Sunday, 19 April 2026
Theotokos Prayer Group - Third Sunday of Easter, 19 April 2026
Alleluia, alleluia.
He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
Lord feed us with your Body and Blood, feed us with your Word!
Dear friends, peace be with you all! It is the peace of the Risen Christ, the fruit of his sacrifice of love on the cross. For this reason, we raise our prayer to him:
We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!
Pray for John Morgan with pneumonia.
https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html
Saturday, 11 April 2026
Theotokos Prayer Group - Divine Mercy Sunday (2nd Sunday of Easter),12 April 2026
Alleluia, alleluia.
You believed, Thomas, because you have seen me, says the Lord.
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.
Alleluia.
Gospel: John 20:19-31
Eight days later, Jesus came.
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.’
Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord’. But he said to them, ‘Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.’
Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.’
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the
whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself
out upon us.
Divine Mercy we trust in You
PRAY FOR PEACE!
Our next meeting is on 14 April 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome.
Another shorter bulletin this week, I anticipate normal service will be resumed next week!
Thank you to all who supported me on my CAFOD Big Lent Walk:
Total distance 235km
Total raised £362
Friday, 3 April 2026
Theotokos Prayer Group - Easter Sunday 5 April 2026
Alleluia, alleluia.
Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed;
let us therefore celebrate the festival in the Lord.
Alleluia.
Gospel John 20:1-9‘He must rise from the dead.’
On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.’ So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going towards the tomb. Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth, which had been on the head of Jesus, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
On this day, Lord God, you opened for us the way to eternal life through your only Son’s victory over death.
Grant that as we celebrate the feast of his resurrection
we may be renewed by your Holy Spirit and rise again in the light of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Picture
Picture of a long line of people being urged on by Blessed Mother to go to one of the many Priests standing around the foot of the Cross of Her Son Jesus.
His Heart is exposed and is aflame with fire!
The people are being aided by the many prayers of Blessed Mothers Army to keep going even though some are in pain, some are carrying great weights of sin, some seem to have ice around their hearts and some are bound to addictions etc by the adversary!
Many people who visit the Priest and receive pardon actually see their sins lift and be annihilated in the burning Heart of Jesus.
"My Children,
Pray for those who cannot at this point in time pray!
Pray that all bonds will be broken and that the loads, chains and sins will be taken from them in the act of confessing to a Priest Son.
Pray that their hearts will melt with the love of My Son Jesus.
Pray for courage to take the first step for them.
Your prayers magnified by My Immaculate Heart will help them in the best way to come back to Him Who is all forgiving when a heart is truly repentant.
I cover you each with My Maternal Mantle.
Mary"
Just a short bulletin this week as I am away for the weekend.
No meeting on 7 April.
Our next meeting is on 14 April 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome.
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
Saturday, 28 March 2026
Theotokos Prayer Group - Passion Sunday, 29 March 2026 - Palm Sunday
Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.
Christ became for us obedient to the point of death,
even death on a cross.
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name.
Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.
Gospel: Matthew 21:1-11
‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’
When Jesus and his disciples drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, “The Lord needs them”, and he will send them at once.’ This took place to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet, saying, ‘Say to the daughter of Sion, “Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.” ’
The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!’ And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, ‘Who is this?’ And the crowds said, ‘This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.’
Notes from meeting on 24 March:
Picture of a large Cross, all that can be seen in the centre is the suffering Sacred Heart of Jesus. His Heart is pulsating and every so often convulsing in great pain and a large globule of His Blood erupts and falls onto what looks like a granite rock. When His Blood hits the rock it softens and becomes malleable and pliable.
"My People,
Do not walk away from Me, come be with Me, harden not your hearts, let My great Love, the Love of My Blood poured out for you, draw you to Me.
Let My Blood soften and warm you, you my people gather round Me, I Myself draw you to Me, let My Blood be not wasted for it is too much to bear.
