Virgin of Vladimir (+ image by the hand of Stephen Allison 2008)

Sunday, 26 August 2018

Grace abounds


Notes of meeting on 14 August 2018

Picture of Jesus on the Cross, Our Blessed Mother was praying at the foot of the Cross. Our world was very dark, cold and faithless. She prayed for those whose hearts shone in the darkness, those whose faith was strong then for those whose faith was less strong and lastly with tears for those who had no faith at all.
Jesus then appeared as the Risen Christ in all His Glory and Light. He shone His light into all the places upon the earth where sin and faithlessness co-existed.
He said "Where no faith is to be found I am still faithful, where there is sin My Mercy and Grace shall abound. For you are My People even those against Me I shall seek.
Come return to Me and to your Heavenly Father. Those who love Me and are My true companions, pray for your brothers and sisters who know Me not and you will see graces poured forth from Heaven. If you do as My Mother continually asks of you, pray, fast, say her Rosary you will cause great conversions upon the earth.
I your Lord and your Love ask you and beg you to be my true companions and help in the salvific conversion of My lost people. Together we with the Holy Spirit, My Heavenly Father and My Mother Most Holy will vanquish the evil one and we will bring our sons and daughters home!
Jesus your Love."

Picture of Our Blessed Mother in front of the Throne of God and to the right was Jesus suffering on His Cross. Our Mother full of humility, grace and love was abasing herself before the Blessed Trinity pleading for her children here on earth. As she pleaded more and more Jesus suffered willingly more and more to free us from the slavery of sin.
She who is so little, tiny and full of humility again and again pleaded and the Father Son and Holy Spirit felt such love and pity on mankind that they sent extra graces to envelop those in need in the world. All people thanked and praised the Trinity and Our Blessed Mother.
She said " My children I your Mother ask you to pray heartfelt prayers to assuage the terrible concern for my suffering children which makes me weep. But, with your heartfelt prayer the Blessed Trinity can refuse nothing to me and so we will co-operate with the Father's plan.
My little ones pray from your hearts.
My maternal blessing through my Son Jesus be with you. Mary."


Matthew 6 v 1-24
‘Be careful not to practise your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
‘So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honoured by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 
 5‘And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
‘This, then, is how you should pray:
‘“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
    but deliver us from the evil one.
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
16 ‘When you fast, do not look sombre as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
19 ‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 ‘The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 ‘No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

PRAYER TO THE MOTHER OF GOD
Hail to you. We ask you, O saint, full of glory, the ever virgin, the Mother of God, the Mother of Christ, lift up our prayers unto your beloved Son, that He may forgive us our sins.
Hail to the Holy Virgin, who bore for us the true Light, Christ our God. Ask the Lord on our behalf, that He may have mercy on our souls, and forgive us our sins.
O Virgin Mary, the holy Mother of God, the trusted advocate of the human race, intercede on our behalf before Christ, Whom you bore, that He may grant us the forgiveness of our sins.
Hail to you, O Virgin the right and true queen. Hail to the pride of our race, you who bore us Emmanuel.
We ask you, remember us, our trusted advocate, before our Lord Jesus Christ, that He may forgive us our sins.
From Prime in the Agpeia (Coptic Liturgy of Hours) which is prayed in Egypt's Coptic Catholic Church

Saturday, 25 August 2018

The Word made flesh

Notes of meeting on 31 July 2018

Picture of Our Blessed Mother pointing to the Manger of her Son Jesus.
The light seemed to form a Host and emanated from all around the child.
His life played out in and upon the Host from His Birth to Calvary right though to His Resurrection and Ascension.
Then the Host blazed with more light and His Second Coming could be seen. When this time is to come all peoples will see Him and feel Him deep in their hearts.
Our Blessed Mother says "My children once again I place my Son Jesus before you in the form of the Eucharist, every Host contains within it every act from conception through Calvary His tortuous death and then on to His Glorious Ascension and finally His Glorious Triumph to come.
Every miracle,every word spoken, all is contained in the simple piece of bread after it has been consecrated by my priest sons.
My Son has allowed Himself to become as us. The Word made flesh. He is everything Divine in union with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
The Eucharist is your first and most holy blessing from my Son given even before His crucifixion and death. This blessing is for your healing, strengthening and sanctifying grace.
My children pray that this great gift will multiply to many more recipients and so graces will abound in more and more of our people and so all will become Children of God.
Pray for my priest sons.
Mary Mother of Jesus "

Matthew 12 v 1-21
12 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them.When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests. Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbathand yet are innocent? I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue,10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill. 16 He warned them not to tell others about him.17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
    the one I love, in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
    and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
    no one will hear his voice in the streets.20 A bruised reed he will not break,
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21     In his name the nations will put their hope.”

Saturday, 18 August 2018

Come to me

Notes of meeting on 24 July 2018

Picture of Jesus as a shepherd. He calls out to a lamb that has been chased out of the flock. This lamb had gone his own way, he stumbled many times and was bloody and in pain. the Lamb couldn't see a way out and contemplated running to a pack of wolves where he would surely be torn apart.
Jesus called to him "My son come to Me".
Then the picture changes to a young man who had led a profligate life and was so damaged by that life he no longer cared if he lived or died.
He heard the words "My son come to Me" and looked up to see Jesus in all His splendour. The young man ran to Him and was enveloped in the loving arms of his Creator. The young man felt himself relax and to be loved just as he was. The young man knelt down sobbing and poured out his heart leaving nothing out about his dissolute life.
Jesus placed His hand upon him and said "Your sins are forgiven now stand tall and continue to come to Me for I Myself will heal you and fortify you "
After this Jesus brought forth from His Heart a Host which He fed the young man and then the cup of His Blood for him to drink from.
Jesus said "Every time you feel that you may slip from the Way and the Truth come and I will feed you and fortify you for I am the Way and the Truth and nothing can come between my Love for you and your soul.
If you strengthen yourself in Me you will grow stronger and all the old ways of living will disappear.
My child, yes son I said my child, be healed. I bless you.
Jesus."

God bless you,
Stephen and Ann

http://theotokosprayergroup.blogspot.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/Theotokos-Prayer-Group-1423980891…/
http://flocknote.com/note/2225998

He is always with you


Notes of meeting on 17 July 2018

Picture of Our Blessed Mother beckoning us to follow her as we could not see our own hands due to a thick fog all around us. As Our Mother beckoned we could see a small pink glow, we all stumbled toward it and the glow got larger and more red as we proceeded. The fog became even thicker but still Our Mother urged us forward.
Then everyone could feel droplets falling on them,the droplets were of water and blood. The fog instantly cleared and we were all stood under the Cross of Our Blessed Lord whose blood flowed forth upon us. His Heart pumped out blood for His People, every person was instantly drawn to kneel and thank Jesus for His Saving Blood.
Mary says:
"My children my adversary tries to obliterate my Son from the hearts and minds of His People. We cannot see the air we breathe and yet we know it exists. Satan can try to obliterate the name of my Son and try to make hearts as minds forget Him but like the air that we breathe He is always with you. Even in the toughest and hardest of days He will be there to call you to Him where He will bring you sweet relief and lift your burdens.
I your Mother will always lead you to my Son. There is much to hope for in this World with prayer and guidance from the Holy Spirit you shall prevail and lead your brothers and sisters to my Son Jesus.
Be assured of my prayers.
Mary"


Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Open your hearts to Joy