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                    The Spiritual life
                is the reality inside
                most like Jesus.

                To be filled with - the
                    Spirit of God - inside
                    LIFE - IN - HIM —

                To hide our faults and
                    woundedness inside
                    from ourselves is
                    to stay stuck in
                    the muck —

                Inside reality to be —
                    living in the truth —
                    having the light of life
                    IN US —

                    Now look inside of yourself.
                What makes you act, but all people
                see is the outside.

                    Who are we kidding?
                    God —
                    God knows the heart —
                    God knows the condition of our organs.
                    Who are we kidding?
                    If we sin or lie about our
                    imperfections —
                    our fear of someone seeing how
                        really insecure we really are —
                    Do we think we get our acceptance
                        from others —
                    We must focus on what God thinks —
                    We must focus on God who sees our heart and
                    We can never lie to God —
                    We stand naked before Him ALWAYS

                God knows all things
                Fame and fortune cannot give us power
                What others think does not give us power —
                Power comes from God
                Power is not gotten in being accepted
                    by others.
                Power is not gotten in wealth
                Wealthy - well accepted people get
                    cancer too

                Look inside —
                For we act from what we believe
                    what we are thinking inside
                The eyes are the windows of the
                    soul

                Actors learn to be actors —
                They learn to act like another person
                    to play their role —
                They study how they are inside —
                    their actions

                Pray the rosary
                Read the Scriptures
                Jesus is the Son of God

                Yesterday all the power went out
                The radio did not go out there
                The waves or whatever were
                    not going out

                Satan wants the person focused
                    on themselves
                Satan attacked Eve in the garden —
                Satan presses down
                Satan wants us to think someone
                    is not liking us
                Satan's grip is paralyzing and
                    crippling
                Satan wants us willful
                Satan wants us disobedient
                Satan presses in — Fallacious
                    reasoning —
                    self-focus

                Love
                Love is in my heart
                Jesus allows us to be tested —
                Jesus wants faith
                Jesus wants us to hope
                Jesus wants us to love

                Attack —
                A cold
                A germ
                Call the doctor
                Help me
                Medicine

                Devil
                Attack
                Temptation
                Darkness
                Self-focus
                Blaming
                Fallacious Reasoning

                Temptation to Complain
                Fear of being unloved
                Fear of being unaccepted
                Tired, Hungry —————>

                Love
                Love
                Love
                Love sends out good to the world

                Self-focus
                Cripple
                Seeking dominance for dominance
                    sake
                Blaming others

                See all as being wounded
                See offences against God
                See we want to help repair
                    the breech
                Say - I don't like them
                Love the unloving
                Love those who persecute you
                Jesus shows us

                Healing BALM — the Eucharist
                    Medicine of Immortality
                    Fr. John's new book on the Eucharist
                    Prayers for us to pray before
                        the Eucharist —

                Send out signal of love
                Send out signal of light
                Send out signal of peace

                I am filled with faith
                I am an instrument of hope
                I love

                Cain was in control of himself
                Satan tempts — I can give in
                I can control my will
                Bad habits of giving into satan

                Do you attack others doing their
                    work for Jesus seeking
                    dominance for yourself?

                Prayer is love —
                Prayer is pleading in love —
                Prayer is focused on God —

                God gives us children to love —
                Little ones are learning love —
                They can be jealous
                They want what they want
                They have to learn who they are —
                They all have a wounded human
                    nature —

                Every child is learning —
                Say - Do this —
                They say "no"
                You say hey do this
                At 2 they say "no"

                One may hit a sibling for dominance
                The other cries they want somebody
                    else to pay for how they feel —

                Mom — "he hit me"
                Go sit on a chair
                "Be good" Mary says —
                But you say "Be good to
                    follow God's will — His
                    order

                Parents may be willful, disobedient
                    to God — use the fallacious
                    reasoning of satan

                We all can be very selfish, sinful
                    at times —
                    we are imperfect parents

                Love finds a way
                The self-lessness of Jesus
                Always doing God's will

                A person can call the doctor always
                    focusing on themselves - wanting
                    the doctor to fix them —

                We have to call on God
                    We have to admit our imperfection
                        to be healed

