We need 13,000 rosaries
to fill the orders we have now.

Schools want the rosaries.

Please if you could send in
your rosaries for the schools
as soon as possible.

We have kits available for making rosaries.

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.

   

April 26, 2004

From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, 
    by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.  p. 11

21.                     SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

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

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

        Prayer of St Ignatius

Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Blood of Christ, inebriate me
Water from the side of Christ wash me
Passion of Christ, strengthen me
O good Jesus, hear me
Within Thy wounds hide me
Permit me not to be separated from Thee
From the wicked foe defend me
at the hour of my death call me
and bid me come to Thee
That with Thy saints I may praise Thee
For ever and ever. Amen.  

Sing: Take Lord Receive

Jesus speaks:    It is important to spend time with Me
                                and daily examine your conscience.

The Ten Commandments
 

1.   I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.

2.   You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.

3.   Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.

4.   Honor your father and your mother.

5.   You shall not kill.

6.   You shall not commit adultery.

7.   You shall not steal.

8.   You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

9.   You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.

10.   You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

7 Capital Sins

1. Pride
2. Greed
3. Envy
4. Wrath
5. Lust
6. Gluttony
7. Sloth

April 26, 2004 message continues

Messenger:         How have I failed in obeying
                                the commandments?

                            Beg for grace to know my faults.

                            We meditate on our sins.
                            We tell God we are sorry for offending Him.

                            Every day we pick a Mystery of the Rosary
                                to focus on.

                            It is at the beginning of every daily message.
                            We unite in this Novena of prayer.

                            We pray the Holy Spirit Novena every day —
                                we all unite on the same scripture
                                verse — a different one for 18 days.

                            The scripture we meditate on is important.

                            Today we meditate on

Revelation 12:1-8   

Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, robed with the sun, standing on the moon, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant, and in labour, crying aloud in the pangs of childbirth. Then a second sign appeared in the sky: there was a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and each of the seven heads crowned with a coronet. Its tail swept a third of the stars from the sky and hurled them to the ground, and the dragon stopped in front of the woman as she was at the point of giving birth, so that it could eat the child as soon as it was born. The woman was delivered of a boy, the son who was to rule all the nations with an iron sceptre, and the child was taken straight up to God and to his throne, while the woman escaped into the desert, where God had prepared a place for her to be looked after for twelve hundred and sixty days.

And now war broke out in heaven, when Michael with his angels attacked the dragon. The dragon fought back with his angels, but they were defeated and driven out of heaven.

April 26, 2004 message continues

Messenger:         The prayers in the Holy Spirit Novena are beautiful.

Opening Prayer

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Dear Father, we come to You in the name of Jesus, in union with Him in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, in the Holy Spirit. We come to You united to the Child Jesus of Good Health and the Infant of Prague. We come to You in the perfect, sinless heart of Our Mother Mary, asking her powerful intercession, uniting ourselves to her holy tears. We come to You united to all the angels and saints, and the souls in purgatory.

Prayer for Holy Spirit

We pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on us, to be baptized by the Holy Spirit, that He will descend mightily on us as He did on the Apostles at Pentecost. That the Holy Spirit will transform us from fear to fearlessness and that He will give us courage to do all the Father is asking of us to help bring about the Reign of the Sacred Heart and the triumph of Mary's Immaculate Heart. We pray for the Holy Spirit to descend mightily on the Jesuits and the Poor Clares on the Shepherds of Christ leaders and members and on the whole Body of Christ and the world.

Protection by the Blood of Jesus

We pray that the Blood of Jesus will be spread on us, everyone in our families, and the Shepherds of Christ Movement, that we will be able to move steadfastly ahead and be protected from the evil one.

Healing

We pray for healing in body, mind, and soul and generational healing in ourselves, in all members in our families, and in all members of the Shepherds of Christ Movement, the Jesuit Community, the Poor Clares, the Body of Christ, and the world.

Prayer for Strength and Light

We adore You, oh Holy Spirit. Give us strength, give us light, console us. We give ourselves entirely to You. Oh Spirit of light and grace, we want to only do the will of the Father. Enlighten us that we may live always in the Father's will.

