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March 22, 2012

Jesus: My dear people,

    Today March 22, 2012, I want you to make available the statues: Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of Guadalupe with the glass, so people will honor Mary and pray the prayers as I have requested before the statue praying for the priests, the Church and the world.

    Pray the prayers before the statues with glass for healings and blessings for your family, for your country, for the Church and the world. I promise special graces to those praying these prayers, and graces drawing them closer to My Heart and My Mother's heart. I want all to know My Mother's love as their mother. Put the statues with the glass in your homes and Churches, your schools and places of businesses and pray these prayers given to Fr. Carter, S.J., founder of Shepherds of Christ, in the prayer manual for the priests, the Church and the world. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the Flock.

   

                April 3, 2012 - Tuesday of Holy Week

                R. Jesus is the Light of the World —

                The Father has called us —

                Jesus was sent by the Father

                God the Father:
                    I have sent My Beloved Mary —
                she is a gift given to you —
                I want your gratitude —
                I have given the Newsletters
                through My Son Jesus —
                Continue to spread these Priestly Newsletter's
                Spread these Newsletters to
                Priests and Laity

                Jesus: Stay focused on Me —

                I am the Light of the World —

                You have chosen a tunnel to
                    live in and you see
                    not the beauties of this
                    earth —

                Because you have chosen a
                    tunnel to live in does
                    that mean the beauty
                    of the earth does not
                    exist —

                No, you can isolate yourself —
                    alone in a blood stained river —
                    in a cave —

                But outside the sun shines
                    bright — the buildings are
                    built and you have isolated
                    yourself from the beauty —
                    from the building of My
                    Kingdom —

                R. I had a vision it was in a tunnel with
                    a red stained water — a man
                    was over, by the side of the
                    cave, part in the water, was busy,
                    moving, bending, standing up,
                    but where was he going — what
                    was he doing

                    R. not completely dark
                    partially lighted
                    river-bloodish stained red

                    Inside a man by the side
                    moving - busy doing something
                    by edge of water
                    side of cave
                    bending, it looked like his
                        legs were being splashed
                        by the water as he bent,
                        put it on them

                    He kept moving
                    After a long time —
                    I saw beautiful buildings
                    Light - outside

                    beautiful

                Jesus: Why are you in the tunnel of
                    your own making —
                    You are choosing to stay
                        away and remain in
                        the cave

                    The building of My Kingdom
                        is at hand —

                    Some are building My Kingdom —

                    The sun shines bright over
                        My City —
                    The air is clean —
                    The light glistening —

                    You stay in a cave of your
                        own making!!
                        In the blood stained river —
                        stained with the Blood
                        of the Lamb —

                    I am your God —

                    I have called you to the altar
                        of the Lord —

                    I have called you to the Eucharist —
                    I have given you these gifts —

                    Why do you stand doing
                        nothing in an old cave
                        of your making —
                        When the building of My
                        Kingdom is at hand —

                    Come to the altar of the Lord
                    Sup at My Sacrifice —

                God the Father:

                    I am the Alpha and the Omega —
                    I am your God —
                    You are to answer the call
                        of being a soldier for
                        Christ —

                    The Building of Men's hearts
                        devoted to the Sacred Heart
                        and Immaculate Heart
                        is at hand —

                    Be a part of it —

                    Come to the altar of the Lord —

                    Make your hearts likened
                        to My Son —

                Song: Give Me Your Heart, Oh Jesus

                Jesus: I was in the womb of My
                    Mother —
                    You are to be likened to children —
                    A little child knows their
                        father and serves him —
                        You are to be always
                        under your Father's Plan —

                    It is your compass —
                    It is your way —

                    God the Father, your Father
                    Mary your Mother,

                    You are a little child
                        under God —
                        a child of God —
                        operating as a child of God —
                        always aware of your
                        Father —

                    I am your teacher —

                    I teach you the secrets of
                        My Heart and you will
                        be taught more and more
                        so you are knowing
                        My Divine Mysteries —
                        You are to be the children
                        of the Light —
                        In the Darkness is the
                        cries of dooms and the
                        gnashing of teeth —

                    Why choose the darkness when
                        I want to mold you as
                        children of the Light —

                    We give you Our 2 Hearts —
                    Come and dwell in Me —
                    I am Jesus Chief Shepherd of the Flock
                    Your Savior

                Song: A Song from Jesus

                From Blue Book 7
   

Ask for Mercy - I Will Outpour Mercy 

                The Agony in the Garden

1. Jesus: Be alone with Me in the Garden on this special feast, My Mercy Sunday. I call each of you here to be ever closer to My Heart, to know more the love and mercy that I have for you. Open your hearts wide. Put aside any distractions that are within your being and focus totally on Me and My immense love I have for each one of you.

