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February
26, 2013
February 27th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 4 Period I.The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for February 27th are Joyful.
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February 26, 2013
February 23, 1994 5:30 a.m.
Jesus: I am the light of the world. A city on a hill will shine to the world. You at the Center will be this city when you are filled to the brim with the love of Jesus. What power, what might, to have each person a personal spouse of Jesus Christ! This is the light to the darkened world. The love of Jesus radiates from the very being of those who love Him. What light when all together are lifted by His love abounding deep within their breasts!
I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. My life is the life inside that cannot be contained. It is bursting and budding forth. My life is the real life. To possess the life of Christ within your breast! Such power! I am the city set on a hill that will stand united and shine to this world. You at this Center will be this city. You will be the true Center that places the mark on this world.
The love of Christ, abounding deep within the breasts of all, will be the power and the might. Pray the Prayer for Union with Jesus. I will operate in the hearts of all there and minister to My sick world. I am the Heart of Jesus. I am on fire with love of each and every soul. When My love is found in all the hearts there, the light of God will shine to this world!
You are the city, set on a hill, that shines to the darkened world. I will light the world with the love of Jesus that shines in the hearts of those who are fed there. My light is so bright. My power is endless. You are the light to the dark world. You contain the mighty medicine to bring My sick ones to Me. You will bring so many back to Me and My intense love, burning so brightly for all!
I am the power. I am the might. He who abides in Me will have the light of life. I give Myself to you that you will live. You will radiate My presence from your very being. My light is the brightest light. I will live in the hearts of all who come to you for their feeding. Enkindle in them the love for My most Sacred Heart. It is on fire for love of you. It cannot be contained. It will live in all hearts who come to you to be fed.
You are the key to enkindle this burning love of Jesus in the hearts of so many. Many will know Jesus through your love of Me. Read these letters every day for I am truly speaking to you here. I love each child so dearly and want to have an intimate union with that child. Teach all about the burning love of Jesus. Read My messages with your heart on fire so you can tell all of My ardent love for them.
I long to be close to them. I am a person. I am God, on fire for love of My people. Bring all to the ardent love of Jesus. Mary is by My side constantly. Where I am, she is there. She wants all to be led to My ardent, longing love. Teach all about My love. Fill them so they are overflowing in their hearts. This is the mighty medicine. It is My letter of intense, ardent love for My people.
I am truly here, little ones. I am Jesus, Son of the Living God. I will live strongly in the hearts of all who come to you. You will be the key. Focus on your intense love of Me. Read My letters as a cookbook for intimacy with Me. My love waits for each person and I tell you here how to be close to Me. I am the Sacred Heart of Jesus on fire for love of you. I am longing for you to come and be with Me in silence. I will give you all you need.
I am the Alpha. I am the Omega. I am your all. I am God, one, true and magnificent, and I come to you with ardent love in Holy Communion and in the tabernacle. I am present, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity. I am waiting. Our love affair waits and it depends on you. I am there and I am waiting. You keep us apart.
Tell them how I long for them and have all they need. The love of Christ will light their city. You will stand as the lighted city in darkness. My love will be that by which you light this dark world. Oh, such power, such might! The love of God will reign in the hearts of all you touch. You are My vessel to draw this world to the love of Jesus.
Read and study My letters and be taught about My ardent love. I am Jesus Christ and I am teaching you about My love on fire for all. Come and be powered by the hand of God. My love will rock the world off its rocker when it reigns in the hearts of those who come to you. I love you so! You are My beloved. I will use you to light My dark world. You will shine as candles in the darkest night and you will be the instruments I use to light their wicks. I am God and I love them so dearly!
This is My love for all. Power and might will shine forth on the land. I am the brightest light. Look into the light for the light. Look into the arms of Jesus. I will light this world through you. Alleluia. And the angels sang and the choirs of heaven were heard for the earth proclaimed the Love of Jesus. Alleluia
Today's Readings
Isaiah 1: 10, 16-20
Hear what Yahweh says,
you rulers of Sodom;
listen to what our God teaches,
you people of Gomorrah.wash, make yourselves clean.
Take your wrong-doing out of my sight.
Cease doing evil. Learn to do good,
search for justice, discipline the violent,
be just to the orphan, plead for the widow.'Come, let us talk this over,' says Yahweh.
'Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.
If you are willing to obey,
you shall eat the good things of the earth.
But if you refuse and rebel,
the sword shall eat you instead
for Yahweh's mouth has spoken.'
Matthew 23: 1-12
Then addressing the crowds and his disciples Jesus said, The scribes and the Pharisees occupy the chair of Moses. You must therefore do and observe what they tell you; but do not be guided by what they do, since they do not practise what they preach. They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on peoples shoulders, but will they lift a finger to move them? Not they! Everything they do is done to attract attention, like wearing broader headbands and longer tassels, like wanting to take the place of honour at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues, being greeted respectfully in the market squares and having people call them Rabbi.
You, however, must not allow yourselves to be called Rabbi, since you have only one Master, and you are all brothers. You must call no one on earth your father, since you have only one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor must you allow yourselves to be called teachers, for you have only one Teacher, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Anyone who raises himself up will be humbled, and anyone who humbles himself will be raised up.
R. Jesus tells us about the Pharisees
Jesus says do not follow their example
We must recognize our own bad habits
Hypocrisy
To change our own heart if we are going to
lead others by example
When we say one thing and do something different
it is a hypocrite
We must recognize our habitual sins and change our hearts
Jesus: I ask you to spread these prayer chapters now
and pray as I have instructed. This Movement exists to pray for the
priests, the Church and the world. I beg you to listen to Me.
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)
Jesus: I am asking you to sacrifice through prayer for what the Church
is experiencing. The messages I gave during the China retreat in
February need to be published. The timing I give is crucial. I have asked
for the messages of January 1996, Blue Book 10. I beg you to listen.
I appeared transfigured many times that month publish these
messages. I ask you all to help publish Blue Book 8 and help
support sending Fr. Joe's homilies to the rest of the priests in
the United States. This is the Priestly Newsletter. It is a weekly
writing for the priests in the United States.
R. Dear God please help us now in these days when a
new Holy Father is to be chosen. Have mercy on us, we beg you,
God, forgive us for our selfishness Oh God help this world
bleeding now to know how important these writings and retreats
are.
We pray to the Father, united to the Mass,
united to Jesus in the Holy Spirit, through the intercession
of Mary, with all the angels and saints and
the souls in purgatory for the priests, the
Church and the world.
We pray for the Cardinals and the Pope
We spread the Blood of Jesus on all mentioned,
cast the devil far away, pray for a special
outpouring of the Holy Spirit and consecrate their
hearts as far as we are able.
We pray in union with the Holy Sacrifice
of the Mass, the angels and saints and the souls
in purgatory
We pray for this conclave, the election
all our donors and members, leaders and all
our families all that touch us and all our
jobs. We pray for funds and the spread
of the Blue Books, the Homilies of Fr. Joe and
all our prayers and writings in the
Church, to be used as a Mighty Medicine,
supported by the priests and hierarchy.
January 17, 1994 3:40 a.m.
Jesus: You know I am He Who lifts you up. In one second I can turn your feelings around and lift you up. Constantly pray to Me. You need Me through these times. Remember, I truly died for you on the cross. Remember, little one, I have chosen you to write to Me. Do you think I will ever abandon you? I am a God who truly loves His people. I love you with such ardent love. You must never doubt.
