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December 27, 2011
December 28th Holy Spirit Novena
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From December 26, 2011
R. What is Christmas?
It is the birthday of Jesus,
but the giving that was intended
to remember how Jesus came
a baby, our Savior and gave
to us, can turn into a time
of giving or a time of
selfishness.
How is it when our approaches
to life have been we
have time and more time
so we don't have to
think of anything, but
ourselves, pride, power, etc.
DO we see the beauty of the
earth God created, snows,
ice sicles, beaches and
sun, all in the world at the
same time
But how does life play the cards
when a man realizes he has
30 - 60 so many days left?
We won't come back and live
our life again
When we thought of crummy
details, why we can hold
out in anger, not love,
tell ourselves how we can
control things
How does it all matter when
we have a little time
left
Each day is so precious
every gift God gave to us
people to love
This is reality we will reach
the day when we know
we may go, unless we
go without notice
So little time may be left
when before we could have
wasted most of our days
living to control,
blaming others for our stuffed
anger and some punishing
innocent others
What a waste of precious
time
Can we learn to love?
Can we learn to work out difficulties
and see with eyes of love
as God commanded us
Can we see with love
Or do we give into run-on thinking
of anger
What's wrong when justifying
why we were right at all costs
could have become our god,
but when we find our lives
are short and over are
we still frigid and not
ready to forgive
Is our main focus ourselves,
our image, our power,
our mask
Why wear a mask on the face
that will wither and
die
All that remains is that which
we cannot touch
Our love - goes with us
When we meet the Lord
how will He judge us
for we were commanded to love
Blow-ups some people have and
will never apologize or
admit they were wrong
even when they were wrong
Can you forgive when you
don't even remember
why you were wrong, but
your anger is a pattern
every Sunday - it can be or
every Holiday?
But you fail to admit the truth
about the patterned
behavior
just as long as you don't
have to admit your
sins
Games, winning, being right,
being over, competition
This is not love
This is not winning
When you win does the infatuation
of how you feel last for
more than a moment and
you have to do it again
Oh can you ever admit dad
could pick blue when
you challenged him
for white or red or
any color but what
he wanted
So many wounds in our life
Anger, hurt that can dominate
an individual
From December 25, 2011
Sunday's Readings
Mass at Dawn
Isaiah 62: 11-12
This is what Yahweh has proclaimed
to the remotest part of earth:
Say to the daughter of Zion,
'Look, your salvation is coming;
with him comes his reward,
his achievement precedes him!'They will be called 'The Holy People',
'Yahweh's Redeemed',
while you will be called 'Sought-after',
'City-not-forsaken'.
Psalm 97: 1,6, 11-12
Yahweh is king! Let earth rejoice,
the many isles be glad!The heavens proclaim his saving justice,
all nations see his glory.Light dawns for the upright,
and joy for honest hearts.
Rejoice in Yahweh, you who are upright,
praise his unforgettable holiness.
Titus 3: 4-7
But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour for humanity were revealed, it was not because of any upright actions we had done ourselves; it was for no reason except his own faithful love that he saved us, by means of the cleansing water of rebirth and renewal in the Holy Spirit which he has so generously poured over us through Jesus Christ our Saviour; so that, justified by his grace, we should become heirs in hope of eternal life. This is doctrine that you can rely on.
Luke 2: 15-20
Now it happened that when the angels had gone from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us go to Bethlehem and see this event which the Lord has made known to us. 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. And the shepherds went back glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as they had been told.
From December 26, 2011
R. We are to obey the Holy Father. We live a few short years
in this world and they are not going to go on forever. We are
beginning life We are reborn in baptism into sharing
God's life. The Church sees death as an important step
to go on to live life better. A new level of existence
We are God's children. God wants us to enjoy our
true home in heaven. Jesus told them before
He ascended He was going to prepare a place for us.
And He said He would come back for us.
We have such a gift being able to go to the Mass
The prophet Isaiah says that death will be no more.
Isaiah 25: 7-8
On this mountain, he has destroyed
the veil which used to veil all peoples,
the pall enveloping all nations;
he has destroyed death for ever...
