Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus

My dear fellow Associate Members,

Jesus is calling special apostles to join a new division of the Shepherds of Christ Movement. Here is a message from Jesus given to Father Carter:

    My beloved priest-companion, I am requesting that a new prayer movement be started under the direction of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I am asking for volunteers who are willing to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for one hour, twice-weekly. Members of the Shepherds of Christ prayer chapters, as well as others, are to be invited to join this movement.

    These apostles are to pray for the intentions I am giving you. For part of the hour they are to use the prayers of the Shepherds of Christ Associates Handbook. They may spend the rest of the hour as they so choose.

    I will use this new prayer movement within My Shepherds of Christ Ministries in a powerful way to help in the renewal of My Church and the world. I will give great graces to those who join this movement. The name, Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, is to be given to this movement.

    I am inviting My beloved Rita Ring to be coordinator for this activity.

    I pour out the great love of My Sacred Heart to all. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.

    This is indeed a special calling for us to unite in one heart with His Eucharistic Heart and pray for the following intentions:

1. For the spread of the devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary culminating in the reign of the Sacred Heart and the triumph of the Immaculate Heart.

2. For the Pope.

3. For all bishops of the world.

4. For all priests.

5. For all sisters and brothers in the religious life.

6. For all members of the Shepherds of Christ Movement, and for the spread of this movement to the world.

7. For all members of the Catholic Church.

8. For all members of the human family.

9. For all souls in purgatory.

end of Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart message

   

 

Responses from the Priestly Mailings

1. Merry Christmas 2008. Pope 1/2009

2. ...Received the book: "Light, Happiness & Peace" by Fr. John Pasquini. We are hereby asking permission of the publisher or the author to translate it in _____ and publish it as it is an outstanding, comprehensive and practicle manual of traditional Catholic spirituality very needed these days.

Please inform us of the procedure. We are willing to publish it as an Archdiocesan publication or through one of the religious publishing houses in ____.  2/28/2009

3. Thank you for your beautiful reflections on priests and their ministry. I always appreciate your materials and publications.  US Bishop 2/9/2009

4. Thank you very much once again for your letter enclosed with a copy of the Shepherds of Christ Ministries Prayer Manual and handbook and a book entitled "Focusing on the Word". Your kind gesture is deeply appreciated.  Philippines Archbishop 2/3/2009

5. Thank you very much for the copy of Guiding Light: Focusing on the Word. Bishop appreciates your thoughtfulness in remembering him with this gift. US Bishop 1/29/2009

6. Thank you for the kind remembrance you sent during the Christmas Season. Your thoughtful message was appreciated. US Archbishop 1/28/2009

7. Thanks for the beautiful Christmas card, as well as for the book and the other information that you sent to me. I pray for a lot of blessings on you during 2009. Republica Dominicana Archbishop 1/28/2009

8. Thank you for thoughtfully remembering me during this Christmas Season, when we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. May our God bless you and your loved ones abundantly with His peace, joy and infinite graces during 2009. Grateful for our belief that "Nothing is Impossible with God". Many thanks for the Shepherds of Christ Associates Spirituality Handbook and Prayer Manual, the song "A Priest is a Gift from God," as well as the book Guiding Light: Focusing on the Word. US Bishop 1/2009

9. Please accept my thanks for your letter, for spreading devotion to Our Blessed Mother and for the enclosed gift of Fr. Joe Robinson's Homilies: Guiding Light: Focusing on the Word. Your heartfelt words and generosity are very much appreciated. US Cardinal 1/27/2009

10. Thank you for sending me a copy of Guiding Light and the other enclosures. Asking God to bless you and Ms. Rita Ring in your ministry. US Cardinal 1/25/2009

11. Thank you for your kind letter by January 15th and for the book with the homilies by Father Joe Robinson. At this occasion I wish you and all of your collaborators all the best for the New Year. Belgium Archbishop 1/23/2009

12. Thank you for sending me the recent mailing. With cordial and prayerful wishes. US Cardinal 1/21/2009

13. Remembers you, thanks you, and sends his best wishes to you for a very Merry Christmas of 2008. Burma Msgr. 1/2009

14. Thank you very much for your kind letter of December 13th last, enclosing your brother's homily book and the handbook for the Shepherds of Christ Associates. Vatican Cardinal 1/19/2009

