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April 15, 2012 - Divine Mercy Sunday
April 16th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 2 Period II.The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for April 16th are Glorious.
Please pray for some special intentions.Through the intercession of Fr. Carter
and Our Lady of Clearwater
please pray for Dan's healing.Please pray for Betty, Jimmy &Adeline.
Pray for Hal Wittrock & family
April 15, 2012 - Divine Mercy Sunday
R. The Christian existence is centered in
death and resurrection —
dying and rising in Christ
The Christian virtues of faith, hope
and love are central to the
Christian.
The Church's life is centered in the
liturgy — The Eucharist is
the summit of the Church's
life —
God calls us to life more and more likened
to Him —
The devil wants rebellion, conflict,
God calls us to live as He desires
us to live - growing more in His
image and likeness,
obeying the Father's will, Seeking
the Father's will —
Mysticism is relatively full
development of the Christian life —
We are to respond to God's love —
We receive a sharing in God's life in baptism
and we are to participate in this life.
Our human nature is elevated —
Our knowing and loving capacity is elevated —
We live life in the Holy Spirit —
Mary is our spiritual Mother —
The Church is built on a social dimension —
God intends sisters and brothers to
be praying for the priests, the
Church and the world —
This is our vocation in the Shepherds of Christ —
This is our vocation to start these
prayer chapters praying for
the priests, the Church and
the world.
Mary is the Mother of the Church —
The Church has been referred to
as Mother —
The Church is a pilgrim Church —
growing to be more and more as
God wants it to be in the world —
One that is in the state of becoming —
The mission of the Shepherds of Christ is to
help in the renewal of the Church
and the world —
The Church is the Body of Christ —
1 Corinthians 12: 12-31
For as with the human body which is a unity although it has many parts—all the parts of the body, though many, still making up one single body—so it is with Christ. We were baptised into one body in a single Spirit, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves as well as free men, and we were all given the same Spirit to drink. And indeed the body consists not of one member but of many. If the foot were to say, ‘I am not a hand and so I do not belong to the body,’ it does not belong to the body any the less for that. Or if the ear were to say, ‘I am not an eye, and so I do not belong to the body,’ that would not stop its belonging to the body. If the whole body were just an eye, how would there be any hearing? If the whole body were hearing, how would there be any smelling?
As it is, God has put all the separate parts into the body as he chose. If they were all the same part, how could it be a body? As it is, the parts are many but the body is one. The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I have no need of you,’ and nor can the head say to the feet, ‘I have no need of you.’
What is more, it is precisely the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest which are the indispensable ones. It is the parts of the body which we consider least dignified that we surround with the greatest dignity; and our less presentable parts are given greater presentability which our presentable parts do not need. God has composed the body so that greater dignity is given to the parts which were without it, and so that there may not be disagreements inside the body but each part may be equally concerned for all the others. If one part is hurt, all the parts share its pain. And if one part is honoured, all the parts share its joy.
Now Christ’s body is yourselves, each of you with a part to play in the whole. And those whom God has appointed in the Church are, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers; after them, miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helpful acts, guidance, various kinds of tongues. Are all of them apostles? Or all prophets? Or all teachers? Or all miracle–workers? Do all have the gifts of healing? Do all of them speak in tongues and all interpret them? Set your mind on the higher gifts. And now I am going to put before you the best way of all.
R. There is to be unity in the Church —
Each member has a role —
We seek to know more the mystery of Christ.
To Mature in the Church as God wants
us to be — the leaven in the
world —
producing GOOD FRUIT
R. God has given us the 7 Sacraments
R. The entire activity of the Church points
to the Eucharist —
R. The Eucharist is the summit of the
activity in the Church —
Ritual element
a) interior offering
b) exterior offering
victim - ritual
c) immolation of the victim
The Father accepts the gift in the Mass —
Exodus 24: 5-6
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.
