There are many things that we hear but some are a bit more perplexing and challenging than others. And for me this Gospel is one of the most challenging Gospels that we are faced with. Because it begins to bring about, I think, a lot of questions in many disciple's minds.

    And Jesus says that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, in case you don't know how small that is - have you ever eaten a bread and butter pickle, that little yellow thing that goes floating around in the brine - that my dear friends is a mustard seed. So if you have faith the size of a mustard seed you will say to this mountain move from here to there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.

    And yet I think each and every one of us who are disciples here, I think that's all of us, because we wouldn't be here if that were not the case. We who are disciples of Jesus, we can tell stories how it seems that sometimes we have asked mountains to move and it doesn't seem like they moved. And it seems that, indeed, it is only nothing sometimes that seems to be possible to us.

    And I think there's two dimensions for us disciples then that we need to be mindful of. We have an opening oration elsewhere that wasn't used today. But today's will be used as the number 2 thing. It says that every good thing has it's beginning in God. And so it's true. Only nothing is possible for us. It's interesting the disciples' question - why could we not drive it out. Why couldn't they drive it out? Because they're not God.

    Margaret and I had a conversation as we were driving here today about this Gospel. And so she said, "You know sometimes when we're praying, we forget that it's God Who's doing the work and we get puffed up with pride, or we get more proud." I had to tease her a little bit because as an English teacher she said "prouder". And I said "prouder"? She said yeah it's not really a word, but.

    So sometimes as we live our lives - we begin, as God does things through us as God's instruments, sometimes we can get puffed up with pride. And we forget that it's God who does the work and we are but an instrument. I mean that's an important part, you know. It's hard to get work done without instruments.

    I mean can you imagine changing a tire without a tire iron? You've got to have the wrench, you've got to have the tool, you've got to have the instrument to get the work done. But the instrument is only but a small part.

    Like the tire, example, you can't get the tire changed out with just the tool can you? You've got to have the one who will do the work, the one who will use the instrument in order to get the work accomplished.

    And so I think this is the first then, lesson that we learn in the Gospel. We've got to remember at all times, that it is God Who is doing the work, not us. We are but instruments. And so we need to have a humble submission to our good and gracious God, and say, "Lord, I am but an instrument. Use me as You will."

    I think we have a good example of that in Mary. "Let it be done to me according to Your will." What an instrument! Through her the Incarnate Word entered the world. And that Incarnate Word has achieved salvation for all the world. Such is God's gracious will for us.

    So, I'm just going to repeat it one more time. It is true that nothing is only possible for us. And the only way that nothing will be impossible for us, is if we allow God to use us as God's instruments, for it is God who does the work.

    The second aspect though is that, we forget just what faith is. Faith is a living relationship of trust in the one in whom we place our faith. That's the reason that we pray - increase our faith in You and bring our trust to it's promised fulfillment in the joy of Your Kingdom. Faith and trust are always bound together.

    And so there is an aspect that Jesus says to us, that because of your little faith things can't be done. And that's because we don't trust. Jesus has given us many promises — promises us that if we have faith even the size of a mustard seed, things will be possible for us.

    He promises us that if we ask in His name it will be given to us. He promises us that if we seek we will find, if we knock it will be opened to us, if we ask it will be given to us - good measure, pressed down, flowing over. But we've got to trust that God is doing it.

    Now there are some aspects of that. Sometimes, and it sounds like a copout but it's the truth, but God's time is not always our time. See lets face it. You know, when one has a very rich parent, what normally happens to the child? Don't they normally become spoiled brats?

    Well guess what? We have a very rich Father. And you know what that means? I don't mean to offend you or to offend myself, but you know what we are? We are a bunch of spoiled brats. And we want to say, "But God I want it now!"

    And the truth of the matter is that sometimes our timing is off, and God's timing is true. And so we need to live in faith. We need to live in trust, that that for which we have prayed is being granted. The other thing is - have you ever heard this one - be careful what you ask for?

    And I think that applies here too. That sometimes that for which we ask – the Spirit has stirred us to ask for the right thing, but in our limited minds and hearts, we haven't even begun to grasp that for which we ask. For instance, this is one of those lessons I learned in my mom's illness of lung cancer and her ultimate death.

