Theotokos Prayer Group update no. 17

Dear friends we are starting this week a virtual and short Life in the Spirit Course.

Please let us try this week to mediate on the Scriptures below and pray together for a renewal of the gifts and fruits of the Spirit in our lives.

 

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Part 1 - GOD IS LOVE

John 3 v 16-17

16 For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its saviour.

I John 4 v 7 -10

⁷ Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Whoever loves is a child of God and knows God. ⁸ Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. ⁹ And God showed his love for us by sending his only Son into the world, so that we might have life through him. ¹⁰ This is what love is: it is not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven. 

Father thank you that you love the whole of your creation and you love each one of us. 

Thank you that even though we ae sinners you still love us and wish us to be in a right relationship with you.

Thank you that you have brought us Salvation through Jesus Christ your Son.

Amen.

God the Holy Spirit

Comforter and Sanctifier

Melt our hearts

That we may accept your love.

Renew our minds

That we may know your truth.

Strengthen our wills

That we may serve you faithfully.

Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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Intercessions

Continue to pray for Brian who went into hospital for gallbladder operation the person doing the op severed his main artery, resulting in liver and brain damage. 

He is currently making some good progress after being critically ill, the doctors are amazed at his recovery, his family thank you all for your prayers.

Pray for healing for Dave with long term walking difficulties.

Pray for healing for Annabelle in Hospital with bi-polar.

Pray for Jim who is 95 years old and is having terrible trouble and pain with bowel problems, due to Covid and for his daughter Yvonne who is finding it difficult to get pain relief and treatment for him.

Pray for the crisis in Yemen, years of war are being compounded by the effects of coronavirus and food and clean water is scarce and medical resources are minimal.

Pray for John who has now left hospital after the operation on his brain tumour.  He is making good recovery but keep him in your prayers as he will need radiotherapy/chemotherapy.

Pray for  Alan Guile who is improved but still feeling weak, pray for a full recovery.

Continue to pray for Betty McGurk who is now out of hospital but still in need of prayers for healing.

Please pray for Anne Conroy with Myeloma (blood cancer).

Pray for Eileen undergoing chemotherapy for bowel cancer.

Pray for Zoe just diagnosed with breast cancer.

Dr. Maria is now at home, pray that she will have a full recovery from the Coronavirus.

Pray for a speedy end to the Coronavirus pandemic, and 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.

Pray for lost souls.

Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Church and the World.

Resources 
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/  

6. Catholic Charismatic Renewal International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/ 

7. Celebrate Conference Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Celebratecommunity/ 

Please let me know if you have anything to share (prayers, readings, pictures , inspirations) or any intercessions or updates on those who we are praying for for. You can also get in touch just to say hello!