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
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December 3, 2003
- St. Francis Xavier
December 4th Holy
Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 7 Period II. |
The Novena Rosary
Mysteries
for December 4th are Glorious. |
Come to China, Indiana
December 11, 2003 Mass 11:00 A.M.
December 12, 2003 Mass 12:00 Noon
December 13, 2003 Rosary 12:00 Noon
with Rita Ring
Close of Adoration December 14 in
afternoon
Schedule for
December 4, 2003
4:00
a.m. - Mass
4:37
a.m. - Morning Offering and prayers
4:49
a.m. - Nursing Home #8
5:26
a.m. - Songs
6:20
a.m. - 6:20 prayers led by Father Carter
Holy Spirit Novena
Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual
Rosary
7:24
a.m. - The Spirituality of Fatima
8:07
a.m. - Songs
8:18
a.m. - Sorrowful Rosary Aves
8:50
a.m. - Tell My People - read by Father Carter
10:21
a.m. - Songs in Spanish sung by Fernando
10:43
a.m. - Songs & Messages - October 1, 1995
11:47
a.m. - Live Rosary October 13, 1996
1:09
p.m. - Songs
1:39
p.m. - Mysteries of Light from November 1, 2002
2:27
p.m. - Sorrowful Rosary January 26, 1995
from the Red Rosary Book
3:44
p.m. - Mary's Message
3:51
p.m. - Songs
4:00
p.m. - Mass
4:37
p.m. - Seven Sorrows
4:51
p.m. - Instrumental Songs
5:01
p.m. - Newsletter 1998 Issue 5 (Mother at Our Side)
6:20
p.m. - 6:20 prayers led by Father Carter
Holy Spirit Novena
Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual
7:24
p.m. - Soothing Mary Songs
7:51
p.m. - Blue Book Reading from October 26, 2003
9:38
p.m. - Songs
10:41
p.m. - Mass celebrated by Father Carter May 13, 1998
11:58
p.m. - Consecration
1:29
a.m. - Morning Offering
1:33
a.m. - Children's Rosary in Spanish April 25, 1996
2:16
a.m. - Sorrowful Rosary March 17, 1995
from the Red Rosary Book
3:07
a.m. - Mary's Message
3:14
a.m. - Songs
4:00
a.m. - Mass
December 3,
2003
1 Corinthians 9: 16-19, 22-23
In fact, preaching the gospel gives me nothing
to boast of, for I am under compulsion and I should be in trouble if I failed to
do it. If I did it on my own initiative I would deserve a reward;
but if I do it under compulsion I am simply accepting a task entrusted to me. What
reward do I have, then? That in my preaching I offer the gospel free of charge
to avoid using the rights which the gospel allows me.
So though I
was not a slave to any human being, I put myself in slavery to all people, to
win as many as I could.
To the weak, I made myself weak, to win the
weak. I accommodated myself to people in all kinds of different situations, so
that by all possible means I might bring some to salvation. All this
I do for the sake of the gospel, that I may share its benefits with others.
Prayer of St Ignatius
Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Blood of Christ, inebriate me
Water from the side of Christ wash me
Passion of Christ, strengthen me
O good Jesus, hear me
Within Thy wounds hide me
Permit me not to be separated from Thee
From the wicked foe defend me
at the hour of my death call me
and bid me come to Thee
That with Thy saints I may praise Thee
For ever and ever. Amen.
From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius,
by Louis J. Puhl, S.J. p. 25
46. PRAYER. In the
preparatory prayer I will beg God
our Lord for grace that all my intentions, actions,
and operations may be directed purely to the
praise and service of His Divine Majesty.
...questions posed to us by Ignatius Loyola
"What have I done for
Christ?"
"What am I now doing for Christ?"
"What ought I to do for Christ?"
Given to Father Carter
on the Feast of St. Ignatius
July 31, 1994
Words of Jesus to Members of
Shepherds of Christ Associates:
"My beloved priest-companion, I intend to use the
priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, and the movement, Shepherds
of Christ Associates, in a powerful way for the renewal of My Church and
the world.
"I will use the newsletter and the chapters of Shepherds
of Christ Associates as a powerful instrument for spreading devotion to
My Heart and My Mother's Heart.
"I am calling many to become members of Shepherds of
Christ Associates. To all of them I will give great blessings. I will
use them as instruments to help bring about the triumph of the Immaculate
Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. I will give great graces to the
members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. I will call them to be
deeply united to My Heart and to Mary's Heart as I lead them ever closer to
My Father in the Holy Spirit."
- Message from Jesus to Father Edward J.
Carter, S.J., Founder, as given on July 31, 1994,
feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus (The
Jesuits)
end of July 31, 1994 message given to
Fr. Carter
Mark 16: 15-20
And he said to them, ‘Go out to the whole world;
proclaim the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is
baptised will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These
are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they will
cast out devils; they will have the gift of tongues; they will
pick up snakes in their hands and be unharmed should they drink deadly
poison; they will lay their hands on the sick, who will recover.’
And
so the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven;
there at the right hand of God he took his place, while they,
going out, preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming
the word by the signs that accompanied it.
Luke 5: 1-11
Now it happened that he was standing one day
by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the crowd pressing round him listening to the
word of God, when he caught sight of two boats at the water’s edge.
The fishermen had got out of them and were washing their nets. He got
into one of the boats—it was Simon’s—and asked him to put out a little
from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
When
he had finished speaking he said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water and pay
out your nets for a catch.’ Simon replied, ‘Master, we worked
hard all night long and caught nothing, but if you say so, I will pay out the
nets.’ And when they had done this they netted such a huge number
of fish that their nets began to tear, so they signalled to their
companions in the other boat to come and help them; when these came, they filled
both boats to sinking point.
When Simon Peter saw this he fell at the
knees of Jesus saying, ‘Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man.’ For
he and all his companions were completely awestruck at the catch they had made; so
also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. But
Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on it is people you will be
catching.’ Then, bringing their boats back to land they left
everything and followed him.
John 10: 11-16
I am the good shepherd:
the good shepherd lays down his life
for his sheep.
The hired man,
since he is not the shepherd
and the sheep do not belong to him,
abandons the sheep
as soon as he sees a wolf coming,
and runs away,
and then the wolf attacks
and scatters the sheep;
he runs away
because he is only a hired man
and has no concern for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd;
I know my own
and my own know me,
just as the Father knows me
and I know the Father;
and I lay down my life for my sheep.
And there are other sheep I have
that are not of this fold,
and I must lead these too.
They too will listen to my voice,
and there will be only one flock,
one shepherd.
Sing: We Have Been Told
Sing: I Have Loved You
John 15: 9-17
I have loved you
just as the Father has loved
me.
Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments
you will remain
in my love,
just as I have kept
my Father’s commandments
and remain in his
love.
I have told you this
so that my own joy may be in you
and your
joy be complete.
This is my commandment:
love one another,
as I have
loved you.
No one can have greater love
than to lay down his life
for his friends.
You are my friends,
if you do what I command you.
