April 7, 2024

Glorious Mysteries

The Resurrection

1. Sing: Glory, Glory, Glory Lord

2. Luke 24: 1-12

On the first day of the week, at the first sign of dawn, they went to the tomb with the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, but on entering they could not find the body of the Lord Jesus. As they stood there puzzled about this, two men in brilliant clothes suddenly appeared at their side. Terrified, the women bowed their heads to the ground. But the two said to them, ‘Why look among the dead for someone who is alive? He is not here; he has risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee: that the Son of man was destined to be handed over into the power of sinful men and be crucified, and rise again on the third day.’ And they remembered his words.

And they returned from the tomb and told all this to the Eleven and to all the others. The women were Mary of Magdala, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. And the other women with them also told the apostles, but this story of theirs seemed pure nonsense, and they did not believe them.

Peter, however, went off to the tomb, running. He bent down and looked in and saw the linen cloths but nothing else; he then went back home, amazed at what had happened.

3. We just went through Lent, learning to
    die to the ways not like Jesus.
4. We carry those actions on in the 50 days
    after Easter,
    We rise to new life in Him, emptying
    ourselves of bad habits, not like Jesus.
5. In the death, is the Resurrection.
6. Being more and more like Jesus brings
    us greater peace and happiness.
7. Jesus died upon the cross and He rose
    on the third day.
8. Jesus appeared in His glorified body
    after He was locked in the tomb.
9. Jesus comes to bring us new life.
    Life is in Him.
10. Jesus: Amen, Amen I say to you, I died
    for your sins, to set you free. I love you
    so much, My beloved soul.
 

The Ascension

1. Luke 24:50-53

Then he took them out as far as the outskirts of Bethany, and raising his hands he blessed them. Now as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven. They worshipped him and then went back to Jerusalem full of joy; and they were continually in the Temple praising God.

2. Jesus took them out near Bethany and
    ascended into heaven.
3. A cloud took Jesus out of sight.
4. What was beyond the cloud?
5. God the Father has a Plan for our lives.
    Live in the Father’s will in love.
6. God calls us by name.
7. Jesus: Amen, Amen I say to you, listen
    to My message of love.
8. Jesus: Feed My Lambs.

9. John 10: 11-15

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

Jesus: Feed My Sheep.

10. Jesus called us to spread the Good News.

 

The Descent of Holy Spirit on Apostles and Virgin Mary

1. Acts 2: 1-4

When Pentecost day came round, they had all met together, when suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and there appeared to them tongues as of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak different languages as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves. 

2. Come Holy Spirit, Come, enlighten
    our hearts.
3. Dear Holy Spirit, give us Your gifts,
    please.

4. From the Lectionary

5. Sing: Veni Sancte Spiritus
6. Jesus: Go to all nations and preach the Gospel.
7. Sing: Come Holy Ghost

8. Sing: A Priest is a Gift from God

9. Jesus is the Light of the world, in Him is no
    darkness. Amen.

10.

    Dear Holy Spirit infuse in my intellect
    wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.
    Dear Holy Spirit give me the gift of
    counsel. Amen.

 

The Assumption

1. Sing: Immaculate Mary
2. Mary was taken body and soul into heaven.
3. Mary is Mother of God.
4. Mary is the Immaculate Conception.
5. Sing: Eye Has Not Seen

6. Feast of the Assumption - August 15, 2007

HOMILY – It is recorded nowhere in Scripture when,
where or how Mary died. Nor do the Scriptures tell us
about her assumption. It has been a part, however, of the
very ancient tradition of the Church that Mary was
assumed bodily into heavenly glory when her life here on
earth was ended. One early document referring to this
event comes from the Bishop of Jerusalem in 451, St.
Juvenal. He was asked by the emperor of
Constantinople to bring the body of Mary to
Constantinople. He replied to the emperor that Mary
had died in the presence of all the apostles. But her
tomb, when opened upon the request of St. Thomas, was
found empty. Thus the apostles concluded that her body
was taken up to heaven as Jesus was.

7. Assumption continues

Some people belittle tradition as if it were
unimportant. They claim to believe only the written
words of the Scriptures. Yet, if we stop and think about
it, we would have no Scriptures without tradition for the
Scriptures came from the Church’s tradition. For
example, the earliest New Testament writings we have
are the letters of Paul, the first of which was written
about the year 51 A.D. Of our four gospels, Mark’s is the
first and it was written about 70 A.D. I say this so you
can see the importance of tradition. The Church had
only its tradition to go on until Paul and the evangelists
started writing it down 20, 30, 40 years after Christ, at
the earliest. So to say that the knowledge of the
assumption of Mary came from the very early tradition of
the Church is to give a lot of weight to this teaching.
But to eliminate any doubt as to whether Mary actually
was assumed into heavenly glory, the Holy Father, Pope
Pius XII, after reviewing the belief of the Church
through the ages, made it a dogma of our faith in 1950.

