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ember 23, 2012
December 24th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 3 Period II.The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for December 24th are Sorrowful.
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December 23, 2012
Scripture for the Vigil of Christmas
Isaiah 62: 1-5
The splendour of Jerusalem
About Zion I will not be silent,
about Jerusalem I shall not rest
until saving justice dawns for her
like a bright light
and her salvation like a blazing torch.
The nations will then see
your saving justice,
and all kings your glory,
and you will be called a new name
which Yahweh's mouth will reveal.
You will be a crown of splendour
in Yahweh's hand,
a princely diadem in the hand of your God.
No more will you be known as 'Forsaken'
or your country be known as 'Desolation';
instead, you will be called
'My Delight is in her'
and your country 'The Wedded';
for Yahweh will take delight in you
and your country will have its wedding.
Like a young man marrying a virgin,
your rebuilder will wed you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices in his bride,
so will your God rejoice in you.
Psalm 89: 4-5, 16-17, 27, 29
I have made your dynasty firm for ever,
built your throne stable age after age.' PauseThe heavens praise your wonders, Yahweh,
your constancy in the gathering of your faithful.In your name they rejoice all day long,
by your saving justice they are raised up.You are the flower of their strength,
by your favour our strength is triumphant;So I shall make him my first-born,
the highest of earthly kings.I have established his dynasty for ever,
his throne to be as lasting as the heavens.
Acts 13: 16-17, 22-25
Paul stood up, raised his hand for silence and began to speak:
'Men of Israel, and fearers of God, listen! The God of our nation Israel chose our ancestors and made our people great when they were living in Egypt, a land not their own; then by divine power he led them out
he deposed him and raised up David to be king, whom he attested in these words, "I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will perform my entire will." To keep his promise, God has raised up for Israel one of David’s descendants, Jesus, as Saviour, whose coming was heralded by John when he proclaimed a baptism of repentance for the whole people of Israel. Before John ended his course he said, "I am not the one you imagine me to be; there is someone coming after me whose sandal I am not fit to undo."
Matthew 1: 1-25
Roll of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham:
Abraham fathered Isaac,
Isaac fathered Jacob,
Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,
Judah fathered Perez and Zerah,
whose mother was Tamar,
Perez fathered Hezron,
Hezron fathered Ram,
Ram fathered Amminadab,
Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
Nahshon fathered Salmon,
Salmon fathered Boaz,
whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz fathered Obed,
whose mother was Ruth,
Obed fathered Jesse;
and Jesse fathered King David.David fathered Solomon,
whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
Solomon fathered Rehoboam,
Rehoboam fathered Abijah,
Abijah fathered Asa,
Asa fathered Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat fathered Joram,
Joram fathered Uzziah,
Uzziah fathered Jotham,
Jotham fathered Ahaz,
Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,
Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,
Manasseh fathered Amon,
Amon fathered Josiah;
and Josiah fathered Jechoniah
and his brothers.
Then the deportation to Babylon
took place.After the deportation to Babylon:
Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel,
Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,
Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,
Abiud fathered Eliakim,
Eliakim fathered Azor,
Azor fathered Zadok,
Zadok fathered Achim,
Achim fathered Eliud,
Eliud fathered Eleazar,
Eleazar fathered Matthan,
Matthan fathered Jacob;
and Jacob fathered Joseph
the husband of Mary;
of her was born Jesus
who is called Christ.The sum of generations is therefore: fourteen from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Babylonian deportation; and fourteen from the Babylonian deportation to Christ.
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being an upright man and wanting to spare her disgrace, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’ Now all this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken through the prophet:
Look! the virgin is with child
and will give birth to a son
whom they will call Immanuel,a name which means ‘God–is–with–us’. When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do: he took his wife to his home; he had not had intercourse with her when she gave birth to a son; and he named him Jesus.
Christmas
December 25, 2009
HOMILY
– On Christmas night the local minister’s wife collapsed on the couch and said to her husband “I am really exhausted.” He said “You’re exhausted! How about me? I had two Christmas Eve services and three services this morning to do; that’s five sermons. Why are you so tired?” She replied: “I had to listen to all of them, dear!” (from The Joyful Noiseletter, Dec. 2000)I would like to offer a few suggestions for Christmas gifts: To one who has hurt you: forgiveness. To someone who drives you crazy: tolerance and patience. To a friend: your heart. To a customer: service. To all: charity. To every child: good example. To yourself: respect. (adapted from
Chicken Soup for the Soul, Christmas Treasury, pg 63)It’s instinctive for us to come together on this feast of our Lord’s birth. It helps us to get to the heart of what all our other celebrations are all about and, in this gift giving season, to thank God for the greatest gift any of us could receive, the gift of God’s love shown to us in the coming of Jesus into our lives.