I
shall no longer call you servants,
because a servant does not know
the master’s
business;
I call you friends,
because I have made known to you
everything I have
learnt from my Father.
You did not choose me,
no, I chose you;
and I
commissioned you
to go out and to bear fruit,
fruit that will last;
so that the
Father will give you
anything you ask him in my name.
My command to
you
is to love one another.
December 3,
2003 message continues
Jesus speaks: And
so I speak to you My Shepherds.
I have called you in this month to pray for
these special prayer services.
I ask all Shepherds of Christ to stay united by
the broadcast and to pray united.
December 3,
2003 message continues
Jesus speaks: I
will give special healing graces during
these prayer services.
I love you so much.
In this special time pray deeply that
people will recognize Mary's image
in Florida and begin these prayer
chapters.
On December 8, 2003 you will celebrate the
Feast of the Immaculate Conception. In
these days before pray for this. Sing the
Litany to the Virgin Mary.
Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
"Lord Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock, I
consecrate myself to Your most Sacred Heart. From Your pierced Heart the
Church was born, the Church You have called me, as a member of Shepherds
of Christ Associates, to serve in a most special way. You
reveal Your Heart as a symbol of Your love in all its aspects, including
Your most special love for me, whom You have chosen as Your companion in
this most important work. Help me to always love You in return. Help me to
give myself entirely to You. Help me always to pour out my life in love of
God and neighbor! Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You!
"Dear Blessed Virgin Mary, I consecrate myself to
your maternal and Immaculate Heart, this Heart which is symbol of your
life of love. You are the Mother of my Savior. You are also my Mother. You
love me with a most special love as a member of Shepherds of Christ
Associates, a movement created by your Son as a powerful instrument
for the renewal of the Church and the world. In a return of love, I give
myself entirely to your motherly love and protection. You followed Jesus
perfectly. You are His first and perfect disciple. Teach me to imitate you
in the putting on of Christ. Be my motherly intercessor so that, through
your Immaculate Heart, I may be guided to an ever closer union with the
pierced Heart of Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock."
Sing: Immaculate Mary
God was incarnate.
The incarnation goes on in us.
Excerpt from Response to God's Love,
by Father Edward Carter, S.J.
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The Mystery of Christ and
Christian Existence
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...In
reference to Christianity, God himself is the ultimate mystery. Radically, God
is completely other and transcendent, hidden from man in his inner life,
unless he chooses to reveal himself. Let us briefly look at this inner life of
God.
The Father, in a perfect act of
self-expression, in a perfect act of knowing, generates his son. The Son, the
Word, is, then, the immanent expression of God's fullness, the reflection of
the Father. Likewise, from all eternity, the Father and the Son bring forth
the Holy Spirit in a perfect act of loving.
At the destined moment in human history, God's
self-expression, the Word, immersed himself into man's world. God's inner
self-expression now had also become God's outer self-expression. Consequently,
the mystery of God becomes the mystery of Christ. In Christ, God tells us
about himself, about his inner life, about his plan of creation and
redemption. He tells us how Father, Son, and Holy Spirit desire to dwell
within us in the most intimate fashion, how they wish to share with us their
own life through grace. All this he has accomplished and does accomplish
through Christ. St. Paul tells us: "I became a minister of this Church
through the commission God gave me to preach among you his word in its
fullness, that mystery hidden from ages and generations past but now revealed
to his holy ones. God has willed to make known to them the glory beyond price
which this mystery brings to the Gentiles—the mystery of Christ in you, your
hope of glory. This is the Christ we proclaim while we admonish all men and
teach them in the full measure of wisdom, hoping to make every man complete in
Christ" (Col 1:25-28).
End of excerpt from Response to God's
Love
Excerpt from the Spirituality Handbook
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The way of spiritual life proposed to the members of Shepherds
of Christ Associates is centered in consecration to the Hearts of
Jesus and Mary. All aspects of the spiritual life discussed below should be
viewed as means to help members develop their lives in consecration to Christ,
the Sacred Heart, and to Mary, the Immaculate Heart.
The Christian life is rooted in the great event of the
Incarnation. We must consequently always focus our gaze upon Christ, realizing
that everything the Father wishes to tell us has been summed up in the life,
death, and resurrection of Jesus. It only remains for us, then, to strive to
understand with greater insight the inexhaustible truth of the Word Incarnate:
"In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the
prophets; but in these last days He has spoken to us by a Son, Whom He
appointed the heir of all things, through Whom also He created the
world." (Heb. 1: 1-2) (1)
What was the condition of the human race at the time of
Christ's coming? In some ways, people were much the same as we are today.
There were those just being born into this world of human drama. There were
those who, in death, were leaving it, some of whom had grasped but little of
life's meaning. There were those who were healthy and vigorous. There were
those who were sick and lame. Some especially felt the burdens, the grief, the
suffering of the human condition. Others were ebullient and desired all the
pleasures life could provide. There was some good being accomplished.
Immorality, however, was rampant. What St. Paul tells us concerning the time
that immediately followed Christ's existence certainly could also be applied
to the time of His entrance into the world. It is, in short, an ugly picture
that St. Paul depicts for us (Rom. 1: 22-32).
Into such a depraved condition Jesus entered, with a full
and generous Heart, to lead the human race from the depths of sinfulness to
the vibrant richness of a new life in Himself. Through His enfleshment, this
Christ became the focal point of all history. The authentic hopes and dreams
of the human family, now so overshadowed by the ugliness of sin, came
converging upon this Christ. He would gather them up in Himself, give them a
new luster and brilliance and dynamism, and would lead the human family back
to the Father in the Holy Spirit.
Christ was radically to release us from the dominion of sin
and elevate us to a new level of existence. This life Christ has given us is
not a type of superstructure which is erected atop human existence. Although
nature and grace are distinct, they do not lie side by side as separate
entities. Rather, grace permeates nature. The Christian is one graced person.
The Christian is one who has been raised up, caught up, into a deeper form of
life in Christ Jesus. Nothing that is authentically human in the life of the
Christian has been excluded from this new existence. Whatever is really human
in the life of the Christian is meant to be an expression of the Christ-life.
The simple but deep joys of family life, the wonderment at nature's beauty,
the warm embrace of a mother for her child, the agony of crucial decision
making, the success or frustration that is experienced in one's work, the joy
of being well received by others, and the heartache of being
misunderstood--all these experiences are intended to be caught up in Christ
and made more deeply human because of Him.
Jesus has come, then, not to destroy anything that is
authentically human, but to perfect it by leading it to a graced fulfillment.
This is the meaning of the Word's becoming flesh, the meaning of the
Incarnation. The more God-like we become through Christ, the more human we
become.
We, through our incorporation into Christ which occurs at
Baptism, are meant to relive the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. In
doing so, we are not only accomplishing our own salvation, but we are
assisting in the salvation of others also. The Incarnation continues all the
time. Christ, of course, is the one Who fundamentally continues the
Incarnation. But He enlists our help. The world no longer sees Jesus, no
longer is able to reach out and touch Him. We are the ones who now, in some
way, make Christ visible and tangible. In union with the invisible, glorified
Christ, and depending on Him as our source of life, we continue the
Incarnation in its visible and temporal dimensions. This is our great
privilege. This is our great responsibility.
