March 16, 2022
March 17th Holy Spirit Novena |
The Novena Rosary
Mysteries |
Pray for Special Intentions
Prayer for Grace for our Country
Dear Father united to Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Sacrifice of Calvary sacramentally made present, celebrated around the world, in the Holy Spirit. We offer up all we do united to the Mass. We unite in one mind and one heart as members of the mystical body of Christ, with Christ our head in the pure and holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary, through the powerful intercession of Mary with all the angels and saints and souls in purgatory, and we beg for the saving grace, for our country, the United States. Please help us. We further pray for unity to always do the will of God in love. We spread the Blood of Jesus on the leaders and people of the United States and cast the devil into hell. We consecrate our country to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and all our dioceses, and beg for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God help us. We pray for our families, the priests, the Church and the world.
In the Name of Jesus please hear us, we pray. We pray for our president and leaders. We pray that we are united as one nation under God to work together in love as God wants.
March 16, 2022
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)
Novena to the Infant of Prague
O Jesus, who said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you," through the intercession of Mary, Your most holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted.
O Jesus, who said, "All that you ask of the Father in My Name He will grant you," through the intercession of Mary, Your most holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask Your Father in Your Name that my prayer be granted.O Jesus, who said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My word shall not pass," through the intercession of Mary, Your most holy Mother, I feel confident that my prayer will be granted.
We pray Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus, with all the angels and saints and the souls in purgatory united to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
We unite all our prayers, works, joys and sufferings to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and offer them up for the grace we need most and grace for all our needs, the priests, the Church and the world.
We spread the Blood of Jesus on us and all these people, we consecrate all our hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
We cast the devil into the fires of hell
And ask for the Holy Spirit to come upon us in a powerful way.
We pray for the following intentions, our families,…
March 15, 2022
Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation
1. Luke 1: 26-38
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s favour! The Lord is with you.’ She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, ‘Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour. Look! You are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David; he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘But how can this come about, since I have no knowledge of man?’ The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God. And I tell you this too: your cousin Elizabeth also, in her old age, has conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God.’ Mary said, ‘You see before you the Lord’s servant, let it happen to me as you have said.’ And the angel left her.
2. R. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and asked Mary to be the Mother of God.
3. R. Think of how much the Father loves us that He sent His Son, Jesus into this world.
4. R. All through the lives of Jesus and Mary, we see how Jesus and Mary did the Father’s will.
5. R. The Father has a plan for each one of us gathered here. We are very important to this plan, the plan of salvation. It is in opening up our hearts and letting Jesus and Mary into our hearts, that we will know more and more what the Father wants us to do.
6. Mary: My dear little children, pray to my spouse, the Holy Spirit. He will lead you all through your life to know more and more the will of your Heavenly Father. Your Father created you so special, there is not another person that is like you. He loves you. You are His creation. My dear little children, open up your heart and let the love of Jesus flow into your heart. He loves you with the tenderest and gentlest love. I am Mary, your Mother.
7. Mary: My dear little children, you do not know how Jesus waits by the door of your heart and wants to be so close to you. Every minute, all through your day, Jesus is there waiting for you to talk to Him. He loves you with the deepest, burning love. I am Mary, your Mother. Open your heart and let go of anything that is blocking you from a loving relationship with my Son, Jesus. You are the children of this world, and you will carry the love of Jesus to many souls.
8. R. Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth, and the child within the womb of Elizabeth jumped for joy at the presence of Mary and Jesus.
9. R. A visit from Jesus, Jesus loves us so much that He remains with us in the Holy Eucharist. He is as present in the Holy Eucharist as He was in the womb of the Virgin Mary.
10. R. Think of that, Mary carried the Child Jesus within her womb, but Jesus loves each one of us.
The Visitation
1. Luke 1: 39-45
Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? Look, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’
2. R. A visit from Jesus, Jesus gives Himself to us in the Holy Eucharist, but in baptism, we receive a sharing in His Divine life, and if we stay in the state of grace, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit dwell within us in our graced, baptized soul in a special way.
3. R. God the Father so loved this world that He sent His Son. Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem. A little baby, babies are so lovable, Jesus came as a baby. He wants us to give Him our love.
4. R. Jesus no longer walks the earth, but out of greatest love He remains with us in the Holy Eucharist, the same as the day He walked the earth. He remains in our graced baptized soul in a special way.
5. R. Jesus came into this world. He was born a baby for the love of each and every soul and He died for each and every soul. He asks us to love all of our brothers.
6. R. His way is the way of love. He asks us to love God and to love each other.
The angels sang and the Son of God was born in the town of Bethlehem in such poverty, born in a manger, and wrapped in swaddling clothes. Jesus loves us so much.