If I tried to put into words the wonder of the mystery we celebrate, I would fail because the mystery of God’s love and the gift of Jesus to us is beyond what words can describe. That’s one reason we come to Mass every week – to try, in whatever little way we can, to grasp the awesomeness of the coming of our Savior to us. Because stories seem to touch us at a deeper level than other words, we often resort to telling stories at this time.
So my story takes place on Christmas day way out west in California. (story can be found in A World of Stories for Preachers and Teachers by William J. Bausch, pg 458) This Christmas day occurred a few years ago on a Sunday. A family, mother, father and three children, 10, 6 and an infant one year old were traveling from St. Francisco along the California coast to Los Angeles. They lived in Los Angeles and had been visiting family members in San Francisco. It happened that Dennis, the father, had to be at work on Monday morning and that’s why they were on the road going home on Christmas day. Mom tells the story. When it got later in the afternoon, we looked for a restaurant and felt lucky to find one that was open on Christmas. There were just a few people in the restaurant when we all came in. We got settled at a table and ordered. Suddenly our one year old, Christopher, started getting very excited. He let out a few joyful squeals and started pounding on his metal high chair with his fat little hands. His eyes were wide open and his toothless mouth opened into a big grin. Mom continues on: I started looking around to see what was exciting Christopher and half way to the door sat the object of his excitement, a bum with grimy, dirty clothes, needing a shave, worn out baggy pants and shoes and the appearance that maybe he had had a couple too many beers. I found him repulsive but there he was, waving across the room at Christopher, shouting “hi there big fella.” Suddenly he started playing: “Peek a boo” and “Patty cake.” Christopher really enjoyed all the attention while the rest of us were totally embarrassed. The few other people in the restaurant looked annoyed. We finished dinner in record time as all this was going on and Dennis went to pay the bill. I gathered Christopher in my arms and headed toward the door – but I had to pass the old man and prayed I could get by him without incident. Christopher, however, had his eyes riveted on his new best friend and when I got near the old man Christopher almost jumped out of my arms with his arms outstretched. For just a split second, I noticed the man’s eyes, beseeching me to let him hold Christopher. I handed him to the man and he held Christopher so gently. The man’s eyes were closed and there were a few tears on his cheeks as he cradled and rocked Christopher in his arms for a few moments. Christopher didn’t want to leave, but the man gave him back to me. He said “God bless you, Ma’am. You’ve just made my Christmas. Take good care of him.” A little choked up, I said I would and left him saying to myself “God forgive me.”
A little baby comes to us tonight with his arms outstretched to embrace us in our sad state, with our tattered lives, our tattered hurts, our tattered relationships and our tattered sins. He embraces us by taking on our human flesh; he embraces us in accepting poverty and suffering to save us; he embraces us by giving himself to us in the sacrament of the Eucharist.
If we are here tonight knowing we have been embraced by Christ’s love, and if, like the rag-tag shepherds that we are, we are here rejoicing and praising God for his love, then we have captured the mystery of Christmas: God-with-us, Emmanuel, has loved us greatly. May you experience the peace, love, comfort and joy of God’s embrace this day and throughout this Christmas season. Amen.
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December 3, 1995
M
ARY BRINGS FORTH THE CHRIST IN MEWritten 5:30 p.m., in the Holy Spirit Chapel:
R. Mary, bring forth the Christ in me. She is constantly bringing forth the Christ in me. There are different degrees of possessing Christ. He wants us to love everyone as He loves them. It is so hard to love everyone after they hurt us, but sanctity is achieved by genuinely loving all. I cannot do many things...I am willing, but...He must give me the grace!
The Holy Spirit works in the spiritual womb of Mary and is bringing forth the Christ in us. She is the Mediatrix of all grace. The Holy Spirit works in her, transforming us with His grace. The Holy Spirit works wonders in the bringing forth of Christ in us.
"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." (Rv. 12:1) She is pregnant. She is the Mother of the Church. She is bringing forth the Church to a greater likeness of Christ through the Holy Spirit. She is the Ark of the Covenant. She is the Mediatrix of all grace. She carried the Christ Child. She brought Him forth through the power of the Holy Spirit. She is bringing us forth to a greater Christ-life. We are being formed in her womb through the Holy Spirit. He performs His wonders in the womb of Mary. God communicates to us through His Son. He is the Word Incarnate. He has all knowledge. In Him, we know.
