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December 8, 2006
December 9th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 1 Period I.The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for December 9th are Joyful.
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December 8, 2006 — Feast of Immaculate Conception
Jesus speaks:
I carried My cross on Calvary for your
sins of pride —
I carried My cross on Calvary for your
deception —
I watched when you made others cry in
pain.
And I watched when you kissed them with
pure love.
I watched you struggle with holiness.
Jesus speaks:
I watched you give yourself in surrender
to My Heart and Mary's Immaculate
Heart.
I watched you from the cross with
your selfish and unselfish ways —
with your pride and your greed —
lies and deception —
I watched you and I wanted you to shine
like a brilliant star, but your
light became
Very Dull from sins of
untruthfulness —
Look to the whole person you are —
all your years —
judge your actions by your past —
See the patterns you carry that are
hurtful, hate filled where
there could be love.
I watched from the cross.
I carried your sins!!
My body was beaten.
My head crowned —
Be holy as your heavenly Father is
perfect —
Be holy
Be pure
Be nice
Do not lie
Do not give into satan
Cling to Me
May 13, 1993
Jesus speaks: My dear child, if you stay close to Me, then I live in you and you live in Me. I am He Who created you and I love you with such an intensity that you will never know. My words are your truth. You must abide in My heart in all things. There is no room for doubt. My ways are steadfast, direct, and without error.
You must stay rooted in Me to ward off the power of the evil one. His grip is paralyzing and crippling. His power is stronger every day.
When you live in Me, I am in your heart and he has no power over Me. I am your God. I am your true lover. I want to protect you. I want to guard you from this force. Stay rooted firmly in Me and he will have no power.
I am He Who comforts you. My hand is upon you. Hold tight to Me, My child. My eyes are fixed right on you. You are My most precious child. I love you as no other can. My arms are about you. My tenderness surrounds you. My love is in your heart. You go not alone. I walk with you.
I share every aspect of your life with you. Cling to Me, feel My presence. It is warm and secure within your chest. There is no room for fear, for I cast out fear and bring you comfort and joy.
end of May 13, 1993 message
Prayer for Union with Jesus
Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart.
I am Yours to possess. I am Yours to use. I want to be selfless and only exist in You. Help me to spoon out all that is me and be an empty vessel ready to be filled by You. Help me to die to myself and live only for You. Use me as You will. Let me never draw my attention back to myself. I only want to operate as You do, dwelling within me.
I am Yours, Lord. I want to have my life in You. I want to do the will of the Father. Give me the strength to put aside the world and let You operate my very being. Help me to act as You desire. Strengthen me against the distractions of the devil to take me from Your work.
When I worry, I have taken my focus off of You and placed it on myself. Help me not to give in to the promptings of others to change what in my heart You are making very clear to me. I worship You, I adore You and I love You. Come and dwell in me now.
-God's Blue Book, January 17, 1994
Prayer for Intimacy with the Lamb, the Bridegroom of the Soul
Oh Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, come and act on my soul most intimately. I surrender myself, as I ask for the grace to let go, to just be as I exist in You and You act most intimately on my soul. You are the Initiator. I am the soul waiting Your favors as You act in me. I love You. I adore You. I worship You. Come and possess my soul with Your Divine Grace, as I experience You most intimately.
December 8, 2006 message continues
Messenger:
Jesus took our sins on His back. He did
it out of love for us — Jesus paid the price for
our sins.
We have to work toward greater purity. Even though
we see our faults and some we do not recognize we
pray to God — deeply pray to the Holy Spirit to love more
and be enlightened to hidden angers, hidden pain
that we may use innocent others in our present
life and blame them for things out of proportion
because of our wounded past.
It is a gift to interact — we don't have to
believe everything someone may accuse us of, but
an intimate other — a good friend — someone we
work closely with, as spiritual director, can tell
us hidden traits we have that need to be changed
or how the evil one is working in our lives.
A spiritual director must be aware how the
Spirit can move in ways to lead us to greater
holiness, the evil spirit leads us in ways we do
not want and our own thoughts and imagination
can be in the right direction or wrong
direction. A spiritual director must be aware of
this or there can be damage instead of healing.
Going to frequent confession is so helpful.
Praying before the Blessed Sacrament can
lead us to greater knowledge of God's will
for us. We pray one hour every day and I know
how God outpours His grace to me.
