Mary has requested that the daily message be given each day to the world. It is read nightly at the prayer service from her Image Building in Clearwater, Florida, U.S.A. This is according to her request. All attempts will be made to publish this daily message to the world at 11 p.m. Eastern time, U.S.A. We acknowledge that the final authority regarding these messages rests with the Holy See of Rome.

December 24, 2005

December 25th Holy Spirit Novena Scripture selection is Day 3 Period II.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries   for December 25th are Glorious.

11 Years Ago on Christmas Eve

December 24, 1994 - 4:00am

Message to Rita on Christmas Eve

Jesus:  Dear Child,

    I am your precious Savior, from your bed to this letter you are already talking in your head.

    Little one, little one, it is in trusting in Me you will find your peace.

    You do not trust, you are afraid what others think. You are afraid they will leave you and not talk to you again.

    All you suffered led you to where you are at this moment. Oh, how you have received such gifts from Me, your beloved Savior, but satan wants to stop you. You must let go totally to Me. You do not fume, you do not fret, you must totally surrender to the will of the Father.

    I am caring for your every need, child. Oh child, child, how you waste your precious days in planning and prodding when I am guarding you with My Divine love.

    No problems will befall you. Anything that occurs will be handled by Myself and My Mother. She forever watches you and guards you. She is by your side, always. Little child, little child, sing My songs of love. I have hand delivered love songs, love messages, I showed you so many miracles and you are still at unrest.

    Rita, Rita, I talk to you constantly, I watch you and you, fumble around in your heart. Your heart is so full of fear, all the days you suffered were in vain child. I am here at every moment, I never ever leave you. I died on the cross in perfect peace.

    Peace is yours. I am so attentive to you and your needs. Let go, let go, let go, I walk with you, I talk with you. I am forever with you and guarding you and you child are full of fear and trembling. Oh, dear one, beloved of the Father, your life is unfolding as He, My Father, has planned. Your surrender is necessary for this plan to take place. You stumble on your path. You fight your trials, accept that which happens as that which I allow. Accept and surrender to the joys, to the sorrows, to the love that is outpoured to you. Surrender to rejection. Did I not show you how to live in adversity? Oh little loved one, beloved of My Father, His plan for you is unfolding, your response will lead you to peace or turmoil. You bump along, yet you surrender. Surrender. Consecrate your heart to My Heart and that of My Mother's. I talk, you do not hear. Consecration is surrendering, you accept, you are then in great peace. I am guarding you. Suffer child for the child Jesus. I was born in such poverty, I came into this world God made man in a stable, I died on a cross.

    Do you want to follow Me? I was at peace ALWAYS. I knew the Father's will, I knew His love. You need to take down the wall of protection you are building around your heart. It is being fortified by your fear and lack of trust in Me and My Father. Surrender to the will of God. Let the Spirit move your soul. Surrender and be led to deeper life in Me. I am pouring out to you My grace.

    Surrender, Surrender, Surrender. You fret so about being abandoned. My child I never abandon you. This is your secret. If I never abandon you, why do you fear?

    You are fearing and not trusting in He who guards you. I guard you. You do not write this letter at 4:00am to comfort yourself. Oh little one please let go in your heart to My Heart.

    You are fighting My union with you. I want union with you, intense union at every moment. You are only connected to Me at certain times. You are a little frightened child.

    Take hold of your heart and surrender to My dear Mother's heart and My Heart. All you know about Our hearts and you fear. Oh little one, your fear is from satan. He aims to cause you discomfort. I walk with you and forever guard you.

    Let go and come totally into My Heart. My Heart is open and waiting your entry.

    Let go to all I send you. You cannot control the weather, you cannot control others, you must surrender. This trial will lead you to the deepest recesses of My Most Sacred Heart. Accept the trials and suffering for they are the most precious moments when our souls are joined so closely together. Oh sweet one, how sweet is the union I want to have with you. You are to savor all I send you with trust and love. I am Jesus, your beloved Savior, I came to this earth and died for you, why do you worry this morning? Oh I love you. Come to My Heart, I am your Most Sacred Heart and I love you with a Heart burning for love of you.

    Sweet surrender to My love. Sufferings are the golden gems that lead you so deeply into My loving arms.

    I LOVE YOU. I love you that I came to share in your humanity and you fret for anything.