Eternal Spirit fill us with Your Divine Wisdom that we may comprehend more fully insight into Your Divine Mysteries.

Give us lights, Oh Holy Spirit that we may know God. Work within the heart, the spiritual womb of the Virgin Mary, to form us more and more into the image of Jesus.

Prayer to Be One with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit

We long for You, Oh Spirit of Light, we long to know God, we want to be one with Him, our Divine God. We want to be one with the Father, know Him as a Person most intimately. We want to know the beloved One, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and live and dwell in Him at all times, every moment of our lives. We want to be one with You, Oh Spirit of Light, that You move in us in our every breath.

Prayer to Be One in Jesus

Let us experience life in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, so we can say as Saint Paul, "I have been crucified with Christ and yet I am alive; yet it is no longer I, but Christ living in me...." Let us live, united to the Mass, all through the day being one in Him. Let us be able to love and know in this elevated state of oneness with our God. We long for Thee, oh beauteous God, we love You, we love You, we love You. We praise You, worship You, honor You, adore You, and thank You, our beloved God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Prayer to Dwell in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary

We seek to be one in God, to live and dwell in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, our little heaven on earth, to experience life in the all perfect, pure, sinless heart of our Mother. We want the Holy Spirit to move in us and to be united to Jesus as the Bridegroom of our souls and be a most perfect sacrifice offered to the Father at every moment as we unite in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass around the world to help in the salvation of souls.

Prayer for the Holy Spirit and His Gifts

Come Holy Spirit, come, come into our hearts, inflame all people with the fire of Your love.

Leader: Send forth Your Spirit and all will be reborn.
All:  And You will renew the face of the earth.

We pray for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, we ask for perfection in our souls to make us holy, holy souls likened to God.

Dear Holy Spirit, we give ourselves to You soul and body. We ask You to give us the Spirit of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord.

Prayer for the Word Alive in Our Hearts

We know, dear Holy Spirit, the Word in His human nature was brought forth within the womb of the woman. We pray that His word will be brought forth in our hearts as He lives and dwells in us. We want the incarnation to go on in our lives. Dear Holy Spirit, work in us.

Little Prayers to the Holy Spirit

Dear Holy Spirit, help us not to be ignorant or indifferent or weak, help us to be strong with the love of God.

Dear Holy Spirit, please pray for our needs for us.

Dear Holy Spirit, help us to respect God and to avoid sin. Help us to live in the Father's will.

Dear Holy Spirit, help us to keep Your commandments and to respect authority. Help us to love all things as You will us to love them. Help us to want to pray and always serve God with the greatest love. Help us to know the truth. Help us to have the gift of faith, hope, and love. Help us to know what is right and what is wrong.

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.

   

April 26, 2004 message continues

Messenger:         The prayers in the Red Book are beautiful.

Shepherds of Christ Associates

PRAYER MANUAL

April 26, 2004 message continues

Messenger:         The rosary is important to our life.
                            We live to be pure like Jesus and Mary.

                            How will we live our life.

                            Shepherds of Christ Way of life is this.

                            —> Go to daily Mass

                            —> Spend an hour before the Blessed Sacrament.

                            Sing: Take Lord Receive

Song: Prayer for Union with Jesus

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart.

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart. (refrain)

    I am Yours to possess. I am Yours to use. I want to be selfless and only exist in You. Help me to spoon out all that is me and be an empty vessel ready to be filled by You. Help me to die to myself and live only for You. Use me as You will. Let me never draw my attention back to myself. I only want to operate as You do, dwelling within me.

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart. (refrain)

    I am Yours, Lord. I want to have my life in You. I want to do the will of the Father. Give me the strength to put aside the world and let You operate my very being. Help me to act as You desire. Strengthen me against the distractions of the devil to take me from Your work.

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart. (refrain)

    When I worry, I have taken my focus off of You and placed it on myself. Help me not to give in to the promptings of others to change what in my heart You are making very clear to me. I worship You, I adore You and I love You. Come and dwell in me now.

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart. (refrain)

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart. (refrain)

1.   I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.

April 26, 2004 message continues

Messenger:         How have I observed the First Commandment?

