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Shepherds of Christ Daily Writing

July 22nd Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 7 Period I.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for July 22nd are Sorrowful.

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.

July 21, 2020

R. 12 years ago we printed this book.

We are reprinting this book for the Priestly mailing in September and October.

Please help us.

I like to read these homilies as I do my rosary.

Here are 2 homilies from this book.

Mary Mother of God

January 1, 2006

HOMILY - (Numbers 6: 22-27; Galatians 4: 4-7; Luke 2: 16-21) In an article written by Billy Graham he reflected on the year 1809. In that year all of Europe was preoccupied with the Napoleonic Wars. No one was thinking about babies. The world was not thinking of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Felix Mendelssohn or Abraham Lincoln who were born that same year. In 1809 in the ashes of war and destruction, seeds of hope and new life were already starting to grow. The story is told that the day Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, one of the villagers was asked what was happening in the village. The reply was, “Nothing at all, nothing at all – except a new baby born at Tom Lincoln’s house. Nothing ever happens out here.”

    Today we are preoccupied with the war with Iraq, threats of terrorism, threats of nuclear proliferation, worries about the economy, abortions, poverty and family problems, you name it. But somewhere seeds of hope and new life are starting to sprout. The shepherds in Bethlehem 2000 years ago saw a baby boy in a manger and recognized in him new hope. We are in the midst of celebrating the greatest hope we have, the mystery of God taking on our human flesh. The mystery of Christmas is too much for any of us to absorb in one day or even in one century. And so we celebrate it again today with the feast of Mary, the Mother of God. This, the first and oldest feast of Mary in the Church, honors Mary and it reminds us again of the mystery of the Incarnation, that God took on our human flesh, without ceasing to be God. Although there are two natures in Jesus Christ, human and divine, there is only one person, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, and Mary is his mother. Thus she is rightly called: “Mother of God.” Perhaps when all nations finally comprehend the depth of this mystery, then we will know true peace.

    We must deal with current problems, but we cannot give up hope. The birth of Jesus assures us that God did not give up on us but rather came down to us to enable us to someday live with him. And he offers us the help we need each day. Christ told us “I came that they might have life and might have it to the full.” The fullness of life is something that is still ahead, a life we hope to share with the Lord for all eternity. If we didn’t have that to look forward to we could easily be overwhelmed by the problems of life. Jesus ended his Sermon on the Mount with that image: “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise person who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”

    I cannot end my homily today without some reference to time. It does not stop. I’m sure most of us have expressed the sentiment in the past few weeks: “I can’t believe it’s December already,” or “I can’t believe we’re already celebrating Christmas.” Time keeps moving. “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day…” as Macbeth says, and it keeps on creeping. And none of us knows when time will run out for us. Many people make resolutions today because they recognize there are some things they would like to do differently (like spend less money, stop smoking, lose weight, exercise more, etc) and they know they don’t have forever to get around to doing it. If you’re making any resolutions, why not think about praying a little more. Whenever I pray, I am tempted to think I’m giving some of my precious time to God. Then God reminds me every moment I am alive, he is giving to me. When I pray, I am only giving back to God what is already his. Prayer helps keep me sane and helps me keep things in perspective. Wouldn’t 15 minutes of prayer each day be more benefit to us than 15 minutes of TV? We have the example of Mary in today’s gospel. “Mary kept all these things and reflected on them in her heart.” She who was already so close to God needed time to reflect on the presence of God in her life……. Is this need any less for any of us?

Feast of the Epiphany

January 8, 2006

INTRODUCTION – (Isaiah 60,1-6; Mt. 2,1-12) God’s people were conquered and enslaved by the Babylonians in 587 BC. Fifty years later the Persians conquered the Babylonians and they allowed the Jews to return home. As our first reading begins, we hear the prophet enthusiastically proclaim this return: “Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come…” The prophet, however, sees in this event something much grander than the Jews’ return from captivity. He sees Jerusalem becoming the center of spirituality and light for all the world. This passage begins to see its fulfillment in Jesus’ death and resurrection in Jerusalem. From there his light spreads out to all the world. Unfortunately, not all people choose to follow this light, but at the end of time, those who have followed Christ’s light will enter into the new and eternal Jerusalem so beautifully described in the book of Revelation.

HOMILY – I have a postcard from one of my vacations in Florida. It is a picture of the ocean with sand dunes, sea gulls, waves breaking on the beach, sea oats, etc. I pull it out and look at it when I’m feeling especially stressed. The picture reminds me of peaceful times I’ve had and restful vacations I can still look forward to. As you think of that image, keep in mind that it is a picture of one tiny portion of an immense body of water.

    Now I want to use this as an example of an experience of God. I’m sure we’ve all had many of them. Perhaps in prayer, perhaps at Mass or in reading the Scriptures, perhaps in nature, perhaps in childbirth, perhaps in a loving and kind person, perhaps even in suffering. These experiences are moments to treasure. They could be called “epiphanies” for us for the word “epiphany” means God manifesting himself to us. Like the ocean God is vast, eternal, all powerful, all wise, all loving, greater than the universe. Those little epiphanies any of us may have had are just one very tiny experience of the infinite God.

    Today we hear about the epiphany of three magi. This word magi comes from the original Greek text which calls them “magoi.” Most likely they were from Persia or Babylon, and were priests of the Zoroastrian religion, known for their wisdom and their ability to interpret dreams and astrological phenomena. The gospels do not tell us how many there were. The idea of their being three of them comes from the three gifts they offered. The idea that they were kings did not originate until the third century, primarily inspired by Psalm 72 in which we prayed: “the kings of Tarshish and the Isles shall offer gifts, the kings of Arabia and Seba shall bring tribute. All kings shall pay him homage…” King Herod obviously was not one of those kings who would pay Jesus homage.

