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August 2, 2008
August 3rd Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 1 Period II.The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for August 3rd are Luminous.
Florida Retreat
Saturday at 1pm & 6:20pm
Sunday at 1pm & 6:20pm
Monday at 1pm & 6:20pm
August 5, 2008
6:20pm
Please tune in.
China Retreat
August 10, 11, 12, 13
Rita will be in China.
Exposed Eucharist
Given July 30, 2008
The liturgical year starts with
advent — then Christmas — the
Feast of the Holy Family and the
liturgical year ends with the Feast
of Christ the King.
Every family needs a picture
of the Holy Family — it starts
there, love, obedience to God's
commandments —
Then from this love and peace
it extends to nations and neighbors
and communities and the Church —
Love of the families as members of
the mystical body will help
strengthen oneness and love in
the Church.
We see God wants us loving
brothers and sisters as a family —
obeying God's will —
not selfish
loving and serving God and others —
We see in the Bible — there was
order, but Adam and Eve disobeyed,
Cain slew Abel
We see little children fighting —
they are to learn love from
parents who had the children
in love —
Parents that weren't angry
and selfish, but loving, but
parents are taught by their
parents how to be moms and
dads and so many divorce and
the children suffer —
I can listen to the words of
the magnificat over and over again —
how Mary says her soul magnifies
the Lord —
Babies are baptized many times —
that is so important they receive
the sacrament of baptism and
receive the sharing of God's life —
so they have the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
dwell in their graced soul —
so they have an elevated human
nature and their knowing and loving
capacity is elevated RIGHT
FROM INFANCY
I ponder the purity of Mary
The gift Mary is to the human race
In the rosary we say
"Hail Mary full of grace" 53 times
We recognize her purity
In this lies fruit in our lives
as we go to her Immaculate
Heart and the Holy Spirit helps us to be
more and more children
of the light —
more and more in the image of Jesus —
God wants us to pray the rosary —
Jesus came a little baby from
Mary's flesh — in Mary's womb
Jesus conceived of the Holy Spirit
When we meditate on the sorrowful
mysteries we meditate on
Christ's wounds and
know people wound us
We see the glorified wounds of
Christ at the Resurrection —
We meditate on the Ascension
And the Descent of the Holy Spirit
And Mary is Assumed into heaven
We know the last mystery is
Mary
Queen of Heaven and Earth —
AWESOME
Mary is gift —
pure and sinless
Thank you God
Luke 1: 46-55
And Mary said:
My soul proclaims
the greatness of the Lord
and my spirit rejoices
in God my Saviour;
because he has looked upon
the humiliation of his servant.
Yes, from now onwards
all generations will call me blessed,
for the Almighty
has done great things for me.
Holy is his name,
and his faithful love extends age after age
to those who fear him.
He has used the power of his arm,
he has routed the arrogant of heart.
He has pulled down princes
from their thrones
and raised high the lowly.
He has filled the starving with good things,
sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the help
of Israel his servant,
mindful of his faithful love
—according to the promise
he made to our ancestors—
of his mercy to Abraham
and to his descendants for ever.
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Isaiah 9: 2, 6
You have enlarged the nation,
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at harvest time,
as they exult
when they are dividing the spoils.
to extend his dominion
in boundless peace,
over the throne of David
and over his kingdom
to make it secure and sustain it
in fair judgement and integrity.
From this time onwards and for ever,
the jealous love of Yahweh Sabaoth
will do this.
Luke 1: 33
he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end.’
1 Corinthians 13: 1-13
Though I command languages both human and angelic—if I speak without love, I am no more than a gong booming or a cymbal clashing. And though I have the power of prophecy, to penetrate all mysteries and knowledge, and though I have all the faith necessary to move mountains—if I am without love, I am nothing. Though I should give away to the poor all that I possess, and even give up my body to be burned—if I am without love, it will do me no good whatever.
Love is always patient and kind; love is never jealous; love is not boastful or conceited, it is never rude and never seeks its own advantage, it does not take offence or store up grievances. Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but finds its joy in the truth. It is always ready to make allowances, to trust, to hope and to endure whatever comes.
Love never comes to an end. But if there are prophecies, they will be done away with; if tongues, they will fall silent; and if knowledge, it will be done away with. For we know only imperfectly, and we prophesy imperfectly; but once perfection comes, all imperfect things will be done away with. When I was a child, I used to talk like a child, and see things as a child does, and think like a child; but now that I have become an adult, I have finished with all childish ways. Now we see only reflections in a mirror, mere riddles, but then we shall be seeing face to face. Now I can know only imperfectly; but then I shall know just as fully as I am myself known.
As it is, these remain: faith, hope and love, the three of them; and the greatest of them is love.
Matthew 22: 36-40
‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets too.’
John 1: 1-18
In the beginning was the Word:
the Word was with God
and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things came into being,
not one thing came into being
except through him.
What has come into being in him was life,
life that was the light of men;
and light shines in darkness,
and darkness could not overpower it.A man came, sent by God.
His name was John.
He came as a witness,
to bear witness to the light,
so that everyone might believe
through him.
He was not the light,
he was to bear witness to the light.The Word was the real light
that gives light to everyone;
he was coming into the world.
He was in the world
that had come into being through him,
and the world did not recognise him.