R. There are not words to describe heaven. God wants
us united with those in heaven - loving them
God the Father has commanded us to love to care
about each other our lives here are short.
Sing: Ave Maria
Isaiah 25: 6-10a
On this mountain, for all peoples,
Yahweh Sabaoth is preparing
a banquet of rich food,
a banquet of fine wines,
of succulent food, of wellstrained wines.
On this mountain, he has destroyed
the veil which used to veil all peoples,
the pall enveloping all nations;
he has destroyed death for ever.
Lord Yahweh has wiped away the tears
from every cheek;
he has taken his peoples shame away
everywhere on earth,
for Yahweh has spoken.And on that day, it will be said,
Look, this is our God,
in him we put our hope
that he should save us,
this is Yahweh, we put our hope in him.
Let us exult and rejoice
since he has saved us.
For Yahwehs hand will rest
on this mountain,
Psalm 23: 1-6
Yahweh is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
In grassy meadows he lets me lie.By tranquil streams he leads me
to restore my spirit.
He guides me in paths of saving justice
as befits his name.Even were I to walk in a ravine as dark as death
I should fear no danger, for you are at my side.
Your staff and your crook are there to soothe me.You prepare a table for me
under the eyes of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup brims over.Kindness and faithful love pursue me
every day of my life.
I make my home in the house of Yahweh
for all time to come.
Jesus: My heart cries out to be just
to your brothers
Walk in justice for what
good does it do you to
test God
who has given so generously
to you
So you hold back what is His due
Be generous, giving God what is
His due
Revelation 21: 1-7
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride dressed for her husband. Then I heard a loud voice call from the throne, Look, here God lives among human beings. He will make his home among them; they will be his people, and he will be their God, Godwiththem. He will wipe away all tears from their eyes; there will be no more death, and no more mourning or sadness or pain. The world of the past has gone.
Then the One sitting on the throne spoke. Look, I am making the whole of creation new. Write this, "What I am saying is trustworthy and will come true." Then he said to me, It has already happened. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water from the well of life free to anybody who is thirsty; anyone who proves victorious will inherit these things; and I will be his God and he will be my son.
John 14: 1-7
Do not let your hearts be troubled.
You trust in God, trust also in me.
In my Fathers house
there are many places to live in;
otherwise I would have told you.
I am going now to prepare a place for you,
and after I have gone
and prepared you a place,
I shall return to take you to myself,
so that you may be with me
where I am.
You know the way
to the place where I am going.Thomas said, Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way? Jesus said:
I am the Way; I am Truth and Life.
No one can come to the Father
except through me.
If you know me,
you will know my Father too.
From this moment you know him
and have seen him.
R. Fr. Joe, Fr. Jim and Dan were
in seminary
He was his room mate a
short time
Dan would go to the mirror
and say
"Oh you handsome dog you"
He left before ordination and became a
Juvenile Officer
When your life is
over, it won't matter
about your house, what car
you drove,
but your life should have made
the world a better place
Dan helped so many young
men
It was Dan and Pat he invited
to their reunions
Dan went to Church at
St. Boniface when
Fr. Joe came.
God has better plans for
us than just spending
a few years on this
earth
He wants us to be at peace,
in love with Him forever
in heaven
R. It is hard to say goodbye,
the plan is God wants
us in heaven forever
our goodbye is only
a little while
We will be with God forever
Poem My First Christmas in Heaven
I am spending Christmas
with Jesus this year
Love is a gift more
precious than gold
Life is so short
From Dan hear him say
"I'm spending Christmas
with Jesus Christ
this year."
We pray for Dan to be
admitted to the company
of the saints
We pray for Dan who ate the
body of Christ
We pray for our deceased
relatives and friends
We pray we will be gathered
again in God's Kingdom
We pray for our relatives and
friends living that they
will love God and know
His love
Song: Amazing Grace
R. What goes with us is our love
What goes with us is our gentleness
We have this life alone to live
When the days are few, we
can't come back and live
the days we wasted
Oh God Let our days always
be days of love
Days to give
To love
For love is giving
Going out as you gave
to us.
