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March 19, 2015
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We pray through the intercession of St. Joseph.
March 19, 2015
Novena to Mary Annunciation
starts March 17th
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.
Luke 1: 46-55
And Mary said:
My soul proclaims
the greatness of the Lord
and my spirit rejoices
in God my Saviour;
because he has looked upon
the humiliation of his servant.
Yes, from now onwards
all generations will call me blessed,
for the Almighty
has done great things for me.
Holy is his name,
and his faithful love extends age after age
to those who fear him.
He has used the power of his arm,
he has routed the arrogant of heart.
He has pulled down princes
from their thrones
and raised high the lowly.
He has filled the starving with good things,
sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the help
of Israel his servant,
mindful of his faithful love
—according to the promise
he made to our ancestors—
of his mercy to Abraham
and to his descendants for ever.
Sing: Holy Is His Name
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.
Happy Feast of St. Joseph
Vision as seen by Rita Ring,
R. Mary appeared as Our Lady of Fatima for one hour and 15 minutes. Mary appeared in the Sorrowful Mother statue at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center.
I was at Our Lady’s House for the Junior Shepherds of Christ meeting. I cannot remember any great apparition of Mary in the Sorrowful Mother statue since August 12 and 13, 1996. She appeared all night and two times on August 13, 1996, once right before I went to the rosary at Tom’s farm about 5:30 p.m. (the night John was there and St. Michael came out of the water). Mary comes when you least expect her. Tonight I went to the Holy Spirit Center for the rosary with the Junior Shepherds of Christ. We could not pray in the Rosary chapel because Fr. Smith was going to say Mass. We could not pray in the Sorrowful Mother’s chapel because the pews were draped with work clothes. We could not pray in the social hall because the band was playing. The only place left was in the hall on the other side of the wall from the band. The youth in the Shepherds of Christ chapter decided this was the place and moved pews in front of the statue.
As we began the rosary I began to see Mary, covered with a mist. Then I saw light around her. She got bigger than the statue, her face softened to that of the most beautiful woman – the same as the picture I took on Mother’s Day 1995 when she told me to buy film and take her picture. She was all adorned in light. She changed, around her head and she became a young, beautiful girl. She then changed into a lady of immense light, all white, beautiful and young. I wanted to cry in awe looking at her. I wanted to stop the rosary and just see the apparition, but I continued to speak as she spoke through me. The whole rosary was on Our Lady of Fatima. She turned into Our Lady of Fatima, so white, so beautiful, young in her face. I have seen many statues of Our Lady of Fatima. I have seen her all white and adorned in light before – Our Lady of Light, that is what she called herself.
On October 5, 1996 I saw her at Immaculata in the grotto.
She had told me earlier that day she was Our Lady of the Rosary and gave a very strong message.
I do not recall seeing her in an apparition in the Sorrowful Mother’s statue since August 13, 1996.
She was clearly, clearly, “Our Lady of Fatima” - LIVE. I saw her. I am in awe and wanted more, it was so beautiful!
She may have appeared as Our Lady of Fatima the first time. She was covered with the greatest light - a light as from a fire and all white, but on July 5, 1994 when she first appeared, I did not know what Our Lady of Fatima looked like.
I know tonight she was like every statue I have ever seen of Our Lady of Fatima, glistening,, and all white. She had beads or embroidery around her cloak. I know she looked like the Lady of Fatima statues but LIVE.
Every time we sang A Song From Jesus she would shine with the brightest light and her face would fill with the greatest joy.
Even in a lighted hall, Mary would appear to me.
There was no place for Jesus to be born – He was born the Light of the World in a stable in Bethlehem and the brightest star shone above His bed.
This rosary on Fatima needs to circulate to the youth. Mary appeared to tell us to tell the youth this rosary. It does not have any message from Mary, only information from her for the youth.
Mary’s message for the youth: a rosary on Fatima – as she appeared to deliver it.
This is a great comfort to me. She appeared, Our Lady of Fatima, to tell us that this is truly a major part of the completion of the Fatima message.
The youth told me they could not hear the rosary, only the loud music of the band. I did not hear the band at all - but was in awe with Mary’s appearing and the rosary!
At one point I saw a little blond hair sticking out from under her veil at the top of her head.
At least three times I saw this immense Lady of Light turn into Our Lady of Fatima. It was as if she was transformed from the Lady of Light into the Lady of Fatima.
The room was a brightly lighted hallway with big balls of light that came down from the ceiling.
She was adorned in light, brighter than the hallway, light as bright as seven suns, the Lady of Light.
It is in her womb we see the light, the light of knowing God through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Joyful Mysteries
27
The Annunciation
1. R. Our heavenly Mother Mary, gave messages associated with the major Fatima apparitions. She told Jacinta, one of the three visionaries at Fatima...