The more I figure this out through the light of the Holy Spirit, the deeper I partake in this graced life, in this Christ-life, and I will know it for all eternity. I am learning, for all eternity, to deeply partake in the divine mysteries more and more. My God, I worship and adore You in Your Divinity. You have elevated my soul to such heights. To know You a little and long to know You more and more deeply-this is my thirst, my love, my portion, my cup. To know more of You, to love You more and to serve You in this world-this is my quest, to know, love, and serve You!
This is why we must dwell in Mary's heart. The transformation of our likeness to Christ is performed in her heart. It is the spiritual womb in which she brings forth the Christ in us, through the Holy Spirit. She places us in His Heart, the transformation continues. The more we are like Jesus, the more we are led to the Father, because Jesus has said, "No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me..." (Jn. 6:44)
The fire comes when I am loving Jesus, and I tell the Holy Spirit how much I love Him-it is then I feel this fire inside. Jesus shows us about love. He wants this connection with His Heart and Mary's heart. He wants us to know love is not isolated. Love is joining. Love is communication with each other.
I see the reflection of God in you and I love Him in you. To see Christ in others is to love them deeply. It is easy to love someone who is reflecting Christ. I must see Christ in all others. This is the key to loving others. My spiritual director told me that I have to see the person created by the Father and look for their ideal self, not the false self.
I am not writing a textbook. This is the story of my love relationship with Jesus, like writing a diary. I want a relationship with Jesus-it must have the "person" in it, otherwise it is like a textbook. I search after the deep mysteries of His love, of His being, of His truth, of the Sacraments, of the mysteries of the rosary.
I want to go more and more deeply into the center of His burning love, to penetrate His wounds, and enter so deeply into His Heart, and to love Our Lady. The unseen becomes more real than the seen. I thirst. I hunger. I long. I am empty. I have been experiencing a period of such craving to be filled by Him. To know Him is to want so much more. I understand more fully the driving force behind the hungry souls. I feel He is allowing me to experience this hunger, to know the need for souls to be fed by the love of God!
What feeds this starved soul? It is only the burning love of God. My God, I adore You. My life is spent in search of You, only by You am I fed. I long for the Eucharist and the tabernacle. It is there I find peace, for it is there my soul is fed with Your divine life. Like a dry and weary desert land, so my soul is thirsting for my God.
Incarnation:
"...You see before you the Lord's servant, let it happen to me as you
have said..." (Lk. 1:38)
Jesus is co-equal with the Father and the Holy Spirit. He took on human
flesh from the flesh and blood of Mary.
The Mystery: God, the Second Person of the Trinity - took a whole human nature. He is God-Man.
Jesus allowed Himself to be bound. He was bound in a human, baby body, He was tied to a pillar. He allowed them to nail Him to the cross. His body was locked in a tomb.
December 5, 1995
M
ARY OUR MOTHERR. Mary is the Mother of God. God the Father sent His Only Begotten Son.
Mary is conceived immaculate. To not recognize this is to not realize the magnificence of God. God could not come in sin. God, Who is all good, could not be conceived in the body of a person tainted with original sin.
"'Father,' he said, 'if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, let your will be done, not mine.'" (Lk. 22:42)
I see that God is all-powerful. I am a little piece of the puzzle. I am not the whole puzzle. My love of Jesus and the Mass is why I write this book.
Mary, conceived without sin, is the New Eve. Mary was made our Mother under the cross. Mary is the Mother of our spiritual life. I have felt the pain of Mary under the cross, the pain for her little, lost children.
Mary is the Mother of God. Christ took on flesh. Mary is the spouse of the Holy Spirit. She is Mary Immaculate. Jesus took on Mary's flesh and blood. To not love Mary is to not recognize His great love for us. We miss our own dignity and honor. Divinity and humanity meet in Mary.
There are five blasphemies against Mary. She has asked us to make the first Saturday devotion. Sr. Lucia ask Our Lord why there were five first Saturdays.
He revealed to her:
My daughter, the reason is simple. There are five types of offenses and blasphemies committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
461. Blasphemies against the Immaculate Conception.
2. Blasphemies against Her Perpetual Virginity.
3. Blasphemies against Her Divine Maternity, in refusing at the same time to recognize Her as the Mother of men.
4. The blasphemies of those who publicly seek to sow in the hearts of children indifference or scorn, or even hatred of this Immaculate Mother.
