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December 3, 2006
December 4th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 5 Period II.The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for December 4th are Glorious.
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December 3, 2006
December 2, 2006 Before the exposed Eucharist — question to Jesus
Messenger:
Are You really the same Jesus who
died on the cross and was born in
Bethlehem?
Jesus why do not people reach for the
knowledge of this magnificent mystery
and thank You for You — truly present in the
Eucharist.
Oh God I love Thee so deeply and will pray
with Your might in me on the 5th, 10, 11, 12
13 and 17th. My days are days of prayer until
Christmas and my focus on You — my beloved — the
awesomeness that God came to this earth and took
on human a baby body.
Now God, I wonder about the Incarnation
and about the mystery of the Holy Spirit filling
the Virgin Mary and Jesus being conceived in
her womb — through this love of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit and loving Him always adds
such a dimension to my love of God — it is
like fire and fullness of knowing God. I love
the Holy Spirit so much, but it seals that
knowledge in my soul of knowing ever deeper
the oneness of the Three Persons —
So in knowing God — my heart can swell in
greater perfection and be in sorrow for my
many faults — some I may not want to change
because of jealousies or lack of love that
I need to grow in. Pride wanting to be a certain
way and yet wanting the purity of this deeper existence
in You and being like You. A tension in my
heart to not let completely go — like my soul craves —
A moment of wanting the greatest purity of giving myself
at the consecration of the Mass and knowing it is easier for me
to be wrapped by You working on my soul then.
It's Your grace that penetrates me at the consecration
of the Mass — sometimes so deeply — other Masses You may
not shower me with these consolations —
It is the Divine Bridegroom transforming
with the brush of God my thirsty soul with
the light of that very precious, sacred moment.
I know the Father and the sacrifice offered — I
know the Holy Spirit acting at that moment in
the priest — I am so one with my beloved Jesus
in that moment — giving myself to the Father —
united with all the angels and saints and the souls in
purgatory and my heart is one with Mary for greater
purity of this Holy Sacrifice —
Love given to God —
but Love given to me when God acts so deeply
in my soul.
Think of what transpires there in the priest —
Oh God you have called the priest to such a holy
loving existence in sharing in such
intimacy with You.
Oh God it is like the world lies sleeping with
generations of caked cataracts on their eyes and
numbed hearts and brains —
In the batting of an eye — You God, can lift
the veil, that veils our feeble hearts —
Like the Blind Man in John before the Good
Shepherd Chapter —
I watch the eyes opened in these responses
as never before.
It is the 10 year anniversary of Clearwater and
the more the priests go to her spiritual
womb — her Immaculate Heart — the more
the Holy Spirit can make them children
of the Light.
It is vision, imparted to us from God —
It is Light — like the Light of seven suns —
Like an opening to heaven —
On the vision I had March 26, 1996 — almost
9 months before Clearwater — it was awesome with
mirrored like light I cannot describe around the
altar and exposed Eucharist and I wrote when I felt my
hand could not move — there was a crack in this mirrored
light — like I wanted to see beyond in the
crack, but couldn't
March 26, 1996
Very carefully discerned by Fr. Carter
Messenger: I came to All Saints Church before a beautiful Monstrance of gold that contained Our beloved Savior. He was adorned in light, the altar beneath shone with the brightest light and the cross behind was entirely silhouetted with the same celestial light. I was overwhelmed with the presence of God and cried deeply from the awe of it all.
To be so aware of the Almighty God truly present in His splendor and glory—to know the presence of God, to see the glistening of the gold and the light and reflection of the cross behind Him—my beauteous love—words do not exist to describe the rapture of a heavenly embrace! I cry because of the immense awe within my being to know Him. God truly present in His majesty and glory and oh, God, I behold the presence of a heavenly court. You opened wide the heavens and lifted up the veil and I knew You in Your splendor and glory. I behold God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
"I am the Way, the Truth and the Life." He is the Almighty God. He shows us the celestial lights with which He will light this earth. Many must surrender their hearts to His Heart and Mary's heart. It is in surrendering, the Spirit will move in the hearts of men and the light of God will shine on the darkened earth. Not with a light that you comprehend, but a light that is divinely granted—a light beyond all lights, a vision beyond all visions. It takes the surrender of minds and hearts to God. The Spirit cannot move in us when we are in control. Surrender and give Him our heart and He will make us fishers of men.
We are His apostles in the Shepherds of Christ Movement. He is sending us out into the world to light the hearts with His burning love. We are chosen by Him and He is giving us abundant graces to grow in our union with Him. He will light this world with His burning love. Our hearts must be open. We must surrender and let go and reach beyond the senses, reach with our hearts. Pray for faith, pray for the vision of God.
Note: I cried all through this writing, having the presence of God and being in great ecstasy to behold Him. May God touch your heart and may His Spirit move within you. May you be filled with the grace of God to surrender and let Him accomplish a great work within you.
And I was filled on high with His miraculous light and He reached down and spoke within me. I was filled as never before and knew the presence of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Note: As I finished, the bells at All Saints Church rang at 9:00 A.M. As I began to experience the immense splendor, the bells of 8:00 rang. Words do not express anything that I saw or experienced or know from this ecstasy. This was the greatest and the first of three visions, which defined clearly to me our role in the Shepherds of Christ Movement. Jesus defines clearly the role of Fr. Carter in this great mission given to him by the Father.
