Theotokos Prayer Group update no 3

Dear friends,

A picture of The Crucified Christ, from His side is flowing down blood and water. Our world is under the cross turning, our world appears to be covered in a black sticky miasma. The more people pray the more His wound irrigates the world and little pockets of light can be seen,
“My children come under my mantle and pray with your mother, the more you pray the more your prayers are heard by The Father, the more My Son Jesus releases the torrents of his Grace and Mercy upon the world. Now my children is the time for heroic prayer, your lives have been so ordered that you have more time for prayer, please don’t waste this time in frivolities, instead lead your families in prayer and My Son through the Holy Spirit will answer and you will be liberated, but in this liberty learn the lesson that God the Father through Jesus His Son and The Holy Spirit require your steadfast loyalty and immolation with Jesus at the foot of His Cross, for you are one Body in Christ.
My children pray for poor sinners who are dying in un-confessed sin that My Son’s Mercy will wipe away all stains from their souls! My children I ask for further prayer for my Priest Sons that they may receive the gift of courage and Grace to fulfil their duties in these very difficult times.
I give you My Maternal Blessing in Jesus Name,
Mary”

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Ann and I are praying the Our Father at 12 noon (or as soon as possible thereafter) as a follow on to Pope Francis' leading of a global recitation of the Lord's Prayer from the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican March 25, 2020 to beg mercy for humanity severely tried by the coronavirus pandemic.  

Please join us in this if you can.

Also a reminder that on Sunday 29 March England is to be rededicated as Our Lady's Dowry. See information at https://www.walsingham.org.uk/rededication/?

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There are plenty of resources on the internet to keep us engaged I am listing a few below:

1. Stockton Parish Family on Facebook with live streaming of Sunday Mass;
https://www.facebook.com/parishfamilystocktonRC/
2. Daily Mass readings can be found at;
https://universalis.com/mass.htm
3. Bishops Conference of England and Wales Website - keep up to date on the latest situation as regards our Churches and resources for praying the Mass at home.
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/No-Mass-A4.pdf
4. Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Website:
http://www.rcdhn.org.uk/index.php 

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Please let me know if you have anything to add to the next update. 

Also as we are not able to meet to pray if anyone has any intercessions please let me know and I'll do a list of intercessions for the next update that we can all pray for. 

Theotokos Prayer Group update no. 2

Dear friends,

As of today all our Churches are closed.

We can no longer attend Mass but we can make a Spiritual Communion as follows:

Spiritual Communion
Prayer of St Alphonsus
My Jesus,
I believe that you are present in this Holy Sacrament of the altar.
I love you above all things
and I passionately desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally,
come spiritually into my soul
so that I may unite myself wholly to you now and forever.
Amen.


There are plenty of resources on the internet to keep us engaged I am listing a few below:

1. Stockton Parish Family on Facebook with live streaming of Sunday Mass;
https://www.facebook.com/parishfamilystocktonRC/

2. Daily Mass readings can be found at;
https://universalis.com/mass.htm

3. Bishops Conference of England and Wales Website - keep up to date on the latest situation as regards our Churches and resources for praying the Mass at home.
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/No-Mass-A4.pdf

4. Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Website:
http://www.rcdhn.org.uk/index.php



The Psalm from today seems very appropriate, may God indeed be our refuge and strength in these difficult times:

Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 45(46):2-3,5-6,8-9ab ©

The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

God is for us a refuge and strength,

  a helper close at hand, in time of distress,

so we shall not fear though the earth should rock,

  though the mountains fall into the depths of the sea.

The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

The waters of a river give joy to God’s city,

  the holy place where the Most High dwells.

God is within, it cannot be shaken;

  God will help it at the dawning of the day.

The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

The Lord of hosts is with us:

  the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Come, consider the works of the Lord,

  the redoubtable deeds he has done on the earth.

The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Mary, Mother of God, Theotokos, Pray for us
Mary, Queen of Peace, Pray for us
Mary, Bride of the Spirit, Pray for us

Theotokos Prayer Group update no.1

Dear Friends,

Just to confirm that due to the Corona virus the Prayer Meeting is suspended until further notice.
I would anticipate for at least 5 weeks. I will of course keep you updated.
In the meantime I hope to keep up a weekly bulletin, if you want to include anything please let me know.

Jesus Divine Physician have Mercy on us
Our Lady Health of the Sick pray for us

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The National Service Committee have sent the prayer below and are also recommending praying Psalm 91 for protection of friends self and family.

