Jesus help me to be holy.
                Jesus help me to focus on You.

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

                "When I Worry, I have taken my focus off
                    of You and placed it on myself."

Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, life.
Where there is darkness, light.
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

 

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                Gentle Jesus, I want to know You are with me now.

                I lift my hands and I pray.

The Our Father

    Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

 

Excerpt from the Mass Book

"We pray to the Father, with all our hearts and all our love, the 'Our Father.' We say every word. We say with such love, 'Our Father,' we pray that Thy kingdom comes on earth as it is in heaven. We want this kingdom here, we are all brothers and sisters and God is our Father and we want all men doing His will. We ask to be fed both spiritually and physically every day. We beg to be free from evil and have peace. We ask Him to keep us free from sin and anxiety and hope for His coming. We pray that the kingdom and power and the glory are God's now and forever. We give to each other peace and we beg for forgiveness and mercy. We are sinful, but we want mercy. We stand. We should shout out to the Father, "Look how sinful we are!" We beg for mercy for our sins and those of all men."

 

                Jesus we need money for the Priestly Newsletter.

                I read the other 6 Priestly Newsletters we put
                    out — 1/2 million to Priests and hierarchy

                It is an honor to put out the Priestly
                    Newsletter — it is so beautiful —
                    the voice of the Good Shepherd.

 1) Thank you for your letter with the enclosed book Light, Happiness & Peace - Journey Through Traditional Catholic Spirituality.
      With prayerful best wishes and kind regards.  (Archbishop - Apostolic Nuncio - Canada) 

 2) We cordially thank you for sending us the book Light, Happiness and Peace by Fr. John J. Pasquini. We will use all the available
      publications of Shepherds of Christ translated in Portuguese, to promote and enrich the prayers for priests at our diocese.  (Bishop -
      Brazil) 

 3) We are happy to get this special book "Light, Happiness & Peace" from which we obtain immense amount of useful information for
      the priests in all the eight chapters. We were deeply impressed by the quotation from Mother Teresa given on p. 143 of it, which is
      specially actual in the days of Lent.  (Vicar General - Poland) 

 4) Recently I received your letter and the book on the Spiritual Life "Light, Happiness and Peace" by Fr. John J. Pasquini. Thank you
      very much for sending it to me! Be assured of my prayers for your intentions: that the Holy Spirit may inspire all your initiatives!
      (Auxiliary Bishop - Netherlands) 

 5) Thank you for the special book on the Spiritual Life by Fr. John J. Pasquini "Light, Happiness and Peace."  (Vicar General - Spain) 

 6) Thank you for your letter and the book "Light, Happiness & Peace." The thoughts presented by Fr. John J. Pasquini are very
      inspiring and will help me in my prayers and talks and sermons to the people. May God continue to bless your work.   (Bishop -
      India) 

  7) It has been quite a number of times that I have received your newsletter which I deeply value. I thank you for the free copy of the
      book you sent me titled "Light, Happiness & Peace."  (Bishop - Eritrea - Eastern Africa) 

 8)  I accept most gratefully the book "Light, Happiness and Peace" which you have sent for our priests as a mission of love. Yours in
      Jesus and Mary.  (Archbishop - Sri Lanka) 

 9) Thank you for the book "Light, Happiness & Peace" by Fr. John J. Pasquini which is being put on the bookshelves of our Parish
      under the care of Fr. Jun De Peralta in charge of our priests. I wish you the best for the Lenten celebration of Paschal Mystery of
      Christ's Passion, Death, and Resurrection. Happy Easter!  (Bishop - Philippines) 

10) I have received your letter, the Magazine, Prayer Manual and the book "Light, Happiness and Peace." I am very grateful and hereby
      send you my best wishes and the Lord's blessings.  (Msgr. - Croatia) 

11) The book "Light, Happiness & Peace" will make for good reading during the Lenten Season. Perhaps it could be translated to
      Russian.  (Bishop - Kazakhstan) 

12) Thank you for sending the book "Light, happiness and Peace" as a gift of thanksgiving, and also the Newsletter for our Priests and
       the two Prayer Manuals (English and French). With every Blessing of the Holy Season of Lent.  (Archbishop - Pakistan) 

13) We received "Light, Happiness and Peace" the Bible quotations are important and precious. Thank you for all you send to us and
       for all you do!   (Bishop - Brazil) 

14) Thank you for your letter of February 12, 2007 with which you enclosed the book entitled Light, Happiness and Peace:
      Journeying Through Traditional Catholic Spirituality by the Reverend Fr. John J. Pasquini, the Shepherds of Christ newsletter and
      the Prayer Manuals. I offer my best wishes in Our Blessed Lord Jesus.   (Archbishop - Vatican City) 