For Fr. Carter from Jesus:
Jesus speaks: To him who has eyes to see, they will see - not with earthly vision, but with the eyes of faith, and to him who has ears to hear, he will hear with the fluttering of the Spirit moving within him.
I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. I am the Almighty God. I say to the rocks to fall and they fall and to the grass, grow, and it grows, and to the sun, shine, and it shines. I give to you My love in these letters. Filled with My love, you will conquer this earth, not with weapons and powder or force, but with fires of My love. The fire will wipe out the hatred in the cold hearts and the earth will be covered with My celestial light. The earth will rock and I will appear in the heavens adorned in power and glory and the contrite hearts will be saved. I came to separate the sheep from the goats, the light from the darkness. I come and no one pays Me heed.
To you, My beloved son, Father Carter, I have sent you on a mission to spread this fire that will cover this earth. The hearts of men will turn from their sick and desolate ways to hearts gentle as a little lamb.
There will be one flock and one Shepherd and My staff will rule over all. Hearts consecrated to Our Hearts will lead the light across the earth. This light will be a light of intense brightness, brighter and hotter than any light from a flame. It will be the fire of God's love. The Spirit will move in the hearts of all consecrated to My Heart, and you will know how fire truly spreads, for the love of God is a fire. It is vibrant. It is encompassing. It is smoldering, burning deep within and speedily spreading on the outside. No fire on this earth can ever describe the burning embers that burn from the Sacred Heart of Jesus. No fire burns like the fires coming from My Heart and hearts filled with the love from the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
I have written your name, Fr. Carter, in My Heart, never ever to be blotted out and this earth will be renewed with the fire of God's love through you. You are My beloved priest-son, forever, according to the order of Melchizedek. Most holy and most sacred are your hands that consecrate the Host and write My precious newsletter for My beloved priest-sons. You are never unguarded. You are held within the deepest chamber of My Heart, and you will spread My love to the priest-sons of this earth.
I am Jesus. You will spread My love to all souls on this earth. I love you with the tenderest burning love. I am Jesus, your beloved Savior.
end of March 26, 1996 message
December 3, 2006 message continues
Messenger: Now 10 years later —
I watch the hierarchy respond to this
instrument — speaking devotion to the Sacred
Heart and Mary's Immaculate Heart —
Little children of Mary — coming forth children
of Light from her spiritual womb her
Immaculate Heart.
You know how little children say —
"Daddy — Daddy what next " —
as we get old in body —
our joy can be ever greater as we say
"Daddy — Daddy what next"
And our joy ever greater as we really go to
this little heaven on earth —
The Hearts of Jesus and Mary through deeper
consecration —
Jesus the Son of God, loves us so much He gives us Himself
in the Eucharist —
He gives us Mary's pure and Immaculate Heart
to offer a more pure sacrifice —
Vision is dependent on the grace and wisdom
He gives us.
We are like blindmen looking for the donkey
when we have on a blindfold
and hold the tail —
We are turned round and round by the world and
the tail may be really far from where it
belongs on the donkey —
Right??!!
Donkey or not —
This I see is real!!
I know what goes on at Mass more and more —
even the Liturgy of the Word is
like the 2 edged sword piercing
my heart and soul —
Deeper life in Him brings this penetrating
delivery of His Word — that pierces
all who hear —
For they hear the Voice of the Good
Shepherd in the Word.
Deeper consecration to the Hearts of Jesus
and Mary means deeper life in Him —
A oneness as St. Paul speaks of
"it's no longer I who live, but He
who lives in me."
Put aside our control and
let His grace fill our hearts —
daily Mass
adoration —
A lover — Jesus is —
one who saturates us with His life
in us — so we can vastly
comprehend more and more deeper
insights into the hidden
mysteries.
The love of God is bigger than the vast ocean —
more burning than the scarlet red
sun rise —
it is beyond our comprehension —
But through the Eucharist and Consecration
to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
our feeble hearts can reach heights of
knowing God not yet revealed even to
the holiest saints —
Jesus says —
Consecrate your hearts to Our Hearts
Go to the Eucharist
John 9: 1-41
As he went along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should have been born blind?’ ‘Neither he nor his parents sinned,’ Jesus answered, ‘he was born blind so that the works of God might be revealed in him.
'As long as day lasts
we must carry out the work of the one
who sent me;
the night will soon be here
when no one can work.
As long as I am in the world
I am the light of the world.’Having said this, he spat on the ground, made a paste with the spittle, put this over the eyes of the blind man, and said to him, ‘Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam’ (the name means ‘one who has been sent’). So he went off and washed and came back able to see.
His neighbours and the people who used to see him before (for he was a beggar) said, ‘Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?’ Some said, ‘Yes, it is the same one.' Others said, 'No, but he looks just like him.’ The man himself said, ‘Yes, I am the one.’ So they said to him, ‘Then how is it that your eyes were opened?' He answered, ‘The man called Jesus made a paste, daubed my eyes with it and said to me, "Go off and wash at Siloam"; so I went, and when I washed I gained my sight.’ They asked, ‘Where is he?’ He answered, ‘I don’t know.’