Messenger:  I saw the Sacred Heart picture at the center turn into Claude and many Saints. It was all in color and so distinct. The rosary was so intense and gorgeous. I had heard blows in church at the Cathedral of Him at the pillar and felt His suffering, I want to go off and be in His passion. We said the Sorrowful mysteries and the Sorrows, most beautiful. Oh Jesus how You bless me and how I am so easy to fall into satan's trap to take my glow away. I saw Mary all aglow, I saw Jesus turn into the  Saints.

    Oh the Communion of the Saints I pray in union with them in this rosary and with Mary, praying to Jesus.

    We were alone, my two children, Marty, Harold and his wife, Diane and his son and we were united to the saints as we prayed. We are united to the saints and Mary when we pray. Though we are little in number the most beautiful saints are united with us as we pray. Oh I love you Jesus and Mary, how much I have to learn and how exciting to talk to You and be with You. God and the saints are my greatest friends. I love you so much.

    Take my heart, oh Lord, make it ever true. Take my heart, oh Lord, I belong to you.

 

December 24, 1994

The Rosary Book from Jesus and Mary

Jesus:  Ask Marty to help you with writing up the meditations on the rosary. You can use Harold's picture for the cover of the book.

Jesus:  My dear little child,
    Please write up the meditations on the rosary. Ask Marty to help you and ask Harold to use his picture for the cover.

    You are to begin recounting your experiences daily. Start with the experiences from July 5, 1994. Include Fr. Carter's part in the rosary and Marty's part in the rosary. Write down the events you see daily, by date. Write down what you see. Include October 31, 1994 rosary. Marty is your partner in publishing the rosary book.

    You should list all you both see. Include the Christmas rosary. Begin by writing down your rosary meditations. All will become clear as you begin your rosary journal.

    Your time recounting these events will lead to a closer understanding of Our lives and Our intimacy with each other.

Mary: Your union with My Son and the Father and the Holy Spirit will deepen as your understanding of the union between myself and Jesus grows.

    From this day forward you will be closely united to me, your mother, and closely united to Jesus through the rosary. I want you to lead the rosary always. Always dim the lights and use candles. I will be there and Jesus will be there whenever you pray the rosary. We will be with you in a very special way. Your job is to promote the rosary. When you pray the rosary, tell them about my letters to them, centered around my Son in the Eucharist.

    Always pray the rosary. Always center it in the Eucharist. Ask Marty and Fr. Carter to help you. This will be a powerful tool for bringing many to the rosary and to loving My Son in the Eucharist. I am Mary, your mother, and that is My Christmas gift to all. Pray the rosary for us.

    Get Marty's picture fixed and everywhere you pray the rosary take that picture and the extra Sacred Heart picture at the Center.

    Always start the rosary with the Holy Spirit Song.

     

December 24, 1994

Mary:  My dear ones,
    I want pictures of the rosary and seven sorrows in the rosary book. I would like meditations on the seven sorrows. I would like the songs that could be used during the different mysteries of the rosary. I would like rosary meditations and certain messages that pertain to meditations on some mysteries. My rosary, prayed as I have instructed, will lead many hearts to Our Two Hearts. We are so closely united in the rosary. The rosary is the most beautiful prayer. Singing between the Hail Marys pleases me so much. Lift up your hearts. Pray the rosary with your whole heart and it will live in your day. I, your beloved mother, and My Son thank you for responding to my call.

     

   

Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
from Mary's Daily Apparitions

 
December 1994

Joyful Mysteries

 

Annunciation

(1)  The Word became flesh, ...  John 1: 14

(2)  Look! You are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High... Luke 1: 31-32

(3)  ...And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God.  Luke 1: 35

(4)  And I tell you this too: your cousin Elizabeth also, in her old age, has conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God.’  Luke 1: 36-37 

(5)  Mary said, ‘You see before you the Lord’s servant, let it happen to me as you have said.’  Luke 1: 38

(6)  Jesus:  Be with Me in the first station of My cross, I am condemned to death. I said yes - Your Mother said 'yes'. I said 'yes' I gave My life for you.

(7)  ... I lay down my life ... No one takes it from me; I lay it down of my own free will, and as I have power to lay it down, so I have power to take it up again; and this is the command I have received from my Father. John 10: 17-18

(8)  Think of Mary's FIAT.

