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A Prayer for Intimacy with the Lamb, the Bridegroom of the Soul
Oh Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, come and act on my soul most intimately. I surrender myself, as I ask for the grace to let go, to just be as I exist in You and You act most intimately on my soul. You are the Initiator. I am the soul waiting Your favors as You act in me. I love You. I adore You. I worship You. Come and possess my soul with Your Divine Grace, as I experience You most intimately.
Messenger: Include Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center in 6:20 prayers.
Messenger: Oh Lord, we want to please you.
We want to love You and honor You and give You glory, we want to adore You.
We want the world to be majorly affected by our offering today.
Unite our hearts as one in Yours and Mary's Heart.
Dear Father, look down and see the sacrifice of Your Son as a most pleasing offering and please outpour your grace on us, our priests, the Church and the world.
We pray with all our hearts in the name of Jesus, in the Holy Spirit, through the powerful intercession of Mary, with all the angels and saints and the souls in purgatory.
We pray as a body united to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, we pray in Him. We give our hearts to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, united in love for all the intentions of the Shepherds of Christ and for this day.
June 13, 2000 - Feast of St. Anthony, China, Indiana
Ceremony for incoming Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the Shepherds of Christ Movement.
Ask apostle: Do you wish to be an Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the Shepherds of Christ Movement?
Apostle responds: I do wish to be an Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the Shepherds of Christ Movement.
Recognition: I recognize you as an Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the Shepherds of Christ Movement. (This is not a vow.)
Recognition memento and prayer
June 13, 2000 - Early Morning
Messenger: I have faith, God. I have faith in the power of our prayer united to You. You add to my life a new dimension, the joy of being tested and knowing that my faith in You and my trusting in You can help to bring down great grace for souls.
Oh God, I desire perfect abandonment to You and that purity of intention of doing Thy will as never before, knowing that all things depend on Your power.
A selfless life I wish to live, to act as You wish me to do, to be a light in the darkness and to walk in Your name.
An apostle am I. One who follows You, Lord. My heart may be enveloped in a sea of suffering from the state of things and the attitude of others to be so disrespectful to Your holy law, but I see clearly that the commandments have been the laws of God since the time of Moses. And many men have thrown them to the ground, but only the one who lives by them and recognizes God will know clearly the fruits that life in Him can bring for all eternity.
Jesus speaks: Oh, My apostles, I call you to surrender, to abandonment. Work against your selfish ways. Live in that fullness of life where your life is most identified with Me.
A garden of glory I give you, as one who shines as the brightest light against the bleak night that strips your earth bare with dark sins. You walk an Apostle of My Sacred Heart, abandoning yourself more and more to your God, living in the moment according to My will. Oh child, oh My apostle, I love you so.
This is a calling to you from Me.
I ask you to abandon yourself to Me and live truly as your Father wills, surrendering your life in joy to love and serve your God by laying down your lives moment by moment in loving surrender. Every action is for My glory, your every breath lived to help save souls. You identify your sufferings with Mine. You live for My glory. You unite in every act to My Sacrifice on Calvary sacramentally made present in the Mass. You are a body of intercessors pleading and begging for souls. Pleading and begging for the priests to be holy priests, servants of their God, good shepherds, ones who lay down their lives for their flock. You pray for the renewal of the Church and the world. I am God, you are My shepherds, pleading and begging for the souls as you lay down your lives in the Morning Offering. Unite your actions to the Mass, live your life of consecration to Me, giving yourselves to Our pure and holy Hearts, dwelling in Our Hearts, being one in your God.
And the light shone in the darkness and My apostles helped to continue My work of spreading the Gospel and loving men.
Oh My apostles, I ask you to restrict your focus to help bring about the reign of My Sacred Heart and the triumph of My Mother's Heart. I ask for your commitment to daily attend Mass and daily come before the Blessed Sacrament. I ask you to live the life of consecration to Our Hearts, pray the rosary daily, pray the Shepherds of Christ prayers and the Holy Spirit Novena. I ask you to do this as you are able. Many elderly prayer apostles pray at home. I ask you to be an Apostle of My Sacred Heart, this is a special calling, I ask you to restrict your ministry activities to helping Me spread My Movement. I am calling you to be an Apostle of My Sacred Heart. Apostles take on a special commitment that an associate does not have. They serve the Movement in a very special way. Handmaids and servants are apostles. Apostles of the Sacred Heart are committed in a much deeper way than Associates, Prayer Apostles and Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.
If you have lived the apostle life and do so now and intend to do so in the future, I wish to recognize you formally as My Apostle of the Sacred Heart for My Movement, Shepherds of Christ. I wish you to write your name on a card and come forward declaring your desire to be an Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the Shepherds of Christ Movement.