Look into My face and see My gentleness. I am the kindest of all hearts. I am He who knows how to love with such love. Become totally lost in My arms.
Do you think Satan will not taunt you? Put him behind you. You are being guarded by God and His heavenly court. Walk in My ways and the angels walk with you on your path. You are escorted on your way and you are never alone. You are guarded as a precious treasure that is being transported to another place.
You need to put all your cares in My hands. You are developing true trust when you let go and let Me take over. Keep trusting and silence the ugly prompting of Satan who wants you to worry about useless things. Quit worrying and pray and play with your children. I am telling you there is so much peace and grace gained by private prayer with them. I will tend to all the details of your life. Do not worry for one moment. Put your life in My hands. I am here, little one. Read this message and all of them over and over again.
You need to go to the Blue Book for your answers. Your answers are found there. I never leave your side. God is guarding you. Just continue to have a union with Me all through the day. All the prayer time alone with Me in one day is not enough. I want you in constant prayer.
Turn to Me and My Blue Book. This will help many priests to come back and sit before Me in private union with Me. When priests come back to the tabernacle, the flock will begin to be led back to His altar. Priests need to read these letters. They are the preachers. If they do not value their own relationship with Jesus, if they are being led away from Me with busyness, they will not preach the intimate love of Jesus. They are so busy, but it is like throwing out the baby with the bath water. I am the center and their relationship with Me is utmost.
The priests need these messages. They need to have an intimate, close union with Me. They should be preaching "time in front of the tabernacle." They should be preaching My intense love for My people and how I have so much to give. Some sermons are so complicatedyet nothing about union with Me in the Eucharist and in front of the tabernacle.
I want My priests to come back and pray before My tabernacle. I want them to read these messages and make Jesus the Center of their lives. When they are led back to Jesus, they will lead the flock home. Priests need adoration every day for at least an hour. I don't care how busy they are. None of it matters if they are not spending time in private prayer alone with Me. They need to come and get their supplies. They need to quit thinking they are doing it and turn back to turning their lives totally over to Me, to totally letting their burdens and busy lives off at the foot of My cross and letting Me lead the way.
There is not one priest who has so much to do that he cannot do private adoration daily. When the priest comes back to the power in the Eucharist and the tabernacle, the congregation will turn to God for their troubled hearts. Satan has led priests away from Jesus. They are so busy they cannot do all their work, but this must all take second place to praying silently before God and reading His words. These letters will help many priests to come back and be intimate with Jesus.
All the rituals, all the upkeep of the churches, all the little details, and the King of Glory sits alone! You have thrown out the baby with the bath water. You are missing the boat.
I want the priests to read this message. Where is the reverence after Communion and who has even heard it mentioned in the church? Private union with Jesus! What an honor! I have all you need. Come to Me and I will give you rest. I am all powerful. I have all the power. I am hypervigilant over your lives. I guard you. Quit trying to do it yourselves. Become selfless and let Me possess your souls.
Have the priests spread these messages. Read them in church. I want adoration of the Eucharist back. I want people to know I am God and I am coming to them in Holy Communion. I want the Blessed Sacrament exposed. I want My churches open. Union with Jesus, the love of Jesus, trust, faith, love for one another, love of GodI want all of these preached from the pulpit!
I am the Alpha and the Omega. I want My people to be led back to the center, which is Jesus. Pray for your priests. They are under attack. If Satan can wreck the family, the priests, the children, he has it made.
You are under attack, My beloved priests, and you, in your busyness, are being led away from your union with Jesus. Bring yourselves back to Me and let Me give you My love. I am indeed the bridegroom of your souls. I wait for My beloved ones at the altar. I long for private union with all My beloved ones.
Come to Me, all who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Come and be lifted up to heights you never dreamed possible. I am God. Put your lives in My hands. Let Me run your life. Quit running amok. You have lost your way and are running down the wrong road. Bring your lives back to Jesus in the tabernacle.
The world is getting farther from God every minute. Read the messages at prayer meetings. Spread them by word of mouth. The time you waste is valuable. These words are not meant to be saved. Spread them here by any means possible. I want them out, I tell you! If someone wants to read some messages, give them to them and let them read them at prayer meetings. There is no secret here. They are from Me and I want them out. I want you to speak. A lot of your discontent is in sitting around with all these messages and not spreading them. Tell your friends to speak. Speak My words here. You don't have to mention the source. Spread the messages. You are not what is important. The messages are. You will be exposed. Don't worry who knows, but don't spread your own story. Spread the messages. Like ripples on a pond, the love of God will be spread throughout the land. I have so much to give to My hurting ones. I am your God. I died for you out of deepest love. I have come in these messages to lead you back home.
Quit worrying of details. I am He Who runs the show. Pray for guidance every day. Spend one hour in front of the tabernacle. You cannot do in a million years what I can do in one moment. Quit relying on yourselves. You are only pushing buttons. When you are fixed in Me, the right door opens. When you go it alone, you have a hard road to walk. One hour in private adoration. Be silent or read the Blue Book. Your life will become uplifted by My teaching and you will sail a blue sky.
Spend time in silence and some in reading My words in front of Me. I am talking to you in these letters. What power, to read them in front of the tabernacle! You can't go it alone. You need My help. You need your supplies. But you must come and get them! You are following your tail around if you do it alone. I am He Who can do all this. When you realize My power in adoration, your lives will change. As long as you are too busy you will have a hard time. The soul craves this union with Me.
Lead the priests back to adoration and the people will follow. Our leaders have become too busy for adoration. This is the key, the key to unlock the doors to the world's problems. It is found in front of the tabernacle, at daily Mass and Communion. Do the priests ever preach any of this? You have forgotten your center, Jesus, in the Eucharist! All the power is found in Jesus. You have all that you need and you walk about and decorate My churches and clean every speck of dust and repair My pews and carpet My house and fix My organs but you walk about and miss the King of Glory who sits there all alone! Spread the messages on the tabernacle. I want them out!
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 in 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.
end of January 17, 1994
R. We pray for the publishing of Blue Book 8 and
the priests mailing and our
insurance, all our cares.
We pray for Jerry's list and my list.
We pray for the books, the retreats and
the priests who help us.
From Blue Book 10
January 27, 1996
R. Willfulness is not of God. Giving of self to God is not being willful and prideful. It is being a baby at the breast. It is trusting in Him and giving away the need to be right. Holiness is acquired by surrendering to your superiors, even if you do not understand or think they are not right sometimes, surrendering because God wants you to.
Surrendering is giving yourself totally in obedience to your superiors willingly doing all you can to serve God and build His Kingdom. Holiness is acquired in our interaction with others, in listening to what they are telling us about ourselves.
Wordy wisdom grows old if it is not displayed in the person's actions. To be like Christ, to live in Him, to talk in His ways, to die to self I want to die to myself that I will live in Him.
What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul? I can only live according to His will. I am not to do busy work opposing God's will. It is against God's will to be unloving Love God, love others, love self. This must be my motivating compulsion. I give myself in an act of love to God.
To give myself, to empty myself, I cannot hold onto self. The more I give myself, the more I love. I cannot hold onto my need to be right at all costs. I must give myself to Him and trust in Him, do the work of getting the job done.