See how my Heart convulses and bleeds for Love of You. You that love Me bring to Me those in prayer that cause My Heart so much pain. Together let us draw them to My burning throbbing Heart, this Heart that is annihilated by Love for those who ignore my most heartfelt Love.
You My Lambs become living sacrifices of love and so draw to My Heart those I most desire, let not My Blood be wasted dear ones. I LOVE YOU!
Your Jesus"
Psalm 46, 1 to 7
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LEO XIV
GENERAL AUDIENCE
St Peter's Square
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
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Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 5. On the foundation of the Apostles. The Church in her hierarchical dimension
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome!
We will continue our catecheses on the Documents of the Second Vatican Council, commenting on the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium on the Church (LG). After presenting her as the People of God, today we will consider her hierarchical form.
The Catholic Church is founded on the Apostles, whom Christ appointed as the living pillars of His mystical Body, and possesses a hierarchical structure that works in the service of the unity, mission and sanctification of all her members. This sacred Order is permanently founded on the Apostles (cf. Eph 2:20; Rev 21:14), as authoritative witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus (cf. Acts 1:22; 1 Cor 15:7) and sent by the Lord Himself on mission into the world (cf. Mk 16:15; Mt 28:19). Since the Apostles are called to faithfully preserve the Master’s salvific teaching (cf. 2 Tim 1:13–14), they hand on their ministry to men who, until Christ’s return, continue to sanctify, guide and instruct the Church “through their successors in pastoral office” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 857).
This apostolic succession, founded on the Gospel and in the Tradition, is explored further in Chapter III of Lumen gentium, entitled “On the hierarchical structure of the Church and in particular on the Episcopate”. The Council teaches that the hierarchical structure is not a human construct, functional to the internal organization of the Church as a social body (cf. LG, 8), but a divine institution whose purpose is to perpetuate the mission given by Christ to the Apostles until the end of time.
The fact that this theme is addressed in Chapter III, after the first two chapters have considered the very essence of the Church (cf. Acta Synodalia III/1, 209–210), does not imply that the hierarchical constitution is a subsequent element with respect to the People of God: as the Decree Ad gentes notes, “the Apostles were the first budding-forth of the New Israel, and at the same time the beginning of the sacred hierarchy” (no. 5), inasmuch as they were the community of those redeemed by Christ’s Paschal Mystery, established as a means of salvation for the world.
To understand the Council’s intention, it is advisable to read carefully the title of Chapter III of Lumen gentium, which explains the fundamental structure of the Church, received from God the Father through the Son and brought to fulfilment by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The Council Fathers did not want to present the institutional elements of the Church, as the noun “constitution” might imply if understood in the modern sense. The Document concentrates instead on the “ministerial or hierarchical priesthood”, which differs “in essence and not only in degree” from the common priesthood of the faithful, recalling that the latter are “nonetheless interrelated: each of them in its own special way is a participation in the one priesthood of Christ” (LG, 10). The Council thus addresses the ministry conferred upon men endowed with sacra potestas, sacred power (cf. LG, 18) for service in the Church: it focuses in particular on the episcopate (LG, 18–27), then on the priesthood (LG, 28) and the diaconate (LG, 29) as degrees of the one sacrament of Holy Orders.
By the adjective “hierarchical”, therefore, the Council intends to indicate the sacred origin of the apostolic ministry in the action of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, as well as its internal relationships. The Bishops, first and foremost, and through them the priests and deacons, have received tasks (in Latin munera), which lead them to the service of “all those who belong to the People of God”, so that, “working toward a common goal freely and in an orderly way, [they] may arrive at salvation” (LG, 18).
Lumen gentium repeatedly and effectively recalls the collegial and communal nature of this apostolic mission, reaffirming that the “duty which the Lord committed to the shepherds of His people is a true service, which in sacred literature is significantly called ‘diakonia’ or ministry” (LG, 24). We can therefore understand why Saint Paul VI presented the hierarchy as a reality “born of the charity of Christ, to fulfil, spread and ensure the intact and fruitful transmission of the wealth of faith, examples, precepts and charisms bequeathed by Christ to His Church” (Address, 14 September 1964, in Acta Synodalia III/1, 147).
