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April 16, 2004
April 17th Holy
Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 7 Period I. |
The Novena Rosary
Mysteries
for April 17th are Sorrowful. |
The apostle, associate,
Shepherds of Christ / St. Ignatius Retreat
until
April 17, 2004
at 2:00
p.m.
SIDNEY ROSARY
TUESDAY 6:20 MORROW
WORK AT MORROW FOR ROSARY
MAILING
APRIL 17, 2004 5:00
APRIL 18,
2004 1:00 and after
APRIL 20,
2004 11:00 and after
April 16, 2004
Messenger:
We are in dire need of old
rosary makers to call and
order kits and make
rosaries for the schools for
May, for May Crowning of
Mary.
We have had so many schools
requesting rosaries and
Mary Elpers and all the
Southern Indiana people
helping in the rosary
making have supplied
what we failed to be able to
do from the Rosary Factory
in Florida.
The Rosary Factory was
closed September 11, 2002 because
of funds and few rosary
makers.
We desperately need help quick
with rosary makers responding.
It is so sad to have a school call
and ask for rosaries for May
Crowning and not be able to send
them.
April 16, 2004 message
continues
Messenger:
Please respond to Our Lady's
constant request to get
rosaries to the school children.
We supplied many rosaries and
our convention crew went to
Boston this week and well over
200 schools want the home-
made rosaries for their schools
in May.
We need funds for this.
The Boston conference was
a big success.
We provided so many
rosary ave sheets folded --
Meditating on the Rosary Aves
These Meditations have the Imprimatur
The Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation
- The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and asked her to be
the mother of the Messiah.
- She said yes. Mary had such faith! She always complied
with the Father's will.
- She was filled with the Holy Spirit and the Word was
made flesh and dwelt among us.
- There was such a bond between Jesus and Mary from the
very moment of conception!
- She felt His life grow within her womb. His Most Sacred
Heart was formed in her womb through the Holy Spirit.
- Jesus wants to be alive in our hearts. We should carry
His life with great joy in our being.
- The Spirit wants to be alive in our very being with the
fire of His love.
- We are children of God. Mary mothers us as she mothered
Jesus.
- It is through Mary that we are led to intense love in
His most precious Heart.
- It is truly the love of these Two Hearts that will lead
us to union with God.
The Visitation
- Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth.
- When she arrived, the child in Elizabeth's womb leapt
for joy at the presence of Mary with Jesus in her womb.
- Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit and cried out,
with a loud voice, the Magnificat.
- "My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit
rejoices in God, my Savior."
- "Because He has regarded the lowliness of His
handmaid, from all generations they will call me blessed."
- God Who is mighty has done great things to us in His
name.
- Jesus is no less present in our hearts after Communion
than He was in Mary's womb.
- Should we not jump up and cry out that we truly receive
the one, true God in our hearts?
- Are we open to the Holy Spirit to fill us with the love
of the one, true God and Mary in our hearts?
- It is through her pure and tender Heart that we will
love God more closely.
The Birth of Jesus
- Joseph was filled with joy to see the splendor of the
night, but with sorrow to see Jesus born in such poverty.
- Not a place for Jesus to lay His head--in a manger at
birth, His head on a cross at His death--both bare wood.
- He showed us the way, in total submission to the will
of the Father. He loved us so much that He was born a human,
God-made-man.
- What the birth of this baby, the child Jesus, did to
change the world for all time!
- This is Jesus, the Son of God, come to free the world
of its sins.
- He came as a little baby. He was born of Mary in the
little town of Bethlehem.
- This is how it is with Jesus today: there is no blare
of trumpets, no roll of drums. Jesus comes quietly at every Mass.
- The only blare of trumpets and roll of drums are in our
hearts.
- If you are not aware of Christ truly present in the
Eucharist, you miss the big event.
- Jesus, the same Jesus who was born in Bethlehem, comes
to us in our hearts.
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
- Mary took Jesus to the temple to be presented to the
Father.
- Simeon told Mary of the future sufferings of Jesus and
Mary.
- Joseph, in his sorrow at hearing of the sufferings, was
comforted by the joy that so many souls would be redeemed.
- They returned to Galilee to the town of Nazareth and
Jesus grew in wisdom and strength.
- Mary, with such love, beheld her precious Son!
- She gazed into His precious baby eyes.
- Simeon predicted that her heart would be pierced with a
sword.
- Her heart would be pierced with a sword for, just as
she held His baby body at birth, she would hold his lifeless body under
the cross.
- How well Mary would know the Heart of Jesus! She would
ponder all the events of His life in her Heart.
- It is through her most loving Heart that we grow in
fervent love for His Heart.
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
- When Jesus was twelve years old, the Holy Family went
to Jerusalem for Passover.
- When it was over Mary and Joseph had traveled a day's
journey before they realized Jesus was not with them.
- With sorrow in their hearts they returned to Jerusalem
to find Him.
- After searching for Him for three days, they found Him
in the temple talking to the doctors.
- The doctors were astounded at His wisdom.
- He said He had to be about His Father's business.
- Jesus teaches us today through His word.
- He went down and was subject to them.
- Mary, if we ever lose Jesus, lead us back to His tender
Heart.
- Jesus, help us to love Mary more.
The Sorrowful Mysteries
The Agony in the Garden
- Be with Jesus in the garden. Kneel beside Him and feel
the pain in His Heart.
- How tenderly He loves us, that God came to this earth
and gave Himself for love of us.
- Jesus is a Person. He loves each one of us with a most
personal love.
- He is a Divine Person. He loves us more than any human
person could love us.
- Jesus saw before Him all His suffering.
- He knew the sins of all men from all time.
- Because of His great love for us and for all men His
Heart was in such pain.
- He knows and loves us more than we know and love
ourselves.
- He is alive this day and He lives in our hearts.
- He wants us to love Him at every moment and He is
forgotten and ignored and He is God.
The Scourging at the Pillar
- Jesus saw in the garden all the events that would
happen and He suffered so He sweat blood.
- They led Jesus away as a criminal and they tied Him to
a pillar.
- At any moment Jesus could have stopped the men, but.
because of His great love for us, He allowed them to whip Him.
- Jesus did this, allowed them to whip Him, for me.
- Many times, when others are cruel to us, we feel alone
and very hurt.
- Many times, when we pray and talk about God in the
world today, others treat us cruelly.
- God is almighty, He controls everything. Our every
breath and heartbeat depend on God.
- God first loved us and commands us to love Him.
- The greatest commandment of all is to love God with our
whole heart, our whole soul and our whole mind.
The Crowning with Thorns
- God commands us to love Him first and to love our
neighbors.
- He suffered for us and paid price for our sins with His
blood.
- Why are men so willful, so full of pride that they
ignore the Almighty God who gives them their very breath?