15. Best wishes in the Lord. Vatican Cardinal 1/2009

16. I am very grateful for the book of homilies which accompanied your good wishes. Your prayers and support are indeed a great encouragement to me. Please know that you will be in my prayers that this New Year of 2009 may bring you and your family many graces. Vatican Cardinal 1/16/2009

17. You do marvelous work in support of priests. Thank you so much for the initiatives you are taking or have taken. I also appreciate the message you have shared with me. US Archbishop 1/14/2009

18. Thank you very much for your very kind Christmas greetings and for the books that you sent to me in order to nourish me spiritually in my priestly and Episcopal ministry. US Bishop 1/7/2009

19. I received your beautiful card with Christmas greetings. Thank you for your remembrance of me at Christmas and most especially for your prayers. US Bishop 1/6/2009

20. I received your letter dated December 13, 2008 with the book of homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson and the handbooks for the Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I thank you very much for the presents and especially for your beautiful letter. I will pray every day for your initiative. You are near my heart and I will be near yours. Poland Cardinal 12/20/2008

21. With my deep gratitude for your blessings at Christmas! Love - Peace - Joy. God bless you! Vatican Cardinal 1/2009

22. God bless you in your work in the New Year. 1/2009 Cardinal Vatican

23. Thank you very much for your kind wishes and the booklets and for your Apostolate. 1/2009 Cardinal Netherlands

24. Thank you for the homily book of your brother. I will be using it this year to refer to. Thank you, especially, for your involvement in the Shepherds of Christ. It is a wonderful ministry in which you are involved. 12/29/2008 Bishop USA

25. Thank you for the wonderful book, Guiding Light. Have a blessed and Merry Christmas! 12/2008 Bishop USA

26. Thank you for your Christmas Greetings, Guiding Light and other devotional materials. You are very kind. I do wish you a blessed New Year. My prayers for you. 12/2008 Bishop USA

27. Thank you for your kind gift of the book "Guiding Light - Focusing on the Word". I ask for your continued prayers as I shepherd God's people in the Diocese. Be assured of my own. May the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary draw us ever closer to the joy and hope of her beloved Son, Jesus. 12/24/2008 Bishop USA

28. The book Guiding Light: Focusing on the Word arrived and thank you for your thoughtfulness in providing this gift. May this holy season of Christmas be a time of peace and joy for you. 12/2008 Bishop USA

29. Thank you for your Christmas greeting and for the thoughtful gift of the books. I am truly grateful for your thoughtfulness. I hope that you will have a most blessed Christmas and a very happy New Year. 12/23/2008 Bishop USA

30. Thank you for your letter, for the enclosed book, Guiding Light: Focusing on the Word, and the other materials. I appreciate you thinking of me and taking the time to send them. Be assured of my prayers for you. 12/23/2008 Bishop USA

31. Thank you for your Christmas card and your correspondence of December 13th. I also appreciate the book, Guiding Light, the handbook and Prayer Manual for the Shepherds of Christ Associates, the excerpts from Fr. Carter's Response in Christ doctorate, and your song. May God bless you abundantly during this Christmas Season and throughout the year. 12/23/2008 Bishop USA

32.  It is very generous of you to send the "Shepherds of Christ" materials. A most blessed Christmas to you and yours. 12/22/2008 Bishop USA.

33. Please accept my sincere thanks for your generosity and thoughtfulness in gifting me with the book "Guiding Light". The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. 2 Timothy 4:22  12/22/2008 Bishop USA

34. Thank you for your letter of December 13th, and for the enclosed Christmas card, booklets, leaflets and book produced by Shepherds of Christ. It was very kind of you to share these materials with me. I am looking forward to reading them as soon as my schedule allows. 12/22/2008 Bishop USA

35. Grateful for all your holy prayers! A Blessed Christmas in the Lord. 12/2008 Bishop USA

36. My deep thanks for the book of homilies and other materials you sent -- but most especially for your prayers! Blessings and prayers for the New Year! 12/2008 Bishop USA