“‘Tell everybody that God gives graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Tell them to ask grace from her, and that the Heart of Jesus wishes to be venerated together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Ask them to plead for peace from the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for the Lord has confided the peace of the world to her.’
The Visitation
1. R. We carry Jesus within
our hearts.
2. R. When we visit others we bring the Jesus that lives within us to
the other person. We embrace Jesus when we embrace each other in love.
3. R. Mary went to visit her cousin, Elizabeth. The Child Jesus was
within Mary’s womb. We carry Jesus within ourselves. We receive Him in
the Holy Eucharist. When we go to Communion, we go to our pews, and we
have the Son of God within our hearts. He is as present in our hearts as
He was when He was carried in the womb of Mary, when she went to visit
her cousin, Elizabeth.
4. R. We do not even realize the great gifts God has given to us when He
gives Himself to us in the Holy Eucharist. Think of what it would be
like if He took away the gift of the Holy Eucharist, if He took away the
Mass.
5. R. We must be strong. We are the youth that are being sent to go into
a world that has turned sinful. Some have turned their backs on God. We
must realize, that we must be strong. It is hard in this world, but we
must go to Jesus. We must spend time with Him everyday.
6. R. Jesus is the Son of Mary. Jesus and Mary are with us.
7. Hail Mary...
8. R. We must listen to the words of scripture, the words that we are
given as teachings. We must pray to the Holy Spirit that we will
comprehend the word of God, for God is speaking to us in His word. The
Holy Spirit gives us understanding into these words that we will know
God and love Him.
9. R. Mary brought forth an infant child. She watched Him. She cared for
Him. All through His life, she stayed close to Him. All through our
lives our Mother Mary is forever by our sides.
10. R. We must be strong, for we are being called by God. It is not a
myth. He is calling each one of us to be leaders to help to lead the
other youth to God.
The Birth of Jesus
1. R. The heavenly Father
allowed Mary to appear at Fatima, and she told us what we must do. She
told us that in order to have peace in the world we must give our hearts
to her and give our hearts to her Son, Jesus.
2. R. She said that if we did not pay attention to her there would be a
great war. Man ignored the pleading of Our Lady at Fatima, and there was
World War II. Many, many, many people were killed. They suffered a
brutal death.
3. R. At Fatima, she showed the three young children the fires of hell.
They were very young, and they said they would have died of fright had
Our Lady not assured them that they would not go to hell.
4. R. Why would Our Lady appear to children and show children the souls
suffering in the fires in hell?
5. R. Mary appears at Fatima, and she is ignored. To this very day we do
not do what Mary told us to do at Fatima. At Fatima she promised in the
end the Sacred Heart of Jesus will reign, and her heart will triumph.
6. R. Jesus Christ came into the world in the womb of the Virgin Mary.
He came as the Light of the World. He will be, in this great era of
peace to come, the King and the center of all hearts.
7. R. He came in poverty. He was born in a stable. He came to show us
that the great riches are not found in the riches of the world, that
they are found in Him. He is the King, but He comes into this world in
poverty.
8. R. The greatest riches are found in the Heart of Christ.
9. R. It is so simple. Why do we not love God, why do we not love one
another?
10. R. Why does man think that he can ignore God, that he is in control,
that he can do his own will?
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
1. The old man Simeon said in
the Temple that “Look, he is destined for the fall and for the rise of
many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is opposed-” (Lk. 2:34)
2. And he said to Mary, “and a sword will pierce your soul too - so that
the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.” (Lk. 2:35)
3. R. Mary is the Mother of all the children of the world, and look how
she is treated by so many of her children. Many abuse her name. They
abuse her images. They do not love her. She is their Mother, and they do
not love her.
4. R. Mary told us at Fatima what we must do in order to have peace in
this world. The fourth commandment tells us we must obey our earthly
mother. What makes us think that we do not have to obey our heavenly
Mother?
5. R. She said that man was sinful and that he was offending God. She
said to Jacinta before she died, “I can no longer restrain the hand of
my Divine Son from striking the world with just punishment for its many
crimes.”
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
1. R. They were warned. They were warned over and over again of
their sinfulness. They were told that they must change, but they would
not obey and so God told Noah to build an Ark.
2. R. And all men were destroyed, but those men on Noah’s Ark.
3. R. Mary searched for the Child Jesus in the Temple. Today, there are
many searching for those things that will make them happy. We will not
be happy if our lives are not rooted in God.
4. R. We must go to Mary in order to be close to God. As Noah went into
the Ark for his refuge, we to must go to the heart of Mary. She is the
Ark that will lead us to the Heart of her Son.
