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Pray for Fr. Joe, Dan, Mary, Sanja,
        Rita, Jim, Rosie, Louie's family –
        Madonna, Christopher,
        all Shepherds of Christ intentions on lists.

February 20, 2020

God has called us in the Shepherds of Christ to pray for the priests and the Church in the world.

Prayer is love, Fr. Carter wrote a book.

At the Centers we pray and work.

In China we have prayed 24/7 for 16 years before the Eucharist.

We need your prayers as Jesus asked Fr. Carter.

A calling in a Shepherds of Christ vocation is a deep intimate Union with God praying for the priests, the Church and the world.

Jesus gave us the Shepherds of Christ Prayers through Fr. Carter

And Jesus gave me the Holy Spirit Novena.

These prayers are so powerful.

Jesus asked us to pray together in
Florida on the 5th.

And pray in China on the 13th.

This is on the internet radio.

We need your prayers and support.

Please pray for me and Fr. Joe and all of us, all intentions.

We pray for you.

Please take advantage of the statue offer that follows.

Jesus asks you to check the daily writing daily.

Love, Rita

                R. All the years at the site we had precious
                    statues made by two Portuguese
                    brother-in-laws.
                    A while ago they went back to
                    Portugal and one brother was
                    bit by an Asian wasp and died.

                We have a limited number of these
                    precious painted statues that
                    we will not have again.
                    These statues come with the glass
                    from the Virgin Mary's image face
                    destroyed March 1, 2004.

The 16th Anniversary of this will be
March 1, 2020.

                We will send the little statues, but
                    wish to sell the few left
                    that are 24 inches from the
                    Florida site.

There is a very limited number
for this anniversary.

                March 5, 2020 6:20
                    Mary and Jesus have
                    asked that you come
                    to the Florida site for
                    the prayer service.

                    This is a miracle building,
                many have received graces and
                blessings of healing and
                particular needs both spiritual
                and physical.

Here is a picture I received
May 5, 2019.

                R. Please come and pray the
                Shepherds of Christ Prayers and
                Holy Spirit Novena and
                Rosary from the site.

Please pray for me and Fr. Joe and
all of us.

Thank you

Rita Ring –

                We also have the special waters
                    of Jesus and Mary from the
                    site or Sheila will send
                    them. Doris drove much
                    water to China our
                    Church.

                We can pray from the China Retreat
                    China March 10th - 13th.
                    It will be broadcasted.

The 13th begins at noon –
usually with Mass –

Please pray for me and Fr. Joe
and all of us. Rita

Statues with the Image glass

24" Statues are $500

18' Statues are $350

15" is $300

plus Immaculate Heart of Mary
12" Statues are $250

Fr. Edward Carter, S.J., our co-founder

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)

October 13, 1994

The Birth of the Full Ministries
of the Shepherds of Christ

    "I wish to share with you part of a message which Jesus gave us on October 13, 1994. The message tells us about the expansion of the Shepherds of Christ movement:

    'My beloved priest-companion, today I come to you with another mission. I am asking you to establish Shepherds of Christ Ministries. At My request you have already begun the priestly newsletter, "Shepherds of Christ", and the prayer chapters, Shepherds of Christ Associates...

    'I am giving you this message on this day, the 77th Anniversary of the Great Apparition at Fatima, because of the close connection between the Shepherds of Christ movement and the Fatima message. The Fatima message is centered in devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart, especially in consecration to Our Hearts. Shepherds of Christ Ministries is also centered in devotion to Our Hearts. I will use Shepherds of Christ Ministries as a great instrument in helping to bring about the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. When this occurs, My Church and the world will be experiencing the great era of peace promised by My Mother at Fatima.

    'Today, then, October 13, 1994, the 77th Anniversary of the Great Apparition at Fatima, marks the birth of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I pour forth the great love of My Sacred Heart to all. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.'

Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus

My dear fellow Associate Members,

Jesus is calling special apostles to join a new division of the Shepherds of Christ Movement. Here is a message from Jesus given to Father Carter:

    My beloved priest-companion, I am requesting that a new prayer movement be started under the direction of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I am asking for volunteers who are willing to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for one hour, twice-weekly. Members of the Shepherds of Christ prayer chapters, as well as others, are to be invited to join this movement.

    These apostles are to pray for the intentions I am giving you. For part of the hour they are to use the prayers of the Shepherds of Christ Associates Handbook. They may spend the rest of the hour as they so choose.

    I will use this new prayer movement within My Shepherds of Christ Ministries in a powerful way to help in the renewal of My Church and the world. I will give great graces to those who join this movement. The name, Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, is to be given to this movement.

    I am inviting My beloved Rita Ring to be coordinator for this activity.

    I pour out the great love of My Sacred Heart to all. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.

