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Apostles
of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
My dear fellow
Associate Members,
Jesus is calling special apostles to join a new division of
the Shepherds of Christ Movement. Here is a message from Jesus given to Father
Carter:
My beloved
priest-companion, I am requesting that a new prayer movement be started under
the direction of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I am asking for volunteers
who are willing to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for one hour,
twice-weekly. Members of the Shepherds of Christ prayer chapters, as well as
others, are to be invited to join this movement.
These
apostles are to pray for the intentions I am giving you. For part of the hour
they are to use the prayers of the Shepherds of Christ Associates Handbook.
They may spend the rest of the hour as they so choose.
I will use
this new prayer movement within My Shepherds of Christ Ministries in a
powerful way to help in the renewal of My Church and the world. I will give
great graces to those who join this movement. The name, Apostles of the
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, is to be given to this movement.
I am
inviting My beloved Rita Ring to be coordinator for this activity.
I pour out
the great love of My Sacred Heart to all. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the
flock.
Words of Jesus to Members of Shepherds of
Christ Associates:
"My beloved priest-companion, I intend to
use the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, and the movement, Shepherds
of Christ Associates, in a powerful way for the renewal of My Church and
the world.
"I will use the newsletter and the
chapters of Shepherds of Christ Associates as a powerful instrument for
spreading devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart.
"I am calling many to become members of Shepherds
of Christ Associates. To all of them I will give great blessings. I will
use them as instruments to help bring about the triumph of the Immaculate
Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. I will give great graces to the
members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. I will call them to be
deeply united to My Heart and to Mary's Heart as I lead them ever closer to My
Father in the Holy Spirit."
- Message from Jesus to Father Edward J.
Carter, S.J., Founder, as given on July 31, 1994,
feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits)
end of July 31, 1994 message given to Fr.
Carter
Letter to
circulate in churches (without message)
Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart
of Jesus
My dear fellow Associate Members,
There is a new prayer movement which has been started under the direction of
Shepherds of Christ Ministries. We are asking for volunteers who are willing
to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for one hour, twice-weekly. Members of
the Shepherds of Christ prayer chapters, as well as others, are to be invited
to join this movement.
These apostles are to pray for the intentions given. For part of the hour they
are to use the prayers of the Shepherds of Christ Associates Handbook. They
may spend the rest of the hour as they so choose.
This new prayer movement within the Shepherds of Christ Ministries is a
powerful way to help in the renewal of the Church and the world. The name,
Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, has been given to this movement.
Rita Ring is the coordinator for this activity.
This is indeed a special calling for us to unite in one heart with His
Eucharistic Heart and pray for the following intentions:
- For the spread of the devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and
Mary culminating in the reign of the Sacred Heart and the triumph of the
Immaculate Heart.
- For the Pope.
- For all bishops of the world.
- For all priests.
- For all sisters and brothers in the religious life.
- For all members of the Shepherds of Christ Movement, and
for the spread of this movement to the world.
- For all members of the Catholic Church.
- For all members of the human family.
- For all souls in purgatory.
Jesus wants so much for us to come and be
with Him. He is no less present in the tabernacle than the day He walked the
earth. He will listen to our heartfelt prayers as Apostles of the Eucharistic
Heart of Jesus. His Heart beats in deepest love for us. How He loves His
beloved priests and religious. He wants us to come to the Blessed Sacrament
and pray to Him for them. Our prayers are especially powerful when we are
before the tabernacle.
If you feel Jesus is calling you to be an
apostle of His Eucharistic Heart, please sign on the following form. Please
send the form to Shepherds of Christ Ministries, Apostles of the Eucharistic
Heart of Jesus, P.O. Box 193, Morrow, OH 45152-0193.
Please circulate this letter and the
sign-up forms. This is a call to priests, sisters, laity, including children.
The Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus do not have to be a member of
the Shepherds of Christ chapters.
There is such power in His Eucharistic
Heart. Let us join one another and answer His call today. Adoration should
begin as soon as possible.
Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of
Jesus will receive a newsletter. It is very important to send in the
membership as soon as possible so we can send you the newsletter and any
information about the Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.
As apostles, we will receive abundant
graces from God and help bring about the renewal of the Church and the world.
May you know the burning love of His
Heart.
end of letter for Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of
Jesus
Apostles
of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
| VOL 1 ISSUE 1 |
A
NEWSLETTER FOR WORSHIPERS OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT |
OCTOBER, 1996 |
Welcome
to the inaugural issue of Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus! Each
article is meant to pique the reader's awareness, light upon flashing light, of
the great gift Jesus gave us, and continues to give us every day, in the Blessed
Sacrament of the altar. May they put you at east and may they help you to
grow in your love and appreciation of Him Who loves us so much. Praise God!
Bread of Life
(John 6:32-35)1 Jesus
answered them:
"In all truth I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you
the bread from heaven, it was my Father who gives you the bread from heaven,
the true bread; for the bread of God is the bread which comes down from heaven
and gives life to the world."
"Sir," they said,
"give us this bread always." Jesus answered them:
"I am the bread of life. No one
who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever
thirst."
The New Manna
(John 6: 48-58)1 "I
am the bread of life. Your fathers ate manna in the desert, and they are dead;
but this is the bread which comes down from heaven, so that a person may eat
it and not die. I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone
who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my
flesh, for the life of the world."
Then the Jews started arguing among
themselves, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus
replied to them:
"In all truth I tell you, if you do not eat the flesh
of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Anyone who
does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise
that person up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is
real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live
in that person. As the living Father sent me and I draw life from the
Father, so whoever eats me will also draw life from me. This is the bread
which has come down from heaven; it is not like the bread our ancestors ate:
they are dead, but anyone who eats this bread will live for ever."
Many Graces Will Be Granted
Jesus: My beloved Apostles of
the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, I have called you to a special apostleship, My
beloved ones. I am crying out to you from My Eucharistic Heart to pray as you
have never prayed before. The power, My dear chosen ones, is in the Eucharist.
Your world is in a very serious state. The Church, the pope, the bishops, the
priests, the Sisters and Brothers are all in need of tremendous prayer power.
You have been called to the quiet of
the tabernacle to take your prayer petitions to My Eucharistic Heart. The
renewal of the Church and the world is at hand. From the prayers you pray
here, many graces will be granted.
I am calling all in this Movement as well as all others in
the Shepherds of Christ Movement to consecrate their hearts to My Heart and
the heart of My Mother. All through the day I am calling you, priests, sisters
and brothers in the religious life, laity, including children, to give your
hearts to Me and to My beloved Mother. As you dwell in Our Hearts you will be
one with each other.