Dear sisters, dear brothers, let us pray to the Lord that He may send to His Church ministers who are ardent with evangelical charity, dedicated to the good of all the baptized, and courageous missionaries in every part of the world.
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Special greetings:
I extend a warm welcome to all the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors taking part in today’s Audience, especially those coming from England, Ireland, Tanzania, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States of America. I greet in particular the students of the University of Dallas Rome Program. As we continue our Lenten journey, let us ask the Lord to grant us the grace to imitate Our Blessed Mother in her total “yes” to the Lord, and so open our hearts to his will for our lives. Upon all of you and your families, I invoke the joy and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. God bless you all!
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Summary of the Holy Father's words:
Dear brothers and sisters,
In our ongoing catechesis on the Second Vatican Council, today we reflect on the teachings of the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium concerning the hierarchical structure of the Church. In this regard, it is helpful to bear in mind that the Church is not something we invented, but is a divine institution established by Jesus himself. Christ appointed the apostles, placing Peter at their head, and sent them out to continue his salvific mission until his return in glory. To perpetuate this same mission, ministers were invested with sacred power to be the successors of the Apostles as Bishops, in whose ministry priests and deacons likewise participate through the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Sharing in the ministry of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, they are consecrated to serve the faithful, build up the Church and ensure the fruitful transmission of the faith. Let us therefore ask the Lord to continue to bless his Church with shepherds after his own heart.
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Intercessions
I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...
We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!
Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.
Pope’s Prayer Intention – March 2026
For disarmament and peace.
Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament,
and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.
Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.
We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.
Pray for Christine awaiting CT scan results for suspected pancreatic cancer.
Pray for Marcin
Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.
Pray for John Morgan with pneumonia
Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family..
Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.
Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.
Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.
Pray for Disha that he may find employment.
Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.
Pray for all who are grieving give them strength, consolation and healing.
Pray for our Priests and for vocations to the Priesthood.
Pray for lost souls.
Pray for the conversion of the World.
Lord we continue to pray for Peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza and throughout the World.
Lord we pray for persecuted Christians throughout the World.
Lord we pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all peoples and nations.
Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory may they be granted eternal rest.
Mary, Mother of God, Theotokos, pray for us.
Mary Queen of Peace, pray for us.
Mary, Bride of the Spirit, pray for us.
If anyone has any prophecy, prayers, readings or intercessions I encourage you to please send them to
me. Let us share with one another the gifts and inspirations of the Spirit!
Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know
Resources
1.Theotokos Prayer Group:
https://www.facebook.com/Theotokos-Prayer-Group-142398089120415
/http://theotokosprayergroup.blogspot.co.uk/
2. Daily Mass readings can be found at:
https://universalis.com/mass.htm
3. Bishops Conference of England and Wales Website -
https://www.cbcew.org.uk
4. Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Website:
Home - Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (diocesehn.org.uk)
5. Catholic Charismatic Renewal International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/
6. Celebrate Conference website
https://www.celebratetrust.org/
7. CHARIS in England and Wales
https://www.charisuk.com/
8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)
9. The Holy See
https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html
Events
Our next meeting is on 31 March 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome.
Stephen's fundraising page Big Lent Walk 2026 is fundraising for CAFOD -
https://walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/stephens-fundraising-page-2026
Please support if you can, thank you 😊
So far I have walked 189km of my 200km target and raised £285 of my £200 target !
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Theotokos Prayer Group - Fifth Sunday of Lent - 22 March 2026
Glory to you, O Christ, Son of the living God.
I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord.
Everyone who believes in me shall never die.
Glory to you, O Christ, Son of the living God.