Every hour is a special time every day in
which I come to be with Jesus. It is the place
I feel I can rest even when my heart is burdened
by trials.
When one is being tested, helping to lead others
spiritually it can be a very difficult journey
for both because of pride the person may
be resistant to see themselves with any
imperfections, except they have come seeking
help because they are unhappy and unable
to have intimate relationships (by intimate
I do not mean boy-girl friendship, preparation
for marriage or sexual, I mean clearly working
closely in love because it is God's will —
mother - daughter - mother - son - father -
son - sister - brother, community - good friends -
I mean any close relationship that demands
unity to establish its purpose)
I watch the religious orders dwindle —
I believe that the moving trend for failure to
recognition of authority has effected the dwindling
and closing of many religious communities.
The second thing I see clearly is a moving trend
among people in even religious work to become
more — self-centered, less recognizing of their
imperfections and the failure for more and more
sister (convents), brothers etc. is because
we have forgotten that we are imperfect
and need to work in love to grow more
perfected as Our Heavenly Father desires —
Imperfections are a reality for the
people of the human race.
Which is why we can see how important
Mary's role as spiritual mother is to sinful
man.
The Father gave us one, holy, sinless human
person to model our lives after.
Mary, Immaculate, conceived without sin.
We must look at the 7 deadly sins and
know how we must fight against jealousies,
angers, envious ways, pride, lust, gluttony,
slothfulness.
If we really are just a lazy person at
work — it effects everybody else —
Our imperfect ways do effect everybody
else. If we tell ourselves we are perfect —
we are lying — so right away — we must try
to deceive ourselves and others living a facade.
Our life is a constant process of being
molded more and more into the image of Jesus.
God the Father is the potter —
We are the clay —
I received a song.
you are the potter
we are the clay
mold us and fashion us
this is what I pray
December 8, 2006 message continues
Messenger:
We are God the Father's creation — created in
the image and likeness of God with this
wounded human nature —
And we become baptized and receive this
special sharing in God's life, but
we have to deal with our wounded,
weakened human nature —
Mary is the perfect model.
Mary is sinless —
God's plan is ordered —
God does not leave loose ends —
God has given us an immortal soul.
Think of how it would be to have a whole
community of people baptized and living
a holy life in the state of grace.
God wants this for the people of His
Church — God wants us to be holy —
God gave us the sacrament of baptism,
penance, the Eucharist —
Consecrating our hearts to the Hearts of
Jesus and Mary is to make us more holy.
God wants us to be more perfected as Our
Heavenly Father is perfected —
But if one thinks they are perfect —
How can they grow to be more perfected —
They live a lie.
I love Mary so much.
I am grateful to her the singular vessel —
I know deeper intimacy with the Father, Son
and Holy Spirit through her Immaculate and Pure Heart.
I honor Mary.
I love her so much as my spiritual mother.
I love her so much as Jesus' mother.
I see her radiant in light —
beautiful in perfection —
full of sweetness —
saturated in wisdom —
full of grace.
I see Mary high above us in purity and holiness
and I thank God for this marvelous gift
of Mary.
I cannot put on this paper what this
Feast means to me.
The love I have for Mary is in all my
being and my love of God is so
deeply one with her.
She is to me the singular vessel —
Vessel of honor —
Singular vessel of devotion —
Mystical rose —
I love the litany to Mary — it helps me
express my deep love for her —
God thank you for Mary.
Sing the Litany to Mary and let your heart be
filled with light —
let the Holy Spirit fill your soul with
His grace and His light.
Today is a day to
Sing of Mary
So sweet, So holy
Our beloved Mother
Mary Immaculate
Singular vessel of perfection for the
children of Adam and Eve —
The Lady Clothed with the sun.
The stars of her crown give her the
dignity of the Queen of heaven
and earth.
Oh stars of the sky —
let your lights shine so bright tonight
that man will not be blinded to their
imperfections, but love and
and love and love and love again —
How numerous are the stars of
the sky —
so numerous we cannot count
them and yet they shine so brightly
in the darkness.
Oh that we would shine this brightly
against the darkness of this earth —
Should we not, we who have been given
the gift of baptism and fed at the
table of the Lord —
I think so
I have a graced soul —
God's life is in me —
God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit dwell in me —
Should I not shine brighter than a star
against the darkness of the world —
I know I should —
Little lights — shine for Jesus.
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