am
                    in God's care, God's world, God is
                    the Creator and I am grateful for
                    all He is, all He gives me, people
                    He put in my life etc. –

                The devil wants division, tearing apart,
                    darkness, fear, destruction, violence –

                God is love –

                Jesus is telling us in this Movement of His love
                    and how much He loves us –
                    This does not change - ever – no matter
                    what inhumane thing some men
                    are doing to others

                God is love – unchanging and with us –

                God gives us so much –

                It is our duty to love Him –

                God is light –

                How pompous of man to ignore God –
                How pompous of man to be so ungrateful
                    when God loves us so much.

                We are to love what God has made –

                What a gift – God gives us these beautiful
                    fall days, the sun in Florida,
                    the ocean with its beauty –
                    the beautiful green hills –
                    and flowers and trees –
 


 


                R. He gives us a snow covered hill –
                    even the beautiful fur trees capped
                    with the winter snow –
                    He shows us leaves and blossoms
                    and snow falling in the air
                    before us –
                    what beauty to be in any of this and

                In the mystical lights I saw the golden
                    veil go across the chapel on
                    August 13, 1996 –

                    I have seen this veil He places
                        before me - in visions across
                        the sanctuary –

                Do you know that God is truly present
                    in His Divinity and humanity
                    in the tabernacle where many
                    altars are in Church –

                And in this setting He has painted the
                    altar and eves with mystical
                    light and dropped a veil of
                    description - I cannot even
                    describe –

                Have faith –

                    God is with us –
                    The seen and unseen –
                    If we saw our own graced soul
                        we would fall on our faces –

                We are to be in awe of the Eucharist –

                We are to respect our brothers and
                    love them –

                The members of the body of Christ should
                    be deeply united by baptism, by
                    their union in God –

                Spreading the Consecration to the Hearts
                    of Jesus and Mary will strengthen
                    that unity in the Church among
                    its members –

                The more we circulate these messages - the
                    more man understands that we
                    are to be one in God –

                If I am one deeply in Jesus,
                If I am one with my Father,
                Living in the Holy Spirit
                and you are one with God –
                We are one in our hearts –
                We are one in Him –
                Living in the Sacred Heart of Jesus –
                Life in the Spirit –
                Children of God the Father –

                We are building, bringing forth fruit
                    for the Kingdom –

                Not tearing down –
                Not darkness –

                    Love never dies –
                    to learn to live in love –
                    to learn unity and peace –
                    Not selfishness and fear
   

 

John 14: 26

but the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in my name,
will teach you everything
and remind you of all I have said to you.

 

 

                R. The Holy Spirit teaches us in our hearts –

                Sing: Veni Sanctus Spiritus

                In baptism we receive a sharing in
                    God's life. Our knowing and loving
                    capacity is elevated.

                Fr. Carter says

                "Growth in the Christ-life gives us an
                    increased awareness of our
                    relationships with others.

                That is to say, the true Christian
                    is keenly aware that, to a great
                    degree, God intends each of
                    us to press on toward
                    maturity in the spiritual life through
                    proper relationships with our
                    fellow human beings."

 

                Excerpt from June 11, 2008

                    Faith
                             From Father's Newsletter on the Vision of Faith I quote

                               "Through faith we share in God’s knowing activity                  
                           in a special way, and we are able to know God and
                           creation in relationship to God in a supernatural,
                           God-like fashion.
                                If we are to properly progress in the spiritual life,
                           we must allow this vision of faith to more and more
                           penetrate our activities."

                    Hope
                             The virtue of trust is extremely important for
                              growth in the spiritual life.

                            From Response to God's Love I quote

                               "Christian hope is a virtue that allows us to tend toward God
                           in Christ as our absolute fulfillment, our absolute future. Hope
                           allows us to trust that God will grant us the graces necessary to
                           achieve this goal."

                    Humility
                             Humility is a very important virtue given to us
                              for the spiritual journey.
                            One of the blocks to the spiritual life, Father said,
                              was lack of humility.

                    Strength in Weakness
                             We must realize our weakness and see our
                              strength is in Him.