15) I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated February 12th instant, along with an enclosed copy of the book entitled "Light, Happiness
      & Peace", 2007 Issue No. 1 of the newsletter "Shepherds of Christ" and the Prayer Manuals. In sincerely thanking you for these, I
      wish to congratulate you all on the completion of 12th year of your ministry of prayers for priests, the Church and the world, and
      reassure you my prayers.   (Archbishop - Apostolic Nuncio - India) 

16) Please do congratulate Fr. John J. Pasquini for his two books, In Imitation of the Two Hearts and Light, Happiness and Peace.
      I am happy that the book Light, Happiness and Peace takes head on a challenge that I had underlined in the 3 of the documents of
      this Discastery. While appreciating your work in helping people to pray and in emphasizing and promoting traditional Catholic
      Spirituality, I implore God's Blessings on you and your work.  (Cardinal - President - Vatican City) 

17) I thank you for your letter of 12 February 2007 to which you attached the book "Light, Happiness and Peace," the recent issue of
      "Shepherds of Christ" spirituality newsletter for priests and the Prayer Manual of the Shepherds of Christ Associates. In
       commending you for the work you do for the clergy, the church and the world, please be assured that these reading materials will
       be included in the library collection of this Apostolic Nunciature to which our staff will have easy access. May I invite you to also
       send similar literature Episcopal Commission on the clergy, of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. (Archbishop -
       Apostolic Nuncio - Philippines) 

18) I acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Light, Happiness & Peace. Thank you and may the Lord Jesus bless you all with His
      abundant spiritual gifts.  (Cardinal - Japan) 

19) I have received the book, "Light, Happiness & Peace", which you kindly sent me, and I am much obliged. Please count on my
      prayers.  (Bishop - Republic of Panama) 

20) Thank you for the book "Light, Happiness & Peace" Which I found to be very inspiring and useful. My prayers are with you for the
      success of your apostolate.  (Bishop - India) 

21) Recently I received your letter of February 12, 2007, with its enclosure of a copy of Light, Happiness and Peace (authored by Rev.
      John J. Pasquini). Please accept my appreciation for these materials. With most cordial regards I remain.   (Bishop - Vatican City) 

22) I hereby write to acknowledge the receipt of your letter and the gift of the book, Light, Happiness and Peace. I am grateful to you
      for sharing with me your mission as a ministry. I am also glad to note that you love priests and the church.  (Bishop - Ghana - West
      Africa) 

23) I am writing to acknowledge receipt of the book, Light, Happiness & Peace, written by Fr. John J. Pasquini. Thank you for
      providing me with these publications. Know that I am most grateful for your zeal in encouraging prayers for priests, church and the
      world.   (Auxiliary Bishop - USA) 

24) We received the copy of Light, Happiness and Peace, Journeying Through Traditional Catholic Spirituality, by Fr. John J. Pasquini,
      the newsletter and the Prayer Manual that you kindly sent to me for the Vatican library. I gladly take this opportunity to express my
      gratitude for the books and for your kind attention to our Institution.  (Prefetto - Vatican City) 

25) I would like to thank you for the book "Light, Happiness & Peace" that I have received. I ask God to bless you in a special way.
     Also I invite the protection of Holy Mary, about your projects.   (Archbishop - Brazil) 

26) Thank you very much for your kind letter of the 12th instant and for the book, "Light, Happiness and Peace," by Fr. John J.
      Pasquini. I assure the members of the Shepherds of Christ Ministries of my special prayers and blessings.  (Cardinal - Prefect -
      Vatican City) 

27) I received your letter of February 21, 2007, wherein you kindly enclosed a copy of the Shepherds of Christ Newsletter, Prayer
      Manual and the book "Light, Happiness and Peace" by Fr. John J. Pasquini. Thank you very much for your consideration in this
      regard. With renewed sentiments of gratitude, and prayers for continued blessings.  (Cardinal - Vatican City) 

28) Thank you for your kindness and generosity in forwarding the booklet "Light, Happiness & Peace." The prayer book too will be
      used.  (Bishop - Australia) 

29) Thank you for the copy of the book by Fr. John J. Pasquini "Light, Happiness & Peace" as well as the Newsletter. Be assured of
      my prayers for you and the work your apostolate does in praying for priests, the church and the world.  (Bishop - USA) 

30) Thank you so much for the letter of February 12, which I received now. Many thanks for the rich and precious book "Light,
      Happiness & Peace" and the Prayer Manuals. God Bless you and grant His richest gifts and blessings.  (Patriarch of Alexandria of
      the Copt Catholics - Egypt) 

31) I thank you for the copy of Light, Happiness & Peace, which is a journey through traditional catholic spirituality by Fr. John J.
      Pasquini. I look forward to reading this work and I appreciate your thoughtfulness in sending it to me. With every good wish for you
      and your staff and the promise of prayer, I remain.  (Bishop - USA) 