He came to his own
and his own people did not accept him.But to those who did accept him
he gave power to become children of God,
to those who believed in his name
who were born not from human stock
or human desire
or human will
but from God himself.
The Word became flesh,
he lived among us,
and we saw his glory,
the glory that he has from the Father
as only Son of the Father,
full of grace and truth.John witnesses to him. He proclaims:
‘This is the one of whom I said:
He who comes after me
has passed ahead of me
because he existed before me.’Indeed, from his fullness
we have, all of us, received—
one gift replacing another,
for the Law was given through Moses,
grace and truth have come
through Jesus Christ.
No one has ever seen God;
it is the only Son,
who is close to the Father’s heart,
who has made him known.
message continues
We seek right reason —
On two extremes of eating is gluttony
which destroys health and starvation
which destroys health — eating in the middle
to maintain life and maintain health —
God intends us to endure the trials of life
and to live until natural death — taking care
of ourselves — discipline of the intake of
food and drink to maintain health.
Should not this prudence be observed for
the appetite of sex, for disciplining work
and play and prayer, for disciplining our
thoughts — not giving into sinful thoughts
that are sexual, but not giving into negative
thoughts — getting angry at our brothers,
blaming them with untrue reasoning for
our anger in us because of bitterness,
of unmet needs of the past — hurts from
relationships, parental mistreatment,
brother and sister rivalry — Cain slew his
brother Abel —
God created us to be loving, but we have
a wounded human nature and brothers and
sisters, older brothers and sisters may have
hurt other brothers and sisters, rivalry,
different sexes — boys punching sisters —
girls learning to provoke brothers and
smiling when they won over them — can
be acted out in later life — religious
communities like a family etc. —
It isn't anything goes — we are
put here to learn to love God and others
to prepare us for heaven. Some people
have to just have a scapegoat — somebody
they are mad at so they can be in a
bad mood — in other instances — the
devil tempting people in offices, families try to
get people to choose disorder because the devil
wants souls for hell — he wants disorder, disobedience,
so the devil temps people — the weak link —
to be selfish to provoke others for no
reason because of thoughts of division
they had in their heads — they may have
given into that aren't even the truth —
In relationships the devil can tempt
people to be bitter and hateful in
relationships or be too close — call it "love" — lustful —
inappropriate romance — what about
the middle of the road — loving like brothers
and sisters in God's family to promote
His Kingdom is what God wants us to learn.
Many who had brothers and sisters
may have had busy parents who never
knew how Johnny hit Karen and Karen
learned life long patterns of provoking
men in community to get "one up" on
her brother and then she smiled. Or she
learned she like to be alone, to not mix with others.
This is not acting like the Blessed Virgin Mary,
or Jesus — Some people never see how
controlling they are trying to force others
so they can be dominant for dominant
sake — while the work of building a
city of love — doing the cleaning, computer
work, praying for the family — never happens —
because they are too busy trying to establish
their rule of life which can be disorder, disharmony
and unhappy, unattractiveness.
It might be quite easy, to live alone,
you know how you were raised and
you believe everybody in the world should
think like you — (which can be selfish and controlling,
angry, dominant perhaps)
A person may marry and use tactics in
forcing others to let them rule for ruling
sake — every one has to follow their rule,
whether angry, selfish, unloving because
they won't change and the other married
partner is forced by anger or some other
manipulation to give in — seeking dominance
for dominance sake is a problem because
of the garden — Eve wanted to be equal to
God — Sometimes the dominance and unreasonable
behavior is almost unable to live with. LIFE
is to be lived — KIND —
We see Cain slew his brother — he was
jealous and impure in heart and he
gave into the temptation of the devil —
We are here to learn to do it God's way —
manipulating others to get our way opposed
to God's way leads to great unhappiness —
hurting others — pushing ahead like a bull
with horns — knocking down the china
in the China shop doesn't please God —
we are here to be like Jesus and Mary —
We are to be temperate — we are
to be disciplined, we must control
our thoughts, our food, our appetites,
our remarks, we need the grace of
God at work in our lives —
We need right reasoning —
Do you see temperance? —
A man may get drunk on three drinks —
Another man may become "nasty" after
two drinks —
God has given us the ability to control
ourselves — prudence, discipline —
We are all different —
Children want a toy at two or three and
will fight to have it — if they are
able they may bite their sibling —
neighbor — to have their way —
Children with strong wills want - what
they want — now and some won't
let up either — they can be really
mean to their little sister or brother, sneaky
behind mom and dad's back — what about
their child violence — does it come out
later in adulthood after years of
living in an unhappy home —
Colossians 3: 12-21
As the chosen of God, then, the holy people whom he loves, you are to be clothed in heartfelt compassion, in generosity and humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with one another; forgive each other if one of you has a complaint against another. The Lord has forgiven you; now you must do the same. Over all these clothes, put on love, the perfect bond. And may the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, because it is for this that you were called together in one body. Always be thankful.
Let the Word of Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you. Teach each other, and advise each other, in all wisdom. With gratitude in your hearts sing psalms and hymns and inspired songs to God; and whatever you say or do, let it be in the name of the Lord Jesus, in thanksgiving to God the Father through him.
Wives, be subject to your husbands, as you should in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be sharp with them. Children, be obedient to your parents always, because that is what will please the Lord. Parents, do not irritate your children or they will lose heart.
