Mary has requested that the daily message be given each day to the world. It is read nightly at the prayer service from her Image Building in Clearwater, Florida, U.S.A. This is according to her request. All attempts will be made to publish this daily message to the world at 11 p.m. Eastern time, U.S.A.


We acknowledge that the final authority regarding these messages rests with the Holy See of Rome.


I appear my children on this former bank building in Florida, Our Lady Clothed with the Sun.

July 17, 2000


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.


Messenger: Include Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center in 6:20 prayers.


Words of Surrender of a Soul

Words of Consecration to God

Today Lord, (today's date), I give You my entire will-

I give You all my liberties, I want to love and serve You as You desire.

I surrender myself to You.

I ask You to run my life.

I ask You to help me act like You, Jesus, and like Your Mother Mary.

God, this day I consecrate myself to You.

I am  (name) , Your beloved child, guide me on my way now as I go about my day (or if in Church) as I leave Your Eucharistic presence.


July 17, 2000 - Second Message

Messenger: When we were beginning to compile the Parents and Children's Rosary Book, Jesus instructed me to put my name on His books of messages with the instruction that it would help identify this material later.

Today I received His beautiful Words of Surrender of a Soul, the Words of Consecration to God, included in this message. He told me that it is very powerful to pray the hourly prayers and also to pray the Prayer for Union all through the day.

These words given today are the gift of the soul's complete surrender to Him.

After Mass this afternoon He told me He wanted the name RING on my writings, for they are His writings He gives to lead the souls into a bridal union with Him. So every time persons see the name RING on the book they can think that this book will help lead them into a deeper spousal union with Jesus the Bridegroom of their souls.

When asked my name I would reply RITA RING, they would say what is your name and I would say "like a ring on your finger".

The mission He has given me has been to lead the souls into a deeper bridal union with Him. Every time you see the word RING on the book you will know that this is to help you become more the bride of Christ.

My wedding anniversary is Dec 27, on that day, December 27, 1993 I received the writing "The Bridegroom Awaits", Blue Book I.  On December 27, 1995 I received the Prayer before the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.


Excerpt from the September 27, 1999 Daily Message

Messenger: The Prayer Before the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was given at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains in the little chapel on December 27, 1995. This is the chapel that was partially damaged by fire on June 8, 1999. When the priest began to come up the aisle to say Mass, I was given this prayer. I grabbed my notebook and began to write in a corner on the back of it. I had only room for 2 lines. Jesus kept talking. I went to another corner of the notebook back cover. The back of the notebook was already written on. By the time the prayer was given, which I had tried to write bent over so no one would see me writing, the priest had just arrived at the altar. I had to label the little scribbles I had put on the notebook back until I could write them in sequence. I had at least 4 sections. It was December 27, 1995, I remember the dates. They are profoundly engraved in my soul. I include here the Prayer Before the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass given from our Lord which I scribbled on the back of the notebook.


A Prayer before the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Let me be a holy sacrifice and unite with God in the sacrament of His greatest love.

I want to be one in Him in this act of love, where He gives Himself to me and I give myself as a sacrifice to Him. Let me be a holy sacrifice as I become one with Him in this my act of greatest love to Him.

Let me unite with Him more, that I may more deeply love Him. May I help make reparation to His adorable Heart and the heart of His Mother, Mary. With greatest love, I offer myself to You and pray that You will accept my sacrifice of greatest love. I give myself to You and unite in Your gift of Yourself to me. Come and possess my soul.

Cleanse me, strengthen me, heal me. Dear Holy Spirit act in the heart of Mary to make me more and more like Jesus.

Father, I offer this my sacrifice, myself united to Jesus in the Holy Spirit to You. Help me to love God more deeply in this act of my greatest love.

Give me the grace to grow in my knowledge, love and service of You and for this to be my greatest participation in the Mass. Give me the greatest graces to love You so deeply in this Mass, You who are so worthy of my love.

-God's Blue Book, December 27, 1995

(End of excerpt from the September 27, 1999 Daily Message)


Messenger: Here is an excerpt from the Daily Messages, May 16, 2000, where Jesus requested a ring and a bride be placed on the cover of the 5th Blue Book.

Jesus speaks: I take you for My bride, I embrace you, I make you whole, I want you to know Me as the Bridegroom of your soul. You must be pure and white and teach others how to be the spouse of the Lamb.

My Church is My bride and I am the Bridegroom of their souls.

I want a bride with a wedding ring on the 5th Blue Book. I want My picture there. I want the bride faint and the ring big in front.

I am the Bridegroom of the soul.

(End of excerpt from the May 16, 2000 Daily Message)


July 17, 2000 - Third Message

Jesus speaks: If you want to live holy lives, I ask you to turn to the Blue Books. To love one another as I desire, to work as a community of God's children loving one another, take the Blue Book III with you always.

My shepherd apostles, live the Blue Book messages: May 12, 1994  "Faith is the Answer".

Model your lives after Me and My Mother, pray the rosary, meditate on Our lives.

I want you to follow the daily messages as a way of life.

Carry this message with you and ask to live it always.

Pray for the holiness of each other in the Movement.

Messenger: He gives the message.

Jesus speaks: I will reward you in proportion to how you trust in Me. Say the words I gave you today, hourly, turning yourselves over to Me. Experience peace in all you do. By studying My life and seeing My assuredness of the Father's love, you will operate more like Me. Living in My image and likeness is displaying peace, love, and joy. Pray for this grace for yourself. Pray fervently for perfection in your soul. Beg for an increase of the virtues of faith, hope, and love.

I am the perfect example of all that is good. 

Follow My example. Be at peace, dwelling in My Heart of love.


A message for youth from Mary:

My children, Jesus is truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. He loves you so, He waits for you to come and adore Him before the Blessed Sacrament. Come before the tabernacle and the exposed Eucharist and ask Him for His grace. He loves you so much, my beautiful children.

SACRED HEART OF JESUS, I PLACE MY TRUST IN YOU


Sorrowful MotherMary's Message from the Rosary of August 27, 1996

Mary speaks: I stood beneath the cross of my Son, and my Heart was in such pain for I saw Him before my eyes. I saw Him covered with blood. I saw Him die. My Heart, my children, my Heart to watch my Son, but my Heart, my Heart, how I suffered for my little children of the world that give in to this world and give up the love of my Son. O my little children of light, I give you this message. Carry this light into the darkness for your Mother Mary, for I stood beneath the cross and I cried. I cried for the little ones. I cried for the young ones, the ones that do not care and will lose their souls. How do I make you see for you will not listen to me? What can I do? I come. I appear. I beg. I plead. I give you these gifts from my Son, and you reject me. I do not deliver messages very often anymore for I have been ignored. The message is the same. You do not read the messages I have given to you. Please help me. Help the little children. I appear. I appear. I appear, and I am ignored. I stood beneath the cross, and I cried. I cried, and my Heart was in such anguish for my little children, for I am searching for them this day as I searched for the Child Jesus. Please, please help me. I cannot hold back the hand of my Son any longer. I am Mary, your Mother. I ask you to help my children. You are my children of light.

Song: O Lady of Light, shining so bright, be with us this day, guiding our way, O Lady, O Lady of Light.

Mary speaks: I appear to you as Our Mother of Sorrows.

(End of Mary's Message)


MY VALENTINE FOR JESUS AND MARY
AND THE WORLD

I _________________ give my heart to
You Jesus and Mary on this day

_________________
I promise to help spread the devotion to
the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

          


Question for married couples and others in intimate relationships:

Q: How do you feel we can better serve Our King and Master as a couple to help Him to be the King and Center of men's hearts?


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