Theotokos Prayer Group Sunday - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 21 June 2026

 

Alleluia, alleluia.
The Spirit of truth will bear witness about me, says the Lord,
and you also will bear witness.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Matthew 10:26-33
‘Do not fear those who kill the body.’
At that time: Jesus instructed his Apostles: ‘Have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father knowing. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.’

Lord God, teach us at all times to fear and love your holy name, for you never withdraw your guiding hand
from those you establish in your love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Notes from meeting on 16 June:

Picture

Jesus with His Sacred Heart exposed, it is on fire!
An Angel takes from Our Lord's Heart a burning coal and places it on the lips of each person in turn, it does not burn but seems to send a thrilling signal through the persons body, hands suddenly lift, voices prophesy, heavenly singing comes forth from mouths that could barely speak! Upon those touched falls a rain of anointing oil, The shower of oil sounds louder and louder till there is not one person that does not hear it!

"My People,
My little flock if you will be led by My Spirit and My Mother you will receive an overflowing of graces and so help in drawing souls to Me! This is a gift for these coming days, to help you remain faithful.
These graces will increase in times of trouble and travail enabling you to praise and pray when others may not be able, and so you will combat the darkness that draws souls from Me! Souls will be able to see the light more clearly and be drawn to Me their only hope!
Be faithful little flock, I know you are pulled this way and that, seek My Mother and she will lead you!
Jesus"

2 John v 6-13

6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning—you must walk in it.
7 Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh; any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist! 8 Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward. 9 Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God; whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10 Do not receive into the house or welcome anyone who comes to you and does not bring this teaching; 11 for to welcome is to participate in the evil deeds of such a person.
12 Although I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink; instead I hope to come to you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
13 The children of your elect sister send you their greetings.

Intercessions

I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...

We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!

Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.

Pope’s Prayer Intention – June 2026

For the values of sports.

Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and

nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth.

Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.

Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.

We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.

Pray for Christine diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. and undergoing chemotherapy.

Marcin has had his gall bladder surgery. Doctors were unable to remove it all as there would have been further complications. If he needs further surgery it will have to be at the Freeman. It's a miracle in itself that he had the op as the hospital had a flood and only one theatre was left open. If he hadn't seen a different GP who showed enough concern to give him a good examination, his op would not have been expedited  - God's intervention.🙌 Marcin is feeling much better & able to eat. He and Barbara are very grateful for your prayers. Thank you 🙏

Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.

Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family.

Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.

Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.

Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.

Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.

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 the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, in Sudan 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!

Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know

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 International

https://www.charis.international/en/home/

6. Celebrate Conference website

https://www.celebratetrust.org/

7. CHARIS in England and Wales

https://www.charisuk.com/

8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)

9. The Holy See

https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

Events

Our next meeting is on 23 June 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome.

Theotokos Prayer Group - 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday 14 June 2026

 

Alleluia, alleluia.
The kingdom of God is at hand;
repent and believe in the gospel.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Matthew 9:36-10:8
‘Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and sent them out.’
At that time: When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.’
  And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. The names of the twelve Apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
  These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, ‘Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And proclaim as you go, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.’

Lord God, strength of those who hope in you, support us in our prayer:
because we are weak and can do nothing without you,
give us always the help of your grace so that, in fulfilling your commandments, we may please you in all we desire and do.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Notes from meeting on 9 June:

Picture of our Lord Jesus richly attired in red and gold cloth, His Authority and Kingliness shine forth, His Face seems set in sadness.
"My people I have a serious message for you!  

I Your King need you to pray!

I Your Brother need you to pray! 

I your Protector and Healer need you to Pray! 

I The Giver Of Life need you to pray ! 

