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Prayer for Grace for our Country

Dear Father united to Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Sacrifice of Calvary sacramentally made present, celebrated around the world, in the Holy Spirit. We offer up all we do united to the Mass. We unite in one mind and one heart as members of the mystical body of Christ, with Christ our head in the pure and holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary, through the powerful intercession of Mary with all the angels and saints and souls in purgatory, and we beg for the saving grace, for our country, the United States. Please help us. We further pray for unity to always do the will of God in love. We spread the Blood of Jesus on the leaders and people of the United States and cast the devil into hell. We consecrate our country to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and all our dioceses, and beg for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God help us. We pray for our families, the priests, the Church and the world. In the Name of Jesus please hear us, we pray. We pray for our president and leaders. We pray that we are united as one nation under God to work together in love as God wants.  

   

 

Mary: Roses have thorns.
   

 

Mary: Roses have thorns.

Roses are beautiful.

Jesus bled for your sins.

He wore a crown of thorns.

He suffered to His death.

Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.
   

 

Mary: The lilacs died.

Once beautiful to behold.

God made you far more precious than this.

God wants you eternally with Him in heaven,

 

 

Mary: Life here is temporary.

A breath and your days have ended.

You can never have the moments of today back again.
When you go to bed, they are gone forever.

R. And a light shown in the darkness.

God has visited His people.

Mary has appeared because she loves us and pleads for our help.

We are blessed despite our faults.

And a light shown in the darkness.

God is with us.

 

Joyful Mysteries

The Annunciation

1. Luke 1: 26-38

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s favour! The Lord is with you.’ She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, ‘Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour. Look! You are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David; he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘But how can this come about, since I have no knowledge of man?’ The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God. And I tell you this too: your cousin Elizabeth also, in her old age, has conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God.’ Mary said, ‘You see before you the Lord’s servant, let it happen to me as you have said.’ And the angel left her. 
 

2. Mary was conceived without sin.

3. Mary is the perfect handmaid of the Lord.

4. Mary is the Immaculate Heart

5. Consecration to Mary

6. Mary is the Queen of peace.

7. Mary carried Jesus in her womb.

8. Mary conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit.

9. Jesus is the Son of God.

10. Song: A Song from Jesus

 

 

The Visitation

1. Luke 1: 39-45

Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? Look, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’

2. Luke 1: 46-56

And Mary said:

My soul proclaims
    the greatness of the Lord
and my spirit rejoices
    in God my Saviour;
because he has looked upon
    the humiliation of his servant.
Yes, from now onwards
    all generations will call me blessed,
for the Almighty
    has done great things for me.
Holy is his name,
and his faithful love extends age after age
    to those who fear him.
He has used the power of his arm,
he has routed the arrogant of heart.
He has pulled down princes
    from their thrones
        and raised high the lowly.
He has filled the starving with good things,
    sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the help
    of Israel his servant,
        mindful of his faithful love
—according to the promise
    he made to our ancestors—
of his mercy to Abraham
    and to his descendants for ever.

    Mary stayed with her some three months and then went home.

3. Forgiveness.

4. Jesus offers us forgiveness for our sins.

5. We are not to retaliate if someone wrongs us.

6. Sing: I love You Jesus

 

7. Sing: See the Eyes that Look at Mary

 

8. We are to live by the commandments of God.

9. Mary stayed with Elizabeth 3 months.

10. Elizabeth gave birth to John the Baptist.

 

The Birth of Jesus

1. Mary and Joseph went on a donkey to Bethlehem.

2. Luke 2:1-7

Now it happened that at this time Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be made of the whole inhabited world. This census—the first—took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria, and everyone went to be registered, each to his own town. So Joseph set out from the town of Nazareth in Galilee for Judaea, to David’s town called Bethlehem, since he was of David’s House and line, in order to be registered together with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. Now it happened that, while they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to a son, her first–born. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the living–space.
 

