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March 12th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 3 Period I.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for March 12th are Sorrowful.

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March 11, 2017

2nd Sunday of Lent

Genesis 12: 1-4

Yahweh said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your kindred and your father’s house for a country which I shall show you; and I shall make you a great nation, I shall bless you and make your name famous; you are to be a blessing!

   I shall bless those who bless you,
   and shall curse those who curse you,
   and all clans on earth
   will bless themselves by you.’

So Abram went as Yahweh told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy–five years old when he left Haran.

Psalm 33: 4-5, 18-20, 22

The word of Yahweh is straightforward,
all he does springs from his constancy.
He loves uprightness and justice;
the faithful love of Yahweh fills the earth.

But see how Yahweh watches over those who fear him,
those who rely on his faithful love,
to rescue them from death
and keep them alive in famine.

We are waiting for Yahweh;
he is our help and our shield,

Yahweh, let your faithful love rest on us,
as our hope has rested in you.

2 Timothy 1: 8-10

So you are never to be ashamed of witnessing to our Lord, or ashamed of me for being his prisoner; but share in my hardships for the sake of the gospel, relying on the power of God who has saved us and called us to be holy-not because of anything we ourselves had done but for his own purpose and by his own grace. This grace had already been granted to us, in Christ Jesus, before the beginning of time, but it has been revealed only by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus. He has abolished death, and he has brought to light immortality and life through the gospel,

Matthew 17: 1-9

Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured: his face shone like the sun and his clothes became as dazzling as light. And suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared to them; they were talking with him. Then Peter spoke to Jesus. ‘Lord,’ he said, ‘it is wonderful for us to be here; if you want me to, I will make three shelters here, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’ He was still speaking when suddenly a bright cloud covered them with shadow, and suddenly from the cloud there came a voice which said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; he enjoys my favour. Listen to him.’ When they heard this, the disciples fell on their faces, overcome with fear. But Jesus came up and touched them, saying, ‘Stand up, do not be afraid.’ And when they raised their eyes they saw no one but Jesus.

2nd Sunday of Lent

March 16, 2014

INTRODUCTION – (Genesis, 12,1-4; II Timothy 1,8b-10; Matthew 17,1-9) Our first reading takes us back almost 4000 years to the time of Abraham. His name was Abram before God gave him a vocation and a new name. Abram came from an ancient civilization known as Sumer, a settlement near modern day Kuwait. He and his family migrated to the northern part of Syria, near Turkey. After a lengthy stay there, Abram heard God's call to leave his kinfolk behind and move to the land of Canaan - modern day Israel. To make this move, he had to leave behind a prosperous commercial area to settle in a land that was still relatively primitive and undeveloped. Abraham made this long and difficult journey at the tender age of 75 along with his wife, Sarah, who was 10 years younger. God was telling them, not only to pack up and move to an unknown territory, but to start a family there as well! It was a pure act of faith on the part of Abraham to follow God's call and to believe in the blessings God kept promising him, promises we hear in today's first reading. In the gospel, we have the account of the Transfiguration, which was a promise of Jesus' future glory in the resurrection and future glory for those who follow him faithfully.

HOMILY – Three words begin today's gospel: "after six days." (Luke says eight days - but who's going to argue over such a small detail). Those three words are not printed in your books but they are in the Bible. We hardly ever hear a reference to time in the gospels. The miracles and teachings that make up Jesus' ministry just seem to follow one after the other without any specific indication as to what order they occurred in or how they were connected. Here, however, Matthew, Mark and Luke want us to know that the transfiguration of Jesus is necessarily connected with some previous event. That event was when Jesus asked his disciples "who do you say that I am?" I'm sure you remember that very important passage. Peter answered correctly as we know, when he said "you are the Christ." (i.e. the Messiah) But when Jesus began to teach them he would have to suffer greatly, they balked at that idea. Peter's resistance to Jesus' teaching about suffering earned him the strongest rebuke to ever come from Jesus when Jesus said to Peter: "Get behind me, Satan!" Jesus then went on to warn the apostles they would have to suffer too: "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me."

    It was within a few days that Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James and John. At that very moment, the apostles could really see Jesus: as Christ or the Messiah AND as he will be in risen glory. They would not have such an opportunity to see Jesus again in glory until after Jesus' resurrection, so Jesus told them not to speak to anyone about the vision until Jesus was raised from the dead. I guess if they did tell any of the others about what they had experienced, the others would have thought they had lost their minds.

    The main emphasis here is on Jesus, the one about whom God the Father said: "listen to him." As Jesus had earlier told all the apostles, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me," so there is here in Jesus' transfiguration a message of hope for those who follow him, hope that someday his followers would share in his glory since they have shared in his cross.

    It is about these words of God the Father, "listen to him," that I want to say a few words. If we listen to Jesus and follow him perfectly, we would never need to say, "I'm sorry." We wouldn't need to have a season of Lent calling us to repent, to change our ways, to pray and fast and give alms. We wouldn't need to have such a thing as the sacrament of confession or reconciliation.