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. It had been a Sabbath day when Jesus made the paste and opened the man’s eyes, so when the Pharisees asked him how he had gained his sight, he said, ‘He put a paste on my eyes, and I washed, and I can see.' Then some of the Pharisees said, ‘That man cannot be from God: he does not keep the Sabbath.’ Others said, ‘How can a sinner produce signs like this?' And there was division among them. So they spoke to the blind man again, 'What have you to say about him yourself, now that he has opened your eyes?’ The man answered, ‘He is a prophet.’
However, the Jews would not believe that the man had been blind without first sending for the parents of the man who had gained his sight and asking them, ‘Is this man really the son of yours who you say was born blind? If so, how is it that he is now able to see?’ His parents answered, ‘We know he is our son and we know he was born blind, but how he can see, we don’t know, nor who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is old enough: let him speak for himself.’ His parents spoke like this out of fear of the Jews, who had already agreed to ban from the synagogue anyone who should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ. This was why his parents said, ‘He is old enough; ask him.'
So the Jews sent for the man again and said to him, ‘Give glory to God! We are satisfied that this man is a sinner.’ The man answered, ‘Whether he is a sinner I don’t know; all I know is that I was blind and now I can see.’ They said to him, ‘What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?’ He replied, ‘I have told you once and you wouldn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it all again? Do you want to become his disciples yourselves?’ At this they hurled abuse at him, ‘It is you who are his disciple, we are disciples of Moses; we know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.’ The man replied, ‘That is just what is so amazing! You don’t know where he comes from and he has opened my eyes! We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but God does listen to people who are devout and do his will. Ever since the world began it is unheard of for anyone to open the eyes of someone born blind; if this man were not from God, he wouldn’t have been able to do anything.’ They retorted, ‘Are you trying to teach us, and you a sinner through and through ever since you were born!' And they ejected him.
Jesus heard they had ejected him, and when he found him he said to him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of man?’ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘tell me who he is so that I may believe in him.’ Jesus said, ‘You have seen him; he is speaking to you.’ The man said, ‘Lord, I believe,’ and worshipped him.
Jesus said:
It is for judgement
that I have come into this world,
so that those without sight may see
and those with sight may become blind.Hearing this, some Pharisees who were present said to him, ‘So we are blind, are we?’ Jesus replied:
If you were blind,
you would not be guilty,
but since you say, ‘We can see,’
your guilt remains.
John 10: 2-5
He who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the flock; the gate-keeper lets him in, the sheep hear his voice, one by one he calls his own sheep and leads them out. When he has brought out all those that are his, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow because they know his voice. They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they do not recognise the voice of strangers.’
December 2, 2006
Messenger: God intends us to be one
Messenger: God wants us to be saints!!
God wants us to obey the commandments
God wants us to live in obedience to Him.
Fr. John says there is this struggle
Messenger: We look at each other imperfectly --
Our ways of seeing are imperfect
Dear God the Father, You sent Your only Son into the
world so that we could be saved --
Jesus is the Savior
In this Advent -- let the light of
Your grace fill our hearts --
That we will be a person filled with
peace in love for You and all men
as the Feast of Christmas approaches.
Dear God help me to put aside judgments
of others, jealousies, envious thoughts
and actions --
help me to shine Your light inward
so my heart is transformed more to
a place of holy love, gentleness --
So as I gaze on the manger at this
Christmas time I will be truly
humble and not prideful --
Living for Your honor and glory to
serve You.
I know the struggle we all have, but
it is made clear to me the devil tries
to get us to think negatively.
The devil is the Father of Lies --
Why listen to negative thoughts that
are not true and hurt our
relationships of love with God
and others.
God is love --
God wants us one
God wants us to be united.
The devil wants us divided,
hating one another
being suspicious, when we should trust
and love
The devil wants people to isolate
and be hateful when they
should be doing something
with others.
There is a struggle to do good
to not do as we should
Dear God -- shine Your light into our
hearts --
Holy Spirit help us to see, where we
are blind, how God wants
us to change our behavior to
be more likened to Him
Adam sinned and they waited for the Savior
to come
Today during advent we can wait for
the Christmas Feast with joy
asking for light to be more likened
to the Christ child -- like little babies
in the arms of the New Eve our
loving Mother -- dwelling in her
pure and Immaculate Heart
We can focus on the story of the Christ --
child --
God-made-man who came into this world
a little baby to save a fallen human race
and remains with us this day truly present
in the Eucharist
Come Lord Jesus
Come into our hearts
Fill us with the Fire of Your Love
Let us realize the gift more and more of
You -- truly present in the Eucharist
through Your beloved priests and
pray for our beloved priests, the
Church and the world.
Jesus we pray this Advent time that we
can spread the devotion to Your pure
and holy, land most loving Heart and
the pure and Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Christmas is a time of light -- For joy is
for fallen man in the Savior --
Our Lord Jesus Christ
come to save the poor banished children
of Eve.
1st sunday advent 1st reading
Jeremiah 33: 14-16
2nd reading
Thessalonians 3: 12 -4: 2
Gospel Luke 21: 25-28, 34-36
Messenger: We
can see with a wide vision how Adam and|
Eve sinned.
The feast of the Immaculate Conception
in December 8.
Genesis 3: 9-15, 20
Ephesians 1: 3-6, 11-12
Messenger: Mary
said to Bernadette
"I am the Immaculate Conception"
(the end of the 19th century)
Mary said at Fatima about her
- Immaculate Heart -- how
Jesus wants her Immaculate
Heart venerated next to His
Sacred Heart.