5. R. So many this day are sinning. They must go to the temple. Mary is
the temple that we go to, in order to find God. We go to her spiritual
womb, to her heart, and we find God. We must do as Our Lady told us at
Fatima, and give Mary our hearts. All through the day we give Mary our
hearts and Jesus our hearts.
6. R. This is our job, to spread the Fatima message, to do what Mary has
told us to do at Fatima, to give Jesus our hearts, and to tell all the
other youth that we must do what Mary said at Fatima. We must give Mary
and Jesus our hearts, pray the rosary, go to church on first Saturday,
and tell Jesus and Mary we are sorry for the sins in this world.
7. R. Mary’s peace plan is so simple to follow. We have disobeyed our
heavenly Mother at Fatima. Mary appeared on July 13, 1917 to the three
children. Mary showed the three children a vision of hell. She told
them, “You have seen Hell, where the souls of poor sinners go. To save
them, God wishes to establish, in the world, devotion to my Immaculate
Heart. If people do what I tell you, many souls will be saved and there
will be peace.”31
We must
obey Mary. The plan is the same plan today. We must reach the youth of
this world with the consecration. We must tell them to give their hearts
to Jesus and Mary.
8. R. Mary is the temple. We will find Jesus if we go to Mary.
Song: “Oh Holy Dwelling Place of God...”
9. R. We have been given great gifts from Our Lord and from Our Lady. We
want to be leaders, to lead other young people to Jesus and to Mary. We
must thank them for the gifts we are given, for what we do with our
lives will make the difference to so many souls. She showed the children
the souls in hell. Visualize this as clearly as possible in your mind.
What you do to help to spread the message of His love will make the
difference to so many souls.
10. R. Can we truly look at our Mother, Mary? See her before us, adorned
in the greatest light. See her glistening? Look into her beautiful face,
into her eyes. Tell her we must help to lead her children to the Heart
of her Son, that you will help her to help others so they will not be
lost to the fires of hell forever.
NOTES:
27. Our
Lady of Fatima’s Peace Plan from Heaven [Rockford: TAN Books and
Publishers, Inc., 1983], pp. 9-10.
28. Rev. Edward Carter, S.J., Spirituality of Fatima and Medjugorje,
[Milford: Faith Publishing Co., 1994], p. 18.
29. Our Lady’s Peace Plan, op. cit., pp. 9-10.
30. Ibid., pp. 4-5.
31. Ibid., p. 4.
Jesus: Pray March 13, 2015 message
for the next 30 days –
Print it out – keep it
with you –
Given March 13, 2015
R. This is a prayer service to pray
with all of our hearts
united as one –
as never before –
We pray to the Father –
united to Jesus in the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass,
(the Sacrifice of Calvary,
sacramentally made present)
We pray in the Holy Spirit
with all the angels and saints and
the souls in purgatory –
through the powerful intercession
of Mary, Our Lady of Clearwater –
Pray with me, now, with all of your
heart –
Pray in deep unity before the
Exposed Eucharist here –
We pray for the pope, for all
cardinals, for all bishops,
all priests –
We pray for all of us, all members and
donors and all their families,
all our families.
We pray for anyone who touches
all these people –
We spread the Blood of Jesus on
all mentioned –
on China and the Florida site and
on the whole Church –
the whole world –
We cast the devil far, far from
this place, from all mentioned –
the whole Church and the
whole world –
We want to Consecrate to the Hearts
of Jesus and Mary in as far as
we are able
1) all mentioned people
2) the priests, the Church and
the world.
We beg for a special outpouring
of the Holy Spirit –
on all mentioned –
the Church and the world –
We love You God, we love You
so much.
We worship You God.
We adore You God.
We give You Our Hearts.
Amen.
In uniting ourselves as one this way –
we pray deeply for the Church and
for the world. We pray for all who
are receiving the Easter mailing –
Dear God – hear our prayer –
We love You –
We love You –
We love You –
Say the Morning Offering
everybody –
Say the Holy Spirit Novena
slowly –
everybody –
Pray the Shepherds of Christ Prayers
together – Everybody –
Today we focus on Jesus –
We focus on why there is a 5th
and a 13th –
We look at Jesus before us
exposed
We look at Jesus on the
crucifix here –
We focus on Jesus –
We see the bloodied face of Jesus –
close your eyes now and
envision a man on a cross,
His whole body stricken with
pain –
hanging as Jesus did –
full statue of a man –
Jesus' bloodied head crowned
with thorns –
He is hanging by His outstretched
arms –
See Jesus before You on the
Cross.
