July 29, 2019
July 30th Holy Spirit Novena |
The Novena Rosary
Mysteries |
Happy Birthday Sheila!
Pray for Special Intentions, all involved
Please pray for Rita, Jim, Joe, Dan, Fr. Mike,
Mary,
Sanja, Tyler, Madonna, Father's Day Mailing,
all we promised to pray for & want to pray for.
Pray for an important trip.
Please help us.
We printed 21,000 books of Fr. Joe's
homilies
and we are short of funds to pay
for the homily books we send
for the priests weekly homilies Cycle A
Please pray for Dan, Jim,
Blue Books,
Prayer Chapters,
all intentions.
Please pray Fr. Joe's book & cover & all involved.
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.
Given July 27, 2019
R. We need supernatural power.
We need our priests celebrating Masses.
We need people praying the Morning Offering
united to the Mass to offer up all they
do all day.
Spread the blood of Jesus.
Consecrate hearts to the Hearts of Jesus
and Mary.
Cast the devil into hell.
Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
R. We speak when it is for the honor and
glory of God.
When it is time to do stuff for our
selfishness we discipline ourselves.
God must come first.
We have to put God first in everything
we do –
Why do we do it?
We act because it is God's will.
We operate as Jesus in us.
We must discipline ourselves –
not give into temptations to sin.
Pray the Our Father.
The Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
R. In scripture it says in Isaiah –
... like a sheep
led to slaughter
without uttering a sound.
If Jesus could endure the bitter
passion doing the Father's will for our
sins –
How can we think we can't
discipline ourselves not
to be prideful, jealous,
envious, angry,
etc.
Look at Christ – He shows us
endurance and suffering to do God's
will
... like a sheep, led to the slaughter –
He did not utter a sound –
We see those who whipped Christ –
out of control –
We see Christ, all powerful, enduring
the torture for us.
We see those whipping Christ
OUT of CONTROL
(like wolves)
We see Christ enduring the suffering,
and He could have freed
Himself, Jesus - God.
Christ had to teach the Apostles in
their ways to restrain abuses
and vulgarities –
Christ the Divine All perfect
God!
Think of Christ suffering so much from
dealing with souls that were so far
from His ways and yet He endured
so much –
God must be first –
Disciplining ourselves is controlling
our willfulness –
We should never parade indulgence
before God –
God is watching –
He is loving –
He loves us first –
He wants our love –
We were created in the image and
likeness of God –
Why would we put ourselves before
God –
God created us and gave us the
commandments to have a loving
relationship with Him –
The Ten Commandments 1. I, the Lord, am your God. You
shall not have other gods besides me.
2. You shall not take the name
of the Lord, your God, in vain.
3. Remember to keep holy the
Sabbath day.
4. Honor your father and your
mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit
adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false
witness against your neighbor.
9. You shall not covet your
neighbor's wife.
10. You shall not covet anything
that belongs to your neighbor.
R. God wants relationship with Him –
why would we reject Him and
be impudent before God –
disobeying The Commandments
of God –
Commandments of Love –
July 28, 2019
R.
Sheila's Birthday
R. Like an innocent lamb He was led to the
Asking God what His will is for us
Like an innocent lamb He was led
We live a short time on the earth –
We walk behind Jesus –
We have days of sunshine and
Disappointments
We keep moving in the way God wants
Thank You God for the sunny day and
Thank You for our lives, our families:
Be our rear guard and our
We love You –
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.
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.
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.
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. -God's Blue Book, January 17, 1994
R. Carry us through this Day, Jesus
Help us – keeping on –
Come to me Lord – sing first paragraph
Disappointments are opportunities to show
Sometimes we speak – when it is
When we need to be silent we are
We ask God to help and we know He will
Love is the answer – Love of God –
Reflecting His call –
Where God takes us can be a blessing,
I love you, Jesus!!
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time Then Yahweh said, ‘The outcry
against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin is so
grave, that I shall go down and see whether or not their actions
are at all as the outcry reaching me would suggest. Then I shall
know.’ While the men left there and
went to Sodom, Yahweh remained in Abraham’s presence. Abraham
stepped forward and said, ‘Will you really destroy the upright
with the guilty? Suppose there are fifty upright people in the
city. Will you really destroy it? Will you not spare the place
for the sake of the fifty upright in it? Do not think of doing
such a thing: to put the upright to death with the guilty, so
that upright and guilty fare alike! Is the judge of the whole
world not to act justly?’ Yahweh replied, ‘If I find fifty
upright people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole
place because of them.’ Abraham spoke up and said,
‘It is presumptuous of me to speak to the Lord, I who am dust
and ashes: Suppose the fifty upright were five short? Would you
destroy the whole city because of five?’ ‘No,’ he replied, ‘I
shall not destroy it if I find forty–five there.’ Abraham
persisted and said, ‘Suppose there are forty to be found there?’