Selfish or Selfless
Willful or Surrendering and trusting in God, yielding to superiors.
Jesus gave Himself. He emptied Himself. He gave Himself to His death on the cross.
The work is His to do. The ego is full of self, wanting to be right even when they are wrong, trying to show a mask to others. God knows our hearts. Only with His grace can I become more like Him. The way of the world is full of self.
I gave myself to Him and He was able to more deeply unite to me. The glory of surrender for in it is the bliss of serving God, preparing for our home in heaven, having the fullness of life some day in heaven, Preparing for heaven and is doing God's will now on earth, being like Jesus. Alleluia.
Consecration: Consecration is giving myself to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. I have surrendered my will as never before to my precious Jesus tonight and now I can more fully unite in the deepest, deepest love with Him.
Love is giving of oneself for the sake of others. I give myself to you, my precious Lord! My life must be spent in an act of continually giving myself, more and more, to you, to dying to self that I can forever live in you.
And He took me to the inner recesses of His Heart and I existed only IN Him for to unite to Him is to unite with love itself, love is giving of self. What does a man gain if He runs down the wrong road at a fast pace and it is the wrong road? Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. In Him we have life. His way is the way of love, love is giving, He opened His arms and gave Himself!
To unite to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass all through the day is to unite in this greatest act of self-giving. I pray in this union. I can die to myself and live in Him.
Disciplining my thoughts developing right reasoning I control my temptations to do evil. I do not give into willfulness, I do God's will first. I am not focused on myself and being right. Thinking, I knew more than my superior in this case. I must trust in God and listen to Him through my superior.
Total Consecration,
I give myself totally to Mary and dwell entirely in her heart and pray for the action of the Holy Spirit, to work in me. I know the fire of God's love, works inside of her heart. I an enclosed entirely in her heart and I consecrate myself totally to the Holy Spirit. I give myself without reserve to Him and my spirit merges with the Holy Spirit as I become one with Him.
In this Mary places me deeper into the Heart of Jesus, united with all those present and in Him. I am placed in this deep, burning, red cavern of His love. It is there I penetrate so deeply the love of the Almighty God as I go deeper and deeper into Jesus' Heart. It is there, in this oneness with Him, surrounded by love itself, I feel the presence of the Almighty God. I feel the love of God, the oneness of God and I unite to the Father deeply, in this love of God. Jesus is one with the Father in the Holy Spirit. I am wrapped deeply in the love of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I dwell in Mary's Heart. I am embraced by love itself, deeply wrapped and united in Him. There are no cracks, there is this uniting with love itself that gives me such joy. I am one in Him. I give myself completely to Him.
I surrender, give God my all and I dwell in Mary's heart. I have joy in God.
I realize so deeply my desire to offer myself as a sacrifice to God. I pray through the intercession of Mary. I empty myself, wanting so much to give myself that it hurts because I am incapable of giving myself as I want.
I realize His giving of Himself, seeing Him His arms spread on the cross, His face bloodied, His head crowned with thorns, seeing now my greatest love, the Eucharist this giving as He says: "This is My Body, This is My Blood."
I unite to Him. I die to myself and give myself to God in the heart of Mary, and in giving myself to Jesus and Jesus giving Himself to me, I am more one with God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
This is the mystery of God's love in the Mass when God gives Himself to man and He communicates His great love to us the interaction of Father, Son and Holy Spirit given through the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, our little heaven on earth.
And He took me to the deepest recesses of His Heart and I was embraced by the love of the Almighty God and touched eternity.
January 28, 1996
R. I went to the Sorrowful Mother before Mass and poured out my heart to her, united in Their Hearts. I was enclosed in the heart of Mary - total consecration to the Heart of Jesus dwelling in deepest union with Him in the red cavern and uniting to the Father.
Recognizing my sinfulness, but through her sinless heart, dwelling deeply in His Sacred Heart, penetrating the depth of the cavern and union with God, the Father, connected with all the courts of heaven, through their intercession and all the souls in purgatory begging with my whole heart to help me to do what They want me to do to spread the love of His Sacred Heart and Mary's Heart and the Shepherds of Christ Movement to spread the rosaries and consecration to the priests, sisters and children.
I realized my total dependency on Them and my incapability to do anything but with my whole heart I pleaded with Them. They are more alive to me than any person and God has all the power. I am enveloped in Their presence and Their love.
The idea of giving myself, of emptying myself, is so important, united to Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, in the Mass I give myself to the Father in their Hearts.
I plead from the cavern of His Heart, joined in this deep presence of God from my whole being: hearing and experiencing all the emotions of Their Hearts, They have allowed me to experience, I am one in this union. They are my life - listening and strengthening me.
I give You myself to do with as You will - You are the all powerful God. I surrender to You.
January 28, 1996
The Mass
R. I see the Mass all through the day, my heart burns from the Consecration, the great miracle that takes place. I see Jesus. I hear Him. I hear the words, "This is My Body", "This is My Blood."
I see the priest as Jesus at the Consecration. I see Jesus in the priest at Mass. I want the words of the Consecration to linger, to adore Jesus. I hear Him say it and I see Him do it.
Each priest should be so one with Jesus, they should celebrate the Mass as Jesus would do it. They should celebrate it as Jesus did at the Last Supper, knowing He was giving Himself for us.
Jesus, the Son of God, gave Himself for our sins. the priest should celebrate the Mass and say each word as Jesus lives in Him.
Galatians 2: 19-20 ...I have been crucified with Christ and yet I am alive; yet it is no longer I, but Christ living in me.
R. I love Jesus so much. I love the Holy Sacrifice. I want to think about its words and hear Jesus say it and unite myself in this great act of self-giving to the Father.
This is my life - my life is total consecration, giving myself totally to God in union with the Mass. I love Jesus so much!
Total Consecration
- is giving of oneself to God at the Consecration of the Mass. He gives Himself to us and we give ourselves to Him.
- The Consecration of the Mass
- The Consecration to Their Hearts - total giving, given mostly through the Mass.We live His life, death and Resurrection in our lives.
God created us to love Him and love each other. If I live as a hermit, I am not living as He intended, if I am not one in my heart with His precious souls, even though I don't interact with them. Jesus calls me to love my brother as He loves in me. Jesus calls us to love the unloving. I help souls as He lives in me and I put on Christ.
Strongest words from Jesus:
I gave Myself to them.
I give Myself to them.
Tell them, tell them.
I will tell you everyday until you tell them.
This is My Body.
This is My Blood.
I am Alive, I am Alive, I am Alive.
I died for you - what more do you want?
I watched you child R. Like swords that pierce my heart, I feel and hear these words.
Mary's words: My little children are going to hell.
R. Deepest love affair I can have is in Him.
Cannot have that deep, deep love if it is not in Him.
The more I am in Him and you are in Him, we are deep in our love with Him.
My love with you depends on how deep my love is with Him.Capability to love is rooted in how deep I can love Him. He knows my heart.
January 30, 1996
R. I realized in the Mass, the Sacrifice, I am to be one in this sacrifice united to Jesus. I am coming to offer myself, listen to the words, come to the table.
Jesus gives us Himself in the Eucharist. If you love someone you will do what they want if you can. Jesus loves us so much He gave His life for us. God became man for us.
Jesus gives Himself to us at every Mass. I give myself - I sacrifice and offer myself. Look at the table, hold nothing back. Then unite in the deepest union with Him in the Eucharist.