Hear Jesus say –
"I love you, I love you,
I love you"
Jesus: I am the Sacred Heart – the
Heart of pure and tender
love –
I love You so much –
Say the Prayer for Union –
R. Everybody
Sing: The Song from Jesus
with all your heart –
Sheila – Sing the Song from Jesus –
Three times –
in its entirety –
Sing and love Jesus who died
for all of us – love
Him –
Dear God – we want to give You love –
Dear God help us to love You so
deeply –
to praise You –
Beginning of the Rosary –
Our Father – we pray for the Holy
Father –
everybody doing adoration
today
We pray for an increase of
faith, hope and love –
We pray for those who do not believe,
do not hope, do not love
God and others.
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
Oh my Jesus . . .
The Sorrowful Mysteries
The Agony in the Garden
(Begin tape now - fix camera on Jesus)
(1) R. Focus on Jesus –
We want to unite all our prayers to
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass going on
around the world.
Now listen –
The Mass is the Sacrifice of Calvary,
sacramentally made present.
We pray for this grace
Now –
being outpoured on all our
intentions –
especially peace – all over
the world –
We want to help make reparation for
our sins and the sins of
the world.
(2) R. Jesus, we are so sorry for our
sins and the sins of this
world –
Jesus we want to pray to help
make reparation.
(3) R. Dear Holy Spirit fill our hearts
with the fire of God's love.
(4) R. See the Savior in the garden –
See Jesus shedding His Blood –
He sees before Him – all the
sins of all men –
Jesus' love is on fire for men –
Jesus wants them to turn from
sin and turn to Him –
today and always –
(5) R. Oh Jesus, we place our trust
in Thee –
We spread Your Blood
on this Church,
on the whole world –
on all the priests and people of
this world –
(6) R. Oh Jesus, we pray for our families,
Oh Jesus, everyone who touches
our families –
we pray for the priests,
the Church and the world
(7) Sing: Oh Lord hear our prayer –
Oh Lord hear our prayer –
When we call, answer us –
Oh Lord hear our prayer
Oh Lord hear our prayer
Come and harken to us –
(8) R. Oh God we want presence –
We want oneness with You now –
Oh God we pray for this troubled
world –
You shed Your blood – as
sweat – great drops
of blood in the Garden –
(9) R. Oh God help us, Oh God
hear our prayer –
please hear our prayer
(10) Mark 14: 32-44
They came to a plot of land called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, ‘Stay here while I pray.’ Then he took Peter and James and John with him. And he began to feel terror and anguish. And he said to them, ‘My soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait here, and stay awake.’ And going on a little further he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, this hour might pass him by. ‘Abba, Father!’ he said, ‘For you everything is possible. Take this cup away from me. But let it be as you, not I, would have it.’ He came back and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, ‘Simon, are you asleep? Had you not the strength to stay awake one hour? Stay awake and pray not to be put to the test. The spirit is willing enough, but human nature is weak.’ Again he went away and prayed, saying the same words. And once more he came back and found them sleeping, their eyes were so heavy; and they could find no answer for him. He came back a third time and said to them, ‘You can sleep on now and have your rest. It is all over. The hour has come. Now the Son of man is to be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Get up! Let us go! My betrayer is not far away.’
And at once, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came up and with him a number of men armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. Now the traitor had arranged a signal with them saying, ‘The one I kiss, he is the man. Arrest him, and see he is well guarded when you lead him away.’
Glory Be
Sing: A Song from Jesus
The Scourging at the Pillar
Sing: Oh Lord hear our prayer
R. Say Our Father
(1) Jesus was tied to the pillar –
Think of men enslaved to bad
habits in their lives –
Like enslaved to bad habits,
of anger, pride, jealousy,
envy, slothfulness, lust,
greed, gluttony –
(2) R. Oh God, please break the chains
in our lives that keep us
from doing Your will –
and these chains are the chains
of our own will opposed to You –
(3) R. Oh God we are so sorry for
our sins –
we ask to be forgiven and
we pray for the human race
that has offended You with
their sins –
Oh God - help us please –
(4) R. See Jesus now at the pillar –
See Jesus tied
See the men beating Him and
laughing –
See the men tearing His flesh
and laughing –
Hurting Jesus' body –
(5) R. Think of how we offend
Jesus with our sins –
Oh God - we are so sorry –
we are sorry for our
sins and the sins of the human race –
(6) R. Oh God, we are sorry for how we
made You suffer –
Oh God - we are sorry and we
want to help make reparation
for our sins and the sins
of the world –
(7) R. Oh God, we pray for healing for
ourselves –
healing in body, mind and
soul – for all of us –
Oh God, outpour Your
grace of healing to us – to the Church
and to the whole world –
(8) R. See Jesus now being whipped at
the pillar –
Jesus suffered for our sins –
Jesus loves us so much
Jesus allowed Himself to be
beaten for our sins.