Homes are to be loving, but where
are the rules, where parents are selfish,
self-focused, controlling and manipulative —
provoking and not respecting the rights of
their mates because they learned from
their parents how men and women are to get
along and they never learned love, but
this form of abuse.
Again, when he brings the First-born into the world, he says: Let all the angels of God pay him homage.Hebrews 1: 1-6
At many moments in the past and by many means, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets; but in our time, the final days, he has spoken to us in the person of his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things and through whom he made the ages. He is the reflection of God's glory and bears the impress of God's own being, sustaining all things by his powerful command; and now that he has purged sins away, he has taken his seat at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high. So he is now as far above the angels as the title which he has inherited is higher than their own name.
To which of the angels, then, has God ever said: You are my Son, today I have fathered you, or: I shall be a father to him and he a son to me?
Renewal — the Shepherds of Christ is for renewal —
Consecrating our hearts to the Hearts of
Jesus and Mary — going to the Medicine of
Immortality to be healed —
When do we work if all we do is act
out unfinished business — seeking
dominance, provoking others — only
being happy if we live alone — our
way — our time — our agenda —
We are here to learn to live in love.
When people marry — they choose their
mate — we are to try to get along —
to change ourselves to be loving —
God gives us this modeling —
Jesus is the New Adam
Mary is the New Eve —
We can pray to be more pure
Titus 3: 4-7
But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour for humanity were revealed, it was not because of any upright actions we had done ourselves; it was for no reason except his own faithful love that he saved us, by means of the cleansing water of rebirth and renewal in the Holy Spirit which he has so generously poured over us through Jesus Christ our Saviour; so that, justified by his grace, we should become heirs in hope of eternal life. This is doctrine that you can rely on.
A person can go into a room and in their
thoughts try to make up a scenario
to act out their similar life long
problems — scan the atmosphere —
think people are thinking things they
aren't even thinking because we
see ourselves as a victim —
All this wasted effort —
Some people go from marriage to marriage
leaving wounded soldiers behind when
they need to change their negative,
untruthful thoughts —
they can say — all five of my husbands
were the same —
Maybe they should look at themselves —
Isaiah 62:
11-12
This is what Yahweh has proclaimed
to the remotest part of earth:
Say to the daughter of Zion,
'Look, your salvation is coming;
with him comes his reward,
his achievement precedes him!'They will be called 'The Holy People',
'Yahweh's Redeemed',
while you will be called 'Sought-after',
'City-not-forsaken'.
Being holy means we don't give into
temptations like Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve sinned
The New Adam and the New Eve
were completely pure —
We have a wounded human nature —
We act impurely
We are here to learn to live to be
more like Christ
We were created in the image and
likeness of Christ —
We beg for grace to change —
In God asking us in the Shepherds of Christ to help
renew the Church and the world — He has
written of His Plan
His vision
making reparation on the retreats
this is at the heart of the Fatima
message
When we have a job to do we do it
What about the job God called
us to do —
Morning Offering
Offering up the sacrifices of not
giving into temptations to
try to mold the world in our dysfunctional
ways —
Isaiah 9: 1-6
The people that walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
on the inhabitants of a country
in shadow dark as death
light has blazed forth.
You have enlarged the nation,
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at harvest time,
as they exult
when they are dividing the spoils.
For the yoke that weighed on it,
the bar across its shoulders,
the rod of its oppressor,
these you have broken
as on the day of Midian.
For all the footgear
clanking over the ground
and all the clothing rolled in blood,
will be burnt, will be food for the flames.For a son has been born for us,
a son has been given to us,
and dominion has been laid
on his shoulders;
and this is the name he has been given,
‘Wonder–Counsellor, Mighty–God,
Eternal–Father, Prince–of–Peace’
to extend his dominion
in boundless peace,
over the throne of David
and over his kingdom
to make it secure and sustain it
in fair judgement and integrity.
From this time onwards and for ever,
the jealous love of Yahweh Sabaoth
will do this.
God wants order —
Not disorder —
There is disorder because of the fall
We want the truth —
The world is full of disorder
Many people act impurely and hurt others —
Even the elements have disorder —
hurricanes
earthquakes
Animals have disorder
lions are ferocious
dogs chase someone and may bite them
James 5: 7-10
Now be patient, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. Think of a farmer: how patiently he waits for the precious fruit of the ground until it has had the autumn rains and the spring rains! You too must be patient; do not lose heart, because the Lord’s coming will be soon. Do not make complaints against one another, brothers, so as not to be brought to judgement yourselves; the Judge is already to be seen waiting at the gates. For your example, brothers, in patiently putting up with persecution, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name;
Before the fall the
lion laid down with the lamb
God gave us rules to live by
The commandments
Provoking others to make them mad
is sinful
We were commanded to love God and
love each other
We are to control our thoughts and
because we are in the light —
we are to attract others to
the gifts given by living as
God wants —
We are to be attractive by being a light
Not walk in temptation — giving into
darkness
Making our minds a cavern of fear —
trying to establish the rule of
our disordered - dysfunctional
ways
Weren't we hurt enough by the
selfishness of others — we
are to be other-focused —
living according to God's ways
not giving into temptation to
hurt others and have our
way like a little child
Sometimes people make angry feelings
more important than God's vision for
the world
Then all the devil has to do is work
in dividing, selfish thoughts and
we forget about the work at hand
that spreads the light and promotes
the Kingdom of God —
We are commissioned in baptism
to spread the Good News — we are
to walk — living like Christians —
being attractive like Christ —
We should be set apart in a world
of impurity — that we are pure and holy
like Mary — the handmaid of the Lord —
Luke 1: 46-55
And Mary said:
My soul proclaims
the greatness of the Lord
and my spirit rejoices
in God my Saviour;
because he has looked upon
the humiliation of his servant.
