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We acknowledge that the final authority regarding these messages rests with the Holy See of Rome.


I appear my children on this former bank building in Florida, Our Lady Clothed with the Sun.

August 26, 2004

August 27th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 4 Period II.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for August 27th are Sorrowful.

            

Rita Ring will be in Clearwater 

for a live rosary on September 5, 2004.

   

Mary asked a public gathering on the 5th
 since April 5, 1995.

We have done this since this time. 

Here is how Mary appeared February 5, 2004.

  

     

From Jesus

                                    You are asked to come 

                                             on the 5th to Clearwater, Florida. 

                               To pray as I have directed

                                             for reparation to Our Two Hearts, 

                                and beg forgiveness for the sins 

            of the people of this earth 

                                and beg your Heavenly Father for mercy. 

                                             I am Jesus Chief Shepherd of the Flock.

                                I appear to you in Clearwater, Florida.

                                             You must pray as never before. 

                                This is a warning and a gift I give to you.

                                             Listen to Me.

 

 Rita will be there through the weekend to sign books.

 

God wants us to pray as He has asked us 

to pray begging for mercy 

and that the world will be the way 

that He desires. Jesus gives us His face.

  

April 5, 2004

          

     

The next retreat will begin on the 

night of September 12th at 6:20 pm

September 13th thru the 16th.

There will be a very special day and night service

for the Feast of the Sorrowful Mother

on September 15, 2004.

  

     

  


September 14, 2004

Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross

  

 

August 23, 2004  

        Jesus speaks:  Special grace will be granted
            graces of healing, physical and spiritual 
            during the retreat. Come to China, 
            for I will outpour My grace to you.

  

  

  

  

Excerpt from The Spirituality of Fatima & Medjugorje

by Father Carter, S.J.

    More than 30,000 people were present in September, and saw a shower of mysterious white petals fall to within 10 feet of the ground before dissolving into the air. Many also saw the globe of light bearing the Lady come to rest atop the tree, and the branches bend as though someone were standing on them. Later, they saw the cloud depart into the east, from whence it had come.(16)

 16. Our Lady's Peace Plan, op cit., p.6.
  

September 13, 1917

     

August 26, 2004

  

Excerpt from October 24, 2002

Messenger:          Oh light of heaven —
                                  Oh heavenly embrace.
                                  Oh Sacred Heart Divine ——
                                  Oh mystical lights of heaven —
                                  Oh anguish of a dark night —

                             Oh I call on Thee for My 
                                   refuge my God — My Sacred Heart
 

                             I want to be filled with Your life
                                  I want to know You —
                                  I want to be embraced by You —
                                  I want the rapture of that
                                       heavenly embrace —
                             I want to see the lights of heaven —

                                  and know the deep embrace
                                  of My Beloved God more and more —

                             And our days come in light and darkness —
                                  our days come and our life
                                  here lived below is to help
                                  take us to the summit —
                                  there we will be embraced by Him
                                  and know His Divine Love.                  

                             Oh sing, Oh giant coastlands —
                                   sing a song of joy —
                                   for our God has ransomed His people,
                                   He has taken them into His Heart
                                   There they have tasted the sweetness 
                                      of His Heart on fire for love of them.  

                             Oh giant coast lands —
                                  I pray the day long and at night
                                  and in the sweetness of the 
                                  black night, I feel Him
                                  so close to me and I want to be
                                  embraced by Him and know
                                  more deeply about my heavenly reward  

                             And yet — young men ——
                                                woman
                                               children ——

                                  the days come as they are —
                                  a mixture of light and darkness —
                                  the hours of celestial joy and
                                  quiet peace within our being —
                                  of knowing Him and what
                                  that means to us.  

                             He is always with me —
                             In suffering I know, no matter
                                  how very black — that
                                  He is always with me.