‘I shall not do it,’ he replied, ‘for the sake of the forty.’ Abraham
said, ‘I hope the Lord will not be angry if I go on: Suppose
there are only thirty to be found there?’ ‘I shall not do it,’
he replied, ‘if I find thirty there.’ He said, ‘It is
presumptuous of me to speak to the Lord: Suppose there are only
twenty there?’ ‘I shall not destroy it,’ he replied, ‘for the
sake of the twenty.’ He said, ‘I trust my Lord will not be angry
if I speak once more: perhaps there will only be ten.’ ‘I shall
not destroy it,’ he replied, ‘for the sake of the ten.’ You have been buried with him by your baptism;
by which, too, you have been raised up with him through your
belief in the power of God who raised him from the dead. You
were dead, because you were sinners and uncircumcised in body:
he has brought you to life with him, he has forgiven us every
one of our sins. Psalm 138: 1-3, 6-8 I thank you,
Yahweh, with all my heart, I praise your
name for your faithful love and your constancy; Sublime as he is,
Yahweh looks on the humble,
Though
I live surrounded by trouble Now it happened that he was in a
certain place praying, and when he had finished, one of his
disciples said, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his
disciples.’ He said to them, ‘When you pray, this is what to
say: Father, may your name be held
holy, He also said to them, ‘Suppose
one of you has a friend and goes to him in the middle of the
night to say, "My friend, lend me three loaves, because a friend
of mine on his travels has just arrived at my house and I have
nothing to offer him;" and the man answers from inside the
house, "Do not bother me. The door is bolted now, and my
children are with me in bed; I cannot get up to give it to you."
I tell you, if the man does not get up and give it to him for
friendship’s sake, persistence will make him get up and give his
friend all he wants. ‘So I say to you: Ask, and it
will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the
door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives;
everyone who searches finds; everyone who knocks will have the
door opened. What father among you, if his son asked for a fish,
would hand him a snake? Or if he asked for an egg, hand him a
scorpion? If you then, evil as you are, know how to give your
children what is good, how much more will the heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!’
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time July 24, 2016 INTRODUCTION
Slaughter...
and then doing it –
to the slaughter ...
We walk behind Jesus – We can't give
into quick feelings because someone
else is anxious –
days of sufferings, but we don't
let irritation in the moment rule our
steps – we keep praying and keep
being one with Jesus – No matter
what – we keep being one with Jesus –
for us.
the way You walk with us in
our trials –
past and present – we walk with
them in tears and rejoicing –
fore - guard at every stop Jesus –
We love You –
We love You –
Help us –
keeping on the path to
everlasting life –
following you – forgiving
others, loving others and
growing in virtue –
what we are made of –
to look at Christ who was the
innocent lamb led to the
slaughter –
for the honor and glory of God and
silent rather than making
things worse and we pray –
help us because we trust Him and
we asked Him –
Love of others – living is
praying – How we live is our prayer –
staying one with God in life –
thank God for everything,
the blessings and the crosses –
He is our best friend –
He has wiped out the record of our debt to the Law, which stood
against us; he has destroyed it by nailing it to the cross;
for you have listened to the cry I uttered.
In the presence of angels I sing to you,
I bow down before your holy Temple.
your promises surpass even your fame.
You heard me on the day when I called,
and you gave new strength to my heart.
the proud he picks out from afar.
you give me
life — to my enemies' fury!
You stretch out your
right hand and save me,
Yahweh
will do all things for me.
Yahweh, your faithful love endures for ever,
do not abandon what you have made.
your kingdom come;
give us each day our daily bread,
and forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive each one
who is in debt to us.
And do not put us to the test.’
– (Gen
18:20-32; Col 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13)
We heard last Sunday about Abraham having a surprise visit from three
strangers. Hospitality was a very important virtue in those days. And so
Abraham provided an elaborate feast for them. I am often asked whether
the three represented the Trinity. No. One of the three visitors was God
himself; whereas, the other two are identified as angels in the story.
The doctrine of the Trinity did not become clear until after Jesus had
ascended to the Father, nineteen centuries after the time of Abraham. In
today’s gospel, God reveals to Abraham that he is greatly displeased
with two cities near the Dead Sea, Sodom and Gomorrah, and he invited
Abraham to go with him as he went to visit them. Abraham realized God
was about to severely punish those cities for their depravity and
immorality, and he is greatly concerned because his nephew, Lot, lived
in Sodom. The passage is primarily a lesson in persistence in prayer.
Although persistent, I would like you to notice the comfortable, yet
respectful, familiarity that Abraham had with God.
HOMILY
– The mention of Sodom and Gomorrah reminded me of a story. God was in heaven hearing all kinds of terrible things about what was happening on this earth. So he sent St. Michael the Archangel to earth to see what was going on and then report back. When Michael returned he told God, “Things are far worse than what you heard. There’s violence and war all the time, stealing, orgies, drunkenness, no respect for the 10 Commandments or authority. God said are there any good people left. Michael said “a few.” God said he would send famine and plague all over the earth, but we must warn the good people to advise them how to prepare. God dictated a letter to the good people, and do you know what it said? If you answered “no,” then I guess you didn’t get a letter, did you?The disciples approach Jesus and ask him to teach them how to pray. Certainly we would expect the disciples knew how to pray. They had the Book of Psalms (150 of them). They would have gone to synagogue every week on the Sabbath, and there they would sing some of the psalms and hear passages from their Bible (the part of the Bible we call the Old Testament). Two passages were always read, and each one was followed by a homily specific to the reading.