(9) R. Oh God, we worship You, we love You
and we adore You –
Song: Give Me Your Heart of Jesus –
Give Me a heart like Yours –
(10) R. We pray to tell God we thank Him
for all He gave to us –
We thank Jesus for suffering
for our sins –
We are sorry God –
Oh God hear our prayer –
We spread the Blood of Jesus on
this place, on the Church,
on our families and on the
whole world –
We pray for Dan and Melanie, Margaret and Sonny,
Jack, Matthew, all the people
we have been praying for –
Oh God, help us and hear our prayers,
please God –
Sing Song: Why Do We Hurt the Ones We Love
Glory Be
Sing: A Song from Jesus
The Crowning with Thorns
(1) Matthew 27: 27-31
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus with them into the Praetorium and collected the whole cohort round him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet cloak round him, and having twisted some thorns into a crown they put this on his head and placed a reed in his right hand. To make fun of him they knelt to him saying, ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ And they spat on him and took the reed and struck him on the head with it. And when they had finished making fun of him, they took off the cloak and dressed him in his own clothes and led him away to crucifixion.
September 4, 2004
(2)
April 5, 2001
R. We pray all prayers to the Father,
in union with Jesus in the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass going on
around the world in the Holy Spirit –
through the powerful intercession
of Our Lady of Clearwater
with all the angels and saints
This is from the Rosary
March 5, 2015
transcribed from a live
recording.
(3) Excerpt from March 5, 2015 Rosary
R. Dear God the Father, in the name of Your Son, Jesus, in the Holy Spirit, with all the angels and saints and the souls in purgatory, we come in one mind and one heart and we ask you to please help us in all of our needs. We ask that the Blood of Jesus is spread on all these people, consecrate their hearts, cast the devil, ask for a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Pray to the Father, in the name of Jesus, united to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, pray through the powerful intercession of Our Lady of Clearwater, and we pray united with all the people that are listening on the radio. I want to pray for some special people, for Eva, for Sonny, especially for Melanie and Dan, and the people that ask us to pray for them, a little boy named Jack, and another little boy named Matthew, that are just like so heroic, in their sicknesses. Pray for Amanda, and all the people that are suffering with that fear of their health, and knowing that they are completely dependent on God, and we pray, of course, for the priests, the Church and the world, and the people, consecrate all their hearts, cast the devil far away, and ask for a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We pray that we will be united in body, mind and soul and that God will outpour His grace on all of our members and donors and leaders, and all of their families, and anybody that touches their families. You know that since July 5, 1994 that is 21 years, I have been doing the 5ths, it's a lot of years, and doing them every month like this. And in all the years that God, has called me to do these 5ths, I can say that He has said that He outpours His grace, especially on the 5ths, and He gave us this building, it is a great gift that He has given to us. And the Blessed Mother appeared on this building for 7 1/2 years for everybody to see, and I don't think ever in the history of the world, was there such a beautiful image of the Blessed Mother like she appeared here. She would wear her different little dresses, as the sun hit her in different ways. When we used to pray the 5ths outside, there was just this, it was hard to explain, it was just a presence that I knew out there. And even after her image head got knocked off, then there was, the face of Jesus, that was out there. I could really feel, you know that, that special gift how God was really close to us, as we prayed. There has been a lot of prayers that have gone out of Shepherds of Christ, the first 5th that Mary appeared to me, which was July 5th, 1994, and I was a lot younger then, and so I have kind of grown old with the 5ths. And today, of course, is no less special in the mind of God. It stands for the 5 blasphemies and the 5 wounds of Christ, which is what They told me in the beginning. Now lets all think about the 5 wounds of Christ because we are in Lent right now. Why did God want us to venerate 5 wounds? Think of the wounds that were all over the entire body of Christ, the wounds that were the bashing to His head. You know we can hit our head on the wall in the dark, and if we don't put some ice on it, we might end up having a knot on our head. You know, there was nobody there to put ice on the head of Jesus, when they pounded the thorns into His head. There was nobody there to hold the hand of Jesus, as I'm sure, there was splinters all over His hands and gashes, from the way that the men beat Him and made Him carry His cross. How about the feet of Jesus, that carried this wounded, whipped, bloodied body, with the cross on His back, ladden with our sins. When we look in pride and we say to ourselves, 'I did nothing!' And we know in our hearts, we must really look at ourselves honestly, if our pride is growing more and more. We need humility. Humility needs to blossom so people can see us as a witness for Christ. The 5 wounds of Christ, and so they pounded into His head a crown of thorns. God has called us to be more and more in His image and likeness, and to be more and more in His image and likeness, God is love. God is the source of love, the Divine Almighty God. How can we be unloving when God is so good to us. God has given us all these years on this earth, to learn how to love Him and to love others as ourselves. And if we pass that test, it's like going to school, like I went to college and I taught college, and you end up giving the people material and then at the end, then they have to take a test, if they don't go to the classes, if they don't do the work, they will fail the test. Well, the test that God is giving to us, is the test, in the question that we will have on the day of judgment, which is, did you love God with your whole heart, your whole soul, your whole being and love your neighbor as yourselves. Have we reported for the classes that God has given to us, day after day, in dealing with ourselves and others in the world, in trying to be witnesses, that are growing more and more, in the image and likeness of God. And I look at the Blue Books that He has given to me, the writings that He has given to me since 1991, when He first showed me His heart, which used to be on the first cover on the Blue Book II. And it was a Heart that was on fire for love of us. And the lessons that we need to learn in His school, are the lessons of love. They are lessons of unity. They are the lessons of having that imprint, more and more, of the Divine Creator on our hearts, where He has given to us the Blessed Mother, who appeared in this image on the building here, to teach us how important she is in our spiritual life. What is the lesson that Mary, the Mother of God, is teaching us, when she appears on this building, that her heart is a heart that we can go to, because she was conceived without sin.