I the King of Mercy Need You to Pray!
Pray for those who do not know Me, pray for those who do know Me but ignore Me, pray for those so enrapt in the things of this World that they put Me last!
Pray for those who lead my little ones astray!
My people those who love Me, pray to Me Your Saviour for Mercy and Grace to be poured out on this generation which is so far from My Father.
Pray that the Holy Spirit may pour graces into these poor souls and so save them from their own actions!
My people now is the time to pray earnestly with My Mother for My Heart is broken and My tears fall in torrents for the loss of them.
When you pray with My Mother I will increase My Mercy and the Spirit will action change within those far from The Throne!
Pray my little flock, your love and your prayer assuage my thirst!
Jesus"

And they'll know we are Christians

by our love, by our love

Yeah, they'll know we are Christians 

by our love.

John  13 v 35 "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Intercessions

I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...

We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!

Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.

Pope’s Prayer Intention – June 2026

For the values of sports.

Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and

nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth.

Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.

Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.

We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.

Pray for Christine diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. and undergoing chemotherapy.

Marcin has had his gall bladder surgery. Doctors were unable to remove it all as there would have been further complications. If he needs further surgery it will have to be at the Freeman. It's a miracle in itself that he had the op as the hospital had a flood and only one theatre was left open. If he hadn't seen a different GP who showed enough concern to give him a good examination, his op would not have been expedited  - God's intervention.🙌 Marcin is feeling much better & able to eat. He and Barbara are very grateful for your prayers. Thank you 🙏

Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.

Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family.

Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.

Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.

Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.

Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.

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 the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, in Sudan 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!

Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know

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 International

https://www.charis.international/en/home/

6. Celebrate Conference website

https://www.celebratetrust.org/

7. CHARIS in England and Wales

https://www.charisuk.com/

8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)

9. The Holy See

https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

Events

Our next meeting is on 16 June 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome.

Theotokos Prayer Group - Solemnity of Corpus Christi (The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ) Sunday 7 June 2026

 

Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord.
If anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever.
Alleluia.

Gospel:    John 6:51-58

‘My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.’
At that time: Jesus said to the Jews, ‘I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’
  The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’
  So Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live for ever.’

Lord Jesus Christ,
you gave your Church an admirable sacrament as the abiding memorial of your passion.
Teach us so to worship the sacred mystery of your Body and Blood that its redeeming power may sanctify us always.
Who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Notes from meeting on 2 June:

Picture

Picture of many people who are so thirsty! These poor souls are thirsty for water, but even more their hearts are dry like arid sand in the wind. They are at the end of their strength and may as well lay down and wait for death. A small cloud appears and using what little strength they have left they get up and follow the cloud. It leads them to a pool of clear and wholesome water of which they drink deeply, when their thirst is satisfied they turn to the source which is The Heart of Jesus.

"My People, My Little Flock,
I know you are tired, weak and forlorn, but I Myself will refresh you  with Living Water that not only satisfies your thirst but replenishes your bodies. I will also plant in your hearts new life, for My Body and My Blood are real sustenance.
My People as a mother feeds her child so do I care for you, you are precious in My Eyes.
I love you for you are part of Me, so then turn to My Heart and I will fill you with all that you need.
My Mother along with The Spirit will guide you and teach you, she who is so full of humility is your pattern as she always does the will of My Father and will lead you on to Me.
I love you Little Flock of My Heart."

1 Corinthians 6 v 19 - 20

19 Do you not realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you and whom you received from God?
20 You are not your own property, then; you have been bought at a price. So use your body for the glory of God.

I Love you with an overpowering Love.

I Love you with an unfathomable Love.

I Love you, I Love you, I Love you.

Intercessions

I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...

We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!

Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.

Pope’s Prayer Intention – June 2026

For the values of sports.
Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and
nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth. 


Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.

We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.

Pray for Christine diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. and undergoing chemotherapy. 

Continue to pray for Marcin. He is back at work which is a miracle considering that this time last year the hospital couldn't guarantee he would live. He still needs surgery and is waiting for more tests before further surgery so continuing prayers would be appreciated. Praise the Lord.

Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.

Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family.
Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.
Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.
Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.
Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.
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 the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, in Sudan 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!
Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know

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 International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/
6. Celebrate Conference website
https://www.celebratetrust.org/
7. CHARIS in England and Wales
https://www.charisuk.com/
8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)

9. The Holy See

https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

Events

Our next meeting is on 9 June 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome.

