officially begins Easter Monday
April 12, 2004 at 6:20 p.m. in China , IN

formally begins Easter Tuesday
April 13, 2004 at 9:00 a.m.
until April 17, 2004 at 3:00 p.m.

usual prayer service with Rita Ring
April 13, 2004 12:00-5:00  

(Please call Doris if you intend to come
to the retreat)

Mass schedule - (China time)

                                      Mass 12:00 noon April 13, 2004
                                Mass 11:00 a.m.  April 14, 2004
                                Mass 11:30 a.m.  April 15, 2004
                                Mass 4:00 p.m.    April 16, 2004
                                Mass 2:00 p.m.    April 17, 2004

                  Beginning of Retreat for 
                            Apostles and interested 
                            others

                        Monday April 12, 2004

                            From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, 
                                    by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.

                        This will be read on the internet
                            Introductory Observations
                                pp. 1-10  #1-20

                            You should read it before the retreat.

                            Rules for the Discernment of Spirits #1 & #2
                                pp. 141-150

From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, 
    by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.  

p. 11

21.                     SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

    Which have as their purpose the conquest of self
    and the regulation of one's life in such a way that
    no decision is made under the influence of any
    inordinate attachment

p. 25

46. PRAYER.  In the preparatory prayer I will beg God
our Lord for grace that all my intentions, actions, 
and operations may be directed purely to the 
praise and service of His Divine Majesty.

                From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, 
                by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.  p. 12                     

            23. FIRST PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDATION

                                    Man is created to praise, reverence and serve God 
                                     our Lord, and by this means to save his soul.

                                Meditate for 30 minute

                        April 13, 2004 before 9:00

                        Meditate for 30 minutes before 9:00
                        #45-54  pp. 25-28

                        Meet in Church at 9:00
                            be sure to eat breakfast before

From the retreat in China
February 13, 2004

1 Peter 2: 2

Like new–born babies all your longing should be for milk—the unadulterated spiritual milk—which will help you to grow up to salvation,

  

Acts 5: 12-16

The apostles worked many signs and miracles among the people. One in heart, they all used to meet in the Portico of Solomon. No one else dared to join them, but the people were loud in their praise and the numbers of men and women who came to believe in the Lord increased steadily. Many signs and wonders were worked among the people at the hands of the apostles so that the sick were even taken out into the streets and laid on beds and sleeping–mats in the hope that at least the shadow of Peter might fall across some of them as he went past. People even came crowding in from the towns round about Jerusalem, bringing with them their sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were cured.  

  

Psalm 118: 2-4, 13-15, 22-24

Let the House of Israel say, 
‘His faithful love endures for ever.’ 
Let the House of Aaron say, 
‘His faithful love endures for ever.’ 
Let those who fear Yahweh say, 
‘His faithful love endures for ever.’

I was pushed hard, to make me fall, 
but Yahweh came to my help. 
Yahweh is my strength and my song, 
he has been my Saviour. 

Shouts of joy and salvation, 
in the tents of the upright, 
‘Yahweh’s right hand is triumphant,

The stone which the builders rejected 
has become the cornerstone; 
This is Yahweh’s doing, 
and we marvel at it. 
This is the day which Yahweh has made, 
a day for us to rejoice and be glad.

  

Revelation 1: 9-13, 17-19

I, John, your brother and partner in hardships, in the kingdom and in perseverance in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos on account of the Word of God and of witness to Jesus; it was the Lord’s Day and I was in ecstasy, and I heard a loud voice behind me, like the sound of a trumpet, saying, ‘Write down in a book all that you see, and send it to the seven churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.’ I turned round to see who was speaking to me, and when I turned I saw seven golden lamp–stands and, in the middle of them, one like a Son of man, dressed in a long robe tied at the waist with a belt of gold. 

    When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead, but he laid his right hand on me and said, ‘Do not be afraid; it is I, the First and the Last; I am the Living One, I was dead and look—I am alive for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades. Now write down all that you see of present happenings and what is still to come.

  

John 20: 19-31

In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you,’ and, after saying this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. 