    This is indeed a special calling for us to unite in one heart with His Eucharistic Heart and pray for the following intentions:

    1. For the spread of the devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary culminating in the reign of the Sacred Heart and the triumph of the Immaculate Heart.
    2. For the Pope.
    3. For all bishops of the world.
    4. For all priests.
    5. For all sisters and brothers in the religious life.
    6. For all members of the Shepherds of Christ Movement, and for the spread of this movement to the world.
    7. For all members of the Catholic Church.
    8. For all members of the human family.
    9. For all souls in purgatory.

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R. Abortion - killing of the innocent

R. Baptism takes away original sin.
Baptism gives us a sharing in His life.

                Married couples are to try to
                    work together to have a
                    harmonious life –
                    A good life –
                    Have Good Habits –
                    Help Children grow and
                        feel safe
                    Provide financially –

We should pray and choose
a good partner –

Marriage is a vocation
from God.

Marriage is a Sacrament.

                R. Love is important in marriage,
                    Sacrificing.
                    Chastity.

                These are the roads God
                    has called us on to help
                    us attain our eternal
                    salvation –

R. (1) Religious life
Holy Orders

(2) Married life

(3) Single life

                By our vocation we are
                    to help build up the
                    Body of Christ and
                    help the world and
                    our country –

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.

                R. We are to live a virtuous life
                    to help the world to be
                    more likened to Christ.

                    Faith
                    Hope
                    Charity

                    Prudence
                    Justice
                    Fortitude
                    Temperance
                    Obedience
                    Humility

                    We love God when we live
                virtuously as God calls us –
                We tell others about God
                by how we live virtuously.
                We love God and love others.
                Our attitude is service
                and love.

                We are proud to live
                    faithfilled lives so
                    others see our
                    faithfilled lives!!

We are to help the world to be
a better place –

JUSTICE

Song: I Am a God of Justice

R. It is an act of our will
to be just –

                We are to show others how
                    we live our lives
                    respecting and loving God.

Children are to be obedient
to parents –

                We are to live truthfully –
                    Respect others' property –
                    Keep promises
                    Be grateful - have gratitude
                    Be friendly - smile - love
                    Love of neighbor –

Matthew 22: 34-40

‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets too.’

R. Justice – First Commandment –

1. I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.

                    We must give God what
                        is His due –
                        It is our duty –
                    to know, love and serve God.

                Give to God what we owe Him.
                    Put God first.
                    We are to serve God, the
                        one true God and do
                        it the way He wants –

Second Commandment

2. You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.

                    We are to respect God's
                        holy name –
                        the Church – holy things.

Third Commandment –

3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.

We are to honor God
on the Lord's Day –

Fourth Commandment

4. Honor your father and your mother.

                    Children are to obey parents
                        and respect them under God.
                        Obedience and proper
                        authority.

Fifth Commandment –

5. You shall not kill.

                    Others are to respect
                        our health and
                        integrity in body
                        and soul –

                    It is sinful to cause
                        spiritual ruin to
                        others –

The Sixth Commandment

6. You shall not commit adultery.

The Ninth Commandment

9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.

                    We must control our
                    thoughts and desires that
                    are sinful against
                    others.

The Seventh Commandment

7. You shall not steal.

                   We must protect the
                    rights of others' property –
                    Never break or destroy
                    others' property and hide it
                    falsely for attention.

Eighth Commandment

8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Tenth Commandment

10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

R. Be a 'just' man –

This makes a man happy.

From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, by Louis J. Puhl, S.J. p.12

23. FIRST PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDATION

Man is created to praise, reverence and serve God
our Lord, and by this means to save his soul.

From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius,
    by Louis J. Puhl, S.J. p.11

21.                     SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

    Which have as their purpose the conquest of self
    and the regulation of one's life in such a way that
    no decision is made under the influence of any
    inordinate attachment

                R. God gives us ownership over
                    things –
                    We must respect God's
                        ownership of things
                        sacred and holy –

                    Stealing is wrong –
                    Destroying property is wrong –
                    Untruthful witnessing is
                        wrong
                    Unlawful holding or keeping
                        what is necessary to
                        operate is wrong –
                        Unlawful possession
                        for punishment –

                Damaging the property of another
                    is wrong
                    especially when it is
                    our duty to protect
                    the property –

                Not keeping contracts –
                    lying about one's
                    contracts –

Cheating is wrong

                We are to help to make restitution
                    when we vindictively
                    damage others' properties,
                    hurt things etc. –

                Restitution for fighting –
                    holding out –
                    lack of doing one's
                    duty or co-operating
                    with what is one's
                    duty –

                Covetousness of those
                    things that do not
                    belong to you is wrong –

Prudence

                    God gives freely to us –
                    He expects us to work
                    and share with others
                    for good.

                Stinginess is wrong when
                    one is hording what needs
                    to be used in a home or
                    institution or community
                    or Church.

                Give as Jesus taught us –
                    in love and from the
                    heart.