                    Living in the Present Moment
                            I quote from Father

                           "I suggest that one of the most difficult acts
                                 of self-discipline in the spiritual journey
                                 is to concentrate on the present moment."

                            This is necessary Father says for growth in the spiritual life.

                    Surrender to God
                            We must surrender to God. We give ourselves more
                              and more to Jesus.
                            We are guided through the Church

                    Mind and Heart
                            We cannot become heartless and too much
                              focused in our minds.

                    The Mystical Life
                            The mystical life is the relative ultimate development
                              of the spiritual life itself.

                            Father talks about the Hearts of Jesus and Mary and
                              the life of Consecration.

                    end of excerpt

 

                November 7, 2014 continues

                R. The Holy Spirit is the fruit of love –

                The Holy Spirit brings union

                God is love
                And in Him there is no darkness –

                To love and care for all He created
                    and to be grateful for all He has
                    given us.

                One who is knowing God more and more
                    marvels at the love of God for
                    his children.

                Because of knowing God and His love for
                    us, fear is diminished and trust
                    is increased.
   


 

                R. Fr. Carter says

                "Made secure in this love, they have
                possessed the courage to undertake
                the ordinary with uncommon devotion
                and the heroic with dominant
                determination. Consumed with
                this love, they have continually
                pushed forward to accomplish more for
                Christ and His Kingdom."

                Transformed by love the
                    mystic lives what St. Paul
                    told us
 

Galatians 2: 19-20

...I have been crucified with Christ and yet I am alive; yet it is no longer I, but Christ living in me.

 

                R. We can never understand here the
                    depth of God's love for us –
                We can never understand it and
                yet the infinitude of His love is real –
                Is for us to seek –

                We have been commanded to love God
                    first – with our whole heart,
                    our whole soul and our whole
                    being and love our neighbor as
                    ourselves!

                Jesus shows us His Heart as a constant
                    reminder of His unfathomable
                    love for us!

                God loves us so much!

                We are to respond with love to God –

                Response to God's Love!!

                Response in Christ!!

                Christ tells us about the treasures of
                    His Heart –
 

                From Tell My People

How Much I Love You!

Jesus: "My beloved priest-companion, how often I tell you how much I love you! And what great joy and peace I give you when I tell you this! How often I press you closely to My Heart! Daily I draw you ever more deeply within My Heart! There I allow you to experience the overwhelming riches of My Heart. I have shown you, as you dwell within My Heart, the secret of finding amazing peace, joy, and happiness. I have shown you that to dwell within My Heart is to experience a foretaste of Heaven!

"I allow you to dwell so deeply within My Heart because I have given you the gift of dwelling within My Mother's Heart. The more one dwells within Mary's Immaculate Heart, the more she places that person within My Sacred Heart.

"My beloved friend, keep telling My people about all the wondrous riches contained in Our Hearts! Keep reminding them that they live in the age of the Two Hearts. Keep telling them that the quickest and most secure path to the highest sanctity is to dwell within Mary's Heart and My Heart!

"I am Lord and Master. I plead with My people to listen to My words and to live them! I love My people with a tremendous love, and in this love I give them this message."

Reflection: Jesus again begs us to come and experience the riches contained in His Heart and Mary's Heart. How foolish we are if we fail to accept His invitation! How many pursue the false riches of this world, and refuse the true riches which Jesus offers. We must determine each day, with God's help, not to be included among those who reject the riches which Jesus offers in order to pursue the false promises of happiness which the world holds before us. The world can't give us happiness. Jesus can.

Prayer: Jesus, we desire to be united to Your Heart and to Mary’s Heart ever more closely. Allow us to overcome the obstacles which prevent us from doing so. We ask you to take our petition to the Father in the Holy Spirit.

end of excerpts

 

                R. Christ shows us His Heart as a Symbol
                    of His love –

                The devil is hate –

                The devil doesn't even want anything
                    about the Sacred Heart to be discussed
                    or out there –
 

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

 

                Song: A Song from Jesus


 

                R. The secret to the spiritual life
                    is living God's will in love –
                    putting one's will in the will of God

                Seeking God's will before all else and
                    this conformity to God's will, will
                    bring us in the arms of His
                    infinite love –
                    Closer in our love relationship with Him –

                If the world gives you lemons –
                    make lemonade!