                    We have all been raised by
                        imperfect parents — hopefully
                        ones who loved us, but
                        had imperfect ways —
                        focused on self —
                        maybe blamed us —
                        needed spiritual healing —
                        needed the Word of God —
                        needed to know God's love themselves —

                Pride can keep us stuck
                We need to be docile
                We need to be loving
                We need to be giving in prayer

                 We are learning about love from
                    the first moments we are on
                    earth —

                Jesus gives us the sacraments —
                Jesus gives us a sharing in His life
                    in baptism

                We unite to the Mass — to the
                    sacrifice of Calvary so
                    our lives (a tainted offering,
                    every moment, every day)
                    is a most pleasing sacrifice
                    to the Father —

                United to Jesus' sacrifice in
                    the Holy Spirit with all the angels and
                    saints

                Jesus teaches us tainted sons of God
                    to be more like Him —
                    the "Son of God"

                We are tainted
                He gives us a sharing in His life —
                    He heals our wounds —

                Our human nature is wounded —
                We must struggle with
                    Dominance
                    Blaming
                    Imperfect vision of others
                    Pride
                    Envy
                    Lust
                    Lethargy
                    Imperfect, selfish vision
                        of our brothers

                We act taintedly
                Children have to learn about
                    sin, obedience, jealousy
                    love from imperfect parents

                Look at the eyes
                They tell the story —
                We must FIGHT TEMPTATION
                Grace helps us
                Grace is His life in us
                We can seek to be more saturated
                    with His grace
                God has all the power

                God the Father sent His Son to teach
                    us to be likened to Him
                    more perfected

                God gives children through an
                    act of love of imperfect
                    parents

                We need to learn love at Church —
                    love found in the sacraments —
                    love found in Jesus
                    love given in the Mass — the
                        sacrifice of Calvary sacramentally
                        made present

                Children want love —
                Children want to be held
                Children want to be secure

                God wants "sisters" and "brothers"
                    priests - praying for the
                    children of the Church to know
                    God's love —

                Look at how important docile, loving
                    "sisters" and "brothers" are to
                    God's family in the Church —
                    God doesn't want more selfish
                        people in the religious life
                        they give their lives for the
                        children of the Church.

                Religious orders are based on
                        obedience
                        celibacy
                        love for the people of the Church
                        love for Jesus
                        Jesus is the spouse of the religious
                        The vocation is married to Jesus
                        The children - children of the Church
                        members of the body of Christ

                Jesus wants us to help people
                    heal — by knowing His love —
                    By going to the sacraments

                Satan has attacked the family
                    drugs
                    divorce

                People that are wounded hurt
                    others — they act more and more
                    imperfectly unless they seek
                    to be healed by Jesus

                Religious in the Church cannot be
                    limited by their own world —
                    they must see their vocation
                    is to love the family of God —
                    the children of the Church

                Living in communities help them grow
                    out of imperfections of relating to help
                    lead the body of Christ to greater
                    oneness

                A Religious vocation is not being a
                    spinster — seeking your
                    own way

                A Religious vocation is to give to
                    the Church our lives for
                    the children of the Church

                In sunny weather — hot and humid —
                    we love God
                    Jesus is our focus

                Life is learning to love God
                Life is learning to love one another
                Learning to love —
                Showing faces of love —
                Relationships —

                God wants our faces reflecting
                    love inside —
                    a smiling heart —
                    eyes of joy for knowing
                    His love

                Wounded people — very wounded
                    can be VERY CLOSED
                                VERY SELF-FOCUSED

                Little children test the icy surface
                    of the earth — they learn to
                    love — they learn obedience —
                    they learn trust and hope
                    and joy

                We are wounded in relationships —
                We have cousins, sisters and brothers
                    in real life, in the members
                    of the body of Christ —
                    in our families,
                    Religious are to help unite
                        the members in the Church
                        through their love

                Little children are learning
                The world, the television is teaching
                    them many times

                    "being out for one-self"
                    "competition"
                    "divorce"
                    "lust"
                    "luring clothing"
                    "focus on the body"
                    "selfishness"

                Priests are dwindling
                We need a strong Church —
                Spreading the Priestly Newsletter —
                    the voice of the Good Shepherd

                God gives us the beauty of the
                    earth —
                    we walk as wanderers until
                        we know Him

                Mary has the Immaculate Heart
                    for the poor banished
                    children of Adam and Eve

John 19: 25-27

Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, this is your son.’ Then to the disciple he said, ‘This is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

July 31, 1994
Feast of St. Ignatius

Words of Jesus to Members of
Shepherds of Christ Associates:

"My beloved priest-companion, I intend to use the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, and the movement, Shepherds of Christ Associates, in a powerful way for the renewal of My Church and the world.

