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April 29, 2002
April 30th Holy
Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 9 Period I. |
The Novena Rosary
Mystery
for April 30th is Glorious. |
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.
We urgently need money for
postage
for the Priestly Newsletter Book II
for the foreign mailing.
(Can you please help us?)
Videos of the
Rosary Aves
are available!
(which have the imprimatur)
The pictures are beautiful!
Father Mike leads the rosary.
The Rosary Aves are going to be on DVD
and video.
We need help with the funds to make them
and get them into the schools in May
so the children can pray the rosary with them.
April 29, 2002
Messenger:
Here is an interview with Father Carter
January 20, 1995.
This was the day after the meeting
January 19, 1995 referred to in yesterday's
message in which Fr. Carter attended
and very carefully discerned the
material for the meeting.
Here is an interview with Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.
January 20, 1995 in his office in
Xavier University.
This interview was on video tape.
See the beautiful building Hinkle Hall
at Xavier University and the
snow covered hill and big trees
along Victory Parkway at Dana.
April 29, 2002 message continues
Messenger:
Fr. Carter was dressed in his black collar
behind his desk with the blinds
closed behind him.
Interviewer: Father could you tell us a brief
history of
your life, recap your life, through ordination
and before you had the conversion of tears
at Lourdes.
Fr. Carter: (In his office at Xavier
University)
Well, I had a rather normal childhood, I was
born in Cincinnati, Ohio went to Guardian
Angels grade school, St. Xavier
high school, Xavier University
of which I am now a faculty member,
and after my senior year at Xavier
University I entered the Jesuits.
I was growing up before that period of
entering the Jesuits.
Fr. Carter: A few remarks about my interests.
I was always very interested in sports.
I played much football and baseball,
tennis.
I had some thoughts as I remember about the
priesthood as early as one of my years in
high school, I forget exactly which year
for my high school career, but certainly after my
freshman year, I believe it was, at Xavier University,
after my first year of college this thought strongly
presented itself to me and then some
complications arose and it seemed best
to delay my decision, so I did and to some
extent I forgot about it but then the
beginning of my senior year the Lord came
back to me with a rather strong movement of
grace to reconsider whether I should become
a priest or not.
Fr. Carter: So I finally decided at the beginning of my
senior year at Xavier to enter the Jesuits.
I went through the regular process of being
accepted and I entered the Milford
novitiate which is the novitiate at that
time. It was the novitiate for the Chicago
Province of the Society of Jesus out here in
Milford, Ohio which is on the outskirts of
Cincinnati—I entered on August 8, 1951 and
I took my first vows as a Jesuit two years
later on August 15, 1953. So both my first
vow date and final vow date, both of them
occurred on August 15, the Feast of the
Assumption.
Fr. Carter: So very providentially, I was very
much linked to Mary in my Jesuit
vocation relative to my vow dates.
I always had a deep devotion to Mary.
It was obviously the workings of grace. I
can remember back very, very early in my
childhood often saying the Hail Mary throughout
the day, but all this occurred amidst as they say
a very normal childhood, adolescence.
Then after I got in the Society I followed the
regular period of training and in those
days it was a total 15 years if you
entered out of high school. Because
of my college I skipped two years of the
training, so I had 11 years to ordination
and then I had some years of doctorate—
doctoral studies after my regular training.
When I finished my doctoral work at Catholic
University in Washington which was in
theology with a concentration in spirituality,
I was assigned to teach theology at my
alma mater, Xavier University, and that was
a happy occurrence to be able to come back
to my Alma Mater and teach and I have taught
there ever since. I'm in my 29th year on the
faculty of Xavier all in Department of Theology.
Fr. Carter: My specialty in the area of theology is spirituality
and one of my sub-specialties is the field of
mysticism.
So I've been studying mysticism many, many
years as one of my specialties in theology
and not realizing that specialty was very
providentially planned by God to prepare me
for my work now which deals so much with
mystical experiences, not only with myself,
but with certain others, analyzing apparitions,
and so forth and so on and writing about them.