Come to Me with your petitions. I am
truly present in the tabernacle, no less present than the day I walked the
earth. I wait for you to come and to pray for your Church and your world. Many
graces will be given there for the priesthood and those in the religious life.
I have chosen each priest and sister and brother in the religious life to help
spread My love to this world. The highest calling is to be called to the
priesthood. The calling I give to My beloved priests, sisters and brothers is
a special spousalship to Me. How My Heart is wounded by the priests and
sisters and brothers in the religious life who have turned worldly. I, the
almighty God, call them to such a deep intimate love affair with Me and they
go to the world for their love.
When the religious are fixed in My
Heart many will be fed by My burning love.
The world is in a state of urgency.
The Church in part has become worldly. The medicine for the hurting world is
My burning love. Nothing, nothing will feed the starved soul but the love of
God. I am calling you to pray for My holy priests, to pray that all priests
come to a state of deep holiness.
I have called you as part of the
Shepherds of Christ Movement to join in prayer before Me and to beg for graces
for your Church and your world.
The renewal of My Church and My world
will be helped greatly through many giving themselves to this movement.
At Fatima My Mother said that, until
a sufficient number of faithful are consecrating their hearts to My Heart and
the heart of My Mother, there will not be peace in this world.
In the Shepherds of Christ Movement
including the Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Movement, I am
reaching the priests, sisters and brothers in the religious life, laity,
including the children - with this Consecration.
As you dwell in Our hearts you are
one with us. As you give yourselves to our Hearts, you are one in our Hearts.
These movements will prosper for all are joined in the Hearts of Jesus and
Mary. You will proceed ahead in one heart and one mind. You will be more
joined as a true family, brothers and sisters, living according to the will of
your heavenly Father and dwelling in the heart of your heavenly Mother.
Oh, beloved children, in these
movements you have been hand-picked and chosen for this mission by Me. I am
giving to you such graces to unite more and more deeply to My Heart. You will
be one with each other and one with God. As you dwell in My Mother's heart and
My Heart, you unite with the Father in the Holy Spirit.
You are especially chosen, my
apostles, to help carry My love to this world. As you join in this oneness
with Me, I live in you and you in Me and I am alive in this world in a special
way through this union.
I have called you to this
apostleship, I am guarding your every breath, I am giving you abundant graces
to help carry out the plan of the Father. "Come to me, all you who labour
and are overburdened, and I will give you rest." (Matt. 11:28)1
Bring the cares of the Church and the
world to Me. I am waiting to give you all you need. I am Jesus Christ, Son of
the Living God. I live this day in the world. I am truly present in the
Blessed Sacrament. Come to Me and I will live in you.
I love you, I love you, I love you. I
am your beloved Savior, Jesus.
- Message from Jesus to Rita Ring, March
8, 1996
We Are Children of God
(Rom 8: 14-17)1
All who are guided by the Spirit of God are sons of God; for what you
received was not the spirit of slavery to bring you back into fear; you
received the spirit of adoption, enabling us to cry out, "Abba,
Father!" The Spirit himself joins with our spirit to bear witness that we
are children of God. And if we are children, then we are heirs, heirs of God
and joint heirs with Christ, provided that we share his suffering, so as to
share his glory.
He Remains with Us, Truly Present
God sees us as one
family, His beloved creatures. He loves us each with the deepest personal
love. He sees us united. It is our love for one another that pleases Him.
There is not division in God. He loves each of us and knows our uniqueness. He
loves all of us as His creatures. We are all members of His holy family. He
wants all His children to inherit the Kingdom of God.
I find refuge by dwelling within His most
precious Heart. I feel the inner glow, the heat. I feel the calm beating of
His heart. It is there I am wrapped in His burning love. It is there I am
united deeply to my most beloved Father. It is there I am joined with the
permeating, moving action of the Holy Spirit.
It is my refuge, in this dark and
troubled world. It is my heaven on earth, to be joined in love with all He has
created, to have perfect peace and know God's chamber of peace and love.
I see the darkness, the vileness of
this world, and I go to His Heart. I see, with rose-colored glasses. I see as
He wants us to see with eyes of love. I want to love and see as He sees. It is
in this deepest chamber of His Heart that I have found the Kingdom of God on
earth, for He has said, the Kingdom of God is within you. The Kingdom of God,
our little heaven on earth, is in dwelling deeply within Their Hearts. In His
Heart is love and in His Heart is peace, in His Heart we are all one as He
intends us to be. "But to the man who told him this Jesus replied, 'Who
is my mother? Who are my brothers?' And stretching out his hand towards his
disciples he said, 'Here are my mother and my brothers. Anyone who does the
will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." (Matt:
12:48-50)1 We draw in our beloved sisters and brothers by the love that
radiates from our eyes, our gentle touch, our loving concern.
Strip yourself of the attachments to this
world. Find peace in the freedom of living according to His will, living *In
Him, *in this magnificent Heart.
He came, He walked the earth, for love of
us. He took on a human body. He gave His adorable Heart that we could live *In
Him. He no longer walks this earth, He gives us Himself in the Holy Eucharist.
He gives us a human *heart, pierced with a lance, crowned with thorns and
holding the cross. The way to this fiery furnace, the way to life in Him, is
through much suffering and pain. We identify with Him in all our actions, all
our joys and sufferings, united to Him as we live our lives in Him. We walk
the Passion, we feel the joys, the deep love in His Heart for His Mother, for
all His beloved creatures. We carry out His life in our life.
I am Yours, my Lord. I love You with my
whole heart, my whole soul, my whole being. I have found the Kingdom of God on
this earth. I have found life in You. When I see the darkness in this troubled
world, I go to the deepest, hottest chamber of Your Heart and I am bathed in
your abundant love. I take with me my troubled brothers in my heart and I
plead for their return to their God who is all worthy of all honor and love
and adoration.
I am Yours, Lord, I consecrate my heart
to You to live forever in this holy place. I want to die to all that is not of
You, that I can be united in the deepest way to You, that my heart will know
Your love, that as I live in this world I can truly say, "It is no longer
I who live, but He who lives in me."
O, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give You
my all. I come to You surrounded by the pure and loving heart of Your Mother.
I know You won't refuse me in my wretchedness when I come to You in the heart
of Your beloved Mother.
The Holy Spirit permeates the very depth
of my soul and I enter into the deepest chamber of His fiery Heart. It is
there I feel so little, as a little child, and I unite to my most beloved
Father. I feel in Your fiery heart the presence of God, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, in the deepest, whitest chamber, in the center of the deepest love. I
unite with God and I know my dwelling in You is truly a little heaven on
earth.
The Kingdom of God is at hand. There will
be an era of peace. We will all be one in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. We
will be one happy family where there will only be love: love of God and love
of one another.