"I will use the newsletter and the chapters of Shepherds of Christ Associates as a powerful instrument for spreading devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart.

"I am calling many to become members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. To all of them I will give great blessings. I will use them as instruments to help bring about the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. I will give great graces to the members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. I will call them to be deeply united to My Heart and to Mary's Heart as I lead them ever closer to My Father in the Holy Spirit."

- Message from Jesus to Father Edward J. Carter, S.J., Founder, as given on July 31, 1994,
feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits)

August 1, 1994

Pray For The Success Of The Priestly Newsletter - Shepherds of Christ

Messenger: The following is the first official message I received before the statue of Mary at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center. It is a personal message for Father Carter.

Mary: (in front of the glowing statue of Our Lady of Sorrows) I am the Immaculate Heart. My Heart is glowing for love of all my beloved children. I am your most loving Mother. I am with you this day. Pray for the success of the priestly newsletter Shepherds of Christ. I am guarding your way. You will receive such graces to accomplish this task! Grace from God is so abundantly bestowed on you and will lead to the success of this endeavor! Pray for this cause at the Center. The priests will lead the people to the love of My beloved Son. This is no little task. It will take many prayers and graces. Pray hard, little one. Your prayers will change many hearts.

I am Mary, your Immaculate Mother. I bring this message to My beloved priest-son.

end of August 1, 1994 message

October 13, 1994

The Birth of the Full Ministries
of the Shepherds of Christ

    "I wish to share with you part of a message which Jesus gave us on October 13, 1994. The message tells us about the expansion of the Shepherds of Christ movement:

    'My beloved priest-companion, today I come to you with another mission. I am asking you to establish Shepherds of Christ Ministries. At My request you have already begun the priestly newsletter, "Shepherds of Christ", and the prayer chapters, Shepherds of Christ Associates...

    'I am giving you this message on this day, the 77th Anniversary of the Great Apparition at Fatima, because of the close connection between the Shepherds of Christ movement and the Fatima message. The Fatima message is centered in devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart, especially in consecration to Our Hearts. Shepherds of Christ Ministries is also centered in devotion to Our Hearts. I will use Shepherds of Christ Ministries as a great instrument in helping to bring about the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. When this occurs, My Church and the world will be experiencing the great era of peace promised by My Mother at Fatima.

    'Today, then, October 13, 1994, the 77th Anniversary of the Great Apparition at Fatima, marks the birth of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I pour forth the great love of My Sacred Heart to all. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.'

    "Jesus has told us that Shepherds of Christ Ministries includes: the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, Shepherds of Christ Associates prayer chapters, various publications, including books, whatever else Our Lord directs us to undertake.

    "As members of Shepherds of Christ Associates, you are an extremely important part of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. You have given great joy to the Heart of Jesus by responding to His invitation to become members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. As He draws you closer to His Heart and to His Mother's Heart as Associates members, He will fill you with an ever-increasing experience of His love, peace, and joy."

- From In the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Newsletter of Shepherds of Christ Associates
by Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J., Volume 1, No. 1, 1995. p. 2.

Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus

My dear fellow Associate Members,

Jesus is calling special apostles to join a new division of the Shepherds of Christ Movement. Here is a message from Jesus given to Father Carter:

    My beloved priest-companion, I am requesting that a new prayer movement be started under the direction of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I am asking for volunteers who are willing to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for one hour, twice-weekly. Members of the Shepherds of Christ prayer chapters, as well as others, are to be invited to join this movement.

    These apostles are to pray for the intentions I am giving you. For part of the hour they are to use the prayers of the Shepherds of Christ Associates Handbook. They may spend the rest of the hour as they so choose.

    I will use this new prayer movement within My Shepherds of Christ Ministries in a powerful way to help in the renewal of My Church and the world. I will give great graces to those who join this movement. The name, Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, is to be given to this movement.

