Sunday, 26 March 2023
Theotokos Prayer Group 2023 - Fifth Sunday of Lent - 26th March 2023
I am the resurrection and the life
Jesus said:
Lord strengthen our faith in You as the Resurrection and the Life.
Picture of many sheep milling around in great darkness, they seem not to know where to go, it is as though their senses have been dulled.
Please pray for Reece, he is 21 years old and has learning difficulties. He was beaten by so call 'friends' on an evening out who had taken drugs and tried to rob him. They left him in a ditch. Reece is now blaming himself.
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Consecration of Ukraine and Russia to Immaculate Heart of Mary. 25 March 2023
Consecration of Ukraine and Russia to Immaculate Heart of Mary. 25 March 2023
The Pope has asked for the faithful to pray on 25 March 2023 for the renewal of the consecration of humanity especially Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Let us pray:
O Mary, Mother of God and our Mother, in this time of trial we turn to you. As our Mother, you love us and know us: no concern of our hearts is hidden from you. Mother of mercy, how often we have experienced your watchful care and your peaceful presence! You never cease to guide us to Jesus, the Prince of Peace.
Yet we have strayed from that path of peace. We have forgotten the lesson learned from the tragedies of the last century, the sacrifice of the millions who fell in two world wars. We have disregarded the commitments we made as a community of nations. We have betrayed peoples’ dreams of peace and the hopes of the young. We grew sick with greed, we thought only of our own nations and their interests, we grew indifferent and caught up in our selfish needs and concerns. We chose to ignore God, to be satisfied with our illusions, to grow arrogant and aggressive, to suppress innocent lives and to stockpile weapons. We stopped being our neighbour’s keepers and stewards of our common home. We have ravaged the garden of the earth with war and by our sins we have broken the heart of our heavenly Father, who desires us to be brothers and sisters. We grew indifferent to everyone and everything except ourselves. Now with shame we cry out: Forgive us, Lord!
Holy Mother, amid the misery of our sinfulness, amid our struggles and weaknesses, amid the mystery of iniquity that is evil and war, you remind us that God never abandons us, but continues to look upon us with love, ever ready to forgive us and raise us up to new life. He has given you to us and made your Immaculate Heart a refuge for the Church and for all humanity. By God’s gracious will, you are ever with us; even in the most troubled moments of our history, you are there to guide us with tender love.
We now turn to you and knock at the door of your heart. We are your beloved children. In every age you make yourself known to us, calling us to conversion. At this dark hour, help us and grant us your comfort. Say to us once more: “Am I not here, I who am your Mother?” You are able to untie the knots of our hearts and of our times. In you we place our trust. We are confident that, especially in moments of trial, you will not be deaf to our supplication and will come to our aid.
That is what you did at Cana in Galilee, when you interceded with Jesus and he worked the first of his signs. To preserve the joy of the wedding feast, you said to him: “They have no wine” (Jn 2:3). Now, O Mother, repeat those words and that prayer, for in our own day we have run out of the wine of hope, joy has fled, fraternity has faded. We have forgotten our humanity and squandered the gift of peace. We opened our hearts to violence and destructiveness. How greatly we need your maternal help!
Therefore, O Mother, hear our prayer.
Star of the Sea, do not let us be shipwrecked in the tempest of war.
Ark of the New Covenant, inspire projects and paths of reconciliation.
Queen of Heaven, restore God’s peace to the world.
Eliminate hatred and the thirst for revenge, and teach us forgiveness.
Free us from war, protect our world from the menace of nuclear weapons.
Queen of the Rosary, make us realize our need to pray and to love.
Queen of the Human Family, show people the path of fraternity.
Queen of Peace, obtain peace for our world.
O Mother, may your sorrowful plea stir our hardened hearts. May the tears you shed for us make this valley parched by our hatred blossom anew. Amid the thunder of weapons, may your prayer turn our thoughts to peace. May your maternal touch soothe those who suffer and flee from the rain of bombs. May your motherly embrace comfort those forced to leave their homes and their native land. May your Sorrowful Heart move us to compassion and inspire us to open our doors and to care for our brothers and sisters who are injured and cast aside.
Holy Mother of God, as you stood beneath the cross, Jesus, seeing the disciple at your side, said: “Behold your son” (Jn 19:26). In this way he entrusted each of us to you. To the disciple, and to each of us, he said: “Behold, your Mother” (v. 27). Mother Mary, we now desire to welcome you into our lives and our history. At this hour, a weary and distraught humanity stands with you beneath the cross, needing to entrust itself to you and, through you, to consecrate itself to Christ. The people of Ukraine and Russia, who venerate you with great love, now turn to you, even as your heart beats with compassion for them and for all those peoples decimated by war, hunger, injustice and poverty.