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R. And it says in John, if we go through our whole life and say, I'm not a sinner, then we are liars. Lent is a time to go into the desert and to say to ourselves – I am a sinner. I am prideful. God, give me the increase of faith, of believing in You, not in myself – in believing in You more, of imprinting Yourself on my soul, more and more, as I increase in the virtues of faith, hope and love. There's work to be done. This is the biggest school that there is, of our life, and many of us, were given that entrance into His school as babies, in baptism. And if it wasn't as babies in baptism, some where down the line, if we were baptized, we were given such a gift in baptism, to share in His Divine life, to be on our way, more and more, in knowing God, as God reveals Himself to us, as God gives us this elevated capacity to know and to love. And the world is always flinging before our eyes, their wares, and satan comes in and he wants us to think about ourselves, in pride, in anger, and jealousy, and all this kind of stuff. And do you see Christ, like I see Him, with a crown of thorns on His head, with blood running down into His eyes and in His ears, because of our sins of pride, because of our sins of trying to take what is wrong and tell us that it is right, when it was just as easy, to be other focused, instead of self-focused, and selfish, which led to division, rather than unity, building relationship with others, so that the world would see our love and they would know that we are Christians by our love. The choice is ours, because we do have a free will. We can look at the 5 wounds of Christ, and we look at His crowned head, and say to ourselves, 'Well, I didn't know, I am without sin' or we can say 'Oh, my God I am sorry for I have sinned.' This is what Lent is about, to look at the hands of Christ, with the nails and to think of how many times we were grabbing out for our selfish interest, rather than asking ourselves, what would Jesus want me to do here. How is He calling me to give my hands, to open up my heart to others? Where have our feet taken us, in serving our own selfish interest, instead of seeing the feet of Jesus, on the cross? Can you imagine how awful it was for Christ to hang on that Cross by two nails, after being beaten?
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R. You know yesterday, we had a trying day and I was really worn out just because we had to do a lot of stuff. Can you imagine how worn out Christ was, after going through the whipping at the pillar, the crowning with thorns, the carrying of the cross, and then for them to hang Him as a spectacle in front of the world, and He endured it all. Because He wants us to know how much He loves us and He has given us all these Blue Book writings. He is calling us to be in the front of the class, saying 'I report for class today, Jesus, to help build Your Kingdom, to love my neighbor as myself. To have You in my heart day and night, Jesus. That you are never far from my heart.' Because that is the 5th wound. It is the piercing of the Heart of Jesus, because He said over and over again, in Blue Book II, His greatest agony was not the agony that He suffered on the cross, but the agony that He suffered for those that treat Him so dishonorable, rejecting Him after all He has given. God is Divine. God is Supreme. God gives us a sharing in His life in baptism and our knowing and loving capacity is elevated.
(6) Jesus: My face was covered
with Blood for the sins of
those who persecute Me
and block My work today –
(7) R. Pray to the Father –
pray in union with Jesus in the Mass
in the Holy Spirit –
with all the angels and saints
and the souls in purgatory –
Pray for grace outpoured on the
hierarchy and all who
received the mailing.
Pray the Blood of Jesus is
spread on the leaders and
the China Church,
the Community building.
(8) Sing: Crown Him With Many Crowns
(9) Sing: To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King
(10) Song: A Song from Jesus
The Carrying of the Cross
(1) R. The Mass is the Sacrifice of Calvary,
sacramentally made present –
We pray to the Father, in union
with the Mass – so one with
Jesus in the Holy Spirit.