                To have happiness – we must be able to
                    control ourselves!
                    We must be able to control our actions.

                We have a free will –
                We have been given our reasoning –
                    we want "right-thinking"

                We must seek "pure happiness"
                                    "perfect happiness" –

                This means we seek to do God's will –
                    We control ourselves –
                    We have a free will and want our
                        habits to be good habits of
                        faith, hope, love, humility,
                        prudence, temperance –

                We discipline our will –

                We have a free will and we seek
                    "right-thinking" rooted in God's
                    will for us –

                We don't let our passions and desires
                    to taint our thinking because
                    we want our tainted will over
                    God's will – 
 

 

                R. On Pentecost we say this Sequence.
 

From the Lectionary

                        Pentecost Sequence

Come, Holy Spirit, come!
And from your celestial home
    Shed a ray of light divine!

Come, Father of the poor!
Come, source of all our store!
    Come, within our bosoms shine!

You, of comforters the best;
You, the soul's most welcome guest;
    Sweet refreshment here below;

In our Labor, rest most sweet;
Grateful coolness in the heat;
    Solace in the midst of woe.

O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of yours,
    And our inmost being fill!

Where you are not, man has naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
    Nothing free from taint of ill!

Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness pour your dew;
    Wash the stains of guilt away;

Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
    Guide the steps that go astray.

On the faithful, who adore
And confess you, evermore
    In your sev'nfold gift descend;

Give them virtue's sure reward;
Give them your salvation, Lord;
    Give them joys that never end. Amen.
Alleluia.

 

                Sing: Veni Sanctus Spiritus

                R. God has given us a soul –

                We seek to live by what God wants of
                    us –

                We don't give into the body, that wants,
                    many times to seek comfort –
                                        pleasure –
                                        dominance –
                                        food –
                                        power

                We live in a material world –

                We must seek what God wants for us.

                The passions in man can effect his
                    reason and will if he does
                    not control them –

                We can have passions that can move
                    us to good or evil –

                A passion of anger or rage –
                A passion or desire for over affection –
                A passion to be over (for power)
                    (seek dominance for dominance sake)

                St. Ignatius tells us about letting go
                    of inordinate attachments –
   

Excerpt of The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.

136. THE FOURTH DAY - A MEDITATION ON TWO STANDARDS (excerpt)

142. THIRD POINT.   Consider the address he makes to them, how he goads them on to lay snares for men and bind them with chains. First they are to tempt them to covet riches (as Satan himself is accustomed to do in most cases) that they may the more easily attain the empty honors of this world, and then come to overweening pride.

   The first step, then, will be riches, the second honor, the third pride. From these three steps the evil one leads to all other vices.

end of excerpt

  

                R. There are emotional drives within men.

                We have sense appetites that must
                    be controlled according to God's will.

                Even choosing to eat what our body
                    needs to be a healthy body is
                    an act of the will, if the healthy
                    food is available and we choose
                    to not eat or to eat something
                    that - if we over indulge –
                    hurts the health of the body.

                Controlling oneself – sexually –

                Controlling oneself and over indulgence
                    can come in many inordinate
                    attachments –
                    addiction to gambling,
                    and other addictions –
                    power, pride, being first,
                    being right, being selfish,
                    not working with others and
                    putting it first so we can do our
                    own thing –

                We can just keep eating for comfort or
                    anxiety – eating too much –
                    eating too little –

                Fr. Carter always told me
                    doing it just right –
                    according to God's will –
                    not too much – not too little of
                        a thing –

                A thing can be good in itself and we
                    can use it or
                    be with a person – if it is God's will –
                        2 hours –
                    but to be possessive – to try to force
                        someone to stay with us by
                        setting a trap, making something
                        wrong – they have to address and
                        fix - can be evil!

                Control for Control sake is evil –

                Seeking authority over just authority
                    given to us – to be over is
                    wrong –

                Any form of manipulation to hurt
                    another and tie them up, to
                    possess them –
                    is wrong

                We have a free will and we can
                    use right-reasoning to do
                    God's will in love –

                Loving God first –
                Loving others as ourselves –

                Loving God deeply with our whole
                    heart, our whole soul, our
                    whole being.

