Virgin of Vladimir (+ image by the hand of Stephen Allison 2008)

Sunday 31 January 2021

Theotokos Prayer Group 2021 Update No 4

 Ephesians 2 v 1 -10


You were dead through the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient. 3 All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.





Picture

A Picture of Mary Magdalen at the Empty Tomb of Jesus.
Our Lady says:
“My  dear children, my child  Mary, it is true was a great sinner but oh she had such faith in her Lord my Son Jesus, such love for my Son Jesus, and even when all seemed lost at His death, she continued to have such hope in her heart, because after her conversion she was always a listening child of God. She whom had once been so far away in sin became through His grace His purified, faithful, loving and ardent follower even unto His death and beyond.
My child Mary became my obedient helper in the time of formation of my Son’s Church, is it any wonder then that it was to her that He showed Himself so that she might go to her brothers and lay before them the truth that my Son Jesus had arisen.
My children now is the time to be pure, attentive, loving and filled with hope. Things seem dark but like my child Mary sit quietly and listen to the words of my Son Jesus, do as He tells you. 
Pray for your brothers and sisters to be converted as my child Mary was,  like her, sinners see their lives without hope, your prayers will make the difference.  Time is moving on and with my help you must trust much, love much and Hope much. The Father in Heaven is all powerful and He listens in Fatherly love, but He is also a God of Justice, and so I your loving Mother ask you to pray, praise and make sacrifice even when you feel agitated or forlorn, I will help you and take you into my Heart giving you protection and comfort for my Maternal Heart is wide open for my dear ones. Do not fear these troubling times, just do all Jesus asks of You. The plan to convert many souls depends on your prayers of love, faith and hope!

In love Mary mother of Jesus and Mother of you all."

Mary Mother of God, Theotokos, pray for us
St Joseph foster father of Jesus, pray for us
St Mary Magdalen, pray for us

Intercessions

Pray for Ash struggling with an addiction.

Pray for healing for Peter with suspected Covid.

Please pray for Andrew Haygarth the boss of a Hartlepool firm and for the company management who have all got COVID. Andrew  is in hospital in a coma.
Pray for healing for him and his team.
He is a lapsed Catholic so we ask God to do a mighty conversion in him. Amen.

Please pray for Jean who is very ill with a chest infection.

Update on Ray and Priscilla. Ray's cancer has spread to his bones. He went to James Cook for radiotherapy and picked up the coronavirus.
On a brighter note his wife will be flying to England and will arrive tomorrow.
Keep up prayers for them both.

Continuing prayer please for Dave, who has liver and colon cancer, with surgery not now possible. Both he and his wife are in need of prayers for God's love, courage and peace through this journey.

Yvonne Noone has asked for further prayers for her niece who is pregnant, her niece has now been told the baby is not moving again, and the doctor is very worried! Please can we all say an extra Hail Mary that this child despite all this worry is born completely healthy. Amen.

For David who has been disappointed over a promised job. Pray he will find a suitable position.

Eileen Pratt whom we have been praying for, died last night, faithfully nursed by her daughters, may God give them comfort, their Mum now in the arms of Jesus! Eileen was a great defender of priests and had a great love of Our Blessed Mother and The Holy Eucharist. May she rest in peace. Amen.

In thanksgiving for Alan Guile and his continued healing ministry over many years. May God continue to support and bless him.
Thank you Alan.

Thanks for the prayers for John who has now had the operation on his hand and all seems to have gone well and is having physiotherapy.

Pray for Clayne's brother David Gates who  was taken into hospital with Covid he is on oxygen.

Pray for Betty McGurk who is in hospital for investigations

Pray for Heather who is struggling with personal problems

Pray for Steve suffering with Long Covid, both he and his wife Christine are suffering from depression.

Pray for Chantelle suffering with depression.

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 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.

Continue to pray for healing for Dave whose long term walking difficulties are worsening.

Thanks for the prayers for John who is doing well after the operation on his brain tumour. He is continuing with chemotherapy.

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/ 
9. Walsingham Catholic TV
(109) Walsingham Catholic TV - YouTube 

Please let me know if you have anything to share (prayers, readings, pictures , prophecies, inspirations) or any intercessions.
Also please update on those we are praying for so I can keep the intercession list up to date.
You can also get in touch just to say hello! 