Gospel: John 11:1-45
‘I am the resurrection and the life.’
At that time: A certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary, who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, ‘Lord, he whom you love is ill.’ But when Jesus heard it he said, ‘This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.’
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, ‘Let us go to Judea again.’ The disciples said to him, ‘Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?’ Jesus answered, ‘Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.’ After saying these things, he said to them, ‘Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.’ The disciples said to him, ‘Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.’ Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, ‘Lazarus has died, and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.’ So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, ‘Let us also go, that we may die with him.’
Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ Martha said to him, ‘I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?’ She said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.’
When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying in private, ‘The Teacher is here and is calling for you.’ And when she heard it, she rose quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him. When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there. Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.’ When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. And he said, ‘Where have you laid him?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Jesus wept. So the Jews said, ‘See how he loved him!’ But some of them said, ‘Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?’
Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus said, ‘Take away the stone.’ Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, ‘Lord, by this time there will be a smell, for he has been dead four days.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?’ So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.’ When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out.’ The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’
Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him.
Notes from meeting on 17 March:
Picture of Blessed Mother’s Immaculate Heart. It seems to grow larger and larger like a flower open in full bloom, it grows so large that people can enter through a door into a large Temple, in this Temple is Jesus who is pouring out His Precious Blood as a libation for sin throughout the World!
Those who enter find Sanctuary and comfort!
"My dear little children,
Things look very dire, and it is hard for you to keep praying with the onslaught of my adversary, but my little ones God the Most High can turn that which you think Is a disaster into a work of triumph, if you stay united to My Heart and that of My Son Jesus!
Keep up your prayers even when all seems lost.
When you feel you can’t go on turn to My Immaculate Heart there you will find succour and the strength to carry on. Pray my little ones pray for those who need soon to make their peace with My Son Jesus.
I Mary Your Mother call you to My Immaculate Heart that loves you and I thank you each for listening and obeying My call.
Mary"
Malachi 4:2
“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.
One of the group shared this beautiful prayer - let us pray for the gift of discernment for ourselves, our families, our prayer groups, our parishes:
FOR FORMATION IN DISCERNMENT
POPE LEO XIV 22ND JULY 25
Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern and how to choose paths of life and to reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.
Holy Spirit, you light of our understanding, gentle breath that guides our decisions, grant me the grace to listen attentively to your voice and to discern the hidden paths of my heart that I may grasp what truly matters to you and free my heart from the struggles and I ask you for the grace to learn how to pause, to become aware of the way I act, of the feelings that grow within me and of the thoughts that overwhelm me which so often I fail to notice I long for my choices to lead me to the joy of the Gospel even if I must go through moments of doubt and fatigue, even if I must struggle, reflect, search and begin again. Because at the end of the journey, your consolation is the fruit of the decision.
Grant me a deeper understanding of what moves me so that I may reject what draws me away from Christ and love Him and serve Him more fully. Amen
Intercessions
I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...
We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!
Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.
Pope’s Prayer Intention – March 2026
For disarmament and peace.
Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament,
and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.
Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.
We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.
(as we begin the new year, If you have any specific prayer intentions please let me know)
Pray for Christine awaiting CT scan results for suspected pancreatic cancer.
Pray for Marcin
Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.
Pray for John Morgan with pneumonia
Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family..
Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.
Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.
Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.
Pray for Disha that he may find employment.
Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.
Pray for all who are grieving give them strength, consolation and healing.
Pray for our Priests and for vocations to the Priesthood.
Pray for lost souls.
Pray for the conversion of the World.
Lord we continue to pray for Peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza and throughout the World.
Lord we pray for persecuted Christians throughout the World.
Lord we pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all peoples and nations.
Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory may they be granted eternal rest.
Mary, Mother of God, Theotokos, pray for us.
Mary Queen of Peace, pray for us.
Mary, Bride of the Spirit, pray for us.