On December 12, we celebrate the Feast of
Our Lady of Guadalupe --
Messenger: Mary wants her children to come to her
Immaculate Heart and Jesus told
Fr. Carter this message --
Jesus: "My beloved friend, tell My people to pray daily to the Holy Spirit. They are to pray for an increase in His gifts. My people must realize that the Holy Spirit comes to transform them. The Spirit desires to transform you more and more according to My image. Those who are docile to His touch become increasingly shaped in My likeness. He performs this marvel within Mary's Immaculate Heart. The more one dwells in My Mother's Heart, the more active are the workings of the Spirit. The Spirit leads Mary to place you within My own Heart. In both Our Hearts, then, your transformation continues. The more you are formed after My own Heart, the more I lead you to the bosom of My Father. Tell My people all this. Tell them to pray daily for a greater appreciation of these wondrous gifts. I am Lord and Master. All who come to My Heart will be on fire to receive the gifts of the Spirit in ever greater measure! I love and bless My people!"
Reflection: The Holy Spirit is given to us to fashion us ever more according to the likeness of Jesus. And the more we are like Jesus, the more Jesus leads us to the Father. Do we, each day, pray to the Holy Spirit to be more open to His transforming influence? Do we strive each day to grow in union with Mary? The greater our union with our Mother, the spouse of the Holy Spirit, the greater is the transforming action of the Holy Spirit within us.
end of excerpt from Tell My People
Messenger: When we go to the Immaculate Heart of Mary --
when we pray the rosary and meditate on
its mysteries, when we sing the Litany
to the Virgin Mary -- the Holy Spirit
works in us giving us, the blinded
children of Eve, LIGHT --
we come forth from the
Immaculate Heart of Mary as
Children of the Light --
filled with grace from the Holy Spirit --
This is the message I received at the end of
the century -- that going to Mary's
Immaculate Heart is her spiritual womb.
As we spread the consecration to the Heart
of Jesus and Mary more to
the priests and the people -- through
the Newsletter and prayer chapters --
the poor banished children of Eve --
are coming forth from the spiritual
womb of Mary her Immaculate Heart
and coming forth children of the
light -- seeing with a wider vision.
This time of year -- advent is exciting to me --
it is a time for us up north when the
ground is hard, the trees are bear,
the fall given way to this barren sight
and yet in the chilliness we see the
lights of Christmas -- the lights of
midnight Mass -- Christmas Eve and
we remember what this all means.
Jesus — the Light of the world —
so loved the world —
He came in the barrenness of a stable
with brute animals.
surrounded by the little sheep
surrounded by the love of Mary and Joseph
surrounded by the angels
And the Word became Flesh
And dwelt amongst us!!
Isn't that exciting for fallen man
—
to have the Savior — Jesus Christ
the Son of God come — LOVE —
LOVE —
Do we cry for LOVE —
we sit in a stupor so much and listen
to the negative tapes of satan and
Jesus is truly present and with us in
the Eucharist
— no less present
than He was in Bethlehem or
when He walked the earth —
We adore our "rock" stars many times and
people who are not telling the
truth and
we can pack our sports stadiums
—
Please pray with me these prayers
—
Jesus promised Fr. Carter when
we pray the prayers He will take us deeper
into His Heart and Mary's Heart and give
us great grace for greater intimacy
with Them.
What a promise —
You know today some babies are
coming to earth
— like Jesus was born and
some people's moms and dads are leaving —
What is this gospel all about —
Our time is so short here —
I watch these Bishops letters roll
in asking for prayer manuals all over
the world to spread the consecration to
the Hearts of Jesus and Mary like Mary
asked us to do at Fatima and you are
the key
—
the funds are needed
the prayers from the prayer manual needed —
Glaci mailed 4550 prayer manuals to
Bishops in about 12 countries
the other day at their request.
The Cardinal (Bishop) in Brazil
wants the prayers in Portuguese for
all his priests
—
he said he will take all the Portuguese
prayer manuals we will send him —
we do not have any prayer manuals —
the prayers have had the imprimatur
in Portuguese for maybe 10 years —
Isn't it time we print the prayer manual
and send them to be distributed to him.
Why did Our Lady Appear looking like
Our Lady of Guadalupe in Clearwater
for 7 1/2 years so we would spread
these prayers and the Newsletter centered
in consecration as God wants to the
children to give their hearts to their
spiritual mother and to the Heart
of Jesus.
In the wealth of the United States
Mary appeared in Clearwater and
Jesus gave us this mission to help to
bring to completion the mission Mary
began at Fatima to spread the
consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and
Mary, the New Adam and the New Eve.
Mary appeared in Clearwater 10
years ago December 10, 1996 looking like our
lady of Guadalupe in rainbow color.
December 17 is the 9th day of Christmas
Now 10 years later after she appeared
Now 12 1/2 years later after
Fr. Carter got this message —
please help me do what
Jesus asked him.
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)
John 10: 11 - 15
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.
Messenger:
these bishops recognize the voice
of the Good Shepherd in the Newsletter
and the call to pray these prayers.
Messenger: Here are some responses for the past 4
months about the Newsletter
— the
prayer chapters and the book
Authenticity from the Bishops
requesting it for their priests —
We need your help to help us
do what Mary asked for at Fatima
—
Jesus asked Fr. Carter at the end
of the century —
Fr. Carter always said
Mary said at Fatima
"Until a sufficient number of people
have consecrated their hearts
to Jesus and Mary we won't have peace
in the world."