So I was prepared for this very, very special
time in my life. I feel called to carry out a
very special mission which God has given
to me as originally through His mother, through
the Mother of Jesus I should say, and in more
recent months through Jesus Himself.
Any follow up questions on that?
Interviewer: Were your parents important in your
decision to
become a priest and do you have any
brothers and sisters?
Fr. Carter: I have one sister, who is
still living, no brothers,
there were just the two of us.
I would say, I received no real opposition from my parents
and they were very happy in my decision.
A little strange side mark here—really a lay
professor at Xavier University was
very influential in my deciding to enter—
I was having a lot of doubts—should I enter,
should I not enter. I imagine a lot of people
in trying to discern and decide whether they
have a vocation or not go through those periods
of doubts, and I respected this man, who
was a professor of philosophy, a very, very
spiritual man. And I just ask him if I
could talk to him one day about it and I told
him the doubts I was having. I told him I was
thinking of entering the Jesuits. He said, "Well
go to the novitiate and see what happens, if
you don't go you will never know." So for some
reason and God's providence that was a very, very
decisive factor. I'd always thought its somewhat,
if strange is the right word, perhaps its not the
right word, but I thought it worth remembering
that it was really a lay person who played a very
decisive part in my deciding to become a priest.
Interviewer: Yeah, that's wonderful Father.
The next question I have is could you describe
the first time you received a message from
Jesus in your thoughts at that time.
Fr. Carter: Well, perhaps its better to
distinguish between
when I began to receive them on a regular basis
which was in the summer of 1993 and compared
to the very, very, very, very, very, very first time
when I think I received one. The very first time I think
I received one was soon after my ordination in 1962,
but at that time I did not recognize it as a locution,
I just took it as a strong enlightenment and inspiration.
But as I look back now knowing what I do about
mystical theology, I think it was a legitimate locution,
but then after that all those many years from 1962 up
until 1993 there may have been a few other occasions
which, as I look back now, I could designate as
locutions, but I'd like to say that I began to receive
them on a regular basis in the summer of 1993. And
the one I remember most vividly was the last day
of June of 1993, and of course we all know that June
is the month of the Sacred Heart. It was the last day
of June. I was sitting at my desk and I was looking
at a picture of Jesus, that one which is reported to
resemble His or be His true image and I was looking
at that and not thinking about anything in particular and
I had the real strong message, "I want you to go to
Paray-le-Monial." And that just hit me so strongly.
And it was not the exterior type of locution which
you hear with your external ear but it was one of the
4 types of inner locutions.
Mystical theologians divide the locutions into the external
type which you hear with your external ear and the
internal type and they divide those into 4 major types.
So mine have always been the internal type. It was a very,
very strong and clear locution. Jesus said, "I want you
to go to Paray-le-Monial." Well, what or where is Paray-
le-Monial? It's a small town in France not too far from
Paris and that is where Our Lord as the Sacred Heart
appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and gave His
famous revelations concerning devotion to His Heart.
I'd always wanted to get there because Jesuits have a very,
very special connection with the experiences of Margaret
Mary because her spiritual director was St. Claude de la
Columbiere, a Jesuit. In the Society of Jesus and the
Congregation of the Visitation of which Margaret Mary
was a nun, was a member, were given a special commission
by Our Lady and Our Lord to spread devotion to His Heart.
So I always wanted to get there and thought I'd miss my last
opportunity when I was in Europe when I was there about
4 months in 1989. I came close to getting there but I didn't
make it.