    I prayed for healing. I prayed for an end to suffering. I prayed for happiness for her. And then I wondered when she died. But oops. Oops! My limited, earthly-bound mind had forgotten the truth. The truth is, earthly death is not the end of the story. It's only a limit to our earthly sights. And that indeed with death, comes birth.

    And it was when I was praying the Eucharistic prayer and the prayers that are specially meant for funerals, that it clicked. A place where every tear will be wiped away. You don't cry - you only cry when you are suffering. Right? I mean those kind of tears, right?

    And so, it's like we have to have our minds open and live in faith, that perhaps what we've been praying for is happening. But the reason why we don't see it, is because we are thinking about it in a different way.

    So, what then allows us to realize that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed we will recognize that nothing will be impossible for us. I think it's faith itself – that living, dynamic relationship with God. And who is that God that we have that faith relationship with – the God Who spared not even His only Son so that we might come to the glories of heaven. The God Who loves us. No more to be said.

    And so if God has achieved our salvation out of love for us as St. Paul reminds us while we are still sinners, why would we think - oh maybe God's not listening, maybe God doesn't care, maybe this isn't true. And these are the things that plague us disciples when we are praying and things aren't being done quite like we expect. Or the time that we wanted. Hmm?

    And so if we have real faith, that living, dynamic relationship with God who loves us beyond measure we recognize, you know what - we can relax. We can rest in that faith relationship held up by trust, that indeed what we have asked is being accomplished beyond our imaginings.

    Now that was a lot of things easy to say but much more difficult to live. And yet we are called to live it and it comes, like with many other things, perfection in us only through practice. And also by having a deep and abiding relationship with God. So if we strengthen our relationship with God we will recognize this more clearly.

    And that's why it's important for us to gather for retreat days. It's important for us to pray. It's important for us, most especially, to gather and offer the Eucharist. For here in this place our faith and trust is realized. For what is given to us is Jesus Himself in one another in the Word that is proclaimed, and preeminently in the Sacrament that we celebrate and share.

    So that we might be connected with Christ more fully, so that our faith might be invigorated and our trust made more sound. So that we will realize more perfectly that if we have just a little faith, even the size of a mustard seed, we can even say to mountains, move from here to there, and it will move. That we will realize that indeed our prayers are answered beyond our imaginings and that nothing is impossible for us because we are instruments of God.

Jesus speaks:    This is My purpose in the Shepherds of Christ.

Kathleen at the Beach 

Kathleen Handmaid of the Good Shepherd Head of the Florida Site

Kathleen W.

 
I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love! I write this for the honor and glory of God and in thanksgiving to Jesus for calling me to this Movement.

Jesus says in St. John's Gospel, "You did not choose me, no, I chose you…" Jn 15:16.

What a calling! To be chosen to be a Handmaid of the Good Shepherd! His special spouse! The spouse of THE KING & CREATOR of the Universe!

WOW! And a Movement personally directed by Jesus! Thank you, Jesus!

Words cannot express all I would like to say. Since 1st grade I wanted to be a nun. I saw the nuns at my school and I wanted to be like them. Unfortunately growing up... all the peer pressure in school and the struggles of young adulthood took away any hope of being a nun. I followed the ways of the world and left Jesus out of my life.

During my senior year of nursing, the seed of pursuing a religious vocation sprang up again in my heart. I started attending daily Mass as often as I could, and Mary our Mother was bringing me closer to Jesus. My 1st choice was Mother Teresa's Order, however, that didn't happen for me.

After graduation from nursing school I went to a Bible Institute Retreat at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. While there, I attended a Baptism of the Spirit Seminar and felt a strong presence of the Holy Spirit.

That fall, in 1996, I went back to Ohio for another retreat, and while I was in the chapel one evening, I picked up God's Blue Book II and read a message on Communion from Jesus. I almost fell out of my pew! The message touched me deep in my heart. Thankfully, I was able to take the book home. the messages were awesome! I never knew of having such an intimate relationship with Jesus!

I started spending an hour everyday after Mass. I joined the Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart and later started a Shepherds of Christ Prayer Chapter. I got the other Blue Books, the rosary book and rosary tapes. I felt so committed to praying the prayers and the rosary mediations were so powerful! I thank Jesus and Mary for all these revelations!

