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August 24, 2006
August 25th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 3 Period I.The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for August 25th are Glorious.
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August 24, 2006
Messenger: It
is an awesome gift that God
gives us Himself in the Eucharist.
Revelation 21: 9-14
One of the seven angels that had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came to speak to me and said, 'Come here and I will show you the bride that the Lamb has married.' In the spirit, he carried me to the top of a very high mountain, and showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down out of heaven from God. It had all the glory of God and glittered like some precious jewel of crystal-clear diamond. Its wall was of a great height and had twelve gates; at each of the twelve gates there was an angel, and over the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, on the east there were three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. The city walls stood on twelve foundation stones, each one of which bore the name of one of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
August 24, 2006 message continues
Messenger:
The Divine God is truly present
Many on the earth ignore Jesus.
Think of how it is that we, who
have been given great grace to know
Jesus, to work in Church, to work
in the parish, could become less
honoring of the Blessed Sacrament
and forget the great gift of
Jesus, truly present in the Eucharist.
A priest is a great gift from God —
many today do not cherish this gift
of the Eucharist and the Church.
Think of how it would be to
not go to daily Mass.
Think of how it could be to
not be able to go before the tabernacle.
August 24, 2006 message continues
Messenger: In
the Mass the Divine God
gives Himself to us. What a gift —
I give myself to Him in the Mass
I love Him so much.
People who are focused on the world
or who do not see may not cherish the
gift of the Mass as they should.
In praying we can receive a
special grace to love the Eucharist,
to see the magnificence of this
gift.
God comes to us so humbly —
Jesus comes to us under the
appearance of bread and wine.
Oh it is because of grace I
know and love Him so much and it
isn't a problem to give Myself
to Him. I want to give myself to Him —
He is the bridegroom of my soul —
I want to give myself to Him for the
sake of souls.
A mother and father may give so very
much of her/his life to her/his children.
A mother even carries the
baby inside of her — she surrenders
to all that takes. She knows it is
God's will for her — she accepts it
with joy.
Another person can carry a baby
and reject it, not want to give
themselves to the baby. They may hate
being pregnant and cause much
emotional pain for themselves — while
another gives freely with joy.
We are the bride of Jesus, Jesus wants
us to give ourselves to Him in love. It
is a great gift to have a deep spiritual
relationship with the Divine God.
Some may not cherish this gift —
they don't even want to go to Church
on Sunday. When they go to communion
they may not focus on Jesus —
ignore Him and think of other things.
Giving of oneself to anything —
is an act of the will.
A person in a vocation to be
a sister and brother is there to give
themselves completely to God. They
will have a hard time if they
ride the fence — its like a motor
running in a box.
Giving oneself to one's vocation
as a religious should be done
without constant anxiety of leaving.
There is a peace in commitment.
Why stay there making discomfort for
everybody.
How did Jesus show us He
gave Himself on the cross —
August 24, 2006 message continues
Messenger: How
can I have oneness with
God if I do not give myself to
Him?
In giving myself to God in love —
I learn about loving.
I give myself to this Movement. I
care for the lives of the people. We
provide for those who are servants
and handmaids.
A man married a woman and he
had other affairs — he was not
happy — he was divided.
A man married a woman and he
gave himself to His wife and to Jesus —
he was at peace, he was a good
husband.
Should God expect any less of
us when we receive Him in communion.
He wants us to give ourselves to Him.
We can give ourselves a little and then
think more of our molten calves than
Jesus. This is violating the first
commandment.
1. I, the Lord, am your God.
You shall not have other gods besides me.
Messenger: Our
soul is not at rest - until
it rests in Jesus.
How can one say they give themselves
to a vocation then really lie.
I have given myself to this calling
God has given to me and I obey Jesus,
I listen to my priests who help me,
but I obey the Church and the
messages Jesus has given us.
Giving —
How do we love?
What is giving?
A person not giving in a marriage
is unhappy, really deep
inside.
A person not giving in their
vocation is not at peace.
God operates in structure.
God gives us Himself in the Eucharist.
He is always there for us.
In baptism — God gives us a sharing
in His life —
God is love —
Doing work and being unloving
is not being like Jesus.
Becoming more and more self-
centered, unloving, like a
ship in the night, being
disharmonious is not
living like God wants.
The Shepherds of Christ exists to
help lead the world into oneness.
The gifts God gives us to be one —
We say
"I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love."
What does that mean to give my heart
to Jesus and Mary?
Mothers and fathers give themselves to their
children, they work, but provide
for the children.
Being committed to our vocation
brings peace.
Living to love brings peace.
Loving and forgiving as God desires
brings oneness.
In the Shepherds of Christ Jesus wants us one in
His Heart and His Mother's heart.
That is the mission giving our
hearts to the Hearts of Jesus
and Mary in love.
Giving in love —
Living according to God's will in love —
helps us to see the harmony
in which we are to live in God's
plan.
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one.
Living in greater perfection and
oneness is the goal of the
members of a community —
doing God's work —
not focusing on our selfish
relationships — what am I
getting and forget to work in
oneness to build God's
Kingdom —
all for the honor and glory of
God.
Heaven is the fullness of life —
In heaven there is perfect living
in the Father's will.
There are no marriages in heaven —
there is love —
oneness
fullness of life ——
In hell there is isolation
pain
hate
division
God is love —
Working on a vocation for 7, 8, 9
years as a religious should
bring us closer to living
more in God's will in love,
having more joy and peace,
focusing on God's gift.
Anyone who has the love of God
in their heart should be
joyful — going out to others in love.
It is an act of the will.
Do we try to pull others to our dysfunctional
ways by being argumentative, disharmonious.
August 24, 2006 message continues
Messenger: "I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love."
Or do we beg God for grace to be one —
forgiving when someone says they are sorry and
trying to all grow to be like Jesus,
loving and living in peace.
We are always focused on heaven —
focused on our salvation and
the salvation of others
etc.
peace is found in doing
God's will in love.
See the harmony in God's creation —
See how beautiful all things work
together —
see the little berries, fruits
fed by the earth
watered by the rain
receiving sun light.
See the day filled with light.
See the night dark for sleeping.
See the order in the universe —
See how things work together in
God's creation —
See the goodness of God
Sing: Taste and See
Do you want to focus on the balcony
or the dirt?
The devil wants to stop those living
to help build up the Kingdom —
see a cannon and the devil
behind it —
sticking in his fire from hell
with a pitch fork and
he wants souls to get shot
out of their relationships —
he wants division!!
He wants you to fall
in his trap.
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Excerpt from August 2, 2006
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