R. We are offering sacrifice —
We are DEDICATED to the Deity —
Sacred
We the people dedicate our lives to God —
We offer ourselves in the Mass —
We are dedicated to the Deity —
We live according to the Deity's will —
The Deity accepts —
There is a sacrificial meal
Jesus offered Himself to the Father
on Calvary —
This was Jesus' earthly offering —
In the interior offering we see the purity of
His will —
Jesus is the mediator between God
and man —
We see the exterior offering of Jesus
at the Last Supper
The immolation of the victim we see
in His death on the cross —
We see the BLOOD
Ratified by BLOOD the OLD Covenant
Ratified by BLOOD the NEW Covenant
Priest and Victim
We see the acceptance of the Father
in Jesus' Resurrection.
We see the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass — the sacrifice of Calvary
sacramentally made present —
We unite to the sacrifice of Jesus
with ourselves
We unite to Jesus' sacrifice and offer ourselves
in this Holy Sacrifice to the Father
in the Holy Spirit.
Eucharistic Sacrifice
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b) exterior offering — consecration
c) There is a mystical immolation
Jesus and us —
We surrender, we give ourselves entirely —
Mystical Death —
We die and rise in Him —
d) Acceptance
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Jesus us |
We are conformed to the Father's
will in love
e) meal
Communion
Jesus is really present
Jesus is really present by the
miracle of transubstantiation —
We then having become one in Christ
go out to others, the family
go out to the community,
go out to the Church
go out to the world.
Shepherds of Christ Prayers
July 31, 1994
Words of Jesus to Members of
Shepherds of Christ Associates:"My beloved priest-companion, I intend to use the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, and the movement, Shepherds of Christ Associates, in a powerful way for the renewal of My Church and the world.
"I will use the newsletter and the chapters of Shepherds of Christ Associates as a powerful instrument for spreading devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart.
"I am calling many to become members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. To all of them I will give great blessings. I will use them as instruments to help bring about the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. I will give great graces to the members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. I will call them to be deeply united to My Heart and to Mary's Heart as I lead them ever closer to My Father in the Holy Spirit."
- Message from Jesus to Father Edward J. Carter, S.J., Founder, as given on July 31, 1994,
feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits)
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R. Uniqueness —
Every flower is unique — every tree unique —
Not one leaf is the same —
no two fingerprints are the same —
God gives to us certain talents to develop
according to His will —
If every flower is unique, every fingerprint
is unique, every personality unique —
Every person a unique gift from God —
Although there may be similarities
we are unique — God created us
with this unique purpose —
Even 2 identical twins have unique
fingerprints —
Padre Pio, the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph —
Joseph served Jesus and Mary as God wanted —
take a lesson from Joseph —
Describe a friendship —
Some as casual
Some are deep —
Should not deep relationships last a life time.
Explain why so many marriages that
God intended to last a lifetime
fail —
Jesus loved all —
To His death → He loved all and
He gave Himself, in love, as a sacrifice for all.
Experience the Mysteries of the Rosary —
Mary loved Jesus
Mary bore Him in her womb —
Mary nursed Jesus, then she saw men
abuse Jesus —
punch His face —
whip Jesus —
God the Father created us with a purpose —
The devil wants to block these writings —
the Blue Books —
Each person has a unique role, to play to
help me to spread Jesus' letters of
love to His people —
 Blue Book I |
 Blue Book II |
 Blue Book III |
 Blue Book 4 |
 Blue Book 5 |
 Blue Book 6A |
 Blue Book 6B |
 Blue Book 6C |
R. What an honor
Jesus: I am giving you secrets into the
mystery of My love and instructing
you about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass —
The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian Life
I am opening to you insights into
the hidden mysteries in these
writings
Jesus: Be humble — tell the truth about your
evil hearts so you will heal
and be transformed —
Give all you can in your unique purpose
to God —
Prayer is centered in love —
Do all you do in love for the honor and glory
of God —
Be open to Me —
I am calling you
1) 1 Samuel 3: 1-10
Now, the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli; in those days it was rare for Yahweh to speak; visions were uncommon. One day, it happened that Eli was lying down in his room. His eyes were beginning to grow dim; he could no longer see. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying in Yahweh’s sanctuary, where the ark of God was, when Yahweh called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ He answered, ‘Here I am,’ and, running to Eli, he said, ‘Here I am, as you called me.’ Eli said, ‘I did not call. Go back and lie down.’ So he went and lay down. And again Yahweh called, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ He got up and went to Eli and said, ‘Here I am, as you called me.’ He replied, ‘I did not call, my son; go back and lie down.’ As yet, Samuel had no knowledge of Yahweh and the word of Yahweh had not yet been revealed to him. Again Yahweh called, the third time. He got up and went to Eli and said, ‘Here I am, as you called me.’ Eli then understood that Yahweh was calling the child, and he said to Samuel, ‘Go and lie down, and if someone calls say, "Speak, Yahweh; for your servant is listening." ’ So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
Yahweh then came and stood by, calling as he had done before, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Samuel answered, ‘Speak, Yahweh; for your servant is listening.’