    ‘As the Father sent me, 
    so am I sending you.’ 

After saying this he breathed on them and said: 

    Receive the Holy Spirit. 
    If you forgive anyone’s sins, 
    they are forgiven; 
    if you retain anyone’s sins, 
    they are retained. 

    Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, ‘We have seen the Lord,’ but he answered, ‘Unless I can see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’ Eight days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. ‘Peace be with you,’ he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it into my side. Do not be unbelieving any more but believe.’ Thomas replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him: 

    You believe because you can see me. 
    Blessed are those who have not seen 
        and yet believe.

There were many other signs that Jesus worked in the sight of the disciples, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may have life through his name.

Retreat 

TUES April 13

                From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, 
                by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.  p. 12                     

            23. FIRST PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDATION

                                    Man is created to praise, reverence and serve God 
                                     our Lord, and by this means to save his soul.

                        Sing: Take Lord Receive

From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, 
    by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.  

p. 11

21.                     SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

    Which have as their purpose the conquest of self
    and the regulation of one's life in such a way that
    no decision is made under the influence of any
    inordinate attachment

p. 25

46. PRAYER.  In the preparatory prayer I will beg God
our Lord for grace that all my intentions, actions, 
and operations may be directed purely to the 
praise and service of His Divine Majesty.

  

Dear Jesus,

    I want to be close to you. I want to have that

oneness with you that is so deep. I want to act

as You act in me at every second. I want to do

Your holy will I want to be one in You in my

every breathe.

    I give myself to You. I give You the Movement

and the people -- it is Your Movement to run as You

desire. I give you the building and the people

who come and go. Help us to do as you desire

always, always maintaining the purity of the

Movement. Help the Church to recognize us

and help us to begin prayer chapters all

over the world. Help us to reach the priests

with the writings you have given. Help people

to recognize Mary's image.

      

From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, 
    by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.  

p. 11

21.                     SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

    Which have as their purpose the conquest of self
    and the regulation of one's life in such a way that
    no decision is made under the influence of any
    inordinate attachment

    

    I want to talk about the Spiritual Exercises
of St. Ignatius.

    We are to see this retreat as a time to be alone
with God. To be in silence, to be only with Him,
to see His plan for us in helping to bring about
what He wants to do in us as we live out our
vocation. Here it is to live the Shepherds of
Christ way of life.

    Our life is lived every moment in union
with our Divine God. We center our day daily
around the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We,
who are servants, handmaids and apostles attend
daily Mass when able and center our day around
that Mass, united to all the Masses going on around
the world all day, being special intercessors
praying for the priests, the Church and the world.

    We spend, as servants, handmaids and apostles,
at least one hour daily before the Blessed Sacrament
in adoration as far as we are able and we try to stop
on the hour and pray, especially united for the needs
of the Movement and our needs.

    We pray nightly (or at least daily) the Shepherds of
Christ Prayers and the rosary, along with the Holy
Spirit Novena. Most of us try to pray daily at 6:20
united at all the centers and the sub-centers
for the priests, the Church, and the world, for healing
for ourselves, our family and all mentioned above
and for special grace for us.

    Why do we make this particular retreat in
China, Indiana? When retreats are given the
silence will begin on the 10th of that month at 
night with the individual reading the discernment of
spirit sections from St. Ignatius Spiritual Exercises
and the beginning parts about the retreat.
The first meditation will be given on the 10th.

The Spiritual Exercises will be conducted with
    this purpose in mind.

        

From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, 
    by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.  

p. 25

46. PRAYER.  In the preparatory prayer I will beg God
our Lord for grace that all my intentions, actions, 
and operations may be directed purely to the 
praise and service of His Divine Majesty.

                        1st EXERCISE - meditation first, second, third sin...