- Look at Jesus, crowned with thorns, His face covered
with blood. He suffered because He loves me.
- God is offended by the willfulness of men today.
- Whether we go to heaven or hell depends on whether we
love God and love one another.
- Jesus shows us how to love by giving Himself for love
of us.
- Jesus was crowned with thorns. He was whipped, His body
was torn. He suffered this that we would share in His life and go to
heaven some day.
- Our life here will end soon and we will be somewhere
forever and ever. Let us love God and love one another that we will
share in the great gift He gives us, the gift of eternal life in heaven.
- Think of the men that whipped Jesus and crowned Him
with thorns. Think how cold their hearts were.
The Carrying of the Cross
- They stood around Jesus and they hollered at Him,
"Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"
- They gave to Jesus a heavy cross laden with all the
sins from all time and they put it on His shoulder and made Him carry
the cross.
- It was so heavy that Jesus could not carry it any
longer. He collapsed and fell to the ground.
- He got up and tried to move. He saw the tear covered
face of His beloved mother.
- She looked into His tender gentle eyes covered with
blood.
- This was the little baby that she carried and now she
saw Him covered with blood and wounds.
- Mary loves Jesus with the most tender love.
- It is in going to the heart of Mary that we will learn
to love our beloved Jesus.
- The Holy Spirit is the spouse of Mary.
- The Holy Spirit works within the heart of Mary to make
us more holy, more like our beloved Jesus.
The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
- Jesus was nailed to the cross.
- Jesus hung on the cross for three hours.
- His mother, in excruciating pain, stood beneath the
cross and watched, watched her Son die.
- Before He died He gave His mother Mary to us as our
mother.
- Our mother, Mary, loves us.
- She saw Jesus hang and die on the cross. She knows the
great love that Jesus has for us.
- She wants to mother us and help us to love Jesus so
much more.
- As her little children, it is important that we give
ourselves to her and her motherly care.
- If we want peace and joy in our life we must give
ourselves to Mary and to her Son.
- Mary said at Fatima that she wants us to give our
hearts to her and to the Heart of her Son. She also said at Fatima that
she wants us to pray the rosary every day. If we do this, we will have
peace in the world.
The Glorious Mysteries
The Resurrection
- On the third day He arose as he foretold.
- When Mary Magdalen and some other women arrived at the
tomb, they saw that the entry stone had been rolled away.
- There appeared two men in dazzling garments where Jesus
had been laid.
- The two angels told the women He had risen as He had
foretold.
- He went to Emmaus and recounted for them all the
scriptures, from Moses through the prophets, which referred to Him.
- When He had seated Himself with them to eat, He took
bread, pronounced the blessing, then broke the bread and began to
distribute it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they
recognized Him, whereupon He vanished from their sight.
- He appeared several times to the apostles over the
course of 40 days and gave them the power to baptize and forgive sins.
- Christ died to bring us to new life.
- He came that we might have life to the full.
- The good news is that Jesus has died and that He has
risen.
The Ascension
- They went out of the town of Bethany and Jesus gave
them his final blessing.
- He raised His arms and ascended into heaven.
- They stood below in utter amazement at what had
happened.
- Think of what it would be like to see Jesus ascend
bodily into heaven.
- Imagine the grief in Mary's and the apostles' hearts to
see Him go!
- Jesus has not left. He remains with us in His divinity
and humanity in the Eucharist today.
- He longs for us to come and receive Him. He waits for
us to come and be with Him in front of the tabernacle.
- He gave Himself on the cross. He gives Himself this
very day in the Eucharist.
- He loved us so much He died for us. He rose to give us
new life. As He ascended into heaven he left behind the most precious
gift of all--Himself!
- He said, "For John baptized with water but, in a
few days, you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
- The apostles were full of fear and locked themselves in
the Upper Room.
- When the Holy Spirit descended on Mary and the
apostles, what joy for Mary's Heart!
- Jesus had promised to send the Holy Spirit. A great
wind blew and over their heads appeared parted tongues of fire.
- They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to
speak in foreign tongues.
- What joy for Mary to see the apostles transformed from
fear to fearlessness!
- Oh, Holy Spirit, come to us and fill our hearts with
the fire of Your love.
- Where we are full of fear, make us fearless.
- We long to have the courage to do all God asks of us.
Oh, Holy Spirit, give us this courage.
- Holy Spirit, lead us to intimate oneness with You, the
Father, the Son and Mary.
- Oh, Holy Spirit, set us on fire for love of God.
The Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven
- Many years after Jesus' death Mary was taken up to
heaven.
- Imagine her delight to be forever united with her most
precious Son.
- Imagine her joy to be united with the Father and the
Holy Spirit. She beheld the face of God.
- She had lived her whole life in service of Him. Now she
was taken up to her eternal dwelling place.
- Mary has not left. She remains forever with us. She is
wherever Jesus is. She is our spiritual mother. She is forever by our
side. She loves us. She mothers us with such motherly love!
- Who are we to have Mary as our mother?
- Mary watched it all. A young Mary, an older Mary, a sad
Mary, a joyful Mary-Mary, the reflection of Christ's life!
- To know Christ is to see Him through Mary's eyes, to
feel Him through Mary's motherhood, to love Him through Mary's Heart.
- She forever intercedes for her beloved children. She
cares for our every need.
- Heaven is our true home.
The Coronation of Our Lady
- A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with
the sun, with the moon under her feet and on her head a crown of twelve
stars.
- Mary was crowned queen of heaven and earth. Our most
beloved mother now reigns in the court of heaven!
- Imagine her joy to hear the choirs of angelic voices!
Imagine her joy to see the angels and saints praising God!
- She--who carried the baby Jesus in her womb, who held
Him in her arms, who walked by His side during the Passion, who stood
under His cross, who held His lifeless body and watched Him locked in
the tomb--was now crowned Queen of Heaven, forever to reign in the court
of heaven with her beloved Son.
- If we remain faithful to the Lord until death, we too
will receive a crown of life. In heaven shall be found every good.
- Such treasures for us in heaven! The eye has not seen,
the ear has not heard the glories that await him who serves the Lord!
- Heaven is the kingdom of God. We are His heirs.
- There is no more thirsting for union with God, no more
longing for Him. We will experience such intense union with Him forever.
- We will never want for love again. We will know His
love.
- We will see the face of God and live.
April 16, 2004 message
continues
Messenger:
And we provided so many
consecration cards
April 16, 2004 message
continues
Messenger:
The materials we had printed
and have been constantly
suppling to schools for
2 months (rosary aves and
consecration cards)
which was printed by Sycamore
Printing costs $9,000.
We need funds to pay this bill.
We have reached so many schools
from the school mailing and the
schools who have responded
2 months ago.
