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Given March 29, 2017

Anniversary of Handmaids and Servants

Today's Readings

Isaiah 49: 8-15

The joyful homecoming

   Thus says Yahweh:
   At the time of my favour
       I have answered you,
   on the day of salvation I have helped you.
   I have formed you and have appointed you
   to be the covenant for a people,
   to restore the land,
   to return ravaged properties,
   to say to prisoners, ‘Come out,’
   to those who are in darkness,
       ‘Show yourselves.’
   Along the roadway they will graze,
   and any bare height will be their pasture.
   They will never hunger or thirst,
   scorching wind and sun
       will never plague them;
   for he who pities them will lead them,
   will guide them to springs of water.
   I shall turn all my mountains into a road
   and my highways will be raised aloft.
   Look! Here they come from far away,
   look, these from the north and the west,
   those from the land of Sinim.

   Shout for joy, you heavens; earth, exult!
   Mountains, break into joyful cries!
   For Yahweh has consoled his people,
   is taking pity on his afflicted ones.
   Zion was saying,
       ‘Yahweh has abandoned me,
   the Lord has forgotten me.’
   Can a woman forget her baby at the breast,
   feel no pity for the child she has borne?
   Even if these were to forget,
   I shall not forget you.

Psalm 145: 8-9, 13-14, 17-18

Yahweh is tenderness and pity,
slow to anger, full of faithful love.

Yahweh is generous to all,
his tenderness embraces all his creatures.

Your kingship is a kingship for ever,
your reign lasts from age to age.

Yahweh is trustworthy in all his words,
and upright in all his deeds.

Yahweh supports all who stumble,
lifts up those who are bowed down.

Upright in all that he does,
Yahweh acts only in faithful love.
He is close to all who call upon him,
all who call on him from the heart.

John 5: 17-30

His answer to them was, 'My Father still goes on working, and I am at work, too.' But that only made the Jews even more intent on killing him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he spoke of God as his own Father and so made himself God's equal.
    To this Jesus replied:

In all truth I tell you,
by himself the Son can do nothing;
he can do only
      what he sees the Father doing:
and whatever the Father does
      the Son does too.
For the Father loves the Son
and shows him everything
      he himself does,
and he will show him
      even greater things than these,
works that will astonish you.
Thus, as the Father raises the dead
      and gives them life,
so the Son gives life to anyone he chooses;
for the Father judges no one;
he has entrusted all judgement to the Son,
so that all may honour the Son
as they honour the Father.
Whoever refuses honour to the Son
refuses to honour the Father
      who sent him.
In all truth I tell you,
whoever listens to my words,
and believes in the one who sent me,
has eternal life;
without being brought to judgement
such a person
      has passed from death to life.
In all truth I tell you,
the hour is coming –
      indeed it is already here –
when the dead
      will hear the voice of the Son of God,
and all who hear it will live.
For as the Father has life in himself,
so he has granted the Son also
      to have life in himself;
and, because he is the Son of man,
has granted him power
      to give judgement.
Do not be surprised at this,
for the hour is coming
when the dead will leave their graves
at the sound of his voice:
those who did good
will come forth to life;
and those who did evil
      will come forth to judgement.
By myself I can do nothing;
I can judge only as I am told to judge,
and my judging is just,
because I seek to do not my own will
but the will of him who sent me.

                R. As we move on in Lent we
                see that they tried to kill Jesus.

                We see Jesus' love for His Father
                and He is telling us about the
                unity between Him and His Father
                He tells us about life and
                judgment. How we must listen
                to Him and believe if we want
                eternal salvation.

Jesus is telling us we are to
do good deeds.

Song: I Am a God of Justice

Given March 24, 2017

R. Justice brings peace –

                    When men have relationships with
                one another justice brings peace
                and order –

                    The relationship between God
                and man is God is our
                Creator, we are the creature
                and it is our duty to love
                God – God created us – It is
                our duty.

                Our parents brought us into
                this life – we owe our parents
                honor and reverence and
                service.

                Our country helps us so we can
                develop our talents – we
                owe respect and love and
                service to our country.
                Men serve their country.

                    It is justice that we recognize
                all that has been given to us
                by people who went before
                us and give back to this
                generation we live in and to
                future generations by living to
                make the world better as God
                desires it to be.

                    Men that are put in authority
                over others to run things
                deserve respect and honor and
                gratitude.

"Justice shall flourish in his time,
and fullness of peace forever."

Psalm 72: 3-4, 7-8, 17

Mountains and hills,
    bring peace to the people!
With justice he will judge the poor of the people,
he will save the children of the needy
    and crush their oppressors.