R. Jesus spread His arms open
on the cross
He gave until He gave His
all
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selfish looking inward |
R. In death - life is changed
not ended
Oh God help us to love
Oh God let us sing
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Oh God let us recognize what
we have been given and
give to you what is
your due
Jesus gives us Himself in
the Mass
R. Jesus gives us His Body and Blood
to eat and drink
A Prayer before the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Let me be a holy sacrifice and unite with God in the sacrament of His greatest love.
I want to be one in Him in this act of love, where He gives Himself to me and I give myself as a sacrifice to Him. Let me be a holy sacrifice as I become one with Him in this my act of greatest love to Him.
Let me unite with Him more, that I may more deeply love Him. May I help make reparation to His adorable Heart and the heart of His Mother, Mary. With greatest love, I offer myself to You and pray that You will accept my sacrifice of greatest love. I give myself to You and unite in Your gift of Yourself to me. Come and possess my soul.
Cleanse me, strengthen me, heal me. Dear Holy Spirit act in the heart of Mary to make me more and more like Jesus.
Father, I offer this my sacrifice, myself united to Jesus in the Holy Spirit to You. Help me to love God more deeply in this act of my greatest love.
Give me the grace to grow in my knowledge, love and service of You and for this to be my greatest participation in the Mass. Give me the greatest graces to love You so deeply in this Mass, You who are so worthy of my love.
-Mass Book, December 27, 1995
16 Years Ago
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ET US LOVE THE TWO HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARYHE GAVE HIMSELF TO US ON THE CROSS. HE GIVES HIMSELF TO US IN THE EUCHARIST.
How great was the act of love, God gave to this world, when He gave Himself and died on the cross. He gives Himself to us this day in the Holy Eucharist.
The greatest commandment is that we must love God with our whole heart, our whole soul, and our whole being. This is a commandment. If we are to enter heaven, we must follow the commandments. They are commands given by God for us to follow.
The greatest act we can do on this earth is an act of loving God. The reason for our existence is to love God. In the sacrament of His greatest love, He gives Himself to us. This is an act of love on His part. We are called to respond by giving ourselves in love to Him.
This is the purpose of the Holy Eucharist: to unite in such oneness with our Holy, Loving God. Our all consuming passion should be that of loving God. How many go to the Eucharist with the sole purpose of giving great love to God? He wants us to love Him. He wants souls to tell Him how much they truly love Him. This is the most intimate act of love when Jesus gives Himself-Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity to man. If it is such an act of love, how are we receiving Him in Communion? We should beg God, in this most intimate union with Him, to help us to love Him with greatest love.
Jesus is a Person. He wants our love. The Holy Spirit wants such intimacy with us. Our Father wants us to love Him. In the Eucharist, we unite with God. In this intimate act of uniting with our beloved God, with Divinity, we must pour out our love to God. We must pour out our heart to the most adorable Heart of Jesus. Jesus is so unjustly treated by many of His beloved souls He loves so much. Let us help make reparation to the Almighty God by loving God with our whole heart, our whole soul, and our whole being in the sacrament of His greatest love. This is the Gift of Himself.
Think of how it is to love someone and give your all for that person, to pour out your heart to him or her and then be treated with coldness and neglect. It hurts our heart so much more when we deeply love someone to be rejected by that person. Jesus loves us with the deepest love. We cannot fully comprehend this love. Let us love Him with the deepest love. Let us love Mary and her Immaculate Heart. Let us love her as the Mother of God. Let us love her as the virgin who bore the Son of God. May we, in the reception of the Eucharist pour out our love to Him, to this adorable Heart. May we pour out our love to His Holy Mother.
Mary said at Fatima that Jesus wants His Heart venerated next to the heart of His Mother. Let us love these two Hearts as we receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Then we are so deeply united with God. We see Their two Hearts surrounded with thorns for the injustices against Their Hearts. Let us help make reparation daily as we receive Him in the Eucharist. This is a special time to help make reparation to Their wounded Hearts.
Let us remember how He poured His love out to us on the cross and how He pours out His love to us now when He gives us Himself in the Eucharist, the Eucharist which contains His Heart of burning love. His Heart was pierced with a lance. Her heart was invisibly pierced with a sword. As the wounds in Their Hearts are deep, so too is Their love so deep.