Saturday night and Sunday after
1:00 we will work on the
mailing of the rosaries to
the many schools who
want the rosary aves and
consecration cards.
We desperately need money for postage.
We desperately need rosary makers
experienced -- quick
Tuesday will be a rosary mailing
day at Morrow and a light dinner
(pizza or sandwiches) will be
provided and then the
Sidney Rosary at 6:20 from
Morrow.
Please come if you can,
Or come Saturday April 17, 2004, 5:00 pm
and after, to Morrow for the
rosary mailing to schools
or Sunday afternoon 1:00
and after.
Jesus wants us to work out
of Morrow for this.
Please help us if you
can.
Please call Doris to get
Rosary kits quick and
make them quicker so
we can send them to schools
for May.
Excerpt from May 21, 2001 message
Mary speaks: I
am Mary your Mother, please help me
spread the rosary. Beads and Rosary
Makers are needed.
end
of excerpt from May 21,
2001 message
Excerpt from May 26, 2001 message
Mary speaks: ...I desire rosaries be
made for my school
children....
end of excerpt fro
m
May 26, 2001 message
Excerpt from June 18, 2001 message
Mary speaks: I appear and beg you help me to
get
the rosaries in the hands of
my children....
...Oh my children, I am Mary your
Mother and I come to warn
you. You must listen. Please
pray the rosary and help me
distribute the rosaries to those
wanting to pray.
end of excerpt from June 18, 2001
Excerpt from June 18, 2001 message
Mary speaks: ...I want my children praying
the rosary in schools. I
want you to help me get
my rosaries and supplies
in the schools. Please help
me now. Please ask people
you know that may help
you.
This is my rosary factory.
I appear and beg you help me to get
the rosaries in the hands of
my children.
There are people wanting to make
rosaries and there are no beads.
Oh my children, now they want them
in the schools.
This program has been formed in the
schools over 6 years.
Now it too will stop because
of lack of supplies....
end of excerpt from June
18, 2001 message
Excerpt from July 21, 2001
message
Mary speaks: I stood beneath the cross
of My Son
and I cried. I cried for my children that
would not listen to me and would
be lost to the fires of hell.
Oh my children, you must pray. We are
teaching you how to pray so that great
grace will be released on your world....
...Your world is contributing to corrupting
youth and you allow it. You support such
things with your money and you will
not even help me get my rosaries in
the schools, your world will suffer. You
are thinking more and more "slanted" you
do not even recognize how FAR OFF you
have become.
You must obey the commandments,
My Son gives you His Word.
The truth will be found in living according
to the Word. You must obey the
commandments.
You will not even help me to circulate
My Son's Priestly Newsletter.
Oh the heat you say, oh my children,
the heat of hell.
end of excerpt from July 21, 2001
Excerpt from June 23, 2001
message
Mary speaks: ...I ask you to please
help me get
the rosary in all the hands
of my children of the earth.
I ask you to help me....
Please pray for my
school children.
Please get the rosary in
their hands.
end of excerpt from June
23, 2001 message
Messenger:
These messages were
given from Mary on her
birthday September 8, 2001
3 days before September 11, 2001.
Excerpt from September
8, 2001 message
Mary speaks: I want you to help
me.
Do you see the gift your God has given in my
appearance in Florida.
My children would any sign move your hearts?
After I appeared at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center
you would not believe me.
Now I give you these gifts, given from your
Father in heaven.
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July 5, 2001 |
July 5, 2001 |
July 5, 2001 |
September 8,
2001 message continues
Mary speaks:
You want a sign, you are given a sign and you
still won't believe.
My children these messages we give to you to
help renew the Church and the world.
You must pray for your priests....
I am the handmaid of the Lord.
I appeared at Fatima and my message is greatly ignored.
I appear to you today.
I appear as Our Lady of Fatima in the Americas.
I have appeared every day for almost five
years.
Will you take notice.
My Son's Movement Shepherds of Christ has operated from
the beginning from this apparition site in Florida.
I want you to do what I asked for at Fatima.
I am the Queen of Peace.
The Father has sent me with this message.
Excerpt from The Spirituality of Fatima
by Father Carter, S.J.
October 13, 1917
I am the Lady of the Rosary. I have
come to warn the faithful to amend their lives and to ask pardon for their
sins. They must not offend Our Lord any more, for He is already too
grievously offended by the sins of men. People must say the Rosary. Let them
continue saying it every day.(17)
NOTE:
17. For background material on Fatima, I am particularly
indebted to
Our Lady of Fatima's Peace Plan from Heaven (Rockford:
TAN
Books and Publishers, Inc., 1983). p.7.
end of excerpt from The Spirituality of Fatima
September 8, 2001
message continues
Mary speaks: I
tell you that you need to consecrate your
hearts to Our two Hearts.
I tell you to listen.
For those who block the message, they block
me and my Son Jesus.
These messages and visions are gifts given
by God.
They are given to help lead the souls to heaven.
The messages given to Father Carter to begin
Shepherds of Christ was to help renew the
Church and the world....
Mary speaks: I
want the Bishops to consecrate their dioceses
to my Immaculate Heart. My Son Jesus
wants the Bishops to consecrate their dioceses
to His Sacred Heart.
Jesus speaks: It
is My desire that the Bishops of America and
the Bishops of the world entrust their dioceses
to My Most Sacred Heart and the Heart of My
Mother Mary. I desire they encourage
the devotion to Our two Hearts in all
dioceses and all Churches. I desire
this with all My Heart. I am the Sacred
Heart of Jesus, you will not have peace
in the world until more listen to Me
and comply to these wishes. I want to
be the King and Center of all Hearts.
I desire the picture of My Heart and My Mother's
heart and or statues be placed in the churches.
When a Church is consecrated/enthroned to
Our two Hearts they will grow in greater
holiness.
I am the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
I will Reign on the earth.
Why are you so resistant to listen to Me
and follow My requests.
How do I deliver a message to you?
You will not even take notice of the
sign given on the building in
Florida.
The Fatima message must be observed.
You must make reparation to Our
two Hearts.
I give to you the Shepherds of Christ Prayers.
I directed Father Carter how to compile
these prayers for the priests, and the
renewal of the Church and the world.
Here is a message I sent on December 20, 1993.
I came knocking, with the following writing.
"Angels will read the Message"
I came in light.
I deliver this message, but you do not hear
Me.
Excerpt from December 20, 1993
"...Why would I come to this earth, give
My life for all My beautiful creatures, and then, at this stage of the game,
not send some mighty medicine to cure My sick little ones? ..."
Angels Will Read the Message
December 20, 1993 - 2:40 a.m.
Jesus speaks: Who will read the message? Angels
will read the message. I will be by their side. I want the messages out. I
want them out, I tell you. I want My people to hear all I am telling you. I
want, not a few, but all to hear these words. They are private revelations
given by Me to My people. The souls are, oh, so hungry for this one. They need
to get these messages.