2. Jesus: I knelt in the Garden and saw before Me all the suffering I was about to undergo. My dear ones, how I love each one of you this day. I saw before Me all souls from all time, the souls that would go about their busy lives and totally forget, forget about God entirely. My dear ones, you do not know the immensity of the love I have for you. Put yourself in the Garden and focus on Me as I knelt there.

3. Jesus: I saw before Me all the souls and all the sins of all men from all time. My beloved ones, how I love each and every precious soul. I gave My life for love of these souls and how many close their eyes and their hearts and go about their busy lives and do not have a thought for God.

4. Jesus: I am with you, My dear ones, minute by minute, second by second. You do not know how close I am. I am with you. Constantly I watch you, guard you, The very hairs of your head are numbered.

5. Jesus: You go about your busy lives. I knelt in the Garden and saw all the souls that give such disrespect to Me in My sacrament of greatest love that I give to you. In the Holy Eucharist I give Myself to you. I am there in My Divinity and My humanity, truly present. Yet so many souls treat Me coldly who habitually receive Me and do not realize that they are receiving the Son of God, that I come to you out of greatest love for you.

6. Jesus: I ask you, can you not watch one hour with Me? Oh you are so busy, I give to you twenty-four hours a day. I went to My apostles, My faithful ones, and they slept! The agonies in My Heart for the endless hours that I wait in the Tabernacle for My beloved souls that I love to come. In their busy lives, they do not come to be with Me.

7. R. Always compliance to the Father's will. In the lives of Jesus and Mary, as we meditate on this rosary, we see how they followed the will of the Father perfectly. Jesus cried out to His Father and asked Him if it be possible for Him to take this cup from Him. But He said "Not My Will, but Thine be done". He came to show us the way. The way to peace and happiness is to follow the Father's will and to do it with love. He asks us for two things: love of God and love of one another.

8. R. His way is love! To know Him is to love. We "are" loving. Our hearts are loving — We are loving. The more we unite and become one with Him, the more that our ways are the ways of Jesus - we are likened to Him.

9. R. Jesus is love! He came and He shed His blood so that we could be with Him forever and ever in Heaven. He asks us to love one another. The greatest agonies He suffered during His Passion were not the brutal beatings, the blood that He shed, but the agonies that He experienced to His most tender Heart for He longs and thirsts for the love of His precious souls. Jesus came to this earth. The Son of God came to this earth a human baby, a helpless baby, for love of us. He gave His life so that we might be with Him forever and ever in Heaven.

10. Jesus: How I love My precious souls. Pray for the souls of your brothers. I ask you, this day, to listen to My pleading cry, for souls will be lost and condemned to hell for they were rebellious and sinning mortally and would not repent. I ask you to take Me seriously. I am Jesus Christ, and I beg you to listen to My pleading.

(Song between decades: I come to you with greatest love ...)

 

Jesus is Scourged at the Pillar

1. R. They seized Jesus and led Him away as a common criminal. They treated Him cruelly. They hit Him on His face and led Him to the pillar.

2. R. Jesus' Heart, an endless abyss of love and mercy for His precious souls for whom He came to this earth. Jesus shed His blood for each and every precious soul.

3. R. They beat Jesus' body and tore His flesh with harsh instruments. Jesus was wounded from His head to His feet. This is the love that He has for each one of us, that He shed His blood. Today, this His Mercy Sunday, a special feast, Jesus outpours His mercy to precious souls that come to Him and ask Him for mercy.

4. Jesus: My greatest agonies were not the agonies that I experienced to My body, but the agonies that I suffered to My Most Sacred Heart.

5. R. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

6. R. We close our ears. We cover our eyes. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, remains with us this day. He is truly here in the Eucharist. He remains with us because He loves us so much. He outpours His grace and mercy in the Eucharist. When we sit in front of the Tabernacle, He outpours His grace to us

7. R. He wants to saturate us with His life and we go after foolish things when He is here with wanting to shower us with His grace, His Divine Love, waiting and longing to give us these great gifts.

8. R. We do not comprehend how Jesus loves us. If we knew even a minute amount of His love, we would not fear. The Father created us out of such love. God the Father has a plan for each one of us to carry on His work here on this earth today.