And the city shone with the brightest
light for within their hearts they knew the love of God and it radiated into
the world. There was no longer darkness that covered the earth, but light,
radiating from those dwelling within the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. And the
star shone over His bed at Bethlehem. He is truly the light of the world and
the light shone in the darkness and all who came to this light lived in the
light and lived according to the light.
It is in this that we trust, that in all
the darkness of the world that the light will shine when men are dwelling in
the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
And, He says: I am the way, the truth and
the life. He who abides in me will have the light of life. He came, He was
born a baby, He died on a cross, but as He hung on that cross on Calvary, He
was the light that shone as the brightest light to the world, withered, beaten
and bloodied. He was the brightest light in the darkened sky. It was through
His death all men were promised a chance for real life, for eternal salvation.
And the light came forth from the tomb in
power and glory, adorned in bright, glistening light. He stood before them
with His glorified wounds: His pierced Heart of endless love and He gave them
the newness of life-life in Him. The light shone in the darkness. He gave them
a sharing in His Divine Life through Baptism and ascended into heaven to
prepare a place for us, but He remained with us, truly present, in His
Eucharistic Heart. He feeds us with His own Body and Blood. He gives us the
Bread of Life. He is the Savior of the World and we live in newness of life
because God first loved us!
- Rita Ring, February 23, 1996
Hearts One with Jesus and Mary
I feel His love in the
hearts of holy priests. He has anointed them and they represent Christ to me.
My soul is fed by all His holy priests. I feel fed when a priest loves Jesus
so much. I must see the hearts of all and join with them in one heart, love
them deeply in my heart.
There will be an era of peace when hearts
are one with the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Jesus and Mary, I give You my heart.
Per Fr. Carter's Message2
This is your special
calling from Jesus to pray for the Church and the world. The power is in Him.
He is truly present in the Eucharist. He ascended into heaven, but He remains
with us in greatest love. He calls out to us, "I am alive, I am alive, I
am alive. Come to me and I will give you rest. Can you not watch one hour with
Me?
"I am Jesus. I call you My beloved
ones to be Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus. I love you, I love you,
I love you."
______________
Notes:
1. Scripture references are taken from The New Jerusalem Bible,
Catholic Edition, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc., New York.
2. Message from Jesus to Father Edward Carter, S.J., February, 1996.
end of the Apostles of the
Eucharistic Heart Newsletter
Shepherds of Christ Associates
PRAYER MANUAL
Chapter Meeting Prayer Format
The prayer format below should be followed at
chapter meetings of Shepherds of Christ Associates. All prayers, not
just those said specifically for priests, should include the intention of
praying for all the needs of priests the world over.
1. Hymns. Hymns may be sung at
any point of the prayer part of the meeting.
2. Holy Spirit Prayer. Come, Holy
Spirit, almighty Sanctifier, God of love, who filled the Virgin Mary with
grace, who wonderfully changed the hearts of the apostles, who endowed all
Your martyrs with miraculous courage, come and sanctify us. Enlighten our
minds, strengthen our wills, purify our consciences, rectify our judgment, set
our hearts on fire, and preserve us from the misfortunes of resisting Your
inspirations. Amen.
3. The Rosary.
4. Salve Regina. "Hail Holy
Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we
cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, our
mourning, our weeping in this vale of tears. Turn, then, most gracious
advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us and after this, our exile, show unto us
the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus, O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin
Mary."
5. The Memorare. "Remember, O most
gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your
protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word
Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but, in your mercy, hear and answer me.
Amen."
6. Seven Hail Marys in honor of the
Seven Sorrows of Mary. Mary has promised very special graces to those who
do this on a daily basis. Included in the promises of Our Lady for those who
practice this devotion is her pledge to give special assistance at the hour of
death, including the sight of her face. The seven sorrows are:
(1) The first sorrow: the prophecy of Simeon
(Hail Mary).
(2) The second sorrow: the flight into Egypt
(Hail Mary).
(3) The third sorrow: the loss of the Child
Jesus in the temple (Hail Mary).
(4) The fourth sorrow: Jesus and Mary meet on
the way to the cross (Hail Mary).
(5) The fifth sorrow: Jesus dies on the cross
(Hail Mary).
(6) The sixth sorrow: Jesus is taken down
from the cross and laid in Mary's arms (Hail Mary).
(7) The seventh sorrow: the burial of Jesus
(Hail Mary).
7. 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 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. Amen.
8. Prayer to St. Joseph. St. Joseph,
guardian of Jesus and chaste spouse of Mary, you passed your life in perfect
fulfillment of duty. You supported the Holy Family of Nazareth with the work
of your hands. Kindly protect those who trustingly turn to you. You know their
aspirations, their hardships, their hopes; and they turn to you because they
know you will understand and protect them. You too have known trial, labor,
and weariness. But, even amid the worries of material life, your soul was
filled with deep peace and sang out in true joy through intimacy with the Son
of God entrusted to you, and with Mary, His tender Mother. Amen. --(Pope
John XXIII)
9. Litany of the Sacred
Heart, promises of the Sacred Heart.
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 (repeat after each
invocation).
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father,
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother,
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God,
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty,
Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God,
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High,
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven,
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity,
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love,
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love,
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts,
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of divinity,
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased,
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received,
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills,
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke You,
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness,
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium,
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses,
Heart of Jesus, obedient even to death,
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,
Heart of Jesus, our life and reconciliation,
Heart of Jesus, victim of sin,
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in You,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You,
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints,
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.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make our hearts like unto Yours.
Let us pray: O almighty and eternal God, look
upon the Heart of Your dearly beloved Son and upon the praise and
satisfaction He offers You in behalf of sinners and, being appeased, grant
pardon to those who seek Your mercy, in the name of the same Jesus Christ,
Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
world without end. Amen.
Promises of Our Lord to those devoted to His
Sacred Heart
(these should be read by the prayer leader):
(1) I will give them all the graces necessary
in their state of life.
(2) I will establish peace in their homes.
(3) I will comfort them in all their
afflictions.
(4) I will be their refuge during life and
above all in death.
(5) I will bestow a large blessing on all
their undertakings.
(6) Sinners shall find in My Heart the source
and the infinite ocean of mercy.
(7) Tepid souls shall grow fervent.
(8) Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high
perfection.
(9) I will bless every place where a picture
of My Heart shall be set up and honored.
(10) I will give to priests the gift of
touching the most hardened hearts.
(11) Those who promote this devotion shall
have their names written in My Heart, never to be blotted out.
(12) I promise you in the excessive mercy of
My Heart that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate
on the first Friday in nine consecutive months the grace of final penitence;
they shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving their sacraments; My
divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.