(9)  Jesus gave His all for us.

(10) We are called to say yes to God — to serve Him - to live all for the glory and honor of God and 

Mary:  live to do the will of the Father in love.

  

Visitation

(1)  Mary is the singular vessel — Mary loved Father, Son and Holy Spirit. She went with love to serve and support and strengthen her frail cousin.

(2)    and his faithful love extends age after age 
            to those who fear him.  Luke 1: 50

(3)    He has used the power of his arm,
        he has routed the arrogant of heart.
        He has pulled down princes
            from their thrones
                 and raised high the lowly.  Luke 1: 51-52

(4)    He has filled the starving with good things,
            sent the rich away empty.
        He has come to the help
             of Israel his servant,
                mindful of his faithful love
        —according to the promise
            he made to our ancestors—
        of his mercy to Abraham
            and to his descendants for ever.  Luke 1: 53-55

(5)  Mary stayed with her some three months and then went home.  Luke 1: 56

(6)  Jesus accepted His cross. He took up His cross. Mary did God's will to humbly serve, support & strengthen her cousin. 

Jesus:  I give you strength and mercy.

(7)  Jesus:  I died for your sins.

(8)  Jesus:  I give you healing.

(9)  Jesus:  I give you compassion.

(10)  Live to serve and love God.

  

Birth of Jesus

(1)  ... and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the living–space. Luke 2: 7

(2)  Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.  Luke 2: 11

(3)  And here is a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.’  Luke 2: 12

(4)  And all at once with the angel there was a great throng of the hosts of heaven, praising God with the words: Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace for those he favours.  Luke 2: 13-14

(5)  After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judaea during the reign of King Herod, suddenly some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east asking, ‘Where is the infant king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.’ ... And suddenly the star they had seen rising went forward and halted over the place where the child was. The sight of the star filled them with delight, and going into the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and falling to their knees they did him homage. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.   Matthew 2: 1-2, 9-11

(6)  Mary:  I treasured all these things and kept them in my heart.

(7)  Jesus: I am lovingly holding you and protecting you just as your mother did to Me. I hold you, nourish you, and protect you.

(8)  Jesus:  I love you so much.

(9)  Jesus:  I died, I rose for you.

(10)  Jesus:  I give you a special sharing in My life through baptism.

       

Presentation

(1)  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.  Luke 2: 26

(2)  ‘Look, he is destined for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is opposed—  Luke 2: 34

(3)  There was a prophetess, too, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on in years. Her days of girlhood over, she had been married for seven years before becoming a widow. She was now eighty–four years old and never left the Temple, serving God night and day with fasting and prayer. She came up just at that moment and began to praise God; and she spoke of the child to all who looked forward to the deliverance of Jerusalem.  Luke 2: 36-38

(4)  Jesus meets His mother on the way to Calvary.

(5)  Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ... and a sword will pierce your soul too—so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.’  Luke 2: 34-35

(6)  ... and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the Law required,   Luke 2: 27

(7)  Look at Mary & Jesus' eyes meet on Calvary.

(8)  See Simeon hold the child.

(9)  Listen to Simeon' prophecy.  

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—and a sword will pierce your soul too—so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.’  Luke 2: 34-35

(10)  Through baptism we receive a special sharing in His life.

  

Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple

(1)  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—and a sword will pierce your soul too—so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.’  Luke 2: 34-35

(2)  Every year his parents used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up for the feast as usual.  Luke 2: 41-42

(3)  When the days of the feast were over and they set off home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents knowing it.  Luke 2: 43

(4)  It happened that, three days later, they found him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions; and all those who heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies.  Luke 2: 46-47

(5)  They were overcome when they saw him, and his mother said to him, ‘My child, why have you done this to us? See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.’    Luke 2: 48

(6)  He replied, ‘Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?’  Luke 2: 49

(7)  He went down with them then and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority.  Luke 2: 51

(8)  Then Jesus came with them to a plot of land called Gethsemane;  ... And going on a little further he fell on his face and prayed. ‘My Father,’ he said, ‘if it is possible, let this cup pass me by. Nevertheless, let it be as you, not I, would have it.’  Matthew 26: 36, 39

(9)  Jesus:  I obeyed My Father. I died on the cross.

(10)  Mary:  My babies are suffering.