Presuming that the disciples were faithful to their religious obligations, and that they prayed regularly, I would be curious to know why the disciples would ask Jesus to teach them something more about prayer. Maybe their prayer was not spiritually satisfying. Maybe they thought there were some magic words they should use to get God’s attention or to get God to give them what they wanted and to answer their prayer more quickly. Perhaps they wondered whether, when God didn’t answer, it was a sign God didn’t want to be bothered with it. That’s the way my father was, if I came to him for a second time to ask for something, he would say: “I told you, “no.” Why are you asking me again?” Perhaps they figured God has lots of people asking for things all the time and he can’t keep up with the demand, so maybe they thought Jesus could teach them how to get to the top of God’s “to do” list. Or maybe they thought God forgot them? Perhaps they thought they were not worth God’s time or love. Aware of their sinfulness, why would God listen to them. I’ve heard every possible reason why a person might be dissatisfied with prayer and they want to pray better or they just give up. But Jesus insists, we are important to God, God loves us, we are his children, so we should approach him with our needs. We should not give up Jesus tells us.
Let me make a theological distinction here: many of us were taught there are four types of prayer. The four types can be remembered by linking them up to the four letters of the alphabet that make up the word “acts.” a = adoration; c = contrition; t = thanksgiving; s = supplication; i.e., asking God for a favor. Notice the Our Father does not seem to express any theme of thanksgiving. Maybe Jesus just took it for granted that a person would just naturally say “thanks” whenever they feel that God has blessed them. Or maybe Jesus didn’t mention thanksgiving because he expected to talk about it some other time. By the way, the greatest prayer Jesus gave us is not the Our Father; it is the Mass, otherwise known as the Eucharist – a Greek word which means “let us give thanks.” So if we go to Mass every week, we’re always giving thanks.
The disciples asked Jesus, “teach us to pray.” Jesus gives them a prayer that “reveals what the ideal attitude of the Christian disciple toward God should be.” (The Anchor Bible, Luke, Joseph Fitzmyer, pg 896) Jesus adds some further thoughts about not giving up on prayer. He tells us there is no excuse for us to give up on God or to give up on prayer. God is our father whose love is infinite, and in his love he is always ready to help us. Where we usually stumble and fall when it comes to prayer is when we feel God is not answering our prayers. We think of prayer as a way to change God, and when we haven’t been able to do that, we stop trying. So one way to look at prayer is as a dialogue. To pray is to let another whom we trust come into our lives. It is to rely on someone greater than ourselves, to be reminded again that we are a son or daughter. God knows what we need before we ask him. If we persevere in prayer, we may discover that while we were busy trying to get him to do something for us, he was busy working in us the entire time. Jesus teaches us, in the Our Father, that we must first pray “thy will be done” before we get busy telling him what we want him to do for us. He wants us to trust that he will always respond to us, even if he chooses not to give us what we want. He gives us something better because his will is always ordered toward our greater good. Amen. (cf. Evely, Louis; We Dare to Say Our Father, pg 34 – 43)
July 28, 1995 The Agony in the Garden Jesus: My dear ones, I am Jesus and
you must listen to the words that I am speaking to you, for I am telling
you that sufferings at this time are befalling this earth and that Satan
is pressing down. He is pressing down so hard on all My beloved,
faithful ones! As you see the confusion, the doubt, and the troubles
mount in your life at this moment, you will know that Satan is busy and
his work is at hand. I am molding you as special soldiers to go into
this world to spread My love. How dearly I love each of you. I have
called you here to pray this rosary with all your heart. Let your heart
be open; let your heart be soft. Jesus: In the garden I knelt with
such agony in My Heart, for in My divine knowing I saw before Me all of
the events about to happen. I knew of every beating, all of the blood
that I would shed, but, more than anything, I knew the rejection and
pain in My Heart for the love I had for My beloved ones and how they
would reject Me. Look at your world this day. It was in the garden that
I suffered for all of the souls that have forgotten God. I cry out to
you from the tabernacle to realize My presence with you. You are given
great gifts in this room. I want you to unite closely to My Heart, for I
am longing and thirsting and waiting for this love affair with you. This
rosary will be a time when you will share My deepest love. I am giving
you great graces when you come before Me in the tabernacle. I will draw
you more and more closely to My Heart. As I suffered in the garden for
the souls that beat Me and treated Me with indifference, I was comforted
by the acts of love that you are giving to Me this day. R. The eyes of Jesus that cried
bloody tears for all of the souls that have forgotten Him! Jesus calls
from the tabernacle. Constantly I hear His lamenting cry of how He longs
and thirsts to be ever closer to the hearts of men. Many men have turned
their backs and do not realize the gentleness and sweetness of His love.
Jesus: Love is giving, My dear ones,
giving of yourself for the sake of others. Many this day do not know the
meaning of love. To love means to give of yourself, to give for the
other. Many times it is hard to love and keep giving love for, as you
are self-giving, the other continues to be selfish, but I am calling you
to love. As you meditate on this passion, focus on My love, given for
all, how I was persecuted and suffered and still loved. My way is love.
Focus on the meaning of the word love and what it means to you. Jesus: I am vigilant and forever by
your side. Unconditionally I love you. No matter what you have done in
your life, I love you. Jesus: It is this love that I want
you to give to this world. Love is giving. Jesus: My love is gentle. My love is
sweet. My love is kind. Jesus: I give to you great graces to
help you to love in this world that is hurting and in pain. Satan will
cause confusion and division in your lives. He will tempt and tempt you
to try to justify your actions. You must be silent many times, and yield
and pray, for he is trying to create great division in your lives. You
must go to My Heart and take refuge there and focus on My love for you.