5. The offenses of those who outrage Her directly in Her holy images.
We must make the first Saturday devotion to make reparation to her, for the indifferences against her Immaculate Heart.
I can see the devil pushing man away from Mary! The devil knows that Mary is a link between heaven and earth. There is a great link between God and man in Mary.
We realize more the mystery of God's love for us when we see how God loved Mary.
Act of Incarnation: God unites to man. My greatest pain felt, lately, is under the cross.
Mary knows the great gift given from God to His creatures. She is our spiritual Mother. She experiences the pain of her lost children. She sees before her, her Son covered with blood.
Mary says it is because of pride they do not accept her. It is because of pride, some think Mary cannot be any higher than them. They do not recognize election.
In having this pride, many miss the great messages given from God. In having pride, we miss a major link between heaven and earth in Mary. It is the Father's will that Mary is our spiritual Mother.
We reach a deeper level in the spiritual life only in the heart of Mary. It is His will. She was chosen, sinless, the spouse of the Holy Spirit, and the Mother of God.
We can only go to the deepest chambers of the Heart of Christ through the pure and sinless heart of Mary. We are sinners. She is immaculate.
Besides the messages associated with the major Fatima apparitions, there were other revelations given by Our Lady. Before Jacinta died, she told of other messages given her [during her illness] by Mary:
"Tell them to ask grace from her, and that the Heart of Jesus wishes to be venerated together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary..."47
48This last message offers us an excellent opportunity to summarize the Fatima message. It tells us "that the Heart of Jesus wishes to be venerated together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary."
Deep spiritual maturity cannot be achieved without going through the heart of Mary. Jesus came into the world in Mary's womb.
This is the Father's will: for His Son to come into this world, for His Son to be formed in her womb. God wants us to be formed more and more into the image and likeness of Jesus in the spiritual womb of Mary. Jesus wants us to grow in Mary's heart through the Holy Spirit to deepest maturity.
Many, in their willfulness and pride, deny the Mother of God, her Immaculate Conception, and the virgin birth. It is pride, for they do not want to recognize how much God loves Mary. They are proud and/or ignorant and will not recognize another creature higher than they are.
This is how it is: the Child Jesus, God-made-Man, was conceived in the womb of Mary. He was formed in her womb. To reach higher levels of spiritual maturity, we must dwell in the heart of Mary. We are formed there through the power of the Holy Spirit to be more like Jesus. We achieve depth in our relationship with God through Mary.
"And Mary said: 'My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord" (Lk. 1:46) All of us children unite in the heart of Mary. I see such oneness between all of us as we join in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. We unite in the heart of Mary. She places us in the Heart of Jesus. There we are united with all Mary's children. He is the Light of the World. His Heart burns - a yellow glow with hot embers. Many are the children of the light. Mary is our Mother. She is calling us to be children of the light. She is Our Lady of Light.
It starts with you and me and with all His holy priests. As we consecrate our hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, we are one in Their Hearts. I give Jesus and Mary my heart, you give them your heart, we are one in Their Hearts. As the Shepherds of Christ Movement spreads throughout the world, we become one with each other as we give our hearts to Jesus and Mary. There will be one flock and one Shepherd. Father Carter is reaching the priests with the consecration in the priestly newsletter. He is reaching the sisters and religious with the consecration in the religious newsletter. He is reaching the lay people with the Shepherds of Christ Associates prayer chapters for adults and youth centered in consecration of our hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Notes:
In February of 1996, we began a new movement, Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus. In it people volunteer two hours a week in front of the Blessed Sacrament and pray for the renewal of the Church and the world. They consecrate their hearts bi-weekly in front of the tabernacle. We are all joined together to help bring the light to others. This is the center, Jesus in the Eucharist. It is for the renewal of the Church and the world.
Mary is now Our Lady of Sorrows. Her heart was pierced with the willfulness of her children. Her heart is in great sorrow at the loss of her children. She calls us to spread the light to this world, to light up the darkness, to come and be fed by the Chief Shepherd.
The devil has waged a war against the children of the light. Children of the light are richly fed with God's love, given abundantly by Jesus in the Eucharist.