 

The Word became flesh, ...  John 1: 14

       

 

December 25, 1994 - 6:55am   Holy Spirit Chapel

Letter to Jesus

Messenger:  To know You is to want You, to long for You, to want You so much closer. My heart feels as if it will break to want You ever so much. It aches and longs and wants You so much. I love You so much. Words are so weak for anything I feel. There are not words to say what in My heart I feel. Such intense craving for oneness I feel as if my heart will break within my chest.

    I am overwhelmed with awe that the Son of God, born in a manger is present in this room. My life finds joy in Him.

    Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, this is the suffering to know Him a little and want ever so much more. My heart aches within my chest to such intense longing and wanting.

Jesus:  Oh, dear little child, how your heart aches, how My Heart aches on this My birthday for the million souls who give not a thought to Me. I thirst after the love of souls. I thirst, I long, I wait, oh beloved of My Father, oh blind men on this your earth, you wonder and roam and search your barren deserts and your hearts are at such unrest. I was born a little child in the little town of Bethlehem. I am, Jesus Christ the Son of God and who pays heed. All are busy for their useless tasks and think so little of God this day. Suffer this My aching Heart for all those who reject Me and treat Me so cold.

    I love, I love, I love and who comes here. Who gives a thought to God? It is My birthday and who pays heed to the King that comes as a baby.

    I LONG, I THIRST, I WANT, I WAIT for your love and this My blind men is what My Heart ached for on Calvary. Heart ached. How My Divine love is available and waiting and who My beloved ones know. You tap so lightly, when My Heart is a roaring furnace of Divine LOVE waiting to fill you and set your heart on fire.

    

  

December 25, 1994 - 7:15am   In front of Mary Statue

Messenger:  Mary saw and felt Jesus' sufferings as He fell under the cross. How her heart knew Jesus. She knew the baby Jesus in her heart, she knew Him, His whole life in her heart. It is through Mary's heart, I will know Jesus, I will know His love.

    She held Him as a baby, she watched Him take His first step, but she knew Jesus, deeply in her heart. This is why the peering look on Calvary is so important — the oneness of Jesus and Mary in Their Hearts.

    The union of the Two Hearts is the secret to our union in love with God. The Holy Spirit gives us great grace and wisdom — He imparts knowledge to us about God.

    Her heart felt this baby inside of her womb, she knew Jesus in her heart. Seeing, watching, holding are ways They touched each other, but the union in the Hearts was so deep, oneness. The burning love in the Hearts, the aching in the Hearts, the hurts in the Hearts.

    This is the depth, union in Their Hearts, oneness. I touch, I use my body, I see, I use my body. I know, I feel, I ache in my heart, these are untouchable. I cannot touch these things. It is beyond the physical. We cannot touch love, happiness. We cannot touch the spiritual things.

    Mary through the spirit leads us to this deep intimacy with your precious child, the child Jesus.

    If I see my son get injured, I see his wound, but what I feel in my heart, all the knowing and loving I feel in my heart with that child is what makes it so intense. It is not the wound, it is what goes on inside, the depth to the things I do not see.

    Mary knew the Christ child from the first moment of conception. To see Him now fall under the cross, the anguish was so great in her soul.

    The eyes see, the heart knows and loves and aches, it expresses all the depth of the union.

    She knows and loves and followed Christ more than any other person. It is through her heart we will know Him the most.

    I can most easily unite with someone who is likened to Christ. He is love, the more I love, the more I open myself up to unite to Jesus, to unite better to others, more like Jesus. The further I am from Him the more closed I am to unite. I love more deeply when I am most like Him. To unite with others in deep love, my heart must be more pure. I can more deeply unite with a person, the "purer" my heart, because I am more like Jesus, the more I am like Him, the more I can give love.

    Love is giving, love is open, love exists for the sake of the other.

    Jesus is love. Love gives, when we love we outpour love to others.

    Loving Jesus gives us a greater capacity to love. He is the source of all love. The more I am filled up with Him, the more I have to give away.

    To know Him is to love Him. He is all good, I cannot know Him, really know Him, in truth and not love Him. God is love.

    God calls us to two things - love of God, love of one another, but I can love others better when I am united to God.

    The whole secret is to realize His love, to receive His love, to be closely united to Him.

    He is love. He is all good, it is in Him I find happiness. God is love and all good.