In his days uprightness shall flourish,
    and peace in plenty till the moon is no more.
His empire shall stretch from sea to sea,
    from the river to the limits of the earth.

May his name be blessed for ever,
    and endure in the sight of the sun.
In him shall be blessed every race in the world,
    and all nations call him blessed.

Romans 8: 5-9

Those who are living by their natural inclinations have their minds on the things human nature desires; those who live in the Spirit have their minds on spiritual things. And human nature has nothing to look forward to but death, while the Spirit looks forward to life and peace, because the outlook of disordered human nature is opposed to God, since it does not submit to God's Law, and indeed it cannot, and those who live by their natural inclinations can never be pleasing to God. You, however, live not by your natural inclinations, but by the Spirit, since the Spirit of God has made a home in you. Indeed, anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

                R. We recognize God as our authority –
                We recognize the saints in heaven
                and ask them to intercede for
                us –

This is spiritual order –

In our community we recognize
men over us –

In the country we recognize
the President –

                Obedience means that a man
                    submits his will to
                    a person over them.

                A person having authority over
                    others – in justice – is to
                    do what is according to the
                    office he holds –
                    not abuse others above
                    and below him for his
                    personal anger and
                    hatred –

A man of authority is to judge
justly as he is called –

                A person over others in authority
                    in a spiritual situation will
                    answer to God for the offense
                    of using their authority and
                    giving bad example to those
                    under them spiritually and
                    using their position of authority
                    for their personal anger,
                    revenge, acting-out and
                    other evils that can damage
                    a person under them.

This is handled in St.
Benedict's Rule for religious –

Justice shall flourish in his
time and fullness of peace forever –

God is Divinely Just

God will Judge us on our
performance

Justice and Peace will kiss –

Psalm 24: 1-6

To Yahweh belong the earth and all it contains,
the world and all who live there;
it is he who laid its foundations on the seas,
on the flowing waters fixed it firm.

Who shall go up to the mountain of Yahweh?
Who shall take a stand in his holy place?

The clean of hands and pure of heart,
whose heart is not set on vanities,
who does not swear an oath in order to deceive.

Such a one will receive blessing from Yahweh,
saving justice from the God of his salvation.
Such is the people that seeks him,
that seeks your presence, God of Jacob. Pause

R. God is above us –

We are to obey God's commands
of us –

We are to know, love and serve God,
it is our duty –

                It is out of order for
                    a man to raise himself over
                    God.

                In Matthew's Gospel,
                First Sunday of Lent, Cycle A –
                The devil wanted Jesus to fall
                to his feet and pay him homage.

First Sunday of Lent Readings

Reference Genesis 2: 7-9; 3: 1-7

Romans 5: 12-19

Well then; it was through one man that sin came into the world, and through sin death, and thus death has spread through the whole human race because everyone has sinned. Sin already existed in the world before there was any law, even though sin is not reckoned when there is no law. Nonetheless death reigned over all from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sin was not the breaking of a commandment, as Adam's was. He prefigured the One who was to come . . .

There is no comparison between the free gift and the offence. If death came to many through the offence of one man, how much greater an effect the grace of God has had, coming to so many and so plentifully as a free gift through the one man Jesus Christ! Again, there is no comparison between the gift and the offence of one man. One single offence brought condemnation, but now, after many offences, have come the free gift and so acquittal! It was by one man’s offence that death came to reign over all, but how much greater the reign in life of those who receive the fullness of grace and the gift of saving justice, through the one man, Jesus Christ. One man’s offence brought condemnation on all humanity; and one man’s good act has brought justification and life to all humanity. Just as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by one man’s obedience are many to be made upright.

Matthew 4: 1-11

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit out into the desert to be put to the test by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, after which he was hungry, and the tester came and said to him, ‘If you are Son of God, tell these stones to turn into loaves.’ But he replied, ‘Scripture says:

    Human beings live not on bread alone
    but on every word
        that comes from the mouth of God.’

The devil then took him to the holy city and set him on the parapet of the Temple. ‘If you are Son of God,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down; for scripture says:

    He has given his angels orders about you,
    and they will carry you in their arms
    in case you trip over a stone.’

Jesus said to him, ‘Scripture also says:

    Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’

Next, taking him to a very high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. And he said to him, ‘I will give you all these, if you fall at my feet and do me homage.’ Then Jesus replied, ‘Away with you, Satan! For scripture says:

    The Lord your God is the one
        to whom you must do homage,
    him alone you must serve.’

Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels appeared and looked after him.

R. Reference Psalm 51: 3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17

By the time of Noah man had
become corrupt.

Man is to obey the Commandments
of God.

The Ten Commandments

1. I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.
  2. You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.
  3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
  4. Honor your father and your mother.
  5. You shall not kill.
  6. You shall not commit adultery.
  7. You shall not steal.
  8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
  9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
  10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

                R. They made a molten calf when
                    Moses went up the mountain
                    to get the 10 Commandments
                    and they worshipped the
                    molten calf.

                Tomorrow is a new day to love
                and serve God. It is the first
                day of the rest of your life. It can
                determine our eternal salvation.
                We are called to help in the work
                of redemption. Everybody has a
                free will. Man can obey God
                or disobey God. If we choose to love
                God, we can grow in our relationship
                with Him.

The commandments of God
are clear.

The Ten Commandments

1. I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.
  2. You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.
  3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
  4. Honor your father and your mother.
  5. You shall not kill.
  6. You shall not commit adultery.
  7. You shall not steal.
  8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
  9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
  10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

                R. We cannot
                disobey God's commandments
                and not repent if we want to do
                what God wants. Why would
                anyone not love, when God is
                love? Why would someone
                disobey God? God loves us.
                God is with us. God is the boss.
                Judas betrayed Jesus. He smothered
                Him with kisses to
                sell Him for 30 pieces of silver.

                We have one shot at tomorrow.
                Why would anyone hate their
                neighbor, when God commands
                we love our neighbor as
                ourselves.

Excerpts from the Rosary of

December 14, 1997 Sunday

Glorious Mysteries

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven

7. R. On October 8th, I was wakened at 6:00 am. Jesus sounded angry and mumbling and someone walking around the bed repeating and repeating, “Seedless, barren, not bringing forth fruit on the vine.”

October 8, 1997

Jesus: Seedless, barren, not bringing forth fruit on the vine. I come to be heard and who pays Me heed. To a people of stiffs I address this issue, what think you when the water is gone from the trough?

    Do you think you will then worship the molten calf or will you be ready for surrender then?

    Oh, you thankless race, anger and wrath is the mind of your God. You do not worry, My messenger, for I am God and I speak to you. You think you are alone and I have chosen you. Your money is your god, oh people of Zion - your money in the pockets is the sound that brings you joy.

    What brings Me joy is the songs of the faithful, praising and worshipping God, but I go to the tent and there is the molten calf and an abased nation of stiffs, heartless and filled with fear. I beg of you to stop now before it is too late, but you do not know of the chastisement I have in store for you - it is under the plan of the Father.

    The children who walk in darkness carried a molten calf in their arms and the God of justice struck the earth.

    He struck you, senseless people, because you would not listen. end of excerpt

The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth

1. Jesus: I am alive. I am alive. I am alive. And I give to you these messages that you will love Me most intimately. I have given these writings to lead you to the depth of My Heart. I have revealed Myself most intimately to you in the Holy Eucharist. This is the Bread of Life that I give to you. The Bread of Life is My Word and the Eucharist.

2. R. Can you imagine how it was for Jesus in the garden to know all things and to know what He would undergo at the hands of men who were blind and did not even know anything about Him being God, and that they would hang Him on the cross.

Jesus: Move with your body, My senseless race. I tell you that I am alive and I live this day. I give you the Bread of Life: My Word and the Eucharist. I am truly present and I am waiting for the sons of Zion to come to Me. But they are hidden. They do not come. For they are a people that are walking in darkness and they must be aroused for they are sleeping too long, too long and too deep is their sleep. Oh children of Zion, children of your Mother, Mary, come forth. Hear the trumpet blast. Waken to the sound for the glory of the Lord is at hand. He will come in the night unannounced and many will be lost. For the day of reckoning is at hand and the sun will shine and the men of the earth will hear the trumpet blare in the dark night and they will know that soon the day of glory is at hand, the day of victory.

3. R. A little King, a big King, the Almighty God, without a beginning without an end. And so we meditate on the mysteries of the rosary and we read His Word but truly this Word lives in our lives. And this is a reality, this mystery of the rosary. For He will be King of all hearts and she will be Queen of their hearts, the little King and the Queen of Heaven and earth.

8. R. Anyone who has ears ought to hear these words.

Act of Contrition

"O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen."

