Pray for Chuck & other intentions.

 

Consecration Prayer for Peace

I consecrate Russia and the Ukraine to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

I further consecrate the priests, the Church and the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary.

I do this in the name of Jesus in as far as I am able, united to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, praying to the Father, in the Holy Spirit, with all the angels and saints and the souls in purgatory through the powerful intercession of Mary, Queen of Peace. Amen.

I further consecrate myself, all members of my family and ask the Holy Spirit to fill us. I spread the Blood of Jesus on all above, I cast the devil into hell away from all of us and consecrate all persons, in as far as I am able,  to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart.

     

Prayer for Grace for our Country

Dear Father united to Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Sacrifice of Calvary sacramentally made present, celebrated around the world, in the Holy Spirit. We offer up all we do united to the Mass. We unite in one mind and one heart as members of the mystical body of Christ, with Christ our head in the pure and holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary, through the powerful intercession of Mary with all the angels and saints and souls in purgatory, and we beg for the saving grace, for our country, the United States. Please help us. We further pray for unity to always do the will of God in love. We spread the Blood of Jesus on the leaders and people of the United States and cast the devil into hell. We consecrate our country to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and all our dioceses, and beg for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God help us. We pray for our families, the priests, the Church and the world. In the Name of Jesus please hear us, we pray. We pray for our president and leaders. We pray that we are united as one nation under God to work together in love as God wants.    
 
 

December 9, 2022

R. Jesus is Divine.
Jesus is God.
We are not divine.
God gives us a sharing
in His life in baptism -
Washing with water is
associated with washing
away dirt.
Baptism is washing
away original sin.
You are God’s children
now.
The holy water in
Church is to remind us
of our baptism.
Baptism means we are
marked for God.

Oh God let us adore You -
As the Kings adored Christ -
we are to adore Jesus.

In the spiritual exercises
of St. Ignatius it says:
"Man is created to praise,
reverence, and serve God
our Lord, and by this
means to save his soul."

 

December 8, 2022

R. We are social beings.
Our lives are connected.
What we do is not isolated
individuals.
God listens to our prayers.
God knows all the
details of our lives.
Don’t wait. Pray constantly,
ask for God’s guidance
and grace.
Turn to God first,
pray first, God hears
our heart-felt prayers.
God answers them in
His way. Talk to Him.

Mary is the most
perfect mother,
where other mothers
may have hurt us,
Mary walks by our side.

God is our Father, He
created us in the
image and likeness of
Jesus, God wants us
to go to heaven for all
eternity.
Where our earthly
father was imperfect,
God the Father is the
All Perfect God.

Life is short,
we need a
relationship with our
Heavenly Father,
Mary is our spiritual
Mother.
Mary loves us, we are
her children. We
need a relationship
with Mary, our Mother.

We need these
relationships with
God and Mary to help
prepare us for eternity.

We are children of
God. We are children
of Mary.

 

I Give You My Body and Blood

R. Jesus is alive. Jesus is treated like a dead object. There are these awarenesses and loves: love of God, love of self and love of others.

The focus in this world today is not God - it is so far off. We must treat each other with love.

The priest said in so many words that God is far off. The whole emphasis was on loving God in one another. It was as if the Mass was a ritual, words spoken, hurry up and get through it. The kiss of peace was the most heartfelt part. 8/14/97

 

 

       August 9, 2000

R. Oh, there is not one so fair as thee, my beloved Mother Mary.

Of all the maidens that God could have chosen it was you, oh shining Star of Heaven.

Oh Mary, Mother of us all. She doth appear as a wonder so fair indeed,

A permanent sign of God’s love.

A Woman clothed in gold.

One that glistens with the radiance of a golden tone,

Her beauty dancing in the sunlit hours of every day.

In morning splendor, in dancing light at noon day as the sun glistens on her rainbow glow and at night she has appeared on special dates in golden splendor and light.

Would you quote the Scripture for Mary so fair.

“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.”  (Revelation 12: 1-2)

Would you see her as she appeared in little villages in the 20th century, tucked in hills and out of the way places.

If you missed these enormous signs from heaven, of one so fair, she appears there clothed in the golden sun of the day, reflecting her radiant beauty painted by the hand of the Father. She is His chosen maiden so fair.

She appears daily, she is there by day and beneath the black shadows of night, she does not slumber, but calls to her children of light to come through her golden doorway and let the light of Christ shine in their souls.

She appears one so fair, by day and sometimes by night clothed in radiance and golden, her garment hemmed with glistening sunlight. She once appeared to a few and her visits fleeting in remotest places, she remains a Woman Clothed with the Sun, the sun dancing on her garments of rainbow color on a busy, busy corner for all to see, in the state of the sun, sunny Florida. She is a Woman painted by the brush of God.

And do you know the wonder of one who calls the children far and wide, to hear the voice of her Son, Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the Flock.

Mary, the heavenly maiden, to call them home to His Heart.

Oh, of one so fair, do we not boast and praise our God and thank Him for such a wonder.

Oh, to Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, we cry, help us to do what you asked for at Fatima and help us in our mission of telling the world of your Son’s desire to spread His Movement so men will be Shepherds of Christ.