9. R. Jesus came to this earth to show us the way, He shed His blood so that we could be saved. Jesus gives us a sharing in His life. Jesus nourishes us with Himself in the Eucharist. Jesus gives us the Sacrament of Baptism whereby we become children of God and heirs of Heaven. Jesus longs to be so close to us.

Song: I Am the Bread of Life

10. Jesus: I come to you with greatest love, I am your loving Savior.

(Song between decades: I come to you with greatest love ...)

  

Jesus is Crowned with a Crown of Thorns

1. R. As we meditate on the mysteries of the rosary, we see all through the rosary the lives of Jesus and Mary. This rosary is a Rosary from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. We see how They complied to the Will of the Father. Our true happiness and joy lie in complying to His Will and to living in that Will and to living in love.

2. R. Jesus sat. They had clothed Him in a dirty purple robe they had put over the wounds that were on His body. They covered His body. How His body burned from the wounds as they covered Him. They sat Him on a chair and they crowned Him with a sharp crown of piercing thorns.

3. R. They spit on Jesus and they mocked Him. This is the love that He has for each and every one of us this day. The reality is that this is God's world and we are living in His world. Our every breath and heartbeat depend on Him. He is crying out. He is talking to you. He is talking to you to deliver this message of His love. Jesus has called you here to hear the message of His great love for you. Jesus asks you to listen and draw your hearts ever closer to Him for He longs and thirsts for your love.

4. R. I am the messenger. Jesus is talking to you and telling you of His love.

5. R. Jesus complied always to the will of the Father. Jesus sat in total surrender, the little lamb led to the slaughter, in total surrender as they spit on Him and mocked Him. He is the Son of God! At any moment He could have stopped what they were doing. Jesus came and was born in a stable at Bethlehem in poverty and Jesus died hanging on a cross. On the third day, Jesus rose triumphant and victorious to give us new life. Jesus ascended into Heaven. Jesus loves us. The Church continues the work Jesus had begun. Jesus wants us to go into this world to the highways and byways and tell of His immense love. I hear Jesus in His plaintive cry and He calls out to you and He asks you to listen. Jesus begs us to draw ourselves closer to His Heart. We are His special loved one, His spouse. He wants close union with you.

6. R. See Jesus crowned with thorns, the blood on His face. See Him! Visualize this as distinctly as you can. Visualize Jesus sitting on a chair in perfect compliance with the Father's will with a Heart burning with love for us. We are His precious ones.

7. Song: Crown Him With Many Crowns

8. Jesus: My dear, beloved ones: My Heart is an endless abyss of burning love for you and I outpour abundant mercy for My dear souls who ask for mercy and are contrite in their hearts. You have the greatest message to preach. Pray to the Holy Spirit to fill your hearts with the fearlessness to go out into this world and deliver the message of My love. Souls will suffer and be condemned to the fires of hell because of their sins. You are My chosen ones. These are your brothers. God is your Father.

9. Jesus: Do you hear the souls, the souls as they call out to you from Purgatory that are burning? My dear ones, you must pray. Pray for all the members of the Mystical Body of Christ. Pray for the souls in Purgatory. Your prayers this day are so important. Pray the rosary. I call you to prayer.

10. R. Look how they treated Jesus! They took off His clothes, they whipped Him, then they put the dirty cloak on His wounds. He was the little, innocent lamb led to the slaughter. It is in meditating on Jesus' wounds, and His deep, deep love that He has for each one of us, that we will realize more the immensity of the great gift that God gives to us, that we will know His great love, that we know He is with us this day.

(Song between decades: I come to you with greatest love ...)

 

Jesus Carries His Cross Up Calvary

1. R. See Jesus, His hands tied, surrounded by men with angry faces, hatred in their hearts and they poke at Jesus and then condemn Jesus to death! See the look of peace on Jesus' face. Peace. He always complied to the Father's will. Jesus is one with the Father. Jesus knew the Father's love. The Father loves us so much that He created us. God the Father sent His only Son into this world so that we might be with Him forever and ever in Heaven. How lightly we take this great gift that we are given, the gift of God's love.

2. R. They gave Jesus a heavy cross that they put on His shoulder. Jesus carried the cross on His back. How His shoulder ached! It felt as if His shoulder would break. Jesus did not give up His cross. In compliance to the Father's will and in greatest love for us. Jesus carried His cross. It is in carrying our cross and in our sufferings that he allows us to experience, that we know Him more. The way to Jesus is to take up our cross and follow Him.