The Holy Spirit

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.   Excerpt from Tell My People

Messenger:  The more I become likened to Him the closer I get to the Father who is all good and all love.

    The closer I become to Him the more joy and peace and happiness I have.

Song:  I love you Jesus

Messenger:  I see so clear that the depth of my union with Him is tied up in knowing Him ever so dearly through Mary's heart.

    I see my son, but the knowing I have is in my heart.

    Every person was created in the image and likeness of God.

    This is how I love my brother to see this likeness of Christ in them.

Jesus:  Look into their eyes, My child and see the child created and loved by My Father.

    The eyes are the windows of the soul, the doorway to the heart. Open your eyes and reflect the God that lives within. Beauty on the outside is a reflection of the heart that is within. Love, Love, Love as I have loved you.

Philippians 2: 7

But he emptied himself, 
taking the form of a slave, 
becoming as human beings are; 
and being in every way 
    like a human being, 
he was humbler yet, 
even to accepting death, 
    death on a cross. 

Messenger:  He came and showed us the way.

    The heart is the way to Him. Let our hearts be united to God and have deeper union with Mary.

    They pierced His most precious Heart and what flowed out was blood and water —

 

Ascension

Messenger:  He never leaves us, no fear of abandonment. He is truly here this day in His Divinity and humanity in the Eucharist.

    He lives in us in a special way when we are in the state of grace.

    Jesus loves us so much He remains with us today in the Eucharist. He loved us so much. He came, He died, He rose, He now remains with us.

    The greatest love, He loves us so much. He gives us all we need.

 

Descent of Holy Spirit

Messenger:  Nobody can ever take away my union with Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

    Such burning, longing, wanting. I cried to receive Him in the Eucharist. I feel His presence, to realize He is here and what is going on.

   

    

December 25, 1994

This is My Mother’s House

Jesus:  This is My Mother’s house. I was born in a stable. Her house is in need of repairs. So, too, are the hearts of men.

Messenger:  Mary and Jesus will work in their hearts to restore the peace and harmony for which they were created.

Mary:  As this building, which has turned shabby, is restored, men’s hearts will be restored here to the burning love of my Son.

Messenger:  Take out the debris from your hearts, make them pure and restore them to vibrant life in Him.

Mary:  Your building will be restored more quickly the more you help to enkindle the love of my Son in their hearts.

    As the progress is slow, so, too, is the restoration slow.

    Circulate these letters of my Son’s love this day.

    

  

December 25, 1994 - After Communion

Messenger:  Every time Mary looked at her beloved Son she remembered the prophesy of Simeon. When she saw His little tender hands and feet she knew He would suffer a brutal death.

    Think of the glories of that night as the angels sang, think of such glory of that night in the simplicity of the stable.

    We are in union with the angels and saints praising and honoring God. We are all one, united in the Church. We are so close to the angels and saints and souls in purgatory. I saw the saints on the picture. They are united to us in praising God, they are with us even when we do not see them.

     

      

     

Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
from Mary's Daily Apparitions

 
December 1994

       

  

Resurrection

(1)  Jesus died for us.  

(2)  Jesus rose.

(3)  Jesus gives us a special sharing in His life at baptism.

(4)  Think of that — Jesus rose from the tomb — Jesus rose from the dead.

(5)  Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and the stone had been rolled back.

(6)  But Mary was standing outside near the tomb, weeping. Then, as she wept, she stooped to look inside, and saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head, the other at the feet. They said, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ ‘They have taken my Lord away,’ she replied, ‘and I don’t know where they have put him.’  John 20: 11-13

(7)  As she said this she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, though she did not realise that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?’ Supposing him to be the gardener, she said, ‘Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and remove him.’ Jesus said, ‘Mary!’ She turned round then and said to him in Hebrew, ‘Rabbuni!’—which means Master.  John 20: 14-16

Messenger:  Imagine how Mary Magdalene felt to see Jesus.

(8)   Jesus said to her, ‘Do not cling to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. John 20: 17

(9)   In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you,’ and, after saying this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. ‘As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.’ After saying this he breathed on them and said: Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they are retained.  John 20: 19-23

(10)  Jesus gives us a special sharing in His life at baptism.

    

Ascension

(1)  Jesus remained on the earth 40 days after His resurrection before He ascended into heaven.

(2)  He gave them the power to baptize and forgive sins.

