Third Sunday of Advent

 

Rejoice in the Lord

Isaiah 61:10

¹⁰ I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
    my whole being shall exult in my God;
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, 

Luke 1:46-47

⁴⁶ And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
⁴⁷     and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,

1 Thessalonians 5:16-219

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 

John 1:9

9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

This Second Sunday of Advent is Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday and there is a current of rejoicing throughout the Mass readings. 

Let us rejoice at the coming of Jesus as the Saviour.

Let us rejoice at the coming of Jesus who is the Light of the World.

Let us rejoice because the Lord is near at hand!

Picture

“My children to keep your body healthy your heart pumps oxygen and so you are able to live and breathe. My Children I ask you to make your hearts Temples for the coming of the Lord, let the Holy Spirit so conform you and breathe in you that your hearts become little Temples where my baby Son can reside. Your spiritual selves will grow and you will experience true Peace within you. 

Make an Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit to guide you to do the Will of My Son Jesus and His Will, will be done in you, as it was in me His Mother. True Peace and Love will flow through your spiritual lives and will enable you to not only to help others but when needed make a retreat with us the Holy Family in the deepest recesses of your heart, in these times my children your hearts will be a refuge and so Peace will be obtained through all difficulties. 

I am your Mother and I pray for what’s best for you my dearest of children and so I say to you prepare your hearts for the coming of the Little Prince of Peace.
Mary"

O Oriens: O Radiant Dawn, splendour of eternal light, sun of justice: come, shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. 

Isaiah had prophesied, The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shown. (Isaiah 9:1).

O Rex Gentium: O King of all the nations, the only joy of every human heart; O Keystone of the mighty arch of man, come and save the creature you fashioned from the dust. 

Isaiah had prophesied, For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him Wonder-Counsellor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:5), and He shall judge between the nations, and impose terms on many peoples. They shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks; one nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. (Isaiah 2:4) .

Intercessions

Pray for Claynes 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 healing for John who is to have a further MRI scan to assess  his brain tumour.

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/8. Celebrate Conference Facebook page
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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