I heard about the handmaids in 1998, while ordering through the Shepherds of Christ. I was really interested in them. I thought maybe this is where God is calling me. I kept praying to do His will.

Jesus, in His time, made it all work out. When we give our lives to Jesus, He can do more than we could ever ask for or imagine! Jesus loves us!

I feel so blessed and privileged to be in the formation of being a handmaid! Thank you, my Father, for this Movement and all the beautiful people in it! Thank you, Holy Spirit, for your tremendous work in my soul! Thank you, Jesus, for choosing me for this special calling. And like Mary, my life is a continuous FIAT. "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior." and "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word."

Excerpt from February 4, 2005

Messenger:       To the Christian they know that
                             they can live forever —
                             the soul is immortal —
                             if they do what God wants!!

                        What a gift God gives to us to
                             know that we can live
                             forever —

                        Our body will decay and die, but our
                             soul will go on and all our
                             love and relationships go
                             with us, but we must serve and
                             love God to have our eternal reward.

                        I remember one of the first lengthy
                             messages Jesus gave Me October 5, 1992.

                             I asked Him if He would want to
                        write a book would He use My
                        hand.

                            In the early messages God taught
                        me about His Power and He taught
                        me about how fearful I was. For
                        months He gave me messages about
                        my fear and when I thought I had
                        enough — He gave me another.

                            He told me His Power never
                        runs out. He told me how power
                        in the plugs in my wall could
                        run out

                            He told me He had all the Power —

                            Nobody had Power over Him,
                        On October 5, 1992 (3:30am)
                        God said

October 5, 1992 - 3:30am

Messenger:  Dear Jesus, Give me Your hand to write this book for you. I am your servant. I want to be Your hand to this world. If you, Lord Jesus, would write a book, what would you say?

Jesus:   My dear children,

   Today I come to deliver a message to each of you. I want to tell you of each person's dignity, of their beauty and their self-worth. Each child is, oh, so uniquely precious to My Most Sacred Heart. Each child is full of the talents I have given to them. Each person is divinely created by God and given all these gifts to be happy and love one another.

   The problem comes when you feel you will be left out. That you will be left by another who has trodden on you and will do it again. I see you all as My most precious children. I watch your every move and know all pain and anguish in your heart. My Heart aches, you have insecure feelings about yourself. I came to this earth I died for you. I felt cold, hungry, lonely on this earth. You need not worry that no one knows the pain and anguish in your heart. God created you with such special gifts and talents. It is important for you to raise above your wound and forgive those who hurt you.

   You need only turn your will and your life over to Me and I will guide you in all your ways. I have all the Power. Many are not of My ways. The key to life is to recognize your faults, but still know you are this precious gift of My Father a gift to this world. This world is in need of your strength. Running yourself down, blaming others hurting them can cause you misery and pain. At this very moment, you are the precious creation of God!! You must operate with Me in your heart.

   You need not run yourself down. I am with you every day guiding your ways, lest your foot stumble and you lose your way. You will not wander far from your path if every day you keep bringing your focus back to Me. If you dare let Me be at the helm, if you dare to really let Me run your life, I will do with you such wonders that you yourself would be amazed. But you will know with such ease when you did these things that you did not do them alone. You will know My power, moving the mountain, My power chipping at the stone, My power working on your hardest problem and you will be set free.

   Oh yes, you will be set free and know a serenity that only comes from letting go and letting Me run your life. To you, My child, I have given all that is good. I made you My holy soldier, My warrior in a world of pain and hatred. You are the light that shines in the darkness, you are the coat to a cold child, you are the smile that warms a troubled and lonely heart. You are the comfort for everyone you meet, because My most precious Heart powers you, smiles through you, understands and loves through you.

   Love your fellows for Me. There are so many troubled hearts that need to know My love. I can love through you if you let Me, I can be their friend through you if you let Me. I am He who comforts you and you are he who comforts them. My power is endless, it never runs out, there is not a power failure EVER. In your darkest hour, My light shines in the darkness and I say to you, "Oh blessed of My Father, look at yourself with awe, you are My creation, you are indeed so precious to Me, you are My light to this world, you are My hands and My feet and most of all My Heart."