Therefore, Mother of God and our Mother, to your Immaculate Heart we solemnly entrust and consecrate ourselves, the Church and all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine. Accept this act that we carry out with confidence and love. Grant that war may end and peace spread throughout the world. The “Fiat” that arose from your heart opened the doors of history to the Prince of Peace. We trust that, through your heart, peace will dawn once more. To you we consecrate the future of the whole human family, the needs and expectations of every people, the anxieties and hopes of the world.
Through your intercession, may God’s mercy be poured out on the earth and the gentle rhythm of peace return to mark our days. Our Lady of the “Fiat”, on whom the Holy Spirit descended, restore among us the harmony that comes from God. May you, our “living fountain of hope”, water the dryness of our hearts. In your womb Jesus took flesh; help us to foster the growth of communion. You once trod the streets of our world; lead us now on the paths of peace. Amen
Sunday, 19 March 2023
Theotokos Prayer Group 2023 - Fourth Sunday of Lent ( Laetare Sunday ) - 19 March 2023
Gospel John 9:1-41
The blind man went off and washed himself, and came away with his sight restored
Jesus heard they had driven him away, and when he found him he said to him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’ ‘Sir,’ the man replied ‘tell me who he is so that I may believe in him.’ Jesus said, ‘You are looking at him; he is speaking to you.’ The man said, ‘Lord, I believe’, and worshipped him.
Lord heal us of our blindness that we may see You more clearly, believe in You and worship You. Amen
Notes from meeting on 14 March 2023
Picture
A picture of Jesus carrying His Cross, there are many people watching, some weeping some shouting insults, just as Jesus falls down a small boy goes up to Him and kicks Him, the small boy when he sees the hurt in the eyes of Jesus runs back to his mother, it is as though contact with Jesus has had a profound effect on the little child’s heart, he weeps and watches Jesus struggle up and their eyes lock together, Jesus can see the child is distressed and tries to smile, something deep in the child answers that smile and he blows a kiss to Jesus saying I’m so sorry!
"My Dear Children
When you sin it is like a kick against my Son’s suffering body, you see how the child immediately realised his wrong and wept and in his own little way asked for forgiveness, this child learned a great lesson, it is that when we act in haste or condemn someone, we often find that we have made a mistake, no one knows what is in the heart of someone fully, only God knows, and so I ask you in the name of my Son Jesus not to condemn but to pray, and if you see someone being condemned do not join in, peace and prayer in your hearts is sorely needed in these times, so I ask you once again to pray, make sacrifice, confess your sins, fast when possible and most importantly abstain from sin and instead embrace LOVE, for Love is the key which opens the door to my Son’s Most Sacred Heart and therein Peace is to be found, which in these times you all so dearly need.
I am your Mother and I place my mantle around you and always lead you to my Son.
Mary"
"My Dear Children
When you sin it is like a kick against my Son’s suffering body, you see how the child immediately realised his wrong and wept and in his own little way asked for forgiveness, this child learned a great lesson, it is that when we act in haste or condemn someone, we often find that we have made a mistake, no one knows what is in the heart of someone fully, only God knows, and so I ask you in the name of my Son Jesus not to condemn but to pray, and if you see someone being condemned do not join in, peace and prayer in your hearts is sorely needed in these times, so I ask you once again to pray, make sacrifice, confess your sins, fast when possible and most importantly abstain from sin and instead embrace LOVE, for Love is the key which opens the door to my Son’s Most Sacred Heart and therein Peace is to be found, which in these times you all so dearly need.
I am your Mother and I place my mantle around you and always lead you to my Son.
Mary"
Daniel 7 v 9-14
9 “As I looked,
“thrones were set in place,
and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
His clothing was as white as snow;
the hair of his head was white like wool.
His throne was flaming with fire,
and its wheels were all ablaze.
10 A river of fire was flowing,
coming out from before him.
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
and the books were opened.
11 “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. 12 (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)
13 “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
“thrones were set in place,
and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
His clothing was as white as snow;
the hair of his head was white like wool.
His throne was flaming with fire,
and its wheels were all ablaze.
10 A river of fire was flowing,
coming out from before him.
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
and the books were opened.
11 “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. 12 (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)
13 “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
We adore you O Christ and we praise You because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world!