37. I want to thank you for sending me a copy of the homilies of Fr. Joe Robinson, the daily prayer card, the prayer manual, the spiritual handbook and A Priest is a Gift from God song. Your thoughtfulness is appreciated. 12/18/2008 Bishop USA

38. Thank you for your Christmas card and letter of December 13, 2008 with a spiritual reflection, together with Guiding Light, the book of homilies for Cycle B, by your brother, Fr. Joe Robinson, as well as an excerpt from Response in Christ by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J., and various other materials relating to Shepherds of Christ Ministries. With my gratitude and an assurance of my prayerful best wishes for a blessed and peace-filled Christmas and New Year, I remain. 12/18/2008 Apostolic Nuncio USA

39. Thank you for your letter of December 13th which accompanied your Christmas Greeting and other materials relating to the activities of the Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I also wish to thank you for the copy of Guiding Light: Focusing on the Word, the homilies of your brother, Fr. Joe Robinson. I appreciate your thoughtfulness in sharing the publication with me. Please be assured of my continued prayers for you. 12/18/2008 Archbishop USA

40. Thank you so very much for your kindness in remembering me at Christmas with the beautiful Christmas card and the Cycle B homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson. I appreciate this kindness very much and all that you do to promote spirituality among God's people. 12/18/2008 Bishop USA

41. Many thanks for your words of encouragement and for the helpful and impressive information in the mission and work of the Shepherds of Christ. You have been sparked with a love of the Priesthood and the Eucharist by the Holy Spirit. May the blaze continue! 12/18/2008 Bishop USA

42. Thank you for your kindness to me for Christmas. I am most grateful for your thoughtfulness. Please be assured of my prayers for you. 12/31/2008 Bishop USA

43. Thank you very very much for everything you sent me and I wish you and all in the Shepherds of Christ great abundance of God's graces in the New Year. 12/23/208 Cardinal Roma

44. It is with a grateful heart that I send my thanks for your Christmas greeting and remembrance. I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Christmas. Be assured of my prayers for the New Year of 2009. 12/29/2008 Bishop USA

45. I am in receipt of your letter of December 13, 2008 and the lovely poem. Thank you for the book and also for the handbook for the Shepherd of Christ Associates. I very much appreciate these and will add them to my library. I ask that you continue to pray for me, a humble servant of the Lord, and be assured of my prayers for you.12/29/2008 Bishop USA

46. I wish to express my deep gratitude to all of you for your Christmas greetings, gift and book, Response to God's Love by Edward Carter. It is a classic and I look forward to reading it. Your thoughtfulness and generosity are greatly appreciated. Please know of my continued prayers and support for your fine ministry. It is a blessing to the spiritual lives of priests who so much deserved care and support. 11/24/2008 Bishop USA

47. Thank you for your most recent letter and the book. 11/24/2008 Bishop USA

48. Thanks ever so much for the book and the letters. 11/20/2008 Bishop USA

49. Thank you very much for the copy of Ecce Fides: Pillar of Truth; Guiding Light: The Word Alive in our Hearts; Medicine of Immortality. I appreciate your thoughtfulness. 11/10/2008 Bishop USA

50. Thanks for the books, edited by the Shepherds of Christ Ministries, you have sent to me: "Ecce Fides, Pillar of Truth" and "Guiding Light, the Word Alive in our Hearts". Congratulations for the evangelization you promote through Catholic publications and through your prayers: I assure you of my own prayers in your intentions, specially the daily celebration of the Eucharist. 10/24/2008 Archbishop Brazil

51. I am following with sympathy your activity in honour of the Heart of Jesus and I pray for you. 10/15/2008 Cardinal Vatican

52. Thank you for your most kind words and most generous gift of a copy of your interesting book "Ecce Fides Pillar of Truth". I am deeply grateful. Be assured I will keep you in my prayers - May God continue to bless you and all that you do! 10/15/2008 Cardinal Vatican

53. I write to acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 24, 2008 and the enclosed works of Fr. Carter, S.J. and am grateful. Pleased to note the involvement of your ministries in the evangelical role of the Church. Do not rest on your oars in this your spiritual journey. Keep up your good work. 10/14/2008 Cardinal Nigeria