If anyone has any prophecy, prayers, readings or intercessions I encourage you to please send them to
me. Let us share with one another the gifts and inspirations of the Spirit!
Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know
Resources
1.Theotokos Prayer Group:
https://www.facebook.com/Theotokos-Prayer-Group-142398089120415
/http://theotokosprayergroup.blogspot.co.uk/
2. Daily Mass readings can be found at:
https://universalis.com/mass.htm
3. Bishops Conference of England and Wales Website -
https://www.cbcew.org.uk
4. Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Website:
Home - Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (diocesehn.org.uk)
5. Catholic Charismatic Renewal International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/
6. Celebrate Conference website
https://www.celebratetrust.org/
7. CHARIS in England and Wales
https://www.charisuk.com/
8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)
9. The Holy See
https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html
Events
Our next meeting is on 24 March 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome.
Stephen's fundraising page Big Lent Walk 2026 is fundraising for CAFOD -
https://walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/stephens-fundraising-page-2026
Please support if you can, thank you 😊
So far I have walked 155km of my 200km target and raised £265 of my £200 target !
Saturday, 14 March 2026
Theotokos Prayer Group 4th Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) 15 March 2026
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus.
I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
whoever follows me will have the light of life.
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus.
Gospel: John 9:1-41
‘He went and washed and received his sight.’
At that time: As Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.’ Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud and said to him, ‘Go, wash in the pool of Siloam’ (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
The neighbours and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, ‘Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?’ Some said, ‘It is he.’ Others said, ‘No, but he is like him.’ He kept saying, ‘I am the man.’ So they said to him, ‘Then how were your eyes opened?’ He answered, ‘The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, “Go to Siloam and wash.” So I went and washed and received my sight.’ They said to him, ‘Where is he?’ He said, ‘I do not know.’
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, ‘He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.’ Some of the Pharisees said, ‘This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.’ But others said, ‘How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?’ And there was a division among them. So they said again to the blind man, ‘What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?’ He said, ‘He is a prophet.’
The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight and asked them, ‘Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?’ His parents answered, ‘We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.’ His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, ‘He is of age; ask him.’
So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, ‘Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.’ He answered, ‘Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.’ They said to him, ‘What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?’ He answered them, ‘I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?’ And they reviled him, saying, ‘You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.’ The man answered, ‘Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will, God listens to him. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.’ They answered him, ‘You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?’ And they cast him out.
Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’ He answered, ‘And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.’ He said, ‘Lord, I believe’, and he worshipped him. Jesus said, ‘For judgement I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.’ Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, ‘Are we also blind?’ Jesus said to them, ‘If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, “We see”, your guilt remains.’
Lord that we may see!
Notes from meeting on 10 March:
Picture of Blessed Mother with Her Hands over the Earth, Above and Behind Her is Jesus He Is Hanging On His Cross.
From Blessed Mothers Hands Are Rays Of Light Penetrating the Hearts of Her Army!
Jesus’ Blood Flows Down Upon the Earth
"My dear little children,
I have prayed to the Almighty for graces of perseverance in prayer for you, to pray from deep within your hearts and that you would unite your prayers to mine and so cause the Holy Spirit to blow gently the Precious Blood of My Son Jesus to those parts of the Earth that are most in need of His Divine Mercy!
Pray, pray, pray My little ones, this really is the time to say your Rosary and make sacrifice to God the Father, let us together you ad I help to bring souls to My Son as Jesus thirsts for them from His Cross!
Let us together redouble our efforts, try to be Holy, set your face toward My Son and not look left or right at all that is put out to distract you.
Together we will be victorious for Jesus My Son.
My Maternal Heart is with you in all your efforts.
This Mother loves all her children, won’t you help Me?
Mary"
1 Corinthians 6 v 9 - 11
9 Do you not realise that people who do evil will never inherit the kingdom of God? Make no mistake -- the sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, the self-indulgent, sodomites,
10 thieves, misers, drunkards, slanderers and swindlers, none of these will inherit the kingdom of God.