This is the plan of Fatima to reach the world. Hearts must be consecrated to the two Hearts. Fr. Carter is reaching the world in the newsletter for priests, religious, and the associates. All are consecrating their hearts. The children must be reached through the Junior Shepherds of Christ Movement. Children need to consecrate their hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. The first Saturday devotion must be observed and spread from the Center.
The Fatima messages say, that the peace or war in our country depends on our consecrating our hearts to Mary. Children must be reached with the consecration. Satan is so strong.
The Father's plan will unfold. We must live according to the will of God with love. Every one of us is given such talents. God carries out the work of redemption through our humanity. We must pray to the Holy Spirit to sanctify us and make us holy.
This is what I suffered under the cross: the sufferings for the little, lost children. Mary wants us to make reparation to her heart. Mary told Jacinta, "Tell them to ask grace from her, and that the Heart of Jesus wishes to be venerated together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary."49 By recognizing her Immaculate Conception, we are recognizing the great dignity and honor He has given to Mary, a human person.
We go to the spiritual womb, the heart of Mary, because He wills it so. The depth of our union with Him can only come about through a deeper union with her. He wills it so.
The Father chose Mary as the Mother of God. The Father chose her, from all woman, to be Jesus' Mother. She is espoused to the Holy Spirit. Such dignity that God unites to her to bring forth a Son! If God comes to us in Mary's womb, we can go to God in Mary's heart.
In realizing the immense love God has for Mary, we can realize more His immense love for us in the Eucharist, to unite with us in such union. She carried Jesus in her womb. He is no less present in us when we receive Him in Communion.
Her soul magnifies the Lord. We see how our soul is raised to such heights through His grace. We, human persons, are raised to such heights in His grace. We are created to know, love, and serve Him. We can't leave out service. For, "...he has looked upon the humiliation of his servant. Yes, from now onwards all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name." (Lk. 1:48-49)
Father Carter talked about spiritual childhood: the more we become like a little child, the more the Father gives Himself to us.
God the Father: I am your Father. I will reach many souls through the Shepherds of Christ Movement and the Center. You are willful in your ways. My Plan will unfold despite the willfulness of many there. I am the Father. I have spoken to you before (January 95). Your resistance has continued. Your insistence to do your own wills is affecting the souls of many of My children. I call you to conversion in your hearts. You are so willful and selfish. You must pray to the Holy Spirit to sanctify you. He will make you holy.
December 5, 1995
Joyful Mysteries
Prayers began at 6:30
Jesus: O how dearly I love each and everyone of My precious children that have gathered in this room this evening. I am Jesus, your beloved Savior. I love you with the most ardent love. Open wide your hearts and let Me touch you in a special way. My Mother and I are with you to give you messages of Our love and messages about Our lives. Open your hearts and you will be touched with My abundant grace. How tenderly I love you. I have called you, My sweet loving children. I am with you always, always. Do not fear, I will not abandon you. I am with you. Release all fear and anxieties. Let Me enter your heart in a very special way, in a very deep union, during the rosary. I long to love you and long for your love, given to Me. Tell Me from your heart how dearly you love Me. How this pleases Me so! I am Jesus. I love you, I love you, I love you. You are so dear to Me.
Song: Ave, Ave Maria
Jesus: Die to yourself My child and let Me work in you. Come and dwell in My Heart and the heart of My Mother and let the Holy Spirit move within her heart and transform you more and more into My image and likeness. As you are transformed, you will be led closer and closer to My Father. I am Jesus, I love you in a special way.
The Annunciation
R. God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son, Incarnate in the womb of the Virgin Mary. Think of the mystery that the Almighty God came into this world and took on flesh. This is the love that God has for His creatures, that He sent His Son into the world.
1. R. God-made man. Jesus, a Divine Person, with two Natures, a human nature and a Divine nature.
Song: A Song from Jesus
2. R. The Father loved Mary so much that He chose her from all women to be the Mother of God. Think of the great love that the Father has for the Virgin Mary. Mary was conceived without sin. God came into this world in Mary who was sinless.
3. Song: O Holy Mary
4. R. The angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and told her of the plan that God wanted her to be the Mother of His Son.
5. Song: The Angel Gabriel
6. R. Mary loved the Father with the tenderest daughterly love. Mary lived her life wanting to please the Father. Mary said "yes" to the angel. It is in modeling our life after Mary that we too will try to please the Father in our every action, for we are children of the Father and it is in the dependency that we will grow deeper in our love relationship with God.