32) Thank you for sending to me the book "Light, Happiness and Peace" and the Prayer Manuals. I ask God the Father and the Holy
      Mother to illuminate your work.  (Bishop - Peru) 

33) Thank you very much for your post from February 12, 2007, and for the book by Fr. John J. Pasquini, Light, Happiness and
      Peace. Thank you for your prayers for the priests. In this time of Lent I wish you the spirit of contemplation of the face of our Lord
      Carrying the cross and the joy of Resurrection.  (Archbishop - Poland) 

34) I am very grateful to you for having forwarded to me the new book of Fr. John J. Pasquini: Light, Happiness & Peace, the Prayer
      Manual and the Newsletter. I thank you very much for everything. Remembering you in my prayers. (Apostolic Nuncio - Belgium) 

35) Thank you for your letter of February 21, 2007, for the book; Light, Happiness and Peace and all the materials. Thanks for all you
      do for our priests. May God bless you.  (Archbishop - USA) 

36) My sincere appreciation for the inspirational book "Light, Happiness & Peace" by Fr. John J. Pasquini and the Prayer Manuals. I
      am grateful for your thoughtfulness. God Bless! (Bishop - USA) 

37) Thank you so much for the book entitled, Light, Happiness & Peace, written by Reverend John J. Pasquini, and the Shepherds of
      Christ Prayer Manuals and Newsletter. With every best wish.  (Bishop - USA)     

38) For the time and effort you have taken to share your publications and other materials with me, I am most grateful. Fr. John J.
      Pasquini's work "Light, Happiness & Peace" is a good spiritual work on the essential life. Please be assured of my prayers for you
      and the work of Shepherds of Christ Ministries.  (Vicar general - USA) 

39) I am really grateful to receive a new issue of the Priestly Newsletter "Shepherds of Christ" with the enclosed book of Fr. John
      Pasquini  "Light, Happiness and Peace". Wishing you to spread love towards the Church and her Ministries everywhere, I avail
      myself of this opportunity to renew to you my sentiments of high esteem.  (Bishop - Vatican City) 

40) Thank you for your kind gift of Light, Happiness & Peace, by Fr. John J. Pasquini. May Almighty God continue to Bless your
       ministry, and with prayers for a Holy Lenten Season I am.  (Bishop - USA) 

41) Thank you for sending me the Shepherds of Christ Newsletter and a complimentary copy of the book, "Light, Happiness & Peace."       I will read this book with interest.  (Bishop - USA) 

42) Thank you for the courtesy of sending me Light, Happiness & Peace along with the Prayer Manuals. I appreciate receiving
      them and will pass them along to staff. My prayers to you for a blessed Lenten Season.  (Bishop - USA)

43) I sincerely appreciate your generosity and the sacrifice you make in helping the priests all over the world. Your Priestly Newsletter is a rich source of spiritual nourishment for our priests. Please continue to send them.   (Archbishop of India – 06-03-07) 

44) I am greeting you in the most cordial way to thank you for the Newsletters from Shepherds of Christ by Fr. John J. Pasquini you have sent to me.   (Bishop of Ecuador – 03-26-07) 

45) Thank you for sending the materials which I received from Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I would like to share some texts with some of the seminarians, and I ask If you have some of the Newsletters translated in Spanish, please send them to me.                  (Msgr. of Argentina – 03-16-07) 

46) I received your letter, the Magazine, Prayer manual and the Book "Light, Happiness and Peace". I am very grateful and hereby send you my best wishes and the Lord’s blessings.   (Archbishop of Croatia – 03-14-07) 

47) I thank you heartily for the copies of Shepherds of Christ publications that you have been sending to me for many years. This is much appreciated. With renewed heartfelt thanks and prayerful best wishes, I am.   (Bishop of Bangladesh – 03-15-07) 

48) The priestly Newsletter is displayed in our Chancery for visitors who may be inspired to read. The book Light, Happiness and Peace by Fr. John J. Pasquini is being put to the bookshelves of our Bahay Pari under the care of Fr. Jun De Paralta in charge of our priests. I wish you the best for the Lenten celebration of Paschal Mystery of Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection.  (Bishop of the Philippines – 03-08-07) 

49) Thank you for your recent letter and the enclosed newsletter. Your prayerful support for priests, the church and the world is much appreciated. Please be assured of my prayers and best wishes for you and your work.  (Archbishop of the Vatican City – 04-26-07) 

50) Greetings in the name of the risen Lord. Thank you for sending me the regular newsletter of the Shepherds of Christ Ministries. It is very inspiring.  (Msgr. of Malaysia – 04-26-07)  

51) I was so glad to receive your mail with the enclosed information. It a joy to say that I am satisfied with the information to a considerable degree. I remain deeply grateful and will be on my way to forming a chapter in my parish. Surely, I will communicate when the ball starts rolling.  (Priest of Nigeria – 03-28-07) 