So here I am June 30th, 1993, sitting at my desk and Our Lord
said, "I want you to go to Paray-le-Monial." So I began to
make the arrangements and I got over there in October on
a pilgrimage with a pilgrimage tour group in October of '93
and lo and behold I was scheduled to go there on another
tour earlier in September but things didn't work out and the
tour company had to re-arrange things so I ended up going
later in October. And can you imagine on what dates we arrived
in Paray-le-Monial? It was October, I'm a little bit ashamed if I
forget it, the 16th, I think its the 16th, we arrived there on the
very feast day of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, and we made
our holy hour there in the chapel of Apparitions where St.
Margaret Mary received the apparitions from Our Lord and
the messages, at least some of the messages connected with
devotion to His Heart.
So that is one of the very, very first, that I would say is, I would
like to look upon the time I began to receive locutions on a
regular basis, June the 30th, 1993. And it was as I say the last
day of June which is the month of the Sacred Heart and it was
a call to go to visit this very, very, very special shrine of the
Sacred Heart in Paray-le-Monial.
And so much of my calling, my own spiritual life and my work
now is connected with promoting devotion to the Heart of
Christ and to the heart of Mary. So you can see the wondrous
workings of Providence.
Interviewer: Do you still have a hard time believing
that you're still getting
messages from Jesus?
Fr. Carter: No. He gives you conviction,
internal conviction, and internal
peace, internal visions, just as there are exterior type
locutions and internal type of locutions, so there is a same
division relative to visions. There are the external types.
And there are the interior type of visions of the imagination of
the intellect and when I receive the locutions I always have the
interior vision of Our Lord under the image of the Sacred Heart.
And they always come under the tremendous sense of peace
which is one of the great signs which mystical theologians always
give for the discernment of spirits whether the experience is
from the Lord or from one's self or from the devil. So they always
are accompanied by this very, very significant peace and authority
really. Sometimes they're stronger than others but they always
come with that note of authority and peace and they always lead
to good, which is another great criteria for spiritual discernment.
By their fruits you shall know them as we have so often heard.
So these locutions have led me to an extremely close union, that's
a gift, with Jesus. So they have promoted my own spiritual growth
tremendously and they have been very much connected with my
ministry and my work for others. So they have enabled me to help
my neighbors in so many different ways.
Interviewer: That's a wonderful gift
Father. Thank you so much.
end of interview with Father Carter
April 29, 2002 message continues
Messenger:
THIS IS FROM
A BOOK
FR. CARTER
WROTE and was
published 1993.
This was before I, Rita Ring, knew him.
Mother at Our Side
This is from
Chapter 23
excerpts as Fr Carter
directed before his
death
Excerpt from Mother at Our Side
by Father Edward J. Carter, S.J.
twenty-three
Lourdes—And My Own
Marian Experience
Since my first pilgrimage to Lourdes
marked a very definitive stage in Mary's dealings with me—in her call to
me—I am going to utilize this entry on Lourdes to share with you certain
aspects of my Marian experience. In none of my previous books have I shared
my spiritual experience in such a direct fashion. I am doing so now only
because I believe it is Mary's wish that I do so. May my sharing of Mary's
maternal love manifested to me be an occasion for your own reflection on
Mary's goodness to you.
I have always been blessed with a
strong devotion to Mary. I feel this gift is one of God's greatest graces
given to me. I remember at an early age often repeating the Hail Mary.
Later, I was very much attracted to Our Lady's requests at Fatima. I made
the five first Saturdays and practiced what I was told were the other
aspects of Mary's Fatima message.
After graduating from college I
entered the Jesuits. Our first phase of training consists of two years of
novitiate—a period in which one is introduced into the spiritual life
according to the Jesuit tradition. This first period of Jesuit training
marked a very significant growth in my devotion to Mary.
As I progressed in my Jesuit life over
the years, Mary was always a loving, caring mother. I always felt, among
other things, that she was a lifeline—always there in a special way at
particularly difficult stages of the spiritual journey, not only then, but
certainly then. I was not always as loyal a child of Mary as I should have
been, but she always kept me aware of her very important role in our lives.