                                #45-54 pages 25-28

 

                        Meditation about our sins #55-61
                        1 hour                    pages 29&30

 

                        Mass 12:00 noon (China time) (1:00 Cincinanti time)

 

 

                        The Eucharist is exposed  

 

 

                        Meditation on the Three Classes of Men #149-156 p.64-65

 

                        3) Meditation  #65 p. 32&33 about hell  meditate 30 minutes

 

                        4) Meditation  #91-98 Kingdom of Christ  meditate 30 minutes

 

 

                        DINNER

 

                        6:20 Prayers in Church (12 a group)

 

                            Yellow Book
                            Red Book

                            Nativity #110 p. 52

                            July 13, 1995 Rosary Joyful Mysteries

 

                        Read the following scriptures
                            and meditations - (This may not be recommended for others)
                        We meditate on the rosary always as part of our daily routine.

 

                        This is not conducted as the other
                            meditations, it is all gathered
                            together in candle light in
                            the Church before the exposed
                            Eucharist.

 

  

                THE MYSTERIES OF THE LIFE OF OUR 
                LORD

            p. 115    #261
                115    #262 ANNUNCIATION
                                    Luke 1: 26-38

            p. 115    #263 VISITATION
                                    Luke 1: 39-56

             p. 116    #264 BIRTH OF CHRIST
                                    Luke 2: 1-14
                                    Sing: Silent Night

             p. 116    #265 SHEPHERDS
                                    Luke 2: 8-20
                                    Sing: Angels We Have Heard on High

             p. 117    #266 CIRCUMCISION
                                       Luke 2: 21

             p. 117    #267 MAGI
                                    Matthew 2: 1-12
                                    Sing: We Three Kings

              p. 117    #268 Presentation in the Temple
                                    Luke 2: 22-39
                                    Sing: Little Baby Hands and Feet

                              Before Bed
                                    Meditate 5 minutes on each

REVIEW

23. FIRST PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDATION                     5 minutes

                              Man is created to praise, reverence and serve God 
                              our Lord, and by this means to save his soul.

45. FIRST EXERCISE                                                    5 minutes

This is a meditation on the first, second and third
 sin employing the three powers of the soul. After
the preparatory prayer and two preludes it contains
three principal points and a colloquy.

55. SECOND EXERCISE                                                5 minutes
  
        This is a meditation on our sins. After the prepara-
        tory prayer and two preludes there are five points
        and colloquy.

 65. FIFTH EXERCISE                                                                5 minutes
  
        This is a meditation on hell. Besides the prepara-
        tory prayer and two preludes it contains five points
        and a colloquy.

91. CALL OF AN EARTHLY KING                                5 minutes
  
        This will help us to contemplate the life of the
        eternal king.

Meditate for 10 minutes how the

Incarnation goes on in us.

  

 

From Newsletter May-June 1997

    Each of us has the privilege of offering Jesus his or her own unique person, one's own humanity, one's own human existence. As with St. Paul we are asked to allow Jesus to live within us. Each Christian has the opportunity to allow Jesus to live through the uniqueness which is this particular Christian. To the extent the Christian does offer himself to Jesus in this manner, to that extent Jesus has a unique opportunity of continuing His redemptive work. To the extent the Christian holds back and does not allow Jesus to live in oneself, to that degree Jesus loses this unrepeatable opportunity.

          Some time in the near future

                   meditate on the lead

                   article May-June 1997

                   Priestly Newsletter

                      Book II

                   Incarnational Perspectives

Schedule for April 13, 2004

Dear Friends of the Building of the Two Hearts in Clearwater, Florida

I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love. 

We want to notify you of the terrible, abominable thing someone did to the face of Mary.

Here is a picture for you:

Last night as I stayed beneath the image, the whole front area was covered with a golden light.

I knew God was with me in this place.

I was covered in golden light.

It was awesome.

The face of Jesus could be seen so clearly in the image windows.

Here is a picture Joe Lee took of Jesus' face at 10:30 p.m.
 

  March 29, 2004 at 10:30 p.m.
 

Mary's Image appeared 7 years on the building here.

The purpose of the Marian groups were to lead people to Jesus through Mary. Jesus told Father Carter this. Jesus told Father Carter that the Shepherds of Christ was His Movement to help in the renewal of the Church and the world.

The Shepherds of Christ Movement, Jesus told Father Carter, was His Movement to lead people into deep intimacy with Him.