11 Some of you used to be of that kind: but you have been washed clean, you have been sanctified, and you have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and through the Spirit of our God.
Come Holy Spirit renew the face of the Earth!
Intercessions
I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...
We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!
Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.
Pope’s Prayer Intention – March 2026
For disarmament and peace.
Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament,
and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.
Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.
We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.
(as we begin the new year, If you have any specific prayer intentions please let me know)
Pray for Christine awaiting CT scan results for suspected pancreatic cancer.
Pray for Marcin
Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.
Pray for John Morgan with pneumonia
Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family..
Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.
Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.
Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.
Pray for Disha that he may find employment.
Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.
Pray for all who are grieving give them strength, consolation and healing.
Pray for our Priests and for vocations to the Priesthood.
Pray for lost souls.
Pray for the conversion of the World.
Lord we continue to pray for Peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza and throughout the World.
Lord we pray for persecuted Christians throughout the World.
Lord we pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all peoples and nations.
Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory may they be granted eternal rest.
Mary, Mother of God, Theotokos, pray for us.
Mary Queen of Peace, pray for us.
Mary, Bride of the Spirit, pray for us.
If anyone has any prophecy, prayers, readings or intercessions I encourage you to please send them to
me. Let us share with one another the gifts and inspirations of the Spirit!
Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know
Resources
1.Theotokos Prayer Group:
https://www.facebook.com/Theotokos-Prayer-Group-142398089120415
/http://theotokosprayergroup.blogspot.co.uk/
2. Daily Mass readings can be found at:
https://universalis.com/mass.htm
3. Bishops Conference of England and Wales Website -
https://www.cbcew.org.uk
4. Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Website:
Home - Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (diocesehn.org.uk)
5. Catholic Charismatic Renewal International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/
6. Celebrate Conference website
https://www.celebratetrust.org/
7. CHARIS in England and Wales
https://www.charisuk.com/
8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)
9. The Holy See
https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html
Events
Our next meeting is on 17 March 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome.
Feast of St Patrick Tuesday 17 March - St Patrick pray for us
Feast of St Joseph Thursday 19 March - St Joseph pray for us
Stephen's fundraising page Big Lent Walk 2026 is fundraising for CAFOD -
https://walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/stephens-fundraising-page-2026
Please support if you can, thank you 😊
So far I have walked 128km of my 200km target and raised £230 of my £200 target !
Saturday, 7 March 2026
Theotokos Prayer Group - Third Sunday of Lent, 8 March 2026
Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God.
Lord, you are indeed the Saviour of the world;
give me living water, so that I will not be thirsty.
Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God.
Gospel: John 4:5-42
‘A spring of water welling up to eternal life.’
At that time: Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.
A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink.’ (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?’ (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, “Give me a drink”, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.’
Jesus said to her, ‘Go, call your husband, and come here.’ The woman answered him, ‘I have no husband.’ Jesus said to her, ‘You are right in saying, “I have no husband”; for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.’ The woman said to him, ‘I know that Messiah is coming — he who is called Christ. When he comes, he will tell us all things.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I who speak to you am he.’
Just then his disciples came back. They marvelled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, ‘What do you seek?’ or, ‘Why are you talking with her?’ So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, ‘Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?’ They went out of the town and were coming to him.
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, ‘Rabbi, eat.’ But he said to them, ‘I have food to eat that you do not know about.’ So the disciples said to one another, ‘Has anyone brought him something to eat?’ Jesus said to them, ‘My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. Do you not say, “There are yet four months, then comes the harvest”? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, “One sows and another reaps.” I sent you to reap that for which you did not labour. Others have laboured, and you have entered into their labour.’
Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me all that I ever did.’ So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, ‘It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.’
God our Father,
in your infinite love and goodness you have shown us that prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are remedies for sin.
Accept the humble admission of our guilt, and when our conscience weighs us down let your unfailing mercy raise us up.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Notes from meetings:
24 February
Picture of World in all its beautiful rich colours as created by God, over the years the colours have become faded and some have disappeared!
