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February 6, 2004
February 7th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 9 Period I.The Novena Rosary Mysteries for
February 7th are Joyful.
A Prayer for Intimacy with the Lamb
the Bridegroom of the soul
Oh Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, come and act on my soul most intimately. I surrender myself, as I ask for the grace to let go, to just be as I exist in You and You act most intimately on my soul. You are the Initiator. I am the soul waiting Your favors as You act in me. I love You. I adore You. I worship You. Come and possess my soul with Your Divine Grace, as I experience You most intimately.
Schedule for February 7, 2004
4:00 a.m. - Mass4:37 a.m. - Tell My People read by Father Carter
6:08 a.m. - Songs
6:20 a.m. - 6:20 prayers led by Father Carter
Holy Spirit Novena
Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual
Rosary7:24 a.m. - Nursing Home #15
8:02 a.m. - Mysteries of Light from November 2, 2002
8:43 a.m. - Sorrowful Rosary March 17, 1995
9:35 a.m. - Messages & Songs October 24, 1995
10:38 a.m. - Mass celebrated by Father Carter July 5, 2000
11:27 a.m. - Stations of the Cross
11:48 a.m. - Mary's Message
11:55 a.m. - Morning Offering & Prayer for Union with Jesus
12:00 p.m. - Sorrowful Rosary Aves
12:32 p.m. - Seven Sorrows
12:46 p.m. - Children's Sorrowful Rosary November 2, 1996
1:44 p.m. - Children's Joyful Rosary March 20, 1997
2:31 p.m. - Sorrowful Rosary January 26, 1996
3:48 p.m. - Morning Offering
3:52 p.m. - Mary's Message
3:58 p.m. - A Prayer before the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
4:00 p.m. - Mass
4:37 p.m. - Blue Book Reading
6:20 p.m. - 6:20 prayers led by Father Carter
Holy Spirit Novena
Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual
Mary's Image February 5, 2004
February 6, 2004
Purpose of the Spiritual Exercises
From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius,
by Louis J. Puhl, S.J. p. 1121. 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
Sing Song: Take Lord Receive
From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius,
by Louis J. Puhl, S.J. p. 2546. PRAYER. In the preparatory prayer I will beg God
our Lord for grace that all my intentions, actions,
and operations may be directed purely to the
praise and service of His Divine Majesty.
Meditate for 30 minutes
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.
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: We
need to sit in silence and exercise
our spiritual faculties.
Always our intent is to be more deeply
united to Our God.
It is intimacy that God wants with the soul.
Our intention in these exercises is to be open,
to pray for special grace from God to help
us to be ever closer to Him.
From page 1 from The Spiritual Exercises of
St. Ignatius by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.
1. By the term "Spiritual Exercises" is meant every
method of examination of conscience, of meditation, of
contemplation, of vocal and mental prayer, and of
other spiritual activities that will be mentioned later.
For just as taking a walk, journeying on foot, and running
are bodily exercises, so we call Spiritual Exercises
every way of preparing and disposing the soul to rid
itself of all inordinate attachments, and, after their
removal, of seeking and finding the will of God in the
disposition of our life for the salvation of our soul.
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: In
the Blue Book Messages and the Prayer for
Union with Jesus, we see how Jesus
calls us to the tabernacle and wants
us to sit in silence with Him.
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
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: Fr. Carter
gave me two Spiritual Exercises books
he told me he ordered for me. I got two
because I thought I lost one.
He told me how important the Spiritual
Exercises were to me and the Movement
and our spiritual life.
He was very serious about what a special gift
this book was to me.
Every year when he made his 8 day retreat he
told me he wanted me to make one at the
same time.
He was very serious about his retreat.
He loved God so much and he wanted to love
Him more, giving Him great love.
He was my spiritual director.
Fr. Carter was very serious about his Jesuit
vocation.
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: Today
was a special feast to him, I always
remembered him celebrating Mass on this
feast day.
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I loved the Jesuit saints and the Jesuit lectionary.
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February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: These are some of the readings we used at Mass
on this special feast of St. Francis Xavier.
1 Corinthians 9: 16-19, 22-23
In fact, preaching the gospel gives me nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion and I should be in trouble if I failed to do it. If I did it on my own initiative I would deserve a reward; but if I do it under compulsion I am simply accepting a task entrusted to me. What reward do I have, then? That in my preaching I offer the gospel free of charge to avoid using the rights which the gospel allows me.
So though I was not a slave to any human being, I put myself in slavery to all people, to win as many as I could.
