Prayer Resources
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20.11.20 National Day of Prayer for the ending of the pandemic The Eucharistic Congress, scheduled to take place in Bucharest in 2020, has been deferred to September, 2021. As part of the preparation for this event, the International Organising Committee is inviting all Catholics to mark the Feast of Christ the King by joining in a time of adoration and prayer on Saturday, November 21st 2020. All the information needed to do so can be accessed via this link: https://www.iec2020.hu/en/news-press/7th-worldwide-adoration-and-prayer-21st-november 03.10.20 Prayer Resource for October http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Prayer-Resource-for-October.pdf 25.09.20 Wednesday Word Connecting Home, School and Parish through the Word of God Wednesday Word Reflection Sheet 27.09.20 07.09.20 Wednesday Word Connecting Home, School and Parish through the Word of God 19.08.20 ST BEUNO’S OUTREACH IN THE DIOCESE OF WREXHAM 21st Sunday in OT https://stbeunosoutreach.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/prego-sunday-21-ota-2020.pdf 14.08.20 Wednesday Word Assumption reflection 24.07.20 Fr Denis McBride, CSsR was asked by John Rafferty - known as Johnnie Walker for his writing and blogs on the Camino - to celebrate a special Mass for the Feast of St James, apostle and martyr. Compostela. 16.07.20 Praying with the Pope in July - Our Families We pray that today's families may be accompanied with love, respect and guidance. 10.07.20 Prayer Resource for July from the Diocese of Shrewsbury 09.07.20 St Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions Reflection for Thursday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary time. http://ln54.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-09-2020-thursday-of-fourteenth.html 08.07.20 Dear Colleagues, As you will be aware, due to Covid-19 the Bishops of England and Wales have decided to postpone our Sea Sunday second collection to either 13 or 20 December (date to be agreed). We await advice from the Bishops of Scotland. However, many of our Stella Maris friends and colleagues around the world, as well as members of other Christian denominations, will be celebrating Sea Sunday as usual on 12 July. With this in mind, the Vatican has issued a special prayer and message for Sea Sunday. These are attached. Through our digital output we will continue to promote Sea Sunday on 12 July, particularly the need to pray for the People of the Sea, whilst reminding our supporters that the Sea Sunday collection has been postponed to December. Also, next week is Seafarers’ Awareness Week (https://www.seafarers.uk/campaigning/seafarers-awareness-week/). This annual event, organised by Seafarers’ UK, seeks to raise the profile of seafarers in wider society. This year the special focus is seafarers and their families. Please give the event your full support, as much as you are able to during these unusual times. Seafarers’ UK is one of our principal funders and it is important we get behind this important initiative. Please do share this email with your volunteers. Thank you for your cooperation. Kind regards, Martin Martin Foley Chief Executive Officer/European Regional Coordinator Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea) Registered charity in England and Wales number 1069833. Registered charity in Scotland number SC043085. Registered company number 3320318. 39 Eccleston Square, London, SW1V 1BX Direct Dial: 0207 9011933 Mobile: 07941 231628 Mainline: 0207 9011931 01.07.20 Stream Father Denis McBride’s Mass for the Dead Requiem Mass for those we have lost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY1bOyrcDbw 25.06.20 Reflection Sheet for 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sts Peter and Paul 21.05.20 Reflection Sheet for 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 19.05.20 Prayer to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
O most holy heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore you, I love you, and with lively sorrow for my sins I offer you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to your will. Grant, Good Jesus, that I may live in you and for you. Protect me in the midst of danger. Comfort me in my afflictions. Give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, your blessing on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death. Amen.
