September 10, 2016

                R. Come Holy Spirit fill us with the fire of God's
                love. Come Holy Spirit make us holy.

                    The Holy Spirit works in the Heart of Mary to
                make us more and more in the image of Jesus.
                The Holy Spirit works in us helping us to
                be more likened to Jesus.

                We put on Christ –

                We live in Him, with Him, for Him –
                We love as God loves more and more and
                the Holy Spirit perfects more His work in us.

                    Beauty is in the soul. The interior life
                is so very important to the man.

                    The world keeps trying to get us to think
                happiness is outside of ourselves – go out –
                find happiness in another person – go out –
                find happiness in wealth, in youth,
                in travel, in possessions –

                    Happiness is in God –

                    Our goal is God –

                    We live in the moment – we are alive
                in Him – He lives in us NOW – He
                operates in us NOW – God has a
                Plan for me NOW –

                    NOW is the only moment I can live –

                Song: Live This Day

                R. We know we are the creation of
                God the Father – the unique
                creation – no one is like us –
                No one can perform our role –

                God is light

                God is love –

                God is real –

                    We live in Him, for Him,
                through Him –

                    God dwells in our graced, baptized
                soul –

                Come Holy Spirit – Come fill us with Your self –

                We seek to live and dwell in You –

                    Why listen to the devil – Why?
                Why give into him, he is a liar.
                Why waste one more precious moment
                not living more and more fully in God.

                    A man down the street was in his
                early 50's and first he had lymph node
                cancer and he was healed – then he got
                Leukemia and his 13 year old son gave
                him bone marrow and he just died
                and now his wife and son are without
                him.

                    When my sister was in her freshman
                year her best friend got Leukemia
                and I never thought my sister got over
                the shock of this.

                    A woman in the Movement's brother
                died when she was young – it changed her
                life – she never felt good –

                    My mom died when I was five
                years old – God helped me and my brother
                work through it – I went to Mass every day –
                I spent time in Church as a child –
                We prayed the rosary and prayers every day –

                    God created us and He has a unique
                plan for us. Some people die young with
                five children – like my mom –

                    Some never get out of childhood, an
                accident happens. Some have an accident
                and a near death experience and live
                to tell us things we need to know –
                God is a God of miracles – God has
                a plan for us –

                    Why would anyone deny God –
                rebel against God – We must thank
                God for baptism and the gifts we have
                received in the virtues of faith, hope
                and love.

                    Jerry, our servant, was young and
                hit by a train because their car
                stalled on the tracks – he was in a
                coma a long time – he had to swim
                to get his body movements back –
                He is such a gift to us – His life
                given in prayer and service and
                he loves Jesus –

                R. He could have died –

                Jesus wanted his life given like this –

                Betty was sick – Betty prayed and prayed
                in the Church for 17 years.
                Betty couldn't hold up her head
                because of her disease – when we
                slept at night Betty prayed for all
                of us.

                R. Sophie was the sacristan – She
                    prayed 17 years in the China
                    Church –
                    She loved Jesus so much –
                    her life was for Jesus –

                And I can go on and on
                    Fr. Carter gave this homily
                    September 8, 2000 – he was so
                    sick yet he got up in the China
                    Church and said Mass and gave
                    this homily September 8th.
 

                R. On September 8th, my sister went in the
                Sisters of Charity – things changed –
                she had her 25 anniversary on
                September 8th, my sister committed
                suicide by running a car in a
                garage – she wanted to get out
                because she had a timer and
                was on the ground by the door with
                a hole trying to get out –
                This was on September 8th – her 26th
                anniversary of when she entered the convent.

                We must pray for grace to be all
                God wants us to be –

               The devil presses down –

                Christ showed us He took on our
                sufferings.

                He was whipped for our sins, our
                selfishness.

                We sin and God will forgive us
                but we must go to Him and ask for
                forgiveness and tell Him we are
                sorry and ask for mercy and have
                a firm purpose of amendment.

                On this line we can see how short our
                    life is

                /   Life   /              ETERNITY––––––>             
                                never ends --

                I am a mathematician – I learned about
                    infinity – it never ends –

                    I learned to think abstractly –

                    There are patterns God put in the
                earth we don't even know about –
                There is the beauty of life under
                the ocean –
                There are the clouds and skies
                that show us vastness –
                the depth of the ocean –
                We have a heart that we can love
                with – love like Jesus.