Intercessions
Pray in thanksgiving for Canon John Stephen Cooper. 50 years a Priest - 11th March 1973-2023. May the Lord continue to bless him and his ministry.
Pray for those killed in the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, those who grieve, those who are injured and those left to rebuild their lives.
We have been praying for Liah with terminal cancer she has now passed away. May she Rest in Peace. Pray for her family.
Pray for healing for Rosie, Charlotte, Tony, Joan, Sandy, Anthony, Peter, Mia, Jackie, Nathan, Jessica, Alan Guile, David, Derek Malcolm, Hollie, also for Harlan Moon who is still in a coma from three months ago.
Pray for all who are grieving give them strength, consolation and healing.
Pray for our Priests and for vocations to the Priesthood.
Pray for lost souls.
Pray for the conversion of the World.
Lord we continue to pray for Peace in Ukraine and throughout the World.
Lord we pray for persecuted Christians throughout the World.
Lord we pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all peoples and nations.
Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory may they be granted eternal rest.
Mary, Mother of God, Theotokos, pray for us.
Mary Queen of Peace, pray for us.
Mary, Bride of the Spirit, pray for us.
If anyone has any prophecy, prayers, readings or intercessions I encourage you to please send them to me. Let us share with one another the gifts and inspirations of the Spirit!
Resources
1.Theotokos Prayer Group:
https://www.facebook.com/Theotokos-Prayer-Group-142398089120415
/http://theotokosprayergroup.blogspot.co.uk/
2. Daily Mass readings can be found at:
https://universalis.com/mass.htm
3. Bishops Conference of England and Wales Website -
https://www.cbcew.org.uk
4. Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Website:
Home - Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (diocesehn.org.uk)
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/
Events
Next meeting of Theotokos Prayer Group is on 21st March 2023.
Meet at St Mary's Presbytery, Major Street, Stockton on Tees at 7.30PM. All welcome.
I'm taking part in the CAFOD Big Lent Walk - So far I've walked 145km and raised £85 - please sponsor me if you can (thank you for donations given so far):
https://cafod.enthuse.com/pf/stephen-allison
Sunday, 12 March 2023
Theotokos Prayer Group 2023 - Third Sunday of Lent 12th March 2023
Gospel
John 4:5-42 ©
A spring of water welling up to eternal life
... Jesus replied:
‘Whoever drinks this water
will get thirsty again;
but anyone who drinks the water that I shall give
will never be thirsty again:
the water that I shall give
will turn into a spring inside him,
welling up to eternal life.’....
‘Whoever drinks this water
will get thirsty again;
but anyone who drinks the water that I shall give
will never be thirsty again:
the water that I shall give
will turn into a spring inside him,
welling up to eternal life.’....
O Lord may the waters of your Spirit well up inside us.
Help us by your grace to persevere in following you that we may gain through your grace the reward of eternal life.
Help us to love you and our neighbour.
We adore you O Christ and we praise You because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world!
Intercessions
Pray in thanksgiving for Canon John Stephen Cooper. 50 years a Priest - 11th March 1973-2023. May the Lord continue to bless him and his ministry.
Pray for those killed in the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, those who grieve, those who are injured and those left to rebuild their lives.
We have been praying for Liah with terminal cancer she has now passed away. May she Rest in Peace. Pray for her family.
Pray for healing for Rosie, Charlotte, Tony, Joan, Sandy, Anthony, Peter, Mia, Jackie, Nathan, Jessica, Alan Guile, David, Derek Malcolm, Hollie, also for Harlan Moon who is still in a coma from three months ago.
Pray for all who are grieving give them strength, consolation and healing.
Pray for our Priests and for vocations to the Priesthood.
Pray for lost souls.
Pray for the conversion of the World.
Lord we continue to pray for Peace in Ukraine and throughout the World.
Lord we pray for persecuted Christians throughout the World.
Lord we pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all peoples and nations.
Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory may they be granted eternal rest.
Mary, Mother of God, Theotokos, pray for us.
Mary Queen of Peace, pray for us.
Mary, Bride of the Spirit, pray for us.
If anyone has any prophecy, prayers, readings or intercessions I encourage you to please send them to me. Let us share with one another the gifts and inspirations of the Spirit!
