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July 19th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 2 Period I.The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for July 19th are Luminous.
Archbishop's House
Pakistan
6 August 2001Dear Rev. _____
I am not sure if you are a priest or a layman, but for safety's
sake I addressing you as Rev. _____It is my task to expose the Blessed Sacrament every afternoon
for adoration in the St. _____ Cathedral, so I spend at least half
an hour in adoration every weekday quite regularly. I do not know
if this entitles me to obtain membership of the Apostles of the
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, but that is not necessary.On Sundays, we do not expose the Blessed Sacrament, as there
are 5 regular Masses, and as a priest I myself have about three Masses
each Sunday. If I get time, I make my meditation in the afternoon in
the private Chapel.Some other Parishes too have regular adoration in their
churches, and I will ask them if they wish to be enrolled as Apostles
of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.With kind regards,
Yours sincerely in Christ,
Archbishop of _____
Diocese of ______
2 August 2001Dear John,
Loving greetings and prayerful wishes to you from Bishop _____ of
the diocese of _____, A.P. India. Received your membership form to
join the Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus. Thank you for the
same and herewith I am filling the form and sending to you for the
membership. Please send more forms for my priests and religious. Happy
also to hear that you are getting ready with the Newsletter Book II. I
wish all success for the same. Let us all learn to love the Eucharistic
Heart of Jesus and draw more graces from it.With blessings,
+ _______
Bishop of ______
Diocese of ______
2 August 2001Dear John,
Loving greetings and prayerful wishes to you from Bishop _____ of
the diocese of _____, A.P. India.I received a parcel of the Audio Cassettes of the Shepherds of Christ
Ministries. But they are only enough for some of my priests only.
Therefore I request you to send me another parcel of 30 sets of cassettes
more for my priests and religious in the diocese. You can send them
directly to my address and I shall make it available for the priests.Wishing you all the best and prayers, I remain
Yours in the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus,+ _______
To: info@SofC.org
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 7:41 AM
Subject: greetings from ______
I am regular reader of your book let. Yours is a wonderful site in the webFr. M. K.
Secretary to the bishop
India
4-10-2001Rev. Fr. Edward Carter
Shepherds of Christ Ministers
PO Box 193 Morrow,
Ohio 45152-0193
USADear Rev. Fr. Carter,
Let me begin with wishing you a very happy Easter. This letter may reach you only after Easter. But you will be remembered during the Easter liturgy. And I shall distribute the newsletter to my priests. I am confident that the priests will like the articles and that it would help their spiritual life very much. May the Good Shepherd who loves his priests bless your ministry.
Sincerely yours,
+____________
Bishop of _____
Zimbabwe
Re: Subscription by Diocese to Shepherds of Christ Newsletter
It came to my attention recently some issues of the above Newsletter that I consider quite helpful for our priests. Therefore, I would be very grateful if you could send us a copy for each of the priests in the Diocese, we are 25. I understand they are distributed free of charge.
In order to avoid the cost of postage you could send them by surface and in one parcel addressed to:
With many thanks and best prayerful wishes on this great apostolate you are doing.
Yours sincerely
Bishop of ______
India
1 August 2001Dear John,
I thank you for sending me regularly the priestly Newsletter "Shepherds of
Christ" which I find very inspiring. God bless you for this ministry and make
it ever more fruitful.As the Newsletter is in English a good number of my priests find it difficult to
grasp it properly. Hence please send hereafter just one copy of the
Newsletter. I shall try to get it translated into the mother tongue and distribute
among the priests.Thanking you for your attention in this regard and assuring you of my prayers,
Yours sincerely in our Lord
+ ________
Bishop of ______
To: Shepherds of Christ
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 2:49 PM
Subject: Thanks!Dear Mr. Weickert,
Most Reverend Bishop ________, D.D. CUDDAPAH
Bishop Emeritus of Cuddapah A.P.S IndiaDATE 23-1-2001
Dear Fr. Carter,
Let me start this letter wishing you a Very Happy New Year with all its blessings of peace, joy and happiness and success. May God bless you.