The Christian is initiated into the mystery of Christ, into
his or her role in prolonging the Incarnation, through Baptism. In the words
of St. Paul: "Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized
into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were buried therefore with
Him by Baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the
glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life." (Rom. 6:
3-4).
It is not sufficient, however, that we be incorporated into
Christ through Baptism. All forms of life require nourishment. So, too, our
life in Christ must be continually nourished. How can we continually keep in
contact with Christ? There are various ways. We contact Christ in a most
special way through the liturgy, above all in the Eucharistic liturgy. Here
the entire course of salvation history, as centered in Jesus, is sacramentally
renewed and continued. Through our most special and most personal meeting with
Jesus in the Mass, we are more deeply incorporated into Christ. Also, we
should remember that all the sacraments make up part of the Church's liturgy.
The reading of Scripture provides another special
opportunity for meeting Jesus. This is true for both Old and New Testaments.
The Old Testament prefigures the New Testament and leads to it. It is obvious,
however, that we meet Christ especially in the pages of the New Testament. How
true it is to say that not to be familiar with Scripture is not to know Jesus
properly. We should resolve to read from Scripture daily.
We also meet Jesus in our interaction with others. Everyone
we meet, everyone we serve, is in the image of Jesus. We have to take the
means to grow in this awareness. If I truly believe that everyone has been
redeemed by the blood of Jesus, how should I treat everyone?
These, then, are some of the ways we keep in contact with
Jesus. Common to the various ways of meeting Jesus is a certain degree of
prayerful reflection. Our contact with Jesus in the liturgy, in Scripture, and
in our interaction with others, and so forth, will not be all that it should
be unless we are persons of prayer. The light and strength of prayer enables
us to keep in contact with Jesus as we should.
We live out our Christ-life in an atmosphere of love.
Indeed, the life Jesus has given us is centered in love. It has its origins in
the mysterious love of God: "For God so loved the world that He gave
His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal
life" (Jn 3: 16).
Our new life in Jesus has arisen out of God's fathomless
love. Christ, in His descent into human flesh, has established a milieu of
love. The life He came to give can flourish only in the framework of love.
Indeed, we can summarize the meaning of the Christian life by stating that it
is our loving response to God's love. The pierced Heart of Jesus, this Heart
which shed its last drop of blood in the greatest love for each one of us, is
the symbol of God's tremendous love for us. Christ's Heart also calls us to
respond by giving ourselves in love to God and neighbor. Yes, Jesus invites us
to respond to God's love by giving ourselves in love to Him in an ever closer
union. The more closely we are united to Him, the greater is our capacity to
love God and neighbor. The more closely we are united with Jesus, the more
closely He unites us to the Father in the Holy Spirit, with Mary our Mother at
our side.
End of excerpt from Spirituality Handbook
Shepherds of Christ
Priestly Newsletter 1999 Issue 4
Chief Shepherd of the Flock
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd is one who lays down
his life for his sheep. The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and the
sheep do not belong to him, abandons the sheep and runs away as soon as he
sees a wolf coming, and then the wolf attacks and scatters the sheep; this is
because he is only a hired man and has no concern for the sheep. I am the good
shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I
know the Father; and I lay down my life for my sheep. (Jn
10:11-15
1)
The Son of God became Man for our salvation. Yes, He became incarnate. He
took to Himself a real human nature. Because Jesus possessed a real human
nature, He could die for us. As the Good Shepherd, He has laid down His life
for us, His sheep.
There are indeed many thoughts which come to mind when we reflect upon the
truth that the Son of God took to Himself a human nature and dwelt among us.
St. John puts it very simply in his
Gospel: The Word was made flesh, he lived among us... (Jn
1:14) Yes, John states it so succinctly, yet these few words contain a
wealth of meaning. We should expect nothing else, since this brief
statement of the fourth Gospel points out the central event of all human
history. These words sum up God’s creative and redemptive activity. They
sum up God’s process of self-communication to us.
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was
betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to
be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being an upright
man and wanting to spare her disgrace, decided to divorce her informally. He
had made up his mind to do this when suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared
to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take
Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy
Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he
is the one who is to save his people from their sins.’ Now all this took
place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken through the prophet:
Look! the virgin is with child
and will give birth to a son
whom they will call Immanuel, a name which means ‘God-is-with-us’. {Mt
1:18-23}
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Yes, Jesus is Emmanuel: "God is with us." How tremendously more
approachable God is to us because we have Jesus. The more the mind dwells on
the meaning of the Incarnation, the more one is stricken with wonder at this
unfathomable mystery of love.
Vatican II speaks to us about Christ’s presence in His Church:
"... Christ is always present in His Church, especially in her
liturgical celebrations. He is present in the sacrifice of the Mass, not
only in the person of His minister... but especially under the Eucharistic
species. By His power He is present in the sacraments, so that when a man
baptizes it is really Christ Himself who baptizes. He is present in His
word, since it is He Himself who speaks when the holy Scriptures are read in
the church. He is present, finally, when the Church prays and sings..."2
- Pope Paul VI tells us: "All things, all history converges in
Christ. A man of sorrow and hope, he knows us and loves us. As our friend
he stays by us throughout our lives; at the end of time he will come to be
our judge; but we also know that he will be the complete fulfillment of
our lives and our great happiness for all eternity.
"I can never cease to speak of Christ for he is our truth and our
light; he is the way, the truth and the life. He is our bread, our source of
living water who allays our hunger and satisfies our thirst. He is our
shepherd, our leader, our ideal, our comforter and our brother.
"He is like us but more perfectly human, simple, poor, humble, and
yet, while burdened with work, he is more patient. He spoke on our behalf;
he worked miracles; and he founded a new kingdom: in it the poor are happy;
peace is the foundation of a life in common... the hungry find justice;
sinners are forgiven; and all discover that they are brothers.
"The image I present to you is the image of Jesus
Christ. As Christians you share his name... So once again I repeat his name
to you Christians and I proclaim to all men: Jesus Christ is the beginning
and the end, the alpha and the omega, Lord of the new universe, the great
hidden key to human history and the part we play in it. He is the
mediator--the bridge, if you will--between heaven and earth. ...he is the
Son of man, more perfect than any man, being also the Son of God, eternal
and infinite. He is the son of Mary his mother on earth, more blessed than
any woman. She is also our mother in the spiritual communion of the mystical
body.
"Remember: (it) is Jesus Christ I preach day in and
day out. His name I would see echo and reecho for all time even to the ends
of the earth."3
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And we see a pillar against a dark sky. We see
Jesus against the darkened sky and the Woman beneath and the scene cries
out to earth, "Not my will, but Thine be done", not as spoken
words, but the very vivid scene of the New Adam, the Pillar of Light, and
the New Eve says this. What do you see as you look at the scene of the New
Adam and the New Eve, the New Adam hanging from the tree in the place with
a garden?