Jesus: I Am the Bread of Life.
Given February 11, 2013 - Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
R. We are loved into existence by God
God loves us so very much
Rooted in life
God gives to us.
Love is giving for the good of the other.
We want God's love to be in
us, to give away love
The more we give, the more God gives us
God is 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.
Song: Be Not Afraid
I can think that I need others'
esteem to make myself
'alright'
I can think I want to get what I
need through affections of others
through power
through money
We can focus on ourselves
and be caved in
not seeing out
There is a negative energy that
keeps us from being
alive in God
God is light, in Him there is
no darkness
One can bring down violence on
others because of the
darkness and self hate
inside of them
Then the violent person thinks
"You are a threat to me"
A person can be filled with
jealousy, envy, pride
filled with darkness
hatred for their brother
attacking them acting
perversely
The devil likes hatred, perversion
The devil wants to come as an angel of
light and then twist that good act
to an evil act with discord, that
of tearing down the house
Acting like an angel of light and
then being twisted
punishing the other with
what they need
In this nothing is accomplished for building
the Kingdom of God, it is
using good to
tear apart.
It is twisting it
Appearing as an angel of light to
get in then turning,
twisting it into punishment,
evil, discord, hatred and
the job cannot move ahead
sticking a wrench in the pie
so nobody can eat the
pie
Then the devil laughs at
his tricks
The devil is deception
lies using good and twisting it
to evil and blocking the job
needed to build the Kingdom
That is the meanest, where the devil
can present the package like
a beautiful package, a gift and
then fill it with acid to
burn one's hands when they
open it Happy Birthday the devil says!
Like the poison apple in
sleeping beauty
red, shinny, beautiful
and deadly inside.
This is how satan tempted
Eve with the deadly fruit.
The devil wants "power-over"
luring someone into sinning
then pulling a prank
The sin is the prank
And he laughs
The devil wants souls for hell
for eternity
God commissions us in baptism
to spread the good news
The devil is deception
He can appear as an angel of
light and then when he has
your favor he leads the
person into his evil design
The devil is a liar he tries
to make 'right' look 'wrong' and
'wrong' look 'right'
He is a trickster he
wants the scam to be hidden premeditatedly
to cause the biggest problem
then in his evil design of
plotting and holding out
the evil
He presses on the person he is luring to act
when the deed will do the greatest damage.
the biggest hurt
hurt the heart on special days
The Feast of Mary
Birthdays (Birthdays were when God
allowed us to come into the world.)
The devil in extremely perverted
cases, holds out to stick
the lance and sword in a
righteous heart
The devil is crafty
A craftsman of deception
fall-out, tearing down the
building of Christ's Kingdom
Our whole lives are to build
relationship, unity, love
harmony - working together
What satan attacks is relationship,
with God, with others
Relationship
What is wounded in the sin of
Adam was relationship
God made Covenants a love
relationship, a serious
pact of love
of trust
of being in one mind and one heart
obedience to God's law
Obedience to God's law of love
What is wounded in fallen man is
his ability to relate it
is wounded
Do we help build the Kingdom of God
or do we serve satan
Satan fell because he refused
to serve God
Satan wants a person to bow to him
Satan wants just authority to be
forced to bow to him
We can be an instrument of Christ
and help build the Kingdom
Christ is our King,
we are His cohorts
we go to the world doing His
work
helping to build His Kingdom
Or we can serve satan
make satan our master
like God said to Cain
Satan is knocking at your door
but you can be master over him
A person serving satan tears down
the building of God's Kingdom
they go out to the world
carrying darkness, they deceive
use lies, hate others instead
of loving
see their brothers as enemies
they may trust no one that is above
them doing God's will
they can think hatred, darkness,
disharmony, excitement,
distrust is normal
because of their distorted thinking and
the dullness of compassion, in
the heart and feelings of love
and caring, has come from
choices they have made to give
into the deadly sins
God wants us alive
He gives us a sharing in His life
These deadly sins keep us bound up
dull, in darkness
God wants us to have the fullness
of life for all eternity
Going to hell is death
darkness, no relationships, hate,
no love, not having God.
The devil attacks relationships he
lures a person with a wounded
human nature by pride and
anger and envy and jealousy
All of these making a tomb of
dissension opposed to
God's will for us,
God's law of love
The devil wants to discredit just authority
and get them to leave their post
The devil wants to run priests from
the altar where they say
Mass
Jesus told us to pray for the priests,
the Church and the world
and to spread these prayers in
different languages all over
the world
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)
R. The devil comes to his instruments like
he did to Eve in the Garden
The negative energy the devil uses as
he presses on them
They can be sad more and more and more
from giving into satan and
acting in deception and hate,
against God's will
Satan is a liar, a manipulator
he uses the most inopportune
time to do the most heartfelt
damage working on people's imaginations
and memories to promote his evil
Satan wants confusion, holding-out,
provoking, passive-aggressive
behavior and
then trying to prove his evil
designs were right being
indignant if a spiritual
director or parent tries
to unveil his evil designs
It is like chains he uses to implement
rules to promote death, sin
The devil wants rules that are to help
people - to be evil
Forcing this confusion, with
God's law
Life is not life if it is not
rooted in God.
Life is not life if it is not
rooted in God.
Life is not life if it is not
rooted in God.
Satan teaches the opposite of this
Satan wants us caved in, in a
prison of disobedience to God
The chains of satan
The bonds of vices, habits to the
deadly sins.
We have a free will to choose to
serve God or satan
A heart of love is filled with God
A heart of hate is filled with satan
Doing God's will is freedom from
satan and his bondage.
Satan wants you depressed and
sad and twisted, caved in
Jesus: I am love and peace and joy
Excerpt from Response in Christ by Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.
e) Relationship with Members of the Church
There is but one true Church of Christ. Yet this one Church has three different states of existence. There is the pilgrim Church, the Church of this world, composed of members who have received the grace of Christ and strive for its development. They have not yet obtained the goal of their efforts, as have the members of the heavenly Church, who enjoy God in eternal happiness. The Church suffering is an intermediate state of existence necessary for those who had not achieved the required purification as members of the pilgrim Church. Although there are these three phases of the Churchs existence, there is a profound union existing between all the members. All these members possess the same basic life of grace in Christ, and this common life establishes the most intimate bonds of love. In our preceding chapter, we discussed the pilgrim Church. Let us now consider the Church suffering and the heavenly Church.
The members of the Church suffering are those who have departed from this life in an incomplete state of Christian development. Their development is incomplete in the sense that grace has not fully taken possession of them, and, as a result, they are yet closed in upon themselves to a greater or lesser degree. They as yet cannot open themselves out in complete love to the Triune God in the beatific vision. They must undergo a further purification, a purification which could have been achieved upon earth with merit. Now the purification must be achieved with no merit attached. The pain of this purification is mixed with the certain expectation of achieving the vision of God. We can hasten the advent of this vision for this people by the offering of prayers and other good works. Scripture itself refers to our action on behalf of those in purgatory in Chapter 12 of the Second Book of Maccabees beginning with verse 38.