In early 1989 I was in
Europe—destination Rome. As I was traveling toward Italy from Northern
Europe, I made plans to stop at Lourdes. I considered this a very special
stop on my itinerary.
As I left Toulouse on the train for
Lourdes, it was raining. Not very far from Toulouse, the rain stopped and
the sun appeared. I considered this a gift from Mary.
I walked from the Lourdes train
station to the Shrine. It was a day in January, sunny and pleasant, but, as
would be expected at that time of the year, there were less than 25 pilgrims
at the grotto site. The atmosphere was very special. One realized this was a
very holy place. I sat on one of the benches and began to pray. All of a
sudden, I was deeply impressed with this thought: "I have finally come
home." The thought seemed to come from outside of me, similar to an
infused idea. I did not fully understand what this idea meant. I had not
seriously strayed from God, so the idea of "coming home" did not
mean I was returning as a prodigal son. Nor did the idea mean that I had
finally found Mary, since, as I have stated above, I have always been
blessed with a strong devotion to her. I was, then, somewhat puzzled at what
the words "I have finally come home" meant. My experience,
however, was a very profound one as I sat there before the grotto of Mary. I
wept tears of peace and consolation. This was to be my first experience of
the gift of tears at a Marian shrine. Later I would also experience this
gift at Fatima, Guadalupe, and Medjugorje. The gift of tears on these
occasions would always be in confirmation of a special interior
enlightenment.
In the months that followed, whenever
I recalled these words impressed upon me at Lourdes, I was still not sure of
their meaning. I did, though, decide to write this book on Mary. I had long
wanted to write such a book, but did not feel prepared to do so until now.
I was privileged to be at Fatima for
the 75th anniversary of the October 13 apparition of Mary to the three young
visionaries—Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco. I had a conviction that Mary
wanted me there at that particular time. That I was able to be present for
this momentous occasion was another special gift of Mary to me.
On October 12, the eve of the
anniversary day, I was praying in the basilica at Fatima. I was close to the
altar. In the sanctuary was a statue of Our Lady of Fatima. I prayed that
Mary would draw me closer than ever to the Heart of Jesus and to her own
Immaculate Heart. I also prayed that I would be able, as never before, to
work for the spread of devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
As I prayed I would often glance at
Mary's statue, and when I did, I was often given the gift of tears—I know
it was a special gift because I myself had no control over when this would
or would not take place. The same thing happened the next day. It was a most
profound spiritual experience—even more so than the one at Lourdes.
On the 13th itself, there were about
one million pilgrims present for the anniversary occasion. At communion time
of the outdoor Mass I felt a special confirmation of the above-mentioned
experience.
From Fatima I went to Lourdes. This
time, unlike my first visit, I was present along with thousands of other
pilgrims. It is indeed a special experience to be at Lourdes with so many
others for the impressive candlelight rosary procession at night and for
other activities. Being personally present amidst all this gives one a sense
of why Lourdes has been such an attraction for millions and millions of
pilgrims over the years. Again, my experience at the grotto of Our Lady was
very special, as was the making of the Way of the Cross on the hill high
above the basilicas and the grotto.
A few months after my visits to Fatima
and Lourdes I was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. It
was another special gift to be able to be there for the Feast of Our Lady of
Guadalupe on December 12. What an inspiration it is to be there on this most
special day—to see the Mexican people come from miles and miles away for
this feast which is so dear to their hearts. Their devotion to Our Lady is
most remarkable. Regarding myself, the entire pilgrimage prior to the feast
day was rather subdued—peaceful, but no special experience. I remained in
such a state on the feast itself up to and including most of the Mass at the
Shrine. Then at communion time I was gifted with the same type of deep
experience which had occurred at Lourdes and Fatima. I was rather suddenly
struck with a deep conviction that I am protected by Mary's mantle and that
I should not be afraid or worry. Again, this interior enlightenment was
accompanied by the gift of tears.