He does not want "surface love". He wants hearts filled with deep burning love.
end of December 27, 1995
Mystery of Faith
"We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection,
until you come again."
Jesus: I give you Myself
Love is giving
Why do you hoard gifts given
to you to block
My work
Open your arms as I did on the cross.
Sing: Our Father
The Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Jesus: Pray for peace and love and giving of oneself
Sing: Lamb of God
Lamb of God
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
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.
Spiritual Communion
Dear Jesus we want to make a spiritual
communion, we cannot receive You
now, but we want to know Your
presence deep in our heart
deep in our soul Oh God fill us
with Your presence that we can
just focus on You and Your love
for us now Love deep in us
Oneness with You
Quiet surrender to be alone in
this moment with You in our heart
in deep love
We love You so much our beloved
God
R. We want the interior offering
to be most pure
Dear God, flood us with Your
grace - so our offering
of ourselves - united to
the Mass is pure - giving
oneself to God, as is His due
God gives us a free will
God gives us freedom
We are to love freely
God does not control us
God does not force us
He wants our
faithfulness, our
love freely given
We give to Him freely with
love doing God's will
Jesus: Freedom is My gift to you
It is wrong to try to force
someone to do something
in punishment because
you are angry or hurt
Be reconciled to God
Let your 'yes' be 'yes' and
your 'no' be 'no'
anything else is from the
evil one
Live to give freely to serve
God according to His will
in love
Life is so short
A test to you here to love God
Not you testing God to see how
you can get away with
punishment of others for
your jealousy, anger
and hurt wounds
I am a God of justice
Song: I Am a God of Justice
Jesus: My Heart is pure
My Heart is love
I want your love freely given
Act for love
I give you a free will to serve
God and do God's will
To open your arms in love
Sing: I am the Bread of Life
R. How can we get along when
we are all imperfect
when people do not
forgive each other
People make mistakes they
must clear the air and
admit the truth ask for
forgiveness
Children are born and God
gives us this gift - to share
love - not be made great
because of our children
parents need to let
children go, not hold onto them
for their selfish reasons for
their vain glory God created the
child for His purpose parents
need not to block the Father's will
children are there and they go to
make their lives as God desires
We are all part of the Father's
Plan created uniquely by God
for His purpose, with talents to
be used to build the Kingdom of God
to give to love to follow
in opening our arms to the Father's
will Children should be taught
to seek God's will and we live as
examples of this ourselves
When we have hurt our children
by our example, we can help
them heal, by not being untruthful
about what happened, but validate
what they suffered and tell them
we are sorry
The devil wants us to make
wrong look right and right look wrong
The devil wants lies to lie about
the truth so we look good wear
a mask and try to look perfect
when in fact we are imperfect,
wounded in our human nature
The beginning of Mass is to tell
God we are sorry for our sins
We examine our conscience we want
to offer a more pure sacrifice We gather
as one and beg to be forgiven We
want a pure interior offering
We live united to the Mass all day
with this pure interior offering,
that what we offer is a more
pure offering united to the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass all day
Jesus: Do you want to make peace?
Go to confession and don't lie
to yourself about your sins
Sacraments are given as gifts to
help Me to be more one in you
Stars look at the stars and count
them if you can you do not
know My Plan When you
see yourself above those
over you you will have
trouble and give a very bad
example and block the Father's
will
It is satan who wants your god to
be your own power
Satan wants you to give your
power to him
So you become enslaved
to him
Men are most men when they
are gentle and kind in heart
likened to Me
I am the most perfect man
I am truth
Love is truth
It is not being caved in, selfish,
manipulating power - to
make others dependent on you
love follows in My footsteps
love gives - like I did on the
cross
people who are miserable
never learned the
lesson perks don't
come from men
Boys angry at fathers
disrespecting women
Men are to see in Me the
model of My love for
Mary (and respect women)
God the Father made Mary
My Mother
How much approval do you
need?
Do you do what you do
for approval?
Do you want approval when
you sin, when you
are wrong?
Do you turn inward and
punish those giving love
because they stand for
the truth and these men
seeking approval want
the approval from
those who live in truth,
when the approval seeker is sinful.