At the base of the World is a coiled snake squeezing the very life out of the Planet!
Jesus appears His Heart is pulsing. Blessed Mother appears above the World holding Her Rosary!
"My dear little children
I hold out My hand to you with My Rosary, this IS the weapon of every day to reverse and mitigate the adversary!
The more you pray, the more you receive the Sacraments, the more you make sacrifices, the more My Son’s Heart is softened and Mercy flows!
NOW is the time for sustained prayers My little ones, keeping your families, your countries, your own hearts and especially your Church and Priests before My Sons Most Sacred Heart.
This is necessary to make up for the outrages against Him whose Heart is only Love.
This is necessary to overcome and lessen punishments.
My Son is always with His people, and I your Mother will act immediately when called on to protect His People.
May the Holy Spirit aid you in My request.
Mary Mother of Jesus and your Mother
Mary"
3 March
Picture of many people offering their heartfelt prayers to Jesus and Blessed Mother!
Jesus places in each heart a small white disc of bread which is truly His Body, in the disc can be seen the Face of Jesus!
Blessed Mother touches each heart with Her simple white Rosary, each heart seems to enclose these gifts.
"My dear little children My Son Jesus gives you Himself Body & Blood and places Himself In your hearts.
This children, is a magnificent gift that He gave to enhance your spiritual life, your prayer life and to help keep you looking always toward Him, for if HE is within you the adversary cannot be, If He Is within you, you can accomplish all that is required of you.
I speak as His Mother but also yours, pray My little ones, pray Rosaries, receive the Eucharist, My Son Jesus, keep yourselves as full of grace as possible by going to Confession to My Priest Sons, make sacrifices, this will please the Holy Trinity and will return to Them Their due, which is your love and worship and so graces will fall on many poor souls who in turn will come to know Jesus.
You are My Sons people the apple of His eye and He loves you and I love you.
Mary Mother of Jesus."
Hebrews 8 6-10
PRAY FOR PEACE!
Regarding the ongoing wars in the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV asked priests to immediately open the doors of churches, invite people to pray the Holy Rosary and humbly pray before the Blessed Sacrament. The American pope urged the faithful to go to their churches or the nearest church to pray. The pope also issued a warning to the world, saying: “The wars in the Middle East and now in Ukraine and Crimea are very serious and will spread. To stop them, we must pray to God to fill the world with his mercy, to enlighten rulers with the Holy Spirit, to distinguish good from evil, and to fight together for peace and love.” Pope Leo XIV asked priests to celebrate the Eucharist simply and lovingly, and repeated his appeal to all Christians: “Pray, pray, pray, unite in prayer every day. Wherever you are in the world, at any time you like, put aside everything and ask God to send the Holy Spirit to the earth!”
Say the Our Father three times and the Hail Mary three times. A prayer to send the Holy Spirit to earth:
If you can, share this message with your loved ones.
The Pope writes and asks for our help in spreading it. For world peace
We are asked to repeat this prayer from today:
*Most Holy Trinity, Almighty God, Precious Blood of Christ, destroy Satan and nullify and paralyze the plots of those who control the whole world.*
*Immaculate Heart of Mary, destroy Satan and nullify and paralyze the plots of those who control the whole world.*
*Saint Michael the Archangel, bind Satan and nullify and paralyze the plots of those who control the whole world. Amen!*
Recite this prayer once and share it with others; in a short time, many will repeat it.
We must believe in God and remember that prayer has power.
May God bless the world.🙏🏻
_____
From Ivan Dragicevic (Medjugorje visionary):
People often call me these days and ask if Our Lady has anything to say about the Gulf War. My answer: Our Lady's message of peace in the context of today's wars.
Dear brothers and sisters,
We live in a time when the news almost daily speaks of wars, divisions and unrest. The names of countries, alliances, interests, powerful people are mentioned... but behind every piece of news there are people - families, children, mothers who cry.