I received the Shepherds of Christ - Issue 4, 2000 only yesterday. I have not gone through it. I hope that you get enough and more funds to continue. My special prayers for you for this purpose. It is a surprise for me to know that you print in Spanish and are going to do it also in French. I cannot but admire your courage and hard work.
Congratulations. You will have enough funds. No good work will suffer by lack of funds. That's my experience.
How are you? Please keep up your health and joy.
I came back to Cuddapah and remain at my old address given above. Neck pain affects me to sit and work. Otherwise I keep well and happy.
Once more I congratulate you and wish you every success. Please pray for me. My love to all those there.
With much love, wishes, prayers and blessings.
Yours in Jesus, Mary, Joseph
_______________
Dear Fr. Carter,
I would like to thank you for the first issue of l998 of Shepherds of Christ which you have sent me.
I have found your newsletter thought-provoking and spiritually enriching. I have handed four of the five copies you sent me to the two Rectors of our Minor and Philosophy seminaries, to the priest in contact with our young priests and with vocations, and to our cloister at Carmel. I am sure that they will appreciate it as much as I do.
I shall be grateful if you could send me 75 copies. You can be sure they will be read avidly and greatly appreciated. Also, I shall be extremely grateful if you send me 3 copies of the first l2 letters that have appeared in book form.
Congratulations on this excellent apostolate. Keep up the good work you are doing. May Mary, our blessed Mother, bless this spiritual apostolate of yours. I have appreciated very much the quotations you put from Fr. Angelo Amato, S.D.B. and from Cardinal Newman regarding our blessed Mother.Thanking you once again,
In caritate Christi
Armando Trinidad
Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan
Dear Father,
I have been asked by His Excellency Bishop Frances Gerard Brooks, D.D., to thank you for your recent letter.
At a recent diocesan conference our bishop informed the priests of the diocese of your recent letter and provided for their perusal the samples of your newsletter. The response was very positive, with many priests indicating a desire to receive your newsletter on a regular basis.
His Excellency has asked me to confirm with you the possibility of ordering 60 copies of your newsletter. This will allow for a copy to be given to every priest, deacon and seminarian of the diocese. It will also facilitate "sample" copies to be distributed further afield.Rev. Niall Sheehan
Cathedral Presbytery
Newry, Northern Ireland
Dear Father,
This date two copies of your Catholic newsletter reached my desk. I put other mail aside and read your publication.It sold itself. Therefore I would ask for 60 copies that can be spread among our priests, brothers, sisters, deacons and catechists.
I am sure they will appreciate what you send.
Blessings and best wishes.
Your servant in Christ,
Cardinal Pio Taofinu'u
Archbishop of Samoa-Apia
Dear Fr. Edward:
Thank you for the Shepherds of Christ Newsletter. You are putting in the hands of our priests timely materials for spiritual reading and for allocutions and homilies. I myself will find this helpful for my apostolate of giving recollections and retreats to seminarians and priests.I will be glad to have 60 copies of each issue of the Newsletter starting with the forthcoming newsletter.
Permit me to extend to you and your companions in the apostolate my appreciation and gratitude for extending your help to your fellow priests in the ministry.
God bless you.
Sincerely yours,
Angel N. Lagdameo
Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines
Dear Father,
Yesterday I received your letters and the book, Spirituality Newsletters.I am delighted because there is so much material coming on to my desk it is well-nigh impossible to read much of it. However, your gift looks to me as if it will fill a great need for us here. We simply do not have the time to read a great deal and have often thought it would be a great thing if one of us could digest a great deal of the writings we receive, summarize them and send them to the rest of us. However, that too is quite impractical we find. And I rather think that what you have sent is the very thing we need, and because it is on spirituality it will be the greatest help and inspiration. I have to tell you that all the priests here are great workers, and all of them work long hours manually in travel by boat, in caring for light plants, boat engines, buildings, etc., just to support their stations, (most on pretty lonely islands) so that they have little money to buy good books, and little time to read them if they get them. What you have sent seems to really fill a bill for us. It seems at first sight to be the essence of the great need we have, for the development of the priest himself in spirituality.