Do you not see the words as if they are almost written
across the sky, "Thy will be done"? See her underneath the cross
as she holds Him across her knees. His arms lay limp. And the words go
across the sky again, "Not My will, but Thine be done". For He did
the Father’s will to His death on the cross. He is placed in the tomb as
she cries outside. Behold the most sorrowful Mother. Within her Heart is an
understanding of the divine mysteries that far exceeds that of any human
person. In her sorrow, in her tears, she knew so deeply the great gift that
God sent--Jesus Christ, Emmanuel, the Savior of the world. She knew that her
Son had to suffer these things in order to enter into the glory of His
resurrection.
And on the day of His resurrection, Mary’s tears were
now tears of joy. The victory of her Son has now been accomplished, and the
victory will last forever. And on that first Easter morning Mary also knew
that all of us, her children, are called to share in her Son’s victory--
His resurrection--now, and especially in eternal life. She is ever pleading
with us that with the help of God’s grace we will do all that is necessary
to share as fully as possible in the life of Jesus’ resurrection--here and
hereafter. She wants Emmanuel to be with us to the greatest degree possible,
now and in eternal life
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Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., tells us: "Christ
is God among men, and the Son of Man before God. He is the bridge that
spans all chasms and therefore He is the only mediator. He is the
sacrament of God in the world and therefore he is our justification. He is
the Word that comes from the Father and returns to Him, and therefore He
is the key to all creation. His Incarnation and his revelation have made
it possible for us to answer the question "Who do men say I
am?". But it is necessary to accept and live his word about Himself
if it is to grow in us, reproducing the Trinitarian love that confounds
all logic: the miracle of love that is a scandal to the Jews, madness to
the Gentiles and a thing of no account to the unbelievers of our
times".4
-
John Henry Cardinal Newman observes: "This
is what it is to be one of Christ’s little ones... to be possessed by
His presence as our life, our strength, our merit, our hope, our crown; to
become in a wonderful way His members, the instruments, or visible form,
or sacramental sign, of the One Invisible Ever-Present Son of God,
mystically reiterating in each of us all the acts of His earthly life, His
birth, consecration, fasting, temptation, conflicts, victories,
sufferings, agony, passion, death, resurrection, and ascension..."5
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Jesus is with us. He gives us various signs of
His love for us. He watches us grow in faith and trust. He is with us as
we suffer, knowing that suffering embraced according to the Father’s
will, leads us closer to Himself.
Jesus watches us surrender, watches us turn our wills
over to Him more and more. He sees us let go of that which He does not want
in our lives. As we die more to the false self, He draws us closer to
Himself. He is with us as our love for Him grows, and He is overjoyed as
this deeper love brings us closer to His Heart.
Jesus is with us as we endure trials that at times seem
as though they will never end. He knows that these trials, properly
encountered, lead us to greater union with Himself. He is with us as we
learn lessons through these trials.
He is with us in each pain and joy, loving us silently,
always so much closer to us than we can ever realize.
From the day we were born, Jesus has watched us. He is
forever by our side, guarding us, loving us, knowing the most secret desires
of our hearts far better than we ourselves. He knows the Father’s plan for
us. He knows the Father’s love for us. He knows the intimate workings of
the Holy Spirit and, in a subordinate way, of Mary upon us to fashion us
more and more according to the image of Himself.
Jesus is with us, oh, so intimately. He helps us grow in
the awareness that He has come to give us abundant life. He helps us grow in
the awareness that through His Heart, Father, Son and Holy Spirit dwell in a
most special way within all those who are in the state of grace.
-
Jesus is Emmanuel: "God is with us".
He is with us to lead us ever closer to the Father, in the Spirit, with
Mary our Mother at our side.
NOTES:
- Scripture quotations are taken from The New Jerusalem
Bible, Doubleday.
-
The Documents of Vatican
II, "Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy", America Press
Edition, No.7.
-
The
Liturgy of the Hours, Catholic Book Publishing Co., Vol III, pp.
418-419.
-
Pedro
Arrupe, S.J., In Him Alone Is Our Hope, Institute of Jesuit
Sources, p. 88.
-
The
Heart of Newman: A Synthesis Arranged by Erich Prywara, S.J., Ignatius
Press, p. 174.
-
Pope John
Paul II, as in Celebrate 2000!, Servant Publications, pp 158-159.
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Jesus speaks: Wake oh Israel for your time is come.
At night fall the earth closes the curtains
of another day and the sky is studded
with a velvet black curtain filled with
stars.
Daniel 3: 62-67
Bless the Lord, sun and moon,
praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, stars of heaven,
praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, all rain and dew,
praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, every wind,
praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, fire and heat,
praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, cold and warmth,
praise and glorify him for ever!
Revelation 12: 1-2
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.
She was pregnant, and in labour, crying aloud in the pangs of
childbirth.
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Jesus speaks: Oh
Jerusalem your Savior comes, a baby
into your midst. He is a Mighty King --
God, incarnate, the almighty God
comes to the earth.
Oh children of the night will you not come
to praise Him and sing to Him.
Oh children pull the curtain of night
over the sky and feast on its beauty --
and I send your mother to comfort you
and make you glad
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Jesus speaks: I have
given you a new Christmas card.
It is a Novena of Masses.
The suggested donation is $2.00 or more
A holy priest will say these Masses for
your loved ones.
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Call 1-888-211-3041 or 513-932-4451
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Presents are available at the Florida
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Keep Christ in Christmas give a holy gift.
Visit the internet store.
www.sofcstore.org
Many Christmas presents and cards are
available at the stores.
February 1, 1995
The Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation
- The Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and asked her to be the mother of
Jesus.
- Mary always complied with the Will of the Father. She said,
"…let it happen to me as you have said." (Lk 1:38)
- Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit, and the Word became flesh.
- There was always great intimacy between Jesus and His mother. From the
first moment of conception she felt the life of Jesus, Son of God, grow
within her womb.
- The child Jesus is with us this day. He is in our brothers. He is in
our children. If the child Jesus were here and we were to hold Him, to
talk to and be with Him, we would treat Him with such joy and such
kindness! Jesus is in our brothers. Jesus is in our children. Jesus is
here this day. Do we treat our brothers, our children, one another, with
the same kindness that we would the child Jesus?
- The invisible Jesus was inside of Mary's womb. He was there in His
divinity and His humanity. He was God from the first moment of
conception. The invisible Jesus remains with us today in the tabernacle.
He is present there in His divinity and humanity. We do not see Him, but
He is no less present in the tabernacle than the day Mary carried Him in
her womb.
- God is Love! He calls out to us to come to Him, to be close to Him. He
truly waits for us in the tabernacle. He is a prisoner awaiting those He
loves, the precious souls. So many forget Him day after day while He,
the Son of God, waits and waits to share His love with the precious
souls that He came to this earth to save.