                Song: Give Me Your Heart Oh Jesus –

                R. I went to a Mass funeral and the whole
                Church was full from his family
                and contacts –

                What about men like Roosevelt that
                worked in World War II and was paralyzed
                like he was
                        Franklin D. Roosevelt

                Watch the Movie

                    Warm Springs

                He served as President from 1933 - 1945

                    FDR

                    He married Eleanor and had 6 children –

                In 1920 he ran for Vice President – he
                never gave up –

                    In 1921 he was stricken with polio
                they thought – It cost him the
                use of his legs –

                    He fought and fought for our country –
                    His condition didn't stop him –
                    He fought Nazi Germany –
                    He gave and gave and gave for others –

                Men for others –

                Christ surely was a Man for others –
                    He showed us with His life –

                Men for others –

                God calls us to give
                God calls us to love

                God gives us our life to serve and
                    to love and to live IN Him

                Interior Life –

                What goes on in between the ears –
                    Who makes the thoughts?
                    Who gives into them –
                    Who chooses what we do with
                        our hearts made for love –

                God is love –

                We were created in His
                    image and likeness –
 

                Song: Teach Me to Love with your Heart

Messenger:

Agony in the Garden

1. Jesus went with Peter, James and John to the garden of Olives in Gethsemane.

2. ..."My soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait here and stay awake with me." (Matthew 26:38)

3. Jesus fell to His knees and prayed, " 'Father,' he said, 'if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, let your will be done, not mine.' " (Luke 22:42)

4. The angel appeared and comforted Him.

5. Jesus found the disciples sleeping and He said, '...So you had not the strength to stay awake with me for one hour?' (Matthew 26:40)

6. Jesus was so alone. He suffered for all the sins of all men for all times.

7. Jesus suffered so for the indifference, rejection, disrespect and lack of love He receives in the Eucharist, the Sacrament of His great love for us.

8. Jesus did not want to leave us. He gives us Himself in the Sacrament of the Eucharist.

9. "... 'This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.' ...'This cup is the new covenant in my blood poured out for you.' " (Luke 22:19-20)

10. Jesus' anguish was so great that His sweat became as great drops of Blood on the ground.

Scourging at the Pillar

1. Jesus loved Judas so much but Jesus knew Judas would betray Him with a kiss.

2. They led Jesus away as a common criminal. They pulled His hair, they hit Him on the cheek, they spit on Him.

3. They stripped Jesus and tied Him to a pillar.

4. They scourged Him, whipping Him all over His entire body.

5. Mary knew from the prophesy of Simeon that Jesus would suffer.

6. Jesus' whole body was beaten.

7. Jesus' flesh hung from where they had beaten Him.

8. Jesus stood in His own Blood.

9. Jesus' beautiful back, once perfect, was now so badly beaten and bruised.

10. Jesus suffered so for the sins of the flesh.

Crowning with Thorns

1. These ruthless men stripped Jesus and put a scarlet robe on Him and gave Him a reed for His right hand. Then kneeling, they mocked Jesus and called out, ....'Hail, king of the Jews!' (Matthew 27:29)

2. They wove a piercing crown of thorns for Jesus' precious head.

3. They pounded the thorns so harshly into His beautiful head.

4. Blood poured from Jesus' head and trickled into his eyes and ears and His hair was matted.

5. Blood ran from His mouth, from the blows to His head.

6. Then they knelt, mocking Him, spitting on Him, and saying, ...'Hail, king of the Jews!' (Matthew 27:29)

7. Jesus suffered for all the sins of the head.

8. Jesus suffered for love of us!

9. When Jesus suffered for the horrible sins, He was comforted by the love that we give to Him this day.

10. Jesus suffered for the indifference to the Eucharist.
    
    Jesus saw us giving Him so much love when we receive Him.

Carrying of the Cross

1. They condemned our precious Jesus to death on a cross.

2. They gave to Jesus a great cross and threw it on His shoulder. It was so immense!

3. Jesus' shoulder felt as if it would crack, the cross was so heavy.

4. Jesus' beloved Mother stood by and watched this massacre of her precious, beautiful Child.

5. She heard the thumping of the cross and the jeers of the crowd.

6. Mary's eyes peered into Jesus' eyes. Their suffering was intensified by the suffering of the other.

7. Jesus never gave up His cross, He collapsed under His cross.

8. Mary walked the walk with Him, always by His side, as she walks our walk of suffering with us this day.

9. They poked at Jesus and treated Him with such dishonor. Our beautiful Jesus! Mary stood by and watched her beloved suffer.

10. They stripped Jesus of His garments and He accepted the abuse.
    
    He allowed all this to happen.
    
    He loves us this much!

The Crucifixion

1. When Mary reached the hill of Calvary where Jesus was to be crucified, she saw all the instruments prepared for His crucifixion.

2. The men pounded the nails into Jesus' precious hands and feet.

3. Mary's Heart was torn in her chest as she helplessly watched the treatment of her blessed Child.

4. Jesus had given His all for love of us. Battered and bruised from head to toe, He shed His Blood.

5. He hung there in such agony for three hours.

6. Mary stood under His cross, supported by her beloved John.

7. Jesus' last thoughts were for us, when He gave us His own Mother.

8. Jesus gave us the last beat of His Heart, the last drop of His Blood.

9. Jesus is our Savior. He merited the SAVING GRACE BY HIS LIFE and death.

10. Mary held Jesus as a Baby, now she sees His lifeless body in her arms after His death.

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