The members of the heavenly Church are those in whom the life of grace has taken full possession and has reached its completion in the life of glory. Faith now is unnecessary, as the light of glory gives the human intellect a new strength and capacity for seeing God face-to-face. While the Christian was a wayfarer, he received the imprint of the indwelling Trinity as he shared in Gods own life. Now in heaven that grace-life and possession of God reaches its completionthe absolute completion is not achieved, however, until the resurrection of the body. The divine persons give Themselves to the beatified in a profound union far surpassing that of the indwelling of the Trinity experienced here below.
This life of heaven is still the Christ-life, for just as we possess a share in Trinitarian life here below as mediated by Christ, and exercise this grace-life as structured by Him, so also in heaven is the mediation of Christ present. In the words of Rahner, "One always sees the Father through Jesus. Just as immediately as this, for the directness of the vision of God is not a denial of the mediatorship of Christ as man."14 And not only does the humanity of Christ unite the blessed to God, but also, in some way, to the whole of creation. This is merely a completion of what is begun here below, namely, the union with Christ in His humanity establishing the Christian in a special relationship with God, with other men, and with the whole of creation. We have a glimpse, therefore, of the fullness of life which members of the heavenly Church possess.
The heavenly Church, as St. Thomas says, is the true Church.15 The Church of this earth and the Church of purgatory are, each in its own way, reaching out in loving hope for the heavenly Jerusalem. Vatican II puts it very simply: "The Church, to which we are called in Christ Jesus, and in which we acquire sanctity through the grace of God, will attain her full perfection only in the glory of heaven."16
The members of the heavenly Church can help us in living our life of grace until we too share its fullness with them. Their power of intercession on our behalf is but another ramification of the communal aspect of Christianity. We are meant to help others grow in Christ. We, in turn, are intended by God to receive aid from othersyes, from members of the heavenly Church, as well as from those with whom we dwell here below.
Not only can we be aided by the saints intercession, but the example of the canonized saints can also be of great value to us. They have concretely proved that full holiness is possible. Such an inspiration is of real worth when we are tempted to think that Christian sanctity in its higher degrees is impossible of attainment. Moreover, the canonized saints, in their diversity, teach us that there are many authentic versions of Christian holiness. They can be innovators in showing us that there are numerous possibilities in assimilating the mystery of Christ, although the basic assimilation remains the same for all Christians of all times. In the opinion of Rahner this is one of the chief roles the canonized saints exert in the life of the Church.17
NOTES:
14Karl Rahner, Theological Investigations, Vol. III (Baltimore: Helicon, 1967), p. 44.
15 Cf. St. Thomas Aquinas, In Ad Ephes., c. 3, Lect. 3.
16Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Church, No. 48.
17Cf. Karl Rahner, Op. cit., pp. 100-101.
Jesus: If you could see what sin
does to you
Sin is bondage
Sin is like a ball and chain
on one's ankle
Pride is the root of
all the deadly sins
Pride means I put myself before
God
R. The devil would not serve God,
The devil attacks the mind
The mind is given to us to serve God
The mind is a gift
In baptism our knowing capacity
is elevated
God gives us this gift
The devil played a game with
Eve in the garden
Eve gave in
Eve wanted to do her will and
thus disobeyed God
The devil deceives and works
through pride
In the heart of envy is hatred
for another's gifts and
not love for our gifts, our
calling, our vocation.
Gifts are given as talents to
us from God
Who are we to oppose God-
given talents to another
person and punish them
for doing God's will
with their gifts
We think we can play God
Set the agenda
Like Joseph's brothers,
Like Cain did to Abel
The Deadly sin of envy and pride
and jealousy killed
Abel a gentle soul called
by God to serve.
Loving one's brother is recognizing
they were created by God
and God has a plan for them in
salvation history
So the devil uses people, who let him,
attack others to stop the
plan they are trying to do for God.
The devil uses other men to tear
down what others do, to build
God's Kingdom.
God gives us a free will to choose
charity and not envy and
pride against our brother
Hating our brothers and acting on
it, is being opposed to
God's will who wants us to have
life and love in our hearts
We choose darkness when we
develop habits over and over
again of the deadly sins
God is life
Life is rooted in God
We think its our life and
we can run it
Freedom is found in doing the
will of God
He is over us
Our existence is because
of God
How pompous can we be
Prideful we think of ourselves,
when God wants to fill us
with His life, His grace,
God wants us to have a
prosperous life in the
building of the Kingdom
Hell is the depth of
sadness for all eternity
pain, the gnashing of teeth
and those in hell can never stop
in cold, hard-hearted,
selfish, isolated hell
God wants us to be alive
God created us for a purpose
In pride I love myself more
than God
Pride A person can argue to be on top
Look smart
Jesus: Look at yourself and see how
others see you caved in
R. What is real is in Him
God loves us so much
God has given us the Blue Books
Satan hates these love letters
God has given.
These are real
God has given me a
sharing in His life
in baptism
The devil wants us to fight God
and all He wants and
see myself, caved in,
not believing in God's love
Not seeing the Eucharist
Being repelled by the presence of
God
Being cold
Caved in
Hard in heart
Cling to Me
May 13, 1993
Jesus: 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
From Blue Book 5
October 1, 1994
God Calls Us to Love
John 13:34
I give you a new commandment: love one another; you must love one another just as I have loved you.
Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
R.
Dear Jesus, I stand at the door of Your Heart and knock to come in. I want entry - to be lost totally and entirely in Thee. I want to be sheltered inside of Your Heart and wrapped deeply in Your infinite love.Jesus:
I call you, child, to love. Love is rooted in Me. I gave My all for love of you. I held nothing back. Love gives freely for the good of the other. Love exists to draw the other closer to God. If your relationship with your brother in anyway separates you from God, it is not love.Love is not haughty, love does not demand its own way, love exists to lead the other to closer union with Me. I loved you to My death. I gave to you My all! I ask you to give your all for your beloved brothers. In loving them, you are loving Me. I live in your brothers. How can you love Me who you do not see, if you do not love your brother who you see.
I am the way. I am the truth. I am the life. I give that you will know Me and know how to love one another. Love your brothers as I have loved you. When they persecute you and holler every evil word against you, love them. This is My way - to lay down My life for My friends.
John 13:34
I give you a new commandment: love one another; you must love one another just as I have loved you.
R.
And to those who heeded His words, their lives were lived in peace and love and they experienced joy in their hearts, for true love brings peace and true love gives joy to the heart of the beholder. It is in loving that you receive, it is in giving that you are rendered to and it is in following the way of Christ that we are led into a life of everlasting happiness.Jesus:
I have not gone. I live with you this day. I am in your brothers. Love them as I have loved you.R.
And He sent them such blessings in such abundance and they knew a little of His unending mercy and love.
October 1, 1994
I Feed the Hungry Soul
Jesus:
Another person cannot feed your hungry soul. You search, you seek. Your starved soul craves only that which I can give. When your heart is searching for love, come, My sweet dear child, into My Heart. My Mother will take you to the deepest recesses of My Heart. There you will know such comfort - in My Heart on fire for love of you this day.You are a child of dignity. You are precious to Me. You are the creation of the Father. I gave the last drop of My blood for you. This is love - you need grace to realize the immenseness of God's love. You are so special to God, all three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Mary loves you so much.
You can never be satisfied on this earth. If you find the dearest mother, father, lover, friend, they will not fill you with the love your soul craves. To find Me is to seek Me. You will not be satisfied on this earth.