8. Assumption continues

In today’s gospel St. Luke tells us about Mary who is
a young girl going to visit her much older cousin
Elizabeth. Mary had just been visited by the angel, and
she had accepted the invitation to be the mother of the
Savior God was sending to his people. So she is at this
moment unmarried and yet pregnant through the power
of the Holy Spirit It was not a happy situation to be in.
She could have been rejected by her husband to be, she
could have been rejected by her family or could even
have been put to death. Yet she is full of trust in God
and praises God’s greatness and God’s goodness. There
is no expression of “poor me.” She is entirely focused on
God. Mary shows us how to be trusting and in her
assumption she shows us where that trust will lead us.

9. Assumption continues

Today’s feast honors Mary, for God himself has
honored her. In her openness to God and in her
willingness to always do whatever God wanted, God
rewarded her in a unique way. But today’s feast also is a
source of hope for us. Christ came, as he says in St.
John’s gospel, that we might have the fullness of life.
Our faith tells us our bodies too will share in that
fullness. So Mary is allowed to enjoy ahead of time what
God’s plan is for all of us who are faithful in following
him and serving him.

10. Revelation 7:17

...because the Lamb who is at the heart of the throne will be their shepherd and will guide them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.

 

The Queenship of Mary

1. Revelation 12:1-2

Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, robed with the sun, standing on the moon, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant, and in labour, crying aloud in the pangs of childbirth.

2. Excerpt from Blue Book III - April 11, 1994 - Your Last Chance to Love

Jesus: ... My child, My child, My favored,
blessed child, I give you crosses because I love you. You I have
loved dearly all through your life. Your crosses have brought
you to Me and My love. Life will soon be over on this earth for
you. All that matters are the things of God. Love all those
around you as if it be your last chance to love. Live each day
to love all around you. Live it as if it be your last day to live on
this earth. Would you waste valuable time fuming and fretting?
Time is short and souls will be lost. They will suffer the loss of
their souls. You do not have time for any remorse. Your job is
to preach My ardent love to My beloved ones. There is so
much sin and so much blindness, but the kingdom of God
awaits all those who love and serve the Lord.

Please, I beg of you, spread My love. Do not let Satan get
you focused on yourself. Your work is to lead souls to My most
ardent love. What an honor! I am awaiting My precious ones.
Have faith, child. I am truly writing to you and I am God. I
gave My all for love of you, My child. I died that you might
live. Give yourself to Me now. end of excerpt

3. John 19:31-37

It was the Day of Preparation, and to avoid the bodies' remaining on the cross during the Sabbath -- since that Sabbath was a day of special solemnity -- the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken away. Consequently the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with him and then of the other. When they came to Jesus, they saw he was already dead, and so instead of breaking his legs one of the soldiers pierced his side with a lance; and immediately there came out blood and water. This is the evidence of one who saw it -- true evidence, and he knows that what he says is true -- and he gives it so that you may believe as well. Because all this happened to fulfil the words of scripture: Not one bone of his will be broken; and again, in another place scripture says: They will look to the one whom they have pierced.

4. Mary: My little children, I come to you and I speak to you,
for I have been here with you this whole time, watching and
guarding you. I am Mary, your Mother, and I tell you to not be
afraid, but you are afraid and I am waiting for you to come to
me. Come into my heart, for I will lead you to the Heart of my
Son and you will not be afraid. You will be courageous and you
will be filled with my Spouse, the Holy Spirit, and you will go
into the world and you will spread the Word of God alive in
your hearts.

5. Mary: My little children of the Father, I watch you as a
doting mother watches her child, and you do not feel my
presence with you, but I am there, always watching you,
always by your side.

6. Mary: What will become of them, the little children that
insist on doing their own will? ‘Remember that thou shalt keep
holy the Sabbath day, obey your father and your mother’, but
they do not listen, they are dumb and they are blind. My little
children, they will not listen to their Father.

7. Mary: My Son Jesus reveals to you the plan of the Father
here. I say this to you, my shepherds, do whatever He tells you
to do. The more you follow the plan, the more you will have
peace and joy in your hearts. The more you deviate and do
your own wills, the more you will have trouble in your hearts.

8. Mary: My Son is giving you great graces when you pray the
hourly prayers. If you do not pray the prayers you will struggle
tremendously, for the devil will try to attack you and to lead
you astray through conversation with others. I am giving to
you this key that my Son has given to you to unlock the peace
in your heart. It is just to say, “I ask, I knock, I seek through
the intercession of the Virgin Mary that I receive grace”. Pray
to the Father, in the name of Jesus, through the intercession of
Mary, that you receive grace.

9. Mary: I am asking you, my shepherd apostles, that at the
hours of 3, 6, 9, and 12, that you pray the prayers if it is
possible. If it is not possible and you have a few minutes, you
should pray for holy priests. You should pray for the Shepherds
of Christ members. You should pray for the Priestly
Newsletter, pray for the human family, pray to St. Michael for
protection and the angels, and say, “I give my heart to Jesus
and to Mary.” Ask that the Precious Blood of Jesus be spread
on you and the Shepherds of Christ Movement. These prayers
can be recited in a few minutes. I am asking you to be fervent
to the prayers, for at every hour it will draw you back to my
Son Jesus. It will lead you to God and you will receive the
greatest graces. My Son will allow you to suffer if you do not
recite the prayers and you are able.

10. Sing: Hail Holy Queen