- He calls out to us, "Do you not have one hour to watch with Me,
the Son of God? I, God, Who came to this earth and was born a human for
love of you! I call out to you this day. Take Me seriously! I am truly
here, no less present than on the day that Mary carried Me in her womb,
and I wait for you with a Heart that is overflowing with divine love and
divine life. Can you say no to this divine love that I want to outpour
to you?"
- It was in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary that the Most Sacred
Heart of Jesus was formed. Jesus took on our human nature out of great
love for us.
- Jesus was carried in Mary's womb. Her womb was a temple to hold the
precious Child. She is the Mother of God!
Song between decades: Ave, ave, ave,
Maria. Ave, ave, ave, Maria.
The Visitation
- The angel had told Mary that her cousin Elizabeth had conceived a
child. Mary made haste to the hill country to visit her.
- Upon Mary's arrival at Elizabeth's house, Elizabeth was filled with
the Holy Spirit and cried out with a loud voice, "Of all women you
are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb." (Lk
1:42)
- "Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my
Lord?" (Lk 1:43) Usually the servant goes to the master. But Mary,
with the Almighty God within her womb, went to visit Elizabeth.
- Jesus waits for us this day. He is God and He waits in the tabernacle
for us to come and be with Him. He comes to us in the Eucharist. He is
the Almighty God and He waits for mere humans to come and share His
love.
- We receive so much love from God! The Father loved us so much that He
sent His only begotten Son into this world so that we might be saved.
Jesus waits this very day for us to come and be with Him. It is out of
great love that the Master waits for us.
- When Mary and Jesus arrived at Elizabeth's house, the child in
Elizabeth's womb leapt for joy. John, who was to announce the good news
that Jesus had come to this earth, even before his birth leapt with joy
in the womb of his mother at the presence of Jesus in Mary's womb.
- Should we not leap for joy? Jesus Christ, the Son of God, born of the
Virgin Mary, waits for us this day, no less present than the day He was
carried in Mary's womb to the home of her cousin Elizabeth. We take His
presence so lightly! We do not see, so we do not realize that God, in
His humanity and divinity, is truly present in the tabernacle and
waiting for us this very day.
- Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit and cried out, with a loud voice,
her Magnificat: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my
spirit rejoices in God my Saviour!" (Lk 1:46,47)
- "…because he has looked on the humiliation of his servant. Yes,
from now onwards all generations will call me blessed." (Lk 1:48)
- "…for the Almighty has done great things for me. Holy is his
name."
Song between decades: Ave, ave, ave
Maria....
The Birth of Jesus
- The Father bridges the gap between divinity and humanity in the person
of Jesus Christ.
- Jesus came into this world. Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of the
Father, equal in every way to the Father, came into this world as a
little baby, a helpless little baby. If we realized the true majesty of
God, if we saw Him in all His majesty, we could not even stand to look
at Him. But Jesus, clothed in flesh, comes as a helpless little baby,
born in a little crib in a stable in Bethlehem!
- Do we realize the immense love that the Father has for us that He sent
His only begotten Son into this world as a human in the person of Jesus
Christ?
- Jesus, a divine Person, unites His human nature and His divine nature
in His Person.
- Who are we that God loves us so much that He would take on a human
nature!
- We become brothers of God!
- He comes, the Son of God, in such quiet and such poverty! There is not
a roll of drums or a blare of trumpets. He comes in such quiet and a
star shines on Him. Is this not how it is when we receive Him in the
Eucharist? We ascend the altar. There is not a roll of drums. There is
not a blare of trumpets. Quietly we approach the altar and we truly
receive God! He comes to us and enters our body in such love! Who are we
that God remains with us this day in such love and comes to us to be so
closely united to us!?
- We see the consecrated Host. But within the consecrated Host is truly
God, in His divinity and His humanity.
- We look for those things that are visible. But are not the true
treasures found in those things that are invisible? The reality is that
this is God's world! We see the things in front of our face and we do
not realize how the world of Jesus and Mary truly is. We do not realize
how they are with us this very day. Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
remains with us this day in His divinity and humanity in the Eucharist.
We are surrounded by His presence in one another. He dwells and lives in
each one of us when we are in the state of grace. In every blade of
grass, the life that is there comes from God. Yet we are so blind! We
see so little! Holy Spirit, open up our eyes. Where we are blind, let us
see. Let us see more and more the invisible world. Let us know more and
more the presence of God as it is all around us. Help us to see Jesus in
each other. Help us to be more aware of Jesus Christ, who is truly
present with us in the tabernacle.
- Open our eyes to see beyond what is visible, Lord. Holy Spirit, help
us to see beyond the consecrated Host and see Jesus Christ, the Son of
God.
Song between decades: Ave, ave, ave,
Maria...
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
- The Holy Spirit told Simeon that he would not die until He saw the
child of God. The Holy Spirit led Him into the Temple. Jesus, Mary and
Joseph came to the Temple and the old man was overjoyed at the sight of
the child Jesus. He held Him with such joy in his arms and said that now
he was ready to die for he had seen God.
- Holy Spirit, enkindle in us the fire of Your love so we may see more
clearly Jesus Christ, Who is with us this very day. So that we may see
that He is God and, out of great love for each one of us, remains with
us, waits for us, longs for us, and wants us to open our hearts wide so
that He may enter in. Remove the blinders from our eyes, dear Holy
Spirit, and lead us ever closer to intimacy with Jesus Christ, our
beloved Savior.
- Song: Come Holy Ghost, Creator blest, and in our hearts take up
Thy rest. Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid to fill the hearts which
Thou hast made, to fill the hearts which Thou hast made.
- Simeon told Joseph and Mary of the great sufferings that Mary and
Jesus would have to undergo and he said to Mary, "…and a sword
will pierce your soul too." (Lk 2:35)
- Think of how it would be for Mary to look at her small child Jesus and
know that He would experience great suffering. From this point on a
sword pierced Mary's Heart. Each time that she beheld her child she
remembered the prophecy of Simeon and she suffered.
- And how Mary suffered! The swords that pierced her Heart so many times
through Jesus' life! The sword that pierced her Heart on the way to
Calvary as she peered into the eyes of her beloved Son, that gaze that
shows to us the great intimacy between the Son and His mother, that
Heart that knew her Son so well!
- Her Heart was pierced with a sword as she stood beneath His cross and
watched Him suffer in such anguish for three agonizing hours. The
precious Child that she had held in her arms in the Temple when Simeon
told her, "…and a sword will pierce your soul too." (Lk
2:35)
- Song: I rocked Him as a baby, I fed Him as a child. I heard Him
call my name out in the night. I helped Him take His first step, and I
cried when I heard His first words. I wish they all could see through a
mother's eyes.
- Mary, just as you presented the child Jesus in your arms in the
temple, tuck us into the Heart of Jesus and present us to our loving
Father so that we may be ever closer and closer to the Heart of Jesus
and the Father. And lead us closer to your beloved Spouse, the Holy
Spirit.