   Oh, you are My loving Heart, to those who are bowed down, to those who are lost in the darkness, you carry My smile and wear My armor in a world that is trying to tear one another down with hate and ugliness. There is gentleness, there is love, there is hope in you, if you open yourself up to Me. Be My knight to the world, wear My armor. I am your God and I will protect you from the darkness. Plug into My power, be not afraid, I go before you always and you can rest in My arms when you feel weary. You can put your head in My lap and weep, you will know, I am truly with you and you are My light to this world. I created you so special - to cast out fear in the darkness, to clothe the naked, to give hope to the oppressed, to be as I live in you and love through you and you are My smile and I touch My hurting ones through your love.

   You are he who loves this world. You must stay plugged into My power-source. This world is hungry for My love. It needs My love, I give to them through you. I am your God and I made you as a gift to the world. You are filled.

    Focus on Me and your life will be abundant and whole, joy in suffering, freedom -- but  you can take the knocks because you will know you do not go it alone, but with Me. I love you My precious child.       

Deuteronomy 8:2-3

Remember the long road by which Yahweh your God led you for forty years in the desert, to humble you, to test you and know your inmost heart -- whether you would keep his commandments or not. He humbled you, he made you feel hunger, he fed you with manna which neither you nor your ancestors had ever known, to make you understand that human beings live not on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of Yahweh.

   

Deuteronomy 8:12-16

When you have eaten all you want, when you have built fine houses to live in, when you have seen your flocks and herds increase, your silver and gold abound and all your possessions grow great, do not become proud of heart. Do not then forget Yahweh your God who brought you out of Egypt, out of the place of slave-labour, who guided you through this vast and dreadful desert, a land of fiery snakes, scorpions, thirst; who in this waterless place brought you water out of the flinty rock; who in this desert fed you with manna unknown to your ancestors, to humble you and test you and so make your future the happier.

Messenger:   Here is another message that I got.

^{Excerpt from November 8, 1991 - 4:00 a.m.}

^{Jesus:  From this day forward, you will have love, peace and joy.}

^{You are drawn to Me like a magnet - come home to Me and feel the inner joy in your heart.}

^{I am with you always to the ends of the earth.}

^{I am your God and you shall not have other gods besides Me.}

^{I will be with you - that is My promise. I will be with you forever more. Cling to Me for I am strong.}

^{Do not be afraid, for I will gently show you the way of the Lord.}

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^{Matthew 11: 28-30}

 ^{The gentle mastery of Christ}

^{‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’}

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^{Messenger: Jesus, save me from the snare of the devil, from his seed. Plant me on solid ground so I can prosper and be full and follow the ways of the Lord.}

^{For You have gently touched my heart and I am warm and cuddly inside.}

^{Your wish is my command. I must follow the ways of the Lord in all things and follow His path, doing His will.}

^{You will show me this path, if I am open to You. All I need do is ask, and I will be answered.}

^{Open my heart and my will to Your direction, Lord Jesus. You are with me in the night, in the rising of the sun and during the day. In all my trials, You are there. Open up my heart to Your word.}

^{The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Give me Your direction so I might know what path You want me to take.}

^{If I open my heart and listen, all will be revealed to me in His time. For the honor and glory of You Jesus Christ I ask these things in Your name and open my heart to Your direction.}

^{Please help me to put aside the ways of the flesh and follow Your direction, Lord Jesus, this day and always to dwell in the house of the Lord.}

^{Song: All My Days}

^{Messenger: Today is one of those days. Sing praise to God our Father, Jesus, His Son, and the Holy Spirit. Honor and glory to You, GOD.}

^{Thanks for this letter, You wake me from my sleep. I thought I heard a noise, but it was You waking me to talk to me.}

^{Your word is the word of God, and all honor be Yours for Your direction. It came from God and I must heed these words.}

^{God speaks:  Put your anger aside, and make room in your heart for Jesus' love I pour into you right now. Replenish yourself with My love and My grace and be still, for I am with you this day. I will watch over you, and comfort you, and bring you into the land flowing with milk and honey. Listen to My word and be glad so that all might see your good works and praise your Father Who is in heaven.}