You are My soldiers that I am sending into this world to spread My love.
Will you answer this call? Will you pray for more and more grace to
spread this love to a world that is hurting and in pain? Jesus: Think of how it is when you
love someone so much and that person walks by and ignores you. Your
heart is crying out for union with that person but in his coldness he
does not see you and goes his way. My dear ones, his heart is in pain
and hurting. I came to show you the way of love. My way is love. When
your brother mistreats you, you must realize that within he is hurting
and in pain. Jesus: I come to give you peace,
peace in your hearts and in your souls. Do not argue with your brothers.
When you argue, Satan is there trying to cause division. I am asking you
to focus always on the love in My Heart. I am giving you messages of My
love. Do you realize the great gifts that you are given, that you are in
this room, in this chapel, in the presence of the Almighty God? Focus on
the great gifts given to you this day from the Almighty God. Jesus Is Scourged at the Pillar Jesus: You do not know the extent to
which Satan will go to keep you focused on yourselves. He is busy and
working hard to keep your hearts set on problems. I am Jesus and I am
giving you My abundant love. Focus on My love for you. Jesus: You are My lights that I am
sending into this world to spread My love. It is the smile on your face,
the look in your eye, the gentleness in your voice, the love that you
give to this world in all the little actions that will send My message
of love to those you touch. Let go and surrender and pray for grace.
Whatever is bothering you, let go and you will feel an outpouring of My
grace as it rushes into your heart and you are set free, for minute by
minute, second by second, Father, Son and Holy Spirit dwell within you
and you are never alone. If the earth is shaken and the sun ceases to
shine, you will have this presence of the Almighty God firmly fixed
within your heart. Jesus: They tore My flesh; they beat
My body. See My body, dear ones, covered with wounds and bleeding. See
the wounds, deep wounds, My flesh torn open by the angry hearts of these
men! I came to show you the way. In all of this torture I loved those
who tore open My flesh. I came to show you the way to love. I ask you
this day to release anything that is hurting inside of you, and you will
feel joy in your heart, for to know Me is to have joy in your heart.
Amidst all the sufferings that you are going through, keep your focus on
Me. Jesus: Your life is a constant
reliving of death-resurrection. My dear ones, as you suffer this day, as
you stay rooted in Me, you are brought to deeper and deeper life in Me.
You live this paschal mystery of death-resurrection in your daily lives.
I came to show you the way. I came to show you the way to love. Love is
gentle, love is kind. It is caring for the other. In this world today
many hearts have turned cold. Jesus: In the intensity of My deepest
love I want you to feel the vibrancy of this love within your heart. At
this moment, focus on the presence of the Father, your loving Father who
created you with such preciousness and such beauty. He created you, a
very unique part of His plan, a plan for the salvation of the world.
There is not another person who is like you, and He dwells within your
heart. When you are in the state of grace, the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit live within you. Jesus: Come to the Heart of My
Mother. Lay yourself down in her Heart and be cradled by her love. As
you dwell in her Heart, so too will you dwell in My Heart. Feel this
presence, of dwelling within the Heart of your loving Mother and
dwelling within My Heart, on fire for love of you! Jesus: The Holy Spirit, who proceeds
from the mutual love of the Father and of the Son, is present within
you, My dear ones. Do you feel His fire and His vibrancy as He leads you
more and more on your way, on this journey to eternity? Jesus: My dear ones, focus now on the
presence of the Almighty God within you, of the Father, and His love for
you, of the Son and Holy Spirit. Feel the security. You have nothing to
fear. The only fear that you should have is for the loss of the life in
your soul. Let go, surrender, and feel the freedom of knowing the
presence of the Almighty God that lives in a graced soul. Jesus: Tremendous gifts you are
given, My beloved ones. Pray for the grace to realize the gifts that you
are given. I stood at the pillar and they tore My flesh. The men, with
their angry hearts and ugly faces, with hatred deep-rooted in their
hearts. I shed My blood for them. I loved these men, these men that put
me to My death. See Me wounded, with deep wounds that ripped My flesh. I
am with you at every second. You receive abundant graces for loving when
others are cold to you. I am with you every second. Let go and
surrender. The time is at hand. Many souls will be lost and I am calling
you to go into this world to spread My message of love. I am Jesus. I
love you, I love you, I love you. From the tabernacle I call out to you
with My Heart, yearning with deepest love, wounded for all the souls
that have forgotten and treat Me with such indifference. Think of
someone you love walking by and ignoring you. I am ignored and
forgotten, treated with disrespect. I am, My dear ones, the Son of God!