I asked Fr. Carter what that meant —
He said 50% or more.
Help us do this.
Here are some bishops responses to
the Priestly Newsletter, Prayer Chapters and
Fr. Pasquini's Authenticity book
of prayers.
My dear friends,
Here are a few quotes we have received from around the world -- concerning -- the newsletters edited by Fr. John J. Pasquini 2006.
I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love.
1) "May the Lord abundantly bless you in your important ministry of the renewal of the spiritual life and prayer for priests, the church and the world." (This came from the Vatican. letter dated 8-24-06.)
2) "I am grateful for your work of promoting prayer chapters for the perseverance and sanctification of priests. This is certainly close to the heart of the church."
"I will lift you up to the Lord when I lift the host and chalice in my Masses at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph." ( Bishop - Philippines., dated 8-25-06)
3) "Please be assured of my continued prayers for you and the work of Shepherds of Christ Ministries in spreading devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary." (Archbishop - New Jersey 8-22-06)
4) "I sincerely appreciate your efforts to deepen the spirituality of priests." (Monsignor of Illinois 8-23-06)
5) "God's blessings on your endeavors to support the priests of the United States." (Bishop - Minnesota 8-22-06)
6) "Please keep up the good work of spreading the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart and prayer for priests." (Auxiliary Bishop - California 9-1-06)
7) "Giving my best wishes for your work, so important because prayer is the heart of the church, I invoke upon you God's blessings of joy and peace." (This is from Rome. 8-25-06)
8) "I look forward to an in depth reading of the same. All too often our faithful, and priests for that matter, tend to "get into a rut" and need that renewal of the spiritual lives." (Msgr from Ukraine 8-31-06)
9) "I commend you for the work you do for the clergy, the Church and the world. Much is gained in prayer, and much is accomplished through prayer. More especially if prayer is directed to God in behalf of the church." (Archbishop - Philippines 8-25-06.)
10) "Please convey my heart felt gratitude to the Author and continue praying for the priests around the world who are in great needs of your helps now." (Cardinal - Japan 8-30-06)
11) "I thank you for the devotion which you are working for the Shepherds of Christ ." (Bishop - India - 8-31-06)
12) "I thank God for inspiring you and your team for the fantastic job you are doing for us priests, it is a pity that I cannot do more than pray for your much needed apostolate today. May he who has begun this great work in you bring it to completion."
(Bishop - South Africa 8-30-06)12) "Thanking you for this kind favour and assuring you and all your associates in Shepherds of Christ Ministries our humble prayers." (Bishop - India 8-30-06)
13) "I am grateful for your continuing support of our priests who faithfully serve our church." (Archbishop - Wisconsin 9-7-06)
14) "I appreciate the noble purpose of circulating this newsletter to all the bishops and priests in order to have a network of prayer and to have devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary." (Bishop - India 9-1-06)
15) "I take this opportunity to wish you all the best and pray that the good Lord may Bless in your apostolate. God bless you all." (Archbishop - India 8-30-06)
16) "The network of prayer chapters in the world because of Father Carter's work is a tremendous gift, and I am pleased to see this work continuing."
"With assurance of my prayers for you and I appreciate your prayers for me as well, I am." (Bishop - South Carolina 8-29-06)
17) "Wishing you permanent God's assistance while you carry on the great mission of the renewal of the spiritual life in our world, I warmly greet you and assure you of my prayers." (Bishop - Vatican City 9-7-06)
8) "Be assured that on my part I will do my best to share these spiritual riches with my 16 diocesan priests in the diocese of Embidir." "We count much on your prayers." (Bishop - Ethiopia 9-16-06)
19) "Thank you for your thoughtful kindness. I am sincerely grateful. May the Lord and His Mother bless and be with you and your loved ones." (Bishop - Massachusetts)
20) "I commend you for your efforts in promoting prayer and solidarity with priests and Bishops worldwide. May Almighty God continually bless your ministry as you continue to serve His Church here on earth." (Bishop - Texas 9-12-06)
21) "With every good wish and prayer that the Good Shepherd continue to bless you and your staff with every good and perfect gift, I remain in Jesus and Mary." (Archbishop - Philippines 8-31-06)
22) "It was very thoughtful of you to spread this precious literature and to help numerous Bishops and priests all over the world. It is a great service that you are rendering though this apostolate. If the Shepherds of Christ are renewed in their spiritual life, the service that they can render is beyond all expression. May God bless all those who are involved in this useful and noble ministry." (Bishop - India 9-5-06)
23) "May the devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart be spread all over the world especially between the priests." "I avail myself this opportunity to renew my sentiments of deep esteem in the Lord" (Bishop - El Salvador 9-7-06)
24) Please continue the work. I am happy that you decided to continue the good work initiated by Father Carter." (Bishop 9-5-06)
25) "It is very encouraging and a cause for gratitude to know that our daily prayers for priests are part of a much bigger wave and that, the Shepherds of Christ Ministries participates so deeply in and foster the development of this wave of prayers." (Bishop, 7.11.06)
26) "I am sending my Blessings to you. May the Shepherds of Christ bless you and give you all the necessary graces that you need in your daily work." (Bishop)
