Gospel – Luke 1:26-38
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.” 29 But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. 30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. 31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34 Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. 36 And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
Are we able to say 'Yes' to God as Mary did?
Will we allow the Holy Spirit to come upon us and overshadow us?
Will we subject ourselves to God's will for our lives?
Will we welcome the Saviour into our hearts and souls?
Most Holy Spirit and the Blessed Mother bring about the birth of Christ more vividly in our souls. Amen
Mary Mother of God, Theotokos, pray for us. Amen
Picture
A picture of Blessed Mother in Heaven dressed in gold she is shortly to give birth to her Son Jesus, surrounding Her is an army of light made up of Saints, Martyrs, Angels and good people. The Martyrs appear to be holding the hands of small children some larger and others holding babies, these are the innocent children who have suffered illness or been killed and so have become martyrs themselves. They are all smiling in such Joy even the little ones are gurgling along in prayer and praise making a beautiful choir of music, they are making the Light shine forth for the Coming Of Jesus, all this in Heaven to make up for the lack of Light and Wonder upon the earth.
“ My children wherever you are on earth pray and praise and in your hearts, rejoice for your Saviour is soon to be born, wherever you are, in Church, in your homes, even if you are in jail pray and praise to your God from your hearts and great things will happen in your lives. He who loves you so much is coming again to save you. Be patient, loving and kind to all you meet, even to those who seem to be against my Son, and pray especially for those who reject and do not want to know Him or love Him. My Son loves them and His love has no bounds. Prayer in these times is the answer to darkness and all those in the Heavenly Army especially the innocent children with Me will push back the fetid darkness of the enemy he cannot stand the innocent unconditional love of the little ones.
I Mary, Mother of Jesus ask you to increase your prayer and come closer to my Maternal Heart, for here you will find my Son. Nothing is impossible to God, those who seem to be lost will be found and such rejoicing will be heard, so you also on earth my little ones pray with us and be part of the Confounding Light which the enemy cannot abide!
Mary"
(Isaiah 7:14). Remember Emmanuel means God is with us.
Continue to pray for Ann her operation went well pray for a speedy recovery. She thanks everyone for their prayers.
Pray for Clayne's brother David Gates who was taken into hospital with Covid he is on oxygen.
Continue to pray for Eileen who we have been praying for ( she has cancer) is not doing to good at the moment and so needs prayer support.
Pray for Caroline and Sean’s unborn baby due in Jan/Feb the baby is not moving as perhaps it should, and they have had a miscarriage in the past, so we ask Our Blessed Mother to protect Caroline and Baby. Amen.
Pray for Betty McGurk who is in hospital for investigations
Pray for Yvonne Noone who has asked for prayers for an ongoing problem with her eyes which are very painful at the moment, she cannot got to Hospital to see anyone because of Covid, also she is feeling rundown and not eating very well, so ask God to free her and heal all areas of her life.
Continue to pray for healing for Pete he has now had his colonoscopy and has an inflamed colon.
Pray for Heather who is struggling with personal problems
Pray for Maira Shahbaz a Christian girl aged 14 from Pakistan, raped, forced to marry and convert and now facing death threats.
She is seeking asylum. See her story on the ACN website link here: https://acnuk.org/our-campaigns/redwednes.day/redwednesday-2019/sign-the-petition-and-share-our-goal/?
Pray for Steve suffering after effects of Covid.
We were praying for Paul Nugent, he died peacefully with his family around him, May he Rest in Peace.
Please pray for his wife Christine who is recovering from Covid.
Pray for Chantelle suffering with depression.
Pray for Dave who has been diagnosed with colon and liver cancer.
Pray for Peter Henri's younger brother Paul who is in hospital with Covid
Pray for Dr. Maria, who is receiving 4 hourly Nebulisers from the Covid she had back in April, that God will heal her completely.
Pray for Pat who has not only cancer but now found out that her terrible back pain is a disk that’s resting on another disc, and they won’t operate.
Pray for Ann who has mental health problems and is a lapsed Catholic. May Our Blessed Mother pray for graces of conversion for her and improvement in health.
Pray for Marie Bedingfield.
Pray for healing for Dan.
Please pray for healing for David who has had a breakdown.
Pray for our Government, local authorities and the health services as they try to deal with the new upsurge in the Corona Virus. Pray for a speedy end to the Coronavirus pandemic throughout the world, and for all those who have contracted the virus and for those who have died. Pray for a vaccine.
Pray for John and Kathleen Morgan. John is recovering from an operation on his face for skin cancer and Kathleen is having difficulty walking because of severe arthritis. They are both in their 80s.
Continue to pray for healing for Dave whose long term walking difficulties are worsening.
Continue to pray for John the results from his MRI scan to assess his brain tumour were good. Pray for continued healing.
Pray for Zoe diagnosed with breast cancer.
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.Theotokos Prayer Group:
https://www.facebook.com/Theotokos-Prayer-Group-142398089120415/http://theotokosprayergroup.blogspot.co.uk/
2. Stockton Parish Family on Facebook with live streaming of Sunday Masses and Holy Week services:
https://www.facebook.com/parishfamilystocktonRC/
3. Daily Mass readings can be found at:
https://universalis.com/mass.htm
4. 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
5. Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Website:
http://www.rcdhn.org.uk/index.php
6. Catholic Charismatic Renewal in England:
http://www.ccr.org.uk/
7. Catholic Charismatic Renewal International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/
https://www.facebook.com/Celebratecommunity/
Please let me know if you have anything to share (prayers, readings, pictures , prophecies, inspirations) or any intercessions.
Also please let me have any news on those we are praying for so I can keep the intercession list up to date.
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