Yes, from now onwards
all generations will call me blessed,
for the Almighty
has done great things for me.
Holy is his name,
and his faithful love extends age after age
to those who fear him.
He has used the power of his arm,
he has routed the arrogant of heart.
He has pulled down princes
from their thrones
and raised high the lowly.
He has filled the starving with good things,
sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the help
of Israel his servant,
mindful of his faithful love
—according to the promise
he made to our ancestors—
of his mercy to Abraham
and to his descendants for ever.
Mary appeared in Clearwater
CLEAR - WATER to teach us
about purity
Zephaniah 2: 3, 3: 12 - 13
Seek Yahweh,
all you humble of the earth,
who obey his commands.
Seek uprightness,
seek humility:
you may perhaps find shelter
on the Day of Yahweh’s anger.But in you I shall leave surviving
a humble and lowly people,
and those who are left in Israel
will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.
They will do no wrong,
will tell no lies;
nor will a deceitful tongue
be found in their mouths.
But they will be able to graze and rest
with no one to alarm them.
Joel 2: 12-18
'But now — declares Yahweh —
come back to me with all your heart,
fasting, weeping, mourning.'
Tear your hearts and not your clothes,
and come back to Yahweh your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger, rich in faithful love,
and he relents about inflicting disaster.
Who knows if he will not come back,
relent
and leave a blessing behind him,
a cereal offering and a libation
to be presented to Yahweh your God?Blow the ram's-horn in Zion!
Order a fast,
proclaim a solemn assembly,
call the people together,
summon the community,
assemble the elders,
gather the children,
even infants at the breast!
Call the bridegroom from his bedroom
and the bride from her bower!
Let the priests, the ministers of Yahweh,
stand weeping between portico and altar,
saying, 'Spare your people, Yahweh!
Do not expose your heritage
to the contempt,
to the sarcasm of the nations!
Why give the peoples cause to say,
"Where is their God?" 'Then, becoming jealous over his country,
Yahweh took pity on his people.
Given July 29, 2008
Union is in love —
Union is in helping each other — purely in love
Not in jealousy
Not in control
Focusing on the business at hand.
When one opens a door by talking
another does not shut the door by an offending
remark.
If somebody is angry then they are mad inside most
of the time in proportion to how much anger
they hold from the past —
Provoking others is wrong —
We should treat each other as God intends
We do not do work to control others
We do work out of love to help each other because
we are pleasing Jesus —
Loving each other as Jesus intends is the goal
of life
Mary had a human mother and a human father —
Mary was a descendant of Adam
Mary was conceived without original sin
because she was to be the Mother of God.
Mary never contracted the stain of sin.
This is the Immaculate Conception.
When we act in jealousy, anger, possessiveness,
envy, lust, seeking dominance for dominance
sake we act impurely.
Being angry at not getting our way in controlling
others can come from pent up anger from
anger sprayed on an individual from
generations past —
children when adults because of unmet needs in
childhood can easily project anger onto others in their
adulthood in trying to settle unmet
needs and unfinished business in relationships
with their mom or dad or brothers or sisters —
We must pray to be like Mary
We must pray to be pure not impure —
not acting on our tainted human nature —
our wounded past and projecting old anger onto
others —
The devil wants divorces
The devil wants division
The devil wants people to hate and get angry
and seek dominance over others —
We need to walk hand-in-hand and control ourselves —
disciplining ourselves and living holy lives like
Mary and Jesus.
Do you see why the consecration to the Two Hearts is
so important for us — consecration for the poor
banished children of Eve —
Consecration to the New Adam and New Eve
The devil works in pressure —
he wants us blaming someone for our own anger —
we can be full of old pent up anger
When important prayer or work needs to be done —
the devil can try to work in somebody's
feelings — trying with pressure to get them
to think run-on - dividing thoughts which
can almost cripple them if they give into the devil —
It's exercise — we need to control our thoughts
Cling To Me
May 13, 1993
Jesus: My dear child, if you stay close to Me, then I live in you and you live in Me. I am He Who created you and I love you with such an intensity that you will never know. My words are your truth. You must abide in My heart in all things. There is no room for doubt. My ways are steadfast, direct, and without error.
You must stay rooted in Me to ward off the power of the evil one. His grip is paralyzing and crippling. His power is stronger every day.
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15 Years ago
Jesus said
satan's grip is paralyzing and crippling
Jesus said this —
This first message says
Jesus says: I want to be one in you,
but beware satan's grip is paralyzing and crippling —
God told Cain he could control himself
Genesis 4: 7
If you are doing right, surely you ought to hold your head high! But if you are not doing right, Sin is crouching at the door hungry to get you. You can still master him.'