7. R. When the child Jesus was formed in the womb of the Virgin Mary the two Hearts beat in one body. Think of the intimacy from the first moment of conception for below her Immaculate Heart, the child Jesus rested with His Most Sacred Heart, within her body.
8. R. Why is it so hard for the world to see the importance of the Virgin Mary when the Father chose her from all women. What honor He gives to women that He chose Mary to be the person that God called to bring His Son into the world! So much is within Mary, let us dwell more and more in the Heart of Mary! As Christ was formed in her womb, she is our spiritual Mother and we are formed in her heart through the Holy Spirit to be more and more like Jesus.
9. Song: O Holy Dwelling Place of God, O Holy Temple of the Word
R. Mother of God, think that God loved His creatures so much that He chose a human person to be the Mother of His Son. Mary's title, "Mother of God", meditate on this, a human person, the Mother of God.
10. Song: O Holy Mary
The Visitation
R. The angel told Mary that in her old age her cousin, Elizabeth, too had conceived of a child and Mary made haste to the hill country to be with her cousin Elizabeth.
1. R. Mary, full of grace - for within her womb she carried the Son of God. Meditate on Mary, full of grace. Jesus came in the womb of Mary.
2. R. What of us? We were created to know, love and serve God. God gives to us a special gift in the Eucharist for He gives to us Himself. He gives to us a sharing in His Divine Life. In baptism He nourishes this life in the Eucharist and we receive the Son of God within us, no less present than the day that Mary carried Him in her womb as she went her way to Elizabeth. If we saw Mary, we would think, O, God is inside of Mary! How many times do we receive the Eucharist and we are not focusing fully on the fact that God comes to us in His Divinity and His humanity, no less present than when He was carried by Mary. We receive Jesus in the Eucharist - Jesus truly present!
3. R. Let us thirst for these moments that we spend with our beloved Mother in union with the Mass, when we receive Him in the Holy Eucharist. Jesus, so tender, so loving, longing and waiting for us to come and unite with Him in deep union during the Mass.
4. R. We see the intimacy of these first two mysteries of the rosary between Jesus and Mary, that Jesus was carried within the body of His Mother. It is in realizing this closeness between Their two Hearts as we dwell in the Heart of Mary and she places us in the Heart of Jesus, that we will be closer and closer in our relationship with God, that we will know the love of Jesus deeper and deeper through the pure and sinless heart of the Virgin Mary.
5. Song: Jesus, I adore you, lay my life before you
6. Song: Immaculate Mary
7. R. We hear Mary speak: I am the Immaculate Conception. R. Mary was conceived without sin. She carried the Son of God within her womb. Such dignity and honor God gives to the human race that He came within the womb of the Virgin Mary. Let us love Jesus through her pure and sinless heart as we pray. Let us unite to the Virgin Mary in every prayer that we pray and all of our actions pray and act through the sinless, tender, loving heart of the Virgin Mary.
8. R. Mary said that her heart is surrounded with thorns, and there are many blasphemies against her Immaculate Heart. Let us comfort her heart. Let us make reparation to her heart for the offenses against her title as "Mother of God" and as the "Immaculate Heart". Mary is the spouse of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1: 35
The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God.
R. Mary is our Spiritual Mother. We go to her Immaculate Heart and pray to be formed more and more in the image and likeness of God as the Holy Spirit works in this.
The Holy Spirit - From Tell My People
Jesus: "My beloved friend, tell My people to pray daily to the Holy Spirit. They are to pray for an increase in His gifts. My people must realize that the Holy Spirit comes to transform them. The Spirit desires to transform you more and more according to My image. Those who are docile to His touch become increasingly shaped in My likeness. He performs this marvel within Mary's Immaculate Heart. The more one dwells in My Mother's Heart, the more active are the workings of the Spirit. The Spirit leads Mary to place you within My own Heart. In both Our Hearts, then, your transformation continues. The more you are formed after My own Heart, the more I lead you to the bosom of My Father. Tell My people all this. Tell them to pray daily for a greater appreciation of these wondrous gifts. I am Lord and Master. All who come to My Heart will be on fire to receive the gifts of the Spirit in ever greater measure! I love and bless My people!"
Reflection: The Holy Spirit is given to us to fashion us ever more according to the likeness of Jesus. And the more we are like Jesus, the more Jesus leads us to the Father. Do we, each day, pray to the Holy Spirit to be more open to His transforming influence? Do we strive each day to grow in union with Mary? The greater our union with our Mother, the spouse of the Holy Spirit, the greater is the transforming action of the Holy Spirit within us.