Matthew 25: 31-46

‘When the Son of man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. All nations will be assembled before him and he will separate people one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats. He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right hand, "Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take as your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you made me welcome, lacking clothes and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me." Then the upright will say to him in reply, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and make you welcome, lacking clothes and clothe you? When did we find you sick or in prison and go to see you?" And the King will answer, "In truth I tell you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me." Then he will say to those on his left hand, "Go away from me, with your curse upon you, to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you never gave me food, I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to drink, I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, lacking clothes and you never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited me." Then it will be their turn to ask, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or lacking clothes, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?" Then he will answer, "In truth I tell you, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me." And they will go away to eternal punishment, and the upright to eternal life.’

1 John 4: 17-21

Love comes to its perfection in us when we can face the Day of Judgement fearlessly, because even in this world we have become as he is. In love there is no room for fear, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear implies punishment and no one who is afraid has come to perfection in love. Let us love, then, because he first loved us. Anyone who says 'I love God' and hates his brother, is a liar, since whoever does not love the brother whom he can see cannot love God whom he has not seen. Indeed this is the commandment we have received from him, that whoever loves God, must also love his brother.

                    R. Being truthful
                    Being faithful
                    Being loyal

We need to communicate what
is our duty to communicate.

The truth will set you free –
God gives us language –

We expect others to tell us
the truth!!

                It is wrong to willfully
                    deceive another and try
                    to mislead them.

                    We don't have to tell everybody,
                everything, but when we are
                an officer, parent, teacher,
                priest, we have a duty to
                deliver needed information
                truthfully.

                    We are social creatures,
                we are to live with others
                and communicate what is
                necessary to them.

Where would we be if
people lied – utter chaos

God's law –

"Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbor."

                Omission of needed information
                    to present a deceptive
                    picture for vain glory
                    or power is wrong.

We must be honest in
what we do!!

We are to be trustworthy!

                Men that are true to their
                    word –
                Keep their promise!

LOYAL

                LYING is contrary to the truth –
                    by word of mouth –
                    by pointing a finger,
                    shaking one's head –

Lying is a matter of
one's will!

                It is wrong to intend
                    to deceive another.
                    It is spreading falsity.

                Being evasive to deceive
                    another is wrong
                    when one is expected
                    to tell the truth.

                Being a hypocrite is not
                    right –
                    A hypocrite is a liar.
                    They act like they are
                        holy, but instead
                        are acting in
                        opposition to holiness.

                Flattering another to
                    manipulate them is
                    not right –

Excessive pride and boastfulness.

Today's Readings

James 2: 1-9

My brothers, do not let class distinction enter into your faith in Jesus Christ, our glorified Lord. Now suppose a man comes into your synagogue, well-dressed and with a gold ring on, and at the same time a poor man comes in, in shabby clothes, and you take notice of the well-dressed man, and say, 'Come this way to the best seats'; then you tell the poor man, 'Stand over there' or 'You can sit on the floor by my foot-rest.' In making this distinction among yourselves have you not used a corrupt standard? Listen, my dear brothers: it was those who were poor according to the world that God chose, to be rich in faith and to be the heirs to the kingdom which he promised to those who love him. You, on the other hand, have dishonoured the poor. Is it not the rich who lord it over you? Are not they the ones who drag you into court, who insult the honourable name which has been pronounced over you? Well, the right thing to do is to keep the supreme Law of scripture: you will love your neighbour as yourself; but as soon as you make class distinctions, you are committing sin and under condemnation for breaking the Law.

Mark 8: 27-33

Jesus and his disciples left for the villages round Caesarea Philippi. On the way he put this question to his disciples, 'Who do people say I am?' And they told him, 'John the Baptist, others Elijah, others again, one of the prophets.' 'But you,' he asked them, 'who do you say I am?' Peter spoke up and said to him, 'You are the Christ.' And he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone about him.

Then he began to teach them that the Son of man was destined to suffer grievously, and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be put to death, and after three days to rise again; and he said all this quite openly. Then, taking him aside, Peter tried to rebuke him. But, turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said to him, 'Get behind me, Satan! You are thinking not as God thinks, but as human beings do.'

R. God is truth –

The Holy Spirit is the spirit of truth.

Jesus is the way, the truth and
the life –

                God created us in His image
                    and likeness – we are
                    to tell the truth –

The Ten Commandments

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

R. Children are to be taught.

Children are to be protected.

R. Love is taught at home.

                Get in touch with
                    fear to love
                    fear to trust
                    fear to unite.

Dear God,

Heal our hearts
and help us be holy.

Love

Name

^{^{Given October 29, 2016



R.
Please spread blessed holy water

(You can also mix Jesus and Mary water

with your blessed Holy Water if you have it.)

in your yard, around your house,

in the state you live in.


    And ask God to bless your state


Ask God to bless the United States

Pray all prayers through the intercession of

Our Lady of CLEAR – WATER.

Ask the Lady of CLEAR - WATER

to help with the blessed water.

Mary has appeared to me for 22 years,

in Ohio and Florida.}}