                            God first loved us.

John 3: 16

For this is how God loved the world: 
he gave his only Son, 
so that everyone who believes in him 
    may not perish 
but may have eternal life.

April 26, 2004 message continues

Messenger:         My life is my response to God's love.

                            How do I obey the first commandment?

Deuteronomy 10: 12-22

‘And now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God ask of you? Only this: to fear Yahweh your God, to follow all his ways, to love him, to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and all your soul, to keep the commandments and laws of Yahweh, which I am laying down for you today for your own good. 

    ‘Look, to Yahweh your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth and everything on it; yet it was on your ancestors, for love of them, that Yahweh set his heart to love them, and he chose their descendants after them, you yourselves, out of all nations, up to the present day. Circumcise your heart then and be obstinate no longer; for Yahweh your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, triumphant and terrible, free of favouritism, never to be bribed. He it is who sees justice done for the orphan and the widow, who loves the stranger and gives him food and clothing. (Love the stranger then, for you were once strangers in Egypt.) Yahweh your God is the one whom you must fear and serve; to him you must hold firm; in his name take your oaths. Him you must praise, he is your God: for you he has done these great and terrible things which you have seen for yourselves; and, although your ancestors numbered only seventy persons when they went down to Egypt, Yahweh your God has now made you as many as the stars of heaven.’

  

April 26, 2004 message continues

Messenger:         I ask God to help me see my faults —
                            How have I put other things before Him?
                            I want to purely love Him.
                            I pray to be more pure like Mary.
                            I pray for purity of intention.

                            When I act — do I act for the honor
                                and glory of God?

                            When I act — do I act to give love
                                to God and to be loving to
                                others?

Jesus speaks:        So much focus can become observance
                            of the rules — you can forget to let yourself
                            experience the joy of loving.

                                Being united to Me and to your Shepherds of Christ
                            Family can be very joyful. It is a gift.
                            You love God, you love your family.
                            You live to love.

                                The devil wants people to focus
                            on themselves to be unloving.

                                You are to focus on Me and My
                            love for you.

                                Love, Love, Love.

                                I am sorry that someone crushed
                            the head of My Mother's image, I
                            am sorry for you, you have experienced
                            so much pain. You were given her
                            image as a gift from God the Father.
                            Now you must focus more on My Presence
                            with you and Mary is leading you
                            to Me.

                                I want you to know the burning fire
                            of My love.

                                You cannot let selfishness, jealousy
                            consume you. Some people block My
                            work because they want a personal thing
                            out of something for themselves.

                                The more purely you act, without
                            "baggage" the more you will do the work
                            to help promote My Kingdom.

                                Some are so motivated to act one
                            way or another because they are so
                            prideful. They want others to "stroke" them
                            and if they don't think they get the
                            attention they want for themselves, then
                            they don't do an important task that
                            needs to be done or they do it 1/2 heartedly.

                                Do you have purity of intention in
                            why you are acting?

                                Do you block important work
                            that needs to be accomplished because
                            you feel someone didn't give you the
                            personal treatment you wanted?

                                Do you manipulate events, responding
                            by how you have received personal gratification
                            for acts committed?

                                Do you act in fear? If you have lost
                            power in one given situation — instead of
                            praying to help you — do you grasp at power
                            in other situations, doing things that are
                            not My will.

                                Kara wanted something, validation
                            through a certain certification with the
                            law, rather than praying and remaining
                            docile, asking Me for help — she became
                            controlling — seeking power in the
                            community to give herself a false sense
                            of security.

                                Things in the community around her
                            were off because of her actions
                            and need to control.

                                Michael was afraid of his boss and
                            the people at work. He allowed himself
                            to be controlled and inside he was
                            bitter. He felt like the low man on the
                            totem pole at work.

                                When he came home, he compensated
                            by controlling his wife, especially, and
                            being very unloving to his children. His
                            wife had to ask for every dime she spent
                            at the store, he wanted things done around
                            the house — his way — she was constantly
                            criticized despite all the work she did.

