Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles

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^{Acts 1: 5}

^{'John baptised with water but, not many days from now, you are going to be baptised with the Holy Spirit.’} 

^{2.   Messenger:  The apostles were so filled with fear after the Ascension that they locked themselves in the Upper Room, and a gigantic wind came and upon them appeared over their heads, parted tongues of fire.}

^{3.   Messenger:  And they began to speak in foreign tongues as the Spirit prompted them to do.}

^{4.   Messenger:  They were transformed from fear to fearlessness and they went out to preach the gospel and people understood.}

^{5.   Messenger:  Holy Spirit, descend upon us, transform our hearts so that we are more and more transformed into the image and likeness of Jesus.}

^{6.   Messenger:   Help us to be transformed from fear to fearlessness to spread the Good News that Jesus has died, and He is risen, and He is with us this day.}

^{7.   Messenger:  Let our hearts be filled with the fire of the Love of God.}

^{8.   Messenger:  Come, Holy Spirit, come and descend upon us. Let the Spirit move within us to lead us more and more to be the children the Father created us to be.}

^{9.    Sing:  The Rosary Song}

^{10.  Sing: Come Holy Ghost}

^{Song between decades:  Come Holy Spirit}

      

    

^{The Assumption of Mary Into Heaven}

^{1.   Messenger:  Mary was taken body and soul into Heaven.}

^{2.   Messenger:  Think of her joy. Mary is our Mother that walks by our side this very day and guards our way.}

^{3.   Messenger:  Mary is the Spiritual Vessel}

^{4.   Messenger:  Mary is the Singular Vessel of Devotion.}

^{5.   Messenger:  It is through Mary's most pure heart that we will be led to such intimacy with Jesus. The more we unite with Mary and her heart, the more the Holy Spirit can transform us into the image and likeness of Jesus. The closer we are to the image and likeness of Jesus, Jesus leads us to the Father.}

^{6.   Messenger:  Such abundant love that the Trinity has for us. Three Persons in one Divine God: the Spirit loves us so much; the Father loves us so much He gave His only Son so that we may be saved; Jesus gave His life for us.} 

^{7.   Messenger:  Mary press us so tenderly to your Heart. Help us to grow in more and more in our union with you so that we can be forever joined closer and closer to the Heart of Jesus. Spirit descend upon us and transform us more and more into the image of Jesus.}

^{8.  Messenger:  Jesus, lead us ever closer to the Father.}

^{9.   Song:  See the Eyes that Look at Mary}

^{10. Song:  Immaculate Mary}

^{Song between decades: Come Holy Spirit}

      

   

^{The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth}

^{1.   Messenger:  See the big picture: that this is God's world; that our every breath and every heartbeat depend upon Him.} 

^{2.   Messenger:  Make God Number One in your life so you can be ever joined closer and closer to the Trinity and Mary.}

^{3.   Messenger:  There appeared in the sky a woman clothed as the sun; the moon was under her feet and there were twelve stars about her head.}

^{4.   Messenger:  Mary reigns in the courts of Heaven with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.}

^{5.  Song:   Hail Holy Queen}

^{6.  R.  God, for all time, how immense is Your Power and Your Might! But You care about the greatest detail for little us that the very hairs of our head are numbered. He ponders the ways of our heart and knows how we feel far better than ourselves. If we realize the immenseness of God and His Power, we realize how fortunate we are that God loves us as He loves us.}

^{7.  R.  God wants such union with us and that is what Heaven is: union with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, to be with the saints and angels and Mary. And our union in Heaven depends upon the union we have with Them on earth. Please draw us ever closer to your Heart, Jesus, through your Mother's most loving heart. Holy Spirit descend on us and fill us with the fire of Your love.}

^{8.  Messenger:  Envision the greatness of Heaven. As I gaze at the lights that I see here, there are no words to express those lights I see. And there are no words that we can use that can sufficiently express how Heaven is. It is only in drawing closer and closer to Jesus, that we realize more and more, a little bit of how wonderful heaven is. The Eucharist is such a gift. Jesus wants to be so close to each one of us.}

^{9.  Messenger:  We thirst after His grace, the more we are drawn closer to Him. It is a gift of His grace to deeply love Him. It is this life that our souls crave and long for. Nothing on this earth compares to this life. Jesus loved us so much that He was born a man; that He suffered and died and gave His very flesh and His very blood. Think of giving your own flesh and your own blood for someone. He gave that for each one of us and would do that this very day so that we may have life eternal. God give us the special sharing in His life through baptism. Jesus remains with us in the Eucharist and longs and waits and thirsts for us to come.}

^{10.  Sing:  A Song from Jesus} 

^{Song after last decade:  Come Holy Spirit..}
 

^{Rita commented that Jesus looked "on fire with light". Jesus and Mary appeared.}

^{This rosary was prayed at the beginning of the Shepherds of Christ Meeting. 25-30 people were present. Marty led the rosary.}