52) A belated, but nonetheless sincere thanks for the copy of the book you sent to me authored by Fr. John J. Pasquini. I look forward to read it.  (Msgr. of the Philippines – 04-18-07) 

53) Thank you for your recent letter and for enclosing the newsletter together with a prayer manual and Light Happiness and Peace.       With good wishes and an assurance of my prayers.  (Auxiliary Bishop of London – 04-20-07) 

54) A note to thank you for the 2007 issue No. 1 of  “Shepherds of Christ” and the Book ‘Light, Happiness & Peace’. Your kindness is appreciated. Every blessings and Peace for Eastertide.  (Bishop of Australia – 04-18-07) 

55) I am writing to you first of all to tell you how much I appreciate your publications “Shepherds of Christ Ministries”. It is a great apostolate and you would know through your own experience, how much it is needed in the church specially in our times. May the Good Shepherd bless you and reward you for all that you are doing for our priests.  (Archbishop of Sri Lanka – 05- 04-07)

56) I am most grateful for your kind gesture and will keep you and the Shepherds of Christ Ministries in my masses and prayers. With every good wish.  (Archbishop of Australia – 05-01-07)    

57) Thank you very much for the first issue of 2007 “Shepherds of Christ Ministries” by Fr. John J. Pasquini and the book Light, Happiness and Peace. As always the newsletter have been distributed to all our priests with great appreciation.  (Bishop of Bethlehem – 04-18-07)

58) Thank you for your leadership with Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I appreciate the Commitment that you and those associated with you have made to strengthen the spirituality of priests and the church. May God continue to bless you in your efforts abundantly.(Archbishop of USA - 04-25-07) 

59) Thank you for kindly sending me this Newsletter on the priesthood. I greatly appreciate your tremendous support and prayers on behalf of our priests. May God bless you, and may He continue to guide your important work with Shepherds of Christ Ministries.  (Bishop of USA – 04-26-07) 

60) I am really grateful to receive a new issue of the Priestly Newsletter “Shepherds of Christ” with the enclosed the prayer of Fr. John J. Pasquini. Wishing you to spread love of Christ and Mary everywhere, I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you my sentiments of high esteem.  (Bishop of the Vatican City – 04-30-07) 

61) Thank you for your letter of April 13^th, 2007. I am grateful for your prayers before the Blessed Sacrament for me and the priests of our Diocese. With prayers and best wishes, I remain.  (Bishop of USA – 04-26-07) 

62) I wish to thank you for the materials you sent and I send my appreciation and best wishes to all the members of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. With kind regards and prayerful good wishes.  (Archbishop – Apostolic Nuncio of India – 04-26-07)   

63) We will use all of Shepherds of Christ’s publications to promote and to enrich the prayers for priests vocations at our Diocese.  (Bishop of Brazil – 04-20-07)   

64) I have long wished to express my thanks for the newsletter and other publications which you send me. I appreciate very much your mission to promote the renewal of the spiritual life through devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.   (Bishop of Albenia – 03-21-07) 

65) Thank you for sending me your publications “Shepherds of Christ" ministries regularly. It gives good directions for the life of priests.  (Bishop of India – 04-21-07)  

66) I express my deep gratitude to the Shepherds of Christ Ministry, for being generous is sending us the shipment of books of prayers and prayer manuals.  (Bishop of Papua New Guinea – 04-03-07)  

67) It is very encouraging to know that there is a movement whose members are constantly praying for the priests, the church and the world. Be assured of my prayers for your intentions, that the Holy Spirit may inspire all your initiatives!  (Bishop of Nederland – 04-27-07)

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                It is a vocation to help us pray and spread
                    this devotion to the 2 Hearts and
                    voice of the Good Shepherd —

                The Newsletters are from the popes writings
                    and the saints.

                I beg you to help us — to hear the call of
                    Jesus and Mary —

                We are touching the whole world as
                    Jesus asked Fr. Carter

   
                    God has given to us the Building
                of the 2 Hearts.

                    On March 1, 2004 — the image head
                was destroyed — we have put this glass in
                beautiful handmade and hand painted Fatima
                statues with a handmade crown —
                We call them Fatima/Clearwater Glass statues —
                What a treasure for a piece of the image glass
                that was broken —

                And we know great grace will be granted
                    from this message of Fr. Carter when you pray the
                    prayers in the prayer manual before the statue.

                On Sunday night I will be in Clearwater to
                    pray for the priests, the Church and the world
                    and healing — The prayer service is from
                    behind where Mary's image face was —
                    you can enter from the left front of the building
                    through a door that goes straight up

                    Please come or

                        Join on the internet

                    Shepherds of Christ prayers and Holy Spirit Prayers
                        begin at 6:20