                                Now ask yourself how should she
                            respond? She can try to please her
                            husband, and pray for help doing God's
                            will in her life, but if she is bitter —
                            doing things that are not God's will for
                            her children, controlling them and
                            hurting them because she is in an
                            imbalanced situation because of her
                            husband's insecurity at work — she can
                            hurt her children taking it out on them.

                                Some people passively — aggressively
                            control, by stalling etc. because of their
                            own baggage and/or hurt feelings of what
                            they expected others to do for them.

                                Holiness is doing God's will as it needs
                            to be done. If Oscar is looking for personal
                            "stroking" for work accomplished he may
                            block work in the future by what he
                            thinks and acts on if he is dissatisfied
                            with the affection he thinks he should
                            have received and didn't.

                                Do you get your strength from loving
                            Me? Do you expect and actually need
                            others doing things for you or you are not
                            happy and take control, seeking power
                            in other ways which block My work.

                                Staling, paying bills late with the checkbook,
                            on purpose can be ways that the man's wife
                            could get control from her controlling husband.
                            She may seek control, passively — but
                            aggressively which in the end get his
                            attention. These means may be in
                            various forms, but they may not
                            be seen as purity of intention
                            in her ways of acting.

                                She may seek ways of getting her
                            power back from him just to get
                            control and hurt herself and the
                            family, accomplishing nothing,
                            but trouble down the line.

                                Some things need to be done.

                                One man was the treasurer of a
                            large company. Depending on how others
                            treated him, was how he responded to
                            them to give them personal funds and
                            money's for special projects the company
                            needed.

                                He spent most of his time acting as
                            treasurer in controlling funds that had
                            little to do with the company needs
                            and projects and what was fair. He
                            used his position to have power-over
                            the people of the company. He manipulated
                            the funds, told them there wasn't
                            enough money, stalled, whatever — just to have
                            control.

                                In the end the company almost went
                            out of business over his antics. The
                            person in charge of a position can be
                            manipulated by satan as he tries to
                            work on feelings of envy, jealousy and
                            pride. Things can be blocked, important
                            things, if a person's emotions and dealings
                            with others on an emotional basis are
                            more important than the good of the
                            company and doing the will of God.

                                How does a person purely act
                            to promote My Kingdom?

                                People in Churches may use their
                            position to help them be in control
                            and get personal recognition.

                                The question to act purely is what
                            is God's will?

                                It is a weakness to let satan manipulate
                            events, weather timing, money etc. because
                            one has personal expectations of what they
                            want emotionally for themselves in a job
                            that involves a Church or a business, or
                            religious organization.

                                That is why the Ignatian/Shepherds of Christ
                            retreat is so important for Churches, Ministries,
                            Business, Schools.

                                The bottom line is satan can try
                            to tempt people by manipulating them
                            emotionally to get them to squander
                            power, manipulate money, etc. all
                            because of what they are tempted by
                            satan is an emotional need.

                                Satan talks in peoples minds saying
                            "you have not gotten enough attention from
                            this person, right them off the list."
                            When in fact — that person has been picked
                            by God to accomplish a task and they
                            are important to God's plan for the work
                            to be done.

                                The retreat Ignatian/Shepherds of Christ will 
                            help one who cooperates with an open heart and
                            prays for grace to heal from emotional
                            attachments, let go of baggage — that
                            interferes with work. The retreat is
                            designed by Me to help lead the soul into
                            deeper union with Me, to help the
                            soul to act more purely doing My
                            will with less attachments to inordinate
                            things.

                                Riding oneself of jealousy, pride,
                            envy take My grace, in the retreat
                            I will grant tremendous grace that you
                            will see with wider vision to know
                            your faults and act more purely.

                                My Blue Book writings, letters of My
                            love have been given to help you see with
                            wider vision.

                                I love you so much.

Messenger:         Here is the schedule for last month's retreat.
                            It is a way of life to live more purely and
                            model our lives after Jesus and Mary, making
                            more retreats over the 13th will help
                            a person live their lives like this
                            employing these principles, learning how
                            to discern the spirits that keep us from
                            doing God's will.

                  Beginning of Retreat for 
                            Apostles and interested 
                            others

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

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

                            You should read it before the retreat.