R. We too will be formed more and more into the image and likeness of Jesus as we pray to the Holy Spirit that works within the heart of Mary to form us more and more into this image and likeness of our beloved Savior.
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R. Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth and the child within Elizabeth's womb leapt for joy. Think of the abundant graces that we receive when we receive Jesus in the Eucharist and as we sit here before the tabernacle. This is a visit from Jesus. Let us thank Him for the great graces He is giving us at the present moment when He is touching our hearts in a special way and we are sharing more in His Divine Life! How we love
10. Song: A Song from Jesus
A Prayer for Intimacy with the Lamb, the Bridegroom of the Soul
Oh Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, come and act on my soul most intimately. I surrender myself, as I ask for the grace to let go, to just be as I exist in You and You act most intimately on my soul. You are the Initiator. I am the soul waiting Your favors as You act in me. I love You. I adore You. I worship You. Come and possess my soul with Your Divine Grace, as I experience You most intimately.
The Birth of Jesus
R. The little Child Jesus, the Son of God, was born in a stable in the town of Bethlehem. There was not room for Him in the Inn. In such poverty, the Almighty God came to this earth!
1. R. Let us tenderly love the Child Jesus. Let us pray to Him and realize that He answers our prayers. Let us see Mary as she holds the Child Jesus and see the tenderness between the Mother and Child and pray to her and pray to the Child Jesus.
2. R. The long awaited time was here and Jesus was born, the Son of God on the earth. Jesus was not adorned in gold and silver. Jesus was not surrounded by mighty kings. Jesus came in a stable and was surrounded by the beasts of the earth. This is the Son of God, but above His head there was a star that shone bright to show that He truly is the King of all! The King of Kings, the Almighty God, comes to this earth out of greatest love for His human creatures. Jesus comes and is born in a stable.
3. R. Mother Mary, you are our prayer partner. As you cared for the Child Jesus, care for us in all of our needs and teach us how to pray that we may be joined closer and closer to the Almighty God.
4. R. Mary fed the Child Jesus with her milk. Mary is our Mother, our spiritual Mother. Mary mothers us as she mothered the Child Jesus and she leads us on our journey, our spiritual formation to the Almighty God.
5. R. We go to the Heart of Mary and we are joined to the Heart of her Son for her heart dwells in the Heart of her Son.
6. Song: What Child Is This
7. Song: See the Eyes that Look at Mary
8. R. Jesus is laid in a manger, in the town of Bethlehem. Jesus died hanging on a cross. Jesus, the Son of God - this is the love that Jesus had for each one of us that Jesus, became man, that Jesus gave His life that we would share in His Divine Life.
9. Hail Mary
10. Hail Mary
Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
R. Mary and Joseph took the Child Jesus to the Temple to
present Him to the Father.
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Luke 2: 25-34
Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man; he looked forward to the restoration of Israel and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he had set eyes on the Christ of the Lord. Prompted by the Spirit he came to the Temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the Law required, he took him into his arms and blessed God; and he said:
Now, Master, you are letting
your servant go in peace
as you promised;
for my eyes have seen the salvation
which you have made ready
in the sight of the
nations;
a light of revelation for the gentiles
and glory for your people Israel.
As the child’s father and mother were wondering
at the things that were being said about him, Simeon
blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‘Look, he is destined
for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, destined to be a
sign that is opposed— 2.
R. Jesus, the Lamb of God, the lamb that was led to the slaughter,
that this day Jesus comes to us this day in the Eucharist, giving us His Body and Blood.
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R. The sacrifice of Calvary is
sacramentally made present in the Mass. We unite to the Mass and pray to the
Father. We unite to the Mass and offer all that we do, all through the day,
praying to the Father. It is the greatest prayer that we can offer to Him. 4.
R. Simeon, the prophet, was waiting to see
the Messiah. Simeon told Mary that a sword too shall pierce her soul and from
that moment on there was a constant ache in the heart of Mary for she knew of
the sufferings to come. 5.
R. Mary watched the Child Jesus at play.
Mary was with Him all through His life, walking by Jesus' side. 6.
R. How Mary's heart was pierced seven times:
the seven sorrows of Mary. Mary lived her life with her Son, Jesus. 7.
R. The Heart of Christ was pierced with a
lance and blood and water flowed forth, water for baptism - blood for the
Eucharist. Mary's heart was invisibly pierced by a sword. She is the Mediatrix
of all grace. We consecrate our hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. 8.