After so many Marian apparitions in the 20th century, Jesus told Father Carter this was His Movement, Shepherds of Christ, to lead to this deep bridal union He wants with His precious souls.

God gave us great gifts in allowing Mary to appear on the building for over 7 years.

Jesus' face remains with us and He has promised great graces to those who come and pray here. Special healing graces will be granted.

Jesus wants prayer chapters begun in Southern Florida.

If you live in Southern Florida, please pray these prayers with us.

Please continue to come to this site to help make reparation to God for the abominable deed done to the Virgin Mary.
 

July 5, 2000

 

February 5, 2001

 

April 5, 2001

 

Our main focus is:

      1. to circulate the newsletters of Father Carter to the priests

      2. to begin prayer chapters praying for the priests,
          the Church, and the world as Jesus told Father Carter

            part of a message given to Father Carter
 

13th Promise

Jesus speaks:  "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."

- July 31, 1994

  
      3. school rosary program to the schools 
          in the U.S. (homemade rosaries
          from rosary makers)

  
    We need your support now more than ever. It is very difficult to receive funds to maintain the building. Please come and pray and tell God we are sorry for this abominable thing and help us to continue these ministries Jesus gave to Father Carter.

 

Shepherds of Christ, P.O. Box 193 , Morrow, OH 45152   (toll free) 1-888-211-3041   www.sofc.org

Jesus wants us to help make reparation for the
offenses against Him and offenses against our
Mother Mary and to pray for the priests, the Church
and the world.
Please pray with us
            March 30, 2004 ,   6:20 ,           come to Morrow –
                        also this will be broadcast – please unite
                        in prayer.
  
            April 5, 2004 ,   6:20      9 year anniversary of 5ths
                                                Come to Florida , Morrow,
                                                or China

St Ignatius/Shepherds of Christ retreat
officially begins Easter Monday at 6:20 China     4-12-2004
formally begins Easter Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.       4-13-2004
usual prayer service with Rita Ring 12:00-5:00               4-13-2004
Retreat is formally 4-13-2004 at 9:00 until 4-17-2004 at 3:00

Country Hearth Inn ( Madison , IN ) rooms $45 call early
also Holiday Inn ( Madison , IN )

Please come     MARCH 30     MORROW
                        APRIL 5         FLORIDA , MORROW, CHINA
                        APRIL 13-17  Retreat China
                        APRIL 13       prayer service 12:00-5:00

  

October 13, 1994

The Birth of the Full Ministries
of the Shepherds of Christ

    "I wish to share with you part of a message which Jesus gave us on October 13, 1994. The message tells us about the expansion of the Shepherds of Christ movement:

    'My beloved priest-companion, today I come to you with another mission. I am asking you to establish Shepherds of Christ Ministries. At My request you have already begun the priestly newsletter, "Shepherds of Christ", and the prayer chapters, Shepherds of Christ Associates...

    'I am giving you this message on this day, the 77th Anniversary of the Great Apparition at Fatima, because of the close connection between the Shepherds of Christ movement and the Fatima message. The Fatima message is centered in devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart, especially in consecration to Our Hearts. Shepherds of Christ Ministries is also centered in devotion to Our Hearts. I will use Shepherds of Christ Ministries as a great instrument in helping to bring about the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. When this occurs, My Church and the world will be experiencing the great era of peace promised by My Mother at Fatima.

    'Today, then, October 13, 1994, the 77th Anniversary of the Great Apparition at Fatima, marks the birth of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I pour forth the great love of My Sacred Heart to all. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.'

 

- From In the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Newsletter of Shepherds of Christ Associates
by Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J., Volume 1, No. 1, 1995. p. 2.

end of October 13, 1994 message given to Fr. Carter

     

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

 

Sincerely yours in Their Hearts,

Rita Ring

This is the website:  www.sofc.org

There are so many pictures on the website if you go into the website.

Donations can be sent to the Morrow Center:

              Shepherds of Christ Ministries
              P.O. Box 193
              Morrow, OH 45152
              USA

or call Morrow

              1-513-932-4451
              (toll free) 1-888-211-3041

credit cards are accepted

 

 

    

Please remember us in your will.