3. R. Jesus gives to us abundantly. To know Jesus is to have joy in our hearts for He is truly a treasure far beyond any treasure we could have in this world. Jesus gives to us Himself, in the Eucharist. Jesus gives us such love. Jesus loves each one of us. See Jesus with His head crowned with thorns and His face bloodied. See Him carry the cross on His back. This is the love He has for each one of us.

4. R. Jesus is talking to us. Jesus tells us of His immense love. Let us open our hearts.

Jesus: My dear children, for I tell you this day that I am here and I am in your midst. I love you with the deepest love. Let go of all bitterness and anger toward any person and turn your hearts to love. Make your hearts ever pure for a pure heart can unite closely with Mine. I love you. I give to you Divine Love. I want to shower you with My life. Let go! Let go! Let go! Surrender, for I am in your midst. The very hairs of your head are numbered. Your every breath depends on Me. Let go and I will hold you up, My dear ones.

5. R. Jesus' eyes met the eyes of His Beloved Mother. Mary stood by Him, His entire life. Mary cared for Him as a child. Mary took care of Him and watched Him and then she stood by and watched her Son covered with blood.

Mary appears this day to tell you, my beloved ones, to look through her eyes and see the love that her Son has for you, for He truly loves you.

 

  

 

6. Song: I Rocked Him as a Baby

Song: See the Eyes that Look at Mary

R. See through the eyes of Mary as she watched her Son all through the Passion. Feel with a Mother's heart. Mary comes to us, our loving Mother, always by our side with a personal love relationship for each one of us. Mary wants to lead us to the Heart of her Son. It is through Mary's Immaculate Heart that we will know more and more the deep love of Jesus.

7. R. They stripped Jesus of His garments. How we hold on to the things of this world. We are so attached to all of our belongings. Jesus calls us to surrender and to let go and to let Him run our lives. Jesus gives us great gifts. God gives us a sharing in His life through baptism - God wants us to come to the Eucharist and Confession and beg for more and more abundant life.

8. Song: Lord Let Me Walk that Last Mile

9. R. Surrender! Surrender! Surrender to the God. Jesus came to this earth. Jesus took up the cross. Jesus walked to Calvary. Jesus shed His blood and marked the earth with His bloody footprints because He loves us and wants us to be with Him forever and ever in Heaven.

Jesus: I am the Way. I am the Truth. I am the Life. You, My beloved ones, are My chosen ones that I have called here this day to hear My message.

10. Jesus: How the hungry soul searches for something to fill it. You were created by God, only God can satisfy you and fill you as you desire to be filled.

(Song between decades: I come to you with greatest love ...)

 

Jesus Dies on the Cross

1. R. Jesus loved us so much that He gave His all. Jesus gave Himself. Jesus spread His arms on the cross. Jesus took His last breath. Jesus gave the last beat of His Heart. Jesus gave His flesh and His blood so that we could live.

2. R. Jesus calls out:

Jesus: What more do you want? I gave My life for you. But this day, I give My life to you in the Eucharist! My beloved ones, I give you My very self and you take it so lightly! How it wounds My aching Heart! Come to Me and open your hearts. Remain with Me after communion for I am truly present. I outpour to you My grace. I grant mercy to those who come and ask with a contrite heart. This great gift I give to you.

3. R. Jesus hung for three agonizing hours on the cross! Meditate on Jesus as He hung there, a weakened body, crowned with thorns. See Jesus hanging. The more we meditate on this, the more we will realize the immensity of the love Jesus has for each one of us. Jesus has called us here to hear the message of His love in a special way. We are to go out to this world and imitate Him through our example to show others how He lives in us.

4. R. Jesus suffered in His passion for the sins of men. Jesus suffered for the souls He loved that would neglect Him and treat Him indifferently. Jesus was comforted by the acts of love that we give to Him this day. Jesus wants us to love Him and be close to Him.

5. Jesus: I am the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I have called you here, My chosen ones, to hear this message. As I hung on the cross, My thoughts were of you for I personally love each and every one of you. Will you carry My message to this world? Will you turn your hearts to love? Will you purify your hearts, remove the debris? Forgive all those you have any anger toward and pray for the grace to be drawn ever closer to My Heart.

6. R. Dear Spirit of God, transform us more and more in the heart of the Virgin Mary so that we may be ever more like Jesus, our Beloved Savior, so that we may be led closer to the Father, so that we may know His love. Jesus hung on the cross in perfect peace. As we go through our daily struggles, we go through in this world trying to live as He wants us to live, carrying our cross in this godless society, may we be more like Him. Jesus is in our midst this day. The Risen Lord is with us. God dwells in our graced baptized soul. We are brothers. We are to be one in Him.

