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May 3, 2007

May 4th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 1 Period I.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries  
for April May 4th are Joyful.

 

 

Come to May 5th in Florida!

Rita Ring will be there.

Special graces are granted on the 5th.

It is important that we gather and pray together

or please tune in to the radio at 6:20 pm!

 

                  

Retreat in China

will be May 10th - 13th.

Please come and pray!!

 

  On May 13, 2007 at 12:00

we will have a special anniversary taped Mass,

Fr. John celebrated for this day.

We will play this at 12:00 noon.

   

   

 

May 3, 2007

 

    Jesus gave to Fr. Carter a mission May 31,1994
to send the Priestly Newsletter to all the priests
in the world.
 
    We began sending the first Priestly Newsletter
to all the priests in the United States July 31, 1994 -
first issue.
 
    Soon we were sending the Newsletter to so
many countries and 75,000 priests in English
and Spanish - edited by Fr. Edward Carter S.J.
This was sent every other month until
his death December 18, 2000.
 
    The image of Mary appeared on the building
December 17, 1996 and immediately we began circulating
the prayer manual from Clearwater, Florida
praying for the priests, the Church, and the world.
We have circulated the Priestly Newsletter now
for 13 years in some form yearly -
 
    The prayers of the prayer manual were
immediately translated in 6 languages
with the Imprimatur and we have had these
prayer chapters - praying for the priests,
the Church and the world for 13 years now.
 
    Our primary purpose in the Shepherds of Christ is
to circulate the Priestly Newsletter, our
co-equal purpose to begin prayer
chapters praying for the priests, the Church,
and the world.
 
    Fr. Carter circulated 33 Priestly Newsletters
to his death December 18, 2000 - about 1/2 of
these were translated in Spanish.
 
    After his death I circulated two 20 page
Priestly Newsletters to about 95,000 priests in 2001
with his writing on grace and Fr. Carter's writing
about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
 
    In 2002 we had compiled
3 years 1996-1999 Priestly Newsletters
as Fr. Carter directed before his death into the
Priestly Newsletter Book 2 and we circulated it
with the prayer manual to 95,000 priests in
the world.
 
    We then continued circulating the
writings of Fr. Carter in the Priestly Newsletter
with the booklet Fr. Carter's synopsis on the spiritual life
 in the Spirituality Handbook he compiled when living and
we sent the prayer manual and Spiritual Bouquets
for their Priestly Ministry.

    Then we circulated a special edition with the
writings of Pope John Paul II
edited by a Jesuit theologian on the 25th
anniversary of Pope John Paul II's years as pope.
 
    In 2005 immediately after Pope John
Paul II's death we circulated a large
Priestly Newsletter again on Mary and the Eucharist
writings predominantly by Pope John Paul II
edited by the same Jesuit theologian.
 
    In 2006 Fr. John J Pasquini became
the editor of the Priestly Newsletter
and still is 2007 - we circulated His
Priestly Newsletters and Prayer books
and his other book Light, Happiness and Peace -
a special writing on the spiritual life.
 
    The Newsletter is the voice of the
Good Shepherd with the scripture,
Pope's writings, Prominent theologians,
wisdom of the saints, and Fr. John J. Pasquini's works
and sometimes Fr. Tom Euteneuer's writings.

    We believe in sending the Priestly Newsletter

we are encouraging our priests with
a paper rooted in the vision of the Father's Plan.
In a world that has much tainted vision we send
the voice of the Good Shepherd to uplift and love our priests.
 

 

We are also helping to bring to completion the mission Mary began at Fatima in trying to spread the devotion to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart to help bring about this great era of love and peace she promised when she appeared at Fatima.
 
In spreading devotion to the Eucharist and the devotion to the two Hearts we help the members of the body of Christ to be more one deeply united in greater holiness in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
 
In the 13th year of this Newsletter we send this Newsletter on the 13th in the year of the 90th anniversary of Our Lady's visits at Fatima.
 
We send the Newsletter from our church in China, Indiana where we have prayed before the Eucharist for 10 years and sent the Priestly Newsletter around the world from there these past 10 years.
 
Also we pray now 24 hours a day and have for several years.
We were given the Church from the Archdiocese for a very small price for this work and also given the permission recently for the Eucharist to be perpetually exposed so we can pray 24 hours a day before the exposed Eucharist for this mission and for the priests, the Church and the world.
 
We are a family, a network of prayer chapters -
we live our lives in this vocation praying for the priests, the Church and the world.
 
We have servants and handmaids dedicated to this at our two centers.
They take a promise of obedience and chastity and give their lives to this mission living in community at the centers.
 
This was begun by Fr. Edward Carter about 10 years ago.
We have about 15 full time members like this.
 
We have Apostles of the Sacred Heart who devote their lives solely to the purpose of the Shepherds of Christ.
These people together make up about 100 people who live the Shepherds of Christ way of life
going to daily Mass
doing one hour or more of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament
praying the Shepherds of Christ prayers, the Holy Spirit Novena and the rosary daily
praying the Morning Offering and spreading it to schools Churches and all
 
We have a very defined prayer life and have since the beginning of the Shepherds of Christ 13 years ago.
Fr. Carter was the spiritual director during this time.
I am co-founder of this movement - my name is Rita Ring.
 
John Weickert is President and has been since 1996 - 11 years ago.
 
We have other levels of commitment for people all over the world.
Associates form the network for prayer chapters and live some of this way of life in varying degrees.
Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus - they are devoted to spending 2 hours a week before the tabernacle praying the prayers and the rosary
 
Prayer Apostles who are any one who prays at home in Church most of the day for the Shepherds of Christ.
 
We have many ministries
the school rosary program - we supply 200,000 rosaries homemade to the schools yearly and have for so many years - this ministry stared in 1995
 
The Nursing Home Ministry
Consecration of homes, schools etc. - also in different languages with the Imprimatur
 
Prison Ministry
Junior Shepherds of Christ
 
Daily Message
 
4 day retreat monthly in China, Indiana - with Mass and exposed Eucharist
Day of prayer every 5th Clearwater, Florida
Radio - 24 hours
daily prayers internet - 6:20
 
Books, tapes, coloring books, so much spiritual material compiled over 13 years and published

 

   

 

 

Special Offer

 

Fr. John J. Pasquini's book

Light, Happiness and Peace

$5.00 plus postage

 

Call Glaci

1-888-211-3041 

 

For this one time special offer we offer these
books so you can spread these special prayers.
 

 

The book Light Happiness and Peace is a

companion to the

Authenticity book of prayers —

it is a masterpiece —

 

 

      

$5.00 plus postage

 

This will help spread these beautiful

writings and prayers.

 

 

 

 

Giclee Art Print

Canvas Stretched on a wood frame

Print is suitable for direct hanging

12 x 16  -  $150.00

18 x 24  -  $200.00

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Crucifix - hand carved by Felix

who carved the crucifix  22'

at the Virgin Mary building.

 

   

 


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