My final pilgrimage was to Medjugorje—December
28, 1992, to January 4, 1993. Again, after prayer, I had developed the
conviction that Mary wanted me there for her great feast of January
1st—which, of course, is the feast of Mary, Mother of God. I thought
something special would happen on that day, although I did not know
precisely what.
As was the case at Guadalupe, nothing
out of the ordinary happened to me on the days previous to January 1. I did
not see any phenomena concerning the sun which many pilgrims have observed
over the years at Medjugorje. The chain on my rosary did not change to
gold—as has occurred with many of the Medjugorje pilgrims. But Mary did
have her gift for me. Just as I had hoped, something special did occur on
the feast of January 1. At Mass, after receiving communion, I received a
profound experience of Mary's motherhood toward me and also a profound
conviction of Jesus' love for me. This conviction of Jesus' love for me may
be the most special I have ever experienced. Again, these interior
enlightenments were accompanied by the gift of tears.
Later that day I had the great
privilege of being present in the choir loft for the daily apparition of Our
Lady. Ivan was the only visionary present in Church this particular day.
Although I felt extremely blessed to be present for the apparition—which,
of course, only Ivan himself could see—I had no special inner experience
at this time. Others in our group said they did have a special personal
experience at the time of the apparition. My special experience of the day
had indeed occurred earlier at Mass.
Since that first visit to Lourdes when
I was suddenly struck with the thought, "I have finally come
home," much has happened regarding my relationship with Mary. I now
believe I know the meaning of those words impressed upon me at Lourdes in
January, 1989. More than three years later Mary began to instruct me
regarding the precise meaning of those words. She has, in her maternal love
for me, entered my life as never before. She has led me to consecrate myself
to the Heart of Christ and to her Immaculate Heart in a very meaningful
manner. In an extraordinary fashion she has given me a mission to fulfill in
the service of Jesus. As she cooperates with the Holy Spirit in my ongoing
transformation in Christ, she is leading me along paths which I have never
traveled before. I can never thank her adequately for her goodness to me.
The above constitutes some of the main
aspects of my personal Marian pilgrimage over the years. You also have your
own Marian experience, and I am sure you have shed your own tears of joy and
peace along the way.
If you have not yet done so, I
strongly encourage you to consecrate yourself to the Heart of Jesus and to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In consecrating yourself to Mary—in
entrusting yourself entirely to her—you will be enabling her to lead you
ever closer to the Heart of Christ. She will accomplish marvels in you as
she aids you, in cooperation with the Holy Spirit, in living out your
consecration to the Sacred Heart. Indeed, she will ever be Mother at your
side as you come closer to the Father through Christ and in the Holy Spirit.
I have never been happier, never more
at peace, than I presently am. Since Mary has drawn me to consecrate myself
to her Immaculate Heart, marvelous changes have taken place within me. She
has brought me to the Heart of Jesus in a way I had not experienced before.
If you have given yourself totally to
Mary—and this is what consecration to her Immaculate Heart means—you
have had similar experiences.
Having consecrated ourselves to Mary,
we feel secure as we rest in her loving, maternal Heart. There she comforts
us when we are sad—there she wipes away our tears. There she rejoices with
us when we rejoice. There she smiles as we share with her our
accomplishments for Christ. There she encourages us when we are fearful.
There she strengthens us for the most difficult tasks.
What a great gift Jesus has bestowed
upon us in giving Mary to us as our mother! Let us thank Him each day for
this Mother who loves us with an unfathomable love. We must try to grow in
the appreciation of this love. The more we do so, the more we want to cry
out, "O Mother, how loving, caring, and tender you are! Draw us ever
closer to your Immaculate Heart where you accomplish your marvels within
us."
end of excerpt from Mother at Our Side
April 29, 2002 message continues
Messenger:
excerpts as Fr Carter
directed
Excerpt
from Mother at Our Side
twenty-four
Mother
At Our Side--Concluding Remarks
…Yes,
Mary is mother at our side inviting us to consecrate ourselves to her
Immaculate Heart so that she may assist us in living out our consecration to
the Heart of Christ. All that we have said in this book has a relationship
to our consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Remember
that in this consecration we give ourselves, we entrust ourselves, entirely
to Jesus and Mary. This consecration summarizes the spiritual life: through
and with Jesus we go to the Father in the Holy Spirit, with Mary our mother
at our side.