I am Jesus. You come to Me, you tell Me of your desire to serve in this capacity. This is not an official sanction by the Church, it is not a vow. It is My Movement you desire of your own free will to serve in this capacity. You follow as closely as possible the dictates I give for apostles. You are not bound by vows, you can cease being an apostle at any time. But then you should no longer speak to others as an apostle, you should tell them you are no longer an apostle, but an associate if you wish to serve this way.
I want to recognize My apostles of My Sacred Heart today. Almost six years ago, the last Tuesday of August, 1994, I began calling you My Apostles of My Sacred Heart. Now six years later this is the result of that mission begun at the first core chapter meeting of the Shepherds of Christ on August 30, 1994.
I am so thankful for all the souls you have touched. I thank you for giving your lives to Me. I love you with My burning Heart of love. Oh, thank you, My beloved Apostles of My Sacred Heart in the Shepherds of Christ Movement. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the Flock.
Please come forward, including servants and handmaids and Fred, to receive a blessing and special recognition and to state your desire to be a Shepherds of Christ Apostle of My Sacred Heart.
Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus and prayer apostles are not the same as Apostles of the Sacred Heart.
A Eucharistic Heart of Jesus apostle spends 2 hours weekly before the Blessed Sacrament. They may also be Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, but they may only choose this lesser commitment. They follow the format for Eucharistic Heart of Jesus apostles.
Prayer apostles usually pray much at home, or sometimes in churches, for the Shepherds of Christ Movement. This may vary with each individual, how much they pray. They may or may not be Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Bring the two cards with you to the front center of the church. One card will have your name which you will give to Rita. The other card will have what you say when you express your desire to be a Shepherds of Christ Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This is a serious commitment, but I do not want you to be fearful. If you live this life, I want you to come forward and be recognized.
The major commitments for Apostles of the Sacred Heart are:
1) Daily Mass.
2) Live your consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
3) One hour daily before the tabernacle, if possible. If this is not possible at times, pray for an hour elsewhere.
4) Daily rosary.
5) Hourly prayers, if at times only the brief form.
6) Morning Offering, Shepherds of Christ prayers, Holy Spirit Novena.
7) Live the Blue Book messages.
8) Limit one's ministry to Shepherds of Christ work and studying Shepherds of Christ material.
This will vary from case to case, but this is the basic criteria.
I ask you to come forward about 3 or 4 apostles at a time beginning with the first pew for this recognition. You are coming to Me as My Apostle of My Sacred Heart. You come to the center front of My church beneath My altar. This should be solemn, no clapping, only your approaching the altar and asking to be recognized as an apostle and receive a blessing.
Before all gather I ask for this, that the Daily Prayer card and the Prayer for Union be passed out to everyone in the church, and that all recite these prayers.
I ask all to sing the Song from Jesus.
I love you My beloved Apostles of My Sacred Heart, I wish to recognize you, come forward.
I will recognize you on some future dates, if you are unsure now. You can operate as an Associate, Prayer Apostle, Apostle of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, Apostle of the Sacred Heart and pray to see if I am calling you to be a Shepherds of Christ Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You can be recognized later when you are ready.
I love you, I am Jesus.
Mary's Message from the
Rosary of August 27, 1996Mary speaks: I stood beneath the cross of my Son, and my Heart was in such pain for I saw Him before my eyes. I saw Him covered with blood. I saw Him die. My Heart, my children, my Heart to watch my Son, but my Heart, my Heart, how I suffered for my little children of the world that give in to this world and give up the love of my Son. O my little children of light, I give you this message. Carry this light into the darkness for your Mother Mary, for I stood beneath the cross and I cried. I cried for the little ones. I cried for the young ones, the ones that do not care and will lose their souls. How do I make you see for you will not listen to me? What can I do? I come. I appear. I beg. I plead. I give you these gifts from my Son, and you reject me. I do not deliver messages very often anymore for I have been ignored. The message is the same. You do not read the messages I have given to you. Please help me. Help the little children. I appear. I appear. I appear, and I am ignored. I stood beneath the cross, and I cried. I cried, and my Heart was in such anguish for my little children, for I am searching for them this day as I searched for the Child Jesus. Please, please help me. I cannot hold back the hand of my Son any longer. I am Mary, your Mother. I ask you to help my children. You are my children of light.
Song: O Lady of Light, shining so bright, be with us this day, guiding our way, O Lady, O Lady of Light.
Mary speaks: I appear to you as Our Mother of Sorrows.
(End of Mary's Message)
MY VALENTINE FOR JESUS AND MARY
AND THE WORLDI _________________ give my heart to
You Jesus and Mary on this day
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I promise to help spread the devotion to
the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Q: How does my deep connection with Our Lord keep me permanently united to you in my heart even when we are not together or with others?
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