                             He is there in some precious
                                  moments to lift me up and
                                  let me touch Him so deeply
                                  in my heart  

                             And now these moments of consolation
                                  may seem few, because I long for Him
                                  so, but on a quiet day — He reaches
                                  down and takes me into a deep
                                  place in His Heart and gives me
                                  His favors  

                                  and I sing for Thee  

                             My heart consumed with joy to be
                                  touched by Him and to know
                                  Him at all times in the 
                                  comfort of consolations and the
                                  sufferings of hard times —

                             My King is always with me —

                             He is the King of my heart —

                                  the Light of my soul —

                                  the one I seek after —

                                  the One I know —

                                  the One I am so united to
                                       in my love of others ——
                             He is my all I know His love in
                                  the morning and the evening,

                                  I know He is with me,
                             His presence and love I know as I experience
                                  the dew kissed grass     

                                  the purple sky —
                                  the blue, beautiful, sky in which
                                        the autumn leaves are
                                        laid across from the tall trees

                             Oh my Love, can I sing of this moment 
                                   to know and embrace You —

                             Will you hear the sweet tones of
                                  the singing I know so
                                  deep in my heart —

                            
Will the sound travel out into
                                  a noisy world — one with
                                  the clutter of noise to the
                                  human ear — will the
                                  melodious notes I sing to You
                                  raise above and float
                                  against the beautiful
                                  autumn sky.  

                             Oh how could we remove the picture
                                   of the Sacred Heart from our
                                   homes.  

                             On a cold and wintry evening sitting
                                  by the fire, with the snow
                                  freshly laid on the ground
                                  outside, below the roofs
                                  edge — there is the dainty
                                   little flakes that falls so 
                                   sweetly to remind us —

                                   that we cannot even
                                   imagine what our beloved
                                   lover, Our God, has in store
                                   for those who love and serve
                                   Him —

                             Oh God, my love Divine —

                                  You come to me in the sweetness
                                   of a dark night and in the blue
                                   sky filled with a reddish hue
                                   from the fall leaves —

                             Oh God You are my beloved —

                             Oh my God You are  

                                  my Father —

                                  my beloved Jesus, the bridegroom of
                                       my soul  

                                  my beloved Holy Spirit, the one
                                        who fills my heart with
                                       the fire of love  

                             Oh my God You are three Persons  

                                    in One God and I  

                                      LOVE YOU SO MUCH —

                                      FILL ME and let  

                                      me Sing Your praises

                                      all the days of my life —

                                      Alleluia — Amen —

                             God is with us! !  

                             Truly present in the Eucharist  

end of excerpt from October 24, 2002 message  

    

  

October 26, 2002 early a.m.

Moments with Jesus when I awake
in the morning praying in my bed

Messenger:    My beloved,

                            In the quiet of the night You come to me and my heart
                        is embraced by Your Divine love.

                            The world sleeps and I seek after only Thee.
                        I love the quiet time when I can focus on Thee —
                        being so one with My Beloved Father, You my
                        beloved Spouse, the Bridegroom of my soul and
                        my beloved Holy Spirit. Oh my God for a heavenly
                        embrace. For moments when I can be silent and
                        with Thee to ponder Your Divine Mysteries.
                        I long to be united to the heaven I feel I know
                        so well from all of the ecstasies and I
                        lay deeply there telling myself — no one can
                        disturb my moments when I gaze so
                        deeply upon You, my beloved, so very deeply
                        existent in my soul.

                            Oh, I say as You direct me at this
                        moment, that my thoughts are always of Thee,
                        I want to live in a spiritual communion
                        with You, I see the lights of heaven, I
                        know the deepness of what it is to be
                        embraced by Thee and yet I know it is
                        so shallow still — for my heart like a
                        hungry desert, cries, literally cries to
                        be so deeply embraced by You, to delve
                        so deeply into the Divine Mysteries,
                        to see the lights of heaven, to be united
                        so very deeply with all the angels and
                        saints.

                            I live in this place of knowing (to the degree
                        He has allowed me) the reality of Thee and
                        the magnificence of the life here after.

