Mary has requested that the daily message be given each day to the world. It is read nightly at the prayer service from her Image Building in Clearwater, Florida, U.S.A. This is according to her request. All attempts will be made to publish this daily message to the world at 11 p.m. Eastern time, U.S.A. We acknowledge that the final authority regarding these messages rests with the Holy See of Rome.

March 16, 2001

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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: WE URGENTLY NEED FUNDS TO PUT OUT THE NEXT NEWSLETTER, PRAY FOR THIS AND FOR THE NEWSLETTER AND ALL INVOLVED. 

WE ALSO NEED FUNDS FOR PRAYER MANUALS FOR THE 75,000 PRIESTS.

Messenger: Our Lord has asked us to pray for a special priest and three other special priests and His designated priests.

                  Please pray for the priestly newsletter and for the intentions on the prayer list at the end of the message.

Messenger: Please pray for an urgent intention, spread the blood of Jesus on them, consecrate their hearts, cast the devil far from them, and ask for a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

                  A second urgent intention is to pray for the mailing of the newsletter and all involved.  Please pray hourly if possible.

Messenger: A sister from Illinois requested 40 prayer manuals today.

Messenger:

       Our Lord and Our Lady would
       like us to have a picture
       machine to circulate these
       pictures to the ends of the
       earth. Our Lord and Our Lady
       are giving these pictures
       for this reason. She is
       appearing to deliver  a message.
       She is appearing to tell us to pray,
       to have prayer chapters, to pray
       the rosary, to consecrate our
       hearts. The world must see
       this gift from heaven. Can
       you help us get a picture machine?

(End of excerpt from March 14, 2001)

Messenger:  These are the pictures from March 5, 2001 6:20 prayer meeting.

Messenger:     We never know when we can have an accident.
                          We could cut ourselves and bleed to death.
                          We could have a car accident, 
                          we could be in a plane accident, caught in a fire,
                          we do not know what tomorrow brings.

                          Are we always living in the past 
                          wishing we were with other people
                          when we see clearly that it is God's will
                          we are with certain people today?
                          We miss the star studded sky.
                          We miss the precious moments He gives us now.
                          Today is the moment He gives to us right now.
                          Live in the present moment.
                          Live to serve Him, to love Him,
                          to be with Him as we share our lives with others.
                          When we love them we are loving Jesus.

                          But Jesus you say, I have so many memories from the past
                          and His voice is gentle and He says
Jesus speaks:  . . .What gifts I give and you miss them today
                          because you are always focused on something else.
                          I am with you at every moment.
                          My Heart is filled with such deep love for you.
                          I want you to love all others for Me,
                          to be My light in the dark night, 
                          to be the star that shines to all in the house.

Messenger:     The nights were black, the day seemed cold, the phone rang
Jesus speaks:  . . . Are you in this precious moment of feeling My presence with you
                          and then you are interrupted by the clanging sounds of the earth?
                          I never leave you.
                          It is in being aware of My presence always that will give you great peace.

Messenger:     And they came and it seemed as if in that moment my peace left me.
                         It was the call. It was pressure to meet an unexpected deadline.
                         It was in those moments that I cried to Him, Oh why did You test me so?
                         And I felt the comfort of His hand 
                         and the prayer that I prayed for it was what I had to do –
                         to surrender totally to Him.

                         And the night was dark and the day seemed cold and the phone rang
                         and yet within my heart was the peace and solitude 
                         of the moments I enjoyed alone with Him.

                         Pressure is but pressure that we experience sometimes
                         but the presence of the Divine God living within us
                         makes us turn from the troubles and feel peace.

Jesus speaks: I give to you My chosen one.
                        I am alive, I am alive, I am alive 
                        and I live in you in a special way 
                        when you are in the state of grace. 

                        Today I tested you and in that test you were brought closer to Me.
                        What seemed to be a hardship was in fact a gift, a special grace
                        I gave to you that our hearts would touch in a special way –
                        For I am God and I light up the dark night and touch the troubled soul.

Messenger:    He touched me and what once felt like darkness or doom
                        was turned to peace and joy and my heart was filled with light
                        as He acted in my soul with His grace.

Jesus speaks: 
        I am the light of the world.
        I appear to light up the dark night.
        Come to Me and I will give you peace.
        I am the way, the truth, and the life.

Messenger:    
        Jesus appeared February 5, 2001
        after the prayer service in the dark night.
        This picture was taken around 10:00 without a flash.

Jesus speaks: 
        I am the way, the truth, and the life.

