Shepherds of Christ Daily Writing        

July 10, 2016

July 11th Holy Spirit Novena
 Scripture selection is Day 2 Period II.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries 
for July 12th are Sorrowful.

 

Retreat July 9, 11, 12, 13

Mass July 11th - 12 noon
 July 12th - 12 noon
July 13th - 12 noon

 

Please pray for Cole.
   

Pray for special intentions.
  

Pray for Dan & Melanie, Mary W, Jimmy,
Fr. Joe, Mary, Catherine, Blue Book 17.

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Pray for Father's Day Mailing,
Fr. Joe's new book, a special couple.

    

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                July 10, 2016

                R. Dear Jesus help me to be an instrument of Your peace.
                Dear Jesus thank You for Your gifts to me, thank You
                for loving us so much – You are my friend and I
                love You so much.

                    Dear Holy Spirit help me to know You more on a
                supernatural level – Help me and please fill me
                with Your grace and Your gifts.

                    Dear Holy Spirit help me to live virtuously – Help
                me to know the presence of God in me and
                for me to let go and allow God to operate IN ME.

                    Dear God help us to spread these prayers praying
                for the priests, the Church and the world. Dear God,
                help us, little ones, poor banished children of
                Adam and Eve.

                    Dear Jesus spread Your blood on all of us
                and cast the devil into hell, far away from us –
                Dear God, I love You, I love You, I love You,
                come and possess my soul, dear God.

                    I pray for special intentions now –

                    Most Precious Heart of Jesus shower Your
                blessings on us, Your Shepherds of Christ Movement, we
                love You and wish to spread devotion to Your Heart
                to the whole world. We pray for the priests, the
                Church and the world.

                    We adore You, our precious God, we love
                You, we are sorry for our sins, we offer
                You ourselves. Help us to be obedient and
                to live to spread love to this world. Most Sacred Heart
                of Jesus, help us, we pray.

                Sing: Glory Be (3 Times)

                Sing: Our Father

 

   

                Sing: Prayer for Union - refrain

Prayer for Union with Jesus

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart.

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart. (refrain)

    I am Yours to possess. I am Yours to use. I want to be selfless and only exist in You. Help me to spoon out all that is me and be an empty vessel ready to be filled by You. Help me to die to myself and live only for You. Use me as You will. Let me never draw my attention back to myself. I only want to operate as You do, dwelling within me.

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart. (refrain)

    I am Yours, Lord. I want to have my life in You. I want to do the will of the Father. Give me the strength to put aside the world and let You operate my very being. Help me to act as You desire. Strengthen me against the distractions of the devil to take me from Your work.

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart. (refrain)

    When I worry, I have taken my focus off of You and placed it on myself. Help me not to give in to the promptings of others to change what in my heart You are making very clear to me. I worship You, I adore You and I love You. Come and dwell in me now.

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart. (refrain)

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart. (refrain)

  

                Sing: Prayer for Intimacy with the Lamb

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.

 

                R. Dear God outpour Your grace to us.

                    Help us to walk in the light –
                    Dear Holy Spirit lead us, counsel us, give us
                        Your wisdom - we pray –

                Dear God, help us to live virtuous lives –
                    increase in us the virtues of faith, hope and love –
                    help us to always stay deeply united to Thee –
                    so we say as St. Paul

 

Galatians 2: 19-20

...I have been crucified with Christ and yet I am alive; yet it is no longer I, but Christ living in me.

 

                Sing: Glory Be - 3 Times

                Sing: Our Father

                R. Dear God we marvel at Your power –
                    please help us God – help us to be
                    docile and pleasing to You –

                We praise You, God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit –

                We love You so much –

                Thank You God for everything –

                We want to give ourselves to You.

                Help us God to be holy and to not give
                    into satan –

                Come and possess our soul –

                Lead us on our journey here –

                Holy Spirit come and fill the hearts of Your faithful –
                    Come Holy Spirit renew the face of the earth –
                    Come Holy Spirit fill us with Your love –
                    Cast the devil far from us –

                Let us sing for God is King –

                God deserves our praise –

                We lift our hearts to God in praise –

                Sing: Holy God We Praise Thy Name

                Sing: How Great Thou Art

                Sing: Come Holy Ghost

                Sing: Glory Be - 3 times

                R. Dear God we are sorry for our sins and the
                    sins of the human race.
                    We see our offenses against You and
                    they are many –
                    Look kindly on us, for we are sinners –

                Have mercy on us –

                Forgive us for our sins –

                Please God have compassion on us the poor
                    banished children of Adam and Eve –

                Sing: Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul.
                        Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart.