                R. The cross.
                Christ crucified.
                There is a man on the cross.

end of excerpt

March 29, 2017 continues

                R. Jesus came to this earth in a family.
                Jesus came a baby, Jesus shows us
                the Holy Family. The Feast of the
                Epiphany is a feast of Light –
                Jesus always wants me in
                Clearwater for this Feast –

Isaiah 60: 1-6

Arise, shine out,
  for your light has come,
and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you.
Look! though night still covers the earth
and darkness the peoples,
on you Yahweh is rising
and over you his glory can be seen.
The nations will come to your light
and kings to your dawning brightness.
Lift up your eyes and look around:
all are assembling
  and coming towards you,
your sons coming from far away
and your daughters
  being carried on the hip.
At this sight you will grow radiant,
your heart will throb and dilate,
since the riches of the sea will flow to you,
the wealth of the nations come to you;
camels in throngs will fill your streets,
the young camels of Midian and Ephah;
everyone in Saba will come,
bringing gold and incense
and proclaiming Yahweh's praises.

R. We are to adore and worship God.
God has made His ways clear to us.

                We have a free will to listen and obey
                    or do what we want and disobey
                    and not listen –

Jesus: Open your ears and your hearts –
Be open –

                Open your eyes that you may
                    see, not with earthy
                    vision, but with the
                    vision of God – See through
                    the eyes of the Heavenly Father –

Obey the Father's will

                I am Jesus, the Son of God, and
                I came in a family, a baby,
                not a high and Mighty, I came
                in humility in a cave because
                there was no room for Me in the
                Inn – For some there is still
                no room for Me in their hearts –
                they reject Me and say "No" to Me
                and then try to make their
                wrong doing look right, when
                their example is twisted to
                give deception –
                Let your "yes" be "yes"
                and your "no" be "no"
                Anything else is you being
                led by satan –
                I am Absolute truth.

In knowing Me you know more
clearly reality –

                A man who lies and walks in
                    darkness has distorted, twisted
                    reality – fantasy – 'make-believe'
                    as he walks a lie in darkness
                    and pride.

I am the Light of the World –

R. Epiphany means the Manifestation
of God in Christ –

The Heavenly Father gave a
sign.

Matthew 2: 2

asking, ‘Where is the infant king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.’

                R. Epiphany tells us the Wise Men
                    followed the star to adore
                    Jesus –

                Herod thought only of himself–
                Herod was jealous –
                Herod was like a molten calf
                    that wanted to be adored
                    instead of the Christ Child.

                The 3 Kings followed the star.
                    It was a journey to follow
                    the star. They went and
                    paid homage to the
                    Christ Child –

                This is the scene of the Holy Family –
                    unity and love – even in
                    a cave –

                R. These men were kings and they
                    prostrated themselves before
                    the Christ - Child –

                Herod was full of himself –
                    jealous – he wanted to
                    be worshipped and adored
                    over Jesus – above Jesus –

When a man gives into satan
it is always night –

                Epiphany show us –
                Jesus is to be worshipped
                    before us –

Jesus is the Light of the
world.

                Satan in the first reading
                    on the first Sunday of
                    Lent –
                    wanted Jesus to get down
                    and worship him –

                    We see how Jesus lived His life –
                obedient and loving to His heavenly
                Father and obedient to Mary and
                Joseph, His Foster Father.
                Jesus grew and lived, not like a
                mighty King, but as a little child.
                The family is the basic unit –
                It is God's plan we come in a
                family –
                We see how Jesus grew in a
                family that practiced their
                religion devoutly.
                Jesus was dependent as a
                    baby and child for what
                    He needed to grow in His family.

Here is a writing from Sirach.

Sirach 3: 2-6, 12-14

for the Lord honours the father above his children
   and upholds the rights of a mother over her sons.
Whoever respects a father expiates sins,
   whoever honours a mother is like someone amassing a fortune.
Whoever respects a father will in turn be happy with children,
   the day he prays for help, he will be heard.
Long life comes to anyone who honours a father,
   whoever obeys the Lord makes a mother happy.

My child, support your father in his old age,
    do not grieve him during his life.
Even if his mind should fail, show him sympathy,
    do not despise him in your health and strength;
for kindness to a father will not be forgotten
    but will serve as reparation for your sins.

                R. St. Paul tells us about living
                    as members of the body of
                    Christ –

Colossians 3:12-21

As the chosen of God, then, the holy people whom he loves, you are to be clothed in heartfelt compassion, in generosity and humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with one another; forgive each other if one of you has a complaint against another. The Lord has forgiven you; now you must do the same. Over all these clothes, put on love, the perfect bond. And may the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, because it is for this that you were called together in one body. Always be thankful.