10. Prayer for Priests. "Lord
Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the Flock, we pray that in the great love and mercy
of Your Sacred Heart You attend to all the needs of Your priest-shepherds
throughout the world. We ask that You draw back to Your Heart all those
priests who have seriously strayed from Your path, that You rekindle the
desire for holiness in the hearts of those priests who have become lukewarm,
and that You continue to give Your fervent priests the desire for the highest
holiness. United with Your Heart and Mary's Heart, we ask that You take this
petition to Your heavenly Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen"
11. Prayer for all members of the Shepherds
of Christ Associates. "Dear Jesus, we ask Your special
blessings on all members of Shepherds of Christ Associates.
Continue to enlighten them regarding the very special privilege and
responsibility you have given them as members of Your movement, Shepherds
of Christ Associates. Draw them ever closer to Your Heart and to
Your Mother's Heart. Allow them to more and more realize the great and special
love of Your Hearts for each of them as unique individuals. Give them the
grace to respond to Your love and Mary's love with an increased love of their
own. As they dwell in Your Heart and Mary's Heart, abundantly care for all
their needs and those of their loved ones. We make our prayer through You to
the Father, in the Holy Spirit, with Mary our Mother at our side. Amen"
12. Prayer for the spiritual and financial
success of the priestly newsletter. "Father, we ask Your special
blessings upon the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ. We ask
that You open the priest-readers to the graces You wish to give them through
this chosen instrument of Your Son. We also ask that You provide for the
financial needs of the newsletter and the Shepherds of Christ Associates.
We make our prayer through Jesus, in the Holy Spirit, with Mary at our side.
Amen"
13. Prayer for all members of the human
family. "Heavenly Father, we ask Your blessings on all Your children
the world over. Attend to all their needs. We ask Your special assistance for
all those marginalized people, all those who are so neglected and forgotten.
United with our Mother Mary, we make this petition to You through Jesus and in
the Holy Spirit."
14. Prayer to St. Michael and our Guardian
Angels:
"St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in
battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May
God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who
prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen."
"Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom
God's love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard,
to rule and guide. Amen."
15. Pause for silent, personal prayer.
This should last at least five minutes.
16. Act of consecration to the Sacred Heart
of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
"Lord Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock,
I consecrate myself to Your most Sacred Heart. From Your pierced Heart the
Church was born, the Church You have called me, as a member of Shepherds of
Christ Associates, to serve in a most special way. You reveal Your
Heart as a symbol of Your love in all its aspects, including Your most special
love for me, whom You have chosen as Your companion in this most important
work. Help me to always love You in return. Help me to give myself entirely to
You. Help me always to pour out my life in love of God and neighbor! Heart of
Jesus, I place my trust in You!
"Dear Blessed Virgin Mary, I consecrate
myself to your maternal and Immaculate Heart, this Heart which is symbol of
your life of love. You are the Mother of my Savior. You are also my Mother.
You love me with a most special love as a member of Shepherds of Christ
Associates, a movement created by your Son as a powerful instrument for
the renewal of the Church and the world. In a return of love, I give myself
entirely to your motherly love and protection. You followed Jesus perfectly.
You are His first and perfect disciple. Teach me to imitate you in the putting
on of Christ. Be my motherly intercessor so that, through your Immaculate
Heart, I may be guided to an ever closer union with the pierced Heart of
Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock."
17. Daily Prayers. All members should
say the Holy Spirit prayer daily and make the act of consecration daily. They
should also pray the rosary each day. They are encouraged to use the other
above prayers as time allows.
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A Prayer before the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass
Let me be a holy sacrifice and unite with God in the
sacrament of His greatest love.
I want to be one in Him in this act of love, where He
gives Himself to me and I give myself as a sacrifice to Him. Let me be a
holy sacrifice as I become one with Him in this my act of greatest love
to Him.
Let me unite with Him more, that I may more deeply love
Him. May I help make reparation to His adorable Heart and the heart of
His Mother, Mary. With greatest love, I offer myself to You and pray
that You will accept my sacrifice of greatest love. I give myself to You
and unite in Your gift of Yourself to me. Come and possess my soul.
Cleanse me, strengthen me, heal me. Dear Holy Spirit
act in the heart of Mary to make me more and more like Jesus.
Father, I offer this my sacrifice, myself united to
Jesus in the Holy Spirit to You. Help me to love God more deeply in this
act of my greatest love.
Give me the grace to grow in my knowledge, love and
service of You and for this to be my
greatest participation in the Mass.
Give me the greatest graces to love You so deeply in this Mass, You who
are so worthy of my love.
-God's Blue Book, December 27,
1995
Intentions
for the Rosary Novena
Given by Mary on January 25, 1997:
Mary: I am Mary. I am requesting that you continue to pray
the rosary novena daily for the following intentions:
1) For the spread of the rosary, circulation and publication of these
rosary meditations, for the Rosary Book and Children's Rosary
Books, for the Rosary Aves and consecrations to be distributed and used
by school children, for the Priestly Newsletter Books, for the Mass
Book, for all materials receiving the imprimatur, for its publication and
quick distribution, for the distribution of Mary's Message tape and
the Rosary Book and the connection with the Shepherds of Christ
Movement and the apparition in Florida;
2) For Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, that the Father's plan will
unfold there as He intended;
3) For the new Center, for the new chapel, for the right to reserve the
Blessed Sacrament there, for the funding, for the circulation of materials
from there, for the beginning of new prayer chapters.
Morning Offering (for Shepherds of Christ Members)
My dear Father, I offer You this day all my prayers,
works, joys and sufferings, my every breath, my every heartbeat, my every
thought, all my actions, in union with Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass throughout the world, in the Holy Spirit. I pray the Holy Spirit is
with me every second today, enlightening me to do the will of the Father and
filling me with the fire of God's love.
I ask Jesus and Mary to be one in me in all that I do
and I unite with all the angels and saints and souls in purgatory to pray
continually to the Father for these intercessions, in this prayer, for this
day.
For myself, I pray for grace-abundant grace, to know
and love God more and more and to follow the will of the Father. I pray to
the Holy Spirit to transform me in the heart of Mary to be more and more
like Jesus. I pray that I can forever dwell in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
I pray for conversion of all those I hold dear who need conversion. I pray
for each member of my family that they will be filled with Your abundant
grace to grow in their knowledge and love of God.
I pray for all my friends that they will receive
abundant grace to carry out the great plan of the Father, that they will
grow forever closer to Jesus' Heart through Mary's heart, that we will all
be led by the Holy Spirit to do His work, that we will, together, carry out
the plan of the Father as He intends us to, to spread the love of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus and Mary's heart to this world.