7. R. We are brothers. Our brothers are hurting and in pain. Souls will be condemned to everlasting damnation because of their sins. We are asked to pray. Pray for souls. Jesus comes to us with a Heart that is open and filled with burning love. Oh Mary lead us closer to His Heart. Help us more and more to be drawn ever closer to the Heart of Jesus Christ.

8. R. Jesus gave us His Mother. Mary is our Mother, the Mother of the Church. The Holy Spirit molds us more and more in the heart of Mary, into the image of Jesus. Mary, help us to be ever closer to you, to realize you are with us and help lead us on our way.

9. R. Mary walked by Christ's side. Mary walks by our side.

Song: At the Cross Her Station Keeping

R. Let Mary spread her mantle over us and lead us so that we may be able to be in Heaven someday. Jesus paid the price with His blood that we could be saved.

10. R. See Mary under the cross. They gave her the lifeless body of her Son, the baby she once held in her arms when Simeon told her of the prophecy that Jesus would suffer. Now Mary receives the lifeless body of Jesus in her arms. In total compliance to the Father's will, He gave His life. Jesus came to show us the way. Jesus tells us this day to live in the Father's will, to surrender, to love. See Mary. See Mary hold His lifeless, battered, bruised and bloodied body in her arms. This is how Jesus complied to His Father's will. In perfect peace, Jesus died on the cross. The Father loves us. The Father created us. The Father sent His only Son into this world for love of us. The Spirit is here to lead us closer to the love of the Father and the Son. Let us grow more and more in our union with God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit dwell within our graced baptized soul. Who are we that God loves us so much?

Jesus: My dear ones, I am in your heart. I remain inside of each one of you. Minute by minute and second by second, I provide you with such love. All through the day hear My soft voice say to you: I love you, I love you, I love you. When you are persecuted and treated cruelly, listen. Spend time alone with Me. I am forever there. I never abandon you. I love you with the deepest love. As you go about this world, and men are cruel, pray for them. Men that are cruel are hurting inside. They are your brothers. You know that I am within your heart and calling out to you minute by minute, second by second. I love you. I love you. I love you. I gave My life for you.

Song: I come to you with greatest love etc.

Jesus: I send you out into this world to carry the message of My love. I am with you and My Mother walks by your side. Pray for the fearlessness of the Holy Spirit to go out as the Apostles went out to carry out the message of this love.
 

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R. This rosary was prayed on Divine Mercy Sunday in the Knights of Columbus Hall in Delphos, Ohio. Rita, Fr. Carter, Gerry, Jack and Marty were present. Approximately 125-130 people were in attendance. Rita's eyes were closed during the entire rosary. One of the candles beside the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, shot up into an elongated flame several times during the rosary. This was seen by several people present. The statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus became so illuminated, at times the light was blinding, several times the light pulsated somewhat like a strobe light. When Jesus stated through the meditation that He was outpouring His mercy on those who asked for His mercy, the area surrounding the statue became a sheet of deep purple - all that could be seen was the illuminated statue and the purple background. Later in the rosary, the same vision occurred. Later again, it occurred except that this time there was red tinged with the purple. Toward the end of the rosary, the same vision occurred except that the background was whitish. Once, only the face of Jesus on the statue was visible. For a split second, it "appeared to be the living face of Jesus". It was bigger than the statue. Praise God!

 

 

 

 

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March 1, 2004

 

 

Special in March

 Special Statue price in March

March 1, 2004 image head was destroyed

March 3, 1997 Falmouth flooded

March 22, 1994 the corner fell off the Holy Spirit Center

 

 

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In these trying times in the United States preceding the election, Jesus has asked us to circulate the Priestly Writing, Fr. Joe's homily book focusing on the Word and the Eucharist with the Shepherds of Christ prayers in the back of the book. The only thing that will help to renew the Church and the world is following the commandments and the Father's Plan. Please help us send this book to the United States priests.

   

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Please pray for some special intentions.

Through the intercession of Fr. Carter
and Our Lady of Clearwater
please pray for Dan's healing.

Please pray for Betty, Jimmy &Adeline.

