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 !

Sent by Stephen Allison on Saturday, March 14 at 4:04PM

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.

⸻

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?

⸻

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 !