                            I live in this place to steal the moments
                        when I can lay quiet and just be in Thee,
                        know Thee, ponder Your Divine Mysteries.
                        Oh my God to know You more deeply, to
                        exist more deeply in my relationship
                        with You, knowing the Persons of the
                        Trinity so very deep in my soul. Oh
                        I could ponder this alone in moments
                        never ending.

                            I see the sky with its blue beauty
                        and the velvet darkness of a star studded
                        night and in all its grandeur it
                        can not tell me of the grandeurs of Thee.

                            My heart is consumed with love
                        for the One, so magnificent and true,
                        who created these beautiful things for me to
                        gaze upon, but the depth that I can go in
                        my soul to know Thee is inexhaustible.
                        I see the vastness of the ocean and I hear
                        the waves that go in and out and they
                        swell in my soul and remind me of
                        the mystery of Thee.

                            Oh how can I ever write, when You beckon
                        me from my bed to write as I do. How
                        can I write of the depth of my heart
                        living in a desert land and longing
                        in the completeness of Thee. And yet
                        I am not empty, but full because I behold
                        Your love inside of me.

                            My heart is like a little child wanting
                        Thee, longing for Thee, wanting
                        to know You, seeing the sky, the autumn
                        leaves, the water, the grass, the dainty
                        flowers, the beautiful colors of the leaves
                        and mums, the flowers still here from
                        the spring and summer days and knowing
                        so deeply, my Creator the One I love,
                        created these for me to enjoy. He gives
                        me my breath and, I feel the wind
                        blow my hair and caress my face
                        and I am reminded of His presence
                        always with me.

                            I feel the sun and its warmth and
                        I know it is nothing compared to
                        the burning embers of His fiery Heart.

                            What I see in His creation
                        reminds me of Him and I am overjoyed
                        within my soul that I can go to this
                        place here below and just be with Him.

                            He is always with me. My thoughts are
                        always of Him. But my thoughts are always
                        thoughts of oneness with all men, of how
                        it will be in the Reign of the Sacred
                        Heart when He is recognized
                        as the King and Center of their hearts.

                            Oh do I dare dream now of how
                        it would be to have the whole world
                        focused on our heavenly King. The
                        whole world to be one happy family,
                        living to love and serve Our beloved
                        God. And He surely deserves this
                        honor and praise.

                            Oh the story of Adam and Eve and
                        the earth. The story of the fallen
                        race. The story of the One Who
                        comes to save them.

                            The story of the Bible!!!

                  

Revelation 19: 1-10

Songs of victory in heaven

After this I heard what seemed to be the great sound of a huge crowd in heaven, singing, ‘Alleluia! Salvation and glory and power to our God! He judges fairly, he punishes justly, and he has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her prostitution; he has avenged the blood of his servants which she shed.’ And again they sang, ‘Alleluia! The smoke of her will rise for ever and ever.’ Then the twenty–four elders and the four living creatures threw themselves down and worshipped God seated on his throne, and they cried, ‘Amen, Alleluia.’ 

    Then a voice came from the throne; it said, ‘Praise our God, you servants of his and those who fear him, small and great alike.’ And I heard what seemed to be the voices of a huge crowd, like the sound of the ocean or the great roar of thunder, answering, ‘Alleluia! The reign of the Lord our God Almighty has begun; let us be glad and joyful and give glory to God, because this is the time for the marriage of the Lamb. His bride is ready, and she has been able to dress herself in dazzling white linen, because her linen is made of the good deeds of the saints.’ The angel said, ‘Write this, "Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb," ’ and he added, ‘These words of God are true.’ Then I knelt at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, ‘Never do that: I am your fellow–servant and the fellow–servant of all your brothers who have in themselves the witness of Jesus. God alone you must worship.’ The witness of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
  

October 26, 2002 message continues

Messenger:        How can we not live to be
                        embraced by the Divine Bridegroom.
                        How can we say "no" to such an invitation
                        to feast on His Divine Love, to be
                        wooed by One Who loves us as only
                        He can love us with His 
                        Heart filled with Divine love.