^{Through Jesus I bless you and keep you ever in My Heart. Be ready to do My will and be blessed by Me. Listen and be glad, for I am with you until the consummation of the world.}

^{Go now and live My word, My child. I love you.}

^{Jesus speaks: In the midst of confusion, be the light shining in the darkness, be life to those who are down-hearted. I have the power to do all things and I am within you, so you have the power to be My light to the world.}

^{You are plugged into an undying source. I am there. I want to love, I want to give, I want to comfort and strengthen. I will do these things to My brethren through you, if you let Me.}

^{Love your family, I have given them as gifts to you, to love and care for...}

^{End of excerpt from November 8, 1991 message}
 

From July 14, 2000

Jesus speaks: I call you to talk to the sisters about Jesus.

Messenger: Jesus called me on September 7, 1995, to talk to the sisters about Jesus and to spread His words. His message was to reach them, telling me I must do so.

He appeared to the side of the altar, the same side as in Lucia's vision. He was adorned in a lot of gold and I saw a lot of gold.

Today Jesus sent me to the funeral of one of His precious sisters.

He told me how much He loves them and again we should try to reach them. The original messages of 1994 and 1995 were given to reach the sisters with the Blue Books.

Regarding the second Blue Book in particular, in 1994 and 1995, He gave me several messages to circulate these to priests and sisters.

We are still struggling to translate this in Spanish. The translation must maintain all that is true. It is not a little task to put Jesus' words in another language. It must be absolutely accurate. Jesus gives it to me so I can write it in English.

I do not wish to deviate from the original message given from Jesus today and from the past previous days.

Jesus speaks: My daughter, I do indeed love My sisters so, they are My special spouse. They, too, long to know more the mystery of My love. Deep in their hearts they want the greatest union with Me. I want them to have the letters of My love given especially in Blue Book II, but five years later they are not as open to the private revelation as they were five years ago.

I desire very much that the sisters receive the Mass Book with the Imprimatur. I wish people to help you through their prayers and support to reach the sisters.

I wish My center in Sidney to be a sub-center. One of its purposes is to reach the sisters through mailings, etc.

My center in Sidney is important to Me. This Tuesday, July 18, 2000, I will give special graces of healing for all who come.

I wish the sisters' mailing to be sent out to all sisters as possible. I requested the newsletter on the Mass and the Blessed Virgin with the audio tapes of these recorded by your founder be sent.

My sisters are very dear to Me, they can help to lead souls to My Sacred Heart.

I want My sisters to be consecrated to My Heart and the Heart of My Mother.

I want them to help reach the priests with the newsletter.

I want prayer chapters of sisters praying as I have instructed.

Jesus speaks: Sisters are given special graces as My special spouse. There is a special gift given to the world when sisters pray the prayers I have given, especially when prayed before the Blessed Sacrament.

I love My sisters so much. They may not marry a man, but they have many children in My Church to help lead to God through prayer.

I want sisters to lead little ones to the rosary and to love the Mass.

I want them to help older people to offer their lives up as a prayer in the Morning Offering in union with the Mass.

If the intention is there every morning of offering their sufferings and simple activities up to the Father in My name through the powerful intercession of Mary with all the angels and saints for the priests, the Church and the world, that is all that is needed.

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Morning Offering

My dear Father, I offer you this day all my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings in union with Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in the Holy Spirit.

I unite with our Mother Mary, all the angels and saints, and all the souls in purgatory to pray to the Father for myself, for each member of my family, for my friends, for all people throughout the world, for all the souls in purgatory, and for all other intentions of the Sacred Heart.

I love You, Jesus, and I give You my heart. I love you, Mary, and I give you my heart.

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Jesus speaks: I want sisters to help Me spread the consecration by spreading the card

"I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love."

I love My sisters so much. You must reach them with My requests.

I want them to help in My Movement.

They should pray, and help reach other sisters and priests with the priestly newsletter.

I want the Holy Spirit Novena book to be given to sisters and used by their students who are to receive the sacrament of Confirmation.

There are 18 different Scripture readings.

Sisters can use these materials in schools.

The sisters, especially those in schools, should be given the Parents and Children's Rosary Book and Rosary Aves.

Please, My sisters, help Me. I want you to help My children know how much I love them.