I wait, I wait, I wait for My beloved ones to come and, from their lips,
to whisper their words of love. I am a Person and I am longing and
thirsting for your love. Open your hearts and come to Me. Hail Mary… Jesus is Crowned with Thorns Jesus: The words that wound! Words
from your beloved brother! Do you see My body, covered with wounds,
wounds all over My body? When your brother treats you with ugliness, My
dear ones, focus on the wounds covering My body and pray for the grace
to act as I would want you to act. Jesus: My dear ones, let your hearts
be in joy as you realize My presence continually within you. During all
of your sufferings, I am with you. R. They pounded into His head a sharp
crown of piercing thorns. Look at the head of Jesus, punctured by the
thorns, the deep holes around His forehead. Focus on these wounds and
then think of the little wounds that we receive, the words spoken, the
problems that we let press on our minds. Look at Jesus and think of the
crown of thorns pressing on His head. He allows us to suffer and in this
suffering we are brought to greater and greater life in Him. Do we feel
this divine life within us? R. Look at the crowned head of Jesus
and see the blood that comes down His face and goes into His eyes and
into His ears. His hands were tied. He could not even try to wipe the
blood from His brow. He loved those men that crowned Him with thorns.
Jesus: You will suffer much mental
persecution this day, a pressing down of problems and things in your
life that will irritate you. You must focus on My love for you. Come and
dwell in the Heart of My Mother and, when you dwell in her Heart, you
will dwell deeply in My Heart. You must come for our love. Things will
be very hard and you will not be able to withstand the trials without
Our love. Jesus: Why do you go it alone when I
am here, I am present, and I am outpouring My life, My grace, to you
this day. Let go, surrender. When you are backed up against a wall, let
go. I am here. Trust. (R. Jesus, I trust in You.) Forever on your
lips say, "Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You!" Jesus: Accept all that is going on in
your life this day for I am allowing these trials to strengthen you for
the days ahead. The trials you are experiencing will strengthen you.
Jesus: Praise the Almighty God for
the great gifts that you are given in these sufferings for you are
growing more and more in My life. They pounded into My head a sharp
crown of piercing thorns and in all of this I remained at peace, for I
knew that it was the Father's Will. Surrender and let go. I am with you,
second by second, minute by minute. I ponder the way of your heart and I
am with you. Jesus: You too can have joy in
suffering if you realize the presence of the Almighty God. I am allowing
this suffering to help you grow in your graced life. Jesus: I love you, I love you, I love
you. Surrender and let go, for I am truly with you. Jesus Carries His Cross Up Calvary Jesus: I ask you to carry the cross
that you are given this day and to carry this cross with joy in your
heart. Song: See the eyes that look at Mary…
R. Jesus' and Mary's eyes met on the
way to Calvary. Jesus looked into the face of His beloved Mother and He
saw the tender love, and the hurt in her face. Mary looked into the eyes
of Her Son and she knew of the suffering that He was undergoing. She saw
His physical strain. She saw Him fall under the cross. She saw His blood
and His wounds. She saw, in the meeting of their eyes, the immense love
that He has for us this day. R. It is in Mary that we will reach
this deep intimacy with the Heart of Jesus. It is in going to Mary's
Heart, in being rocked in her arms and held close to her breast, that
she gives to us the milk of salvation. She gives to us life from her Son
Jesus. R. It is in knowing the tender love
of our beloved Mother that we will join more deeply to the love of
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is through Mary's Heart that we are
carried to this love of God. Jesus: Release yourself and let go
for I am truly present in this room with you at this very moment. Put
off all distractions. Focus more and more on My presence with you. All
through your day, all through your encounters with others, I want you to
be aware of My presence with you, not just when you pray, but all
through the day-when you are talking to others, when you are walking,
whatever you are doing. R. Be alone in a room and be aware of
the immense love within your being of Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
You are touched so deeply within your soul! In this time you sit with
the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and you soak in this presence. Time
passes by, but you are unaware, for you are lost in this experience with
the presence of God. Time stands still. R. And the earth was shaken, and
trees fell, and many catastrophes hit the land, but within their hearts
there was an inner peace and tranquillity as they walked from the room,
for they were touched by Almighty God. Nothing can shake the presence of
God within their hearts. R. And He carried the cross on His
back. His body was stooped over, and His face was covered with blood,
and His head crowned with thorns, and He could hardly move. He fell
three times under the weight of the cross but within His Heart was peace
for He knew the love of His Father. He knew the Father's Will. You, too,
will go about your life and have peace and joy within your heart, for
you will know that as you walk the Almighty God dwells within you. Jesus: As you see My face covered
with blood, see My body stooped down and the cross on My back. I could
hardly move. As you look into My eyes, tender, loving eyes, My dear
ones, I want you to hear three words from My lips as I look back at you
with My tender loving eyes. I love you! Jesus is Crucified and Dies on the Cross
R. Jesus was raised high on the cross
on Calvary. See Him on the hill and see Mary under the cross and hear
the wind blow. See the cross against the darkened sky. This is the
greatest sacrifice: the Son of God gave His all to the Father for love
of us. His hands were pierced, His feet were pierced, His head was
crowned with thorns. He surrendered and gave His life that we might have
life forever with Him in heaven. R. As you go to each Mass, unite in
oneness with the priest, the priest who is Christ present at the Mass.