     I am the light of the world.
     I come to light up the dark night.

        Priests will create little cities
        of light. Churches in which 
        the priest and/or people pray 
        My prayers in My Prayer Manual
        will help to create little cities of light.

Mark 8: 11-13

The Pharisees ask for a sign from heaven

The Pharisees came up and started a discussion with him; they demanded of him a sign from heaven, to put him to the test. And with a profound sigh he said, ‘Why does this generation demand a sign? In truth I tell you, no sign shall be given to this generation.’ And, leaving them again, he re–embarked and went away to the other side.

The Pharisees, as we are told in today's gospel, were looking for a sign from Jesus, but they were looking for it with the wrong attitude. They were demanding a sign, and this is not the attitude the creature should have before the Creator. Everything good which we have, of course, is a gift of God, and we humbly beg and request His good things given to us, that He may continue to give them to us, but we never demand. And as far as seeking for signs, we do this according to His will as a way of confirmation on the path to eternal life. But we must always remember that God has given us, the Father has given us, an overwhelming sign of His love for us, of His call for us to become members of His family here and eternally so in heaven, and all other signs, if they are authentic, must fit into that one overwhelming absolute sign the Father has given us, and that is the incarnation of His Son. This is the sign, this is the Sacrament, that sign God has given to us, that in His graciousness, that in His mercifulness, that in His great love, He has entered this world in the most magnificent fashion through His Son taking it upon Himself a human nature. This is the sign, which we must always align ourselves to an absolute measure, and all other signs, if they are authentic, will lead us closer to this sign which is the word made flesh, Jesus. And out of that human nature, out of that incarnation which is the great sign of the Father's love for us, there is an aspect, a dimension of that human nature which in a very special way is sign, is symbol, and that is the Heart of Jesus. The Heart of Jesus is a summary type of sign, symbol of God's love having entered this world through Jesus and of God's wanting our love in return through and with and in Jesus. What a great gift is the sign, the symbol which is the Heart of Jesus. And yes as we said, that sign, that symbol of Jesus' Heart is not only a sign, a symbol of His great love for us, His life of love in all its aspects, including His great love for each of us, but it's a sign, it's a symbol which calls out for a response, because the sign does not achieve its end, its purpose as we are concerned unless we respond and follow Jesus on the path to salvation. And it is a sign which calls not only for our gift of self to God in love, but a gift of self to all others, for whom Jesus died. As John tells us, "Anyone who says ‘I love God’ and hates his brother, is a liar." (1 John 20) Everyone is in the image of God. All have been redeemed by the Precious Blood of Jesus. This is why we are called to love everybody as we respond to that great sign, that great symbol which is the Heart of Jesus. We really do not find ourselves fully unless we make a sincere gift of self to Jesus and through Him to the Father, in the Holy Spirit with Mary at our side and to our neighbor. We do not truly find ourselves unless we respond to this sign which is Jesus' Heart, we do not truly find ourselves unless we give ourselves. But we say, "It is so hard day after day, after day to keep giving myself as I know I should to God and to neighbor through Jesus." Of ourselves, of course, it is too hard. But with Jesus it's relatively easy. And of course we say it's too hard especially when we become so afraid and almost paralyzed with fear at times. This is one of the great obstacles to responding to the Heart of Jesus as we should, our fear, our being afraid, our being scared, allowing Satan to tie us up in the paralysis of morbid fear. Especially at those times we should recall what Jesus tells us in the Gospel of Mark. You remember how this scene goes. "When evening came, the boat was far out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. He could see that they were hard pressed in their rowing, for the wind was against them; and about the fourth watch of the night he came towards them, walking on the sea. He was going to pass them by, but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost and cried out; for they had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke to them and said, ‘Courage! It’s me! Don’t be afraid.’" (Mark 6: 47-50) "‘Courage! It’s me! Don’t be afraid.’" (Mark 6: 50) This has been one of the great hallmarks, one of the great battlecries, if you will, of Pope John Paul II's reign as Pontiff. He tells us, "Do not be afraid." And if that man, who for some more than twenty years, has taken upon himself the great, awesome, overwhelming burden of the Papacy, if he can keep going forward with his great burden each day living off of these words, "‘Courage! It’s me! Don’t be afraid.’" (Mark 6: 50) certainly we, with the grace God gives to us, we can say these words to us, take them to heart, live by them and fulfill our mission in life, a mission which no one else can fulfill. Of course it's chiefly in the Eucharist, as we offer ourselves along with Jesus to the Father in the Spirit and as we receive Him in the sacrament of Communion, of the Eucharist, it is chiefly then that we should allow these words to penetrate most deeply into the center of our beings, because this is where we get the greatest grace to live by these words and the other words of the gospel. So as we respond each day to the great sign of the Incarnation and to an aspect of Jesus' human nature, which is His human Heart as symbol of His love, and as we try to respond in love let us remember these words, especially when we're scared, we're afraid, let us recall these words, "‘Courage! It’s me! Don’t be afraid.’" (Mark 6: 50)   

NOTE: 

We have a special priest 

working with us in the 

Movement and many 

bishops and priests 

for many things especially 

the translations.