7. R. Jesus was surrounded with little sheep and by shepherds. How tenderly He loves each one of us and wants us to be with Him forever in our true home in Heaven.
8. Mary: My dear sweet youth, open up your heart, my Son is giving to you His abundant love and giving to you special graces to know Him more and more. Let go of anything that is blocking you from His love.
9. R. Jesus came into this world our Savior. Let us thank Him and praise Him.
10. R. Mary our Mother, mothers us this day as she cared for and loved her child Jesus.
Sing: O Holy Night
The Birth of Jesus
1. R. Mary and her heart, all her gentleness, all her love, all her memories, all her emotions in dealing with the Child Jesus as she carried Him within her womb, as she nursed Him and took care of Him, all the memories in her heart and in her pure and gentle heart, the way that she loved the Father with such immense intensity, the way she loved her spouse the Holy Spirit with such deep, deep love, and the way she loved her Son Jesus, every detail of His life, the way she pondered His ways, the way she kept so many things in her heart.
2. R. It is in dwelling in the heart of Mary, it is as I operate in this oneness from Mary’s heart, that I will more operate with purity and love. As I interact with others, I will love through the heart of Mary, I will love the Father and I will love the Son and I will love the Holy Spirit through the heart of Mary. I will love God through Mary’s heart, with gentleness, with purity, with deep love. I will love God more like Mary’s heart as I dwell and become one in her heart. I will love others through the heart of Mary.
3. Luke 2: 15-20
Now it happened that when the angels had gone from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go to Bethlehem and see this event which the Lord has made known to us.’ So they hurried away and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. When they saw the child they repeated what they had been told about him, and everyone who heard it was astonished at what the shepherds said to them. As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds went back glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as they had been told.
4. R. Mary, that loves each and every soul with such tender and beautiful love for her little children. I will love my brothers more as she loves her little children. When I pray to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit I will pray with this intense love through Mary’s heart. As I dwell in the heart of Mary, as I act in oneness with this heart of Mary, I will praise and love the Lord through her heart. How can I give honor and praise to God? Through Mary’s heart that loves God more than any other human person can, I can give great honor to God by loving through Mary’s heart. Immaculate Heart of Mary, may I forever dwell within this Immaculate Heart and in such purity give love to God and all others through the heart of Mary.
5. R. When we dwell in her heart we share her knowing of living in Jesus, her dwelling in Jesus, and of being one in Jesus.
6. R. The first place that Jesus made His entry as a man into the world was in the womb of Mary. So sacred and so holy the body of Mary to hold the Savior of the world, the Son of God.
7. R. It is so clear that it is the Father’s will for us to come through Mary. Let our hearts dwell within the heart that gave life to the beloved Son of God. The heart that beat and gave Him life. Let us dwell in this holy place.
8. Mary: My dear little children, I am so pleased that you have come and gathered to pray the rosary with me. I am your loving Mother. I love you with the deepest motherly love. Focus on the mysteries of the rosary, and meditate on each mystery so you understand more and more the life of my Son, Jesus and my life. I am Mary your Mother and I love you.
9. R. Mary was the highly favored daughter of the Father. All through her life, she lived to please her heavenly Father.
10. R. She said to the angel, “Be it done unto me according to thy word.”
Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
Sing: Silent Night
The Presentation in the Temple
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R. Joseph and Mary took the Child Jesus to the Temple to present Him to the Father.2.
R. Simeon the prophet tells Mary and Joseph of the sufferings that Jesus and Mary would undergo.3.
R. Simeon told Mary, and a sword too shall pierce your heart, O Mary.4.
R. Jesus loves us so much that He gave His flesh and His Blood for love of us.5.
R. Through His pierced Heart, Blood and water flowed.6.
R. Jesus gives us a sharing in His Divine life in baptism.7.
R. This life flows from the pierced Heart of Jesus, through the heart of Mary, into our hearts.8.
R. Nothing satisfies our soul, but the love of God.9.
R. Simeon told Mary, that a sword too, would pierce her heart.10.
R. It is in Baptism that we are given this sharing in His life, let us pray fervently to stay forever in the state of grace, and to thank Jesus for giving us a sharing in His life in baptism.
The Finding in the Temple
1. Mary: How many of my little children are lost in this world today. You are my youth that I have called here in the Junior Shepherds of Christ to go out into this world and to spread the love of my Son.
2. Mary: He is calling each one of you, His special, chosen children to draw ever closer to His Heart. You are the youth of America. This movement will spread throughout the world, and you will be a vital force of spreading His love.
3. Mary: Pray every day your consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Ask Jesus to help you to grow more and more in His life and be joined ever closer to His Heart.