Thank you very much indeed. I am really grateful.
Yours very sincerely and fraternally in Our Lord
Bishop D.C. Morre
Diocese of Alotau
Papua new Guinea
Dear Fr. Carter,
I am writing to ask you to please send me ten copies of the Spiritual Newsletter for Priests, Shepherds of Christ, and a copy of the book which includes the first 12 issues of your newsletter.I have received two issues of 1998, and I have found them very useful to enhance our priestly on-going formation, and I wish to give one to my nine diocesan priests and keep one for myself.
Sincerely yours in Christ
Bishop Ambrose Ravasi, IMC
Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya
30 June 1999
Reverend and dear Father Carter,
Warmest Greetings to you from Plentong, Malaysia.I write to thank you for your kindness and thoughtfulness in sending us several copies of your "Spirituality Newsletter for Priests". We have received Issues One & Two, 1999.
There is no doubt that our priests will benefit from the articles of your Newsletter and hopefully they will inspire and encourage them to seek holiness in their pastoral work.
With renewed gratitude and warm regards.
Yours sincerely in the Lord,
Bishop James Chan
Melaka-Johor Diocese
Dear Fr. Carter,
Rev. S. A. Aruliah D.D.
Bishop Emeritus of Cuddapah
India
I received the parcel you so kindly sent me. Thank you for the book "Shepherds of Christ" and the set of audio cassettes.
May I request of you this favour. There are more than 100 priests in the dioceses of Cuddapah and also Kurnool where I served as Apostolic Administrator for three years. They love me also and visit me when they come this side. I want to give them all the book, "Shepherds of Christ" and ask them to study and meditate on it.
I admire this great work that you are doing for the priestly holiness. The holiness of the Church depends on the holiness of its priests. It is a great pity that many fail to be "Christ". Only prayer and love can bring them around. My congratulations to you once again. With love and blessings,Rev. S. A. Aruliah D.D.
Bishop Emeritus of Cuddapah
India
Dear and Rev. Edward,
Loving and cordial greetings to you from Most Rev. G. Johannes, Bishop of Kurnool.I am glad to learn that you are publishing a magazine by name Shepherds of Christ. Recently, I was given some magazines to be distributed to our priests by Most Rev. Bishop S. A. Aruliah of Cuddapah and the magazines are very good and worth reading.
As the magazines are useful to our priests, I would like to get them for our priests too. Presently there are 70 priests in our diocese and distribution of these magazines to our priests will surely help their spiritual life. As your magazine covers so may theological, pastoral themes, it helps our priests in their pastoral life.
Hence, I request you to send at least 70 Shepherds of Christ magazines to us so that we may distribute to our priests. I also request you to send some audio-video tapes which can help our priests pastorally.
With Blessings,
GORANTLA Johannes D. D.
Bishop of Kurnool, India
Dear Fr. Carter,
I have been reading the newsletter book Shepherds of Christ meditatively since it came. All the articles are deep theology and spirituality. If only priests read it properly and prayerfully, a change towards Christ cannot but come. All my Diocesan priests got the book and are reading it. I have sent a few copies to the seminary rector in South India whom I know, asking him to read it and also order the newsletter. I am sure they will profit by it.Bishop S.A. Aruliah
Cuddapah
India
THE ARCHBISHOP'S OFFICE
MALAYSIA
The Editor
Shepherds of Christ Ministries
P. O. Box 193
Morrow, Ohio 45152-0193.
U.S.A. 2-5-2001
Dear Editor,
Thank you for sending me your magazine 2001 - Issue 1. From the
notice given on page 5, I have learned of the death of Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. on
18, 2000. He founded the Shepherds of Christ Movement and published the
quarterly magazine of which I and my priests are the regular receivers and readers.