Unite in this oneness and offer yourself in this act of self-giving to
the Father. See Jesus at the Last Supper as He offered the bread and
hear His words, "…this is my body" (Mk 14:22), for He knew He would give
His flesh and His blood for the love of His precious souls. At Mass we
offer ourselves, through and with Christ, to the Father, in the Holy
Spirit. R. It is in uniting ourselves to the
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass being offered all through the world at every
moment, offering ourselves with this sacrifice to the Father, that this
is our most powerful prayer and that our prayers are magnified to such
an extent. All through the day offer, with the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass, to the Father, in the Holy Spirit, through the intercession of the
Virgin Mary. Offer up, My dear ones, your prayers-for the souls
suffering in this world this day, for the souls in Purgatory that need
your prayers-all of your petitions. Unite them to the Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass going on constantly, the greatest prayer that you can give to
the Father. Jesus: This is My Body. This is My
Blood. Jesus: My dear ones, I give you
Myself this day in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and you take this so
lightly. As I gave Myself as a sacrifice on Calvary, so I give Myself to
you this day. Deeper and deeper My union with you grows as you receive
Me in the Eucharist. I am crying out to you to realize the great gifts
that you are given, for, when you receive Me in the Eucharist, you
become so united in such oneness with Me. Jesus: Prepare yourself for this
event. Prepare to receive the Almighty God in deepest union in your
heart and pray for the grace that this Mass will be filled with meaning
for you and that you will unite in such oneness with Me. You pray at the
Offertory to the Father that He accept this Sacrifice. Offer your lives
to the Father with Me. Put your life in His hands. Let Him run your life
and you will be free and good will happen for you, as you grow more and
more in your life and unite more and more closely to Him. Jesus: As you unite in such oneness
with Me, you unite also with all those present in Me. R. Let us all pray in union with the
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world and offer ourselves up
continually in this Sacrifice with Jesus to the Father. As we all do
this there will be unity in this offering, for we are all one in Him. As
we unite in Him, we unite in each other. R. Ave Maria! It is through the
pierced Heart of Jesus that the sacramental life of the Church was born.
Blood and water flowed forth from His Heart-water, the symbol of
baptism, our rebirth in Him, and blood, the symbol of the Eucharist,
whereby we are fed by his Body. As the life flows through His pierced
Heart, so it flows through His beloved Mother, for her Heart was
invisibly pierced with a sword and she is the Mediatrix of all grace. As
she nourished the Christ Child within her womb, so she provides the life
to us from her Son Jesus through her spiritual womb. R. I see the life flow from His
pierced Heart, through the Heart of the Virgin Mary, and into our
hearts. We are saturated with this divine life and divine love. It is
from His Heart that all mercy and love flow.
Sorrowful Mysteries
Let Me fill you with My love so you feel within you My burning love.
Although the earth be shaken and not give its light, you will know that
the Almighty God dwells within your heart and that you have nothing to
fear, for a graced soul is constantly filled with the presence of the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. I am Jesus, your beloved Savior.
You do not know the tricks and the handiwork that Satan has planned to
stop My faithful ones from spreading My love. It is in focusing on My
burning Heart, My Heart of deepest love, that you will withstand all the
trials with joy in your heart for, minute by minute, second by second, I
am present with you. I am with you at this very moment. You are telling
every person you meet about the God who lives within you. Let your
hearts be filled with joy for I am truly present and in your midst. I am
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in this room with you in the tabernacle,
the same as the day I walked the earth and died on the cross. Let your
hearts be joyous. Rejoice and give thanks to the Almighty God and praise
His name, for you are called, you are favored, you are chosen and you
are loved with My deepest, burning love.
How can you be glum and sad in your ways when you realize that the
Almighty God loves you with the deepest love and that He is present.
Pray for the grace to see more and more, for many are blind and do not
see the great gifts given to them. I am giving to you, My faithful ones,
great gifts and the graces to see with much clarity. Open your heart and
pray for the grace to love your brothers as I have loved you.
Satan wants you focused on yourself so you will not spread the light to
this world that is hurting and in pain. Satan wants souls for hell-souls
for hell! Do you realize that? Let go of any kind of selfishness that
you feel within yourself and vow to love and to give. Let go, release.
If you let go you will feel tremendous freedom and My grace will pour
into your heart and you will be filled with My burning love.
At this point you rise and walk from the room. As you walk from the
room, you know that your heart has been touched deeply by the presence
of the Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. You walk into a new
world, for you are free of anxiety. You have been touched in such a way
that you know that the Almighty God is truly present and living within
you. You know that you do not have to fear, for the power and might of
God are truly within you. You walk from this room and you carry this
special touch of grace with you throughout the day. And, although the
earth is shaken and the sun ceases to shine, you are steadfast in His
love and His presence.
Jesus: My dear ones, things will begin to happen. So much
confusion and doubt now in your life! Sufferings are coming. You must
know this presence within you. It is in this presence, with the Almighty
God within you, that you will have deep joy within your heart at all
times for you know what God is telling you. You know that He is inside
of you. You can watch things fall down around you, and people stumble in
your midst, but you know that, if you stay steadfastly fixed in the love
of Almighty God, you do not fear for He is truly present. You walk from
this room and, as you walk, you carry this presence with you. Wherever
you go, know that you have been touched by a special grace and that the
presence of the Almighty God-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-truly dwells
within you. Your greatest fear is to lose the life of God by sin.
Everything else will work according to the plan of the Father if you
surrender and carry this presence within you. Do His Will.
Jesus: Be one with Me, My precious ones, one with Me. Unite more
and more to Me. Say the Prayer for Union with Me. Every day pray this
prayer. Let go, surrender and feel the freedom of knowing the indwelling
of the Trinity.