I am one crying in the desert. Make ready
the way of the Lord. Prepare ye a path for the Master. He comes as a child in
a stable. His people are asleep. Where are they and what are they doing with
their busy lives? The angels will read the messages. They will rock the
heavens and all will know My love and My might. From the housetops, shout
this. Proclaim, "The day of the Lord is approaching. Make ready a path
for Him." Will you comply with this demand to deliver a message to My
people?
Time, child, is so short. You must ready
all with My words of love. They are half asleep and dazed. They walk this
earth with blinders on their eyes. My day will rock them off their rockers and
they will know it is I with Whom they deal. No mistake will be made as to what
is happening. All will see My power and My might. From the heavens shall come
a sign and all will know from whence it comes. And the days that follow will
be days to prepare men's hearts for My coming. I will not come unannounced. I
will come with My power and My might and you will know what you will behold.
Men will turn their hearts to Me with these messages. Get them out, I tell
you, for their need is very great. I am patient and yet I am demanding. Ready
yourself for this day of the Lord. I come as a baby into your midst, the
angels sing, the choirs of heaven rejoice and you will know soon that I am
very close to you all. Indeed you will know!
What awaits those in their feeble hearts!
They run after such useless things when I, God, am talking in these letters.
They think their world is their end. What an awakening they will have-a wide
awakening!
I knock to make ready for My coming. You
hear Me knock on your door in the night. Make ready this path so My people
will read these letters of love. I am mighty and worthy of such praise. My
people must realize My love in My intense might. What sign do you need? Do you
think these messages were for your ears alone? Such power and wisdom in Rita's
purse? This is not the idea. They are for all! My ease goes with you in all
your undertakings to get these messages out.
Slow, too slow, I tell you. Shout My
message from the housetops, that I am Lord and I am coming in your midst as a
baby, but, with such might! My time is at hand. You tarry too long, My little
ones. Time you do not have. This world is crazy! People are so busy at the
malls. Oh, what foolish ones. I come as a baby into your midst. This is My
birthday and whom do you worship? You worship idols! It is all such a sick
world. Make ready My path, My little ones. Time is so short and you must not
tarry any longer for into your hands I place My words for the world. They are
mighty, little ones. Read them! What do you do with these words? Do you want
proof? Look at Me hanging on the cross. It is out of this love of you I died a
brutal death! Do you think I would not go to this extent to save the souls of
My loved ones? Why would I come to this earth, give My life for all My
beautiful creatures, and then, at this stage of the game, not send some mighty
medicine to cure My sick little ones? You possess the mighty medicine. I mixed
it with such love and I hand-deliver each message to shake My people to My
love. The heavens will rock and the Son of Man will appear on a cloud and the
glory of the Lord will be shown on high!
Get busy, you little people. The angels
declare My words are given here. This is My gift to My people-distinct, clear
letters proclaiming My love. Are you listening? Do you think I would not try
everything to save My beloved ones?
Oh, I will go to any extent to save these
little ones, so ornery and so stupid in their ways, so sinful in this evil
world, but so precious to Me. I will come in My glory and I want every last
soul.
I am God. Why would I not speak to you? I
wait for you. I wait, I wait, but you are all so blind and dense. What you do
is so silly. Your ways here have become sick and your hearts have become hard.
But shout it from the housetops! I loved you to My death! I love you all in
your sickness. I want you united under the mantle of My mother, praying and
honoring God.
America, turn yourselves around before it
is too late. Come and heed My harkening. Come, come, My children. Time is so
short and a lot of mending must be done in your hearts. You have hardened them
and now they must come back to life. Only I can give you this life in your
hearts.
Heed My words here. I am gentle and kind
in heart. My heart is a heart of love. I have hand-delivered these messages to
My people and you are My delivery boys. Get them going, little ones. You tarry
too much.
My gift to My people is My love this
Christmas. I am showering all at this Center with grace this season. The
devotion there pleases Me, but more must flock and they will be changed from
hardened hearts to hearts for God. I am God, little ones. I came and I died a
brutal death. I am calling to you all to deliver this now. Make this your top
priority so they will hear My message of love and know the love I have for
them. Do not tarry. Do this today, little ones.
end of December 20, 1993 message
September 8, 2001 message continues
Jesus speaks: I
ask you to help Me get My Newsletter II Book
to the 75,000 priests before Christmas,
I desire all efforts be made to include a
prayer manual.
My desire for the 4 Newsletters after Fr. Carter's
death this year 2001 have not been met.
I beg you to pray fervently for the donor who
can help to accomplish this task (the Priestly
Newsletter Book II) and all involved. Pray
fervently, pray hourly if possible.
Messenger:
Jesus also indicated at some point He desired the
Priestly Newsletter Book II sent to all Jesuits
and all Bishops in the world.
Jesus speaks: This
mailing could majorly help to change the
face of the earth and help bring to completion
the mission Mary began at Fatima.
You do not hear the voice of the Good Shepherd
in My writings and works.
You are not open.
You will not even look at Mary on the building.
What sign would get you to take notice?
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May 5, 2001 |
May 5, 2001 |
May 5, 2001 |
September 8, 2001 message continues
Mary speaks: ...My
children my message is the same.
My heart is pierced with sorrow
for my children.
My Red Rosary book is a gift given
to you from the Hearts of Jesus
and Mary.
Oh children, use it, it will help you
to love your God more and know
more my love for you.
Mary speaks:
A
special rosary I give is March 30, 1995.
Circulate this rosary. Listen to it.
A rosary I want to give to youth is
March 20, 1997.
I appeared as Our Lady of Fatima
delivering this rosary.
The Rosary meditations we give from
Our Hearts will help change
the hearts of men.
Meditating on the rosary will help
you to know the truth.
I write to you on my birthday September 8, 2001.
I want these videos circulated to the
Nursing homes.
My Son Jesus wants the Shepherds of Christ
Movement
to own the Virgin Mary building
free and clear to help bring to
Completion the Mission I began at
Fatima.
I appear Our Lady of Fatima in
the Americas.
My Son Jesus wants to use this
Movement He began Shepherds of Christ
to help to renew His Church
and the world.
The Priestly Newsletter and these
writings are important to do
this.
You must want to walk in the truth.
I beg you to consecrate your hearts.
Come to me, I love you,
I want these videos (nursing home videos) given to
nursing home residents to be
shown in groups.
I want these videos given to Elderly
so they will become
Prayer Apostles for the Shepherds of Christ
Movement.
I want the videos shown to the
terminally ill and all ill.
I want them shown to children
and to all.
They are short approximately 20-30 minutes
from my image site in
Florida.
Please help me.
In this day of celebration for
my birthday I speak to
the world.