27) "Since the receipt of the letter I keep on encouraging my priests to join you in praying for the priests and the world. My Community members took this activity of prayer very seriously. It is encouraging and I am sure God will hear us as we join hands with a common aim of presenting to God our intentions." (Bishop - Kenya, 10.31.06)
28) "John, Thank you very much for all of you in the Movement who are working for the renewal of the priesthood spirituality. (Bishop - Argentina, 10.26.06)
29) "With Salutation, I would like sincerely to thank you for all you sent to me. Know that you can count on my prayers and with these I can collaborate in my possibilities." (Bishop - Chile, 10.20.06)
30) "Thank you so much. I am wishing you well in all your endeavors as you continue to spread the devotion to the Sacred heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary." (Bishop - Philippines, 10.18.06)
31) "I am praying to Our Lord, especially in the Holy Mass, for the fruits of the apostolate of the Shepherds of Christ Ministries." (Msgr - Rome, 10.28.06)
32) "I wish to assure you of my appreciation for the movement's efforts to contribute to the spiritual formation and ongoing renewal of priests, something very much required in our days." (Bishop - Benin, 10.06.06)
33) "I am pleased that a priest from our Diocese, Father John Pasquini, is performing this service as editor of the Shepherds of Christ Newsletter. I intend to inform our priests of its availability and give them your contact information if they want to be included in your mailings. If you wish to directly send the Newsletter to the priests of the Diocese of Palm Beach, their addresses can be found on our website." (Bishop - USA, 10.30.06)
34) "I want to congratulate you for your efforts and prayers on behalf of the priests, the church and the world. All of us, indeed, we need prayers." (Bishop - Jerusalem,10.02.06)
35) "May the Good Shepherd bless your movement dedicated to the renewal of the spiritual life." (Msgr - Slovenia, 10.27.06)
36 "Unity in prayer is our hope for the future. Fr. Pasquini and all of you will be in my prayers, please keep me in yours."(Bishop - USA, 10.27.06)
37) "Your proposal to us from all the people of your Ministry is a favorable echo for us." ( Bishop - Ivory Coast)
38) "I will support the association "Shepherds of Christ" with my prayers as I am confident that all its members will pray also for me. God Bless you!" (Msgr - Rome)
39) "Thank you for the "Shepherds of Christ" and the prayers. It is essential for the future of the Church and faith that we increase our prayer practice. Thank you for praying with us and for insisting on prayers." (Bishop - Belgium, 10.26.06)
40) "May you all remain healthy in mind, heart, soul and spirit, and may your work and society flourish through daily prayers and meditation." (Bishop - South Africa,10.20.06)
41) "I am most grateful for the prayers that accompany these publications. Be assured of my prayers for you and your ministry. May God's Grace enhance your efforts and enable us to become holy priests. God Bless you!" (Msgr - Guam, 10.23.06)
42) "I Thank you for these publications and for all that the Shepherds of Christ Ministries is doing for the renewal of the spiritual life and in spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary." (Bishop - Vatican City, 10.18.06)
43) "Prayer for Priests is indeed very important today, not only because they are so few but also because they are so precious in the church today." (Msgr - Malaysia, 10.23.06)
44) "Assuring you of the prayerful best wishes of this Pontifical Representation for the fruitfulness of your responsibility and religious commitment, I remain, with cordial greetings." (Msgr - Madagascar, 09.22.06)
45) "Please be assured of my prayers in your continued work of encouraging prayer for the clergy and the Church throughout the world." (Archbishop - Canada, 10.11.06)
46) "Thank you very much for including us in the good work you are doing for the spiritual benefit of priests throughout the world." (Bishop - Pakistan, 10.05.06)
47) "Let me thank and congratulate you for the concern you are showing for holiness in the lives of the Shepherds of Christ." (Bishop - Sri Lanka, 09.26.06)
48) "Greetings and thanks immensely for your letter informing me of the continuation of the work of Fr. Carter. We are grateful." (Cardinal - Nigeria, 09.27.06)
49) "While I wish you and all those involved in the Movement "Shepherds of Christ Ministries" every God's blessing and praying for the success of the Movement's activities, I remain." (Bishop - Taiwan, 09.26.06)
50) "With all warm wishes for the continued success of the work of the Ministries." (Archbishop - New Zealand, 09.27.06)
51) "Thank you for sharing your material and for what you are doing to bring us all priests, bishops and people - closer to God." (Bishop - Australia, 09.22.06)
52) "I shall be grateful for the prayers of members of "Shepherds of Christ Ministries" for their support of our missionary diocese in a land, whose main religion is Islam. Asking the Lord to bless you and your important apostolate of spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I remain." (Bishop.- Kazakhstan, 09.18.06)
53) "Reiterating to you my gratefulness for these gifts and for your thoughtfulness, I convey to you my sentiments of warm esteem and fraternal regards, as I remain." (Archbishop - Philippines 08.25.06)
54) "Only in unity can we have the strength and perseverance in prayer for this intention will help each one of us to be an Alter Christus. May the Lord bless you and the work that you do in His vineyard." ( Bishop - Slovakia, 10.31.06)
55) "We thank you for your good work in your ministry and pray that our Lord will continue to guide and bless you always." (Bishop - Malaysia.11.06.06)
56) "It is very encouraging to hear that you have a network of prayer praying for the priests, the church and the world; there really is a great need for this kind of initiative. Be assured of my prayers for your intentions; that the Holy Spirit may inspire all your initiatives!" (Bishop - Netherlands, 11.13.06)