I want a deep union with you as My bride.

I want you to teach others how to be My special bride and tell the world about My Church - the good news.

I am truly present in the Eucharist - tell them.

Tell them about the Mass.

Please get my Mass Book with the Imprimatur all over the world, especially to sisters and priests.

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Excerpt from the Mass Book

September 7, 1995

DO NOT HOLD BACK,
SPEAK TO THE SISTERS AND PRIESTS.

Written before the exposed Eucharist in the
convent chapel at the college of Mt. St. Joseph:

Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find.

Jesus wants us to speak. He does not want us to hold back. We will touch the cold hearts with the messages of His love. We can not hold back, souls are at stake. I can envision Jesus standing to the left of the altar, His halo around His head. There's a lot of gold. His arms are outstretched.

Through Him, with Him, and in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit.

I want to carry the rosaries out to this world.

I am your servant, Lord. It is no longer I who live, but He Who lives in Me. Give to me abundant graces to live only for Thee, to be only as You want me to be, to surrender my all for Thee so I can truly say, "In fact, through the Law I am dead to the Law so that I can be alive to God. I have been crucified with Christ and yet I am alive; yet it is no longer I, but Christ living in me…" (Ga. 2:19-20)

We are His apostles that He is sending into the world. He wants us to speak of His burning love. He is truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. We should cherish the precious gift of Jesus in the Eucharist. He wants us to go out and spread the devotions to His most Sacred Heart and His Mother's heart. I love the Eucharist, reminiscing on all the special moments I have had with my Lover, my Beloved, moments in front of the tabernacle, drawing closer and closer to Him.

I live my life to attend Mass. I envision a halo around the consecrated Host.

I feel the intense glow of His love that is so warm and gives me such joy.

Through Him, with Him and in Him.

I am laid waste in His precious love.

Like glowing embers, on and off - I love the Eucharist with my deepest love!

Let me put my head on Your chest. My heart is burning for love of You. My heart is burning now from the Holy Eucharist one hour ago.

I come and sit with Him in front of the tabernacle and tell Him all my problems.

I love Him so much!

(End of Excerpt from the Mass Book)

 

Excerpt of September 4, 2000, Daily Message

Jesus speaks: On this Labor Day, September 4, 2000, I ask you to proceed with the sisters' mailing.  Help is needed to do this. I request the 2 priestly newsletters be sent and 2 tapes of these newsletters. I love you. Jesus.

(End of excerpt of September 4, 2000 Daily Message)

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September 5, 2000 - Second Message

Jesus speaks: I desire you to contact the sisters with the prayer manuals
and brochure. I desire sisters to help spread the priestly newsletter and tapes of Father delivering the priestly newsletter to all priests possible.

I desire sisters to consecrate their hearts to Me and My Mother.

I desire sisters to form prayer chapters.

I desire sisters to help spread My Movement to help bring about the reign of My Sacred Heart and triumph of Mary's Immaculate Heart.

I desire sisters to help reach the children to form Junior Shepherds of Christ Chapters and to spread the rosary to them.

I desire sisters to help getting people to make rosaries and send them to My Mother's Rosary Factory in Florida, all types of rosaries, especially mission rosaries for the missions and Walter's rosary for the schools. 

I desire sisters to help Me with My Movement.

I love My precious sisters so. They are My special spouse. I want sisters to request the Mass Book that they will have a deeper union with Me.

I want sisters to request the Parents and Children's Rosary Book.  

I want sisters to reach the nursing homes with My Movement and the rosary.

Give them this little card.

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Jesus speaks: Please, sisters, help all to offer their days in the Morning Offering.

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Jesus speaks: My sisters, lead My souls to Me, fruit for the Kingdom.

My sisters, these are your children, the ones you lead to Me in My churches, schools and nursing homes.

Oh, My sisters, you have so many children, lead them to My Heart.

Oh, My sisters,

FRUIT FOR THE KINGDOM 

and when you come to Me, I say "Where are your children?" and you give Me your lives offered to lead souls to Me.

Oh, My sisters, I need you to hear My call and answer Me.

Oh, My sisters, I cry to you.

Oh, My sisters, help Me.

I am your Spouse, your children are the ones you send to Me. Send them to the fires of My Heart.

