Theotokos Prayer Group update no.6

1 Peter 1 v 3-9
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, 7 so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

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A picture of Jesus, at one side Holy Michael The Arch Angel with his sword drawn, on the other side St Joseph carrying The Book Of Gods Holy Word, all three are confronting an army of darkness.

St Joseph raises the Book Of Gods Holy Word above his head, and St Michael raises The Sword of Truth.

Our Lady appears and quietly goes before them, The army of Darkness dissipates and the Evil slinks away. The Evil cannot countenance Her Presence, She who is all Humility Vanquishes all that is of Evil Pride.

My beloved children, the battle is great between all that is evil and all that’s is good, My Mother will lead you to victory, for She is all powerful in prayer and I can refuse Her nothing.

Her victory is not in Might but in Humility, for Victory is having the humility to do all in My Fathers Will and not your own will, doing My Fathers Will will lead you to steadfast Prayer Fasting and Holiness, these then will arm You against evil attacks.

Pray for My Beloved Priest Sons in these dark days, pray for those who do not know me and even more for those who turn their face against Me and My Love. My Love and My Fathers Will, will prevail.

Know this, I know you by Your Name and You are precious in My Eyes.

Jesus

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Intercessions :

Continue to pray for Kath Todd who is seriously ill, and for Clayne and the rest of her family.

Thank God that Gwen's son, Paul, has now recovered from the coronavirus. 

Please pray for John. He has to go to hospital for a scan and to have another stent inserted.

Please pray for Theresa an elderly lady who suffers from chronic pain all the time. She lives alone and is very vulnerable.

Pray for Donna who has the coronavirus and is in a critical state.

Pray for the speedy end to the coronavirus pandemic, for all those who have contracted the virus and for those who have died.

Pray for our priests and our parishes.

Pray for the intentions of all members of Theotokos

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Ann and I are continuing to pray 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.

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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 Masses and Holy Week services:

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 

5. Catholic Charismatic Renewal in England:

http://www.ccr.org.uk/ __________________________________________

Please let me know if you have anything to share or any intercessions for the next update. 

Theotokos Prayer Group update no.5

Happy Easter. He is Risen. Alleluia.

Luke 24 v 33-48

There they found the Eleven assembled together with their companions,
34 who said to them, 'The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon.'
35 Then they told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised him at the breaking of bread.
36 They were still talking about all this when he himself stood among them and said to them, 'Peace be with you!'
37 In a state of alarm and fright, they thought they were seeing a ghost.
38 But he said, 'Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts stirring in your hearts?
39 See by my hands and my feet that it is I myself. Touch me and see for yourselves; a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I have.'
40 And as he said this he showed them his hands and his feet.
41 Their joy was so great that they still could not believe it, as they were dumbfounded; so he said to them, 'Have you anything here to eat?'
42 And they offered him a piece of grilled fish,
43 which he took and ate before their eyes.
44 Then he told them, 'This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms, was destined to be fulfilled.'
45 He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures,
46 and he said to them, 'So it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead,
47 and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
48 You are witnesses to this.

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The Popes Easter message can be read here :

https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/04/12/full-text-pope-francis-easter-urbi-et-orbi-message-2020/ 

I will share here a couple of quotes:

 

The Risen Lord is also the Crucified One, not someone else. In his glorious body he bears indelible wounds: wounds that have become windows of hope. Let us turn our gaze to him that he may heal the wounds of an afflicted humanity.

Dear brothers and sisters, Indifference, self-centeredness, division and forgetfulness are not words we want to hear at this time. We want to ban these words forever. They seem to prevail when fear and death overwhelm us, that is, when we do not let the Lord Jesus triumph in our hearts and lives. May Christ, who has already defeated death and opened for us the way to eternal salvation, dispel the darkness of our suffering humanity and lead us into the light of his glorious day, a day that knows no end.

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Gina shared: I feel I have been round the world with masses and services this Holy Week. This morning I celebrated mass from Australia it was amazing. Despite the devastating affect of Covid-19 I do believe so much good is coming out of it. The number of Catholics returning to the faith - evidenced by the huge numbers of people tuning into Holy Week Services it is a revelation.

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Intercessions :

Continue to pray for Kath Todd, we have sent flowers from Theotokos 

Gwen's son, Paul, has the coronavirus. Please keep him in your prayers.

Please pray for John. He has to go to hospital next month for a scan and to have another stent inserted.

Pray for Andrew who we were praying for and who sadly died recently, may he rest in peace, and pray for his family.

Pray for Donna who has the coronavirus.

Pray for the speedy end to the coronavirus pandemic, for all those who have contracted the virus and for those who have died.

Pray for our priests and our parishes.

Pray for the intentions of all members of Theotokos

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Ann and I are continuing to pray 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.

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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 Masses and Holy Week services:

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 

5. Catholic Charismatic Renewal in England:

http://www.ccr.org.uk/ __________________________________________

Please let me know if you have anything to share or any intercessions for the next update. 

Theotokos Prayer Group update no. 4

John 13:1-15 

Now he showed how perfect his love was

It was before the festival of the Passover, and Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had always loved those who were his in the world, but now he showed how perfect his love was.

  They were at supper, and the devil had already put it into the mind of Judas Iscariot son of Simon, to betray him. Jesus knew that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was returning to God, and he got up from table, removed his outer garment and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, ‘Lord, are you going to wash my feet?’ Jesus answered, ‘At the moment you do not know what I am doing, but later you will understand.’ ‘Never!’ said Peter ‘You shall never wash my feet.’ Jesus replied, ‘If I do not wash you, you can have nothing in common with me.’ ‘Then, Lord,’ said Simon Peter ‘not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!’ Jesus said, ‘No one who has taken a bath needs washing, he is clean all over. You too are clean, though not all of you are.’ He knew who was going to betray him, that was why he said, ‘though not all of you are.’

  When he had washed their feet and put on his clothes again he went back to the table. ‘Do you understand’ he said ‘what I have done to you? You call me Master and Lord, and rightly; so I am. If I, then, the Lord and Master, have washed your feet, you should wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example so that you may copy what I have done to you.’


We adore you O Christ and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world
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Please pray for Kath Todd who is now being visited by a MacMillan Nurse, pray for Clayne and the rest of Kath's family.
Pray for Andrew who we were praying for and whose condition has worsened.
Pray for Stephen who we were praying for who sadly died recently, may he rest in peace, and pray for his family.
Thank you for the prayers for Danielle, thankfully she doesn't have coronavirus.
Pray for the speedy end to the coronavirus pandemic, for all those who have contracted the virus and for those who have died.
Pray for our priests and our parishes.
Pray for the intentions of all members of Theotokos
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Ann and I are continuing to pray 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.

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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 Masses and Holy Week services:
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 together for.