                Sing: Glory Be - 3 times

                Sing: The Litany to Mary

Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us (repeat after each invocation).
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Mother of Christ,
Mother of the Church,
Mother of divine grace,
Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste,
Mother inviolate,
Mother undefiled,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of good counsel,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Savior,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Cause of our joy,
Spiritual vessel,
Vessel of honor,
Singular vessel of devotion,
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the Covenant,
Gate of heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of angels,
Queen of patriarchs,
Queen of prophets,
Queen of apostles,
Queen of martyrs,
Queen of confessors,
Queen of virgins,
Queen of all saints,
Queen conceived without original sin,
Queen assumed into heaven,
Queen of the most holy rosary,
Queen of families,
Queen of peace,

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray: Grant, we beseech You, O Lord God, that we Your servants may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body and, by the glorious intercession of the blessed Mary, ever virgin, be delivered from present sorrow, and obtain eternal joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

We fly to your patronage, O holy Mother of God. Despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

 

                Sing: The Litany to the Sacred Heart

Litany of the Sacred Heart

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us (repeat after each invocation).
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father,
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother,
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God,
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty,
Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God,
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High,
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven,
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity,
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love,
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love,
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts,
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of divinity,
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased,
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received,
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills,
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke You,
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness,
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium,
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses,
Heart of Jesus, obedient even to death,
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,
Heart of Jesus, our life and reconciliation,
Heart of Jesus, victim of sin,
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You,
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints,
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make our hearts like unto Yours.

Let us pray: O almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Your dearly beloved Son and upon the praise and satisfaction He offers You in behalf of sinners and, being appeased, grant pardon to those who seek Your mercy, in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.

 

                Sing: Litany to the Precious Blood –

                R. Dear God help us to see Christ in others –
                    help us to be "other people" focused –
                    help us to see through the eyes of God –
                    help us to love You God –
                    help us dear God

                Jesus You are our Savior, hear our prayer –
                    Help us to walk by Your light –
                    Help us to live in the truth –

                Help us to be witnesses before the world,
                    witnesses to You –

                Dear Father,

                We pray through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
                    in the Holy Spirit – we pray united to the Mass
                    and the saints and angels – we pray
                    through the powerful intercession of
                    Mary Our Mother, the Lady of Clearwater,
                    please hear us Father, we love You, God
                    help us, please.

                Sing: I Am the Bread of Life –

                Sing: Here I Am Lord –

                R. God come to our aid and assist us.

                Dear God help us, the poor banished
                    children of Adam and Eve

                Sing: Glory Be - 3 times

                Sing: Veni Sancte Spiritus

 

Psalm 77

I cry to God in distress,
I cry to God and he hears me.

In the day of my distress I sought the Lord;
all night I tirelessly stretched out my hands,
my heart refused to be consoled.
I sigh as I think of God,
my spirit faints away as I ponder on him.               Pause

You kept me from closing my eyes,
I was too distraught to speak;
I thought of former times,
years long past I recalled;
through the night I ponder in my heart,
as I reflect, my spirit asks this question:

Is the Lord's rejection final?
Will he never show favour again?
Is his faithful love gone for ever?
Has his Word come to an end for all time?
Does God forget to show mercy?
In anger does he shut off his tenderness?               Pause

And I said, 'This is what wounds me,
the right hand of the Most High has lost its strength.'
Remembering Yahweh's great deeds,
remembering your wonders in the past,
I reflect on all that you did,
I ponder all your great deeds.

God, your ways are holy!
What god is as great as our God?
You are the God who does marvellous deeds,
brought nations to acknowledge your power,
with your own arm redeeming your people,
the children of Jacob and Joseph.                           Pause

When the waters saw you, God,
when the waters saw you they writhed in anguish,
the very depths shook with fear.
The clouds pelted down water,
the sky thundered,
your arrows shot back and forth.

The rolling of your thunder was heard,
your lightning-flashes lit up the world,
the earth shuddered and shook.
Your way led over the sea,
your path over the countless waters,
and none could trace your footsteps.

You guided your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

   

                R. Dear God help us to be holy –

                Dear God outpour Your grace upon us –

                Help us to walk by Your light –

                We are the poor banished children of Adam and Eve.