Currently
Mary is telling us in many ways that our act of consecration, and the daily
living of that consecration, is critically important. We live in extremely
critical times, and Mary is asking for our help regarding the renewal of the
Church and the entire world.
She
tells us that the Church and all humanity is headed for a glorious new era—but that a great purification is required before this will occur. She
tells us that we are already experiencing a portion of this purification and
that it will become more intense in order to prepare the Church and the
world for a period of profound peace and splendor. Mary calls for our lives
of holiness to help bring about this wondrous state of existence, a state in
which Jesus will reign in a most glorious fashion. Our lives of consecration—our lives of
holiness—as they contribute to the purification
process, lessen the chastisement element of the procedure.
It
is a great blessing to be alive at such a momentous period of the Church's
and world's existence. As we answer Mary's call, she desires us to do so in
a spirit of peace and joy. She does not hide the rigors of the purification
which Church and world might endure. She does, however, tell us to cast
aside morbid fear and to trust in the Lord. God never asks us to endure
anything without giving us the proportionate grace to accomplish His will.
God desires that we always strive to fulfill His will in a spirit of peace,
joy, and happiness.
Mary
has been given to us as light to guide us safely through the momentous and
critical times in which we live…
Let
us close out our thoughts on Mary, Mother at Our Side, by reflecting upon some of the words which Our
Lady of Guadalupe has given to us through her servant Juan Diego. I think
these words are among the most beautiful and consoling which Mary our Mother
has given to us her children. A portion of these words are inscribed above
the main entrance of the Basilica Church at the Shrine of Our Lady of
Guadalupe:
Know
for certain that I am the perfect and perpetual Virgin Mary, Mother of the
True God... here I will show and offer all my love, my compassion, my help
and protection to the people. I am your merciful Mother, the Mother of all
who love me, of those who cry to me, of those who have confidence in me.
Here I will hear their weeping and their sorrows... their necessities and
misfortunes... Do not be troubled or weighed down with grief. Do not fear
any illness or vexation, anxiety or pain. Am I not here who am your Mother?
Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not your fountain of Life?
Are you not in the folds of my mantle? In the crossing of my arms? Is there
anything else you need?55
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Messenger: There is a video from
May 5, 2001 last year.
There is that
longing within us to be satisfied,
only God can satisfy us completely.
We were created with this desire.
Everyday is an opportunity to be able to
offer up the every day occurrences,
some that are very joyful ones,
others that can cause us tremendous
pain.
We live this death-resurrection experiences
all day.
The more we stay rooted in Him.
the more we die to those things that
cause us to move away from Him,
the more we live in Him.
We may not have to suffer very deep sufferings
today, but our everyday frustrations on
our journey living here below
trying to be more perfected, more
like Him are sufferings we can
endure and offer up to Him
for great grace to be released.
There are so many very joyful experiences
many times in our lives and then
the "ball" is over and we must live with
the ordinariness of life and its problems.
Peace is found in enduring the pain, rejoicing
with the joy and living every moment for
Him.
At every moment we can help in the work of
redemption in offering up all we
do as a sacrifice to Him.
A sacrifice is an offering.
We offer our sorrows and joys and
unite all we do to the Mass.
We are always working for Him.
We are united to Him at work and
His light shines from us.
We see with the compassion He wants
us to have.
We love with a heart that is one
with the on-fire burning Heart
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Jesus shows us His Heart.
The priest at Mass said, when we are
persecuted we love. We always
love. Look how they treated Jesus.