Theotokos Prayer Group - Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Sunday 31 May 2026

 

Alleluia, alleluia.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
the God who is and who was and who is to come.
Alleluia.

Gospel:    John 3:16-18

‘God sent his Son in order that the world might be saved through him.’
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

God our Father, you revealed the great mystery of your godhead to men when you sent into the world the Word who is Truth and the Spirit who makes us holy.

Help us to believe in you and worship you, as the true faith teaches:

three Persons, eternal in glory, one God, infinite in majesty.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Notes from meeting on 26 May:

Picture of a man in an enclosed room, there are no windows, no doors and no way out.
He is frantic to get out but there seems to be no way, he is stuck.
Many people are praying and including in their prayers those souls who have nobody to pray for them!
Blessed Mother takes those prayers in Her Immaculate Heart and magnifies them, taking them to Her Son, His Heart burns with Love and Mercy and permission of entry is given.
Blessed Mother Herself appears to the man and gently touches his heart, Blessed Mother leads the man to a door through which they pass into a beautiful place of light, The man meets Jesus weeping tears of repentance. Jesus hugs him.

"My dear little children
Your prayers have real meaning to the Heart of My Son Jesus! Never think that your prayer is disregarded, even the smallest prayer said from your heart can together with the Holy Spirit and magnification of My Immaculate Heart cause a miracle in somebody’s life, Freeing them from bondage and giving them the miracle of Life Everlasting!
My little ones pray earnestly with Me Your Mother to help prevent My adversary from snatching souls to himself.
We together form an army, an army of love, with this love and faith in the Holy Spirit mountains can be moved for did not My Son say so.
I cover you with My Mantle of Protection in these times. Pray little ones pray.
Mary"

Intercessions

I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...

We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!

Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.

Pope’s Prayer Intention – June 2026

For the values of sports.
Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and
nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth. 


Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.

We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.

Pray for Christine diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. and undergoing chemotherapy. 

Continue to pray for Marcin. He is back at work which is a miracle considering that this time last year the hospital couldn't guarantee he would live. He still needs surgery and is waiting for more tests before further surgery so continuing prayers would be appreciated. Praise the Lord.

Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.

Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family.
Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.
Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.
Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.
Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.
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 the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, in Sudan 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!
Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know

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 International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/
6. Celebrate Conference website
https://www.celebratetrust.org/
7. CHARIS in England and Wales
https://www.charisuk.com/
8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)

9. The Holy See

https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

Events

Our next meeting is on 2 June 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome. 

ADDRESS OF POPE LEO XIV

TO MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL

Audience Hall

Saturday, 30 May 2026

___________________________________

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Peace be with you!

Your Eminence, Your Excellencies,

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! Buenos Dias!

I am pleased to have my first meeting with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, and to greet all of you present, as well as the communities, groups and schools of prayer and of evangelization that you represent. God has indeed blessed your communities with so many gifts, including spiritual vitality. I also greet the leaders of the national and international Services of Communion of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service (CHARIS), who have organized this gathering.

For the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, the years following the Second Vatican Council were a time of great expansion and growth, and of integration into the life of the Church, as well as for consolidating your structures of service.

My venerable Predecessors recognized this development as a great gift to the Church. Indeed, Saint Paul VI affirmed that nothing is more necessary for such an increasingly secularized world than the witness of this spiritual renewal, which the Holy Spirit is inspiring in the most diverse regions and communities (Cf. Address to the Third International Congress of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Pentecost, 19 May 1975).

In emphasizing your characteristic focus on evangelization, Saint John Paul II said: “It is the Spirit himself who impels you to bear witness.” He likewise remarked: “How can anyone who has tasted the goodness of Christ remain silent and inactive?… Christ is our Savior… How can we fail to evangelize? Continue to communicate this zeal for the Gospel to those around you!” (Address to the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Communities, 7 December 1991).

For his part, Benedict XVI referred to the specific contribution you make to the Church. He said: “One of the positive elements and aspects of the Community of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal is precisely their emphasis on the charisms or gifts of the Holy Spirit and their merit lies in having recalled their topicality in the Church” (Address to the 13th International Conference of the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowship, 31 October 2008).