You, My child, experience longing for My intense love. I love you to want Me. This is how I long for love of each precious soul. I long for them with the most tender Heart, beating and breathing with fire. I never falter. I never grow dim. I am the same, with the same burning love. Come to Me and jump into My precious Heart. I love you so much.
October 2, 1994
You Are the Fathers Creation
Jesus:
I come to you in one another. Let not your hearts be hard, let your hearts be as little children, tender and pure. They do not hold grudges, they love each other, they love themselves.You are the creation of My beloved Father. You were created with such dignity and love. I died for you. I gave My life that you would share My life. Oh, My child, pray to the Holy Spirit to open your eyes, to let you see where you are blind, to open your hearts to the ways of God. Pray to Him to sanctify you.
You are called to be Christ to one another. Your hearts have turned hard. Your ways are not My ways. My way is always to love. My ways are to give. My ways are to see in your brother the creation of the Father, so beautiful, so uniquely created.
Each child is a gift from God to this world. Each child is a gift of unique love, given by the Father. You were uniquely created. You are so loved. Pray to know your specialness to God. It is in realizing His love for you that you will love your brothers.
R.
We are all brothers in Christ. God is our Father. We are all one.Jesus:
Join, My little ones, in such love. It is in loving that you will be at peace. Love of each other creates joy in your hearts. Pray for the grace to know and love God more. It is in this knowledge and God's love that you will be My light that shines in the darkest night.I am the Way, I am the Truth. I am the Life! To live in Me you must come to know and love Me. Follow My ways. My ways are the ways of truth. My ways are not always the easy way, they are the ways of love.
If you are to be joined in your hearts, you must love every man. Every man is your brother. You must put on Christ in all your ways. Would Christ act as you are acting?
I love you so much. It is in meditating on My love for you that you will love your brothers.
I put you on this earth to love one another. Pray to the Spirit to know My ways. I am Jesus, Son of the Living God. I truly come to bring you new life. It is in Me you will have the light of life. I love you so, the Father loves you so, the Spirit wants to live in your hearts and make you alive with the love of God. Pray to Mary to lead you through her loving heart into such love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
My child, come to My ever burning Heart. I do not love you one moment and forget you the next. I am forever burning brightly for you. I never falter. I am forever on fire for love of you. If you forget Me, I never ever forget you, I love you so much.
October 4, 1994
These Messages Need to Circulate
Jesus:
My dear children, I tell you to listen to Me here. I am delivering messages for all to be read and distributed. Souls need to read these messages. Your Center will grow in love of Me when you circulate these messages. I ask. You have a free will. These are My letters of love to all. They are not being read. I deliver these messages to you to deliver to My faithful ones. Please, I beg you to circulate My messages. What more do I say to you!This world is moving further and further from Me. I control your every breath. Do you think you are independent of He Who keeps you alive, second by second?
You do not know how truly frail you are? You do not control the air, the water, the sun, your food. You are dependent on Me for your existence, second by second.
I am your Most loving Savior. I speak to you here. Please listen to Me. This is an urgent request. I love you so and love each hurting soul. All the Blue Books have different messages. They speak to all of you. They need to be published. I will provide the funds to see to this. Your delays are stopping the progress of so many returning to My most intimate love. I beg you, please answer My plea.
end of excerpt
R. The only way out of this confusion
by satan is to love, to
keep our eyes on God
to be one in Him
God has all the Power
In Him I can do whatever
He calls me to
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
Given February 12, 2013
R. Cycle of Violence
Envy
Envy is sorrow at another
person's good
When somebody else succeeds
it upsets me
Envy is in families, those I work with etc.
In envy I am wanting them to fail!
In envy I don't want them to succeed,
I see them as hurting me if
they are doing good.
In envy one takes pleasure at someone's
failure
I am envious if I am happy when someone else
fails
God loves me
so much
God is a good and generous God
God keeps
me in existence
When I am envious
I am sad when somebody
else succeeds
like Cain and Abel in the beginning
of the Bible and the story of
Jacob and Esau, twin brothers and
Joseph and his brothers.
These are the capital sins
pride, greed, envy, wrath, lust,
gluttony,
and sloth.
These sins when practiced can lead to
violence even murder.
Root of the deadly sins
Violence has these deadly sins at their roots.
There is so much competition in everything today!
I can compare myself to others.
I can look at myself as lacking, not
with the eyes of God and if I do, be
envious and hate the good others do.
The deadly sins are sins when I focus on myself
not focusing on God and His Plan for us.
Look through the pure
eyes of Mary
Open the heart to God and close
the envious, jealous eyes
We want to get even
bring them down
A person who is envious wants often
to get even and bring the other down
to raise himself up.
Same story as Abel and
Cain
A guy with gifts appears
we want to take them
down
A jealous, envious person when
seeing a man with gifts sees
him as a threat to him and wants
to bring him down
Jesus - the Son of God was
beat up and they
killed Him.
We are to be holy
rejoice in our calling
from God.
God intends us to work as a body
When I do God's will and you do God's will
we build God's Kingdom.
God made us
God gives us baptism.
The Church is the body of Christ.
The baptized are to work as a body.
Our gifts come from God
We can think we do the good, but God is the one
who gives us grace to do good.
The prideful, jealous and envious act in:
Revenge
and focus on themselves many times as
being hurt So they can say I want to
hurt others back
If we do good works
it is because we cooperated
with God's grace.
Wrong thinking
"I am happy when you
fail"
We can get more and more bitter and hate
more and more.
We can compare ourselves to others and
see ourselves lacking.
We can reject God's Plan for us and focus on ourselves
fighting God's will
God calls us to our
vocation
How am I doing God's Plan for me and
rejoicing? Do I size up my
brothers?
Stop comparing and start seeing
God's place for us
in the body of Christ and Rejoice!
Quit thinking
"I am better than you"
God made us all with
a plan
comparison focuses
on ourselves
When I am angry, I can be
pushing a red hot button in
myself from past hurts in
my life and act irrational
for what is going on.
I can have an eye for an eye
and a tooth for a tooth attitude and
we would be all blind and toothless.
I can carry revenge
Walking around in revenge,
sulking
spending my life trying to
show others I was cheated
trying to get back at others
I can have the attitude I was hurt and
I will hurt you worse.
Cycle of Violence
Revenge, anger, jealousy, punishment, envy, pride,
You hurt me I will hurt you back
The abuser tells himself
his anger is justified, even if it isn't
The abuser says he has a right to possess
and hurt another because he feels that way.
The abuser inflicts this cycle
of violence on an innocent other
The Cycle of Violence
1) the tension mounts
2) provoking
3) climax, big attack
4) honey-moon cycle
1) The abuser tries to irritate
the person being abused in
little ways, keeps more and
more going, more little
abuses can go over
days and weeks
2) Provoking to get the other
agitated and lose
control
3) The person being abused
tries to do all he can
to stop the tension
building cycle to no
avail
they may try to force a
climax for relief
Climax
The abuser wants this tension building
cycle to reach a climax so
they can get the one abused to
lose control
When the one being abused loses control
the abuser gets relief and
acts like he did nothing
The abuser holds out procrastinates
does whatever he can to have
the climax with the one he is
abusing
"power-over"
4) In the Honey-moon cycle, the Abuser
apologizes, says he is sorry, wants
forgiveness, acceptance
may give flowers
once acceptance is received
the cycle of abuse begins again
1) tension mounting
2) provoking
3) climax
4) homey-moon
In advanced cases the power
and control of the abuser is
austere they skip the
"honey-moon stage"
The honey-moon stage
lasts 24-48 hours
The abuser does not validate the violence
acts like nothing happened
Merry-Go-Round Called Denial
Same Cycle
Denial
Not Validation
Order is ignored
Envy at Superiors, those
in authority to raise oneself above
and discredit structure.