And He loved.
When they whipped Him and persecuted Him
He loved them.
He gave Himself on the cross for love
of His precious souls.
Oh God, I love you so much.
Help us.
The Church is a gift.
God has given us the Church.
The Church is the Spouse of Jesus.
Because some have sinned, it
should not stop us from thanking
God for our Church.
We love the Church.
The Mass is such a gift given to us.
We must live to love, to be more
identified with Jesus.
We should not take the availability
of Masses as they are now available
for granted.
We need to pray for our priests, the Church
and the world as never before.
Please pray these prayers in your
Churches.
April 29, 2002 message continues
Messenger:
Here is a message of Jesus
February 23, 1994
I Died For You (excerpt)
February 23, 1994
very carefully discerned by Father Carter for publication
Jesus speaks: Priests will create little cities, little cities in each church to
spread the light of Christ to this sick world. Each priest can create his own little city,
a powerhouse of God's love. God has all the power. His power is endless. It never runs
out. It is might. You have no power except through Him. Churches filled with the intimate
love of Jesus will be powerhouses.
I am God, My little ones. God can do all things. I can make your cities light up the
darkness. I am the Way, the Truth, the Life. I am the light of life. I am God! I can do
all things. I want to act in you. You need to be in constant union with Me. My priests,
you need to be selfless. My soul and yours are one. I want to act in you.
Hold not back. Pray the Prayer for Union with Me.
end of excerpt from February 23, 1994
April 29, 2002 message continues
Messenger:
Here is the message Jesus gave to
Fr. Carter with great promises
for those who pray the prayers.
~ July 31, 1994 ~
Feast of St. Ignatius
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
April 29, 2002 message continues
Messenger:
Please be an Apostle of the Eucharistic
Heart like Jesus asked us to be.
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
April 29, 2002 message continues
Messenger:
We need funds to mail the Priestly Newsletter
Book II and the prayer manual
to the Bishops will you help us?
NOW IS THE TIME TO PRAY--
OUR CHURCH IS PRECIOUS
OUR CHURCH IS THE SPOUSE
OF JESUS
BE A SHEPHERD OF CHRIST.
HOLY PRIESTS ARE BEING
PERSECUTED.
PLEASE PRAY WITH US
THE EUCHARIST
IS A GIFT.
Please help us reprint the Blue Books.
We do not have any Blue Book I, II or III.
Please help us.
God is so good to us.
We must obey the commandments.
We need to thank God for His
gifts to us.
Excerpt from February 15, 2002 message
Jesus speaks: Make
a list of things that are needed so people
can help if they so desire.
Messenger:
A small list is this
1) Priestly Newsletter Book II Foreign Mailing Postage
2) Mass Book II
3) Rosary Meditations for Little People and Elderly
4) Blue Book I printing (we have no Blue Book I's)
5) Blue Book III printing (we have no Blue Book III's)
6) Prayer Manuals printing
7) Holy Spirit Novena Booklet printing
8) Rosary beads
9) Image rosaries to sell
10) Pictures (photo's) to make available
11) Blankets of Mary's image
12) Videos for nursing home program
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 Mary
talks to the Nursing Homes
Video Session #3
Shepherds of Christ Ministries
P.O. Box 193, Morrow, OH 45152
toll free 1-888-211-3041
fax: 1-513-932-6791
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Rosary Meditations
received before the exposed Eucharist
(Instruction for Leaders Included)
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13) Little People's Mass Book
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Little People's
Mass Book
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14) Little People's Coloring Book of the Mass
February 15, 2002 message continues
Mary speaks:
I ask you to pray for these needs on the list. Those
who can, can pray hourly.
end of excerpt from February 15, 2002
February 7, 2002
To whom it may concern,
We circulate the Priestly Newsletter that goes to
75,000 priests in the world. This has been circulated since 1994 at the
direction of Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. who had a doctorate in Theology and
taught at Xavier University for over thirty years and author of eighteen
books on the spiritual life and many other various publications.