Pray for Hal Wittrock & family

 

  

Given March 23, 2012

 

Mary by day July 5, 2000

by night July 5, 2000

 

Mary:

    I am the Queen of Peace. In these troubled times of
your country I am begging you give my message of
peace and holiness to your troubled country. I desire
my statue with the glass in your homes, schools,
Churches and businesses and pray the prayers Jesus
gave Fr. Carter 18 years ago.

   

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Mary: My children,

    You need to make Jesus, the King and Center of
your homes, schools, Churches, businesses,
all places on the earth —

    Satan is waging a war. Pray the prayers as Jesus told
Fr. Carter before the statue.

Let this be a time of bringing the love of Our 2 Hearts to
    your world —

Please as your heavenly Mother, I tell you to do as Jesus
said 18 years ago, spread these prayers and see they are
prayed all over the earth.

I am Our Lady of Clearwater for all these years, I have appeared
to tell you, as the Mother of All and Queen of Peace that God
the Father wants this devotion to Our 2 Hearts —

Listen to Him and pray these prayers —
Begin them in the Churches —
Look at the threats you are suffering —
Pray as Jesus told Fr. Carter

 

July 31, 1994

Words of Jesus to Members of
Shepherds of Christ Associates:

"My beloved priest-companion, I intend to use the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, and the movement, Shepherds of Christ Associates, in a powerful way for the renewal of My Church and the world.

"I will use the newsletter and the chapters of Shepherds of Christ Associates as a powerful instrument for spreading devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart.

"I am calling many to become members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. To all of them I will give great blessings. I will use them as instruments to help bring about the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. I will give great graces to the members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. I will call them to be deeply united to My Heart and to Mary's Heart as I lead them ever closer to My Father in the Holy Spirit."

- Message from Jesus to Father Edward J. Carter, S.J., Founder, as given on July 31, 1994,
feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits)

 

Mary: You are being threatened more than you know with the
    religious freedom issues. My children abortion is
    wrong. Now this — pray these prayers before My statue
    with the glass, pray fervently — God will help you —
    I am Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of Clearwater
    I crush the head of satan with my heal.

 

   

 

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Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
 

Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

July 19, 2009

HOMILY: There was a man who worked in a museum whose job it was to explain the different exhibits. On one occasion he pointed to the bones of a dinosaur saying the bones were 100 million and 9 years old. Someone asked how they could date those bones so accurately. He said “well, when I started working here, I was told these bones were 100 million years old and I’ve worked here for nine years.”

Today I want to give everyone a little history lesson. I’m not going back to the dinosaurs, but I am going back pretty far – to King David, 1000 years before Christ. When I was in school, I hated history. It wasn’t until we studied the history of the Old Testament in the seminary that I began to appreciate it. I cannot cram 1000 years of history into a couple of minutes. I just want to touch on the parts of Jewish history that are mentioned in today’s reading. If you want to learn more, read everything in the Old Testament, but be sure you have a commentary to help you. Otherwise, you’ll give up in despair because you won’t know what it’s all about - especially the prophets and the historical books.

When David was king 1000 years before Christ, David wanted to build a house for God, since there was no Temple for God at that time. God did not give David permission to do so, however God promised David through the prophet Nathan that he would bless him and build David a house in the sense that David’s kingdom would continue forever and one of his descendants would always rule. This blessing lasted through the reign of David’s son, Solomon; but we humans somehow have the ability to sabotage God’s blessings. Solomon turned to pagan gods and over-extended the country financially by elaborate building projects and exorbitant taxes, so when Solomon died there was a rebellion and most of Israel broke away from Solomon’s successor, David’s grandson, Rehoboam. Rehoboam continued to rule over the southern part of Israel, the area we know as Judaea . For 400 years (and this is amazing) the kings of Judaea were descendants of King David. The northern kingdom that rebelled against David’s successors suffered under a succession of kings and rebellions. In less than 300 years the northern kingdom was destroyed by the Assyrians, people from northern Iraq. About 100 years after that, the Babylonians from southern Iraq conquered the Assyrians and took control of the entire Middle East. The conquest of the Babylonians brings us up to Jeremiah whom we heard in today’s first reading. At the time of Jeremiah, here was the situation: the northern kingdom no longer existed. The southern kingdom, Judaea, was still being ruled by David’s descendants but they were not loyal to God or to God’s laws. Jeremiah spoke to these kings as they came into power, the last four being: Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoikin and Zedekiah. Zedikiah, the last reigning king, died in disgrace. After the Babylonians captured him, his sons were slaughtered before his eyes, he was then blinded and led off to Babylon in chains where he presumably died. You can read how Jeremiah spoke with them in great detail in the book of Jeremiah. He told them exactly what they needed to do to survive the invading forces of Babylon. His messages were ignored. He blames them and their leadership for the destruction that came upon God’s people. As we heard in today’s first reading, God speaks through Jeremiah: “Woe to the shepherds who mislead and scatter the flock of my pasture.” God said he would take over shepherding his people; he would bring them back from exile; he would appoint leaders over them who would serve them well and lead them to peace and security. It took 600 years before God thought the world was ready for this king who would reign and govern wisely, who would do what is just and right in the land.

