August 14, 2009

 

Gospel today

Matthew 19: 3-12

    Some Pharisees approached him, and to put him to the test they said, 'Is it against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?' He answered, 'Have you not read that the Creator from the beginning made them male and female and that he said: This is why a man leaves his father and mother and becomes attached to his wife, and the two become one flesh? They are no longer two, therefore, but one flesh. So then, what God has united, human beings must not divide.'

    They said to him, 'Then why did Moses command that a writ of dismissal should be given in cases of divorce?' He said to them, 'It was because you were so hard-hearted, that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but it was not like this from the beginning. Now I say this to you: anyone who divorces his wife-I am not speaking of an illicit marriage-and marries another, is guilty of adultery.'

The disciples said to him, 'If that is how things are between husband and wife, it is advisable not to marry.' But he replied, 'It is not everyone who can accept what I have said, but only those to whom it is granted. There are eunuchs born so from their mother's womb, there are eunuchs made so by human agency and there are eunuchs who have made themselves so for the sake of the kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.'

   

Joshua 3: 7-10a, 11, 13-17

Yahweh said to Joshua, 'This very day, I shall begin to make you great in the eyes of all Israel so that they will know that, as I was with Moses, so I shall be with you. Now, give this order to the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, "When you have reached the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you must halt in the Jordan itself." ' To the Israelites, Joshua then said, 'Come closer and hear the words of Yahweh your God.' Joshua said, 'By this, you are to know that the living God is with you and without a doubt will expel the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites before you.

Look, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth is about to move into the Jordan at your head.

As soon as the priests carrying the ark of Yahweh, Lord of the whole earth, have set the soles of their feet in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off; the upper waters flowing down will stop as a single mass.'

Accordingly, when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of the people. As soon as the bearers of the ark reached the Jordan and the feet of the priests carrying the ark touched the waters-the Jordan is in spate throughout the harvest season-the upper waters stood still and formed a single mass over a great distance, at Adam, the town near Zarethan, while those flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely separated. The people crossed opposite Jericho. The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh stood firm on dry ground in mid*Jordan, while all Israel crossed on dry ground, until the whole nation had completed its crossing of the Jordan.

   

Joshua 24: 1-2a, 15-17, 18b

    Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; he then summoned all the elders of Israel, its leaders, judges and officials, and they presented themselves in God’s presence. Joshua then said to all the people:

   ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this, “From time immemorial, your ancestors, Terah, father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the River, and served other gods. But if serving Yahweh seems a bad thing to you, today you must make up your minds whom you do mean to serve, whether the gods whom your ancestors served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose country you are now living. As regards my family and me, we shall serve Yahweh.’ The people replied, ‘Far be it from us to desert Yahweh and to serve other gods! Yahweh our God was the one who brought us and our ancestors here from Egypt, from the place of slave–labour, who worked those great wonders before our eyes and who kept us safe all along the way we travelled and among all the peoples through whom we passed. We too shall serve Yahweh, for he is our God.’

   

                People married are to work on their marriage —
                    people married to Jesus, religious,
                        are to work on their marriage to God —

                Jesus is truly present in the Blessed Sacrament —
                    Priests, sisters, religious should spend
                    time with Jesus their Spouse —

                Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist —
                Jesus is the Spouse of the religious —

                Religious, priests need to spend time with
                    Jesus, their Spouse —
                    intimate union —

                This is the message God gives

                How He longs for the love of His religious
                    in intimate relationships —
                    Religious and priests Jesus says are not single —
                        they are married to Him —
                        He is their "sweetheart" — He is
                        a person —

                Jesus: I love My religious and priests — I want intimate
                    time with them —
                    I want them to come thirsting for this time —
                    longing for My love —

                    I want this Spousal union with all My
                        precious souls —
                    Let the religious and priests teach them
                        of this by their example
                    Let the people long to be with Me —
                        I want their love — I want them to
                        long for the Mass and stay united to the Masses
                        all day —

                    If people realized they were created for this
                        intimate union with Me, if they
                        sought to be more holy — they could
                        unite ever more deeply to Me

                    I am the Divine God — I am the Second
                        Person of the Holy Trinity — I long
                        to be so close to you

                    I give you Myself in the Holy Eucharist —
                        I fill you with My life —

                    You come empty —

                    You leave abundantly filled by Me —

                    The Holy Spirit wants to live abundantly
                        in you — to counsel you — so you
                        live in the Spirit of God —

                    The Father and I are one — The Father has
                        a plan for you — You are reading this
                        and you can be more deeply united to God:
                        Father, Son and Holy Spirit if you listen to this
                        message —