Our primary purpose is to circulate this Newsletter.
We are now sending three years of Newsletters in a book of 342 pages to
75,000 priests in the United States and 90 foreign countries. A
special Newsletter is enclosed with Father Carter's powerful writing on
Grace (2001 issue 1). This writing is also available on tape and on disc.
Our coequal purpose is to circulate prayer manuals
Father Carter compiled for prayer chapters praying for the priests, the
Church and
the world.
All of our printing and postage costs so much money.
We operate from the Virgin Mary building in
Clearwater, Florida, pictures are enclosed. We use the building to spread
materials and rosaries
to encourage people to pray for the priests, the Church and the world.
We also have a church we received from the diocese
in China, Indiana where we distribute our materials and pray before the
Blessed Sacrament hourly and about two hours or more at 6:20 every day.
Monthly adoration before the exposed Eucharist is held for our members for
48 hours on the 12th of each month to the 14th.
We have a third center in Morrow, Ohio which is our
communication center and mailing address.
We circulate rosaries handmade to Catholic schools
all over the United States and meditation sheets and consecration cards.
We try to send scapulars too when we have them. We supply many beads to
our rosary makers for this.
We had difficulty all last summer securing funds for
beads for our rosary makers. We were not able to send the 100,000 or more
rosaries we usually send in October and May because of funds.
We need $10,000 every month for the loan on the
Virgin Mary building. We pray nightly there usually for about two hours or
more at 6:20. We pray all through the day there, hourly, many times before
the image. A big prayer meeting is held on the 5th of the month. Prayers
are prayed for about 4 hours for the priests, the Church and the world. We
broadcast to at least 8 states and all join in the prayers, including
Morrow and China.
We have a nursing home ministry and a prison
ministry. We supply coloring books of the rosary mysteries and the Mass to
children.
We desperately need funds for the printing and the
rosary making operation and all the postage. Bishops from foreign
countries beg for rosaries and prayer sheets with the Shepherds of Christ
Prayers.
Now we are struggling with the monthly rent on the
building and the postage for the foreign mailing of the Priestly
Newsletter Book II.
We always need money for the rosary beads for the
schools and the Virgin Mary building.
We also do a Holy Spirit Novena, but the little book
has been out of print for some time because of lack of funds. Teachers
like to use it for confirmation. We have prayer chapters using it daily
all over the world.
We want to circulate pictures of the crucifix and
Mary's image on the building, we are unable to do this because of lack of
funds. Enclosed are pictures of the crucifix and the Virgin Mary building.
A very important part of our Movement is trying to
get people to say the Morning Offering. Here is a card we distribute
extensively, especially to Nursing Homes and school children.
Here is a short form of consecration to the Hearts of
Jesus and Mary that we circulate extensively.
Can you help us. It is a real shame to not even have
rent on the building Mary appears on.
We need to tell the world about the Mass. This is
another important aspect of our ministry. We have so many writings about
the Mass. Mass Book I with the Imprimatur—and all Fr.
Carter's writings and many other writings discerned by Fr Carter before
his death.
It is a shame with all the money in the world not to
be able to get the rosary beads to the rosary makers for school children
who want them to pray the rosary.
Our movement is trying to do what Our Lady told us
to do at Fatima for peace in the world.
Can you help us?
Rita Ring
Shepherds of Christ Ministries
Messenger: Jesus wishes that we give our hearts to
Him and Mary.
The following Valentine can be given to Jesus and Mary any day
of the year. It is an act of love that would greatly please Him.
Use the following Valentine to fill in your name and the date
you gave it to Him.
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MY VALENTINE FOR JESUS AND
MARY
AND THE WORLD
I _________________
give my heart to
You Jesus and Mary on this day
_________________
I promise to help spread the devotion to
the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
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Crucifix Video
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able to watch the movie live.
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Video
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