But Cain gave in
Adam and Eve were tempted they gave in —
Jesus was tempted by the devil after He fasted
40 days —
He did not give in —
Matthew 4: 1-11
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit out into the desert to be put to the test by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, after which he was hungry, and the tester came and said to him, ‘If you are Son of God, tell these stones to turn into loaves.’ But he replied, ‘Scripture says:
Human beings live not on bread alone
but on every word
that comes from the mouth of God.’The devil then took him to the holy city and set him on the parapet of the Temple. ‘If you are Son of God,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down; for scripture says:
He has given his angels orders about you,
and they will carry you in their arms
in case you trip over a stone.’Jesus said to him, ‘Scripture also says:
Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’
Next, taking him to a very high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. And he said to him, ‘I will give you all these, if you fall at my feet and do me homage.’ Then Jesus replied, ‘Away with you, Satan! For scripture says:
The Lord your God is the one
to whom you must do homage,
him alone you must serve.’Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels appeared and looked after him.
To me this tells me how powerful the Word of God
is also
The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception tells
us Mary was preserved from the stain of
original sin. Mary was preserved from the stain
of original sin from the first moment of her conception in
the womb of her mother.
Christ was conceived in the womb of Mary by the
Holy Spirit.
Mary was absolutely sinless.
Mary — full of grace!!
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. * Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Mary is so close to Christ —
Christ came from her womb
Christ took His flesh from Mary —
Christ lived with Mary.
This gift given to Mary was not given to any other creature.
Mary was assumed into heaven —
Mary enjoys in heaven the fullness of grace and glory.
Mary conceived Christ as a Virgin.
We honor Mary in her Motherhood and Virginity in the Litany.
God the Father likes this.
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven,
have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us (repeat after each invocation).
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Mother of Christ,
Mother of the Church,
Mother of divine grace,
Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste,
Mother inviolate,
Mother undefiled,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of good counsel,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Savior,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Cause of our joy,
Spiritual vessel,
Vessel of honor,
Singular vessel of devotion,
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the Covenant,
Gate of heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of angels,
Queen of patriarchs,
Queen of prophets,
Queen of apostles,
Queen of martyrs,
Queen of confessors,
Queen of virgins,
Queen of all saints,
Queen conceived without original sin,
Queen assumed into heaven,
Queen of the most holy rosary,
Queen of the families,
Queen of peace,
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray: Grant, we beseech You, O Lord God, that we Your servants may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body and, by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever virgin, be delivered from present sorrow, and obtain eternal joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
We fly to your patronage, O holy Mother of God. Despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and Blessed Virgin.
Mary is the Mother of God
Jesus is the Son of God
Excerpt from Response to God's Love,
by Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.
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End of excerpt from Response to God's Love...In reference to Christianity, God himself is the ultimate mystery. Radically, God is completely other and transcendent, hidden from man in his inner life, unless he chooses to reveal himself. Let us briefly look at this inner life of God.
The Father, in a perfect act of self-expression, in a perfect act of knowing, generates his son. The Son, the Word, is, then, the immanent expression of God's fullness, the reflection of the Father. Likewise, from all eternity, the Father and the Son bring forth the Holy Spirit in a perfect act of loving.
At the destined moment in human history, God's self-expression, the Word, immersed himself into man's world. God's inner self-expression now had also become God's outer self-expression. Consequently, the mystery of God becomes the mystery of Christ. In Christ, God tells us about himself, about his inner life, about his plan of creation and redemption. He tells us how Father, Son, and Holy Spirit desire to dwell within us in the most intimate fashion, how they wish to share with us their own life through grace. All this he has accomplished and does accomplish through Christ. St. Paul tells us: "I became a minister of this Church through the commission God gave me to preach among you his word in its fullness, that mystery hidden from ages and generations past but now revealed to his holy ones. God has willed to make known to them the glory beyond price which this mystery brings to the Gentiles—the mystery of Christ in you, your hope of glory. This is the Christ we proclaim while we admonish all men and teach them in the full measure of wisdom, hoping to make every man complete in Christ" (Col 1:25-28).
Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Because of Eve's sin — persuading Adam to
eat the forbidden fruit — we all suffered —
through Mary and the Holy Spirit —
Christ came for our salvation.
Jesus Christ was conceived of the flesh of Mary —
OLD ME MARYM
O beautiful mold of Mary, where Jesus was naturally and divinely
formed, pray for me.Mary you molded your Son, Jesus, God and man.
May I be melted and broken down so that I may be poured into
your mold.May you mold me in such a way that I might appear as your Son.
Mold me to be fully human so that I may participate in the
divinity of your Son.O beautiful mold of Mary, where Jesus was naturally and divinely
formed, pray for me.
Christ was the most perfect child the world ever knew.
The Son of God came to save men from sin.
God wants man's salvation —
Man has a wounded human nature —
Do you see why consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and
the Immaculate Heart of Mary is so important.
Christ was born in poverty —
We live by faith —
We are called to believe in Jesus Christ and His
teachings —
John 20: 27-29
Then he spoke to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it into my side. Do not be unbelieving any more but believe.’ Thomas replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him:
You believe because you can see me.
Blessed are those who have not seen
and yet believe.
Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14
While I was watching,
thrones were set in place
and one most venerable took his seat.
His robe was white as snow,
the hair of his head as pure as wool.
His throne was a blaze of flames,
its wheels were a burning fire.
A stream of fire poured out,
issuing from his presence.
A thousand thousand waited on him,
ten thousand times ten thousand
stood before him.