2) 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.
Jesus: Nothing is impossible with God —
OPENNESS
Self - Identity
You are loved —
Read My Messages
Read My Blue Books —
Come Clean —
Don't try to tell yourself when you
have sinned - you were right —
that is from satan —
Seek to remove the debris from your
hearts —
Unforgiveness
Bitterness
Anger —
Unrepented sins —
Don't lie to yourself about your sins —
Pride
Envy
Jealousy
Possessiveness of Others
I am your Bridegroom
Jesus, your beloved
R.
Our whole life is to be one with God. How can I be too
busy for God? He gives us our life. He controls
our every breath, our heart beat. All I want,
all I was created for is love, love of God and
love of others. How can I be too busy to communicate
with the Person I love most. How can I be
too busy for Him.
I want Him so much. I love You so much Jesus I
want to be one with You and I want You now in my
heart. I feel burning love for You. It satisfies me
so much to be so close to Him. That is all I
want and all I crave. I want to do God's will.
Help me please.
There must be time with our intimate lover everyday.
He said to the Apostles in the garden "Can you not
watch one hour with Me?" He asks us today
can you not watch one hour with Me.
Created to know, love and serve God.
He is our greatest Lover.
Jesus: I am the Lord your God, you shall have
no gods before Me.
R. Promises of Praying the Rosary
Promises of Our Lady to Those Who Pray the Rosary
Over the years, in various apparitions, Mary has stressed the importance of the rosary. She has promised great blessings to those who pray the rosary. To St. Dominic and to Blessed Alan she stated:
1. Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive signal graces.
2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armour against Hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in paradise.
9. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.1
1. Rev. Edward J. Carter, Mother at Our Side, Shepherds of Christ Publications, Morrow OH, 1993, pp. 83-85.
Colossians 1: 15-20
He is the image of the unseen God,
the first–born of all creation,
for in him were created all things
in heaven and on earth:
everything visible
and everything invisible,
thrones, ruling forces,
sovereignties, powers—
all things were created through him
and for him.
He exists before all things
and in him all things hold together,
and he is the Head of the Body,
that is, the Church.He is the Beginning,
the first–born from the dead,
so that he should be supreme in every way;
because God wanted all fullness
to be found in him
and through him
to reconcile all things to him,
everything in heaven
and everything on earth,
by making peace through his death
on the cross.
R. Sanctification — to make Holy
"It is better to light one candle than to
curse the darkness"
In the Mystical life —
one is led by God —
Not controlling — Power seeking for
oneself —
Not caved in, not self-centered —
One seeks knowledge of God —
One wants to develop in their
elevated knowing and loving capacity —
Eager for insight into the hidden mysteries —
A profound unity!