But then he came, through the announcement of an angel to a virgin who was engaged to a man named Joseph of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel said to her “Do not be afraid Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”

In last week’s gospel, Jesus sent his apostles out to heal and cast out demons and to call people to repentance. In today’s gospel we are told of their return, excited over their experience and tired. Jesus wanted to some time off, but he couldn’t. The mission of Jesus and his apostles apparently was so successful that a great crowd caught up with them before they had chance to catch their breath. Mark describes Jesus taking compassion on them (his heart was moved with deep sympathy for them would probably be a better translation). He saw them as sheep without a shepherd, - people without leadership, and he began to teach them.

One of the important messages in today’s readings is that in love our Lord leads us, by teaching us and appointing others to teach us. But we need to listen, and we need to keep on listening. We’ll never be finished listening and learning as long as our world suffers from injustice, poverty, hunger, discrimination, war, hatred and killing of innocent people. Christ would be put to death before he would stop teaching. It is to our own great loss when we stop listening. That’s one of the reasons we are here each weekend, to listen and to learn. We call ourselves disciples. The word disciple means learner. When we’ve quit learning, we’ve quit being a disciple.

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Rita Ring

Books written by the cofounder of Shepherds of Christ Ministries

Mass Book A Journey Into the Heart of Jesus - Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur $ 12.00 plus postage   Mass Book, by Rita Ring: Many of the entries in the Priestly Newsletter Volume II from a spiritual journal came from this book. These entries   are to help people to be more deeply united to God in the Mass. This book is available in English and Spanish with the Church’s Imprimatur.   $12

Rosary Meditations for Parents and Children From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur $ 10.00  plus postage     Rosary Meditations for Parents and Children, by Rita Ring, Short Meditations for both parents and children to be used when praying the   rosary. These meditations will help all to know the lives of Jesus and Mary alive in their Hearts. Available in both English and Spanish with   the Church’s Imprimatur. $10

God's Blue Book I Teachings to Lift You Up. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 10.00  plus postage God's Blue Book I by Rita Ring. Open Anywhere    This book will change your life. These are beautiful love letters to us from Jesus. A million books have been printed and circulated. Jesus loves us so much    He wants a personal relationship with us    He wants us to go to the Eucharist and be with Him before the tabernacle. $10

	God's Blue Book II The Fire of His Love. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S. J. $ 10.00  plus postage God's Blue Book II by Rita Ring. Letters from Jesus about His on fire love    Jesus wants this great intimacy with us    On fire love    Personal love letters from Jesus about the love of His Heart    A book on surrender Fr. Carter said! $10

	God's Blue Book III Love God, Love One Another. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 10.00  plus postage God's Blue Book III by Rita Ring. Fr. Carter's favorite book    It is about loving and forgiving each other    Being pure in heart    A book for unity in family, community, in life!! $10

	God's Blue Book 4 The Love of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Author: Rita Ring $ 5.00  plus postage God's Blue Book IV by Rita Ring. This book is about the love Jesus has for Mary and Mary has for Jesus and Jesus and Mary have for us    It is truly the Love of the Two Hearts. Mary appeared every day at the Holy Spirit Center    Fr. Carter was there. Mary's first apparition July 5, 1994. $5

	God's Blue Book 5 So Deep Is the Love of His Heart. Author: Rita Ring. $ 5.00  plus postage God's Blue Book V by Rita Ring. Jesus wants to be the bridegroom of our soul    He is our beloved    Jesus tells us about pure love    how we are to be pure of heart and love God and love others. It is a must, to hear about love from Jesus    Jesus is love    $5

	God's Blue Book 6A He Calls Us to Action Author: Rita Ring. $ 10.00  plus postage God's Blue Book 6A by Rita Ring. Rosaries from Their Hearts during apparitions. Jesus and Mary appeared every day and I received rosaries from Them and They were transcribed from a tape. Also messages of love from Jesus on days of January, 1995    About Baptism    writings from Fr. Carter and the Scriptures. $10