(3)  Then he took them out as far as the outskirts of Bethany, and raising his hands he blessed them.  Luke 24:50

(4)  He ascended into heaven.

(5)  Think of what it would be like to see Jesus ascend into heaven.

(6)  They all stood by in awe and wonder at what they had seen.

(7)  "But our homeland is in heaven and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transfigure the wretched body of ours into the mould of his glorious body, through the working of the power which he has, even to bring all things under his mastery."  Philippians 3:20-21

(8)  Jesus has not left, He remains with us in His Divinity and humanity in the Eucharist this very day.

(9)  Then he took them out as far as the outskirts of Bethany, and raising his hands he blessed them. Now as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven.  Luke 24:50-51

(10)  ... I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.  John 10: 10

   

Descent of the Holy Spirit

(1)  John baptised with water but, not many days from now, you are going to be baptised with the Holy Spirit.’  Acts 1: 5

(2)  In my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and taught from the beginning until the day he gave his instructions to the apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and was taken up to heaven. He had shown himself alive to them after his Passion by many demonstrations: for forty days he had continued to appear to them and tell them about the kingdom of God. While at table with them, he had told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for what the Father had promised. ‘It is’, he had said, ‘what you have heard me speak about: John baptised with water but, not many days from now, you are going to be baptised with the Holy Spirit.’  Acts 1: 1-5

(3)  When Pentecost day came round, they had all met together, when suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and there appeared to them tongues as of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak different languages as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves.  Acts 2: 1-4

(4)  What joy for Mary to see the fearlessness of the Apostles.

(5)  The Holy Spirit appeared to Mary and the Apostles.

(6)  The Apostles went out and preached and all understood.

(7)  Oh Holy Spirit fill us with Your love.

(8)  Oh Holy Spirit give us Your gifts.

(9)  Holy Spirit let our hearts burn with love for God.

(10)  Holy Spirit let our hearts burn with love for others.

    

Assumption

(1)   So they hurried away and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. When they saw the child they repeated what they had been told about him, and everyone who heard it was astonished at what the shepherds said to them. As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart.  Luke 2: 16-19

(2)   Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, this is your son.’ Then to the disciple he said, ‘This is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.  John 19: 25-27

(3)  And after this perishable nature has put on imperishability and this mortal nature has put on immortality, then will the words of scripture come true: Death is swallowed up in victory. Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting?  1 Corinthians 15: 54-55

(4)  The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin comes from the Law. Thank God, then, for giving us the victory through Jesus Christ our Lord.  1 Corinthians 15: 56-57

(5)  And when the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord—observing what is written in the Law of the Lord: Every first–born male must be consecrated to the Lord—and also to offer in sacrifice, in accordance with what is prescribed in the Law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons. 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:  Luke 2: 22-28

(6)  And they ran out of wine, since the wine provided for the feast had all been used, and the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ Jesus said, ‘Woman, what do you want from me? My hour has not come yet.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ There were six stone water jars standing there, meant for the ablutions that are customary among the Jews: each could hold twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, ‘Fill the jars with water,’ and they filled them to the brim. Then he said to them, ‘Draw some out now and take it to the president of the feast.’ They did this; the president tasted the water, and it had turned into wine. Having no idea where it came from—though the servants who had drawn the water knew—the president of the feast called the bridegroom and said, ‘Everyone serves good wine first and the worse wine when the guests are well wined; but you have kept the best wine till now.’  John 2: 3-10

(7)  Mary was Christ's perfect disciple.

(8)  Mary and Jesus looked into each other's eyes on the way to Calvary.

(9)  Sing:  On this Day

(10)  Sing:  See the Eyes that Look at Mary

     

  

Mary Crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth

(1)  Sing:  See the Eyes that Look at Mary

(2)  Sing:  Little Baby Hands and Feet

(3)  Sing:  Hail Holy Queen

(4)  Sing:  Immaculate Mary

(5)  Sing:  The Rosary Song

(6)  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.  Revelation 12: 1

(7)  It happened that, three days later, they found him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions; and all those who heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies.  Luke 2: 46-47

(8)  Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? Look, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy.  Luke 1: 39-44

(9)  Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, this is your son.’  John 19: 25-26

(10)  Then to the disciple he said, ‘This is your mother.’ ...  John 19: 27

 

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