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

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

p. 11

21.                     SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

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

p. 25

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

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

            23. FIRST PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDATION

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

                                Meditate for 30 minute

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

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

            23. FIRST PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDATION

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

                        Sing: Take Lord Receive

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

p. 11

21.                     SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

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

p. 25

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

  

Dear Jesus,

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

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

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

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

every breathe.

    I give myself to You. I give You the Movement

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

desire. I give you the building and the people

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

always, always maintaining the purity of the

Movement. Help the Church to recognize us

and help us to begin prayer chapters all

over the world. Help us to reach the priests

with the writings you have given. Help people

to recognize Mary's image.

      

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

p. 11

21.                     SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

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

    

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        

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

p. 25

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

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

                                #45-54 pages 25-28

 

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

 

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

 

 

                        The Eucharist is exposed  

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

                        DINNER

 

                        6:20 Prayers in Church (12 a group)

 

                            Yellow Book
                            Red Book

                            Nativity #110 p. 52

                            July 13, 1995 Rosary Joyful Mysteries

 

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

 

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

 

  

                THE MYSTERIES OF THE LIFE OF OUR 
                LORD

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

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

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

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

             p. 117    #266 CIRCUMCISION
                                       Luke 2: 21

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

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

                              Before Bed
                                    Meditate 5 minutes on each

REVIEW

23. FIRST PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDATION                     5 minutes

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

45. FIRST EXERCISE                                                    5 minutes

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

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

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

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

Meditate for 10 minutes how the

Incarnation goes on in us.

  

 

From Newsletter May-June 1997

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

          Some time in the near future

                   meditate on the lead

                   article May-June 1997

                   Priestly Newsletter

                      Book II

                   Incarnational Perspectives

                Breakfast must de done before 9:00

                Meet in Church at 9:00

                Sing: Take Lord Receive

                Sing: Come to me, Lord, and possess my Soul

                From 8 day Retreat book by
                                      Francis Xavier McMenamy S.J

    It is likely to be of much help to us in our succeeding meditations if at this time we recall something of the significance of the supernatural life. For the real end and purpose that God proposed in creating angels and men was that He might be glorified in time and in eternity by their filial love and that they might share in His own happiness. But to give God their filial love and to share in His happiness angels and men must first participate in His divine life. This share in the being of the Deity is what we call our supernatural life. It comes to us in the gift of sanctifying grace.

     

                        John 1: 1-51            meditation 30 minutes

                    Jesus in the temple           #272    p. 119
                        Luke 2: 41-50  

                    Baptism of Jesus            #273    p. 119
                        Matthew 3: 13-17

                    Rosary Meditations of Light October 24, 2002

                    Vocation of Apostles    #273    p. 120

                    Marriage at Cana           #276    p. 121 & 122

  

#136     2 standards        30 minutes
            p. 60-63

Dinner

6:20 prayer tape
            Mystereis of Light November 1, 2002

Before Bed    do these meditations

                    John 2: 13-22                  meditate 15 minutes  

                    Matthew Chapter 5          meditate 30 minutes

                    Matthew 8: 23-27            meditate 15 minutes

                Spiritual Exercies read only
                    p. 122 #277, 278, 279

Thursday April 15

Friday April 16

                        Rosary October 13, 1996

                        #300 p. 133 2nd Apparition
                            Mark 16: 1-11

                        #303
                            Luke 24: 13-35

        6:20 Prayers

        3 Sacred Heart Rosaries from June 2000

        

         Prep Prayer

         Contemplation to Attain the Love of God
                #230-237 p. 101-103 Read in Church

         BBII Message April 13, 1994        meditate 15 minutes

    

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

October 13, 1994

    "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:

1. For the spread of the devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary culminating in the reign of the Sacred Heart and the triumph of the Immaculate Heart.
2. For the Pope.
3. For all bishops of the world.
4. For all priests.
5. For all sisters and brothers in the religious life.
6. For all members of the Shepherds of Christ Movement, and for the spread of this movement to the world.
7. For all members of the Catholic Church.
8. For all members of the human family.
9. For all souls in purgatory.

end of Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart message

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