The court was in session
and the books lay open.I was gazing into the visions of the night,
when I saw,
coming on the clouds of heaven,
as it were a son of man.
He came to the One most venerable
and was led into his presence.
On him was conferred rule,
honour and kingship,
and all peoples, nations and languages
became his servants.
His rule is an everlasting rule
which will never pass away,
and his kingship will never come to an end.
2 Peter 1: 16-19
When we told you about the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not slavishly repeating cleverly invented myths; no, we had seen his majesty with our own eyes. He was honoured and glorified by God the Father, when a voice came to him from the transcendent Glory, This is my Son, the Beloved; he enjoys my favour. We ourselves heard this voice from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.
So we have confirmation of the words of the prophets; and you will be right to pay attention to it as to a lamp for lighting a way through the dark, until the dawn comes and the morning star rises in your minds.
Luke 9: 28-36
Now about eight days after this had been said, he took with him Peter, John and James and went up the mountain to pray. And it happened that, as he was praying, the aspect of his face was changed and his clothing became sparkling white. And suddenly there were two men talking to him; they were Moses and Elijah appearing in glory, and they were speaking of his passing which he was to accomplish in Jerusalem. Peter and his companions were heavy with sleep, but they woke up and saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As these were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, ‘Master, it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’ He did not know what he was saying. As he was saying this, a cloud came and covered them with shadow; and when they went into the cloud the disciples were afraid. And a voice came from the cloud saying, ‘This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him.’ And after the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. The disciples kept silence and, at that time, told no one what they had seen.
The saints are happy because they followed Christ —
Let us rejoice — Jesus came to bring salvation to the
people — they must follow Him.
Numbers 12: 1-13
Miriam, and Aaron too, criticised Moses over the Cushite woman he had married. He had indeed married a Cushite woman. They said, ‘Is Moses the only one through whom Yahweh has spoken? Has he not spoken through us too?’ Yahweh heard this. Now Moses was extremely humble, the humblest man on earth.
Suddenly Yahweh said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, ‘Come out, all three of you, to the Tent of Meeting.’ They went, all three of them, and Yahweh descended in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the Tent. He called Aaron and Miriam and they both came forward. Yahweh said: Listen to my words! if there is a prophet among you, I reveal myself to him in a vision, I speak to him in a dream. Not so with my servant Moses; to him my whole household is entrusted; to him I speak face to face, plainly and not in riddles, and he sees Yahweh’s form. How, then, could you dare to criticise my servant Moses? Yahweh’s anger was aroused by them. He went away, and as soon as the cloud left the Tent, there was Miriam covered with a virulent skin–disease, white as snow! Aaron turned to look at her and saw that she had contracted a virulent skin–disease.
Aaron said to Moses: ‘Oh, my Lord, please do not punish us for the sin we have been foolish enough to commit. Do not let her be like some monster with its flesh half eaten away when it leaves its mother’s womb!’ Moses pleaded with Yahweh. ‘O God,’ he said, ‘I beg you, please heal her!’
Matthew 14: 22-36
And at once he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he sent the crowds away. After sending the crowds away he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, while the boat, by now some furlongs from land, was hard pressed by rough waves, for there was a head–wind. In the fourth watch of the night he came towards them, walking on the sea, and when the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. ‘It is a ghost,’ they said, and cried out in fear. But at once Jesus called out to them, saying, ‘Courage! It’s me! Don’t be afraid.’ It was Peter who answered. ‘Lord,’ he said, ‘if it is you, tell me to come to you across the water.’ Jesus said, ‘Come.’ Then Peter got out of the boat and started walking towards Jesus across the water, but then noticing the wind, he took fright and began to sink. ‘Lord,’ he cried, ‘save me!’ Jesus put out his hand at once and held him. ‘You have so little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’ And as they got into the boat the wind dropped. The men in the boat bowed down before him and said, ‘Truly, you are the Son of God.’
Having made the crossing, they came to land at Gennesaret. When the local people recognised him they spread the news through the whole neighbourhood and took all that were sick to him, begging him just to let them touch the fringe of his cloak. And all those who touched it were saved.
We must have faith —
We must follow Christ —
We must seek holiness
Sing: Holy is His Name
Luke 1: 46-55
And Mary said:
My soul proclaims
the greatness of the Lord
and my spirit rejoices
in God my Saviour;
because he has looked upon
the humiliation of his servant.
Yes, from now onwards
all generations will call me blessed,
for the Almighty
has done great things for me.
Holy is his name,
and his faithful love extends age after age
to those who fear him.
He has used the power of his arm,
he has routed the arrogant of heart.
He has pulled down princes
from their thrones
and raised high the lowly.
He has filled the starving with good things,
sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the help
of Israel his servant,
mindful of his faithful love
—according to the promise
he made to our ancestors—
of his mercy to Abraham
and to his descendants for ever.
I see how the infant in Elizabeth's womb —
leapt for joy at the Visitation —
from Tell My People
Age of the Two Hearts
Jesus: "My beloved priest-companion, I have allowed you to experience in extraordinary fashion the riches contained in My Heart and My Mother's Heart. I desire that you tell all My people about these riches. I desire that My people consecrate themselves to My Sacred Heart and to Mary's Immaculate Heart. My people are living in the beginnings of the age of the Two Hearts.