                Some people are addicted to excitement –
                    they aren't doing, really, what
                    God wants of them, they get
                    bored and then make trouble
                    for someone else so there is confusion
                    and excitement –

                How can somebody - do this to God who
                    is so good to us?

                Loving God is wanting His will –
                Loving God is wanting to please God –

                Loving God is controlling one's
                    unruly bad habits and moving
                    more and more to the virtuous life –


               

 

 

 

Blue Book Blow Out for Christmas

Give the gift that keeps giving this Christmas 

6 different Blue Books for $30.00 including postage 


$6.00


$5.00


$4.00


$2.00


$2.00


$3.00


$3.00


$3.00


$3.00


$3.00


$3.00


$3.00


$3.00


$3.00


$3.00

   Books available in limited supply for this sale.

 

   

Blue Book Blow Out for Christmas

Blue Book 1 – $6.00 each plus postage

Blue Book 2 – $5.00 each plus postage

Blue Book 3 – $4.00 each plus postage

 

 

Blue Books 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6A, B, C – 
$3.00 each plus postage

  

Blue Books 4 & 5 –$2.00 each plus postage

 

The more you use the Blue Books and
    become one with Jesus – more
    intimate with Jesus –
    the more your lives are a blessing and
    everything you do in life can help
    to bring down great grace for the world
    because of your being so
    one with Jesus.

 

Guiding Light Homily Book Series

Fr. Joe’s Books


Cycle A –
Steadfast to the Son


Cycle B –
Focusing on the Word


Cycle C –
Feed My Soul

 
Cycle A – 
Inspired to be Genuine

4 for $20 plus postage of $5.95 

 

These books can be given to:

1) All Priests

       2) Good for Music Ministers
       3) Good for DRE's
       4) Good for Deacons
       5) Good for Principals of Schools
       6) Good for Teachers
       7) Good for Mom and Dads

   

 

     
Give the gift that keeps giving this Christmas!!

This statue was handmade and hand-painted
and has a little piece of the glass
from the image face of Mary –

PV-Fatima
w/glass - 27
 		PV-Fatima
w/glass - 18
 		PV-Fatima
w/glass - 15
 		OL-Fatima
w/glass - 18
 		PV-Fatima
w/glass - 12
 		OL-Fatima
w/glass - 11
OL-Guadalupe
w/glass - 28

OL-Grace
w/glass - 24

 		OL-Mt. Carmel
w/glass - 24

OL-Lourdes
w/glass - 24
 

IH-Mary
w/glass - 24

IH-Ivory
w/glass - 24

SH-Jesus
w/glass - 24
 SH-Blessing
w/glass - 24
 		Sorrow M
w/glass - 24
 		Inf.-Prague
w/glass - 24

OL-Lourdes
w/glass - 18

OL-Mt. Carmel
w/glass - 18

I Heart
w/glass - 18

I Heart - Ivory
w/glass - 18

OL-Grace
w/glass - 18

 SH-Jesus
w/glass - 18
 OL-Guadalupe
w/glass - 12
 		 

We cannot get these statues any more –
the men making them were from
Portugal and no longer do so

We will have a limited number
until they are gone –

These statues are a treasure, a work of art

At the end of this message are healings
from statues and the Jesus
and Mary waters – 

   

   

 