                Wash us in Clearwater that we will
                    be made clean –
                    Help us, God – Please we implore You –

                Lead us to victory God. We play for
                    You the music to implore Your
                    help and to praise You, God.

                We love You, turn not Your eyes from
                    us today and always –
                    Dear God we trust in Thee –
                    Help us to be faithful always to You –

                Sing: Glory Be - 3 times

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Psalm 78: 1-8

The lessons of Israelite history

My people, listen to my teaching,
pay attention to what I say.
I will speak to you in poetry,
unfold the mysteries of the past.

What we have heard and know,
what our ancestors have told us
we shall not conceal from their descendants,
but will tell to a generation still to come:

the praises of Yahweh, his power,
the wonderful deeds he has done.
He instituted a witness in Jacob,
he established a law in Israel,

he commanded our ancestors
to hand it down to their descendants,
that a generation still to come might know it,
children yet to be born.

They should be sure to tell their own children,
and should put their trust tin God,
never forgetting God's great deeds,
always keeping his commands,

and not, like their ancestors,
be a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation weak of purpose,
their spirit fickle towards God.

 

Ezekiel 34: 11-16

    “For the Lord Yahweh says this: Look, I myself shall take care of my flock and look after it. As a shepherd looks after his flock when he is with his scattered sheep, so shall I look after my sheep. I shall rescue them from wherever they have been scattered on the day of clouds and darkness. I shall bring them back from the peoples where they are; I shall gather them back from the countries and bring them back to their own land. I shall pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the inhabited parts of the country. I shall feed them in good pasturage; the highest mountains of Israel will be their grazing ground. There they will rest in good grazing grounds; they will browse in rich pastures on the mountains of Israel. I myself shall pasture my sheep, I myself shall give them rest–declares the Lord Yahweh. I shall look for the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the injured and make the sick strong. I shall watch over the fat and healthy. I shall be a true shepherd to them."

 
 

Act of consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
 and the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Lord Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock, I consecrate myself to Your most Sacred Heart. From Your pierced Heart the Church was born, the Church You have called me, as a member of Shepherds of Christ Associates, to serve in a most special way. You reveal Your Heart as a symbol of Your love in all its aspects, including Your most special love for me, whom You have chosen as Your companion in this most important work. Help me to always love You in return. Help me to give myself entirely to You. Help me always to pour out my life in love of God and neighbor! Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You!

Dear Blessed Virgin Mary, I consecrate myself to your maternal and Immaculate Heart, this Heart which is symbol of your life of love. You are the Mother of my Savior. You are also my Mother. You love me with a most special love as a member of Shepherds of Christ Associates, a movement created by your Son as a powerful instrument for the renewal of the Church and the world. In a return of love, I give myself entirely to your motherly love and protection. You followed Jesus perfectly. You are His first and perfect disciple. Teach me to imitate you in the putting on of Christ. Be my motherly intercessor so that, through your Immaculate Heart, I may be guided to an ever closer union with the pierced Heart of Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.

   

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)

 

                Sing: Valleys of Green

 

John 10: 11-15

I am the good shepherd:
the good shepherd lays down his life
   for his sheep.
The hired man,
   since he is not the shepherd
and the sheep do not belong to him,
abandons the sheep
as soon as he sees a wolf coming,
   and runs away,
and then the wolf attacks
   and scatters the sheep;
he runs away
   because he is only a hired man
and has no concern for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd;
I know my own
and my own know me,
just as the Father knows me
and I know the Father;
and I lay down my life for my sheep.

 

                R. God please help us –

                Come to our aid –

                Help us to reach the people of this earth
                    with this message and prayers –

                We beg by day and watch by night before
                    You in Adoration in China, Indiana

                Please God help us with funds to do this –
                Please God help us with Fr. Joe's book and
                    the cover –

                Please God help us –

                May the love of the Holy Spirit direct our hearts
                    and our lips –
                    May we always operate in the
                        Father's will – in love –

                God direct and help us – Amen.


 

 

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                R. Pray for These Things

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                    Jack, Jean, Amanda, Matthew, Special intentions.
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                    also for the spread of priests doing prayer chapters.
                5) Pray for the spread of Blue Books.
                6) People going to Florida and China.
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                    For our Publisher and all involved
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               18) All who asked us to pray for them.
               19) All we promised to pray for.
               20) Rita, John, Doris, Sheila, Jerry, Regina, Sanja,
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                    2 Dons, Mary Ellen, Fr. Joe, all priests helping us,
                    Ed, Jimmy, Steve, a special couple, Rosie & all involved.
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