Let the Word of Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you. Teach each other, and advise each other, in all wisdom. With gratitude in your hearts sing psalms and hymns and inspired songs to God; and whatever you say or do, let it be in the name of the Lord Jesus, in thanksgiving to God the Father through him.

The morals of the home and household

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as you should in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be sharp with them. Children, be obedient to your parents always, because that is what will please the Lord. Parents, do not irritate your children or they will lose heart.

                R. This Gospel tells Herod's
                    jealousy to destroy
                    Jesus.

Matthew 2: 13-15, 19-23

After they had left, suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother with you, and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and do away with him.’ So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him, left that night for Egypt, where he stayed until Herod was dead. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: I called my son out of Egypt.

After Herod's death, suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, 'Get up, take the child and his mother with you and go back to the land of Israel, for those who wanted to kill the child are dead.' So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him, went back to the land of Israel. But when he learnt that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as ruler of Judaea he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the region of Galilee. There he settled in a town called Nazareth. In this way the words spoken through the prophets were to be fulfilled: He will be called a Nazarene.

                R. We see that Jesus came into the
                    world and Herod wanted
                    Him dead –

                We see that Jesus now in
                    His public life is
                    threatened by the men
                    who want to put
                    Him to death and
                    they do and Crucify
                    the Son of God because
                    of their evil hearts –

Given March 31, 2017

                R. We picked up 21,000 of Fr. Joe's homily books
                yesterday to send to the priests. We have sent
                out the first 21,000 since October, 2016 to
                priests and hierarchy. We also send the Shepherds of
                Christ Prayer Brochure so they can use the homily
                book weekly and pray the prayers Jesus gave
                Fr. Carter, S.J. for devotion of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
                and for the priests, the Church and the world.
                We also send the prayer for the country and ask
                in the letter to them to please pray this.

1 John 5: 4-21

because every child of God
overcomes the world.
And this is the victory
    that has overcome the world -
our faith.

Who can overcome the world
but the one who believes
    that Jesus is the Son of God?
He it is who came by water and blood,
Jesus Christ,
not with water alone
but with water and blood,
and it is the Spirit that bears witness,
for the Spirit is Truth.
So there are three witnesses,
the Spirit, water and blood;
and the three of them coincide.
If we accept
     the testimony of human witnesses,
God’s testimony is greater,
for this is God’s testimony
which he gave about his Son.
Whoever believes in the Son of God
has this testimony within him,
and whoever does not believe
is making God a liar,
because he has not believed
the testimony
    God has given about his Son.
This is the testimony:
God has given us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son.
Whoever has the Son has life,
and whoever has not the Son of God
    has not life.
I have written this to you
who believe
    in the name of the Son of God
so that you may know
     that you have eternal life.

Our fearlessness towards him
    consists in this,
that if we ask anything
    in accordance with his will
he hears us.
And if we know
    that he listens to whatever we ask him,
we know that we already possess
    whatever we have asked of him.
If anyone sees his brother commit a sin
that is not a deadly sin,
he has only to pray,
    and God will give life to this brother
– provided that it is not a deadly sin.
There is sin that leads to death
and I am not saying
    you must pray about that.
Every kind of wickedness is sin,
but not all sin leads to death.

We are well aware
    that no one who is a child of God sins,
because he who was born from God
    protects him,
and the Evil One has no hold over him.
We are well aware that we are from God,
and the whole world
    is in the power of the Evil One.
We are well aware also
    that the Son of God has come,
and has given us understanding
so that we may know
    the One who is true.
We are in the One who is true
as we are in his Son, Jesus Christ.
He is the true God
and this is eternal life.
Children, be on your guard
    against false gods.

                R. There should be times when we are so
                united to the readings in the liturgy, for example,
                Christmas is a time to celebrate Jesus, our
                Savior, who took flesh and came to save us
                from our sins – many are so caught up in
                the commercial aspect – they don't even put
                Christ in Christmas – others can be so
                depressed they hurt and punish others
                for their loneliness. Christmas is about Christ.
                Say "yes" to every day living the liturgy of the day
                of the season in your lives.

                    We are so blessed. Jesus is the Light of the world.
                We are to walk with Him. We are to live the pascal
                mystery of death/resurrection in our lives.
                God gives us love and mercy to those who
                ask for forgiveness. We must ask God for
                the Holy Spirit so we walk in the truth. Jesus
                tells us I am the way, the truth and the life.
                Fill us with your light God – God is
                all-powerful and ever-living. God gives
                us strength for our living.

                    We adore our beloved God and we worship
                Him. We follow Jesus, we walk in truth,
                we do not want the deception of satan in our
                lives.