- Holy Spirit, the more we unite with Mary, our mother, transform us
more and more into the image of Jesus and lead us ever closer to the
Father.
Song between decades: Ave, ave, ave,
Maria…
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
- When Jesus was twelve years old, He was taken up to the Temple for the
feast of Passover.
- When it was over, Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem but the child Jesus
remained there.
- They had gone a day's journey before they realized that the child
Jesus had been left behind.
- With great sorrow in their hearts they returned and searched for the
child Jesus.
- They found Him in the temple where He was teaching the doctors.
- Jesus, as you taught the doctors in the temple, teach us Your divine
truths. Holy Spirit, open our hearts so that we may more and more
receive Your gifts to know, love and understand God so that we might
grow in greater love and knowledge of our beloved God!
- And the Holy Spirit came upon them and filled their hearts full of
wisdom and knowledge and joy to know more and more the divine truths
that the Savior came to give us. His ever burning Heart remains with us
this day, this Heart that wants to give to us such love, such life! He
imparts this life to us abundantly in the Eucharist whereby He feeds our
life. When we come to the Eucharist, He outpours this life, this life of
grace. He wants to give us His very life, His Body, His Blood, to
nurture and feed our life, and we balk! We stumble. We wander around and
complain! And this good God, Who came to this earth and was born a
human, gave His flesh and blood and died for us and rose on the third
day to give us His life, remains with us this day with His very own
flesh and blood to feed this life! He gives us His Word to feed us and
we take it so lightly! He calls out ever so gently in His tender voice
and with His burning Heart. He calls out to us and says, "Come to
me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest!"
But in our blindness we turn away and we do not realize the true
treasure that is here! This is the Son of God Who remains with us this
day, truly present, the same as the day He was in the Temple, the same
as the day He hung on the cross, the same as the day He rose from the
tomb and ascended into heaven! And He calls out in a gentle voice, with
a burning Heart, "My dear children, I long for your love. Open up
your hearts to Me. I am the Son of God! I have all the power! You cannot
in your foolish ways do anything without Me!"
- Song: I come to you with greatest love. I am your loving
Savior. I am your God, I died for you. I come to you this day.
- Dear Mary, if we ever lose our way from the Most Sacred Heart of your
Son, lead us back quickly.
Song: O burning Heart, O Love divine. How sweet You are to me. I
see the Host, I know You are here to love and care for me
- Song: Give me Your Heart, O Jesus. Give me a heart like Yours.
Teach me to love You with this new heart. Oh, I know little of how to
love You. Create in me, O precious Savior, this loving heart!
December 5, 1995
M
ARY OUR MOTHER
Mary is the Mother of God. God the Father sent His Only Begotten Son.
Mary is conceived immaculate. To not recognize this is to not realize the
magnificence of God. God could not come in sin. God, Who is all good, could
not be conceived in the body of a person tainted with original sin.
"'Father,' he said, 'if you are willing, take this cup away from me.
Nevertheless, let your will be done, not mine.'" (Lk. 22:42)
I see that God is all-powerful. I am a little piece of the puzzle. I am not
the whole puzzle. My love of Jesus and the Mass is why I write this book.
Mary, conceived without sin, is the New Eve. Mary was made our Mother under
the cross. Mary is the Mother of our spiritual life. I have felt the pain of
Mary under the cross, the pain for her little, lost children.
Mary is the Mother of God. Christ took on flesh. Mary is the spouse of the
Holy Spirit. She is Mary Immaculate. Jesus took on Mary's flesh and blood. To
not love Mary is to not recognize His great love for us. We miss our own
dignity and honor. Divinity and humanity meet in Mary.
There are five blasphemies against Mary. She has asked us to make the first
Saturday devotion. Sr. Lucia ask Our Lord why there were five first Saturdays.
He revealed to her:
My daughter, the reason is simple. There are five types of offenses and
blasphemies committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
1. Blasphemies against the Immaculate Conception.
2. Blasphemies against Her Perpetual Virginity.
3. Blasphemies against Her Divine Maternity, in refusing at the same time to
recognize Her as the Mother of men.
4. The blasphemies of those who publicly seek to sow in the hearts of
children indifference or scorn, or even hatred of this Immaculate Mother.
5. The offenses of those who outrage Her directly in Her holy images.46
We must make the first Saturday devotion to make reparation to her, for the
indifferences against her Immaculate Heart.
I can see the devil pushing man away from Mary! The devil knows that Mary
is a link between heaven and earth. There is a great link between God and man
in Mary.
We realize more the mystery of God's love for us when we see how God loved
Mary.
Act of Incarnation: God unites to man. My greatest pain felt, lately, is
under the cross.
Mary knows the great gift given from God to His creatures. She is our
spiritual Mother. She experiences the pain of her lost children. She sees
before her, her Son covered with blood.
Mary says it is because of pride they do not accept her. It is because of
pride, some think Mary cannot be any higher than them. They do not recognize
election.
In having this pride, many miss the great messages given from God. In
having pride, we miss a major link between heaven and earth in Mary. It is the
Father's will that Mary is our spiritual Mother.
We reach a deeper level in the spiritual life only in the heart of Mary. It
is His will. She was chosen, sinless, the spouse of the Holy Spirit, and the
Mother of God.
We can only go to the deepest chambers of the Heart of Christ through the
pure and sinless heart of Mary. We are sinners. She is immaculate.
Besides the messages associated with the major Fatima apparitions, there
were other revelations given by Our Lady. Before Jacinta died, she told of
other messages given her [during her illness] by Mary:
"Tell them to ask grace from her, and that the Heart of Jesus wishes to
be venerated together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary…"47
This last message offers us an excellent opportunity to summarize the Fatima
message. It tells us "that the Heart of Jesus wishes to be venerated
together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary."48
Deep spiritual maturity cannot be achieved without going through the heart
of Mary. Jesus came into the world in Mary's womb.
This is the Father's will: for His Son to come into this world, for His Son
to be formed in her womb. God wants us to be formed more and more into the
image and likeness of Jesus in the spiritual womb of Mary. Jesus wants us to
grow in Mary's heart through the Holy Spirit to deepest maturity.
Many, in their willfulness and pride, deny the Mother of God, her
Immaculate Conception, and the virgin birth. It is pride, for they do not want
to recognize how much God loves Mary. They are proud and/or ignorant and will
not recognize another creature higher than they are.
This is how it is: the Child Jesus, God-made-Man, was conceived in the womb
of Mary. He was formed in her womb. To reach higher levels of spiritual
maturity, we must dwell in the heart of Mary. We are formed there through the
power of the Holy Spirit to be more like Jesus. We achieve depth in our
relationship with God through Mary.
"And Mary said: 'My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord" (Lk.
1:46) All of us children unite in the heart of Mary. I see such oneness
between all of us as we join in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. We unite in the
heart of Mary. She places us in the Heart of Jesus. There we are united with
all Mary's children. He is the Light of the World. His Heart burns - a yellow
glow with hot embers. Many are the children of the light. Mary is our Mother.