"After the time of the purification is completed, this new era of the Church and the world will become firmly established. This era will be characterized by the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. All those who consecrate themselves to My Heart and to My Mother's Heart will help to establish this glorious new age. I am Lord and Master. Please listen to My urgent request. Within Our Hearts you will experience the love and security, the peace and the joy, which you all desire. I love My people with a tremendous love, and in My love I give them this message!"
Reflection: This is the Age of the Two Hearts! The surest road to sanctity in these our times is through consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In making this consecration, and striving with God's grace to live it as best we can each day, we are contributing to the establishment of the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and to the arrival of the reign of the Sacred Heart.
end of excerpt from Tell My People
Matthew 15: 21-28
Jesus left that place and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And suddenly out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Lord, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he said not a word in answer to her. And his disciples went and pleaded with him, saying, ‘Give her what she wants, because she keeps shouting after us.’ He said in reply, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.’ But the woman had come up and was bowing low before him. ‘Lord,’ she said, ‘help me.’ He replied, ‘It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to little dogs.’ She retorted, ‘Ah yes, Lord; but even little dogs eat the scraps that fall from their masters’ table.’ Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, you have great faith. Let your desire be granted.’ And from that moment her daughter was well again.
Matthew 16: 13-23
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, Who do people say the Son of man is And they said, Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. But you, he said,who do you say I am? Then Simon Peter spoke up and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus replied, Simon son of Jonah, you are a blessed man! Because it was no human agency that revealed this to you but my Father in heaven. So I now say to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build my community. And the gates of the underworld can never overpower it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of Heaven: whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.’ Then he gave the disciples strict orders not to say to anyone that he was the Christ.
From then onwards Jesus began to make it clear to his disciples that he was destined to go to Jerusalem and suffer grievously at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be put to death and to be raised up on the third day. Then, taking him aside, Peter started to rebuke him. 'Heaven preserve you, Lord,' he said, 'this must not happen to you.' But he turned and said to Peter, 'Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my path, because you are thinking not as God thinks but as human beings do.'
Do we not see how the Incarnation goes on
in us and how important it is we go
to the Spiritual Womb of our Mother
and the Holy Spirit works more and more in us
bringing us forth children of light —
bringing us forth in the image and likeness of Jesus —
Luke 1: 39-45
Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? Look, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’ Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’
1 John 5: 4-8
because every child of God
overcomes the world.
And this is the victory
that has overcome the world—
our faith.Who can overcome the world
but the one who believes
that Jesus is the Son of God?
He it is who came by water and blood,
Jesus Christ,
not with water alone
but with water and blood,
and it is the Spirit that bears witness,
for the Spirit is Truth.
So there are three witnesses,
the Spirit, water and blood;
and the three of them coincide.
From entrance — Mass of Sacred Heart
"The thoughts of his heart last through every generation,
that he will rescue them from death and feed them
in time of famine."
Ezekiel 34: 11-16
“For the Lord Yahweh says this: Look, I myself shall take care of my flock and look after it. As a shepherd looks after his flock when he is with his scattered sheep, so shall I look after my sheep. I shall rescue them from wherever they have been scattered on the day of clouds and darkness. I shall bring them back from the peoples where they are; I shall gather them back from the countries and bring them back to their own land. I shall pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the inhabited parts of the country. I shall feed them in good pasturage; the highest mountains of Israel will be their grazing ground. There they will rest in good grazing grounds; they will browse in rich pastures on the mountains of Israel. I myself shall pasture my sheep, I myself shall give them rest–declares the Lord Yahweh. I shall look for the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the injured and make the sick strong. I shall watch over the fat and healthy. I shall be a true shepherd to them."
Sing: Valleys of Green
Romans 5: 5-11
and a hope which will not let us down, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given to us. When we were still helpless, at the appointed time, Christ died for the godless. You could hardly find anyone ready to die even for someone upright; though it is just possible that, for a really good person, someone might undertake to die. So it is proof of God’s own love for us, that Christ died for us while we were still sinners. How much more can we be sure, therefore, that, now that we have been justified by his death, we shall be saved through him from the retribution of God. For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more can we be sure that, being now reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. What is more, we are filled with exultant trust in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have already gained our reconciliation.
Luke 15: 3-7
So he told them this parable:
‘Which one of you with a hundred sheep, if he lost one, would fail to leave the ninety–nine in the desert and go after the missing one till he found it? And when he found it, would he not joyfully take it on his shoulders and then, when he got home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying to them, "Rejoice with me, I have found my sheep that was lost." In the same way, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner repenting than over ninety–nine upright people who have no need of repentance.
Jesus: This is the garden I give you —
The New Eve
Mary shining as the Sun —
November 6, 2000
February 5, 2001
January 5, 2001
ADAM was disobedient
CHRIST obedient to His death on the cross
JESUS sweat blood in the garden
CHRIST perfect obedience
Matthew 17: 5
...‘This is my Son, the Beloved; he enjoys my favour. Listen to him.’
One can be prudent in judgments based on
experience, training etc., but real prudence
comes from grace that God gives to us in helping
us to make decisions according to God's will
and pleasing to God.
Given July 28, 2008
Exodus 32: 15-24,
30-34 Moses turned and came down the
mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands,
tablets inscribed on both sides, inscribed on the front and on
the back. The tablets were the work of God, and the writing on
them was God’s writing, engraved on the tablets. When Joshua heard the
noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, ‘There is the
sound of battle in the camp!’ But he replied: No song of victory is this
sound, And there, as he
approached the camp, he saw the calf and the groups dancing.