I am Mary your Mother, we will
teach the world to pray
from My image site in
Florida.
March 5, 2001
September
8, 2001 message continues
Mary speaks:
Please
help me.
I am Mary, Mother of the
Universe
end
of September 8, 2001 message
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Death
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Resurrection
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February 22, 1995
Stations of the Cross
Sing: Song from Jesus
Sing: New Life
1. Jesus Is Condemned to Death
Jesus speaks: My dear
child, with angry hearts and hatred on their faces, they poked at Me and
condemned Me to death. I stood so silent, My hands tied, in perfect peace,
because I knew the Father's love. I knew the Father's Will. You too will
stand your trials in perfect peace, the more you realize the immense love
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit have for you. Pray to the Spirit to
transform you more and more into My image and, through this
transformation, you will be led ever closer to the Father. Oh, how I love
you!
2. They Give Jesus the Cross
Jesus speaks: They gave Me a heavy
cross, laden with the sins of the world. They placed it on My shoulder. It
was so heavy I felt as if My shoulder would break. I ask you to carry
little crosses, to experience little pains. I could not remove this cross
from My shoulder. The weight was unbearable. It is through My suffering
and death that you receive new life. It is through your sufferings this
day that you will grow in your life with Me. Oh, child, I loved you so
much that I took up the cross of salvation. I love you. Please realize
that I am talking to you here. To My death I loved you. Oh, how I love
you!
3. Jesus Falls the First Time
Jesus speaks: The cross was so heavy
I could hardly walk. I held on to My cross for greatest love of you and in
compliance with the Will of My Father. It became so hard to walk! The
cross was so heavy! I fell. I fell and the cross fell on Me. They poked at
Me, they struck Me, they demanded I get up. The pain from the instruments
they used to poke Me and strike Me was so great! I somehow managed to get
up.
When you fall under the weight of your cross, come to My Eucharistic
Heart. I am no less present in the tabernacle and in the Eucharist than on
the day I carried My cross. I wait with the same love that I had for you
when I carried this cross and suffered such agony. Oh, how I love you!
4. Jesus and Mary Meet
Jesus speaks: I saw the face of My
beautiful Mother. She was weak, her face reddened and full of tears. I saw
her tender heart, her love, her anguish, her pain. I saw My dear Mother
Mary. My Heart was comforted by the sight of her, but torn by her
suffering.
Mary speaks: As I looked into the eyes of my beloved Son, I saw His
love. His head, bleeding and wounded. His body weak. His clothes covered
with blood. I looked into His eyes and I saw His love for you. I call out
to you today. I appear today with a face full of anguish and tears. I
appear to call you back to the love of my Son. See through my eyes, as I
peer into His eyes, the love He has for you this day to give of Himself
for you. Oh, He loves you so much, my little children. See through my eyes
the love of my Son. Oh, how He loves you!
5. Simon of Cyrene Is Forced to Help
Jesus
Carry His Cross
Jesus speaks: The cross was so heavy
I could not move. My persecutors became angry and forced a man to help Me.
The cross was so heavy the two of us could barely move it. How is your
cross today? Does it seem so heavy you cannot go on? I am forever watching
you. When you are suffering the greatest, I am very close to you. It is in
immense suffering that you realize My great love for you. Pray for grace
to do always the Father's Will. Pray for grace to grow in your knowledge
and love of Me.
6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
Jesus speaks: My face was covered
with blood. From the crowd Veronica came forward with a cloth to wipe My
face. On the cloth I gave to you an imprint of My bloodied face. This, My
children, remains with you this day as a sign of My immense love for you.
But more than any cloth, look beyond the visible consecrated host. I,
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, remain with you, Body, Blood, Soul and
Divinity, in the Eucharist this day, waiting and longing to be with you.
Oh, how I love you!
7. Jesus Falls the Second Time
Jesus speaks: Oh, dear ones, the
road became harder and harder to walk. The cross was becoming heavier, My
body weaker and weaker. My shoulders and arms hurt so much! My head
throbbed as I walked. The blood came from My body, from My head to My
feet. I was covered with open wounds. I could not go any farther. I
stumbled and fell. Again they poked at Me, only harder, and with such
hatred they kicked Me. Such vileness in the hearts of men! My greatest
agony was not the agonies of My body, but the agonies of My heart for the
love I have for all My precious souls. I loved them so dearly. I loved
those who persecuted Me. Oh, how I love you!
8. Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
Jesus speaks: The women came to Me
with their children, their tender hearts crying and wanting to comfort Me.
I saw their love, their care. I saw the coldness of men's hearts for all
time, the hatred, the anger, the sins, all the souls that, despite all of
My sufferings and death, would be condemned to eternal damnation. I told
the women to weep not for Me, but for themselves and their children. My
greatest agonies were the agonies of My Most Sacred Heart. Oh, how I love
you!
9. Jesus Falls the Third Time
Jesus speaks: I fell hard the third
time. I was so weakened I could not go on. My body collapsed under the
cross from such exhaustion! My child, My child, My greatest agonies were
not the wounds to the body. They were the wounds I experienced to My
heart. Do you know a little more now how I love you? It is in meditating
on My Passion and death that you will realize My immense love for you.
When you fall, when you struggle, I give you the grace to get up. I never
give you more than you can handle. Your strength will come from Me. Come
to My Eucharistic Heart. I am waiting for you this day. Oh, how I love
you!
10. Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments
Jesus speaks: They took Me to the
hill to crucify Me. They angrily stripped Me of My garments. They took off
My clothes to whip Me. They had covered My bloody wounds with a dirty
purple robe. Now, total surrender-they took off My clothes. I showed you
the way to surrender, always complying with the Will of the Father. It is
in living in His Will that you will have peace and joy, and life eternal
some day. Oh, how I love you!
11. They Nail Him to the Cross
Messenger: See Mary as she holds the
little Baby Jesus. See her as she washes His tender hands and feet. See
her now as she watches as they pound into those same hands and feet the
gigantic nails that fix Jesus to the cross.
Mary speaks: Oh, my dear ones, my heart was torn in my chest as they
nailed His hands and feet to the cross. I ask you this day to walk the
Passion with me and see through my eyes the love He has for you. He truly
was nailed to the cross.
Jesus speaks: They pounded the nails into My first hand, then they
stretched My body and nailed My other hand. The blood poured from these
wounds that went totally through My hands. My pain was so immense, but
then they nailed My feet! You do not know what pain I suffered, My child.
My children, My children, for each one of you I suffered this pain. Oh,
how I loved you!
12. Jesus Dies on the Cross
(Silence.)
Messenger: He hung for three agonizing hours on the cross against the
darkened sky. His greatest agonies were not the agonies of His body, but
those of His Heart for the great love He has for each and every soul.