She is calling us to be children of the light. She is Our Lady of Light.
It starts with you and me and with all His holy priests. As we consecrate
our hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, we are one in Their Hearts. I give
Jesus and Mary my heart, you give them your heart, we are one in Their Hearts.
As the Shepherds of Christ Movement spreads throughout the world, we become
one with each other as we give our hearts to Jesus and Mary. There will be one
flock and one Shepherd. Father Carter is reaching the priests with the
consecration in the priestly newsletter. He is reaching the sisters and
religious with the consecration in the religious newsletter. He is reaching
the lay people with the Shepherds of Christ Associates prayer chapters for
adults and youth centered in consecration of our hearts to the Hearts of Jesus
and Mary.
Notes:
In February of 1996, we began a new movement, Apostles of the Eucharistic
Heart of Jesus. In it people volunteer two hours a week in front of the
Blessed Sacrament and pray for the renewal of the Church and the world. They
consecrate their hearts bi-weekly in front of the tabernacle. We are all
joined together to help bring the light to others. This is the center, Jesus
in the Eucharist. It is for the renewal of the Church and the world.
Mary is now Our Lady of Sorrows. Her heart was pierced with the willfulness
of her children. Her heart is in great sorrow at the loss of her children. She
calls us to spread the light to this world, to light up the darkness, to come
and be fed by the Chief Shepherd.
The devil has waged a war against the children of the light. Children of
the light are richly fed with God's love, given abundantly by Jesus in the
Eucharist.
This is the plan of Fatima to reach the world. Hearts must be consecrated
to the two Hearts. Fr. Carter is reaching the world in the newsletter for
priests, religious, and the associates. All are consecrating their hearts. The
children must be reached through the Junior Shepherds of Christ Movement.
Children need to consecrate their hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. The
first Saturday devotion must be observed and spread from the Center.
The Fatima messages say, that the peace or war in our country depends on
our consecrating our hearts to Mary. Children must be reached with the
consecration. Satan is so strong.
The Father's plan will unfold. We must live according to the will of God
with love. Every one of us is given such talents. God carries out the work of
redemption through our humanity. We must pray to the Holy Spirit to sanctify
us and make us holy.
This is what I suffered under the cross: the sufferings for the little,
lost children. Mary wants us to make reparation to her heart. Mary told
Jacinta, "Tell them to ask grace from her, and that the Heart of Jesus
wishes to be venerated together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary."49
By recognizing her Immaculate Conception, we are recognizing the great dignity
and honor He has given to Mary, a human person.
We go to the spiritual womb, the heart of Mary, because He wills it so. The
depth of our union with Him can only come about through a deeper union with
her. He wills it so.
The Father chose Mary as the Mother of God. The Father chose her, from all
woman, to be Jesus' Mother. She is espoused to the Holy Spirit. Such dignity
that God unites to her to bring forth a Son! If God comes to us in Mary's
womb, we can go to God in Mary's heart.
In realizing the immense love God has for Mary, we can realize more His
immense love for us in the Eucharist, to unite with us in such union. She
carried Jesus in her womb. He is no less present in us when we receive Him in
Communion.
Her soul magnifies the Lord. We see how our soul is raised to such heights
through His grace. We, human persons, are raised to such heights in His grace.
We are created to know, love, and serve Him. We can't leave out service. For,
"…he has looked upon the humiliation of his servant. Yes, from now
onwards all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great
things for me. Holy is his name." (Lk. 1:48-49)
Father Carter talked about spiritual childhood: the more we become like a
little child, the more the Father gives Himself to us.
End of December 5, 1995
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Messenger:
Give these gifts for Christmas.
Videos of the rosary aves
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Coloring books
(English)
(Spanish)
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Mass Book -- help a person love the Mass
more deeply and become a deeper Spouse
of Christ --
Give these Nursing Home Videos to anyone --
(also DVD)
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These are so beautiful -- they show
Mary's image in action
A good video is
Story of the Crucifix
An Afternoon with Mary
May 5, 2001 (have these available)
A good video that will help all is
The Nursing Home Mass Video --
this will change the way you
attend Mass, it is wonderful for
shut-ins -- for grandma -- the elderly
aunt
Messages from Jesus for the Nursing Home People
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A Rosary book for the Elderly
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A Rosary book for Parents and Children
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The Rosary book published the same day
Mary appeared on the
building
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Mary appeared
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book shipped
December 17, 1996 |
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This book has wonderful meditations given --
by Jesus and Mary in apparitions,
also the Stations of the Cross given
by Jesus (Messenger, I cried as Jesus
delivered these, so many people have
said this book has changed their
lives.)
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Priests have said these books have
changed their life.
These letters of love from Jesus have
helped people for almost
ten years.
Mary G.
How has being a member of Shepherds of Christ has changed
my life?
When I was a baby, we lived next door to a convent and I had 12 years
of Catholic education. I married and lived Cincinnati eventually. After my
civil divorce, my three younger children and I moved back to Price Hill in
Cincinnati where I grew up. This time brought me the Catholic Charismatic
experience.
Dad died in '86, and I moved away to a small town. Though I tried, I
thought no Catholic church or prayer group met my needs so I attended
Protestant prayer meetings and services. I found ministers and prayer
groups that deeply love the Lord Jesus, and I would still be in these
circles except that I went back to Cincinnati to visit. I hadn't told my
old friends that I was no longer a practicing Catholic so I joined them
when they attended charismatic functions. At one of these I was given Blue
Book I.
Actually, someone tried to give it to me and I wouldn't take it saying,
I had too much to read , so it was given to the friend I was staying with.
When we got home and she was out of the room, I opened the book so I could
congratulate myself for not accepting it.
That's Jesus! Jesus is speaking in this book! I read almost the whole
book that night, then I ate humble pie and phoned the lady who had pressed
me to accept it. I received it in a few days.
Back home I read and reread it. Jesus was speaking loud and clear and I
went to the nearest church and made a confession and resumed my long
neglected practice of daily Mass. I also began to go to the Shepherds of
Christ chapter meetings in Morrow, Ohio, where I heard the call for
volunteers to come to the Virgin Mary Site in Clearwater, Florida.
How well I understand God's words, "Your thoughts are not My
thoughts!".
Changing my thoughts and my ways comes more slowly than changing my
address, which is now Clearwater, Florida.
Though retirement isn't at all what I thought it would be, I wouldn't
trade places with anyone at all.
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Give your priest a real gift
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Messenger:
These books are real treasures.
Fr. Carter author of 18 books and doctorate
in theology sent the letters to
75,000 priest on a regular basis.
Now they are compiled in these two
volumes ready to have.
Give your priest a real gift and
Jesus will be pleased for He
has asked us to do this.
Video -- Feast of the Epiphany Video
Mary's message --
December 3,
2003 message continues
Messenger:
Give your loved one a real gift --
Mary and Jesus' image rosary
Come to the store in Cincinnati and Florida
and find so many gifts for the
Christmas season.
Go to China on December 13, 2003 and shop
at the China store.