While I am mourning his death, I am also praying for the repose of his soul. May
the merciful and loving Lord grant him eternal rest for the good he contributed to
many priests through his service.
Thank you for sending me 5 copies continuously your magazine.
Please continue to do so.
With best wishes.
Yours in the Lord,
Archbishop ___________
Archbishop's Curia
Secretariat for the
Clergy
9th November 2001
Dear Fr. Carter,
I would like thank you for receiving regularly your newsletters these
past 2 years.For the last three issues we have been receiving far more copies than
our requirements. Kindly note that we need only 340 copies to be able to
distribute to each individual priest in our diocese.I take the opportunity of this letter to congratulate you on the very
interesting and informative articles.In union of prayers.
Fr. ____
Delegate
5 November 2001
Bishop ________
India
Dear Director,
Greetings and Blessings in the Lord Jesus.
I received Shepherds of Christ Magazine, No 2,
2001 issue
safely. I thank you sincerely for it. May God bless your ministry for
priests. I sent that together to all priests and convents.
I am sure that they profit by the beautiful articles especially the
long articles Sacraments and Mass. It is deep, clear and concise.
Thank you.
May I request you a favour. Can you send me a few
of
the best books of Carter on spiritual life. I asked him for these
two years back. But he died without answering my letter.
Thank you. I am a retired bishop with some time to read. I
would like to read only such books to prepare myself to heaven.
I know the wonderful work you are doing in
publishing
and sending this magazine. I am sure you will not need funds.
God sees to his work.
All my sympathy to U.S.A. I pray that will help it
to
recover. All for good - materialism and too much confidence
on oneself must die.
With much love -
This is from the president Newsletter Book II update: We received $45,000 for the Newsletter Book II. We need at least another additional $30,000 for postage. The donor has already matched the first $40,000. Please help us with the postage so the priests can receive the Newsletter Book as soon as it is printed. Thank you so much for all who have given. We really want to please God the Father this Christmas. |
Messenger: We have a Donor that will match the funds for the Newsletter so for every $1 you give, the donor will match the money for the Newsletter until we get $150,000 for the Newsletter Book II.Jesus wants it out — Please we need the money urgently because God the Father wants the Newsletter Book II out by Christmas. Excerpt from July 14, 2001 message Mary speaks:
...The Father wishes the Priestly
Newsletter Book II me. Sending the Priestly Newsletter Book II to the 75,000 Priests will help to change the face of the earth. end of excerpt from July 14, 2001 message Excerpt from August 18, 2001 message Messenger: ... We need to send the Priestly Newsletter
Book II This is God's plan.
God the Father said end of excerpt from August 18, 2001 message Excerpt from October 19, 2001 message Mary speaks: ...
Please I ask you to get my Son's priestly These
writings were directed by my Son Jesus and given The Father
has said this book will help to end of excerpt from October 19, 2001 |
December 22, 2001
Messenger: Jesus means everything to me.
In the quiet moments by a little brook we seem we
can hear the voice of God speak to us in our
hearts, but do we hear Him in the noisy
gathering of our family and friends at
Christmas.
Jesus speaks: My child, I am with you always and you look for
the solitude to intimately share yourself
with Me, but I send you such gifts in
that gathering.
I am in the little baby that you hold.
I am in your daughter you love so deeply
and in your son.
Look for My presence with you always.
When you care for the child, you care for Me.
It isn't like they are there and I am
at Church only.
My child I want you to love so very deeply.
Love your God with all your heart and all
your soul and all your being.
Love your brothers.
Love every person so deeply.
See Me in their eyes.
See the God that created them so uniquely
special.
What you do to others, you do to Me.
I come in those ordinary moments of your life.
You are My Light in the darkness.
What you do to others you do to Me.
Oh so many short years and then it is over
and your reward awaits you.
Oh my child stay so rooted in Me.
I am your beloved Spouse, I love the souls.
I gave My life that all would be saved.
Today I have given the world-YOU-my precious
spouse. You take care of the children.
You live to serve Me.