Jesus speaks: I gave Myself to you, My dear ones. I gave My all. I
hung with My arms spread in total surrender. My head was punctured; My
hands and feet were nailed to the cross. I gave Myself to you. I give
Myself to you this day in the Eucharist. I give Myself to you. I, God,
give you Myself! What more do you want?
Song: Oh, burning Heart, oh, Love divine, etc.
Messenger: They pierced His Heart with a lance and what flowed forth
was blood and water, the sacramental life of the Church, water for Baptism
and blood for the Eucharist. His life, death and resurrection live on in
the Church this day.
13. Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross
and
Placed in the Arms of His Mother
Messenger: His totally lifeless body
was placed in the arms of His most loving Mother. As she had held the
little baby body in her arms, she now received His bloodied, bruised body
in her arms. This is how He obeyed the Father's Will. Jesus gave His life
for us. The Father gave His only Son because He loves us so much. Mary,
His Mother, our Mother and the Mother of the Church, is forever by His
side. See Jesus in the arms of His loving Mother under the cross. This is
love.
Mary speaks: I held His lifeless body in my arms. See through my eyes
the love He has for you this day. He gives Himself to you today in the
Eucharist. He loves you so much!
14. Jesus Is Locked in the Tomb
Messenger: His enemies rolled the
stone up to the tomb and were pleased to have buried Jesus. Mary, outside
the tomb, wept bitterly. The cold reality that He was dead! But death has
no power over Jesus for on the third day He rose, triumphant, from the
tomb! We are partakers in His divine life. Death has no power over Jesus.
He is with us this day. He comes to bring us life to the full. He loves us
so much!
Mary's
Message
from the Rosary of August 27, 1996
Mary speaks: I stood beneath the cross of
my Son, and my Heart was in such pain for I saw Him before my eyes. I saw
Him covered with blood. I saw Him die. My Heart, my children, my Heart to
watch my Son, but my Heart, my Heart, how I suffered for my little children
of the world that give in to this world and give up the love of my Son. O my
little children of light, I give you this message. Carry this light into the
darkness for your Mother Mary, for I stood beneath the cross and I cried. I
cried for the little ones. I cried for the young ones, the ones that do not
care and will lose their souls. How do I make you see for you will not
listen to me? What can I do? I come. I appear. I beg. I plead. I give you
these gifts from my Son, and you reject me. I do not deliver messages very
often anymore for I have been ignored. The message is the same. You do not
read the messages I have given to you. Please help me. Help the little
children. I appear. I appear. I appear, and I am ignored. I stood beneath
the cross, and I cried. I cried, and my Heart was in such anguish for my
little children, for I am searching for them this day as I searched for the
Child Jesus. Please, please help me. I cannot hold back the hand of my Son
any longer. I am Mary, your Mother. I ask you to help my children. You are
my children of light.
end of Mary's Message,
August 27, 1996
Sing: Spirit Song
Sing: Night Is Over
1 Corinthians 15: 20-28
In fact, however, Christ has been
raised from the dead, as the first–fruits of all who have fallen asleep.
As it was by one man that death came, so through one man has come the
resurrection of the dead. Just as all die in Adam, so in Christ all will
be brought to life; but all of them in their proper order: Christ the
first–fruits, and next, at his coming, those who belong to him. After
that will come the end, when he will hand over the kingdom to God the
Father, having abolished every principality, every ruling force and power.
For he is to be king until he has made his enemies his footstool, and the
last of the enemies to be done away with is death, for he has put all
things under his feet. But when it is said everything is subjected, this
obviously cannot include the One who subjected everything to him. When
everything has been subjected to him, then the Son himself will be
subjected to the One who has subjected everything to him, so that God may
be all in all.
1 Corinthians 15: 29-58
Otherwise, what are people up to who
have themselves baptised on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised
at all, what is the point of being baptised on their behalf? And what
about us? Why should we endanger ourselves every hour of our lives? I
swear by the pride that I take in you, in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I
face death every day. If I fought wild animals at Ephesus in a purely
human perspective, what had I to gain by it? If the dead are not going to
be raised, then Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall be dead.
So do not let anyone lead you astray, ‘Bad company corrupts good
ways.’ Wake up from your stupor as you should and leave sin alone; some
of you have no understanding of God; I tell you this to instil some shame
in you.
Someone may ask: How are dead people raised, and what sort
of body do they have when they come? How foolish! What you sow must die
before it is given new life; and what you sow is not the body that is to
be, but only a bare grain, of wheat I dare say, or some other kind; it is
God who gives it the sort of body that he has chosen for it, and for each
kind of seed its own kind of body.
Not all flesh is the same flesh: there
is human flesh; animals have another kind of flesh, birds another and fish
yet another. Then there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; the
heavenly have a splendour of their own, and the earthly a different
splendour. The sun has its own splendour, the moon another splendour, and
the stars yet another splendour; and the stars differ among themselves in
splendour. It is the same too with the resurrection of the dead: what is
sown is perishable, but what is raised is imperishable; what is sown is
contemptible but what is raised is glorious; what is sown is weak, but
what is raised is powerful; what is sown is a natural body, and what is
raised is a spiritual body.
If there is a natural body, there is a
spiritual body too. So the first man, Adam, as scripture says, became
a living soul; and the last Adam has become a life–giving spirit.
But first came the natural body, not the spiritual one; that came only
afterwards. The first man, being made of earth, is earthly by nature; the
second man is from heaven. The earthly man is the pattern for earthly
people, the heavenly man for heavenly ones. And as we have borne the
likeness of the earthly man, so we shall bear the likeness of the heavenly
one.
What I am saying, brothers, is that
mere human nature cannot inherit the kingdom of God: what is perishable
cannot inherit what is imperishable. Now I am going to tell you a mystery:
we are not all going to fall asleep, but we are all going to be changed,
instantly, in the twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpet sounds. The
trumpet is going to sound, and then the dead will be raised imperishable,
and we shall be changed, because this perishable nature of ours must put
on imperishability, this mortal nature must put on immortality.
And after this perishable nature has put on imperishability and this
mortal nature has put on immortality, then will the words of scripture
come true: Death is swallowed up in victory. Death, where is your
victory? Death, where is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and
the power of sin comes from the Law. Thank God, then, for giving us the
victory through Jesus Christ our Lord.
So, my dear brothers, keep firm and immovable,
always abounding in energy for the Lord’s work, being sure that in the
Lord none of your labours is wasted.
Retreat
Saturday
April 17
Tune in the radio!
This is live!!