Mary: Let me tenderly caress you my beloved children. How I love
you and want to lead you ever closer to the Heart of my Son. It is in
dwelling in my heart that you will dwell deeper and deeper in the Heart of
Jesus. How He longs and waits for you to come. 10. Hail Mary
Finding of the Child Jesus
in the Temple 6.
R. Our beloved Jesus how we adore You and
love You. You are the Almighty God, all worthy of all of our love. God created
this vast universe and all of the creatures and look, look what man thinks -
that he can take the life of a child, a life that God has given.
I am Mary, your Mother. Listen to me. I call out and my call falls on
deaf ears, for many are not heeding the messages that I deliver. I am giving
this message to you. Come to my heart and I will lead you to the Heart of my
Son. I love you. It is through you, my children of light, that you will
light up this dark world. I am sending you into the darkness and you will
help many know the light of my Son. I am calling. This is an urgent request
to help my little children that are dying in their hearts.
9. Mary: I am asking you to help me to spread these rosaries, to
spread the rosaries to all the world, to spread the rosaries to the adults
and to the children. The rosary is a very powerful weapon against Satan.
Satan is so strong this day, my dear little children. I am calling out to
you. You must pray with all your heart. Do not be taunted by Satan. He wants
to drive you away from my Son, Jesus. I will lead you ever closer to this
burning love.
Mary: We call out to you on the fifth day of the month to help to
spread this movement across the world and to the children. I am Mary, your
Mother. I am calling you to open your heart and help to lead many to me and
my Son, to help all to consecrate their hearts daily to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I promise you, my little children,
that there will be peace in this world, but many will suffer great trials
and many will lose their souls. I am Mary, your Mother. I am calling. This
is an urgent call for time is short. Many will lose their soul. Please – my
little, lost children are suffering so in this world.
1. Mary: The murder of the children in the womb of their mothers, my
dear ones, this is a crime, the slaughter of innocent babies in the wombs of
their own mother!
2. Mary: The children that were taught about sex at such an early
age, young children—five and six years old—what do I say? Many have closed
their eyes!
3. Mary: How will little children know of the love of God? So many
of the teachings that are being taught this day have turned to such
evilness. I beg you from my motherly heart to reach the children, to be a
mother to each child, to pray from your heart as you have never prayed
before. Pray, my dear ones and reach the children, my little children. My
heart bleeds for the children in America.
4. Mary: Children of wealth—given such good things and look how they
act!
5. Mary: What more do I say? Many children will lose
their souls. My Son is to be
loved by the children. I am calling out to you to
turn your hearts to love, to go
to daily Mass and daily
Communion. Die to yourselves and unite to the burning
love of My Son, Jesus. At every Mass offer yourselves as a sacrifice united
with My Son, Jesus. Pray to the Father and pray that you will be joined ever
closer to the pure and tender Heart of my Son, Jesus.
7. Mary: The darkness covered the earth and the light of the love of
my Son was seen in the hearts of the children of the light. I am calling you
to light up this darkened world, this world that has turned to sin. I am
calling, I am pleading, I am sending out an urgent plea to help me to reach
the children of America with the rosary and to go to the schools and to tell
the children about the lives of Jesus and Mary.
I am Mary, your Mother. The rosary is a mighty weapon against Satan.
Satan prowls this earth looking for souls to devour. He is aimed at the
youth, my little precious youth that do not even know of the love of my Son.
Will you help spread His love to the little children in this world?
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Mary: The Sacred Heart of Jesus will reign and the Immaculate
Heart of Mary will triumph but many souls will be lost. What you do with
your life this day to help me to spread the message of His love will make a
difference to this hurting world. Do not be fooled by the false peace that
you see for underneath there is much turmoil. Look into the hearts of your
youth—look into their eyes, go to the schools and watch the youth.
9. Mary: Tell the children about the Mass and the Eucharist. Tell
them of my Son, Jesus, who is truly present this day. This is the healing
that the youth need—to come to Jesus in the Eucharist, to come to daily
Mass. I am Mary, your Mother, I am calling out to you, my beloved ones to
help me to spread the love of my Son to the children of America, for many
will lose their souls for their serious sins.
10. Mary: This is a rosary from the
Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Will
you help spread these rosaries to this world? Many do not even know how to
pray the rosary. The rosary is a powerful tool to use against Satan. I beg
you to help spread the rosary to the souls of America.
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