(2) R. We pray with all the angels and
saints and the souls in
purgatory, through the
powerful intercession of
Our Lady of Clearwater - that
the Blood of Jesus is spread
on us, on China, on the Virgin
Mary building, on all the leaders,
members, donors and all that
touch them, the Church and
the world.
(3) Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus
(For public or private use.)
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the Eternal Father, save us.
Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word of God, save us.
Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament, save us.
Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in the Agony, save us.
Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging, save us.
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns, save us.
Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross, save us.
Blood of Christ, Price of our salvation, save us.
Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness, save us.
Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls, save us.
Blood of Christ, river of mercy, save us.
Blood of Christ, Victor over demons, save us.
Blood of Christ, Courage of martyrs, save us.
Blood of Christ, Strength of confessors, save us.
Blood of Christ, bringing forth virgins, save us.
Blood of Christ, Help of those in peril, save us.
Blood of Christ, Relief of the burdened, save us.
Blood of Christ, Solace in sorrow, save us.
Blood of Christ, Hope of the penitent, save us.
Blood of Christ, Consolation of the dying, save us.
Blood of Christ, Peace and Tenderness of hearts, save us.
Blood of Christ, Pledge of Eternal Life, save us.
Blood of Christ, freeing souls from Purgatory, save us.
Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor, save us.Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O Lord.V. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood,
R. And made of us a kingdom for our God.Let Us Pray
Almighty and Eternal God, Thou hast appointed Thine only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world, and willed to be appeased by His Blood. Grant, we beseech Thee, that we may worthily adore this Price of our salvation, and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of this present life, so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in Heaven. Through the same Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.
(4) Soul of Christ
Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Blood of Christ, inebriate me
Water from the side of Christ wash me
Passion of Christ, strengthen me
O good Jesus, hear me
Within Thy wounds hide me
Permit me not to be separated from Thee
From the wicked foe defend me
at the hour of my death call me
and bid me come to Thee
That with Thy saints I may praise Thee
For ever and ever. Amen.
(5) R. There is such a gift in receiving
the precious Body and Blood of
Jesus.
There is such a gift in God giving
to us the Eucharist and
the presence of Jesus in the
Eucharist in China.
(6) Sing: Taste and See
(7) Sing: I Love You Jesus
(8) Sing: Your Presence Pervades My Soul
(9) Sing: Refrain "I am the Bread of Life"
(10) 2 Corinthians 5: 17-21
So for anyone who is in Christ, there is a new creation: the old order is gone and a new being is there to see. It is all God's work; he reconciled us to himself through Christ and he gave us the ministry of reconciliation. I mean, God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not holding anyone's faults against them, but entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
So we are ambassadors for Christ; it is as though God were urging you through us, and in the name of Christ we appeal to you to be reconciled to God. For our sake he made the sinless one a victim for sin, so that in him we might become the uprightness of God.
The Crucifixion
(1) Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32
The tax collectors and sinners, however, were all crowding round to listen to him, and the Pharisees and scribes complained saying, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told them this parable:
Then he said, ‘There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, "Father, let me have the share of the estate that will come to me," So the father divided the property between them. A few days later, the younger son got together everything he had and left for a distant country where he squandered his money on a life of debauchery.
When he had spent it all, that country experienced a severe famine, and now he began to feel the pinch; so he hired himself out to one of the local inhabitants who put him on his farm to feed the pigs. And he would willingly have filled himself with the husks the pigs were eating but no one would let him have them. Then he came to his senses and said, "How many of my father’s hired men have all the food they want and more, and here am I dying of hunger! I will leave this place and go to my father and say: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired men." So he left the place and went back to his father.
‘While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved with pity. He ran to the boy, clasped him in his arms and kissed him. Then his son said, : "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son." But the father said to his servants, "Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the calf we have been fattening and kill it; we will celebrate by having a feast, because this son of mine was dead and has come back to life; he was lost and is found." And they began to celebrate.
‘Now the elder son was out in the fields, and on his way back, as he drew near the house, he could hear music and dancing. Calling one of the servants he asked what it was all about. The servant told him, "Your brother has come, and your father has killed the calf we had been fattening because he has got him back safe and sound." He was angry then and refused to go in, and His father came out and began to urge him to come in; but he retorted to his father, "All these years I have slaved for you and never once disobeyed any orders of yours, yet you never offered me so much as a kid for me to celebrate with my friends. But, for this son of yours, when he comes back after swallowing up your property—he and his loose women—you kill the calf we have been fattening.
‘The father said, "My son, you are with me always and all I have is yours. But it was only right we should celebrate and rejoice, because your brother here was dead and has come to life; he was lost and is found.’