John 15: 1-7
The true vine
I am the true vine,
and my Father is the vinedresser.
Every branch in me that bears no fruit
he cuts away,
and every branch that does bear fruit
he prunes
to make it bear even more.
You are clean already,
by means of the word
that I have spoken to you.
Remain in me, as I in you.
As a branch cannot bear fruit all by itself,
unless it remains part of the vine,
neither can you unless you remain in me.
I am the vine,
you are the branches.
Whoever remains in me, with me in him,
bears fruit in plenty;
for cut off from me you can do nothing.
Anyone who does not remain in me
is thrown away like a branch
—and withers;
these branches are collected
and thrown on the fire
and are burnt.
If you remain in me
and my words remain in you,
you may ask for whatever you please
and you will get it.
December 22, 2001 message continues
Messenger: Mary is our Mother.
She appears and asks us to mother the children.
My rosaries I pray every day are a
big part of my
day. I live the mysteries in the rosary.
When I get behind some, I try to
make them up.
Many times the demands of life can take us
from our daily prayers that are so important.
At this time of year, we may
wish to spend more
time praying with our family and
meditating on Christmas and the Christ
child and our families may be more into
the buying of gifts and fixing "butterscotch
pudding."
This is a season of love.
Mary appears to tell us to love one another.
If our focus is on getting the job done to
have the work out of the way, we have
lost the purpose of this season if we
are unloving in the process.
God is love and in Him there is no darkness.
We cannot know everything about everything.
We must learn to surrender.
Our lives are lived to love and serve God.
God may ask us to serve Him by giving
ourselves to others today.
Our focus is to love God with all our hearts,
all our soul and all our being and
love each other as ourselves.
Jesus speaks: Oh my child, do not worry.
See the little baby in the manger.
Look into the eyes of those you love and see
Me in them.
You do the things you do for them for Me.
This is not to say that you do not
tend to your
prayers. This is to say, you must pray
to do God's will.
Live in the moment.
Now is the time to love and serve Me in
that moment.
Pray constantly.
Rely on My Might.
Have that deep connection to
Me at every
moment.
I am one with you.
Cling to Me
May 13, 1993
Jesus speaks: My dear child, if you stay close to Me, then I live in you and you live in Me. I am He Who created you and I love you with such an intensity that you will never know. My words are your truth. You must abide in My heart in all things. There is no room for doubt. My ways are steadfast, direct, and without error.
You must stay rooted in Me to ward off the power of the evil one. His grip is paralyzing and crippling. His power is stronger every day.
When you live in Me, I am in your heart and he has no power over Me. I am your God. I am your true lover. I want to protect you. I want to guard you from this force. Stay rooted firmly in Me and he will have no power.
I am He Who comforts you. My hand is upon you. Hold tight to Me, My child. My eyes are fixed right on you. You are My most precious child. I love you as no other can. My arms are about you. My tenderness surrounds you. My love is in your heart. You go not alone. I walk with you.
I share every aspect of your life with you. Cling to Me, feel My presence. It is warm and secure within your chest. There is no room for fear, for I cast out fear and bring you comfort and joy.
end of May 13, 1993 message
Jiffy Sheet: 108 day Novena beginning July 18, 2006 to Nov 2, 2006
You will need: 1. This sheet
2. Holy Spirit Novena Book
3. Shepherds of Christ Prayer ManualI. Begin at 6:20 p.m. by singing, "Come Holy Ghost" (verse 1).
- Say, "I want to make a Spiritual Communion."
- "I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love." (This will unite us in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.)