Do not try to force your
evil ways on others
bending My rules won't
happen
You bury yourselves
Heaven is a reward promised
to those who loved and served
the Lord
who walked in truth
there are no lies in heaven
If you can't get along
with men here below
how do you expect
to be one with men in
heaven?
Did you live your life being
uptight, trying to get
approval of men so you
could love yourself
Approval that counts for heaven
comes from doing God's will.
Can you even be a friend
a real friend and loving and
quit focusing on yourself
Father's who teach their
children truth, give
the real gift to children
If you think first about
yourself making yourself
look good, then you can
lie or do whatever you
need to wear your mask
The mask does not go
in heaven with the
saints the mask of
deception and lies has to come
off and you grow in
love and truth to get to heaven.
Mommy, Mary, tell me about heaven.
Mary says
Heaven is love
Heaven is relationship.
Heaven is for lovers
Heaven is truth
Heaven is for those who
lived God's will
who based their
decisions not on
what they wanted,
but what God wanted
Heaven is a place for those
who loved and served the Lord
You must pass the test
Not try to test God to see how
it will go when you bend
the rules and rebel against
God's will
Love is truth pray to your
Heavenly Father and live to do
His will
Live to be brothers and sisters
in the Father's family
Give love as Jesus has given
to you
Live to love
Bring life in your hearts to
others
Don't be closed in and
selfish
Don't live a mask
You have a wounded human
nature
Living your life to
prove you are
perfect is folly
You live a lie
You hurt those God
gave you to love
and be an example to
Oh - The Tree of life
God gives you a sharing of
His life in baptism
In the garden was the tree of
good and evil
You can tell yourself you
are perfect and live under
satan's deception
The true home for you is heaven
You are to build families,
communities of love
not tear people apart
with manipulation and control
Can you say you're sorry
and admit you are
wrong or do you live
making being right
your god
Rolling over everybody to
prove you are perfect
and to wear your deceptive
mask
A steam roller flattens
things out
A branch disconnected
from the vine withers
and dies
The Judgment is real
So many are losing
their soul for
their pride and need
to be perfect, when
they sin
Hell is a place where there
is no love
no union
no truth
no unity
darkness and fire
Gut - bellied
So deep in your soul
The gnashing of teeth
The clanging of hatred
Hell is forever
The fallen angels said
"We will not serve God"
To those who sin mortally
and do not repent because
they won't admit their
sin, say they are
sorry, pride, angers
They will be among those
lost forever
Premeditated sin is a more
punishable sin than
spontaneous sin
A man who through patterned
behavior holds out to
control and watch others
suffer who are trying to do
God's will. This man acting
in bad ways has vices
bad habits that grow
to be worse vices
Satan's ways is to grip a man
so he turns in, caves in
he forgets about serving God
he can live to prove he is
right, becoming angrier
and angrier as he distances
himself from God by his
choices he makes in
sinning and hurting others
The more one gives into sin
the greater the misery and
darkness the more
he gives in, the more angry
he becomes from his
place separating himself
from God
Satan's grip is paralyzing and
crippling
He wants the man enslaved
to vices
The man tries to prove his wrongs
are right and is angry
any one would cross
him
He seeks approval among
the just for his
immoral deeds and
usually punishes wherever
he can for not being
approved for his wrong doing.
It is a spiraling downward
due to the man's own sins
and sinning further to punish
those trying to do good
The evil man wants others to
support him and lead others
into his deceptive ways
He is angry by men who are
loving and working to
build God's Kingdom
He puts on a mask to try
to fool others of
his evil heart
His life then becomes more
darkness and more misery.