(2) Sing: China Song
(3) R. When the blood is on the door –
he will pass over the home –
Exodus 12: 21-27
Injunctions relating to the Passover
Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, ‘Go and choose a lamb or kid for your families, and kill the Passover victim. Then take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and with the blood from the basin touch the lintel and both door–posts; then let none of you venture out of the house till morning. Then, when Yahweh goes through Egypt to strike it, and sees the blood on the lintel and on both door–posts, he will pass over the door and not allow the Destroyer to enter your homes and strike. You will observe this as a decree binding you and your children for all time, and when you have entered the country which Yahweh will give you, as he has promised, you will observe this ritual. And when your children ask you, "What does this ritual mean?" you will tell them, "It is the Passover sacrifice in honour of Yahweh who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt, and struck Egypt but spared our houses." ’ And the people bowed in worship. The Israelites then went away and did as Yahweh had ordered Moses and Aaron.
(4) Exodus 24: 3-8
Moses went and told the people all Yahweh's words and all the laws, and all the people answered with one voice, 'All the words Yahweh has spoken we will carry out!' Moses put all Yahweh's words into writing, and early next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain, with twelve standing-stones for the twelve tribes of Israel. Then he sent certain young Israelites to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice bullocks to Yahweh as communion sacrifices. Moses then took half the blood and put it into basins, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar. Then, taking the Book of the Covenant, he read it to the listening people, who then said, 'We shall do everything that Yahweh has said; we shall obey.' Moses than took the blood and sprinkled it over the people saying, 'This is the blood of the covenant which Yahweh has made with you, entailing all these stipulations.'
(5) Hebrews 9: 11-15But now Christ has come, as the high priest of all the blessings which were to come. He has passed through the greater, the more perfect tent, not made by human hands, that is, not of this created order; and he has entered the sanctuary once and for all, taking with him not the blood of goats and bull calves, but his own blood, having won an eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkled on those who have incurred defilement, may restore their bodily purity. How much more will the blood of Christ, who offered himself, blameless as he was, to God through the eternal Spirit, purify our conscience from dead actions so that we can worship the living God.
Christ seals the new covenant with his blood
This makes him the mediator of a new covenant, so that, now that a death has occurred to redeem the sins committed under an earlier covenant, those who have been called to an eternal inheritance may receive the promise.
(6) A Prayer before the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Let me be a holy sacrifice and unite with God in the sacrament of His greatest love.
I want to be one in Him in this act of love, where He gives Himself to me and I give myself as a sacrifice to Him. Let me be a holy sacrifice as I become one with Him in this my act of greatest love to Him.
Let me unite with Him more, that I may more deeply love Him. May I help make reparation to His adorable Heart and the heart of His Mother, Mary. With greatest love, I offer myself to You and pray that You will accept my sacrifice of greatest love. I give myself to You and unite in Your gift of Yourself to me. Come and possess my soul.
Cleanse me, strengthen me, heal me. Dear Holy Spirit act in the heart of Mary to make me more and more like Jesus.
Father, I offer this my sacrifice, myself united to Jesus in the Holy Spirit to You. Help me to love God more deeply in this act of my greatest love.
Give me the grace to grow in my knowledge, love and service of You and for this to be my greatest participation in the Mass. Give me the greatest graces to love You so deeply in this Mass, You who are so worthy of my love.
-Mass Book, December 27, 1995
(7) From the Holy Spirit Novena
Opening Prayer
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Dear Father, we come to You in the name of Jesus, in union with Him in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, in the Holy Spirit. We come to You united to the Child Jesus of Good Health and the Infant of Prague. We come to You in the perfect, sinless heart of Our Mother Mary, asking her powerful intercession, uniting ourselves to her holy tears. We come to You united to all the angels and saints, and the souls in purgatory.
(8) From the Holy Spirit Novena
Prayer for Holy Spirit
We pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on us, to be baptized by the Holy Spirit, that He will descend mightily on us as He did on the Apostles at Pentecost. That the Holy Spirit will transform us from fear to fearlessness and that He will give us courage to do all the Father is asking of us to help bring about the Reign of the Sacred Heart and the triumph of Mary's Immaculate Heart. We pray for the Holy Spirit to descend mightily on the Jesuits and the Poor Clares on the Shepherds of Christ leaders and members and on the whole Body of Christ and the world.
(9) From the Holy Spirit Novena
Protection by the Blood of Jesus
We pray that the Blood of Jesus will be spread on us, everyone in our families, and the Shepherds of Christ Movement, that we will be able to move steadfastly ahead and be protected from the evil one.
(10) From the Holy Spirit Novena
Healing
We pray for healing in body, mind, and soul and generational healing in ourselves, in all members in our families, and in all members of the Shepherds of Christ Movement, the Jesuit Community, the Poor Clares, the Body of Christ, and the world.
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R. Pray for These Things
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Ed, Jimmy, Steve, a special couple, Rosie & all involved.
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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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