57) "Thank you for the work that you do. You have been persevering in it and I am sure it will bear fruit." (Bishop - India, 11.06.06)
58) "I will continue to support this noble apostolate in the Church of God, especially through prayers and invocation of God's graces upon all who devote their efforts in publishing it. Thank you very much and may God bless you abundantly." (Priest - Kenya, 11.08.06)
59) "I appreciate your thoughtfulness and great interest in praying for the priests around the world. I will encourage my priests to pray for your intentions and for the Shepherds of Christ Ministries." (Bishop - India, 11.03.06)
60) "I commend you on your excellent work in promoting a network of prayers for priests and the Church. This is a splendid apostolate. know of my supportive companionship with you in prayer." (Bishop -Canada, 11.09.06)
61) "We are grateful to you. Please, continue to keep us in your prayers and know that we continue to pray for Fr. Pasquini and the entire staff of the Shepherds of Christ Ministries." (Bishop - West Africa, 11.11.06)
62) "I thank you most sincerely for the prayers offered for me and my priests and I assure you and the Shepherds of Christ Ministries a place in my own prayers." (Bishop - Ireland, 11.17.06)
63) "I thank the Lord for the good work you are doing to continue the work of Fr. Carter, and to spread the devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart. May the Lord and Our Mother Mary bless you and your Ministry abundantly." (Bishop - India, 10.06.06)
64) "I sincerely thank you for the same and extend my appreciation and best wishes for your ministries. I also extend my gratitude to all of you as you are dedicated to this ministry, praying for the priests, the church and the world, and wish to assure you of my prayers for your fruitful ministry." (Archbishop Pedro - India, 11.03.06 )
65) "I am glad to know about your prayer campaign for priests and your prayer manual and newsletters. I wish you all the best in your ministry. With warm regards and God bless and assuring you of my prayers." (Archbishop - India, 11.01.06)
66) "Thank you very much for the beautiful message and the celebration of fellowship as priests. You can rest assured of the prayers of all of us for you and for the success of all your efforts to foster the fellowship of priests all over the world." (Bishop -India, 11.13.06)
67) "It is lovable to pray with supplications to Our Lord for the Ministries He has chosen to shepherd His Church." (Bishop -Brazil, 11.17.06)
68) "Through the intercession of Our Blessed Lady, may your ministry be graced with many blessings. Allow me to wish you well in this noble endeavor." (Bishop - Vatican City, 11.20.06)
69) "I am very pleased to learn of your Movement and thank you for all the prayers you and your members offer for our priests. I need not emphasize the fact that our priests need a lot of prayers these days with all that is happening around them in the world. Please be assure of our prayers for your Movement in return." (Archbishop - Sri Lanka, 11.15.06)
70) "I assure you of my prayers for your apostolate to enable us priests to be more like the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ." (Bishop-India 11.06.06)
71) "I pray that God may continue to guide you and grant you wisdom and good health to continue this ministry for priests that is very needed in our day." (Bishop - Sri Lanka, 11.14.06)
72) "With assurance of prayers for God's abundant favors and blessings through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary." (Bishop - Nigeria, 11.09.06)
73) "I am grateful, and wish you the best spiritual fruits in your labor and work, for the santification of the priests. Count on my prayers to Our Lord for the fruits multiplication, for the good of the priests, all the church and for the good of all men." (Cardinal - Spain, 11.17.06)
74) "I thank you for these publications and I pray for the success of your important efforts in promoting the renewal of priestly spirituality through your newsletter and prayer network." (Cardinal -Vatican City, 11.10.06)
75) "Congratulations on your excellent publication. I wish you every good wish and God's blessings in your good work." (Archbishop - Ireland,11.07.06)
76) "May the Lord bless you for the wonderful spiritual ministry you are doing." (Bishop - India, 11.07.06)
77) "Wishing you all the best in your ministry and with God's speed in all your activities." (Bishop - India, 11.08.08)
78) "I wish to thank you for having been on your correspondence list with all your spiritual information. Keep up the good work." (Msgr - Brazil, 11.15.06)
79) "I thank you for all, and will be more and more united spiritually with you all in the hearts of Jesus and Mary. God be with you." (Bishop - Lebanon, 11.04.06)
80) "I ask God Our Father and The Most Virgin Mother to illuminate your works." (Archbishop - Peru, 11.10.06)
There has been a steady stream of great letters of appreciation daily since we circulated the newsletter on the Feast of the Assumption, august 15, 2006. These are only a few comments.
Thanks for helping us reach the world.
Love,
Rita
Messenger: Here is a writing I got
10 years ago —
11 days before Mary appeared on
the building in Clearwater.
(from the Mass Book — this had the imprimatur )
December 6, 1996
SHEPHERDS OF CHRIST AND FATIMA
In the Shepherds of Christ, we are a family, joined in one heart in Mary and Jesus' Heart because of our consecration to Their Hearts. We are acting as His Heart beating in this world. We are the modern day apostles joined in one heart.
As we give our hearts to Mary, the Holy Spirit gives us lights to know God and we go forth into the world as lights because we love God so much. We cannot know God and not love Him. So our hearts are filled with the burning love of God.