R. Let the world unite in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and all
become one in Christ, for we are one body in Him and He is the head.
Given
October 29, 2016R. 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 StatesPray 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.
Give
the gift that Counts
this Christmas!
21 Blue Books
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7, 8, 9
10, –, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, PBB
for $75 plus postage
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Rita Ring | ||||
Mass Book,
by Rita Ring: Many of the entries in the Priestly Newsletter
Volume II from a spiritual journal came from this book.
These entries |
Rosary Meditations
for Parents and Children,
by Rita Ring, Short Meditations for both
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God's Blue Book I by Rita Ring. Open Anywhere This book will change your life. These are beautiful love letters to us from Jesus. A million books have been printed and circulated. Jesus loves us so much He wants a personal relationship with us He wants us to go to the Eucharist and be with Him before the tabernacle. $10 |
God's Blue Book II by Rita Ring. Letters from Jesus about His on fire love Jesus wants this great intimacy with us On fire love Personal love letters from Jesus about the love of His Heart A book on surrender Fr. Carter said! $10 |
God's Blue Book III by Rita Ring. Fr. Carter's favorite book It is about loving and forgiving each other Being pure in heart A book for unity in family, community, in life!! $10 |
God's Blue Book IV by Rita Ring. This book is about the love Jesus has for Mary and Mary has for Jesus and Jesus and Mary have for us It is truly the Love of the Two Hearts. Mary appeared every day at the Holy Spirit Center Fr. Carter was there. Mary's first apparition July 5, 1994. $5 |
God's Blue Book V by Rita Ring. Jesus wants to be the bridegroom of our soul He is our beloved Jesus tells us about pure love how we are to be pure of heart and love God and love others. It is a must, to hear about love from Jesus Jesus is love $5 |
God's Blue Book 6A by Rita Ring. Rosaries from Their Hearts during apparitions. Jesus and Mary appeared every day and I received rosaries from Them and They were transcribed from a tape. Also messages of love from Jesus on days of January, 1995 About Baptism writings from Fr. Carter and the Scriptures. $10 |
God's Blue Book 6B by Rita Ring. Jesus and Mary appeared every day in February, 1995 So beautiful transcribed from a tape the Stations, 7 Sorrows, prayers in the Prayer Manual, the Holy Spirit Novena Book and the Song Book. Pure love loving and forgiving a book about Jesus' love, baptism, grace and Fr. Carter's Newsletter. $10 |
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Apostles Manual. About the Movement — the structure of the Movement All Ministries — from the time 3 months before Mary appeared in Clearwater and 3 months after. Rosaries of the 13ths, Fr. Carter's Newsletters. Messages from God the Father Reaching the priests, the Church, the schools and the world. $20 |
Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 1. Mary appeared in Clearwater December 17, 1996 in rainbow color and these rosaries left the printer the same day from Apparitions of Jesus and Mary transcribed from a tape. $10 |
Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 2. This is a book of so many rosaries — transcribed from a tape. So many beautiful rosaries. pages $12 |
Messages for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This is a big book of loving messages for nursing home people and homebound from Jesus and Mary Their lives are so important united to the Mass offering up their suffering, their lives for the souls of this earth. $10 |
Short Rosary Meditations for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This book is so important with pictures they can open it and lay it on their laps and pray the rosary. $10 |
Songs from Jesus Songbook. These loving songs were given from Jesus. So beautiful Love Songs from Jesus of His love — helping us have pure and loving hearts. $3 |
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Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary. Volumes 1 through 7. Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and others on the mysteries of the rosary — really good. $5 each. |
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Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary. Volumes 6 through 7. Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and others on the mysteries of the rosary — really good. $5 each. |
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Fr. Joe Robinson |
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Guiding Light homily series — Reflect on the Word — Cycle B The Word leaves an impression on our souls. In my thoughts and reflections are born a more tangible understanding of these eternal concepts presented in the Gospels and the readings. Anyone can read a sentence, but not anyone can absorb it's true meaning. Truth, in this day and age, is almost a matter of opinion or individual entitlement. We believe that Christ's truth is our Roman Catholic Church. We, as priests, champion it's teachings; we are ambassadors for the Pope and Christ to those faces looking at us. We are the light by which our congregation reads to reflect upon real truth and we do it hand in hand. $15 |
Guiding Light homily series — Steadfast to the Son — Cycle A The sunflower is a great example of how we should be steadfastly guided by light. What a powerful thought that this exceptional plant is not stuck in one pose day in and day out, yet adaptable and magnetized to the sun. We feel the same about our Son. Our heads turns to face Christ as each day presents its challenges to find light. We join together like plants in a field and soak up the Son through the pulpit. We are a warm circle of strength using the wind of our breath to carry our priests' words, Christ's words, to new rich soil. $15 |
Guiding Light — Focusing on the Word — Cycle B At times we may feel that our path to Christ is a bit "out of focus". Like the disciples in the Book of Mark, this ordinary life clouds our vision of Christ's Divinity. We may doubt the practicality or possibility of applying His teachings and example to our modern life. Cycle B's homilies are a "guiding light" to help us realize Jesus' Messianic greatness and His promise of better things to come. $15 |