Song: Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul.
Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart.

Read the 1 Letter of John 1: 22 - 4: 6

Read 1 Letter of John 4: 7-10

Read 1 Letter of John 4: 11-18

                R. God is all powerful. We see the power
                of Jesus in His miracles. The blind see –
                Lepers were healed –
                Lazarus is raised from the dead.

Reference 1 John 5: 5-21

John 11: 25

Jesus said:

I am the resurrection.
Anyone who believes in me,
even though that person dies, will live,

John 8: 12-20

Jesus, the light of the world

When Jesus spoke to the people again, he said:

    I am the light of the world;
    anyone who follows me
        will not be walking in the dark,
    but will have the light of life.

A discussion on the testimony of Jesus to himself

At this the Pharisees said to him, ‘You are testifying on your own behalf; your testimony is not true.’ Jesus replied:

    Even though I am testifying
        on my own behalf,
    my testimony is still true,
    because I know
    where I have come from
        and where I am going;
    but you do not know
    where I come from or where I am going.
    You judge by human standards;
    I judge no one,
    but if I judge,
    my judgement will be true,
    because I am not alone:
    the one who sent me is with me;
    and in your Law it is written
    that the testimony of two witnesses is
        true.
    I testify on my own behalf,
    but the Father who sent me
        testifies on my behalf, too.

    They asked him, ‘Where is your Father then?’ Jesus answered:

    You do not know me,
        nor do you know my Father;
    if you did know me,
        you would know my Father as well.

    He spoke these words in the Treasury, while teaching in the Temple. No one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.

Sing: Pardon Your People

                R. Jesus had enemies. As we progress
                further into Lent we see the dialogue
                between Jesus and His enemies.

Given April 1, 2017

                R. Thank You God for my body, for
                    my memory, for my ability
                    to think, to reason, to know
                    You, my beloved God.

                Thank You for this to help me know
                    I can know You, God, Almighty
                    and true.

                Thank You for helping me to want
                    to know You and Your plan
                    for the salvation of man.

                I am so sorry for my sins and
                    for the sins of the human
                    race that offend You, God.

                Thank You for the gift of baptism
                    that gives the baptized Christian,
                    a sharing in Your life.

                Life is in You God. Life is a gift.
                    When we were born – You gave
                    us life. You gave us eyes and
                    ears and a mouth. You gave
                    us our little hands and arms
                    and feet and legs –

                We were to learn how our bodies
                    worked. You gave us bodies
                    that need food and get
                    rid of waste – You gave
                    us bodies to grow and get strong –

                You gave us so much, God, and I
                    can never even know all about
                    the miracle of my eyes or
                    brain or my digestive
                    system or how I know
                    when I cut my toe or hurt
                    my ankle, I know in my
                    brain.

                Oh God, I do not want to offend
                    You, but to do Your will
                     and co-operate with You –

We have a free will to say
"yes" to You God –

                Or we can use our free will to
                    say "No" to You. When You
                    call us to serve we can say
                    "No" to the commandment
                    to love.
                    We can say "No" to You God
                        and make enemies of our
                        brothers in envy and
                        pride and anger and
                        jealousy and we can
                        choose to live in darkness.

                Yes, we have a free will to co-operate
                    with others and help serve
                    and build the Kingdom of God –

                Or we can rebel against God
                    and try to do what we want
                    and disobey God and His Law.

John 15: 5-6

I am the vine,
you are the branches.
Whoever remains in me, with me in him,
bears fruit in plenty;
for cut off from me you can do nothing.
Anyone who does not remain in me
is thrown away like a branch
—and withers;
these branches are collected
and thrown on the fire
and are burnt.

R. Read the first Letter of John

                Dear Father of heaven and earth,
                    I thank You for all of this –
                    I thank You for life – I want
                    to love and serve You and
                    spread the Good News –

Dear Father, please hear our prayers,
I love You so much.

                Dear Father, I believe in You,
                    I love You, I hope in You
                    and I thank You.

                I know dear Father You gave me
                    life and You watch over me –
                    You are Almighty my beloved God.
                    Help me to do Your will –
                    Fill me with Your grace –
                    Give me strength to follow Your
                        call to me –

                    Help me to walk in truth
                        and life and light
                        and love –

Genesis 1: 26-27

God said, ‘Let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves, and let them be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, the cattle, all the wild animals and all the creatures that creep along the ground.’

God created man in the image of himself,
in the image of God he created him,
male and female he created them.

Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6

He said to me, ‘Israel, you are my servant,
through whom I shall manifest my glory.’

And now Yahweh has spoken,
who formed me in the womb
    to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him
and to re–unite Israel to him;
—I shall be honoured in Yahweh’s eyes,
and my God has been my strength.—
He said, ‘It is not enough for you
    to be my servant,
to restore the tribes of Jacob
    and bring back the survivors of Israel;
I shall make you a light to the nations
so that my salvation may reach
    the remotest parts of earth.

                R. Jesus shows us He is the Lamb of God.
                    Jesus showed us He was a servant.
                    Jesus came and suffered and
                        served for the building of
                        the Kingdom of God –

Jesus did the will of His Father –
Mary did the will of the Father –

This Movement is to do the will of
the Father in love –

                Jesus and Mary are speaking
                    to us telling us about the
                    love of Their Two pure and
                    perfect Hearts –

We say "yes"

We spread the Good News!

We tell men to be obedient
to the will of God –

We work in unity –

We work as servants of God.

We grow in the image and
likeness of God.

                    We see Jerusalem was destroyed
                because of disobedience, but
                God loves us and wants us
                to obey Him.

                    God wants us in heaven with
                Him eternally. We must obey
                God and keep this as our
                goal in all our actions
                to please God – to love and
                to serve God.

We have a free will –

                    We see Jesus how He taught
                and worked miracles during
                His public life –

                    We have been given so much –
                the commandments, the Word,
                the Church, why would we
                offend God.

                    God called us in our
                vocation to go out and
                spread the Good News –
                God calls – we respond!

                Jesus is the Light of the World!

Jesus is calling us in the Shepherds of Christ.

We can say "yes" to Him or
"no" to Him.

Prayer for Union with Jesus

Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart.

    I am Yours to possess. I am Yours to use. I want to be selfless and only exist in You. Help me to spoon out all that is me and be an empty vessel ready to be filled by You. Help me to die to myself and live only for You. Use me as You will. Let me never draw my attention back to myself. I only want to operate as You do, dwelling within me.

    I am Yours, Lord. I want to have my life in You. I want to do the will of the Father. Give me the strength to put aside the world and let You operate my very being. Help me to act as You desire. Strengthen me against the distractions of the devil to take me from Your work.

    When I worry, I have taken my focus off of You and placed it on myself. Help me not to give in to the promptings of others to change what in my heart You are making very clear to me. I worship You, I adore You and I love You. Come and dwell in me now.

-God's Blue Book, January 17, 1994

                R. We see Jonah did not want
                    to answer his call, but
                    when he did Nineveh
                    converted –

Jesus calls us to follow
in His footprints –

Given April 2, 2017

                R. Jesus is the Light of the world. We
                look at the scene at Bethlehem – was
                the Holy Family inside of the cave –
                was it dark – was the light coming
                in from the star – Did Jesus come
                into darkness in the cave – because
                He came our Savior to redeem us –
                could they see?

                    Whenever Jesus and Mary appear
                they appear in light – They are
                surrounded by light –

                    Jesus said "I am the Light
                of the world." Jesus came in a world
                of darkness, He came to give us
                His light.

                    It is always dark when a
                man is in sin, clinging to lies,
                in such a state he will not admit
                the evil he has done. When a man
                walks in the footprints of Jesus
                he walks in the light. A man walking
                in darkness, disobeying God's commands,
                lying, pride, anger is a man that
                is not happy.

                    Loving Jesus and one's fellow men
                brings us joy. God created us in
                His image and likeness. God created
                us to love.

                    We walk by faith – we follow
                God. We must obey His commandments
                and live by His Word if we want
                to have joy in us. Having God
                dwelling in us brings joy. Happiness
                is found in God.

                    Our actions are performed with
                the goal to have eternal happiness
                in heaven.

A man would not eat poison every
day – it is bad for him.

                    Why would a man give into the
                deadly sins or capital sins? They are
                called capital sins because if a
                man stays in the state of sin –
                anger, pride, envy, slothfulness,
                they keep committing other sins to
                be prideful, angry – it leads to
                other sins if we are prideful for
                example – then we can lie to prove
                we are above others, always right –

                    A person may begin arguments
                where none is even necessary to
                win, to cause division, to prove
                they are right and discredit
                others, especially authority – A
                man can live in deception –
                This is darkness – this is night –
                this leads to hard hearts and
                blindness, deafness –

                    The man who follows Jesus
                walks in the light, walks in
                truth – is disciplined – Lives
                by God's Divine Law – Lives
                to please God, gives their heart
                in love to God and others and
                he walks in the light –

                He is a happy man – He is full
                    of love – He walks to follow
                    God.