                            Oh lights of heaven, my gaze is
                        always upon Thee. My heart is
                        ever one with the Divine God.
                        He is with me here below.

                            My moments of slumber are fewer,
                        my valor to run the race to help
                        lead His precious souls to His
                        fiery Heart on fire for love of men 
                        consumes my soul.

                            I sing a song, in the clamor of
                        noise and the deepness of my
                        conviction to tell them what You
                        have told me, my heart is quieted
                        on a most confusing day, by the
                        thoughts of Thee.

                            Always a stillness, a peace, in the
                        turmoil, in the grief, in the unending
                        search of how to better serve You,
                        my soul is quieted, my soul is
                        consumed with love for Thee. My
                        eyes are forever on the Fiery Heart of
                        Your love.

                            I am in an army here below. I am
                        a shepherd, one herding the sheep for
                        Thee, I am the one who follows
                        Thee, I am the one that sees only
                        the path behind You.

                             You walk out front and I follow
                        and follow and follow for the
                        sound of Your voice goes before
                        me and I do not falter from Your
                        voice for my delight, my life, is
                        found in Thee.

                        My heart is consumed with 
                            this love for Thee.

                        In the quiet of the night, I taste Your
                        sweetness, I ponder the goodness of
                        Your Heart consumed with love for
                        me. To be so one with Thee
                        my beloved Jesus, is to be
                        one with the Father and the
                        Holy Spirit. I know the Trinity more
                        and more every second, every moment,
                        my relationship grows ever deeper,
                        my knowledge of that Oneness of God
                        I know the Three Persons of the Trinity
                        deeper and deeper and I know the
                        oneness in my soul.

                            Nothing here below will ever satisfy
                        the longing of my soul for completeness
                        in Thee and yet at every second,
                        even in the suffering, I am consumed
                        with joy and love for Thee.

                            To know You is to have joy.

                            Oh my God, a sonnet I feel I
                        cannot write nor describe anything
                        of what is within me. I long
                        within my soul to record here in
                        these writings as You have asked me,
                        to record the depth of my soul
                        and how I love You.
                        Fr. Carter said, that is ineffable.

                            My moments alone with Thee are far
                        beyond my pen and paper and my deep
                        relationship with my Divine God, Father,
                        Son and Holy Spirit I cannot describe.

                            My God is the Light of my soul.

                            My God is what I seek after in my
                                life — to be possessed by
                                Him and live in Him
                                for all eternity.
      

 

Prayer for Union with Jesus

    Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart.

    I am Yours to possess. I am Yours to use. I want to be selfless and only exist in You. Help me to spoon out all that is me and be an empty vessel ready to be filled by You. Help me to die to myself and live only for You. Use me as You will. Let me never draw my attention back to myself. I only want to operate as You do, dwelling within me.

    I am Yours, Lord. I want to have my life in You. I want to do the will of the Father. Give me the strength to put aside the world and let You operate my very being. Help me to act as You desire. Strengthen me against the distractions of the devil to take me from Your work.

    When I worry, I have taken my focus off of You and placed it on myself. Help me not to give in to the promptings of others to change what in my heart You are making very clear to me. I worship You, I adore You and I love You. Come and dwell in me now.

-God's Blue Book, January 17, 1994

   

October 26, 2002 message continues

Messenger:         My Jesus is the Bridegroom of
                                my soul.

                            The Church is so very dear to me.

                            The love of the Eucharist consumes
                        my soul.

                            My connection is always to the
                        Mass being celebrated around the world.
                        I am always aware of Jesus 
                        in the Eucharist in the Churches 
                        here on this earth.

                            The priests, to us, are a treasure —
                        a treasure God gives us — they
                        are human men and not perfect
                        they are a treasure God gives us.

  

    

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  
October 26, 2002 message continues

Messenger:         We must pray for them and
                        be thankful to God for all our gifts.

                            Oh I want to write of my soul as He
                        has asked me to do and I know
                        when I am finished I can just
                        go and be with Him so deeply in
                        my heart.