Monday 25 January 2021

Theotokos Prayer Group Update 2021 No. 3

 

Sunday 17 January 2021

Theotokos Prayer Group 2021 Update - No. 2

 


















  A picture of a distressed soul running toward the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

 Jesus says:
"My child, when you are weary, confused, downhearted, oppressed, distressed or doubting, run to My Heart and the Heart of My Mother, together we shall enclose you within, and soothe you, refresh you and renew you. Have Faith my child I know your needs even before they are required. My child I speak to each of you personally as My child, I know these times are hard, but you and your families are here in this present moment for a special reason, My child I ask you personally to pray for poor souls who have no Faith in me or their faith is so weak they need your prayer so that they might turn to Me their Saviour. I ask you to pray for poor souls who act against my Commandments and Precepts, and those poor souls who continually make excuses for their selfish behaviour. My child I Your Jesus ask you to be a beacon of light to these souls, as a child of Mine strive to be Pure Holy and Kind even in the face of hostility, I know you can act as one of My own for you are a member of My Body and I love you. My Mother will continually lead you through her Immaculate Heart to My Sacred Heart for she is one with Me and I with her and therefore, so are you who are My sons and daughters. Gladden My Heart little one and pray through all obstacles and together we will prevail, and many poor souls will be saved!
Your Jesus"

O Heart of Jesus pierced for our sins and giving us your Mother on Calvary!
O Heart of Mary pierced by sorrow and sharing in the sufferings of your divine Son for our redemption!
O sacred union of these Two Hearts!
Praised be the God of Love who united them together!
May we unite our hearts and every heart so that all hearts may live in unity in imitation of that sacred unity which exists in these Two Hearts.
Triumph, O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary! Reign, O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus! – in our hearts, in our homes and families, in the hearts of those who as yet do not know you, and in all nations of the world.
Establish in the hearts of all mankind the sovereign triumph and reign of your Two Hearts so that the earth may resound from pole to pole with one cry:
Blessed forever be the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary!
Obtain for me a greater purity of heart and a fervent love of the spiritual life.
May all my actions be done for the greater glory of God in union with the divine heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Hear and answer our prayers and intentions (mention your petition) according to your most merciful will. Amen.

St. Joseph foster father of Jesus, Pray for us.


Intercessions

Please pray for Jean who is very ill with a chest infection.

Please pray for Ray Kirk and his wife, Priscilla.
Ray is terminally ill with liver cancer which has now spread to his bones. His wife has recently got her visa sorted to come over from Hong Kong to be with him. She is originally from the Philippines and is working in Hong Kong. Obviously, in the current situation it's not looking good at the moment.

Continuing prayer please for Dave, who has liver and colon cancer, with surgery not now possible. Both he and his wife are in need of prayers for God's love, courage and peace through this journey.

Yvonne Noone has asked for further prayers for her niece who is pregnant, her niece has now been told the baby is not moving again, and the doctor is very worried! Please can we all say an extra Hail Mary that this child despite all this worry is born completely healthy. Amen.

For David who has been disappointed over a promised job. Pray he will find a suitable position.

For Eileen who is critically ill with cancer who we have been praying for. She has received the Sacrament of the Sick and is now at home under the care of nurses and her daughter.

In thanksgiving for Alan Guile and his continued healing ministry over many years. May God continue to support and bless him.
Thank you Alan.
Thanks for the prayers for John who has now had the operation on his hand and all seems to have gone well and is having physiotherapy.

Pray for Clayne's brother David Gates who  was taken into hospital with Covid he is on oxygen.

Pray for Betty McGurk who is in hospital for investigations

Pray for Heather who is struggling with personal problems

Pray for Steve suffering with Long Covid, both he and his wife Christine are suffering from depression.

Pray for Chantelle suffering with depression.

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 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.

Continue to pray for healing for Dave whose long term walking difficulties are worsening.

Thanks for the prayers for John who is doing well after the operation on his brain tumour. He is continuing with chemotherapy.

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/ 
9. Walsingham Catholic TV
(109) Walsingham Catholic TV - YouTube 

Please let me know if you have anything to share (prayers, readings, pictures , prophecies, inspirations) or any intercessions.
Also please update on those we are praying for so I can keep the intercession list up to date.
You can also get in touch just to say hello!