Happy Birthday Bob and
Glaci
April 13, 2004
April 13, 2004
10 Years Ago
April 17, 1994
I
Love You
(Letter for Front of B.B. II)
April 13, 1994
How, child, do I, Jesus, tell you I love
you? You hold on to silly things, when God is in your midst and is ardently
loving you. I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I am writing to each precious
child this day. I am on fire for love of you. I remain in the Eucharist to
be with you with My ardent love. I did not want to leave My beloved ones at
the Last Supper. I love you so, My dear and ardently loved children. I
remain with you this day in the Blessed Sacrament, the same Jesus Who died a
brutal death on the cross.
Do you know I am truly present there? Do
you know that God waits every day for you in the tabernacle? Do you
comprehend even a minute amount of My love? You will never on earth know how
I love you.
I, Jesus, truly the Son of God, came to
earth a man and suffered a brutal death for love of you. I love you so much!
I remain with you this day. I long for your love. I want you to come and be
with Me in front of the tabernacle. I wait, I yearn for you to come and
whisper your love to Me. I am a Person and I love you this day with such an
ardent, on-fire love. No human could ever compare a speck to My love for
you.
I wait, little ones, in the tabernacle. I
wait for you to come and receive Me in Communion. I want you to want Me so
much that you cannot wait to come and receive Me. I want to be the love, the
Center of your life!
I am Jesus. I am the Son of God. I am
writing to you this day. I want to possess your very soul and live in you. I
have all you need, sweet ones. Oh, you are so blind! I long for your union
with Me. I wrote the book on love. I instituted it, yet you go to the world
for your love and do not even come to Me! Oh, I love you, little ones.
Little ones, beloved of the Father, loved by the Holy Spirit, mothered by My
very own mother, what more can I say? The rest is up to you!
I give you your will with such love and I
want your love, freely given. I am God. What do you think you could ever
need that I do not give you? I am the Savior of this world. I am Jesus, the
Son of God. I am waiting for you. I am longing for you. I am yearning for
you. I am God. I have all you ever will need!
Surrender this life to Me. Pray My prayer
for union with Me. I want to possess your soul and operate from your very
being. I am Jesus. I am the Son of God. I am the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I am
Who am. I died and rose on the third day.
Harken to My call, harken to My pleading.
Spend your days in love with Me. Nothing matters unless it is rooted in Me
and rooted in My love. I am the Son of God. I am the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
I love you with the tenderest love. I am waiting this day for you, My
beloved one. Come to Me for I am the tenderest of all hearts. I am the
Sacred Heart of Jesus.
end of April 13, 1994
Cling to Me
May
13, 1993
Jesus speaks: My dear child, if you stay close to Me, then
I live in you and you live in Me. I am He Who created you and I love you
with such an intensity that you will never know. My words are your truth.
You must abide in My heart in all things. There is no room for doubt. My
ways are steadfast, direct, and without error.
You must stay rooted in Me to ward off the power of
the evil one. His grip is paralyzing and crippling. His power is stronger
every day.
When you live in Me, I am in your heart and he has
no power over Me. I am your God. I am your true lover. I want to protect
you. I want to guard you from this force. Stay rooted firmly in Me and he
will have no power.
I am He Who comforts you. My hand is upon you. Hold
tight to Me, My child. My eyes are fixed right on you. You are My most
precious child. I love you as no other can. My arms are about you. My
tenderness surrounds you. My love is in your heart. You go not alone. I
walk with you.
I share every aspect of your life with you. Cling to
Me, feel My presence. It is warm and secure within your chest. There is no
room for fear, for I cast out fear and bring you comfort and joy.
end of May 13, 1993 message
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)
end of July 31, 1994 message given to
Fr. Carter
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.'
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:
- 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.
- For the Pope.
- For all bishops of the world.
- For all priests.
- For all sisters and brothers in the religious life.
- For all members of the Shepherds of Christ Movement,
and for the spread of this movement to the world.
- For all members of the Catholic Church.
- For all members of the human family.
- For all souls in purgatory.
end of Apostles of the Eucharistic
Heart message
Act of consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
"Lord Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock, I
consecrate myself to Your most Sacred Heart. From Your pierced Heart the
Church was born, the Church You have called me, as a member of Shepherds
of Christ Associates, to serve in a most special way. You
reveal Your Heart as a symbol of Your love in all its aspects, including
Your most special love for me, whom You have chosen as Your companion in
this most important work. Help me to always love You in return. Help me to
give myself entirely to You. Help me always to pour out my life in love of
God and neighbor! Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You!
"Dear Blessed Virgin Mary, I consecrate
myself to your maternal and Immaculate Heart, this Heart which is symbol
of your life of love. You are the Mother of my Savior. You are also my
Mother. You love me with a most special love as a member of Shepherds
of Christ Associates, a movement created by your Son as a
powerful instrument for the renewal of the Church and the world. In a
return of love, I give myself entirely to your motherly love and
protection. You followed Jesus perfectly. You are His first and perfect
disciple. Teach me to imitate you in the putting on of Christ. Be my
motherly intercessor so that, through your Immaculate Heart, I may be
guided to an ever closer union with the pierced Heart of Jesus, Chief
Shepherd of the flock."
Shepherds of Christ Associates
PRAYER MANUAL
Chapter Meeting Prayer Format
The prayer format below should be followed at chapter meetings of Shepherds
of Christ Associates. All prayers, not just those said specifically for
priests, should include the intention of praying for all the needs of
priests the world over.
1. Hymns. Hymns may be sung at any point of the prayer part
of the meeting.
2. Holy Spirit Prayer. Come, Holy Spirit, almighty
Sanctifier, God of love, who filled the Virgin Mary with grace, who
wonderfully changed the hearts of the apostles, who endowed all Your martyrs
with miraculous courage, come and sanctify us. Enlighten our minds,
strengthen our wills, purify our consciences, rectify our judgment, set our
hearts on fire, and preserve us from the misfortunes of resisting Your
inspirations. Amen.
3. The Rosary.
4. Salve Regina. "Hail Holy Queen, Mother of mercy,
our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished
children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, our mourning, our weeping
in this vale of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of
mercy toward us and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of
your womb, Jesus, O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary."
5. The Memorare. "Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that
never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your
help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this
confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come,
before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions, but, in your mercy, hear and answer me.
Amen."
6. Seven Hail Marys in honor of the Seven Sorrows of Mary.
Mary has promised very special graces to those who do this on a daily basis.
Included in the promises of Our Lady for those who practice this devotion is
her pledge to give special assistance at the hour of death, including the
sight of her face. The seven sorrows are:
(1) The first sorrow: the prophecy of Simeon (Hail Mary).
(2) The second sorrow: the flight into Egypt (Hail Mary).
(3) The third sorrow: the loss of the Child Jesus in the temple (Hail
Mary).
(4) The fourth sorrow: Jesus and Mary meet on the way to the cross
(Hail Mary).
(5) The fifth sorrow: Jesus dies on the cross (Hail Mary).
(6) The sixth sorrow: Jesus is taken down from the cross and laid in
Mary's arms (Hail Mary).