To the weak, I made myself weak, to win the weak. I accommodated myself to people in all kinds of different situations, so that by all possible means I might bring some to salvation. All this I do for the sake of the gospel, that I may share its benefits with others.
Mark 16: 15-20
And he said to them, ‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils; they will have the gift of tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands and be unharmed should they drink deadly poison; they will lay their hands on the sick, who will recover.’
And so the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven; there at the right hand of God he took his place, while they, going out, preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that accompanied it.
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: Father
received this special message on the
Feast of St. Ignatius July 31, 1994
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: Fr. Carter took this mission very seriously.
On August 1, 1994 as Mary appeared I received
this important message
August 1, 1994
Pray For The Success Of The Priestly
Newsletter -
Shepherds of Christ
Messenger: The following is the first official message I received before the statue of Mary at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center. It is a personal message for Father Carter.
Mary speaks: (in front of the glowing statue of Our Lady of Sorrows) I am the Immaculate Heart. My Heart is glowing for love of all my beloved children. I am your most loving Mother. I am with you this day. Pray for the success of the priestly newsletter Shepherds of Christ. I am guarding your way. You will receive such graces to accomplish this task! Grace from God is so abundantly bestowed on you and will lead to the success of this endeavor! Pray for this cause at the Center. The priests will lead the people to the love of My beloved Son. This is no little task. It will take many prayers and graces. Pray hard, little one. Your prayers will change many hearts.
I am Mary, your Immaculate Mother. I bring this message to My beloved priest-son.
end of August 1, 1994 message
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: Last
year we sent a spiritual bouquet of Masses —
33 in all and the Spirituality Handbook and
Prayer Manual to 86,000 priests in
the U.S.
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: This
year we need a large donation to send
the Priestly Newsletter Book III
to all the priests in the U.S. and the
other priests totaling 86,000
with the Prayer Manual.
I am the Good Shepherd, these are My prayers, the prayers I give to help renew the Church and the world, all prayer chapters are asked to include these prayers (found in the Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual). As My Apostles and Shepherds I ask you to encourage all existing Chapters to try to encourage all existing prayer groups to pray the Shepherds of Christ prayers. Encourage all Churches to pray these prayers. It is most urgent that the people of this earth concur with the Father's wishes to begin Prayer Chapters. This is an urgent request from the Good Shepherd. The flock will become one when they have given their hearts to Jesus and Mary. Encourage all priests to pray the Shepherds of Christ prayers. Your world will be lighted with great light as the people of this earth pray these prayers.
My promise is this to you My beloved earth: When you give your heart to Me and spread the devotion to My Sacred Heart, I will write your name In My Heart. I promise to give the greatest graces when you pray these prayers for renewal of the Church and the world and take all who pray them deeply into My Heart. The prayers I give will bring about the reign of My Sacred Heart and the triumph of Mary's Immaculate Heart. I am Jesus Christ, this is My message of January 22, 1998, Please circulate this message to your world. I am the Good Shepherd, I know Mine and Mine know Me and they follow Me. Grace My Shepherds, I will give you the greatest graces for spreading these words to this earth and to your Church. I love you, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of Man, it is the Plan of the Father that Prayer Chapters are begun immediately and the Priestly Newsletter is given to all priests. The Voice of the Good Shepherd speaks through it.
end of January 22, 1998
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: Think
how important it is to Jesus these prayer
chapters are started by the priests in
their parishes around the world.
Today is First Friday.
9 years ago I got a message to have the
public gatherings on the 5th of
each month because of the 5
blasphemies against Mary and in
honor of the 5 wounds of Jesus.
Mary's Image February 5, 2004
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: Last night the images were so beautiful in
Florida and we prayed so deeply for grace
and mercy and light for the world.
We prayed under the image with all our
hearts.
There is so much sin in the world — Many
do not obey the 10 commandments —
The Ten Commandments
I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.
You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.
Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
Honor your father and your mother.
You shall not kill.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.
February 6, 2004 message continues
Messenger: Many do not live by the Word of God.
A Very Important retreat for apostles
February 11, 2004 Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
to February 14, 2004 Valentine's Day
It ends at 3:00pm.
Personal reading and meditation
is needed beginning the night of the
10th from wherever you are.
(This will not interfere with
the normal
February 13th gathering in China, Indiana.)
Adorers will be needed for
the
evening and early morning hours
since the apostles will be in retreat.
(Please call Doris if you
intend to come
to the retreat)
The Country Hearth Inn has
rooms available for $45
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