    Nature and Scripture led them to the infant Jesus. But in finding him they evidently knew they had found omething far greater than just another child. The magi disappear from the Scriptures and from history, but the revelation of God’s Son to us, in other words, Epiphany, is not finished with their disappearance. There was his baptism in the Jordan and Jesus’ first miracle at the wedding feast of Cana, for example, which were at one time celebrated as part of this feast. All of Jesus’ miracles were manifestations of his divine power, including and especially the resurrection.

    Epiphanies are all around us if we are alert to them. When we have experiences of God’s love and presence, personal epiphanies, they convince us there is a God. But too many people do not move any further in their knowledge and experience of God. They are content with their own personal epiphany and they miss the spiritual growth that comes from diligently searching further for him. There is no spiritual growth for them. Let us return to the analogy of sitting on the beach in Florida. It’s enjoyable to sit there and watch the waves, but takes no effort on our part. To really appreciate the ocean we have to know what many other people have learned in their own travels. The ocean is as much off the coast of Maine as off the coast of South Africa. If we want to know God, we need more than just a couple of experiences of God’s love and presence. This is why we need religion and we need the Church. People say they don’t need organized religion. They don’t realize how practical and helpful it truly is. By limiting our knowledge of the ocean to one tiny location we’ll never get anywhere else or be very safe if we try. If we are to grow and mature in our relationship with God, we need information, especially maps, from others if we want to go somewhere further. We need the experience and guidance of other spiritual persons who can teach us what we do not yet know.

    Epiphanies are wonderful. We should take and treasure all those that come our way. But they are meant to be helps along the journey we are all called to make to come to know and to possess the greatest treasure life can offer us in this world or the next, Jesus Christ, whom we can never get enough of. Amen.

R. Please keep praying for Fr. Joe Robinson, my brother.

Thanks.

Given February 20, 2020

                R. All the years at the site we had precious
                    statues made by two Portuguese
                    brother-in-laws.
                    A while ago they went back to
                    Portugal and one brother was
                    bit by an Asian wasp and died.

                We have a limited number of these
                    precious painted statues that
                    we will not have again.
                    These statues come with the glass
                    from the Virgin Mary's image face
                    destroyed March 1, 2004.

The 16th Anniversary of this will be
March 1, 2020.

                We will send the little statues, but
                    wish to sell the few left
                    that are 24 inches from the
                    Florida site.

There is a very limited number
for this anniversary.

                March 5, 2020 6:20
                    Mary and Jesus have
                    asked that you come
                    to the Florida site for
                    the prayer service.

                    This is a miracle building,
                many have received graces and
                blessings of healing and
                particular needs both spiritual
                and physical.

Statues with the Image glass

24" Statues are $500 plus tax

18' Statues are $350 15" is $300

plus Immaculate Heart of Mary
12" Statues are $250

^{^{Given October 29, 2016



R.
Please spread blessed holy water

(You can also mix Jesus and Mary water

with your blessed Holy Water if you have it.)

in your yard, around your house,

in the state you live in.


    And ask God to bless your state


Ask God to bless the United States

Pray all prayers through the intercession of

Our Lady of CLEAR – WATER.

Ask the Lady of CLEAR - WATER

to help with the blessed water.

Mary has appeared to me for 22 years,

in Ohio and Florida.}}

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21,
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R. Pray for These Things

                1) Pray for the Pope & hierarchy to help us start prayer chapters.
                2) Pray for Dan, Sally Jo, Richard, Carol, Margaret, Sue,
                    Jack, Jean, Amanda, Matthew, Special intentions.
                3) Pray for the priests, the Church and the world!
                4) Pray for the spread of prayer chapters,
                    also for the spread of priests doing prayer chapters.
                5) Pray for the spread of Blue Books.
                6) People going to Florida and China.
                7) Vocations to all 7 categories.
                8) Pray for spread of Consecration and Rosary.
                9) Pray for pope helping us.
               10) Pray for Jeff - sales & health. Pray for Nick.
               11) Blue Book 19 and cover and all involved.
                    For our Publisher and all involved
               12) All intentions on my list, Jerry's list.
               13) Priests getting Fr. Joe's book.
               14) Pray for Fr. Joe's new book, cover & funds for printing & postage.
               15) Donors and members and their families.
               16) Healing of the Family tree.
               17) Dan & Melanie, Catherine & mom, Gary, Mary Jo,
                    Jim & statues, Fr. Ken, Monsignor, Kerry, Tom & wife.
               18) All who asked us to pray for them.
               19) All we promised to pray for.
               20) Rita, John, Doris, Sheila, Jerry, Regina, Sanja,
                    Betty, Sophie, Lisa, Eileen, Fr. Mike, Louie, Laverne,
                    2 Dons, Mary Ellen, Fr. Joe, all priests helping us,
                    Ed, Jimmy, Steve, a special couple, Rosie & all involved.
               21) 2 babies and moms.
               22) Funds and insurance.
               23) Jerry's garage.
               24) In thanksgiving for gifts, graces, & blessings received.
               25) Spread the Blood of Jesus on all of us here.
               26) Consecrate all hearts.
               27) Cast the devil out of all of us here and all in Movement.

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