His call to be justified in
his unloving ways
knows a wrath that is
anything but just
His wrath becomes a fury
and he waits to lunge
at the just
He becomes an agent for
satan tearing down
the good others built
for his own anger,
for evil choices he made
The rule of God is the rule of love
No way do unloving ways turn
to good This is satan's game
manipulating, lying,
deception and secrets
wanting the wrong to be passed
off as right so he can
tear down the truth,
a house is built on and
take it down with deception
I am Mary
I crush the head of satan
When you hold out to punish
and try to force your
way the way down
is like gravity it
goes downward
quicker and quicker
it does not move in the lines
of goodness
This is satan who wants the
just to go along with
the sinful man
who wants their wrong
to look right as
they continue in darker
games to tear down
the fruit others have
planted to build a
vineyard
Jesus: Sins of omission, where you are
called to do a work and
instead tear it down
will not go unpunished
Wearing a title: husband, wife,
priest, brother, sister
means you are committed
to your vocation
Giving scandal by tearing
down and lying, tearing
down structure, rules
is worthy of punishment
for the wrong you did and
the good you failed to do.
People that have dysfunctional
behavior patterns just do what
they do only harder and get the
same and worse results because
their behavior is dysfunctional.
R. (They must change, be converted)
Jesus: They look for others to keep
acting out their dysfunctional
ways and they use some
means of force to implement
them
Then the rules are set
their rules how things
are run
These rules implemented
by force take the place
of the rules that were
to lead to growth
productivity and keeping
the focus on what it
should be on
These dysfunctional rules
go deeper into dysfunction
like gutter balls
There are no points scored
with gutter balls
Co-dependency can be
the rule
A person replaces things
acquired easily by
forcing dependency
on them
Then things are done or
not done depending
on them
They can hold out
make others suffer etc.
This false sense of power
can give only moments
satisfaction to them,
but power, manipulation
is their goal
not the work to be
accomplished and
things become
dependent on them
when, if, not at all,
unavailability
games of power
and control
Everything has the focus
on them, not on
what one is trying
to accomplish
Controlling and co-dependents
are dysfunctional ways
that people try to force
on others to get control
R. Time runs out for all
of us
To be successful now and
in the future institutions,
families, churches,
businesses must be
based on the truth
There must be obedience
and structure - a
hierarchy of structure
Jesus said that if rules are
challenged and challenged
and replaced by dysfunctional
rules then it cannot
continue in the future
If a family or group exists
only for today, for
the people now there,
then the rules can be
built around the
variety of their
dysfunction and
aggressive behavior
to enforce it
The renewal of the Church and
the world depends on
living according to the
commandments of God,
Our Creator and lived
out for His purpose
Obedient to God and His
Plan for salvation history.
If our lives focus on me - me
me then we have no
answers when a man is
called by death
What if our car, cell phone
etc. was taken away
and we were forced to
live life in another's shoes.
Dysfunction only functions when
one has implemented their
dysfunctional rules
through force
Dysfunctional rules can be in
families so someone going
home for Christmas can
be forced into old rules
they worked out of
as the family members
meet after years
Mary said at Fatima we need
to be converted
The world, the Church, the
individual Christian
is in the state of
becoming
Changing
Growing
Living to follow the
rules of God
Working under the Father's
Plan being
obedient to God
Not like doing our own
will, in our time and
forcing this dysfunctional
rule on others so
we don't have to
change
Love is truth
God calls us to relationships
outside our family
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God's Blue Book I by Rita Ring. Open Anywhere This book will change your life. These are beautiful love letters to us from Jesus. A million books have been printed and circulated. Jesus loves us so much He wants a personal relationship with us He wants us to go to the Eucharist and be with Him before the tabernacle. $10 |
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God's Blue Book II by Rita Ring. Letters from Jesus about His on fire love Jesus wants this great intimacy with us On fire love Personal love letters from Jesus about the love of His Heart A book on surrender Fr. Carter said! $10 |
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God's Blue Book IV by Rita Ring. This book is about the love Jesus has for Mary and Mary has for Jesus and Jesus and Mary have for us It is truly the Love of the Two Hearts. Mary appeared every day at the Holy Spirit Center Fr. Carter was there. Mary's first apparition July 5, 1994. $5 |
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God's Blue Book V by Rita Ring. Jesus wants to be the bridegroom of our soul He is our beloved Jesus tells us about pure love how we are to be pure of heart and love God and love others. It is a must, to hear about love from Jesus Jesus is love $5 |