Jesus, I pray for myself so the Holy Spirit descends
upon me and opens my heart to Your love so I will grow more and more deeply
in union with You. I pray that I do not worry what other people think but
try always to please the Father and do His will. I pray that I may help lead
many to Your burning love.
I pray for the following people in particular that
they will be filled with the Spirit and grow deeply in their union with You,
that they will receive abundant graces to know, love and serve You more.
(Include special friends by name...)
I pray for priests the world over, for the success of
the priestly newsletter, the Chapters and for the finances needed for the
newsletter. I pray for the circulation of the Blue Book messages, rosary
meditations and tapes. I pray for all those involved in the publication of
these messages.
I pray that You will shower Your abundant graces onto
the priests reading the newsletter the people reading and hearing the Blue
Book messages and Rosary Meditations and all of Fr. Carter's publications.
We pray for the intentions we hold deep within our
hearts, for our families and friends, for those requesting our prayers. We
pray for children the world over and for the souls in purgatory. We ask God
to shower His abundant grace on us and the members of our Shepherds of
Christ chapter so that we may grow more and more in our knowledge and love
of God.
We consecrate ourselves to the Hearts of Jesus and
Mary. We pray for Father Carter, for Father Smith, for Rita Ring, and for
John Weickert, for all leaders and helpers in the Shepherds of Christ
Movement, for Shepherds of Christ Ministries, and Our Lady of Light
Ministry. We pray for all those who are working in these ministries.
We bind ourselves and our children and our friends to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary. We place the precious blood of Jesus on
ourselves, and all we touch, so that we will be protected from the evil one.
We pray to St. Michael to cast the devil into hell. We love You, God, we
love You, we love You. We beg that we may receive the grace to love You more
and more deeply. We adore You, we praise You, our beloved Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit.
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.
Daily Prayers
Pray to be joined in one heart
Holy Spirit Prayer. Come, Holy
Spirit, almighty Sanctifier, God of love, who filled the Virgin Mary with
grace, who wonderfully changed the hearts of the apostles, who endowed all
Your martyrs with miraculous courage, come and sanctify us. Enlighten our
minds, strengthen our wills, purify our consciences, rectify our judgment, set
our hearts on fire, and preserve us from the misfortunes of resisting Your
inspirations. Amen.
Prayer to St. Michael and our Guardian
Angels:
"St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in
battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May
God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who
prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen."
Act of consecration to the Sacred Heart
of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
"Lord Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock,
I consecrate myself to Your most Sacred Heart. From Your pierced Heart the
Church was born, the Church You have called me, as a member of Shepherds of
Christ Associates, to serve in a most special way. You reveal Your
Heart as a symbol of Your love in all its aspects, including Your most special
love for me, whom You have chosen as Your companion in this most important
work. Help me to always love You in return. Help me to give myself entirely to
You. Help me always to pour out my life in love of God and neighbor! Heart of
Jesus, I place my trust in You!
"Dear Blessed Virgin Mary, I consecrate
myself to your maternal and Immaculate Heart, this Heart which is symbol of
your life of love. You are the Mother of my Savior. You are also my Mother.
You love me with a most special love as a member of Shepherds of Christ
Associates, a movement created by your Son as a powerful instrument for
the renewal of the Church and the world. In a return of love, I give myself
entirely to your motherly love and protection. You followed Jesus perfectly.
You are His first and perfect disciple. Teach me to imitate you in the putting
on of Christ. Be my motherly intercessor so that, through your Immaculate
Heart, I may be guided to an ever closer union with the pierced Heart of
Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock."
end of Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart
Booklet
July 5, 2000
during prayer service
September 2
2, 2001 message continues
Messenger:
Here is a message we received
from Jesus on September 22, 1997.
Excerpt from July 20,
2001 message
Father Carter was opened up and
found out he had cancer on the
third anniversary of the message
September 22, 1997.
For Three and half days Father and I suffered so much
after that message, three and 1/2
days later the Basilica in Assisi
was destroyed with the Frescos of
St. Francis and St. Clare.
end of July 20, 2001 message
From the September 22, 1997 message
Jesus speaks: "STIFF-NECKED,
stiff-necked, stiff-necked. There will be a new heaven and a new earth. The
old order will pass away. For they worshipped Me with their lips only and
their hearts were far from Me.
I will rock the earth and bring the
senseless men to their knees. They will learn to beg ‘LAMB OF GOD, YOU
TAKE AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD, HAVE MERCY ON US!"
Their thoughts are far from me....
I am the LAMB OF GOD. I AM THE BRIDEGROOM
OF THEIR SOULS— of a country of
stiffs, naked in their ways, their hearts are haughty, for they persist in
their same ways.
They are resistant to change. They refuse
to go to the Heart of My Mother, yet she is their Mother and Mother of the
Church.
Oh, to a world of stiff-necked.... I give
you this message. Look at My Body on the cross, it was broken and mutilated,
it was constrained, it was the picture of torment and twisting.
I speak
through these messages and you continue in your stiff-necked ways. Would the
destruction of your temples bring you to your knees? Or should I destroy My
own houses? Or would they get the message anyway, if I burned them down?
end of September 22, 1997 message
September 22, 2001 message continues
Messenger: On September 22, 2000
3 years to the day of this message—
they opened up Father Carter and
found out he had cancer.
Excerpt from Newsletter 2001 # 1
On September 22, 2000, Father Carter went into surgery.
They opened him up and found out he had cancer. His disease was very advanced.
He spent the last days preparing this writing to continue his mission – to
write the priestly newsletter for priests and others interested in the spiritual
life....
He went into
surgery September 22, 2000. His funeral was December 22, 2000, exactly three
months later.
In these
months he struggled with chemotherapy. He wanted the newsletter to continue
and directed how it should be done with his writings. This newsletter was
reviewed by him in those sick days and finished on October 16, 2000.
end of excerpt from Newsletter 2001 # 1
September 22, 2001 message continues
Messenger: CAN YOU HELP
US.
Here is a note from Father Carter in the Newsletter
before he died.
Excerpt from Newsletter 2000 #4
CAN YOU HELP US?
As you know, we distribute the
Newsletter free of charge. We have been publishing the Newsletter for six
years. Although the fine print on the last page of each Newsletter says that
donations are always welcome, we have, to this date, only made one major
appeal for donations.
Now we come to you again and ask for
your financial assistance. It is considerably expensive to print the
Newsletter and to mail it here in the U.S.A. and to other countries around the
world. With our English and Spanish editions, we send the Newsletter to
readers in about 90 countries. We soon hope to add a French edition.