    I am inviting My beloved Rita Ring to be coordinator for this activity.

    I pour out the great love of My Sacred Heart to all. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.

    This is indeed a special calling for us to unite in one heart with His Eucharistic Heart and pray for the following intentions:

For the spread of the devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary culminating in the reign of the Sacred Heart and the triumph of the Immaculate Heart.

For the Pope.

For all bishops of the world.

For all priests.

For all sisters and brothers in the religious life.

For all members of the Shepherds of Christ Movement, and for the spread of this movement to the world.

For all members of the Catholic Church.

For all members of the human family.

For all souls in purgatory.

end of Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart message

                Flowers are so beautiful —
                See a field of flowers —
                white, daisies, mom and her
                    children - smiling —

We need to spread the Blue Books,
the daily writings —

                But mostly the Priestly Newsletter
                    The Eucharist is the Medicine
                        of Immortality

The Blue Books are the
Mighty Medicine

Great books published by Fr. John J. Pasquini
under Shepherds of Christ Publications

Authenticity by Fr. John J. Pasquini

The book of prayers Authenticity by Fr. John J. Pasquini is to
help one grow ever deeper in the Unitive life.

Apostolic Nuncio –
Archbishop – Philippines

With Authenticity, much is gained in prayer, and much is accomplished
through prayer. More especially if prayer is directed in behalf of the Church.

Monsignor – Malaysia

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Bishop – Argentina

I received for the second time your letter. The first time it was accompanied
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It did me a lot of good, thanks God.

Bishop – Arlington - USA

I thank you for the copy of Authenticity, which was written by Fr. John J. Pasquini.
I look forward to using this book of Prayer and I appreciate your thoughtfulness
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Bishop – Ethiopia

The book entitled, Authenticity, Prayers and Meditations by
Fr. John J. Pasquini is an invaluable source of inspiration for all circumstances of life.

Monsignor – Apostolic Nuncio – Taiwan

I wish to thank you for forwarding this good book, Authenticity, which will help the
priests and others to have an intimate communion with the Blessed Trinity.

Bishop – South Africa

I received your book Authenticity with prayers and meditations for all circumstances
in our spiritual lives. Thank you sincerely for trying to make people devout. I also
thank your society for distributing these books for use by those who try and live spiritual lives.

In Imitation of Two Hearts by Fr. John J. Pasquini

In Imitation of Two Hearts - Prayers for Consolation, Renewal and
Peace in Times of Suffering Fr. John J. Pasquini leads a suffering soul
to the gentle Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In these most loving Hearts
- the prayers by Fr. John Pasquini - help the person suffering to know
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President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care - Cardinal - Vatican City

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Many thanks for your kind letter with the useful information and for the consoling book,
In Imitation of Two Hearts.

Monsignor – Uganda

Thank you for the powerful book of prayer published by Fr. John J. Pasquini
In Imitation of Two Hearts.

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I wish to express my gratitude to you for your kindness in sending me a copy of a special gift of
prayers from the book: In Imitation of Two Hearts by Fr. John J. Pasquini. I will look at these
very carefully and I thank you for them.

Bishop – USA

I thank you for the copy of In Imitation of Two Hearts, which was written by Fr. John J. Pasquini.
I look forward to using this book of prayers and I appreciate your thoughtfulness in sending it to me.

Cardinal – Japan

Thank you for your kind gift of Christmas season In Imitation of Two Hearts. Hope this small book
will reach to many people in this time of suffering.

Light, Happiness and Peace by Fr. John J. Pasquini

The purple book Light, Happiness and Peace by Fr. John J. Pasquini is
a gift and a very strong companion to the prayers Authenticity a book
of prayers by Fr. John.

This book Light, Happiness and Peace is a journey into the spiritual life —
an awakening of deeper life IN HIM.

Here are some of the comments we received from bishops and cardinals about the book.

Cardinal – Pontifical Council for Culture – Vatican City

I am sure that this book, Light, Happiness and Peace through a discussion on traditional
Catholic Spirituality will contribute in bringing back prayer into the mainstream of life.

Bishop – India

Thank you for the book Light, Happiness and Peace. The thoughts presented
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talks and sermons to the people.