 

1 Peter 4:7-11

The end of all things is near, so keep your minds calm and sober for prayer. Above all preserve an intense love for each other, since love covers over many a sin. Welcome each other into your houses without grumbling. Each one of you has received a special grace, so, like good stewards responsible for all these varied graces of God, put it at the service of others. If anyone is a speaker, let it be as the words of God, if anyone serves, let it be as in strength granted by God; so that in everything God may receive the glory, through Jesus Christ, since to him alone belong all glory and power for ever and ever. Amen.

 

Revelation 21:1-2

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride dressed for her husband.

 

December 8, 2022

Joyful Mysteries

The Annunciation

1. Matthew 1: 18-25

Joseph adopts Jesus as his son

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’. When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do: he took his wife to his home; he had not had intercourse with her when she gave birth to a son; and he named him Jesus.

2. Be there with Mary,
    listen to the conversation
    between Mary and the
    Angel Gabriel.
3. Mary is a very young,
    beautiful girl. Mary
    was conceived without sin.
4. Today is the Immaculate
    Conception, December 8, 2022.
5. Mary is perfect handmaid
    of Jesus.
6. Mary loved the Father’s will.
7. Mary is our model.
8. Mary is the New Eve.
9. Mary conceived Jesus,
    through the power of the
    Holy Spirit.
10. Mary said “yes”. This
    shows us Mary’s obedience
    to God’s will, Mary kept her
    focus on Jesus.

 

The Visitation

1. Luke 1: 39-45

Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? Look, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’ 
 

2. The babe in Elizabeth’s womb
    leapt for joy at the sight of Mary
    and Jesus in her womb.
3. “Nothing is impossible with God.”
4. “Behold the handmaid of the Lord.”
5. Mary stayed with Elizabeth,
    3 months.
6. The baby of Elizabeth,
    was John the Baptist.
7. John was to prepare the
    way for Jesus.
8. John was Jesus’ cousin.
9. “Nothing is impossible with God.”

10. 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 4, 2022 almost Midnight

 

The Birth of Jesus

1. Luke 2: 8-14

In the countryside close by there were shepherds out in the fields keeping guard over their sheep during the watches of the night. An angel of the Lord stood over them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were terrified, but the angel said, ‘Do not be afraid. Look, I bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. And here is a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.’ And all at once with the angel there was a great throng of the hosts of heaven, praising God with the words:

    Glory to God in the highest heaven,
   

2. Think of Mary about to
    have a baby and riding a
    long journey on a donkey.
3. Mary always loved to
    serve God.
4. Then there was no place
    to stay!!!
5. Mary had Jesus in a stable
    with animals.
6. The star above, shining so
    bright showed God the Father’s
    sign.
7. Mary is the Spouse of the
    Holy Spirit.
8. The angels sang.
    Sing: Angels we have Heard on High

9. The Kings came.
    Sing: We Three Kings

10. Sing: What Child is This
    Sing: Silent Night

 

The Presentation in the Temple

1. Luke 2: 21-24

When the eighth day came and the child was to be circumcised, they gave him the name Jesus, the name the angel had given him before his conception. And when the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord—observing what is written in the Law of the Lord: Every first–born male must be consecrated to the Lord—and also to offer in sacrifice, in accordance with what is prescribed in the Law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons. 
 

2.Sing: Little Baby Hands and Feet

3. Sing: A Song from Jesus

4. Mary suffered taking
    Jesus to the temple and
    hearing the prophesy of
    Simeon.
5. A sword too will pierce
    your heart, oh Mary.
6. Sacrifice - Jesus came and
    gave Himself to pay for our
    sins.
7. "God so loved the world,
    He sent His only begotten
    Son." John 3:16
8. And Mary was told of
    sufferings to come from
    Simeon, the prophet.
9. A sword too, will pierce
    your heart, oh Mary.

10. Sing: See the Eyes that Look at Mary

 

The Finding in the Temple

1. Luke 2: 41-52

Every year his parents used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up for the feast as usual. When the days of the feast were over and they set off home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents knowing it. They assumed he was somewhere in the party, and it was only after a day’s journey that they went to look for him among their relations and acquaintances. When they failed to find him they went back to Jerusalem looking for him everywhere. 

    It happened that, three days later, they found him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions; and all those who heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies. They were overcome when they saw him, and his mother said to him, ‘My child, why have you done this to us? See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.’ He replied, ‘Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?’ But they did not understand what he meant. He went down with them then and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority. His mother stored up all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favour with God and with people.

 

2. Can you imagine Mary and
    Joseph and how they felt
    losing Jesus for 3 days.
3. There are 3 Persons in the
    Trinity. Jesus hung 3 hours
    on the cross.
4. Jesus was talking to the
    doctors in the Temple when
    they found Him.
5. Jesus was full of wisdom at
    His age, the doctors listened
    and asked Him questions.
6. Jesus went down and was
    obedient to Mary and Joseph.
7. Jesus lived the quiet life
    until He was 30.
8. Jesus’ public life was 3
    years until His death.
9. Jesus is our Redeemer,
    our Savior, the Bridegroom
    of our soul.
10. Jesus remains with us in
    the Eucharist.

    Sing: I love you, Jesus