With the help of God’s grace, the
Newsletter seems to be accomplishing much good. The numerous letters we
receive from around the world regarding the Newsletter’s helpfulness are one
indication of this.
If you share with us our belief that the
Newsletter is a very worthwhile ministry, we urgently ask you to seriously
consider sending us a donation. We are always struggling to obtain the funds
to continue publication of the Newsletter.
If you are financially able, we would be
extremely grateful to receive your donation—whether it is small, large, or
medium-sized! We thank all of you who have previously sent donations.
Some of you may know of possible
benefactors who would be interested in helping a worthy cause. And we firmly
believe that a ministry which offers an aid for spiritual growth to priests
especially, but to others also, is a most worthy endeavor.
For your convenience, we have enclosed a
self-addressed donation envelope.
Very importantly, we also ask for your
prayers that we may obtain the funds necessary to continue publication of the
Newsletter and that the Newsletter will be spiritually beneficial to its
readers. We hope to continue to publish it four to six times a year. The
number of issues will depend upon various factors. Thank you very much for
your attention to our urgent plea.
end of Father Carter's
note
September 22, 2001 message continues
Messenger: Here is a
letter from our
president
September 21, 2001
Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle
My
Dear Friend,
I give my heart
to Jesus and Mary with you in love!
Can
you help us? We
are a ministry, Shepherds of Christ. We pray for the priests, the Church
and the world. We try to reach the priests and people, the school
children, and those in nursing homes and prisons.
I especially wanted to tell you about our school prayer program.
Within the last twelve months, we have distributed over 100,000
rosaries and consecration cards to Catholic schools in the United States to
those who requested them. This
program closely follows what the Virgin Mary asked for at Fatima, Portugal in
1917 in her apparitions there to the three small children: Jacinta, Francisco,
and Lucia.
I have enclosed the card which we sent out to
schools last fall. The response
was overwhelmingly positive.
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Do you want your school children to
be holy?
Then we must pray as Mary asked at Fatima on October 13th,
1917:
I am the Lady of the Rosary. I have come to warn
the faithful to amend their lives and to ask pardon for their sins.
They must not offend Our Lord any more, for He is already too
grievously offended by the sins of men. People must say the Rosary.
Let them continue saying it every day.
We would like to offer your school rosaries for the
youth, the Rosary Aves (short bead by bead meditations), and
consecration cards (all have the Imprimatur). We have
approximately 25,000 rosaries in stock for immediate delivery to schools
for October. Call our toll free number 1-888-211-3041 today to
reserve your school's supply and arrange immediate shipment. We
distribute the rosaries without charge by operating on a donation basis.
We must instruct our children
about their souls. Our children need to learn to pray the rosary.
Praying one decade a day in schools will help children to have peace and
to love the rosary. They need to be taught to rely on the rosary.
Devotion to the rosary could help decrease violence and increase
vocations.
All of our printed materials can be downloaded
from our website at www.sofc.org or ordered over the phone. The
consecration cards really help in the classroom and often "spread
down the hall" after one teacher has success with it.
We love you and pray for you and the children every day,
Shepherds of Christ Ministries
PO Box 193 Morrow, Ohio 45152 |
letter
continues...
The 25,000 rosaries mentioned in the card were gone in the first week or two.
Then we worked hard for the rest of the year to catch up with all the
orders. This is how we
distributed the over 100,000 rosaries I mentioned earlier in the letter.
Sadly, we have not been able to continue this school year like before
due to lack of funds. The vast majority of these rosaries were made by some volunteers and sent to schools from our church and center, St. Anthony’s,
located in China, Indiana (about an hour and a half from Cincinnati). We have retreats there every 12th, 13th,
and 14th of the month before the Blessed Sacrament.
We pray for the priests, the Church, and the world during these 48
hours of adoration and prayers.
We
now have about 65,000 rosaries that were made by some volunteers over the
summer, but funds have become so tight we cannot afford to send them to the
schools with the prayer cards that the Blessed Mother asked for.
We cannot afford to pay the printer who prints our materials for the
priests and the schools. Our
printer really supported us in helping to reach the priests and the school
children, we now owe them around $40,000.
I am so sad in my heart that we cannot get the rosaries to the schools. Especially with the events in the world, we need to teach our
children to pray. I have enclosed
letters from the schools.
If
there is anyway you could help us, we would be so grateful.
May God bless you and your family in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Sincerely in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
John Weickert
President,
Shepherds of Christ
PS We circulate a priestly newsletter which was
edited by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. who wrote 18 books on the spiritual life
and taught at Xavier University for over 30 years. The newsletter he began goes to 90 countries, over 245
bishops use it, and it is used in Pontifical North American College in Rome.
We have prayer chapters begun by Fr. Carter all over the world praying
for the priests, the Church and the world.
Prayers have been translated into Spanish, French and Portuguese with
the Imprimatur.
This is why we have such a big bill with the printer.
The newsletter is sent free of charge.
All printing and postage is acquired through donations.
Fr. Carter had a Doctor’s in theology and required we send the
newsletter free of charge. The
newsletter sent to 75,000 priests. Father Carter compiled and wrote the
prayers in the Prayer
Manual. You can click on for them.
Please help us.
September 22, 2001 message continues
Messenger: Here are
some letters —
April 23, 2001
Dear Shepherds of Christ Ministries,
The Lord is Risen, Alleluia! We received the
beautiful rosaries and other materials that you send us.
Thank you very much. We will pray for
your wonderful ministry, for your intentions and
your families.
I encourage my teachers to pray at least a
decade of the rosary daily and during the month
of October and May, we pray the 5 decades.
Every Thursday we offer our Mass and rosary for
vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life.
On a daily basis we pray for our priests and
seminarians.
May God continue to bless the wonderful
work that you are doing with the school
rosary program.
Sincerely in Jesus and Mary,
Sister P. R., Principal
April 28, 2001
Dear Shepherds of Christ Ministries,
I received your rosary supplies. Thank you.
Tomorrow I will start visiting our schools and
talk about the rosary, and make a few of
them with the children.
Enclosed is a token of our appreciation
for your kindness.
May God continue to bless you.
Fr. D. _____
Ontario, Canada
May 17, 2001
Shepherds of Christ Ministries,
On
behalf of the faculty, staff, and students of _______
School, we thank you for the gift of the rosaries sent to us.
After having the rosaries blessed, we distributed them to all
the students. Throughout the month of May, we are using
those rosaries in our devotions to Mary. What a wonderful
gift you have given us!
In appreciation for the rosaries and the work you do, we have
enclosed a donation as a token of our appreciation. May God
bless all that you do!