54. I wish to thank you for your recent letter and the copy of Ecce Fides, written by Fr. John J. Pasquini, which you enclosed. I appreciate your thoughtfulness in providing me with a copy of the book and for the information regarding Shepherds of Christ. Asking God's blessings upon you. 12/6/2008 Bishop USA

55. With deep gratitude for your prayers. 10/2008 Cardinal Vatican

56. Please receive the thankfulness for the book "Ecce Fides Pillar of Truth" you were kind enough to send me. 10/1/2008 Archbishop Canada

57. This congregation has received your letter of the 11th September 2008 and the enclosed book, Ecce Fides, along with the newsletter of the Shepherds of Christ of which you are the editor. With assurance of prayers and cordial best wishes. 10/1/2008 Cardinal Vatican

58. Thank you for your prayers for priests and your caring ministry. Thank you too for the book of homilies by Fr. Joe and the book of Medicine of Immortality. As a missionary diocese I ask for your continued prayers for us here. God bless you. 10/1/2008 Bishop USA

59. I thank you very much for the book and booklets you sent to me. Receive my congratulations and my best wishes for your apostolate. 10/1/2008 Cardinal Vatican

60. Thank you for sending Fr. Joe Robinson's homilies "Guiding Light". 9/30/2008 Cardinal Vatican

61. Thank you so much for sending me those wonderful devotional books, which I perused with great profit. I know you are doing very good work. Anyone who encourages others to pray certainly deserves prayers for herself. I am keeping you in my Mass daily for all blessings on your good work, and send you my sincere thanks, as well as my best wishes and prayers for continued success in the future. 9/29/2008 USA

62. Thank you very much for your kind letter of September 11th last, enclosing a most recent issue of Shepherds of Christ, A Book of Spirituality Newsletters for Priests. 9/27/2008 Cardinal Vatican

63. Thank you for copies of "Medicine of Immortality and Guiding Light". I look forward to reading them for inspiration and deepening of faith. May the Holy Spirit bless and guide your good works. 9/26/2008 Bishop USA

64. The Cardinal was pleased to receive and read your recent letter, and he has asked me to respond on his behalf. The Cardinal appreciates the time you took to write and share your thoughts and is deeply grateful for your support of priests through the Shepherd of Christ. Please join us in praying that more young men will respond to the Lord's call to priesthood. With an assurance of a remembrance  of prayers. 9/24/2008 Cardinal USA

65. How can I thank you sufficiently for the Shepherds of Christ Ministry started by your dear-self and Fr. Carter. You may not know the wonderful work this Ministry is doing and will continue to do in God's name among Priests and Faithful at large! This letter dear Rita, is to assure you of our solidarity and love for the movement. Let us continue to pray for one another. 9/23/2008 Cardinal Nigeria

66. Thank you very much for your letter enclosed with a copy of the book, "Guiding Light", a book of homilies written by your brother, Fr. Joe Robinson. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you also for your unceasing love and prayers for the priests and your sincere effort and prayer intentions for peace and unity in the whole world. Please be assured that I am one with you in praying for this peace and unity which we all long for. As I renew my sentiments of gratitude for your prayers for your humble servant and for all the clergy, I wish to impart to you my paternal blessing. 9/23/2008 Cardinal Philippines

67. I am pleased to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 30 August 2008, wherein you kindly enclosed a copy of the book of homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson entitled Guiding Light: The Word Alive in Our Hearts, as well as several other publications of Shepherds of Christ. Thank you very much for your consideration in this regard. Indeed, I remain grateful for your important service to the Church, and in particular to the priests and bishops. I am confident that all you do is a tremendous support to the clergy and no doubt will bear great fruit. 9/23/2008 Cardinal Vatican

68. This is to acknowledge your recent letters and accompanying materials, especially Ecce Fides, Pillar of Truth, and to thank you for your thoughtfulness in this regard. 9/17/2008 Apostolic Nuncio USA

69. Thank you very much for everything and my best wishes for your apostolate. 9/17/2008 Cardinal Vatican

70. I am very grateful to you for a copy of the book, Ecce Fides - Pillar of Truth by Fr. John J. Pasquini. I appreciate your thoughtfulness in sending this to me. 9/16//2008 Archbishop USA