Like Cardinal Suenens in the early days of the movement, Pope Francis frequently spoke of you as a “flood of grace,” which is “for the whole Church, not just for some” (Prayer Vigil on the Occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, 3 June 2017). In summary, he outlined your path as “evangelization, spiritual ecumenism, caring for the poor and needy, and welcoming the marginalized,” and added, “all of it is based on worship! The foundation of the renewal is worshiping God!” (Address at the 37th National Convocation of the Renewal in the Holy Spirit, 1 June 2014).

I, too, wish to foster the relationship of mutual respect, closeness and support between the See of Peter and the great family of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. In this regard, I would like to reflect on the following key aspects of your spiritual experience: baptism in the Spirit; prayer of praise; the word of God; communion; and charity.

First baptism in the Spirit. Your shared journey of faith has its source in the personal experience of the Holy Spirit, which has enabled the grace of Baptism to become effective within each of you, leading you to a clear awareness of God’s love. This is the first powerful experience of grace that Saint Augustine himself had after his conversion and which he described in these heartfelt words: “O Christ Jesus, ‘my helper and redeemer’; suddenly it had become sweet to me to be without the sweets of folly. What I once feared to lose was now a delight to dismiss. You turned them out and entered to take their place, pleasanter than any pleasure” (Confessions, IX, 1, 1).

The Holy Spirit has likewise allowed you to taste the sweetness of Christ. For you, too, life has changed since that moment. God ceased to be a mere idea and became the real and ultimate expression of fatherhood. His Spirit has brought inner reconciliation, peace and freedom from worldly attachments and the oppression of sin. He has also made possible a new outlook characterized by openness and hope towards others and the future, in the certainty that nothing can ever separate us from the love of Christ (cf. Rom 8:38–39). From this experience of the Holy Spirit comes the inner desire to be witnesses and heralds of his love, bringing his consolation to people oppressed by a sense of emptiness and loneliness.

Prayer of praise. It was precisely from this captivating experience of the Holy Spirit that a new life of prayer began, taking the form of a new capacity for spontaneous and sincere dialogue with God, and a new openness to praise, worship and offering thanksgiving to him. Worship and praise, which are so characteristic of your gatherings, are essential aspects of Christian prayer, and you have helped them to be rediscovered and brought them back to the forefront in recent years.

The word of God. The renewed outpouring of the Spirit has also led you to a living encounter with Sacred Scripture. The Holy Spirit inspired the revealed word of God and is also the One who keeps it ever alive and active in the Church, causing it to resonate in the hearts of believers, especially in the Liturgy. Scripture has therefore become for you a wonderful source of spiritual nourishment that enlightens and comforts. It is similarly a source of discernment for guiding your daily choices, and gives substance to communal prayer, enabling you to address the Lord with words inspired by God himself.

Communion. The Holy Spirit is the wellspring of communion. In various documents, Pope Leo XIII encouraged Catholics to pray a novena to the Holy Spirit each year between the feasts of Ascension and Pentecost, especially for the intention of Christian unity. You clearly appreciate the significance of this invitation, for you have seen that unity in the Church is the fruit of the Spirit, because, as Saint Augustine affirms, the Holy Spirit “is a certain unutterable communion of the Father and the Son” (De Trinitate, V, 11, 12). It is the Spirit who creates harmony among the various charisms and components of the Charismatic Renewal, as well as with our brothers and sisters of other Christian denominations.

And finally, charity. Saint Augustine wrote that the Holy Spirit “who is himself love, has been given to man and inflames him to the love of God and neighbour. For man can have no love for God unless he be given it from God” (De Trinitate, XV, 17, 31). This is what you, too, have experienced. The renewed presence of the Spirit has awakened in you a new capacity to love, inspired by divine charity itself. This love is directed toward God and toward your brothers and sisters, and inspires closeness and compassion, especially for those who are suffering. Many works of charity for those in need, both in spirit and in body, have sprung from the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. I invite you, then, to keep alive this love for the poor, which reveals the true face of God.