Sincerely,
Miss S.R. and the Student Council
________ School
Latrobe, PA
April 23, 2001
On behalf of the Faith Committee and School Council we would
like to thank you for the beautiful rosary kits you sent us for our
children to make (540 students).
We worked with all the children for 2 weeks and they were so
excited about making their own rosary and enjoyed every minute of it.
On May 3rd we will be having our first "Living Rosary" prayer night
and all the children along with their families will be joining us and using
the rosaries that they made.
Once again thank you and please accept this donation from us for
all your kindness ad assistance in helping us spread the importance
of family prayer. Please know that we are praying for you and that we
have included you in our intention for that evening.
M.R.
______ Faith Committee
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Consecration to Jesus
Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, I love You so much
and I give You my heart. Help me to love God.
Help me to love my neighbor as a child of God.
Help me to love myself as a child of God. Amen.
 Shepherds
of Christ Ministries, P.O. Box 193, Morrow, OH 45152 |
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Consecration to Mary
Dear Mary, my holy mother, I love You so much
and I give You my heart. Help me to love God.
Help me to love my neighbor as a child of God.
Help me to love myself as a child of God. Amen.
Shepherds
of Christ Ministries, P.O. Box 193, Morrow, OH 45152 |
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Consecration
to the
Holy Spirit
Dear Holy Spirit, You are my
friend. I give
You myself. I ask You to dwell deeply inside of
me and make me holy. I want to know the fire of
God's love. I want to love God with all my heart.
Amen.
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Meditating on the
Rosary Aves
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This bead-by-bead commentary on the mysteries of the
Rosary serves to enhance our awareness of the powerful events involving
Our Lord and Our Lady during His mission of salvation among us. Reciting
one thought before each Hail Mary in every decade gives just another
small aid in concentrating on the great wonder of the Messianic story.
The Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation
- The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and asked her to
be the mother of the Messiah.
- She said yes. Mary had such faith! She always
complied with the Father's will.
- She was filled with the Holy Spirit and the Word
was made flesh and dwelt among us.
- There was such a bond between Jesus and Mary from
the very moment of conception!
- She felt His life grow within her womb. His Most
Sacred Heart was formed in her womb through the Holy Spirit.
- Jesus wants to be alive in our hearts. We should
carry His life with great joy in our being.
- The Spirit wants to be alive in our very being with
the fire of His love.
- We are children of God. Mary mothers us as she
mothered Jesus.
- It is through Mary that we are led to intense love
in His most precious Heart.
- It is truly the love of these Two Hearts that will
lead us to union with God.
The Visitation
- Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth.
- When she arrived, the child in Elizabeth's womb
leapt for joy at the presence of Mary with Jesus in her womb.
- Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit and cried out,
with a loud voice, the Magnificat.
- "My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit
rejoices in God, my Savior."
- "Because He has regarded the lowliness of His
handmaid, from all generations they will call me blessed."
- God Who is mighty has done great things to us in
His name.
- Jesus is no less present in our hearts after
Communion than He was in Mary's womb.
- Should we not jump up and cry out that we truly
receive the one, true God in our hearts?
- Are we open to the Holy Spirit to fill us with the
love of the one, true God and Mary in our hearts?
- It is through her pure and tender Heart that we
will love God more closely.
The Birth of Jesus
- Joseph was filled with joy to see the splendor of
the night, but with sorrow to see Jesus born in such poverty.
- Not a place for Jesus to lay His head--in a manger
at birth, His head on a cross at His death--both bare wood.
- He showed us the way, in total submission to the
will of the Father. He loved us so much that He was born a human,
God-made-man.
- What the birth of this baby, the child Jesus, did
to change the world for all time!
- This is Jesus, the Son of God, come to free the
world of its sins.
- He came as a little baby. He was born of Mary in
the little town of Bethlehem.
- This is how it is with Jesus today: there is no
blare of trumpets, no roll of drums. Jesus comes quietly at every
Mass.
- The only blare of trumpets and roll of drums are in
our hearts.
- If you are not aware of Christ truly present in the
Eucharist, you miss the big event.
- Jesus, the same Jesus who was born in Bethlehem,
comes to us in our hearts.
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The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
- Mary took Jesus to the temple to be presented to
the Father.
- Simeon told Mary of the future sufferings of Jesus
and Mary.
- Joseph, in his sorrow at hearing of the sufferings,
was comforted by the joy that so many souls would be redeemed.
- They returned to Galilee to the town of Nazareth
and Jesus grew in wisdom and strength.
- Mary, with such love, beheld her precious Son!
- She gazed into His precious baby eyes.
- Simeon predicted that her heart would be pierced
with a sword.
- Her heart would be pierced with a sword for, just
as she held His baby body at birth, she would hold his lifeless body
under the cross.
- How well Mary would know the Heart of Jesus! She
would ponder all the events of His life in her Heart.
- It is through her most loving Heart that we grow in
fervent love for His Heart.
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
- When Jesus was twelve years old, the Holy Family
went to Jerusalem for Passover.
- When it was over Mary and Joseph had traveled a
day's journey before they realized Jesus was not with them.
- With sorrow in their hearts they returned to
Jerusalem to find Him.
- After searching for Him for three days, they found
Him in the temple talking to the doctors.
- The doctors were astounded at His wisdom.
- He said He had to be about His Father's business.
- Jesus teaches us today through His word.
- He went down and was subject to them.
- Mary, if we ever lose Jesus, lead us back to His
tender Heart.
- Jesus, help us to love Mary more.
The Sorrowful Mysteries
The Agony in the Garden
- Be with Jesus in the garden. Kneel beside Him and
feel the pain in His Heart.
- How tenderly He loves us, that God came to this
earth and gave Himself for love of us.
- Jesus is a Person. He loves each one of us with a
most personal love.
- He is a Divine Person. He loves us more than any
human person could love us.
- Jesus saw before Him all His suffering.
- He knew the sins of all men from all time.
- Because of His great love for us and for all men
His Heart was in such pain.
- He knows and loves us more than we know and love
ourselves.
- He is alive this day and He lives in our hearts.
- He wants us to love Him at every moment and He is
forgotten and ignored and He is God.
The Scourging at the Pillar
- Jesus saw in the garden all the events that would
happen and He suffered so He sweat blood.
- They led Jesus away as a criminal and they tied Him
to a pillar.
- At any moment Jesus could have stopped the men,
but. because of His great love for us, He allowed them to whip Him.
- Jesus did this, allowed them to whip Him, for me.
- Hail Mary...
- Many times, when others are cruel to us, we feel
alone and very hurt.
- Many times, when we pray and talk about God in the
world today, others treat us cruelly.
- God is almighty, He controls everything. Our every
breath and heartbeat depend on God.
- God first loved us and commands us to love Him.