Our Lady does not speak politically in her messages. She does not analyze strategies or military plans. Her message is simple but profound:
"Peace, peace, peace - and only peace."
This is not a slogan. It is the cry of the Mother.
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1. War begins in the heart
Our Lady teaches us that war does not begin at borders, but in the human heart.
It begins when forgiveness disappears.
It begins when pride takes hold.
It begins when a person forgets God.
Today we see conflicts in the world – from the Middle East to Europe, from tensions between nations to divisions within families. But Our Lady takes us back to the beginning: peace begins within me.
If there is no peace within me, how will there be peace in the world?
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2. Prayer and fasting – weapons of peace
On several occasions Our Lady has said that even wars can be stopped through prayer and fasting.
This is a spiritual logic that transcends politics.
The world believes in the power of weapons.
Heaven believes in the power of a kneeling heart.
When a family prays together, walls are torn down.
When a nation fasts and converts, the spiritual climate changes.
We may not be able to negotiate between countries, but we can:
• pray the rosary for peace
• fast for the conversion of the world
• forgive those who have hurt us
This is our responsibility.
⸻
3. Peace as a personal decision
Our Lady does not call us to be observers. She calls us to be bearers of peace.
In a world full of noise, she seeks silence.
In a world full of hatred, she seeks love.
In a world full of fear, she seeks trust in God.
Today's wars show how weak man is without God.
But they also show how hungry the world is for witnesses of peace.
⸻
4. What does this mean for us today?
This means:
• Not to spread hatred with words.
• Not to judge nations and people lightly.
• Pray for everyone – even for those we do not understand.
• Build a culture of forgiveness in our homes.
Because if peace reigns in our families, the world becomes different.
Intercessions
I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...
We ask the Lord's Blessing on us at the start of a New Year.
We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!
Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.
Pope’s Prayer Intention – March 2026
For disarmament and peace.
Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament,
and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.
Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.
We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.
(as we begin the new year, If you have any specific prayer intentions please let me know)
Pray for Christine awaiting CT scan results for suspected pancreatic cancer.
Pray for Marcin
Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.
Pray for John Morgan with pneumonia
Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family..
Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.
Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.
Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.
Pray for Disha that he may find employment.
Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.
Pray for all who are grieving give them strength, consolation and healing.
Pray for our Priests and for vocations to the Priesthood.
Pray for lost souls.
Pray for the conversion of the World.
Lord we continue to pray for Peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza and throughout the World.
Lord we pray for persecuted Christians throughout the World.
Lord we pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all peoples and nations.
Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory may they be granted eternal rest.
Mary, Mother of God, Theotokos, pray for us.
Mary Queen of Peace, pray for us.
Mary, Bride of the Spirit, pray for us.
If anyone has any prophecy, prayers, readings or intercessions I encourage you to please send them to
me. Let us share with one another the gifts and inspirations of the Spirit!
Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know
Resources
1.Theotokos Prayer Group:
https://www.facebook.com/Theotokos-Prayer-Group-142398089120415
/http://theotokosprayergroup.blogspot.co.uk/
2. Daily Mass readings can be found at:
https://universalis.com/mass.htm
3. Bishops Conference of England and Wales Website -
https://www.cbcew.org.uk
4. Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Website:
Home - Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (diocesehn.org.uk)
5. Catholic Charismatic Renewal International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/
6. Celebrate Conference website
https://www.celebratetrust.org/
7. CHARIS in England and Wales
https://www.charisuk.com/
8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)
9. The Holy See
https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html
Events
Our next meeting is on 10 March 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome.
Stephen's fundraising page Big Lent Walk 2026 is fundraising for CAFOD -
https://walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/stephens-fundraising-page-2026
Please support if you can, thank you 😊
So far I have walked 85km of my 200km target and raised £85 of my £200 target !
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