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God's Blue Book 6A by Rita Ring. Rosaries from Their Hearts during apparitions. Jesus and Mary appeared every day and I received rosaries from Them and They were transcribed from a tape. Also messages of love from Jesus on days of January, 1995 About Baptism writings from Fr. Carter and the Scriptures. $10 |
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God's Blue Book 6B by Rita Ring. Jesus and Mary appeared every day in February, 1995 So beautiful transcribed from a tape the Stations, 7 Sorrows, prayers in the Prayer Manual, the Holy Spirit Novena Book and the Song Book. Pure love loving and forgiving a book about Jesus' love, baptism, grace and Fr. Carter's Newsletter. $10 |
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Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 1. Mary appeared in Clearwater December 17, 1996 in rainbow color and these rosaries left the printer the same day from Apparitions of Jesus and Mary transcribed from a tape. $10 |
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Color
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Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and
others on the mysteries of the rosary - really good. $5
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Apostle's Manual
Apostles Manual. About the Movement - the structure of the Movement All Ministries - from the time 3 months before Mary appeared in Clearwater and 3 months after. Rosaries of the 13ths, Fr. Carter's Newsletters. Messages from God the Father Reaching the priests, the Church, the schools and the world. $20 |
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Songs from Jesus Songbook. These loving songs were given from Jesus. So beautiful Love Songs from Jesus of His love - helping us have pure and loving hearts. $3
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Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena Holy Spirit Novena Booklet. In four languages with the Imprimatur with 18 scripture readings for two complete novenas this very powerful Holy Spirit Novena has prayers for prayers for Protection by the Blood of Jesus, Healing, Strength and Light, To Be One with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One with Jesus, To Dwell in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Prayer for the Holy Spirit and His Gifts, and the Word Alive in Our Hearts. All these prayers take about 10 minutes daily recited out loud. $1
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Guiding Light
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Reflect on the Word
Guiding Light homily series - Steadfast to the
Son - Cycle A — The sunflower is a great example of
how we should be steadfastly guided by light. What a
powerful thought that this exceptional plant is not
stuck in one pose day in and day out, yet adaptable and
magnetized to the sun. We feel the same about our Son.
Our heads turns to face Christ as each day presents its
challenges to find light. We join together like plants
in a field and soak up the Son through the pulpit. We
are a warm circle of strength using the wind of our
breath to carry our priests' words, Christ's words, to
new rich soil. $15
Inspiring Homilist & Author
Fr.
Joseph
Robinson
has
dedicated
his
life
to
serving
Christ
and
the
Church
for
over
40
years.
Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle
B of the Liturgical
Year
$
15.00
plus
postage
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Guiding Light homily series - Steadfast to the Son - Cycle A — The sunflower is a great example of how we should be steadfastly guided by light. What a powerful thought that this exceptional plant is not stuck in one pose day in and day out, yet adaptable and magnetized to the sun. We feel the same about our Son. Our heads turns to face Christ as each day presents its challenges to find light. We join together like plants in a field and soak up the Son through the pulpit. We are a warm circle of strength using the wind of our breath to carry our priests' words, Christ's words, to new rich soil. $15 |
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Guiding Light - Feed My Soul - Cycle C — In a world rapidly advancing and encouraging personal gain, we are faced with modern problems. There is a challenge to find time in our busy schedules for Sunday Mass or a family meal. We are able to research, shop, bank and even work without hearing one human voice. It is no wonder that we may often feel disconnected and famished at our week's end. In Fr. Joe's third book of homilies from Cycle C, we are reminded of the charity that Christ intended us to show each other. We have a calling to turn the other cheek and be the Good Samaritan to others. We are rewarded with the Father's kingdom and love when we are not worthy. We are not left alone or hungry. $15 |
Guiding Light - Focusing on the Word - Cycle B — At times we may feel that our path to Christ is a bit "out of focus". Like the disciples in the Book of Mark, this ordinary life clouds our vision of Christ's Divinity. We may doubt the practicality or possibility of applying His teachings and example to our modern life. Cycle B's homilies are a "guiding light" to help us realize Jesus' Messianic greatness and His promise of better things to come. $15 |