    Usually we have a Penance Service during Advent and Lent. This year, however, our Archbishop asked all the parishes in the Archdiocese to open their doors to make available the sacrament of confession. That's what is happening on Tuesday of this week. We will be open on Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00. Fr. Lammeier and I will be hearing confessions. If it's not a very busy evening, I'll just hear them alone. If you would rather go to another priest, most other parishes will be open for confessions at the same time.

    I consider hearing confessions one of the most privileged parts of my ministry. It's as if I could be like Jesus and say to a person who could not walk, arise and walk, so in confession, assuring a person of God's forgiveness and love is bringing them peace and setting them free. Sin and guilt are psychologically and emotionally crippling and forgiveness is freeing.

    Can't a person go directly to God? Yes, but signs are helpful in connecting us with God. I can talk to God on my own, but if a voice came out of the heavens to say to me "you are forgiven, I love you as my child," that would be even more reassuring. The priest's voice, "I forgive you your sins," is that voice from the heavens assuring us of God's forgiveness. It is exactly what Jesus said to the apostles on Easter Sunday night: "Peace be with you." Then he breathed on them and said, "receive the Holy Spirit, whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven them, whose sins you retain, they are retained." Of all the things Jesus might have said when he first appeared to his apostles, the power to forgive sins was one of the most important things he wanted them to be able to do. They would be continuing Jesus' work of offering his love and forgiveness of people.

    I can almost visibly see the peace that forgiveness can bring, and that's why confession is such a privileged part of my ministry as a priest. It's a great miracle to be able to speak the words of forgiveness. Sometimes I feel blessed to be able to offer a person some good advice. This Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00. We'll keep the lights on for you. Amen.

Jiffy Sheet: 108 day Novena beginning March 10, 2017 to June 25, 2017

You will need:           1. This sheet
                                2. Holy Spirit Novena Book
                                3. Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual

I. Begin at 6:20 p.m. by singing, "Come Holy Ghost" (verse 1).

Say, "I want to make a Spiritual Communion."

"I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love." (This will unite us in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.)

Cast out Satan: "We cast Satan into the fires of hell, far from us, our families, our Movement, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, the Church and the world in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

Holy Spirit Novena and Rosary Novena Chart

Day:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Period I	Mar 10 -J	11 - L	12 - S	13 - G	14 - J	15 - L	16 - S	17 - G	18 - J
II	19 - L	20 - S	21 - G	22 - J	23 - L	24 - S	25 - G	26 - J	27 - L
Period I	28 - S	29 - G	30 - J	31 - L	Apr 1 - S	2 - G	3 - J	4 - L	5 - S
II	6 - G	7 - J	8 - L	9 - S	10 - G	11 - J	12 - L	13 - S	14 - G
Period I	15 - J	16 - L	17 - S	18 - G	19 - J	20 - L	21 - S	22 - G	23 - J
II	24 - L	25 - S	26 - G	27 - J	28 - L	29 - S	30 - G	May 1 - J	2 - L
Period I	3 - S	4 - G	5 - J	6 - L	7 - S	8 - G	9 - J	10 - L	11 - S
II	12 - G	13 - J	14 - L	15 - S	16 - G	17 - J	18 - L	19 - S	20 - G
Period I	21 - J	22 - L	23 - S	24 - G	25 - J	26 - L	27 - S	28 - G	29 - J
II	30 - L	31 - S	Jun 1 - G	2 - J	3 - L	4 - S	5 - G	6 - J	7 - L
Period I	8 - S	9 - G	10 - J	11 - L	12 - S	13 - G	14 - J	15 - L	16 - S
II	17 - G	18 - J	19 - L	20 - S	21 - G	22 - J	23 - L	24 - S	25 - G

Pray the Holy Spirit Novena using the Holy Spirit Novena Booklet.

After the novena, read the appropriate meditation. For example: period 1, day 1; period 1, day 2; etc. This will continue until further indicated.

It is enormously important that you feel as a body praying together, asking for the special coming of the Holy Spirit.

After the meditation say: "We consecrate the Movement, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, the Church and the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary."

Ask that the Blood of Jesus be spread on the Movement, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, the Church and the world.

Begin the 6:30 p.m. prayer service as usual.

II. Begin the 6:30 prayer service

Begin praying: Dear Father in the name of Your Son Jesus, in the Holy Spirit, through the powerful intercession of the Virgin Mary, with all the angels and the saints and the souls in purgatory, we join in one mind and one heart and ask the Holy Spirit to come to all the world in a special way, especially to our priests. We pray all prayers for the priests and the renewal of the Church and the world and for the Shepherds of Christ intentions. By the precious Body and Blood of Jesus we cast out Satan far from this place, our families, the Shepherds of Christ Movement, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, the Church and the world. We ask the Blood of Jesus be spread on us, the Shepherds of Christ Movement, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, the Church and the world. We beg for grace and mercy for the world and wish to make reparation to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. We give our hearts to Jesus and Mary with all gathered here in love. We wish to be forgiven for offending one another. We love You God, help us.