3. Sing: Silent Night

4. The Shepherds came to Bethlehem.

5. The 3 Kings came.

6. Sing: Oh Little Town of Bethlehem

7. Sing: Oh Holy Night

8. Jesus is Savior of the world.

9. The Holy Family, Jesus, Joseph, and Mary.
   

 

10. Luke 2: 8-14

In the countryside close by there were shepherds out in the fields keeping guard over their sheep during the watches of the night. An angel of the Lord stood over them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were terrified, but the angel said, 'Do not be afraid. Look, I bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. And here is a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.' And all at once with the angel there was a great throng of the hosts of heaven, praising God with the words: Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace for those he favours.

  
 

The Presentation

1. Luke 2: 34-35

‘Look, he is destined for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is opposed—and a sword will pierce your soul too — so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.'
  

2. R. Who opposes God?

    Satan opposes God.

    Satan said, I will not serve.

3. Song: Little Baby Hands and Feet

 

4. R. Satan opposes God’s will tempting those who give into disobedience to God.

    Jesus and Mary had to flee into Egypt.

5. Herod killed the little boy babies,
    because he thought the babies could be a threat to his throne.

    Can you imagine solders killing these babies?

6. What about abortion??

    The 5th commandment,
    Thou shall not kill.

7. Just Authority is how God operates.

    Authority when just, is a friend.

8. Power for just authority comes from God.

    God punishes the wicked men and rewards the righteous.

9. God loves us.
    God commands us to love our enemies.

10. Hell is the absence of God.

    God loves us.

    He gives us the best of everything.

    Our life must be lived to know God.

    God calls us.

    We respond or reject God.

 

The Finding in the Temple

1. Luke 2: 41-52

Every year his parents used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up for the feast as usual. When the days of the feast were over and they set off home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents knowing it. They assumed he was somewhere in the party, and it was only after a day’s journey that they went to look for him among their relations and acquaintances. When they failed to find him they went back to Jerusalem looking for him everywhere. 

    It happened that, three days later, they found him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions; and all those who heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies. They were overcome when they saw him, and his mother said to him, ‘My child, why have you done this to us? See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.’ He replied, ‘Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?’ But they did not understand what he meant. He went down with them then and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority. His mother stored up all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favour with God and with people.

2. How tall do you think Jesus was?

3. Jesus was 12 when He was lost in the temple.

4. Jesus was teaching with wisdom.

5. Jesus is the Son of God.

6. Think of the 7 Sorrows of Mary.

7. Jesus loves us so much He took on a human nature. 

8. Jesus learned carpentry from Joseph.

9. From Blue Book 3

The Carpenter

June 12, 1994

Jesus:  You are he who goes to a carpenter to learn to make a cabinet. You know nothing. You do not have any idea of what you are to do. The carpenter knows exactly. He has a procedure whereby his plan will be accomplished. Every detail must be observed. He is the Master. You do not have the talent. You need talent to do woodwork. If you were given the talent and the directions, you could accomplish this task with such beauty.

    I am the carpenter. You are he who needs to be taught. You lack the talent. You need the gifts of the Spirit to accomplish My task! You come to Me in total ignorance. You are open, the Spirit fills you with the gifts. You have everything you need to do My work. The Father created you to accomplish His tasks. You are perfect. You must come open. You must know the plan. The plan is His Will for you. If you do not follow the plan, the cabinet will not be built correctly.

10. June 12, 1994 - The Carpenter continues

Jesus: I am the Master. I guide you. I love you. I give you all you need. I walk you through every move. If you try on your own, you have a problem. You know not the way to build cabinets. You know not the way to Me on your own. You must come to Me to be taught. To go it alone is to your own detriment.

    Oh, little one, it is so simple. You, in your will, want to work your own plans. You know not how to do it. Only I can teach you what you need to know. Oh, please come to Me. I have all you need. The Spirit fills you with the gifts to know, love and serve God. To go it alone is like trying to build the cabinet with no knowledge of woodworking. Oh, little ones, I love you. Come to Me. Let Me teach you. The Will of the Father is the happiness for your life.

    I am Jesus Christ, Son of God. I am God. I, God, long to be with you and teach you. Go not off on your own. Come to Me. I love you so!