- Cast out Satan: "We cast Satan into the fires of hell, far from us, our families, our Movement, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, the Church and the world in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
Holy Spirit Novena and Rosary Novena Chart
Day: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Period I | July 18 - J | 19 - L | 20 - S | 21 - G | 22 - J | 23 - L | 24 - S | 25 - G | 26 - J |
II | 27 - L | 28 - S | 29 - G | 30- J | 31 - L | Aug 1 - S | 2 - G | 3 - J | 4 - L |
Period I | 5 - S | 6 - G | 7 - J | 8 - L | 9 - S | 10 - G | 11 - J | 12 - L | 13 - S |
II | 14 - G | 15 - J | 16 - L | 17- S | 18 - G | 19 - J | 20- L | 21 - S | 22 - G |
Period I | 23 - J | 24 - L | 25 - S | 26 - G | 27 - J | 28 - L | 29 - S | 30 - G | 31 - J |
II | Sept 1 - L | 2 - S | 3 - G | 4 - J | 5 - L | 6 - S | 7 - G | 8 - J | 9 - L |
Period I | 10 - S | 11 - G | 12 - J | 13 - L | 14 - S | 15 - G | 16 - J | 17 - L | 18 - S |
II | 19 - G | 20 - J | 21 - L | 22 - S | 23 - G | 24 - J | 25 - L | 26 - S | 27 - G |
Period I | 28 - J | 29 - L | 30 - S | Oct 1 - G | 2 - J | 3 - L | 4 - S | 5 - G | 6 - J |
II | 7 - L | 8 - S | 9 - G | 10 - J | 11 - L | 12 - S | 13 - G | 14 - J | 15 - L |
Period I | 16 - S | 17 - G | 18 - J | 19 - L | 20 - S | 21 - G | 22 - J | 23 - L | 24 - S |
II | 25 - G | 26 - J | 27 - L | 28 - S | 29 - G | 30 - J | 31 - L | Nov 1 - S | 2- G |
- Pray the Holy Spirit Novena using the Holy Spirit Novena Booklet.
- After the novena, read the appropriate meditation. For example: period 1, day 1; period 1, day 2; etc. This will continue until further indicated.
- It is enormously important that you feel as a body praying together, asking for the special coming of the Holy Spirit.
- After the meditation say: "We consecrate the Movement, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, the Church and the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary."
- Ask that the Blood of Jesus be spread on the Movement, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, the Church and the world.
- Begin the 6:30 p.m. prayer service as usual.
II. Begin the 6:30 prayer service
- Begin praying: Dear Father in the name of Your Son Jesus, in the Holy Spirit, through the powerful intercession of the Virgin Mary, with all the angels and the saints and the souls in purgatory, we join in one mind and one heart and ask the Holy Spirit to come to all the world in a special way, especially to our priests. We pray all prayers for the priests and the renewal of the Church and the world and for the Shepherds of Christ intentions. By the precious Body and Blood of Jesus we cast out Satan far from this place, our families, the Shepherds of Christ Movement, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, the Church and the world. We ask the Blood of Jesus be spread on us, the Shepherds of Christ Movement, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, the Church and the world. We beg for grace and mercy for the world and wish to make reparation to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. We give our hearts to Jesus and Mary with all gathered here in love. We wish to be forgiven for offending one another. We love You God, help us.
- Sing A Song from Jesus. Refrain: "I come to you with greatest love, I am your loving Savior. I am your God, I died for you, I come to you this day."
- Then begin the prayers of the Good Shepherd (Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual).
- Sing The Rosary song Refrain: "Oh the rosary, the rosary is the love of Their two Hearts, Oh the rosary, the rosary is the love of Their two Hearts."
1) Ave Maria, Ave Maria.
2) Jesus we love You, Mary we love you.
3) This is her peace plan, Children must pray it.
4) We turn to Mary, She is the Queen of Peace.
5) Oh Sacred Heart Divine, Oh Heart of Mary pure, Ave Maria, We love to pray it!- Begin the rosary. Please use the Rosary Books and the Rosary Aves. The important thing is to pray the prayers and the rosary at 6:30 p.m., if possible. (Rosary mysteries need to be according to the Rosary Novena.)
- Read the Ten Commandments.
- I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.
- You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.
- Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
- Honor your father and your mother.
- You shall not kill.
- You shall not commit adultery.
- You shall not steal.
- You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
- You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.
- Pray A Prayer of Thanksgiving then read the Daily Message for the day.
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