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Mary: Many of my little children throughout this world are in the state of sin. It is through your prayers that you will help many youth.5.
Mary: I am Mary your Mother. I appear here, my dear ones, for this request is an urgent request for you to pray every day. Your prayers are so pure and the Father loves the youth to pray to Him. I am Mary your Mother. I am guarding you. I am watching you. I am caring for you. Come to my heart my dear, sweet children and let me protect you and fill you with the love of my Son.6.
Mary: Many of those things that you see in this world today are not of God. You must pray every day with all your heart to know the will of the Father. The Father has a plan for you. You were called here by my Son, Jesus. You must pray as you have never prayed before.7.
Mary: My heart is in so much sorrow for my little lost children of this world. Will you pray for all of the children of the world?8.
Mary: I call all souls on this earth, my children, old and young alike are my children, for I am your heavenly Mother. All souls on this earth are my beloved, little children. I love each soul with my maternal love, more than any earthly mother. I love all my little children of this world. You have been called, a special calling to come to this Center and to pray for all the children of the world.9.
Mary: The Father will listen to your prayers. My sweet little children, pray for the priests, pray for the little children of the world and for the priests. You are my special apostles that I am sending into the world to teach the youth of the love of God.10. R.
Mary is extremely illuminated and she has been like that since the beginning of the rosary. She still remains like this appearing to me.
Rita Ring | ||||
Mass Book,
by Rita Ring: Many of the entries in the Priestly Newsletter Volume II from a
spiritual journal came from this book. These entries |
Rosary Meditations
for Parents and Children, by
Rita Ring, Short Meditations for both parents and children to be used when
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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Apostles 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Songs 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 |
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Fr. Joe Robinson |
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Guiding Light — The Word Alive in Our Hearts. — Cycle B 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 |
Guiding Light — The Soul Who Could. — Cycle A Homilies by the Reverend Joe Robinson given at St. Boniface Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. $10 |
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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. $10 |
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. $10 |
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. $10 |
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. $10 |
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Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. |
Here are all the products in this category:
Books written by the founder of Shepherds of Christ Ministries
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Response to God’s Love by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. In this book Fr. Carter speaks of God as the ultimate mystery. We can meditate on the interior life of the Trinity. Fr. Carter tells us about our uniqueness in the Father's Plan for us, how the individual Christian, the Church and the world are in the state of becoming. Imprimatur. $10 |
Shepherds of Christ — Selected Writings on Spirituality for all People as Published in Shepherds of Christ Newsletter for Priests. Contains 12 issues of the newsletter from July/August 1994 to May/June 1996. $15 |
Shepherds of Christ — Volume 2: by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. Contains issues 13—29 of the newsletter (September/October 1996 — Issue 5, 1999) $15 |
Shepherds of Christ — Volume 3 by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. Contains Newsletter Issues 1 through 4 of 2000 including Fr. Carter’s tremendous Overview of the Spiritual Life $10 |
Tell My People. Messages from Jesus and Mary (As given to Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.) One of Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.'s Synopsis of the Spiritual Life From Jesus to Fr. Carter "On Holy Saturday, 1994, Jesus told me that on the following day, Easter, I would also begin to receive messages for others. Our Lord also told me that some of these were eventually to be published in a book and here is that book." $10 |
Spirituality Handbook. Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. did 3 synopsis of the spiritual life. The Spirituality Handbook, the Priestly Newsletter 20he Tell My People book. The way of spiritual life proposed to the members of Shepherds of Christ Associates is centered in consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. All aspects of the spiritual life discussed below should be viewed as means to help members develop their lives in consecration to Christ, the Sacred Heart, and to Mary, the Immaculate Heart. $3 |
The Spirituality of Fatima by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. The Fatima apparitions and messages received official Church approval in 1930. In giving her official approval to the Fatima event, the Church tells us that what took place at Fatima involving the three young visionaries is worthy of our belief. $5 |
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Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena CD
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Statues/Religious Items
Blue Crystal Rosary
Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping
Red Crystal Rosary
Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping
Clear Crystal Rosary
Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping
R. Pray for These Things
1) Pray for the Pope & hierarchy to help us start prayer chapters.
3) Pray for the priests, the Church and the world!
2) Pray for Special people.
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.
11) Pray for the country
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) Pray for the Corona Virus to go away
18) All who asked us to pray for them.
19) All we promised to pray for.
20) Rita, Doris, Sheila, Jerry, Sanja, Fr. Mike, Louie, Laverne,
Fr. Joe, all priests helping us, Ed, Jimmy, Mary,
Carol R., a special couple, Rosie & all involved.
21) All of our families.
22) Funds and insurance.
23) All of our houses.
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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