71. Thank you for your letters and for the enclosed materials about Shepherds of Christ. I appreciate you think of me and taking the time to send them. 9/16/2008 Bishop USA

72. I appreciate your efforts in sending me a copy of Ecce Fides, Pillar of Truth. In his book, Fr. John J. Pasquini eloquently answers many questions posed about our Catholic faith. I congratulate Shepherds of Christ for publishing this valuable tool and making it available to assist in our evangelization efforts. I will place the book in the Diocesan Library and share with the clergy, religious men and women, and catechists of the Diocese. I ask the Lord to continue blessing and guiding you and all those who collaborate with you. 9/16/2008 Bishop USA

73. May I express to you my appreciation for you letter of August 30, past, and for the enclosure of Guiding Light, the collection of liturgical homilies. The homiletic reflections of your brother, Rev. Joseph Robinson, will be placed in the Dicastery library where I have no doubt that they will remain as a source of inspiration. With my most cordial regards, and prayer that the ministry of interceding for the Church's priests will bring about a profound spiritual renewal among the ordained servants of the Eternal High Priest. 9/16/2008 Cardinal Vatican

74. Thank you for your letter of August 30th and for the enclosed prayer cards, booklets and books. I appreciate having these Shepherds of Christ, the Prayer Manual, the Spirituality Handbook, Guiding Light, and Medicine of Immortality. 9/16/2008 Bishop USA

75. Thank you for sending me the enclosed Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manuals in English and Spanish, the book, Ecce Fides - Pillar of Truth by Fr. John J. Pasquini, and your Newsletter. 9/16/2008 Bishop USA

76. Thank you for your prayers for the priests and for the enclosed material which you sent. 9/13/2008 Archbishop USA

77. His Holiness has received your letter and he has asked me to send this acknowledgement. The Holy Father appreciates the sentiments which prompted you to write to him and he thanks you for your prayers and for your thoughtful gift. He invokes upon you the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9/12/2008 Vatican

78. Thank you very much for the book entitled, Ecce Fides - Pillar of Truth written by Rev. John Pasquini, the Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual and Newsletter. Your kindness in sending this material to me is greatly appreciated. 9/12/2008 Bishop USA

79. Thank you for your letter and for the copy of book Guiding Light: The Word Alive in Our Hearts. I hope the faithful draw spiritual benefit from it. 9/12/2008 Cardinal Vatican

80. Thank you very much for the books entitled, Guiding Light - The Word Alive in Our Hearts - Homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson, and Medicine of Immortality written by Rev. John Pasquini, and the Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual and Spirituality Handbook. Your kindness in sending this material to me is greatly appreciated. 9/11/2008 Bishop USA

81. Thank you for your letter of August 30 and for the information on the Shepherds of Christ which you included. As you stated in your letter, "prayer is the answer." Please continue to pray for our Church and be assured of my prayers for you. 9/11/2008 Archbishop USA

82. Thank you for your letter of August 30th last. I read it with gratefulness for your service in the Church and especially towards the priests. Please continue to pray for the priests we received from the Lord and pray with me for the grace of new priests. I also pray for you. May God bless you and your beautiful work for lasting peace in everybody's heart and in the entire world. 9/10/2008 Cardinal Belgium

83. Gratefully acknowledging your letter of August 30, 2008,with enclosures. I thank you also for the thoughtful and faith-filled sentiments you shared with me. Please be assured of my prayerful best wishes. 9/9/2008 Apostolic Nuncio USA

84. Thank you for your letter and for the renewed commitment of prayerful support of all of us called to be Shepherds of Christ. I deeply appreciate the commitment that you and those associated with the Shepherds of Christ have made in support of us. Through our Archdiocesan Pastoral Bulletin I will inform priests about this and invite them to consider the formation of prayer groups for this purpose. 9/9/2008 Archbishop USA