                            This desire of deeper union with
                        Him consumes my soul.

                            Oh my light is in Thee.

                            Oh my God You are the
                        Bridegroom of my soul and I am
                        the bride waiting Your favors.
                        Come and fill my heart with
                        Your Divine Wisdom — oh
                        my God I seek You and

                        I LONG FOR THEE

                        GOD IS

                        REAL.

                        HE IS WITH

                        US.

                        GOD IS.

                        There are 3 Persons 

                            in one God.

                        OH GOD I

                        LOVE

                        THEE. AMEN

                            Oh I see the snow fall gently to the ground
                        and in the beauty my thoughts
                        are of Thee.

  

  

October 26, 2002 message continues

Messenger:         Oh I see the blue sky and the star
                        studded night and I long for those
                        quiet moments in my heart when
                        I can just be with You and enjoy
                        Your favors.

                            Oh my God, you are real.

                            Oh my God, I love Thee.
 

                        Green grass, little bugs, babies, little flowers,
                            beautiful towering trees, clouds of puffy
                            white, sun lit days and star studded
                            nights — none of these give me the joy
                            I feel from Your heavenly embrace.
                            I know You God at every moment in the
                            depth of my soul — I will not be shaken
                            by the things around me — for in the
                            depth of my soul is the tranquility
                            of being united always to Thee, Father
                            Son and Holy Spirit.

                                I LOVE YOU

                            SO MUCH !!

                                Soon it will be All Saints Day.

                            My soul is forever united to heaven and
                            all the saints. I love the souls in
                            heaven so very deeply. A love I
                            can never describe to anyone here
                            below and I know them in
                            great depth in my soul.

                                Every day is a day to celebrate
                            the glory of God and the life
                            hereafter.

                                Every day is a day to follow Him and
                            to help lead souls to Him our beloved
                            God. AMEN ALLELUIA

                                 

A Prayer for Intimacy with the Lamb, the Bridegroom of the Soul

     Oh Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, come and act on my soul most intimately. I surrender myself, as I ask for the grace to let go, to just be as I exist in You and You act most intimately on my soul. You are the Initiator. I am the soul waiting Your favors as You act in me. I love You. I adore You. I worship You. Come and possess my soul with Your Divine Grace, as I experience You most intimately.

    

end of excerpt of October 26, 2002 message   

 

  

  

   

We have DVDs available of the
Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries
of the Rosary with short mediations
especially for schools.

These DVDs can be shown on
a projector for classrooms.

It is really wonderful!
  

  Pray for the very urgent intentions.

    
Please Pray for the 

Newsletter and all its needs,

special priest and all involved

Sarah and Mom

urgent intentions.

       

Click into the radio,
it is really dynamic!

(very wonderful parts from the retreat)

You can see the China church live.
 

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  Jesus asked us to have 24 hour adoration in China.

      

From August 6, 2004

Jesus speaks:            I have called for 24 hour
                               adoration in China, Indiana.

                                (1) to pray for the priests, the
                                        Church and the world.

                                (2) to pray for the Priestly Newsletter
                                        and all involved.

                                (3) Always to pray Friday
                                        12:00 - 3:00

                                (4) Pray for little peoples books

                                (5) Rosary Program

                                (6) Retreats in China and 5ths
                                        and priests who help us.

                                (7) Internet Ministry and all ministries

                                (8) All Shepherds of Christ
                                        needs including leaders,
                                        servants, handmaids and apostles.

                                (9) Special Intentions

                              (10) Florida and funds

                                I call you to prayer ––
                                    Servants, handmaids and apostles

                                    a) 6:20 prayers
                                    b) daily Mass and adoration
                                    c) pray hourly

   

From Jesus:

    I invite you to spend an                
afternoon, an evening,
in the morning with Me.
                _________________________

Special Soul:
I want to spend these hour/hours     
            
in China, Indiana with Jesus.

                                                              weekly ___

Other
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