The Healing Creed
I believe in Jesus Christ and in the power of His blood to heal (1 Peter 2:24).
He bore my griefs, carried my sorrows and pains, was wounded for my transgressions, crushed for my wickedness, the punishment for my well-being fell upon Him, and by His wounds I am healed (Isaiah 53:4-5).
I have been redeemed from the hand of the enemy (Psalm 107:2) - the thief, the devil who comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy (John 10:10) - and loosed from the contents within his hand, the curse (Galatians 3:13), and delivered from the spirit of fear and the power of death (Hebrews 2:14-15; 2 Timothy 1:7).
I am an ambassador of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20); as Jesus is, so am I on this earth (1 John 4:17). Like Him, I humbly walk in the power of the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) - love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. So that I can effectively carry out official kingdom business, such as to heal and be healed for His glory.
I possess His authority over satan and all of his wicked works (Luke 10:19), including sickness and disease. Therefore, no weapon formed against me shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17), nor will any plague come near my dwelling (Psalm 91:10).
I bless the sweet Lamb of God; I remember all of His benefits, who pardons all iniquities, heals all disease, redeems my life from destruction, crowns me with loving kindness and tender mercies, satisfies my mouth with good things, and renews my youth like the eagle’s (Psalm 103:1-5).
I am grateful that You are both able and willing (Luke 5:12-13) to heal me in spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). I partake of Your body and blood (John 6:35; 1 Corinthians 11:23–32) to restore health to me and to heal me of my wounds
(Proverbs 4:20–22) with Your healing balm of Gilead (Jeremiah 30:17; 8:22).
   
The Lord God is my great physician (Exodus. 15:26). His medical report declares (Isaiah 53) His Spirit gives life to my mortal body (Romans 8:11), and my faith makes me whole (Matthew. 9:22).
I accept His advice to choose life that I may live (Deuteronomy 30:19). I receive beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness (Isaiah 61:3). I take His medicine - laughter (Proverbs. 17:22) and joy for my strength (Nehemiah 8:10).
I heed His counsel and repent (1 John 1:9), rid myself of bitterness (Proverbs 17:22), forgive others (Matthew 6:14), and empower my faith by love (Galatians. 5:6).
With wisdom from on high (James 3:17) I activate the Sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17). With the realisation that I possess the power of life and death in my tongue (Proverbs 18:21) I exercise His authority (Luke 10:19). And I curse this sickness at its very root and seed (Mark 11:12–24) and say no disease will prosper in my body (Isaiah 54:17). When I am weak, I thank Him that He remains strong in me (2 Corinthians 12:9-11). And I boldly declare His abundant life, healing power, and supernatural strength to overtake my body (Romans 4:17; Isaiah 40:29,31) in Jesus’ name (John 14:13-14; 15:16; 16:23-24,26)

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Psalm 91

Assurance of God’s Protection

1 You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
    who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
2 will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;
    my God, in whom I trust.”
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
    and from the deadly pestilence;
4 he will cover you with his pinions,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5 You will not fear the terror of the night,
    or the arrow that flies by day,
6 or the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
    or the destruction that wastes at noonday. 

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
8 You will only look with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked. 

9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge
    the Most High your dwelling place,
10 no evil shall befall you,
    no scourge come near your tent. 

11 For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
    so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the adder,
    the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot. 

14 Those who love me, I will deliver;
    I will protect those who know my name.
15 When they call to me, I will answer them;
    I will be with them in trouble,
    I will rescue them and honour them.
16 With long life I will satisfy them,
    and show them my salvation.

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Please note that all Masses are suspended in England and Wales from Friday 20 March 2020

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God bless you,
Stephen and Ann
http://theotokosprayergroup.blogspot.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/Theotokos-Prayer-Group-142398089120415/

I your Mother beg you to pray constantly for poor souls

Notes from meetings 3 and 10 March 2020

Picture of Jesus with a scythe in one hand and a winnowing fork in the other standing before fields of wheat, some excellent, some infiltrated with weeds and some nothing but weeds.
Mary says: " My Son Jesus stands before you to harvest the good wheat, the Body of Christ, from the excellent fields. From the fields infiltrated with weeds Jesus carefully separates the good wheat from the weeds and then adds the wheat to the excellent fields.
My Son Jesus then takes the scythe and cuts down the fields of weeds and puts them on the fire.
My children pray for graces for poor souls in the mixed fields to turn to Jesus so that He can cultivate all that is good in them to become even better that they may enter into the harvest of excellence.
My children pray for the wheat that has become feral and wild and is of no use anymore that the least good in them will be recognised even at the last moment and so not be cut down and thrown into the fire. Pray for the Mercy of Jesus that they might even now be saved.
I your Mother beg you to pray constantly for poor souls who by traps, intrigues and the smoke of Satan do not recognise the sin they are in and continue daily to commit.
My children prayer can move huge obstacles to my Son's Grace and miracles do and will happen.
I am with you in your prayers at the foot of my Son Jesus' Cross.
Mary."

Isaiah 44 v 21-28

²¹ Remember these things, O Jacob,
    and Israel, for you are my servant;
I formed you, you are my servant;
    O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
²² I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud,
    and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.

²³ Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it;
    shout, O depths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
    O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
    and will be glorified in Israel.

²⁴ Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
    who formed you in the womb:
I am the Lord, who made all things,
    who alone stretched out the heavens,
    who by myself spread out the earth;
²⁵ who frustrates the omens of liars,
    and makes fools of diviners;
who turns back the wise,
    and makes their knowledge foolish;
²⁶ who confirms the word of his servant,
    and fulfills the prediction of his messengers;
who says of Jerusalem, “It shall be inhabited,”
    and of the cities of Judah, “They shall be rebuilt,
    and I will raise up their ruins”;
²⁷ who says to the deep, “Be dry—
    I will dry up your rivers”;
²⁸ who says of Cyrus, “He is my shepherd,
    and he shall carry out all my purpose”;
and who says of Jerusalem, “It shall be rebuilt,”
    and of the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.”