05.06.20 . Jacques Philippe talks on finding and maintaining inner peace. Jacques Philippe was born on March 12, 1947 in Lorraine, France. After studying mathematics in college, he spent several years teaching and doing scientific research. In 1976, he met the then recently-founded Community of the Beatitudes and answered the Lord’s call to follow Him through this vocation. With over one million copies sold in 24 languages, Jacques Philippe’s writings on themes such as prayer, interior freedom, and peace of heart have become classics of modern Catholic spirituality. Fr. Jacques will be speaking on his book, "Searching for and Maintaining Peace." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71U3tRnRNak 04.06.20 30.05.20 Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby seek 'outpouring of Holy Spirit'. Pope Francis is to take part in his first ever online service with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. Follow the link Thy Kingdom Come to access this ecumenical service. Pope Francis will urge all Christians to seek a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit in order that they might be bearers of Christ’s love, light and hope, in a world “experiencing a tragic famine of hope” but also urges a turning away from the “selfish pursuit of success without caring for those left behind and to be united in facing the “pandemics of the virus and of hunger, war, contempt for life and indifference to others”. In the service, which can be seen on the Church of England’s digital platforms from 9am on Sunday, he says: “Today, more than ever, it is necessary to implore the Holy Spirit to pour forth into our hearts the life of God, who is love. Indeed, if there is to be a better future, our hearts must change for the better. Today our world is experiencing a tragic famine of hope. How much pain is all around us, how much emptiness, how much inconsolable grief. Let us, then, become messengers of the comfort bestowed by the Spirit. Let us radiate hope, and the Lord will open new paths as we journey towards the future.” 29.05.20 St Seraphim of Sarov taught that the purpose of the Christian life was to acquire the Holy Spirit. Perhaps his most popular quotation amongst Orthodox believers is "Acquire a peaceful spirit, and thousands around you will be saved." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraphim_of_Sarov 26.05.20 On the trail of the Mercian Anglo-Saxon saints https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-12965515 20.05.20 Pentecost Novena https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/events/pentecost-novena/ 19.05.20 Fr Matt has decided to broadcast aspecial series of eight weekly talks on St Teresa of Avila’s teaching on prayer, ( https://www.stjosephs.org.uk/Live ). The talks will belive-streamed every Monday at 10.00 am, and repeated every Monday at 8.00pm, starting this coming Monday 18 May and finishing on Monday 6 July. They will, of course, be open to anyone to watch. For anyone who cannot make 15.05.20 Pope at Audience: Christian prayer is intimate, trusting, confident Pope Francis reflects on the essential characteristics of prayer in his catechesis at the weekly General Audience, and says prayer is universal, intimate, and entirely trusting in God. Full article from Vatican News can be found here
Prayers for the Pandemic: for those who are anxious fan the embers of anxiety
Raymond Friel
06.05.20 Prayer app - you may wish to try either https://www.sacredspace.ie/ or https://pray-as-you- go.org/home/ or daily reflections at http://ln54.blogspot.com 05.05.20 Prayer Resources for May from Diocese of Shrewsbury Office for Liturgy Guide to the Rosary including 2 new prayers Pope Francis suggests 03.05.20 Vocations Sunday 03.05.20 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/events/vocations-sunday-2020/ 29.04.20 The Daily Examen is a technique of prayerful reflection on the events of the day in order to detect God’s presence and discern his direction for us. The Examen is an ancient practice in the Church that can help us see God’s hand at work in our whole experience. http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-examen/ The Eucharist in Scripture, Six half hour talks by gifted speaker and theologian Dr.Scott Hahn are being offered completely free online for a limited time. This study helps unlock the meaning of covenant, sacrifice and sacrament as understood in the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.I n this Year of the Word and while we are not able to receive Sacramental Holy Communion, this is an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the Mass and increase our hunger for the Lord. See stpaulcenter.com/free-stream/ for details 17.04.20 Spiritual Communion – Prayer of St Alphonsus My Jesus, 15.04.20
11.04.20 Stations of the Cross with Bishop Barron 10.04.20 Easter Vigil Liturgy - Saturday http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Easter-Vigil-Liturgy-2020-1.pdf Universal Prayer for Easter Vigil and Sunday
09.04.20 Universal Prayer for Holy Thursday Carmelite Priory in Oxford - prayer resources and life streaming of services over Easter http://www.carmeliteprioryoxford.com/ 01.04.20 Diocese of Shrewsbury Palm Sunday Liturgy 29.03.20 Prayers for when we cannot attend Mass
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