	God's Blue Book 6B He Calls Us to Action Author: Rita Ring. $ 10.00  plus postage God's Blue Book 6B by Rita Ring. Jesus and Mary appeared every day in February, 1995    So beautiful    transcribed from a tape    the Stations, 7 Sorrows, prayers in the Prayer Manual, the Holy Spirit Novena Book and the Song Book. Pure love    loving and forgiving    a book about Jesus' love, baptism, grace and Fr. Carter's Newsletter. $10
	Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume I Red Rosary Book - Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 10.00  plus postage Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 1. Mary appeared in Clearwater December 17, 1996 in rainbow color and these rosaries left the printer the same day from Apparitions of Jesus and Mary    transcribed from a tape. $10

	Blue Rosary Book Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume II $ 12.00  plus postage Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 2. This is a book of so many rosaries - transcribed from a tape. So many beautiful rosaries.   pages  $12

Short Rosary Meditations for the Ederly, Ill, and Homebound From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary: Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur This book is 8 1/2" by 11" and you can open it up and sit it on your lap. $ 10.00  plus postage Short Rosary Meditations for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This book is so important with pictures they can open it and lay it on their laps and pray the rosary. $10

	Messages From Jesus   Given by Jesus to His Messenger Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.   This book is 8 1/2" by 11" and you can open it up and sit it on your lap.   $ 10.00  plus postage
	Messages for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This is a big book of loving messages for nursing home people and homebound from Jesus and Mary    Their lives are so important    united to the Mass offering up their suffering, their lives for the souls of this earth. $10

	Daily Messages From Heaven 1 From the Florida Apparition Site Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 10.00  plus postage Daily Messages From Heaven Volumes 2 thru 5 (Spiral bound) From the Florida Apparition Site Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $25.00 each plus postage Daily Messages from Heaven. First book of Daily Messages. $10

	Rosary Meditations for Little People and Elderly Short Meditations for the Rosary $ 3.00  plus postage

	Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary, Books 1 thru 5 A Coloring Book with Short Meditations on the 15 mysteries of the rosary. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. $ 5.00 each plus postage Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary. Volumes 1 through 7. Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and others on the mysteries of the rosary - really good. $5 each.

	Coloring the Lives of Jesus and Mary Books 6 and 7   Mysteries of Light   $ 5.00 each plus postage   Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary. Volumes 6 through 7. Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and others on the mysteries of the rosary - really good. $5 each.
	God's Blue Book I on CD, Disk #1   God's Blue Book I, Disk #1 Read by author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.   $ 10.00 plus postage

	Mysteries of Light Rosary Book   Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume I   $ 5.00  plus postage
	Mysteries of Light Rosary Book   Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume II   $ 5.00  plus postage

	Apostle's Manual   Shepherds of Christ Overview: Very carefully discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S. J.   $ 20.00   Apostles Manual. About the Movement - the structure of the Movement    All Ministries - from the time 3 months before Mary appeared in Clearwater and 3 months after. Rosaries of the 13ths, Fr. Carter's Newsletters. Messages from God the Father    Reaching the priests, the Church, the schools and the world. $20
	Songs From Jesus   Given by Jesus to His Messenger Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.   $ 3.00  Songs from Jesus Songbook. These loving songs were given from Jesus. So beautiful    Love Songs from Jesus of His love - helping us have pure and loving hearts. $3
	Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena   Holy Spirit Novena by: Rita Ring   $ 1.00  plus postage  Holy Spirit Novena Booklet. In four languages with the Imprimatur with 18 scripture readings for two complete novenas – this very powerful Holy Spirit Novena has prayers for prayers for Protection by the Blood of Jesus, Healing, Strength and Light, To Be One with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One with Jesus, To Dwell in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Prayer for the Holy Spirit and His Gifts, and the Word Alive in Our Hearts. All these prayers take about 10 minutes daily recited out loud. $1

	Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena CD   Holy Spirit Novena Read by: Rita Ring   $ 10.00  plus postage   Holy Spirit Novena CD. Prayers and scripture readings from the Holy Spirit Novena Booklet read by Rita Ring. $10
	Colorea 1 thru 5   las vidas de Jesús y María (recibido el Imprimátur)   $ 5.00 each plus postage
	Para Comprender Mejor La Santa Misa   Una Jornada Hacia el Corazón de Jesús   $ 10.00

Meditaciones del Rosario   para Pequenos y Ancianos   $ 10.00