Guiding Light — Feed My Soul — Cycle C In a world rapidly advancing and encouraging personal gain, we are faced with modern problems. There is a challenge to find time in our busy schedules for Sunday Mass or a family meal. We are able to research, shop, bank and even work without hearing one human voice. It is no wonder that we may often feel disconnected and famished at our week's end. In Fr. Joe's third book of homilies from Cycle C, we are reminded of the charity that Christ intended us to show each other. We have a calling to turn the other cheek and be the Good Samaritan to others. We are rewarded with the Father's kingdom and love when we are not worthy. We are not left alone or hungry. $15 |
Guiding Light — The Word Alive in Our Hearts. — Cycle A (partial) Homilies by the Reverend Joe Robinson given at St. Boniface Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a tremendous honor Fr. Joe has allowed us to share these great gifts with you – for greater holiness and knowing more and more about God. $10 |
Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. |
Here are all the products in this category:
Books written by the founder of Shepherds of Christ Ministries
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Response to God’s Love by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. In this book Fr. Carter speaks of God as the ultimate mystery. We can meditate on the interior life of the Trinity. Fr. Carter tells us about our uniqueness in the Father's Plan for us, how the individual Christian, the Church and the world are in the state of becoming. Imprimatur. $10 |
Shepherds of Christ — Selected Writings on Spirituality for all People as Published in Shepherds of Christ Newsletter for Priests. Contains 12 issues of the newsletter from July/August 1994 to May/June 1996. $15 |
Shepherds of Christ — Volume 2: by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. Contains issues 13—29 of the newsletter (September/October 1996 — Issue 5, 1999) $15 |
Shepherds of Christ — Volume 3 by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. Contains Newsletter Issues 1 through 4 of 2000 including Fr. Carter’s tremendous Overview of the Spiritual Life $10 |
Tell My People. Messages from Jesus and Mary (As given to Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.) One of Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.'s Synopsis of the Spiritual Life From Jesus to Fr. Carter "On Holy Saturday, 1994, Jesus told me that on the following day, Easter, I would also begin to receive messages for others. Our Lord also told me that some of these were eventually to be published in a book and here is that book." $10 |
Spirituality Handbook. Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. did 3 synopsis of the spiritual life. The Spirituality Handbook, the Priestly Newsletter 20he Tell My People book. The way of spiritual life proposed to the members of Shepherds of Christ Associates is centered in consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. All aspects of the spiritual life discussed below should be viewed as means to help members develop their lives in consecration to Christ, the Sacred Heart, and to Mary, the Immaculate Heart. $3 |
The Spirituality of Fatima by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. The Fatima apparitions and messages received official Church approval in 1930. In giving her official approval to the Fatima event, the Church tells us that what took place at Fatima involving the three young visionaries is worthy of our belief. $5 |
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Priestly Newsletter — 2000 #1 — CD. — Christ is Our Strength — Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. read it the year he died. It is so beautiful. "This brief passage contains one of the greatest lessons of the spiritual life. As we progress along our spiritual journey, we become increasingly aware of how weak we are in our—selves, but how strong we are in Christ. To experience our weakness involves suffering. The degree and kind of suffering can vary. The suffering can include the experience of the classical dark night of the spirit as described by St. John of the Cross. One of the main purposes of the dark night is to make a person keenly aware of his or her helplessness without God." quote by Fr. Carter from the newsletter $10 |
Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena Holy Spirit Novena Booklet. In four languages with the Imprimatur with 18 scripture readings for two complete novenas – this very powerful Holy Spirit Novena has prayers for prayers for Protection by the Blood of Jesus, Healing, Strength and Light, To Be One with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One with Jesus, To Dwell in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Prayer for the Holy Spirit and His Gifts, and the Word Alive in Our Hearts. All these prayers take about 10 minutes daily recited out loud. $1
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Shepherds of Christ Prayer
Manual Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual. The Shepherds of Christ has prayer chapters all over the world praying for the priests, the Church and the world. These prayers that Father Carter compiled in the summer of 1994 began this worldwide network of prayer. Currently the prayers are in eight languages with the Church’s Imprimatur. We have prayed daily for the priests, the Church, and the world since 1994. Associates are called to join prayer Chapters and help us circulate the newsletter centered on spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and helping to renew the Church through greater holiness. Please form a Prayer Chapter & order a Prayer Manual. |
Statues/Religious Items
Statues, Crucifixes, and Religious Artwork
These items are very special additions to your home or place of worship.
Special 12" Holy Family Statue with Glass
Ivory gowns with gold trim.
$ 200.00 plus shipping
Special 12" Our Lady of Guadalupe Statue with Glass
White or Ivory gown with gold trim.
$ 100.00 each plus shipping
Special 12" Sacred Heart or Immaculate Heart Statues with Glass
White gown with gold trim.
$ 100.00 each plus shipping
Special 12" Sacred Heart or Immaculate Heart Statues with Glass
Ivory gown with gold trim.
$ 100.00 each plus shipping
Special –" Our Lady of Fatima/Clearwater Statue with Glass
White or Ivory gown with gold trim.
$ 60.00 each plus shipping
Blue Crystal Rosary
Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping
Red Crystal Rosary
Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping
Clear Crystal Rosary
Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping
Given March 21, 2014
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.
–) 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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