Moses blazed with anger. He threw down the tablets he was
holding, shattering them at the foot of the mountain. He seized
the calf they had made and burned it, grinding it into powder
which he scattered on the water, and made the Israelites drink
it. Moses then said to Aaron, ‘What have these people done to
you for you to have brought so great a sin on them?’ Aaron
replied, ‘My lord should not be so angry. You yourself know what
a bad state these people are in! They said to me, "Make us a god
to go at our head; for that Moses, the man who brought us here
from Egypt—we do not know what has become of him." I then said
to them, "Anyone with gold, strip it off!" They gave it to me. I
threw it into the fire and out came this calf!’ On the following day Moses
said to the people, 'You have committed a great sin. But now I
shall go up to Yahweh: perhaps I can secure expiation for your
sin.' Moses then went back to Yahweh and said, 'Oh, this people
has committed a great sin by making themselves a god of gold.
And yet, if it pleased you to forgive their sin. . .! If not,
please blot me out of the book you have written!' Yahweh said to
Moses, 'Those who have sinned against me are the ones I shall
blot out of my book. So now go and lead the people to the place
I promised to you. My angel will indeed go at your head but, on
the day of punishment, I shall punish them for their sin.' Psalm 106: 19-23
no lament for defeat this sound;
but answering choruses I hear!
At Horeb they made a calf,
bowed low before cast metal;
they exchanged their glory
for the image of a grass-eating bull.
They forgot the God who was saving them,
who had done great deeds in Egypt,
such wonders in the land of Ham,
such awesome deeds at the Sea of Reeds.He thought of putting an end to them,
had not Moses, his chosen one,
taken a stand in the breach and confronted him,
to turn his anger away from destroying them.
Matthew 13: 31-35
He put another parable before them, ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the biggest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air can come and shelter in its branches.’
He told them another parable, ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour till it was leavened all through.’
John 10: 10
...I have come
so that they may have life
and have it to the full.
We are called by God to love Him — to adore
Him — to give this to Him for it is His due —
We should proclaim the glory of God
We should sing to God in honor and praise —
St. Ignatius gave great glory to God
He lived teaching others the truth —
the spiritual exercises —
the purpose of life —
the first principle
We should live our lives following the
example of the holy saints —
Today the world is focused more and more in
seeking dominance for dominance
sake — vain glory
In the spiritual exercises we pray for
the grace to let go of inordinate
attachments
We pray for the grace to be holy
St. Ignatius had a great love of our
lady —
We must live in greater purity —
Every action we do in impurity leads
to pain for ourselves and others
We perform impure actions when we
act out of jealousy, envy, lust,
anger against our brothers, pride,
possessiveness etc. —
Our actions are tainted when we fail to do
God's will and act for example, out of
jealousy toward our brother — when
we actually block what God wants because
we are jealous and want to stop someone
working as they should —
Inordinate attachments can be in loving
things, honor, fame, more than God —
when a person wants recognition for
vain glory
Every talent we have is a gift from God
to do His work —
We act good because God gives us His grace —
We are to thank God for the grace He gives
us to love Him and others and to do good —
Exodus 33: 7-11; 34: 5-9, 28
Moses used to take the Tent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting. Anyone who wanted to consult Yahweh would go out to the Tent of Meeting, outside the camp. Whenever Moses went out to the Tent, the people would all stand up and every man would stand at the door of his tent and watch Moses until he went into the Tent. And whenever Moses went into the Tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and station itself at the entrance to the Tent, while Yahweh spoke with Moses. The people could all see the pillar of cloud stationed at the entrance to the Tent and the people would all stand up and bow low, each at the door of his tent. Yahweh would talk to Moses face to face, as a man talks to his friend, and afterwards he would come back to the camp, but the young man who was his servant, Joshua son of Nun, never left the inside of the Tent.
And Yahweh descended in a cloud and stood with him there and pronounced the name Yahweh.
Then Yahweh passed before him and called out, ‘Yahweh, Yahweh, God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in faithful love and constancy, maintaining his faithful love to thousands, forgiving fault, crime and sin, yet letting nothing go unchecked, and punishing the parent’s fault in the children and in the grandchildren to the third and fourth generation! ’Moses immediately bowed to the ground in worship, then he said, ‘If indeed I do enjoy your favour, please, my Lord, come with us, although they are an obstinate people; and forgive our faults and sins, and adopt us as your heritage.’
He stayed there with Yahweh for forty days and forty nights, eating and drinking nothing, and on the tablets he wrote the words of the covenant—the Ten Words.
Despite the sin of Adam and Eve — God promised
to send a Redeemer —
God loves us despite our sin,
but He wants us to be pure —
to put aside impurities — to spread
His love to our brothers
Jesus died for His precious souls
God forgives our sins, but we must tell
Him we are sorry —
He wants us to make reparation for
offending God
In the Shepherds of Christ during the retreats we sing
His Word, read His Word, have
Mass in China and we praise God,
love Him, tell Him we are sorry for
our sins and the sins of the earth and
we petition Him to help us to do this
work — beg for grace for the priests,
the Church and the world and
we thank Him because we are so
filled with gratitude for His gifts,
for the priests, the Church and the world
14 Years Ago