                R. Epiphany means manifestation –
                light – God the Father showed
                a great sign – God the Father
                gave a star over Jesus' crib –
                One king was full of envy and
                wanted Jesus dead because he
                was so prideful – he slaughtered
                the innocent children –

                    The other kings followed the star
                and paid Jesus homage – they
                worshipped Jesus and brought
                Him gifts.

                    The devil hates people adoring
                Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament –
                the devil hates and he hates
                people who love God and others.
                Mary said souls are going into hell
                like rain, Her little children.

                    The devil hates Mary – the
                devil hates the Immaculate Conception,
                the devil hates Mary and her Feasts.
                The devil hates apparitions of
                the Virgin Mary – the devil
                hates that anybody shows love
                to God and others –

                The devil wants argumentation –
                hatred, discrediting just authority –
                the devil wants chaos, confusion,
                division –

                The devil wants pride and anger –
                people mad and fighting –
                Discord, Disharmony –
                A person that walks in darkness
                is a person that can follow
                satan and his hateful, prideful,
                ugly, divided ways. The devil
                wants a person to cling to darkness
                and hurt others so there is
                a chain reaction of the cycle
                of violence after they are there –

                    God is unity and love,
                peace and joy – truth, things
                work according to God's Plan
                when we live to serve Him and
                walk in the Light.

We have a free will –

                To follow Jesus, the Light of
                    the World –
                    or live a life in darkness
                    following satan.

Cling to Me

May 13, 1993

Jesus: My dear child, if you stay close to Me, then I live in you and you live in Me. I am He Who created you and I love you with such an intensity that you will never know. My words are your truth. You must abide in My heart in all things. There is no room for doubt. My ways are steadfast, direct, and without error.

    You must stay rooted in Me to ward off the power of the evil one. His grip is paralyzing and crippling. His power is stronger every day.

    When you live in Me, I am in your heart and he has no power over Me. I am your God. I am your true lover. I want to protect you. I want to guard you from this force. Stay rooted firmly in Me and he will have no power.

    I am He Who comforts you. My hand is upon you. Hold tight to Me, My child. My eyes are fixed right on you. You are My most precious child. I love you as no other can. My arms are about you. My tenderness surrounds you. My love is in your heart. You go not alone. I walk with you.

    I share every aspect of your life with you. Cling to Me, feel My presence. It is warm and secure within your chest. There is no room for fear, for I cast out fear and bring you comfort and joy.

end of May 13, 1993

On April 3, 1996, at All Saints Church I wrote:

    I was at All Saints, April 3, at the 6:45 a.m. Mass. At 7:00 a.m. the bells rang at the Consecration of the Mass. The Sacrifice of Calvary rings out all over the world and I can be joined at every moment to this Sacrifice. We unite to this Sacrifice praying for ourselves and our brothers. The bell tolls at every moment I live. Whether I am doing dishes, being with my family, or whatever, I make this my offering united to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass being offered around the world. I make my Morning Offering. United to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass being celebrated around the world, I give myself completely to the Father in the name of Jesus in the Holy Spirit with all the angels and saints. I make this offering of my life to help in the salvation of souls. My offering is most pure and holy as I unite to the pure and holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

    What is pleasing to my Father is that at every second I am trying to live in His will operating in love. My heroic or mundane tasks are most important as I give them in sacrifice united to Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

    I live in this way, always united to the sacrifice of Calvary being made sacramentally present on our altars around the world through the hands of His beloved priests.

    This is the moment of sacrifice. The bells toll all over the earth and Christ, Chief-Priest and Victim, gives Himself in the Mass through the hands of the priest. I give myself in love to help in the work of redemption.

Jesus: It is most difficult to present any description similar to the original mystical vision. The sketches provide a basis for reference. Nothing in words or pictures even comes close to the original experience. I wish these writings and sketches to appear that you will more fully experience my love through these revelations. Pictures are concrete descriptions of true realities. The sketches provided are more to My liking, employing the element of mystery, for nothing here on this earth will ever show even minutely the splendor of a genuine mystical vision. In expressing the visions in concrete pictures, the element of mystery is overshadowed. You must pray for grace to experience that element of mystery in these writings, knowing the infinitude of the mystery of God can never be expressed concretely through words and pictures. It is through grace that one experiences that which I reveal here.

R. God is the ultimate mystery and He reveals Himself to man as He so chooses. Man must be open, soft and supple, ready for His touch.