Prefetto – Vatican City

Received the copy of Light, Happiness and Peace, Journeying Through Traditional Catholic
Spirituality, by Fr. John J. Pasquini, that you kindly sent to me for the Vatican library. I
gladly take this opportunity to express my gratitude for the books and for your kind
attention to our Institution.

Patriarch of Egypt

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Archbishop – Uganda

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I am pleased to note that the focus in both those works is on the power of the Eucharist
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Hebrews 11: 1-40

   Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of realities that are unseen. It is for their faith that our ancestors are acknowledged.

   It is by faith that we understand that the ages were created by a word from God, so that from the invisible the visible world came to be.

   It was because of his faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain, and for that he was acknowledged as upright when God himself made acknowledgement of his offerings. Though he is dead, he still speaks by faith.

   It was because of his faith that Enoch was taken up and did not experience death: he was no more, because God took him; because before his assumption he was acknowledged to have pleased God. Now it is impossible to please God without faith, since anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and rewards those who seek him.

   It was through his faith that Noah, when he had been warned by God of something that had never been seen before, took care to build an ark to save his family. His faith was a judgement on the world, and he was able to claim the uprightness which comes from faith.

   It was by faith that Abraham obeyed the call to set out for a country that was the inheritance given to him and his descendants, and that he set out without knowing where he was going. By faith he sojourned in the Promised Land as though it were not his, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. He looked forward to the well-founded city, designed and built by God.

   It was equally by faith that Sarah, in spite of being past the age, was made able to conceive, because she believed that he who had made the promise was faithful to it.

Because of this, there came from one man, and one who already had the mark of death on him, descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven and the grains of sand on the seashore which cannot be counted.

   All these died in faith, before receiving any of the things that had been promised, but they saw them in the far distance and welcomed them, recognising that they were only strangers and nomads on earth. People who use such terms about themselves make it quite plain that they are in search of a homeland. If they had meant the country they came from, they would have had the opportunity to return to it; but in fact they were longing for a better homeland, their heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, since he has founded the city for them.

   It was by faith that Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac. He offered to sacrifice his only son even though he had yet to receive what had been promised, and he had been told: Isaac is the one through whom your name will be carried on. He was confident that God had the power even to raise the dead; and so, figuratively speaking, he was given back Isaac from the dead.

   It was by faith that this same Isaac gave his blessing to Jacob and Esau for the still distant future. By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, bowed in reverence, as he leant on his staff. It was by faith that, when he was about to die, Joseph mentioned the Exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his own remains.

   It was by faith that Moses, when he was born, was kept hidden by his parents for three months; because they saw that he was a fine child; they were not afraid of the royal edict. It was by faith that, when he was grown up, Moses refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter and chose to be ill-treated in company with God's people rather than to enjoy the transitory pleasures of sin. He considered that the humiliations offered to the Anointed were something more precious than all the treasures of Egypt, because he had his eyes fixed on the reward. It was by faith that he left Egypt without fear of the king's anger; he held to his purpose like someone who could see the Invisible. It was by faith that he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood to prevent the Destroyer from touching any of their first-born sons. It was by faith they crossed the Red Sea as easily as dry land, while the Egyptians, trying to do the same, were drowned.

   It was through faith that the walls of Jericho fell down when the people had marched round them for seven days. It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute welcomed the spies and so was not killed with the unbelievers.

   What more shall I say? There is not time for me to give an account of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, or of David, Samuel and the prophets. These were men who through faith conquered kingdoms, did what was upright and earned the promises. They could keep a lion's mouth shut, put out blazing fires and emerge unscathed from battle. They were weak people who were given strength to be brave in war and drive back foreign invaders. Some returned to their wives from the dead by resurrection; and others submitted to torture, refusing release so that they would rise again to a better life. Some had to bear being pilloried and flogged, or even chained up in prison. They were stoned, or sawn in half, or killed by the sword; they were homeless, and wore only the skins of sheep and goats; they were in want and hardship, and maltreated. They were too good for the world and they wandered in deserts and mountains and in caves and ravines. These all won acknowledgment through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised, since God had made provision for us to have something better, and they were not to reach perfection except with us.

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