Focus is
HIS LOVE
HIS PRESENCE
UNION of THEIR Hearts to Jesus' Sacred Heart,
UNION of THEIR Hearts to Mary's Heart
Know Mary —
perfect handmaid of the Lord —
is by their side —
doing God's will
Focus is God's will
"Do whatever He tells you"
Jesus wants our love —
Open door to Jesus — ALWAYS
Open door in our heart to Jesus — ALWAYS
Focus on souls —
Jesus cries
"bring Me souls"
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We want souls to come to Jesus — We want souls to give God love — |
LONGING for God
PAINS IN HEART to be ever
deeper united
Know More the Father's love
Know what goes on at Mass
Union with God and others
can't stand division
offending God by sin —
Only the Lord makes me secure —
Don't possess another —
like a leech!!
Openness to God
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R. Mary brings Christ to us Mary brings us to Christ |
Mary brings Christ to us under the
action of the Holy Spirit
We dwell in Mary's Immaculate Heart
R.
Mary was humble
Mary didn't hide her gift
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.
R.
Mary → full of grace
Mary partook in the suffering of Christ
John 19: 25-27
Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, this is your son.’ Then to the disciple he said, ‘This is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
January 2, 1999
Mary: I am Our Lady of Snows. I come to cover the earth with a soft white blanket of my love.
I come to bring peace to the earth. I tell you to let go of the anxiety in your heart and experience my peace and His love.
I am your heavenly Mother. I come to hold you and caress you and take you to my Immaculate Heart.
March 22, 2012
Jesus: My dear people,
Today March 22, 2012, I want you to make available the statues: Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of Guadalupe with the glass, so people will honor Mary and pray the prayers as I have requested before the statue praying for the priests, the Church and the world.
Pray the prayers before the statues with glass for healings and blessings for your family, for your country, for the Church and the world. I promise special graces to those praying these prayers, and graces drawing them closer to My Heart and My Mother's heart. I want all to know My Mother's love as their mother. Put the statues with the glass in your homes and Churches, your schools and places of businesses and pray these prayers given to Fr. Carter, S.J., founder of Shepherds of Christ, in the prayer manual for the priests, the Church and the world. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the Flock.
Given March 23, 2012
Mary by day |
by night |
Mary:
I am the Queen of Peace. In these troubled times of
your country I am begging you give my message of
peace and holiness to your troubled country. I desire
my statue with the glass in your homes, schools,
Churches and businesses and pray the prayers Jesus
gave Fr. Carter 18 years ago.
English
Mary: My children,
You need to make Jesus, the King and Center of
your homes, schools, Churches, businesses,
all places on the earth —Satan is waging a war. Pray the prayers as Jesus told
Fr. Carter before the statue.Let this be a time of bringing the love of Our 2 Hearts to
your world —Please as your heavenly Mother, I tell you to do as Jesus
said 18 years ago, spread these prayers and see they are
prayed all over the earth.I am Our Lady of Clearwater for all these years, I have appeared
to tell you, as the Mother of All and Queen of Peace that God
the Father wants this devotion to Our 2 Hearts —Listen to Him and pray these prayers —
Begin them in the Churches —
Look at the threats you are suffering —
Pray as Jesus told Fr. Carter
July 31, 1994
Words of Jesus to Members of
Shepherds of Christ Associates:"My beloved priest-companion, I intend to use the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, and the movement, Shepherds of Christ Associates, in a powerful way for the renewal of My Church and the world.
"I will use the newsletter and the chapters of Shepherds of Christ Associates as a powerful instrument for spreading devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart.
"I am calling many to become members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. To all of them I will give great blessings. I will use them as instruments to help bring about the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. I will give great graces to the members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. I will call them to be deeply united to My Heart and to Mary's Heart as I lead them ever closer to My Father in the Holy Spirit."
- Message from Jesus to Father Edward J. Carter, S.J., Founder, as given on July 31, 1994,
feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits)
Mary: You are being threatened more than you know with the
religious freedom issues. My children abortion is
wrong. Now this — pray these prayers before My statue
with the glass, pray fervently — God will help you —
I am Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of Clearwater
I crush the head of satan with my heal.
R. Mary is Mother of the Americas
Our Lady of Fatima in America
"Jesus and Mary requested that this tape be made and circulated on December 12, 1996, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe."
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