Wanting failure to bring
those over them down
so they raise up and be in power
disrupt order.
Not accepting God's Plan
Focusing on self
seeing themselves as 'lacking'
so they have to bring down
those righteous
because they are a threat
to them in their envious thinking
Matthew 11: 28-30
Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.
R. Person saw these cycles in
their own homes
People lacking communication
Jesus healed the ear of the
high priest's servant
Peter cut it off in anger
We need to have communication
listening and speaking.
That is what anger does
blocks communication
God is love
You can't see right because
of anger, unreasonable,
blinds you
Anger cuts off communication
Deep anger
Chains of deadly sins
Attitude of heart
I forgive, if
we want to be forgiven
Forgiveness is God's way
is deep in the heart
is in the person
Cycle of Violence
Stop it abuser must want to stop it.
By staying by ourselves
and not working with
others
I become more isolated
God intends us to walk
hand in hand
Please pray for Gene, Dan, Beth, Doris,
Amanda, Betty, Adeline, Jimmy, Andrew,
Monsignor and all the people.
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Jesus and Mary water.The glass will be fixed behind the
back of the picture.Cost $200.00
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God's Blue Book I by Rita Ring. Open Anywhere This book will change your life. These are beautiful love letters to us from Jesus. A million books have been printed and circulated. Jesus loves us so much He wants a personal relationship with us He wants us to go to the Eucharist and be with Him before the tabernacle. $10 |
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God's Blue Book II by Rita Ring. Letters from Jesus about His on fire love Jesus wants this great intimacy with us On fire love Personal love letters from Jesus about the love of His Heart A book on surrender Fr. Carter said! $10 |
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God's Blue Book III by Rita Ring. Fr. Carter's favorite book It is about loving and forgiving each other Being pure in heart A book for unity in family, community, in life!! $10 |
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God's Blue Book IV by Rita Ring. This book is about the love Jesus has for Mary and Mary has for Jesus and Jesus and Mary have for us It is truly the Love of the Two Hearts. Mary appeared every day at the Holy Spirit Center Fr. Carter was there. Mary's first apparition July 5, 1994. $5 |
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God's Blue Book V by Rita Ring. Jesus wants to be the bridegroom of our soul He is our beloved Jesus tells us about pure love how we are to be pure of heart and love God and love others. It is a must, to hear about love from Jesus Jesus is love $5 |
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God's Blue Book 6A by Rita Ring. Rosaries from Their Hearts during apparitions. Jesus and Mary appeared every day and I received rosaries from Them and They were transcribed from a tape. Also messages of love from Jesus on days of January, 1995 About Baptism writings from Fr. Carter and the Scriptures. $10 |
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God's Blue Book 6B by Rita Ring. Jesus and Mary appeared every day in February, 1995 So beautiful transcribed from a tape the Stations, 7 Sorrows, prayers in the Prayer Manual, the Holy Spirit Novena Book and the Song Book. Pure love loving and forgiving a book about Jesus' love, baptism, grace and Fr. Carter's Newsletter. $10 |
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Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 1. Mary appeared in Clearwater December 17, 1996 in rainbow color and these rosaries left the printer the same day from Apparitions of Jesus and Mary transcribed from a tape. $10 |
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Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 2. This is a book of so many rosaries - transcribed from a tape. So many beautiful rosaries. pages $12 |
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Short Rosary Meditations for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This book is so important with pictures they can open it and lay it on their laps and pray the rosary. $10 |
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Messages From Jesus
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Messages for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This is a big book of loving messages for nursing home people and homebound from Jesus and Mary Their lives are so important united to the Mass offering up their suffering, their lives for the souls of this earth. $10 |
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Daily Messages from Heaven. First book of Daily Messages. $10 |
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Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary. Volumes 1 through 7. Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and others on the mysteries of the rosary - really good. $5 each. |
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Mysteries of Light
$ 5.00 each plus postageColor the Lives of Jesus and Mary. Volumes 6 through 7. Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and others on the mysteries of the rosary - really good. $5 each.
God's Blue Book I on CD, Disk #1
God's Blue Book I, Disk #1 Read by author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 10.00 plus postage
Mysteries of Light Rosary Book
Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume I
$ 5.00 plus postage
Mysteries of Light Rosary Book
Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume II
$ 5.00 plus postage
Apostle's Manual
Shepherds of Christ Overview: Very carefully discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S. J.
$ 20.00Apostles Manual. About the Movement - the structure of the Movement All Ministries - from the time 3 months before Mary appeared in Clearwater and 3 months after. Rosaries of the 13ths, Fr. Carter's Newsletters. Messages from God the Father Reaching the priests, the Church, the schools and the world. $20
Songs From Jesus
Given by Jesus to His Messenger Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 3.00Songs from Jesus Songbook. These loving songs were given from Jesus. So beautiful Love Songs from Jesus of His love - helping us have pure and loving hearts. $3
Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena
Holy Spirit Novena by: Rita Ring
$ 1.00 plus postageHoly Spirit Novena Booklet. In four languages with the Imprimatur with 18 scripture readings for two complete novenas this very powerful Holy Spirit Novena has prayers for prayers for Protection by the Blood of Jesus, Healing, Strength and Light, To Be One with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One with Jesus, To Dwell in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Prayer for the Holy Spirit and His Gifts, and the Word Alive in Our Hearts. All these prayers take about 10 minutes daily recited out loud. $1
Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena CD
Holy Spirit Novena Read by: Rita Ring
$ 10.00 plus postage
Holy Spirit Novena CD. Prayers and scripture readings from the Holy Spirit Novena Booklet read by Rita Ring. $10
Colorea 1 thru 5
las vidas de Jesϊs y Marνa (recibido el Imprimαtur)
$ 5.00 each plus postage
Para Comprender Mejor La Santa Misa
Una Jornada Hacia el Corazσn de Jesϊs
$ 10.00
Meditaciones del Rosario
para Pequenos y Ancianos
$ 10.00
Fr. Joe
Robinson
Guiding Light
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Reflect on the Word
Guiding Light homily series -
Reflect on the Word - Cycle B — The Word leaves
an impression on our souls. In my thoughts and reflections are
born a more tangible understanding of these eternal concepts
presented in the Gospels and the readings. Anyone can read a
sentence, but not anyone can absorb it's true meaning. Truth, in
this day and age, is almost a matter of opinion or individual
entitlement. We believe that Christ's truth is our Roman
Catholic Church. We, as priests, champion it's teachings; we are
ambassadors for the Pope and Christ to those faces looking at
us. We are the light by which our congregation reads to reflect
upon real truth and we do it hand in hand. $15
Inspiring Homilist & Author
Fr.
Joseph
Robinson
has
dedicated
his
life
to
serving
Christ
and
the
Church
for
over
40
years.
Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle
B of the Liturgical
Year
$
15.00
plus
postage
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Guiding Light homily series - Steadfast to the Son - Cycle A — The sunflower is a great example of how we should be steadfastly guided by light. What a powerful thought that this exceptional plant is not stuck in one pose day in and day out, yet adaptable and magnetized to the sun. We feel the same about our Son. Our heads turns to face Christ as each day presents its challenges to find light. We join together like plants in a field and soak up the Son through the pulpit. We are a warm circle of strength using the wind of our breath to carry our priests' words, Christ's words, to new rich soil. $15 | ||
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Guiding Light - Feed My Soul - Cycle C — In a world rapidly advancing and encouraging personal gain, we are faced with modern problems. There is a challenge to find time in our busy schedules for Sunday Mass or a family meal. We are able to research, shop, bank and even work without hearing one human voice. It is no wonder that we may often feel disconnected and famished at our week's end. In Fr. Joe's third book of homilies from Cycle C, we are reminded of the charity that Christ intended us to show each other. We have a calling to turn the other cheek and be the Good Samaritan to others. We are rewarded with the Father's kingdom and love when we are not worthy. We are not left alone or hungry. $15 |
Guiding Light - Focusing on the Word - Cycle B — At times we may feel that our path to Christ is a bit "out of focus". Like the disciples in the Book of Mark, this ordinary life clouds our vision of Christ's Divinity. We may doubt the practicality or possibility of applying His teachings and example to our modern life. Cycle B's homilies are a "guiding light" to help us realize Jesus' Messianic greatness and His promise of better things to come. $15 |
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Guiding Light - The Word Alive in Our Hearts. - Cycle A (partial) — Homilies by the Reverend Joe Robinson given at St. Boniface Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a tremendous honor Fr. Joe has allowed us to share these great gifts with you – for greater holiness and knowing more and more about God. $10 |
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Special 27" Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima/Clearwater Statue with Glass
27" Statue with crown
$ 450.00 plus shipping
Special 18" Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima/Clearwater Statue with Glass
$ 250.00 plus shipping
Special 15" Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima/Clearwater Statue with Glass
White gown with gold trim around mantel
$ 200.00 plus shipping
Special 12" Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima/Clearwater Statue with Glass
White gown with gold trim around mantel
$ 160.00 plus shipping
Special 18" Our Lady of Fatima/Clearwater Statue with Glass
Blue and Pink gown with a rosary over her hand.
$ 250.00 plus shipping
Special 11" Our Lady of Fatima/Clearwater Statue with Glass
Blue and Pink gown.
$ 150.00 plus shipping
Crucifix by Felix - Hand Carved
Crucifix with incredible detail!
$ 750.00 plus shipping
Imitation of Two Hearts
Giclee Art Print on Canvas
$ 150.00 plus shipping
Lucia's Vision
Giclee Art Print on Canvas by Harold Kellner
$ 150.00 plus shipping
Mary's Image 12 x 16
Giclee Art Print on Canvas of Mary's image with a sliver of glass and a little bottle of Jesus and Mary water. The glass will be fixed behind the back of the picture.
$ 200.00 plus shipping
Blue Crystal Rosary
Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
6mm - $ 30.00 plus shipping
8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping
Red Crystal Rosary
Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
6mm - $ 30.00 plus shipping
8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping
Clear Crystal Rosary
Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
6mm - $ 30.00 plus shipping
8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping
Mug
Mug with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
$ 15.00 plus shipping
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Statues
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w/glass - 28
OL-Grace
w/glass - 24OL-Mt. Carmel
w/glass - 24
OL-Lourdes
w/glass - 24
IH-Mary
w/glass - 24
IH-Ivory
w/glass - 24
SH-Jesus
w/glass - 24SH-Blessing
w/glass - 24
Sorrow M
w/glass - 24
Inf.-Prague
w/glass - 24
OL-Lourdes
w/glass - 18
OL-Mt. Carmel
w/glass - 18I Heart
w/glass - 18
I Heart - Ivory
w/glass - 18
OL-Grace
w/glass - 18
SH-Jesus
w/glass - 18OL-Guadalupe
w/glass - 12
PV-Fatima
w/glass - 27
PV-Fatima
w/glass - 18
PV-Fatima
w/glass - 15
OL-Fatima
w/glass - 18
PV-Fatima
w/glass - 12
OL-Fatima
w/glass - 11
St. Padre Pio
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St. Therese
St. Francis
St. Anthony
St. Claire
Limpias
St. Jude
Divine Mercy
Holy Family
Angel
St. Philomena
Pieta - Marble
Pieta - Color
Holy Family 12
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St. Francis - 18
St. Joseph - 18
St. Therese - 18
St. Rita - 18
St. Clare - 12
St. Rita - 12
St. Padre Pio - 12
Divine Mercy - 12
St. Michael - 11
Limpias - 8
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China, IN 47250
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Local - 1-812-273-8405
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Price
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Holy Family
24"
$180
Limpias
24"
$125
St. Anthony
24"
$125
St. Claire
24"
$125
St. Francis
24"
$125
St. Joseph
24"
$125
St. Jude
24"
$125
St. Padre Pio
24"
$125
St. Therese
24"
$125
Divine Mercy
22"
$125
Angel
22"
$100
St. Philomena
20"
$100
St. Philomena
16"
$65
St. Joseph
18"
$65
St. Francis
18"
$65
St. Anthony
18"
$65
St. Rita
18"
$65
St. Therese
18"
$65
Pieta - Color
15"
$125
Pieta - Marble
15"
$125
Holy Family
12"
$75
St. Padre Pio - standing
12"
$100
St. Padre Pio - sitting
9"
$100
St. Michael
11"
$40
St. Rita
12"
$40
Divine Mercy
12"
$50
St. Claire
12"
$40
Pieta - Color
8"
$75
Pieta - Marble
8"
$75
Limpias
8"
$25
Our Lady of Guadalupe w/glass
28"
$500
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel w/glass
24"
$500
Immaculate Heart of Mary w/glass
24"
$500
Immaculate Heart - Ivory w/glass
24"
$500
Infant of Prague w/glass
24"
$500
Our Lady of Grace w/glass
24"
$500
Our Lady of Lourdes w/glass
24"
$500
Sacred Heart of Jesus w/glass
24"
$500
Sacred Heart -Blessing w/glass
24"
$500
Sorrowful Mother w/glass
24"
$500
Immaculate Heart of Mary w/glass
18"
$300
Immaculate Heart - Ivory w/glass
18"
$300
Sacred Heart of Jesus w/glass
18"
$300
Our Lady of Lourdes w/glass
18"
$300
Our Lady of Grace w/glass
18"
$300
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel w/glass
18"
$300
Our Lady of Guadalupe w/glass
12"
$200
Fatima w/glass
11"
$150
Fatima w/glass
18"
$250
Pilgrim Virgin w/glass
12"
$160
Pilgrim Virgin w/glass
15"
$200
Pilgrim Virgin w/glass
18"
$250
Pilgrim Virgin w/glass
27"
$450
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May be copied in its entirety, but neither re-typed nor edited.
Translations are welcome but they must be reviewed for moral and
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before any distribution takes place. Please contact us for more information.
All scripture quotes are from the
New Jerusalem Bible, July 1990, published by Doubleday.
Revised: January 1, 2012
URL: http://www.sofc.org
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P.O. Box 627
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Telephone: (toll free) 1-888-211-3041 or (812) 273-8405
FAX: (812) 273-3182
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