Sunday 10 January 2021

2021 Update No. 1

 John 10 v 27-28

27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 


Picture

A picture of an army of praying people at its head a banner with the Lamb of God holding the Cross. The column of people were moving ever closer to their goal, The Temple of God The Most High, which could be seen upon a large mountain in the distance which exuded a Great Light. 
Suddenly what looked like sheep came to join the column of people but they were not true sheep and as they came closer they could be seen for what they really were wolves in sheep's clothing, they started to agitate and snap at the heels of people trying to lure them away from their goal, it seemed that in particular the wolves snapped at the heels of Blessed Mothers sons our priests, when the people carried on the wolves became murderous and started to bite, but the people prayed even harder keeping their eyes on the banner before them, they started to shout the name of Jesus and the wolves as though instantly hit with stones yelped and ran off.
Mary says:
"My dear children,
Pray for you families friends and especially my sons your Priests, in these confusing times they are much in need of your prayers, pray that the graces of God especially perseverance will flourish in their hearts and pray for these graces to flow down through all of you and your families and friends and also for the poor souls who are in peril, My children many souls will be saved by your loving prayers, pray for your enemies that they might know the true Love and Peace of my Son, and in doing so you will assuage the great hurt in my Sons Heart. The hurt He feels is like the lance entering His flesh each time He looses even one soul because of the great Love He has for each of you, He knows his Sheep the people of His flock, He knows you by your name, pray my children, pray that His Heart will feel Joy at knowing you will be safe with Him.
My Maternal Heart goes with you in all you pray and do in His Name.
Mary."

Prayer for priests by St. Faustina

O my Jesus, I beg you on behalf of the whole Church:
Grant it love and the light of your Spirit, and give power to the words of priests so that hardened hearts might be brought to repentance and return to you, O Lord.
Lord, give us holy priests; you yourself maintain them in holiness.
O Divine and Great High Priest, may the power of your mercy accompany them everywhere and protect them from the devil’s traps and snares which are continually being set for the souls of priests.
May the power of your mercy, O Lord, shatter and bring to naught all that might tarnish the sanctity of priests, for you can do all things. Amen

Year of St. Joseph

Pope Francis recently declared 2021 as the Year of St. Joseph. This year runs Dec. 8, 2020, to Dec. 8, 2021.

"Fathers are not born, but made. A man does not become a father simply by bringing a child into the world, but by taking up the responsibility to care for that child. Whenever a man accepts responsibility for the life of another, in some way he becomes a father to that person."
From Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter “Patris Corde”

Prayer to St. Joseph

Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.

Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage,
and defend us from every evil. Amen.




Intercessions

Continuing prayer please for Dave, who has liver and colon cancer, with surgery not now possible. Both he and his wife are in need of prayers for God's love, courage and peace through this journey.

Yvonne Noone has asked for further prayers for her niece who is pregnant, her niece has now been told the baby is not moving again, and the doctor is very worried! Please can we all say an extra Hail Mary that this child despite all this worry is born completely healthy. Amen.

For David who has been disappointed over a promised job. Pray he will find a suitable position.

For Eileen who is critically ill with cancer who we have been praying for. She has received the Sacrament of the Sick and is now at home under the care of nurses and her daughter.

In thanksgiving for Alan Guile and his continued healing ministry over many years. May God continue to support and bless him.
Thank you Alan.

Thanks for the prayers for John who has now had the operation on his hand and all seems to have gone well and is having physiotherapy.

Pray for Clayne's brother David Gates who  was taken into hospital with Covid he is on oxygen.

Pray for Betty McGurk who is in hospital for investigations

Pray for Heather who is struggling with personal problems

Pray for Steve suffering with Long Covid, both he and his wife Christine are suffering from depression.

Pray for Chantelle suffering with depression.

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 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.

Continue to pray for healing for Dave whose long term walking difficulties are worsening.

Thanks for the prayers for John who is doing well after the operation on his brain tumour. He is continuing with chemotherapy.

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/ 
9. Walsingham Catholic TV
(109) Walsingham Catholic TV - YouTube 

Please let me know if you have anything to share (prayers, readings, pictures , prophecies, inspirations) or any intercessions.
Also please update on those we are praying for so I can keep the intercession list up to date.
You can also get in touch just to say hello!

Friday 1 January 2021

Happy New Year

 Wishing you all a Happy New Year.


Galatians 4 v 4-7 

4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. 

6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “ABBA, Father.” 

7 So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.


Father, Son and Holy Spirit we ask your blessing on the coming year. Help us to grow into the gift of our adoption as your children. Amen


Mary Mother of God, Theotokos, pray for us.

Mary our Mother pray for us.