- The greatest commandment of all is to love God with
our whole heart, our whole soul and our whole mind.
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The Crowning with Thorns
- God commands us to love Him first and to love our
neighbors.
- He suffered for us and paid price for our sins with
His blood.
- Why are men so willful, so full of pride that they
ignore the Almighty God who gives them their very breath?
- Look at Jesus, crowned with thorns, His face
covered with blood. He suffered because He loves me.
- God is offended by the willfulness of men today.
- Whether we go to heaven or hell depends on whether
we love God and love one another.
- Jesus shows us how to love by giving Himself for
love of us.
- Jesus was crowned with thorns. He was whipped, His
body was torn. He suffered this that we would share in His life and
go to heaven some day.
- Our life here will end soon and we will be
somewhere forever and ever. Let us love God and love one another
that we will share in the great gift He gives us, the gift of
eternal life in heaven.
- Think of the men that whipped Jesus and crowned Him
with thorns. Think how cold their hearts were.
The Carrying of the Cross
- They stood around Jesus and they hollered at Him,
"Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"
- They gave to Jesus a heavy cross laden with all the
sins from all time and they put it on His shoulder and made Him
carry the cross.
- It was so heavy that Jesus could not carry it any
longer. He collapsed and fell to the ground.
- He got up and tried to move. He saw the tear
covered face of His beloved mother.
- She looked into His tender gentle eyes covered with
blood.
- This was the little baby that she carried and now
she saw Him covered with blood and wounds.
- Mary loves Jesus with the most tender love.
- It is in going to the heart of Mary that we will
learn to love our beloved Jesus.
- The Holy Spirit is the spouse of Mary.
- The Holy Spirit works within the heart of Mary to
make us more holy, more like our beloved Jesus.
The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
- Jesus was nailed to the cross.
- Jesus hung on the cross for three hours.
- His mother, in excruciating pain, stood beneath the
cross and watched, watched her Son die.
- Before He died He gave His mother Mary to us as our
mother.
- Our mother, Mary, loves us.
- She saw Jesus hang and die on the cross. She knows
the great love that Jesus has for us.
- She wants to mother us and help us to love Jesus so
much more.
- As her little children, it is important that we
give ourselves to her and her motherly care.
- If we want peace and joy in our life we must give
ourselves to Mary and to her Son.
- Mary said at Fatima that she wants us to give our
hearts to her and to the Heart of her Son. She also said at Fatima
that she wants us to pray the rosary every day. If we do this, we
will have peace in the world.
The Glorious Mysteries
The Resurrection
- On the third day He arose as he foretold.
- When Mary Magdalen and some other women arrived at
the tomb, they saw that the entry stone had been rolled away.
- There appeared two men in dazzling garments where
Jesus had been laid.
- The two angels told the women He had risen as He
had foretold.
- He went to Emmaus and recounted for them all the
scriptures, from Moses through the prophets, which referred to Him.
- When He had seated Himself with them to eat, He
took bread, pronounced the blessing, then broke the bread and began
to distribute it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they
recognized Him, whereupon He vanished from their sight.
- He appeared several times to the apostles over the
course of 40 days and gave them the power to baptize and forgive
sins.
- Christ died to bring us to new life.
- He came that we might have life to the full.
- The good news is that Jesus has died and that He
has risen.
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The Ascension
- They went out of the town of Bethany and Jesus gave
them his final blessing.
- He raised His arms and ascended into heaven.
- They stood below in utter amazement at what had
happened.
- Think of what it would be like to see Jesus ascend
bodily into heaven.
- Imagine the grief in Mary's and the apostles'
hearts to see Him go!
- Jesus has not left. He remains with us in His
divinity and humanity in the Eucharist today.
- He longs for us to come and receive Him. He waits
for us to come and be with Him in front of the tabernacle.
- He gave Himself on the cross. He gives Himself this
very day in the Eucharist.
- He loved us so much He died for us. He rose to give
us new life. As He ascended into heaven he left behind the most
precious gift of all--Himself!
- He said, "For John baptized with water but, in
a few days, you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
- The apostles were full of fear and locked
themselves in the Upper Room.
- When the Holy Spirit descended on Mary and the
apostles, what joy for Mary's Heart!
- Jesus had promised to send the Holy Spirit. A great
wind blew and over their heads appeared parted tongues of fire.
- They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began
to speak in foreign tongues.
- What joy for Mary to see the apostles transformed
from fear to fearlessness!
- Oh, Holy Spirit, come to us and fill our hearts
with the fire of Your love.
- Where we are full of fear, make us fearless.
- We long to have the courage to do all God asks of
us. Oh, Holy Spirit, give us this courage.
- Holy Spirit, lead us to intimate oneness with You,
the Father, the Son and Mary.
- Oh, Holy Spirit, set us on fire for love of God.
The Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven
- Many years after Jesus' death Mary was taken up to
heaven.
- Imagine her delight to be forever united with her
most precious Son.
- Imagine her joy to be united with the Father and
the Holy Spirit. She beheld the face of God.
- She had lived her whole life in service of Him. Now
she was taken up to her eternal dwelling place.
- Mary has not left. She remains forever with us. She
is wherever Jesus is. She is our spiritual mother. She is forever by
our side. She loves us. She mothers us with such motherly love!
- Who are we to have Mary as our mother?
- Mary watched it all. A young Mary, an older Mary, a
sad Mary, a joyful Mary-Mary, the reflection of Christ's life!
- To know Christ is to see Him through Mary's eyes,
to feel Him through Mary's motherhood, to love Him through Mary's
Heart.
- She forever intercedes for her beloved children.
She cares for our every need.
- Heaven is our true home.
The Coronation of Our Lady
- A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed
with the sun, with the moon under her feet and on her head a crown
of twelve stars.
- Mary was crowned queen of heaven and earth. Our
most beloved mother now reigns in the court of heaven!
- Imagine her joy to hear the choirs of angelic
voices! Imagine her joy to see the angels and saints praising God!
- She--who carried the baby Jesus in her womb, who
held Him in her arms, who walked by His side during the Passion, who
stood under His cross, who held His lifeless body and watched Him
locked in the tomb--was now crowned Queen of Heaven, forever to
reign in the court of heaven with her beloved Son.
- If we remain faithful to the Lord until death, we
too will receive a crown of life. In heaven shall be found every
good.
- Such treasures for us in heaven! The eye has not
seen, the ear has not heard the glories that await him who serves
the Lord!
- Heaven is the kingdom of God. We are His heirs.
- There is no more thirsting for union with God, no
more longing for Him. We will experience such intense union with Him
forever.
- We will never want for love again. We will know His
love.
- We will see the face of God and live.
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