Dear friends, I thank you for your commitment and encourage you to continue your mission. Put yourselves at the service of the dioceses and parishes, offering your experience and methods of evangelization. Faithfully follow the guidance of your priests; and, in your communal discernment, listen to the voices of wise people, even if they do not belong to your groups. Cultivate harmony and cooperation among the communities to which you belong, taking care never to give way to the desire for self-promotion, or the pursuit of power or personal prestige. May the Holy Spirit always be a light and a source of strength on your personal and communal journey, and may the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, protect you. And now, with these heartfelt sentiments, I willingly impart my Apostolic Blessing.

Thank you.

Copyright © Dicastery for Communication - Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Theotokos Prayer Group - Pentecost Sunday, 24 May 2026

 

Alleluia, alleluia.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Alleluia.

Gospel:    John 20:19-23

'As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you. Receive the Holy Spirit.’
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.’

Lord God, you sanctify your Church in every race and nation by the mystery we celebrate on this day.
Pour out the gifts of the Holy Spirit on all mankind, and fulfil now in the hearts of your faithful what you accomplished when the Gospel was first preached on earth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

The Spirit of Love be with you all 🕊 🔥 🙏

Notes from meeting on 19th May :

Picture of a bent over and very dejected person, they seem to be carrying the weight of all their problems on their shoulders.
Blessed Mother beckons them to the foot of the Cross of Her Son Jesus, she encourages this person to look up at her Son and His Suffering and to take hold of the Cross under her Son’s Feet.
This person now stands erect and full of hope as His Healing Blood drips down on them.

"My dear little children when all seems lost and nothing feels right and seems out of control look to My Son Jesus and grasp the Cross. Through the Cross and Blood of My Son all things can be remedied, all can be healed, problems can become ways of purification and  a light to lead you in the darkness!
I Your Mother will always lead you to My Son for in Him there is NO darkness only light.
So in times of travail hold on to the Cross and ponder My Son suffering. All will be well in the end.
Mary your Maternal Mother"

Intercessions

I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...

We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!

Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.

Pope’s Prayer Intention – May 2026
That everyone might have food.
Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid
wasting food, and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food. 

Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.

We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.

Pray for Christine diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. and undergoing chemotherapy. 

Continue to pray for Marcin. He is back at work which is a miracle considering that this time last year the hospital couldn't guarantee he would live. He still needs surgery and is waiting for more tests before further surgery so continuing prayers would be appreciated. Praise the Lord.

Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.

Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family.
Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.
Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.
Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.
Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.
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 the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, in Sudan 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!
Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know

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 International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/
6. Celebrate Conference website
https://www.celebratetrust.org/
7. CHARIS in England and Wales
https://www.charisuk.com/
8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)

9. The Holy See

https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

Events

Our next meeting is on 26 May 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome. 

Bishop Stephen's Blessing for Pentecost Sunday 

Theotokos Prayer Group - 7th Sunday of Easter, 17 May 2026

 

Alleluia, alleluia.
I will not leave you as orphans, says the Lord.
I am going away and I will come to you, and your hearts will rejoice.
Alleluia.
Gospel:    John 17:1-11a

‘Father, glorify your Son.’
At that time: Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
  ‘I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you.’

Lord God, we believe that the Saviour of mankind is enthroned with you in majesty.
Listen to our prayer, and, according to his promise, let us feel his presence among us to the end of time.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Notes from meeting on 12th May:

Colossians 3 v 12-17

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Be still and know that I am God. (Psalm 46 v 10)

In quietness and confidence shall be your strength (Isaiah 30 v 15)

Let our hearts be set on fire with Jesus' love and ponder his Gospel message in our hearts and in the power of the Spirit spread His message.

Intercessions

I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...

We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!

Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.

Pope’s Prayer Intention – May 2026
That everyone might have food.
Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid
wasting food, and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food. 

Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.

We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.

Pray for Christine diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. and undergoing chemotherapy. 

Continue to pray for Marcin. He is back at work which is a miracle considering that this time last year the hospital couldn't guarantee he would live. He still needs surgery and is waiting for more tests before further surgery so continuing prayers would be appreciated. Praise the Lord.

Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.

Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family.
Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.
Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.
Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.
Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.
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 the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, in Sudan 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!
Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know

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 International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/
6. Celebrate Conference website
https://www.celebratetrust.org/
7. CHARIS in England and Wales
https://www.charisuk.com/
8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)

9. The Holy See

https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

Events

Our next meeting is on 19 May 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome. 

Novena to Holy Spirit begins 15 May:

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today,

Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May.

Theotokos Prayer Group - 6th Sunday of Easter, 10 May 2026

 

Alleluia, alleluia.
If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, says the Lord,
and my Father will love him, and we will come to him.
Alleluia.

Gospel:    John 14:15-21

‘I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper.’
At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
  ‘I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.’

Almighty God, give us the grace of an attentive love to celebrate these days of joy devoted to the honour of the Risen Lord.
Teach us to hold fast in our actions to the mystery we recall in worship.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Notes from meeting on 5 May 2026:

Picture

Picture of a young woman walking with a beautiful baby enwrapped in her arms, she is walking on a path, to one side is a field full of golden wheat and to the other side is a walled vineyard. As she walks the child grows and stops at intervals until he is fully grown, then he leaves her. Now he walks on his own but she follows him with her heart, pondering all the good he does and his ultimate sacrifice of death for his own people. The field and the vineyard are tended by his true followers, those same ones who will bear walking the same road of suffering for his sake. Those reapers of wheat and tenders of vines that keep the true faith and eat the bread and drink the wine of the Holy Suffering One.

My Dear Little Children
Remember I Am Always With You on Your Pilgrimage Through this Life, You Are Beloved of My Son, Keep The Faith and Love Him Always.
Remember That He Left You Himself Truly Present in His Body and Blood, He Is The Remedy, Turn to Him and Be Fully Satisfied. Nothing Can Heal You, Love You or Fill You like The Bread of Life or To Drink from The Cup Of Salvation, My Son’s Body is True Bread and His Blood is True Drink and anything Else is False sent by My Adversary to Divert You from Him.
This Mother Will Always Guide You and Lead You to Jesus Her Son.
Mary

Intercessions

I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever...

We pray in reparation for all offences against the life and dignity of the human person from conception until natural death. Lord have mercy on us!

Pray for our new Pope, Leo XIV, that he may shepherd the Church and proclaim Christ to the World.

Pope’s Prayer Intention – May 2026
That everyone might have food.
Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid
wasting food, and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food. 

Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.

We pray for all who are ill in mind body or spirit and all those in any need or difficulty.

Pray for Christine diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. and undergoing chemotherapy. 

Continue to pray for Marcin. He is back at work which is a miracle considering that this time last year the hospital couldn't guarantee he would live. He still needs surgery and is waiting for more tests before further surgery so continuing prayers would be appreciated. Praise the Lord.

Pray for Jacob who is 6 years old he has been diagnosed with Perthes disease which affects his ability to walk.

Pray for upbuilding of Marriage and Family.
Pray for peace in our Country and our communities.
Pray for our young people that they may be protected from the evil one, that they may find a home in the loving Heart of Jesus.
Pray for all in our Parishes who are ill in body, mind or spirit.
Pray for all those we have been asked and have promised to pray for.
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 the Middle East, Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza, in Sudan 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!
Also if there any changes necessary to the intercessions - please let me know

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 International
https://www.charis.international/en/home/
6. Celebrate Conference website
https://www.celebratetrust.org/
7. CHARIS in England and Wales
https://www.charisuk.com/
8.CaFE - Catholic Faith Exploration (faithcafe.org)

9. The Holy See

https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

Events

Our next meeting is on 12 May 2026 at 7.30pm in The Creche in St Patricks Church, Glenfield Road, Fairfield, Stockton TS19 7PL. All welcome. 

Ascension - Holy Day of Obligation - Thursday 14 May 2026

Novena to Holy Spirit begins 14 May:

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

O Mary! we crown thee with blossoms today,

Queen of the Angels, Queen of the May.