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Guiding Light - The Word Alive in Our Hearts. - Cycle A (partial) — Homilies by the Reverend Joe Robinson given at St. Boniface Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a tremendous honor Fr. Joe has allowed us to share these great gifts with you – for greater holiness and knowing more and more about God. $10 |
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Light, Happiness, & Peace
Journeying Through Traditional Catholic Spirituality Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 10.00 plus postageThis book Light, Happiness and Peace is a journey into the spiritual life — an awakening of deeper life IN HIM. Here are some of the comments we received from bishops and cardinals about the book. Cardinal – Pontifical Council for Culture – Vatican City “I am sure that this book, Light, Happiness and Peace through a discussion on traditional Catholic Spirituality will contribute in bringing back prayer into the mainstream of life.” $10
In Imitation of Two Hearts
Prayers for Consolation, Renewal and Peace in Times of Suffering Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 10.00 plus postageIn Imitation of Two Hearts - Prayers for Consolation, Renewal and Peace in Times of Suffering Fr. John J. Pasquini leads a suffering soul to the gentle Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In these most loving Hearts - the prayers by Fr. John Pasquini - help the person suffering to know more deeply the pascal mystery of death/resurrection. President of the Pontifical Council for Health $10
Authenticity
Authenticity - Prayers and Meditations Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 10.00 plus postageAuthenticity, the Yellow Book of prayers by Fr. John Pasquini, can lead the soul into deeper intimacy with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, can lead to greater love of Mary which leads to the unitive life and greater holiness. The book of prayers Authenticity by Fr. John J. Pasquini is to help one grow ever deeper in the Unitive life. Apostolic Nuncio – Archbishop – Philippines “With Authenticity, much is gained in prayer, and much is accomplished through prayer. More especially if prayer is directed in behalf of the Church.” $10
Medicine of Immortality
Prayers and Meditations for Mass and Eucharistic Adoration Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 10.00 plus postage“In Medicine of Immortality, Father John Pasquini offers his readers the richness of Catholic devotional prayer, the wisdom of the Fathers and, most of all, the fruits of his own prayer and meditation before the Blessed Sacrament. I recommend this book to all who wish to grow in their love for the Lord, who sustains the life of His Church through the precious gift of His Body and Blood.” Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago $10
Ecce Fides
Pillar of Truth - Dedicated to defending Catholic beliefs through reason, Scripture, and the life of the Holy Spirit Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 10.00 plus postageEcce Fides is a work dedicated to defending Catholic beliefs through reason, Scripture, and the life of the Holy Spirit. "It is important that we (as people of God) return to the source of life, our faith, which is usefully exposed in this volume, and take it out to our contemporaries, evangelizing them and their cultures and inculturating the Gospel." Cardinal – Pontifical Council for Culture – Vatican City $10
Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters
Author: Fr. John J. Pasquini
$ 35.00 plus postageShepherds of Christ, a book of Spirituality Newsletters, is a compilation of the first nine newsletters from Fr. John J. Pasquini begining in August 2006. The Newsletter has been circulated to the priests and hierarchy spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart, promoting love for the Eucharist, greater love for the Church, the Priesthood, Mary and the Holy Spirit, the Mass, Prayer, and greater intimate relationship with God. $35
Authenticity Ocean DVD
The Authenticity Prayer Book is read with the Ocean as a backdrop.
$ 10.00 plus postageDVD - Prayers from the Authenticity Book read by Rita Ring on the ocean — it is beautiful. 410
Nursing Home Mass DVD
A special mass by Fr. John J. Pasquini for those in nursing homes or homebound.
$ 10.00 plus postageDVD - A beautiful Mass was done by Fr. John J. Pasquini for Nursing homes and assisted living. It was done at St. Joseph's magnificent chapel — St. Joseph's assisted living in Jupiter, Florida. It last about 33 minutes. We call it the golden Nursing Home Mass from St. Joseph's. $10
Consolation DVD
Give this DVD as a sympathy present.
$ 10.00 plus postageConsolation by Fr. John J. Pasquini — upon the passing of a loved one. Fr. Pasquini has done a beautiful gift of his most wonderful homily given when someone dear has died. It can be given as a tremendous gift. $10
Divine Mercy Chaplet CD
Give this DVD as a gift.
$ 10.00 plus postageDivine Mercy Chaplet CD. Prayed by Fr. John J. Pasquini $10
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