(7) The seventh sorrow: the burial of Jesus (Hail Mary).
7. Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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.
Holy Mary, pray for us (repeat after each invocation).
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Mother of Christ,
Mother of the Church,
Mother of divine grace,
Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste,
Mother inviolate,
Mother undefiled,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of good counsel,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Savior,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Cause of our joy,
Spiritual vessel,
Vessel of honor,
Singular vessel of devotion,
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the Covenant,
Gate of heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of angels,
Queen of patriarchs,
Queen of prophets,
Queen of apostles,
Queen of martyrs,
Queen of confessors,
Queen of virgins,
Queen of all saints,
Queen conceived without original sin,
Queen assumed into heaven,
Queen of the most holy rosary,
Queen of families,
Queen of peace,
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, graciously hear
us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray: Grant, we beseech You, O Lord God, that we Your servants
may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body and, by the glorious
intercession of the blessed Mary, ever virgin, be delivered from present
sorrow, and obtain eternal joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
We fly to your patronage, O holy Mother of God. Despise not our
petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O
glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
8. Prayer to St. Joseph. St. Joseph, guardian of Jesus and chaste
spouse of Mary, you passed your life in perfect fulfillment of duty. You
supported the Holy Family of Nazareth with the work of your hands. Kindly
protect those who trustingly turn to you. You know their aspirations, their
hardships, their hopes; and they turn to you because they know you will
understand and protect them. You too have known trial, labor, and weariness.
But, even amid the worries of material life, your soul was filled with deep
peace and sang out in true joy through intimacy with the Son of God
entrusted to you, and with Mary, His tender Mother. Amen. --(Pope John
XXIII)
9. Litany of the Sacred Heart, promises of the
Sacred Heart.
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 (repeat after each
invocation).
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father,
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin
Mother,
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God,
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty,
Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God,
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High,
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven,
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity,
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love,
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love,
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts,
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of divinity,
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased,
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received,
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills,
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke You,
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness,
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium,
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses,
Heart of Jesus, obedient even to death,
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,
Heart of Jesus, our life and reconciliation,
Heart of Jesus, victim of sin,
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You,
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints,
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O
Lord.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make our hearts like unto Yours.
Let us pray: O almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Your
dearly beloved Son and upon the praise and satisfaction He offers You in
behalf of sinners and, being appeased, grant pardon to those who seek Your
mercy, in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and
reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.
Promises of Our Lord to those devoted to His Sacred Heart
(these should be read by the prayer leader):
(1) I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.
(2) I will establish peace in their homes.
(3) I will comfort them in all their afflictions.
(4) I will be their refuge during life and above all in death.
(5) I will bestow a large blessing on all their undertakings.
(6) Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and the infinite ocean of
mercy.
(7) Tepid souls shall grow fervent.
(8) Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.
(9) I will bless every place where a picture of My Heart shall be set
up and honored.
(10) I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened
hearts.
(11) Those who promote this devotion shall have their names written in
My Heart, never to be blotted out.
(12) I promise you in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My
all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate on the first
Friday in nine consecutive months the grace of final penitence; they shall
not die in My disgrace nor without receiving their sacraments; My divine
Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.
10. Prayer for Priests. "Lord Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the
Flock, we pray that in the great love and mercy of Your Sacred Heart You
attend to all the needs of Your priest-shepherds throughout the world. We
ask that You draw back to Your Heart all those priests who have seriously
strayed from Your path, that You rekindle the desire for holiness in the
hearts of those priests who have become lukewarm, and that You continue to
give Your fervent priests the desire for the highest holiness. United with
Your Heart and Mary's Heart, we ask that You take this petition to Your
heavenly Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen"
11. Prayer for all members of the Shepherds of Christ Associates.
"Dear Jesus, we ask Your special blessings on all members of Shepherds
of Christ Associates. Continue to enlighten them regarding the
very special privilege and responsibility you have given them as members of
Your movement, Shepherds of Christ Associates. Draw them ever
closer to Your Heart and to Your Mother's Heart. Allow them to more and more
realize the great and special love of Your Hearts for each of them as unique
individuals. Give them the grace to respond to Your love and Mary's love
with an increased love of their own. As they dwell in Your Heart and Mary's
Heart, abundantly care for all their needs and those of their loved ones. We
make our prayer through You to the Father, in the Holy Spirit, with Mary our
Mother at our side. Amen"
12. Prayer for the spiritual and financial success of the priestly
newsletter. "Father, we ask Your special blessings upon the
priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ. We ask that You open the
priest-readers to the graces You wish to give them through this chosen
instrument of Your Son. We also ask that You provide for the financial needs
of the newsletter and the Shepherds of Christ Associates. We
make our prayer through Jesus, in the Holy Spirit, with Mary at our side.
Amen"
13. Prayer for all members of the human family. "Heavenly
Father, we ask Your blessings on all Your children the world over. Attend to
all their needs. We ask Your special assistance for all those marginalized
people, all those who are so neglected and forgotten. United with our Mother
Mary, we make this petition to You through Jesus and in the Holy
Spirit."
14. Prayer to St. Michael and our Guardian Angels:
"St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our safeguard
against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we
humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of
God, cast into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the
world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen."
"Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen."
15. Pause for silent, personal prayer. This should last at least
five minutes.
16. Act of consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
"Lord Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock, I consecrate myself to
Your most Sacred Heart. From Your pierced Heart the Church was born, the
Church You have called me, as a member of Shepherds of Christ Associates,
to serve in a most special way. You reveal Your Heart as a symbol of Your
love in all its aspects, including Your most special love for me, whom You
have chosen as Your companion in this most important work. Help me to always
love You in return. Help me to give myself entirely to You. Help me always
to pour out my life in love of God and neighbor! Heart of Jesus, I place my
trust in You!
"Dear Blessed Virgin Mary, I consecrate myself to your maternal and
Immaculate Heart, this Heart which is symbol of your life of love. You are
the Mother of my Savior. You are also my Mother. You love me with a most
special love as a member of Shepherds of Christ Associates, a
movement created by your Son as a powerful instrument for the renewal of the
Church and the world. In a return of love, I give myself entirely to your
motherly love and protection. You followed Jesus perfectly. You are His
first and perfect disciple. Teach me to imitate you in the putting on of
Christ. Be my motherly intercessor so that, through your Immaculate Heart, I
may be guided to an ever closer union with the pierced Heart of Jesus, Chief
Shepherd of the flock."
17. Daily Prayers. All members should say the Holy Spirit prayer
daily and make the act of consecration daily. They should also pray the
rosary each day. They are encouraged to use the other above prayers as time
allows.
end of prayer manual
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.
Schedule for April 1
7, 2004
Retreat
continues
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