                    I am love and in Me there is happiness and peace —
                    You were created for this love relationship
                        with God —

                    Be about our love affair —

                    I want to live in you —
                    I want to possess your soul —
                    I enter you in communion —
                    I fill you with My presence
                    I stay with you after communion —

                    Don't run after you receive Me in
                        communion — stay with Me —

                    I want to write My message of love on your
                        hearts —

                    The more pure you are, the more you love —
                        the more you can intimately unite to Me —

                    I am the Divine All Pure God —

                    Mary came into the world sinless —
                    From the moment of conception Mary was sinless —
                    Mary carried Me in her womb for 9 months —

                    I want to live in you —
                    I want to operate from you —
                    I want to be so one with you —
                    I am the bridegroom of your soul —

                    You need not want for love — I love you
                        so much —

                    I promised Fr. Carter to those who pray these prayers —
                        I would pour out abundant grace that
                        they would dwell deeply in My Heart and
                        Mary's Heart —

 

 

July 31, 1994

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)

    

                    I outpour My richest graces for greater
                        intimacy with Me for those who
                        pray these prayers —

                    I long for you to come to Me
                    I long for you to want Me —

                    I am your Savior
                    I love you so much —
                    I want this intimacy with you —

                    Oh My beloved how much I love you —

                    I remain with you today in My Divinity
                        and Humanity — waiting for your love in
                        the Eucharist
                        I am truly present there — in the Eucharist —

                    I am the Bread of Life

                    I am Jesus, your Spouse
                    I am the Savior of the world —

                Song: A Song from Jesus

                    Consecrate your hearts to My Sacred Heart —
                        Give yourself to Me —
                        dwell in My Heart

                        My Heart is a vat of pure love —
                        My Heart is on fire for My precious
                            souls — I died for you —
                        I love you this much —

   

^{Matthew 11: 28-30}

‘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.’

 

                Sing: I am the Bread of Life

                    Don't treat Me coldly —

                    I long for your love — the deep embrace
                        to live in your heart —

                R. Oh my God —
                    How beautiful You are to me
                    I love you so much my God —

                Sing: I Love You Jesus

                Jesus: I am your God and I love you so much —

 

  

                Sing: One little light in the darkness

                Jesus: I call you to purity in heart —
                    I am in love with you  — My precious soul —
                    I want you to come
                    I am truly present in the tabernacle —
                    A sonnet of my love for you —

   

^{Matthew 11: 28-30}

‘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.’

     

 

Luke 12: 42

The Lord replied, ‘Who, then, is the wise and trustworthy steward whom the master will place over his household to give them at the proper time their allowance of food?

 

Psalm 23: 1

Yahweh is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
 

 

Psalm 41: 13-14

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,
    from eternity to eternity.
        Amen, Amen.

  

                Come Holy Spirit fill our hearts
                    renew the face of the earth — 

 

Isaiah 12: 2-6

Look, he is the God of my salvation:
I shall have faith and not be afraid,
for Yahweh is my strength and my song,
he has been my salvation.’

Joyfully you will draw water
from the springs of salvation
and, that day, you will say,
‘Praise Yahweh, invoke his name.
Proclaim his deeds to the people,
declare his name sublime.
Sing of Yahweh,
   for his works are majestic,
make them known throughout the world.
Cry and shout for joy,
   you who live in Zion,
For the Holy One of Israel
    is among you in his greatness.’

   

Acts 10, 25-26, 34-35, 44-48

and as Peter reached the house Cornelius went out to meet him, fell at his feet and did him reverence. But Peter helped him up. 'Stand up,' he said, ' after all, I am only a man!'

Then Peter addressed them, ‘I now really understand’, he said, ‘that God has no favourites, but that anybody of any nationality who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.

While Peter was still speaking the Holy Spirit came down on all the listeners. Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were all astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit should be poured out on gentiles too, since they could hear them speaking strange languages and proclaiming the greatness of God. Peter himself then said, 'Could anyone refuse the water of baptism to these people, now they have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?' He then gave orders for them to be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ. Afterwards they begged him to stay on for some days.

 

Wisdom 2: 12, 17-20

   

                Jesus: I am love —
                    Do not be like the wicked man who is
                        selfish and setting a trap for the
                        just man —

                    Bask in My love
                    Be faithful to Me

 

 

1 Corinthians 15: 54-57

And after this perishable nature has put on imperishability and this mortal nature has put on immortality, then will the words of scripture come true: Death is swallowed up in victory. Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin comes from the Law. Thank God, then, for giving us the victory through Jesus Christ our Lord.