Oh, My sisters,

I THIRST FOR THEIR SOULS - 

My little ones, the ones I died for, Oh My Sisters,

HELP ME - 

I gave My life for My souls - they are your children, they are crying and being led astray.

My sisters, your babies are crying - 

My sisters, I give you the School Rosary Program of My Mother.

My sisters, I give you My nursing home cards.

My sisters, I give you My prayers.

My sisters, I give you all My rosary material.

MY SISTERS, 

I GIVE YOU AND THE PRIESTS My prayers.

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Jesus speaks: MY SISTERS -

I give you My priestly newsletter.

Oh, My sisters, help Me reach My priests.

Help Me reach My people that they will consecrate their hearts and pray as a body, united to the Mass for the priests, the Church and the world.

Oh, My sisters, this is MY MOVEMENT - 

I cry to you about the children.

I cry.

I AM THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS - 

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VISION DECEMBER 17, 1991
5 YEARS BEFORE MARY APPEARED 

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Jesus speaks: My children, My Mother cries on the building for you.

My sisters, she appears and cries to her children to listen.

My sisters, today September 5, 2000, I dedicate this message to you. Please help Me, your children are crying.

From the depth of My Sacred Heart, My sisters, I cry to you.

Begin prayer chapters and pray as I have instructed.

I love you so much, My sisters.

I am Jesus, your Savior.

Savior of the world - I cry to you today.

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An Afternoon with Mary
September 7, 2003

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August 20, 1994 - 2nd message

Mary speaks: My suffering was so deep, only by God's grace could a human person experience such suffering.

There were not wounds, there was no blood, there was, my Child, only the experiences of my Heart. My Heart was pierced so deeply with a sword. Such deep pain, a sword piercing would not describe the pain I had. Do you wonder how deep did the sword pierce my Heart? The depth was incomprehensible. My life was lived in such connectedness with my Son, in such intimacy with Him. I watched my beloved Son, to Whom I was so closely united for 33 years, suffer so dishonorably.

My sufferings were for you, child. I love you as no earthly mother ever loved a child. I am your most loving Mother. If I underwent such suffering for you, do you think I would not be protecting and loving you now? I have not gone. I am with you!

If I could only tell you what I saw: my Son suffering for love of you. If I could let you see through my eyes what He suffered for love of you!

If you meditate on His Passion in the rosary and the Stations, you see His immense love. I will help you to see His love more and more through my eyes.

I appear to tell all of this suffering. This is the key to understanding how much you are loved. Think of what I saw, look through my eyes, hold His lifeless Body under the cross, meditate on the Seven Sorrows that I hold deep in my Heart. It is there you will know His immense love. Look at my Son through a Mother's eyes. Look at Him as He dragged the heavy cross on His way to the Crucifixion. Stand by and watch them pull His hair and drag Him away, and beat His precious bare Body. Stand with me, little ones, as I walked with Him and look through my eyes. You will realize more His great love for you.

Go to Him, love Him, He is in the Eucharist this day. He longs, longs for your individual love. He is your lover, on FIRE for love of you. I love you so much.

I am Mary, your Mother.

August 21, 1994 - 3rd message

Messenger: We must see Christ's love poured out to us through one another. He operates in our brothers. One of the ways He loves us is through others. We must see Christ in each person.

Am I acting like Christ to my brothers?

Am I the reflection of the Christ Who lives within me?

Christ wants to love His beloved ones through me. Am I loving my brothers as He wants me to?

Did I act like Christ would?

Jesus, help me to let You live through me. Help me to be the empty vessel You use to spread Your love to others.

I love You so, thank You for the love You pour out to me this day. I am Your grateful child and I love You.

April 5, 2001

August 21, 1994 - 4th message

Jesus speaks: I am the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I am the tenderest of all hearts. I love you so much, let go and experience all the love I pour out to you. You do not see the abundant blessing I am pouring on you. I am Jesus and I am forever guarding you. Hold tight to My hand, focus on My ardent burning Heart on fire for love of you. Release all anxieties and fears as you find such shelter in My Heart.

You are surrounded by My enfolding love. You are warmed and cradled by My arms. I am your tender Jesus, gentlest of all hearts, come to love you so ardently this very day.