Also the China store will be open December 11 - 14
upon request during the retreat.
Give the people a real gift --
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tape 6:20 prayers Fr. Carter
disc 6:20 prayers Fr. Carter
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Messages since July 8, 1998
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Fernando singing the songs --
(Spanish)
Videos of Fernando at the site
Rosary Meditations
20
DE MARZO DE 1997
MISTERIOS
GOZOSOS
La
Anunciación
1.
Nuestra Madre celestial María dio mensajes asociados con las
apariciones mayores de Fátima. Ella
dijo a Jacinta, una de los tres videntes en Fátima...
"Dile a todos que Dios concede gracias a través
del
Inmaculado
Corazón de María. Díles que
pidan gracia de ella, y que el Corazón de Jesús desea ser venerado junto
con el Inmaculado Corazón de María. Pídeles
que rueguen por
la
paz
al
Inmaculado Corazón de María, porque el Señor le ha confiado
la
paz
del
mundo
a ella. (27)
“Este último mensaje nos ofrece una excelente oportunidad para
resumir el mensaje de Fátima. Nos
dice, "que el Corazón de Jesús desea ser venerado junto con el
Inmaculado Corazón de María.”
“En
el
centro
de
la veneración que Nuestro Señor pide se encuentra el acto de consagración
a Su Sacratísimo Corazón y al Inmaculado Corazón de María.”
28
2.
No debemos temer, porque Jesús y María están con nosotros.
Ellos nos están cuidando y nos están ayudando en todo lo que
hacemos. Dios se encarga.
3.
Nosotros venimos a rezar
como
los
Asociados de los Pastores de Cristo Júniors.
En este
rosario
recibiremos
la ayuda para no temer y para ayudar a llevar la luz al mundo obscuro.
4.
Es yendo a través de Nuestra Madre María que seremos formados más
y más hacia la imagen y semejanza de Jesús.
5.
El Niño Jesús fue formado en el vientre de la Virgen María, a través
del
poder
del
Espíritu
Santo
.
Cuando vamos al corazón de María, el vientre espiritual, somos
trasformados más y más para ser hijos de la luz.
6.
Cuánto ama María a los hijos de este mundo.
Ella los cuida y les da más amor maternal que cualquier madre
terrenal. María nos protege
con su cuidado maternal, y nos cuida y quiere dirigirnos al Corazón de su
Hijo, Jesús.
7.
Cristo nos enseñó. El
nació de la Virgen María. El
vino a este mundo en la Virgen María.
Nosotros también debemos ir a la Virgen María para poder tener esta
unión cercana con Dios. María
es la puerta hacia el Corazón de Jesús.
8.
En Fátima, María les habló a los niños y les llamó sus hijitos.
Debemos darnos cuenta de que ella nos está llamando, sus hijos, al
Corazón de su Hijo, Jesús.
9.
¿Qué de los Corazones de Jesús y María?
Los Corazones de Jesús y María son nuestro refugio en esta vida.
Ellos son los Corazones de amor verdadero.
Al entregar nuestros corazones a Jesús y María tendremos corazones
llenos de amor sagrado.
10.
Muchos en este mundo se han vuelto de corazones fríos.
Jesús quiere amor, amor ardiente de los hijos de este mundo, y se le
da un corazón frío.
end
of excerpt of 20
DE MARZO DE 1997
Other videos and songs
Video July 15, 1995
Video April 26, 1995
(Spanish)
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Messenger:
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Immaculate Heart
Consecration of the home packets
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Framed pictures of Our Lady of Clearwater
Priestly goods, chalices, Shepherds of Christ
vestments, bibles, etc.
Jesus speaks: Come to the stores
Give a holy gift for Christmas
Babies are available
December 3,
2003 message continues
Mary speaks:
Jesus has given these messages and
writings to the world.
What a gift to give your family
and loved ones.
We have requested all of these materials
be available for you in the store.
Image card --
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December 19, 1996
Message from Mary. Received by Rita Ring and reviewed for moral
and theological errors by Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
Mary speaks: My dear children, I give
to you my Son Jesus, born in a stable in Bethlehem on Christmas morn'.
He is the Almighty God, the Light of the World.
I appear to you, my children,
on a (former) bank in Florida. You have made money your god! Do you
know how cold are your hearts? You turn away from my Son, Jesus, for
your money. Your money is your god.
I am Mary, your Mother. I do
not appear as I once appeared to you. I am asking you today to
circulate my message given on a tape on the feast of Our Lady of
Guadalupe, December 12, 1996. Please circulate this tape now. Give it
to as many people as you can. I am Mary, your Mother. Please circulate
my Rosary Book.
The tape Mary's Message December 12, 1996 can be ordered at no cost
from the address below. We operate on donations.
January 23, 1997
Mary speaks: I appear on the
building to draw men to the messages given in God’s Blue Book,
Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary and Tell My People.
These books are the messages we give from our Hearts to draw men to
our Hearts. They are the messages my Son gives to bring about the
reign of His most Sacred Heart.
I ask you to circulate Mary’s Message in
Florida and the rosaries (special Marian meditations and messages) of
December 13, 1996, and January 13, 1997. These messages were given to
reveal insights into His most intimate love. My appearance in Florida
and the Shepherds of Christ Movement must be connected. Please work
with great fervor to spread my messages and the message of my Son from
this location. Do not be afraid. You will make great advances in
helping with the completion of the Fatima Message there.
I am Mary, your Mother. Please obey me and help me
spread these materials there. I love you, my little children.
January 25, 1997
Mary speaks: I am Mary. I am requesting that you continue to
pray the rosary novena daily for the following intentions:
1) For the spread of the rosary, circulation and publication of these
rosary meditations, for the Rosary Book and Children's
Rosary Books, for the Rosary Aves and consecrations to be
distributed and used by school children, for the Priestly
Newsletter Books, for the Mass Book, for all materials
receiving the imprimatur, for its publication and quick distribution,
for the distribution of Mary's Message tape and the Rosary
Book and the connection with the Shepherds of Christ Movement and
the apparition in Florida;
2) For Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, that the Father's plan will
unfold there as He intended;
3) For the new Center, for the new chapel, for the right to reserve
the Blessed Sacrament there, for the funding, for the circulation of
materials from there, for the beginning of new prayer chapters.
January 11, 1997 From God
the Father
My plan will unfold despite the
willfulness of any of My children. I am the Father...You must
circulate the tape, Mary's Message. You must circulate the
messages given to you in God's Blue Books and Rosaries
from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary...Mary appeared on the building
in Florida as Mother of all. You have made money your god. You have
ignored God and made this world your end.
To receive the books, tape, and
more information call or write: Shepherds of Christ Ministries, P.O.
Box 193, Morrow, OH 45152-0193.
Phone (toll free): 1-888-211-3041 or 1-513-932-4451, fax:
1-513-932-6791, email: info@sofc.org Internet: http://www.sofc.org
-We acknowledge that final authority regarding these messages rests
with the Holy See of Rome.
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