Sing A Song from Jesus.   Refrain: "I come to you with greatest love, I am your loving Savior. I am your God, I died for you, I come to you this day."

Then begin the prayers of the Good Shepherd (Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual).

Sing The Rosary song   Refrain: "Oh the rosary, the rosary is the love of Their two Hearts,   Oh the rosary, the rosary is the love of Their two Hearts."
      1) Ave Maria, Ave Maria.
      2) Jesus we love You, Mary we love you.
      3) This is her peace plan, Children must pray it.
      4) We turn to Mary, She is the Queen of Peace.
      5) Oh Sacred Heart Divine, Oh Heart of Mary pure, Ave Maria, We love to pray it!

Begin the rosary. Please use the Rosary Books and the Rosary Aves. The important thing is to pray the prayers and the rosary at 6:30 p.m., if possible. (Rosary mysteries need to be according to the Rosary Novena.)

Read 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.


Pray A Prayer of Thanksgiving then read the Daily Message for the day.

^{^{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.

Give the gift that Counts
this Christmas!

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Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena
Holy Spirit Novena by: Rita Ring
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Holy 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

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Holy Spirit Novena Read by: Rita Ring
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Holy Spirit Novena CD. Prayers and scripture readings from the Holy Spirit Novena Booklet read by Rita Ring. $10

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Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual. The Shepherds of Christ has prayer chapters all over the world praying for the priests, the Church and the world. These prayers that Father Carter compiled in the summer of 1994 began this worldwide network of prayer. Currently the prayers are in eight languages with the Church’s Imprimatur. We have prayed daily for the priests, the Church, and the world since 1994. Associates are called to join prayer Chapters and help us circulate the newsletter centered on spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and helping to renew the Church through greater holiness. Please form a Prayer Chapter & order a Prayer Manual.

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In Imitation of Two Hearts — Prayers for Consolation, Renewal and Peace in Times of Suffering Fr. John J. Pasquini leads a suffering soul to the gentle Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In these most loving Hearts — the prayers by Fr. John Pasquini — help the person suffering to know more deeply the pascal mystery of death/resurrection. President of the Pontifical Council for Health $10

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Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters
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Shepherds of Christ, a book of Spirituality Newsletters, is a compilation of the first nine newsletters from Fr. John J. Pasquini begining in August 2006. The Newsletter has been circulated to the priests and hierarchy spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart, promoting love for the Eucharist, greater love for the Church, the Priesthood, Mary and the Holy Spirit, the Mass, Prayer, and greater intimate relationship with God. $35

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Guiding Light Homily Book Series

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                Given March 21, 2014

                R. Pray for These Things

                1) Pray for the Pope & hierarchy to help us start prayer chapters.
                2) Pray for Dan, Sally Jo, Richard, Carol, Margaret, Sue,
                    Jack, Jean, Amanda, Matthew, Special intentions.
                3) Pray for the priests, the Church and the world!
                4) Pray for the spread of prayer chapters,
                    also for the spread of priests doing prayer chapters.
                5) Pray for the spread of Blue Books.
                6) People going to Florida and China.
                7) Vocations to all 7 categories.
                8) Pray for spread of Consecration and Rosary.
                9) Pray for pope helping us.
               10) Pray for Jeff - sales & health. Pray for Nick.
               11) Blue Book 17 and cover and all involved.
                    For our Publisher and all involved
               12) All intentions on my list, Jerry's list.
               13) Priests getting Fr. Joe's book.
               14) Pray for Fr. Joe's new book, cover & funds for printing & postage.
               15) Donors and members and their families.
               16) Healing of the Family tree.
               17) Dan & Melanie, Catherine & mom, Gary, Mary Jo,
                    Jim & statues, Fr. Ken, Monsignor, Kerry, Tom & wife.
               18) All who asked us to pray for them.
               19) All we promised to pray for.
               20) Rita, John, Doris, Sheila, Jerry, Regina, Sanja,
                    Betty, Sophie, Lisa, Eileen, Fr. Mike, Louie, Laverne,
                    2 Dons, Mary Ellen, Fr. Joe, all priests helping us,
                    Ed, Jimmy, Steve, a special couple, Rosie & all involved.
               21) 2 babies and moms.
               22) Funds and insurance.
               23) Jerry's garage.
               24) In thanksgiving for gifts, graces, & blessings received.
               25) Spread the Blood of Jesus on all of us here.
               26) Consecrate all hearts.
               27) Cast the devil out of all of us here and all in Movement.

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Crystal Image Rosary

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8mm glass beads
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Tell My People                    $5.00
Response to God's Love    $8.00
Response in Christ              $8.00



Old Mass Books with the Imprimatur
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New Mass Book with Imprimatur
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New Parents & Children's Book with the Imprimatur
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