Let go into My most waiting arms. My Mother will place you in the very recesses of My Heart. She is your most loving Mother. Come to Me through her Immaculate Heart.

I am the Sacred Heart of Jesus, you are My chosen ones. Experience My love poured out to you this day, My beloved ones.

December 31, 1998

OPEN YOUR HEARTS
UNCOVER THE IMPERFECTIONS

Jesus speaks: My child, you must not be sad because you have unveiled an imperfection in your heart. Be joyful, you cannot heal from that which you will not recognize. Many are filled with fear in their hearts that they will be abandoned or not have love. I will never abandon you, I loved you to My death on the cross. Hell is the absence of love, the presence of hate and the desire so intense to have love and know you will never possess it. When you feel divided and isolated from all around you, you can experience a foreshadowing of hell. Hell is total isolation and self hatred.

When one looks into the heart, when one finds an imperfection in the heart from dealing in deep love relationships with others, the tendency is to remain the same, to stay doing that which is comfortable. That which is comfortable to you and is an imperfection does not work in an intimate relationship. What helps to heal imperfections in intimate relationships is when both recognize the problem and want to love each other and grow out of the imperfection. Many times one must be very gentle and loving to another who experiences great pain and loss. One may have to give tremendous love while the other learns to trust more. It is in opening the hearts and realizing the imperfections and dealing with them in love that healing will take place. To cover up your imperfections and wounds is to wear a mask. Satan works in the imperfections of the people to divide them. If you do not talk about problems in intimate relationships, many times Satan continues to work and tries to tear the couple apart by playing on the imperfections. Relationship is growing hand-in-hand with one another in love. You must love. The flaws are there under the surface.

Bringing them up is not the problem.

Bringing them up can end a flaw that can be in your family for generations. You are the product of your past. You learned how to relate from imperfect parents.

Many experience fear in their hearts, the fear of exposing themselves and being rejected. Consequently, they never really show their true selves.

If you are afraid of abandonment from a young age, this fear will remain with you unless you deal with it. I can give you a great grace, but I want you to be humble and see your faults and imperfections and grow to be beautiful lovers, modeling your lives after Our Hearts. You must be true to yourselves and ask for grace to be more perfected lovers. DO NOT BE PRIDEFUL. YOU ARE NOT PERFECT.

I am Jesus. I love you.

I wish this coming year to be a year of great love in men's hearts. I wish men to let Me be the King of their hearts.

  July 5, 1998

Fr. Carter Blesses Mary's Image

Messenger:        On December 17, 1991 (Mary appeared in Clearwater on the building 5 years
                                                                later on that date December 17, 1996)
                                I saw the Heart of Jesus enflamed like a pot bellied stove. The
                                white center the pure white — pouring off so much I felt I
                                experienced heat and the outside layer of the heart was
                                a red rim. I received the following short words.

    "Open your heart to the fire of God's love. He is ablaze in your heart. He wants to dwell in you and love you and others through you. Love God, yourself and one another and experience the fire set aglow in your heart and experience the warmth of His love."

Messenger:       Pray the prayers given to you
                              Novena of the Holy Spirit. (click on)

                           I come as a messenger of God to the people of this earth.
                          In 1992 I asked God if you would write a book would you
                                use my hand. This was October 5, 1992. I began receiving more
                                and more writings and a summoning from Jesus to write
                                daily. This I did and now as I look back over it all so very
                                much may look to be published, so much remains unpublished
                                deep secrets into the hidden mysteries.

The guidance of my very holy spiritual director for 6 1/2                                 years was very constant — daily.                                 It was his message that Jesus gave that began the                                 newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, but Our Lord's                                 wish in January 1994 that the following messages                                 go to all the Bishops of the United States December 27,                                 1993 "The Bridegroom Awaits" Blue Book I and                                 January 17, 1994 "I want My Priests to Come Back"                                 Blue Book II before Fr. Carter got the message to send                                 the newsletter May 31, 1994. I did not even know Fr.                                 Carter when I got the message in January 1994 nor                                 had I even said the word priest in a message until                                 January 17, 1994.

                            My intention is not to focus on myself at all, but how God
                                worked in this body of revelations.