                Given March 21, 2014

                R. Pray for These Things

                1) Pray for the Pope & hierarchy to help us start prayer chapters.
                2) Pray for Dan, Sally Jo, Richard, Carol, Margaret, Sue,
                    Jack, Jean, Amanda, Special intentions
                3) Pray for the priests, the Church and the world!
                4) Pray for the spread of prayer chapters,
                    also for the spread of priests doing prayer chapters.
                5) Pray for the spread of Blue Books.
                6) People going to Florida and China.
                7) Vocations to all 7 categories.
                8) Pray for spread of Consecration and Rosary.
                9) Pray for pope helping us.
               10) Pray for Jeff - sales & health. Pray for Nick.
               11) Blue Book 14 cover; Blue Book 13 – all involved.
                    For our Publisher and all involved
               12) All intentions on my list, Jerry's list.
               13) Priests getting Fr. Joe's book.
               14) Pray for Fr. Joe's new book, cover & funds for printing & postage.
               15) Donors and members and their families.
               16) Healing of the Family tree.
               17) Dan & Melanie, Catherine & mom, Gary, Mary Jo,
                    Jim & statues, Fr. Ken, Monsignor, Kerry, Tom & wife.
               18) All who asked us to pray for them.
               19) All we promised to pray for.
               20) Rita, John, Doris, Sheila, Jerry, Regina, Sanja,
                    Betty, Sophie, Lisa, Eileen, Fr. Mike, Louie,
                    2 Dons, Mary Ellen, Fr. Joe, all priests helping us,
                    Ed, Jimmy, Steve, a special couple, Rosie & all involved.
               21) 2 babies and moms.
               22) Funds and insurance.
               23) Jerry's garage.
               24) In thanksgiving for gifts, graces, & blessings received.
               25) Spread the Blood of Jesus on all of us here.
               26) Consecrate all hearts.
               27) Cast the devil out of all of us here and all in Movement.

 

 

We need money for
Fr. Joe's new homily book
(we sent almost 40,000 to priests,
cardinals, bishops)
Can you please help us?
888-211-3041

    
 

 The Wedding Rosary 

Crystal Image Rosary

$40 plus shipping

 

Special First Communion Rosary with Image Center

in a gift box

white     blue     red

and an 8 x 10 picture of Our Lady of Clearwater
and a 4 x 6 picture of Our Lady of Clearwater

$10 plus postage

 

 

Original Image Rosary

8mm glass beads
in a matching gift box

$40 plus shipping

 

 

 

Special Sale Statues with image glass

 

15" Pilgrim Virgin Fatima – $85

12" Our Lady of Fatima – $75

 plus shipping
while supplies last

Call Regina 1–727–776–2763
Call Rosie 888–211–3041

 

 

In Spanish with the Imprimatur

Also we are ready to print
5000 copies of the
Parents and Children's Rosary Book
in SPANISH.
Can you help with a donation?

  

Give the gift that counts.

                Give to your priests Fr. Carter's Books plus postage.

Tell My People                    $5.00
Response to God's Love    $8.00
Response in Christ              $8.00

   

  

    God's Blue Books 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
        $4.00 each plus postage


Blue Book 4


Blue Book 5


Blue Book 6A


Blue Book 6B


Blue Book 6C


Blue Book 7


Blue Book 8


Blue Book 9


Blue Book 10


Blue Book 11

 
Blue Book 12 & 13

 

Old Mass Books with the Imprimatur 
$2.00 plus postage

New Mass Book with Imprimatur   
$8.00 plus postage

New Parents & Children's Book with the Imprimatur
$8.00 plus postage

Fr. Joe's Cycle A – Steadfast to the Sun – Starts in Advent
$5.00 plus postage

Give the gift that keeps on giving!

Give to your priest.


Fr. Carter's Priestly Newsletters Book II
$6.00 plus postage

     

Special sale statue with glass

27" Statue of Our Lady of Fatima
$175 plus postage

 

Get a canvas print of Mary's image
with a sliver of glass and a little
bottle of Jesus and Mary water.
The glass will be fixed behind the
back of the picture.
$200.00 plus postage

Dan called and gave the report to me, when I hung up I saw this rainbow and took a picture for him.

 

Shepherds of Christ Ministries   P.O. Box 627  China, Indiana 47250

Telephone: (toll free) 1-888-211-3041 or (812) 273-8405   FAX: (812) 273-3182

Main Shepherds of Christ Page

SofC LogoCopyright © 2014 Shepherds of Christ.
Rights for non–commercial reproduction granted:
May be copied in its entirety, but neither re–typed nor edited.
Translations are welcome but they must be reviewed for moral and 
theological accuracy by a source approved by Shepherds of Christ Ministries 
before any distribution takes place. Please contact us for more information.