                                                                                                JMJ

Shepherds of Christ Ministries                                           enclosed is two pictures
P.O. Box 193                                                                   I took of Mary March 5, 2001
Morrow, Ohio 45152-0193
USA

Dear Donor,

I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with you in love.

I want to personally thank you for your donation to Shepherds of Christ Ministries.

If we pay the printer of the Newsletter $20,000
    for the Newsletter printing they will
    print 200,000 Prayer Manuals
    for about $18,000 by March 21, 2001.

All the Newsletters have been sent and soon
    75,000 priests will receive it.

They will call for Prayer Manuals. We have ordered
    only 100,000 Prayer Manuals because of funds.
Think of Prayer Manuals going to priests all over the
    world. All your donations help us do this.
    We are so grateful for your gift.

I love you so much, Thanks.

            Rita Ring

 Jesus speaks: My dear ones,

                       I ask you to pray as never before.
                  Tomorrow is Friday. Please pray
                  hourly. All of you, stay connected
                  between 12:00 and 3:00 to each
                  other in your hearts. Unite in
                  your hearts to the Holy Sacrifice
                  of the Mass.

                       Pray fervently for funds for
                  the Newsletter and Prayer Manuals,
                  I want my priests to order the
                  prayer manual and begin
                  Prayer Chapters.

                       Pray for Father Mike, Father
                  Laurentin, Special Bishops and
                  Archbishops, pray for a special man,
                  his son and all involved.

                       I love you with the deepest
                  love.

 
Messenger: Jesus asks us to pray for special things.
                Spread the Blood of Jesus, Consecrate their hearts,
                Cast the Devil far away, ask for the coming of the Holy
                     Spirit.

                1)  Pray for urgent intention and all involved.
                2)  Pray for Father Mike and Father Laurentin.
                3)  Pray for special Bishops and Archbishops
                4)  Pray for a special man and son,
                     and family and all involved.
                5)  Pray for all priests, Bishops and Cardinals
                     receiving the Newsletter.
                     Pray for grace for them to respond especially
                     by beginning prayer chapters.
                6)  Pray for the telephone operators.
                7)  Pray for communication and business in
                     general.
                8)  Pray for people to respond to fund letters.
                9)  Pray for money to circulate pictures.

              10)  Pray for funds and grace.
              11)  Pray for all Shepherds of Christ apostles,
                     handmaids, servants.
              12)  Pray for availability Prayer manuals.
              13)  Pray for second priestly Newsletter Book.

 
Jesus speaks: My dear people,

                    My Sacred Heart will Reign.

                    Pray on this Friday united
                       as never before for these
                       intentions.

                    Pray on Saturday and continue
                       praying.

                    Oh My people pray and have faith.

                    I love you so much.

                                            Jesus.

A rosary can be used to pray for healing. It is powerful to unite our prayers to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and pray through the powerful intercession of Our Lady of Clearwater.

In times of trouble, for special prayer, we can use our rosary and pray as follows.

A Rosary for Healing or for Someone with Cancer.

On one Hail Mary bead or as many as you desire, say: 

May God heal                     through the intercession of Our Lady of Clearwater in union with the Mass and all the Masses being celebrated around the world.

Pray the Hail Mary or Hail Mary's then pray this after the Hail Mary.

May the cancer be uprooted and thrown into the sea.

We believe with all our hearts.

After the Glory Be — pray the following petition.

May                     be healed through the intercession of Our Lady of Clearwater if it be the holy will of God.

Note: You can look at Mary on the image rosary while you pray this rosary.

Note: The above section can be printed out from a PDF file, and you can pray the rosary looking at the pictures.

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December 17, 2000, Mary speaks: Help me to circulate my red and blue     Rosary Books and the     prayers my Son gives to you. This is a gift we give you. All the revelations are gifts given to you. My Son is the Light of the World. He is Jesus born in a stable. Will you help me? He is the Light of the World. Help me, help me     reach my children of the world.

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