We Are One in Jesus' Heart
The core leaders contact the coordinators. The coordinators contact the individual apostles. All apostles are working for Jesus. They try to spend one hour a day either in front of the tabernacle or at home alone with Jesus. In this hour, Jesus directs them on their life. They share intimate love with Jesus. He teaches them about Himself and the Father's will for them. It is so important to spend an hour of intimacy everyday with Jesus.
We live by Mary's Peace Plan given at Fatima. It is as follows:
- Until a sufficient number of people have consecrated their hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, we will not have peace in the world.
- Mary has requested all to pray the daily rosary.
- We must observe the Five First Saturday devotion:
- Communion, confession (within 8 days before or after the Saturday), recital of the rosary, meditating for 15 minutes on the mysteries of the rosary. All this is to be done in a spirit of reparation.- We must make reparation to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
His plan centers around this.
We have heads functioning in the individual ministries. Everything we do leads to consecration of hearts. As the apostles press on the three institutions, the Church, family, and school to help spread the consecration, the strayed ones will be led home to His Heart.
Mary said at Fatima, until a sufficient number of people have consecrated their hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, we will not have peace in the world.
The Present Condition of the World
Peace will come when hearts are hearts of love. The scales must shift. It will happen through the consecration. Mary's peace plan: until a sufficient amount of people consecrate their hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, we will not have peace.
The Scale Must Shift
The Father looks to the earth; He sees much darkness.
The Father looks to the earth. There are so many hearts that are not on fire for love of God. The hearts of burning love light up the earth. It is as lights on a Christmas tree. It is sparsely lighted. Therefore, the tree looks dark.
As the Shepherds of Christ Movement spreads (as well as other movements focused on spreading consecration to Their Hearts) the tree is covered with more hearts filled with burning love for Jesus and the earth becomes more lighted.
The tree is covered with hearts consecrated to
the
Hearts of Jesus and Mary. The tree is so bright.
As the Shepherds of Christ apostles spread the consecration to the Church, the family, and the school, the tree is covered with lights and the earth is covered with the fire of His love.
The Father looks to the earth now. He is displeased with the hearts of men. The Father wants us to love God and love each other. He wants us to live according to His will in love.
Mary appears at Fatima. She tells us that we are offending God. She tells us what we must do. Mary's peace plan:
- Until a sufficient number of people have consecrated their hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, we will not have peace in the world.
- Mary has requested all to pray the daily rosary.
- We must observe the Five First Saturday devotion:
- Communion, confession (within 8 days before or after the Saturday), recital of the rosary, meditating for 15 minutes on the mysteries of the rosary. All this is to be done in a spirit of reparation.- We must make reparation to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Mary said there will be an era of peace, in which the Sacred Heart of Jesus will reign and the Immaculate Heart of Mary will triumph.
God gave us Mary as our Mother. We are disobeying our Mother's requests given at Fatima. Do you think the Father is pleased with willful children disobeying their mother?
Man disobeys, the devil blocks the Fatima message. World War II happens just as Mary said.
Jesus writes His message of love on our hearts. His life lives in our hearts. The Scriptures and the Mass live in our hearts.
In the Shepherds of Christ Movement, our focus is on the priest.
November 30, 2006 — Second Message
Messenger:
When we dwell in the Hearts of
Jesus and Mary we speak one language,
one tongue, we are united doing the
will of God. We are lovers dwelling
in the Hearts of the New Adam and New Eve.
One vision —
One plan
God the Father's Plan
What is the motive why we do things
Do we act for the honor and glory of God
— Selfless
like
Jesus
Do we act for our honor and glory ——> selfish
The Trinity is one.
3 Persons — one God —
UNITY
ONE WILL
IN THE HEARTS of JESUS and MARY
Barrenness
God wants us to bear fruit.
God wants us to be united in the Church
in one mind and one heart.
The prayers in the Prayer Manual can lead
to this unity in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
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)
November 30, 2006 message continues
Messenger:
Jesus told Fr. Carter
— the purpose of the
Priestly Newsletter centered in consecration
to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary He wanted
published every two months, 6 times
a year.
Jesus told Fr. Carter He wanted this network
of prayer chapters
— supporting
the Newsletter from all over the
world and He told Fr. Carter how
to do these prayers.
The prayer chapters centered in consecration
to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary can
help us to be one in Their Hearts
—
united — living according to God's
Holy will in love —
ONE PLAN — THE FATHER'S PLAN
for us.
In this time the devil is pressing on the
holy ones to get them self-focused
and divided.
They may be so strong to promote themselves
even at Church, when they need to obey
the authority
— the priest God has
allowed to be head of the parish.
In these troubled days
— people may be
argumentative toward authority
wanting their way —
challenge the teachings of the pope
and those over them.
Do we really want God's plan for us
—
then we must obey the authority of
the Church, the commandments,
live by the Word.
Matthew 5: 48
Do not even the gentiles do as much? You must therefore be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.'
Leviticus 20: 24
As I have already told you, you will take possession of their soil, I myself shall give you possession of it, a country flowing with milk and honey.“Since I, Yahweh your God, have set you apart from these peoples,
1 Peter 2: 9
But you are a chosen race, a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, a people to be a personal possession to sing the praises of God who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
The Third Newsletter is in-process for Christmas. Pray for this!
We are printing the prayer manuals in French
and English. Can you help?Please support our work to reach the priests,
the Church and the world.
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