85. Thank you for your beautiful letter and accompanying material on the Shepherds of Christ. I read with attention the material enclosed. Fr. Edward Carter, S.J., and yourself were specially set aside by the Holy Spirit to pray for those who serve the various ministries of the Church. Your work has given birth to many graces and spiritual fruit. I am certain that your prayer and counsel have saved many priests from an overly pessimistic evaluation of the present state of the presbyterate in the USA. You began this work in 1993; this was well before the breaking forth of the sexual abuse crisis within the Church in 2002. The strength and consolation that your members are offering to priests through their prayers have been of immense importance in sustaining priests in their ministry. I will continue to pray for the intentions of your association and deepen my own prayer for the life and ministry of priests in the USA and through the world. 9/9/2008 Cardinal Vatican

86. I have received your letter of August 30, 2008 and the enclosed publication "Guiding Light, The Word Alive in Our Hearts." Please know of our gratitude for your evident love of the Church and ministry to priests. May the Lord continue to bless the Shepherds of Christ and to guide those who benefit from it to an ever-deepening spiritual life within the Catholic faith. 9/9/2008 Cardinal Vatican

87. Thank you very much for your letter of August 30, 2008, and for the enclosed prayer card, booklets and books produced by Shepherds of Christ. It was very kind of you to share these materials with me. 9/9/2008 Bishop USA

88. Thank you for sending your kind letter and the Homilies by Rev. Fr. Joe Robinson, I appreciate your work and pray for greater fruits for the priests all over the world. 9/8/2008 Cardinal Japan

89. Thank you for taking the time to explain the Shepherds of Christ Movement. I am so pleased that you have continued the vision of Fr. Carter, S.J. 9/8/2008 Archbishop USA

90. I have recently received three books and other material which you and your collaborators keep publishing as an instrument of prayers for priests and spiritual assistance to priests. Thanks for this donation which I will again hand over to the library of our Theological seminary to be used by professors and seminarians. 9/8/2008 Archbishop Croatia

91. Thank you very much for the book "Guiding Light: The Word Alive in Our Hearts." I will enjoy reading your book in the coming months when everything slows down. I commend you for the good work you are doing for the Church, and pray that the Lord will continue to bless you and your work. Please keep me in your daily prayers, as you are assured of my prayers. 9/8/2008 Bishop USA

92. I have received your kind letter dated August 30, 2008 together with the "Guiding Light", a book of the Homilies by Fr. Robinson. I am very grateful for your kind remembrance of me, particularly in your prayers, I have been at the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto, and have had a special "memento" of you and of "The Shepherds of Christ Ministries." 9/8/2008 Cardinal Vatican

93. Thank you for the package of books and pamphlets from the Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I will certainly keep your movement in my prayer. 9/5/2008 Bishop USA

94. Thank you for your recent letter to me, dated the 30th August 2008, and also for the accompanying booklet "Guiding Light", consisting of homilies by your brother, Fr. Joe Robinson. I do hope that the material will help many priests throughout the world grow closer to Christ "our great high Priest". 9/5/2008 Cardinal Scotland

95. Thank you for sending me the materials published by the Shepherds of Christ. They are always well-done, although many priests might dismiss them as too "traditional" for their consideration. In your most recent mailing, you include a book of homilies, something that most priests find helpful, no matter what their position might be on various devotions. Homilies aids are often the way into a priest's preoccupations, and I think you might wish to consider other similar materials to bring your ministry to the attention of more priests. Thank you again for including me in your recent mailing. You are in my prayers; please keep me in yours. 9/4/2008 Cardinal USA

96. Thank you for your letter of August 30, 2008. Thank you also for the enclosed materials and the two books Guiding Light: The Word Alive in Our Hearts and Medicine of Immortality. 9/3/2008 Bishop USA

97. I write to acknowledge receipt of your kind letter of June 24th, enclosing a copy of Shepherds of Christ, A Book of Spirituality Newsletter for Priests. While thanking you for the same, I assure you of my prayers. 9/2/2008 Cardinal Vatican

98. Thank you for sending the Mass Book and other material from the Shepherds of Christ Ministries. 8/30/2008 Cardinal Vatican

99. I would like to acknowledge receipt of the documents of June 24, 2008 you were kind enough to send him. With sincere thanks. 8/21/2008 Archbishop Canada