Resources
1.Theotokos Prayer Group:
https://www.facebook.com/Theotokos-Prayer-Group-142398089120415
/http://theotokosprayergroup.blogspot.co.uk/
2. Daily Mass readings can be found at:
https://universalis.com/mass.htm
3. Bishops Conference of England and Wales Website -
https://www.cbcew.org.uk
4. Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Website:
Home - Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (diocesehn.org.uk)
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/
Events
Next meeting of Theotokos Prayer Group is on 14th March 2023.
Meet at St Mary's Presbytery, Major Street, Stockton on Tees at 7.30PM. All welcome.
I'm taking part in the CAFOD Big Lent Walk - So far I've walked 104km and raised £85 - please sponsor me if you can (thank you for donations given so far):
https://cafod.enthuse.com/pf/stephen-allison
Sunday, 5 March 2023
Theotokos Prayer Group 2023 - Second Sunday of Lent - 5 March 2023
Gospel Matthew 17:1-9
His face shone like the sun
Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone. There in their presence he was transfigured: his face shone like the sun and his clothes became as white as the light. Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared to them; they were talking with him. Then Peter spoke to Jesus. ‘Lord,’ he said ‘it is wonderful for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’ He was still speaking when suddenly a bright cloud covered them with shadow, and from the cloud there came a voice which said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; he enjoys my favour. Listen to him.’ When they heard this the disciples fell on their faces, overcome with fear. But Jesus came up and touched them. ‘Stand up,’ he said ‘do not be afraid.’ And when they raised their eyes they saw no one but only Jesus.
As they came down from the mountain Jesus gave them this order, ‘Tell no one about the vision until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.’
Glory and praise to you, O Christ!
From the bright cloud the Father’s voice was heard:
‘This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him.’
Glory and praise to you, O Christ!
Picture from meeting on 28 February
Picture of Jesus and Blessed Mother their Hearts beating in unison they are above a group of people who are on their knees bowed down and praying for help.
Jesus said ‘My Mother go and Mother My Children’ and Mary appears before the group, they all look up and see her make the Sign of the Cross over them, then she walked among them laying her hand upon them stroking each persons hair or touching their cheek, to each she spoke a word of comfort and encouragement and each one felt the heavy burden lift immediately.
"My Little Ones your burdens are great and your Crosses heavy, but look to My Son and know that each of you have been and continue to be formed by Jesus, you will become a formidable group in prayer against Our adversary, this formation is very necessary as the adversary is rampant at this time, and like an Army of Light in the darkness you will be constant and ever help in the salvaging of souls by your prayers, sacrifices and fasting.
I Mary am your Mother and with a Mothers love I envelope you in my arms and comfort you, tenderly I caress you.
Mary"
We dedicate ourselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Help us to persevere in prayer for lost souls.
Intercessions
Pray for those killed in the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, those who grieve, those who are injured and those left to rebuild their lives.
We have been praying for Liah with terminal cancer she has now passed away. May she Rest in Peace. Pray for her family.
Pray for healing for Rosie, Charlotte, Tony, Joan, Sandy, Anthony, Peter, Mia, Jackie, Nathan, Jessica, Alan Guile, David, Derek Malcolm, Hollie, also for Harlan Moon who is still in a coma from three months ago.
Pray for all who are grieving give them strength, consolation and healing.
Pray for our Priests and for vocations to the Priesthood.
Pray for lost souls.
Pray for the conversion of the World.
Lord we continue to pray for Peace in Ukraine and throughout the World.
Lord we pray for persecuted Christians throughout the World.
Lord we pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all peoples and nations.
Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory may they be granted eternal rest.
Mary, Mother of God, Theotokos, pray for us.
Mary Queen of Peace, pray for us.
Mary, Bride of the Spirit, pray for us.
If anyone has any prophecy, prayers, readings or intercessions I encourage you to please send them to me. Let us share with one another the gifts and inspirations of the Spirit!
Resources
1.Theotokos Prayer Group:
https://www.facebook.com/Theotokos-Prayer-Group-142398089120415
/http://theotokosprayergroup.blogspot.co.uk/
2. Daily Mass readings can be found at:
https://universalis.com/mass.htm
3. Bishops Conference of England and Wales Website -
https://www.cbcew.org.uk
4. Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle Website:
Home - Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (diocesehn.org.uk)
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/
Events
Next meeting of Theotokos Prayer Group is on 7th March 2023.
Meet at St Mary's Presbytery, Major Street, Stockton on Tees at 7.30PM. All welcome.
I'm taking part in the CAFOD Big Lent Walk - So far I've walked 67km and raised £75 - please sponsor me if you can (thank you for donations given so far):
https://cafod.enthuse.com/pf/stephen-allison
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