Prayer Resources

09.02.24

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

We will be praying the stations of the cross again during Lent after the weekday Masses. For those who would like to travel the way of the cross but can not get to Mass during the week there will be an Internet Way of the Cross via Zoom each Friday at 7pm. Log into Zoom and use Meeting ID: 854 6364 3824 and Passcode: 7a1V76 each week. If you are uncertain about making the connection contact Deacon John on 07973375422 to arrange a test run. Our First Internet Way of the Cross will be on Friday 16th February.

Pilgrims of prayer Jesuit Spitiruality

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10.03.23

Link to ST VINCENT DE PAUL STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Holy and merciful Father,
grant that I may follow the way of the cross in faith and love,
so that I may share in Christ’s passion and together with him
reach the glory of your kingdom.

28.02.23

27.01.23

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, 29th January 2023

January 20, 2023

How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven!

Today’s readings tell us what we need to follow Christ and become more like him. Getting our priorities right in God’s eyes may not be easy, nor is it always the way of the world, but it will bring happiness in God’s kingdom.

At the beginning of his Sermon on the Mount (Gospel), Jesus teaches the Beatitudes, which focus on the qualities he expects his disciples to have. They are not ‘rules’ like the commandments, more a road map for discipleship, laying out the way to follow him. Jesus is calling us to learn what it really means to be ‘glad and rejoice’ – in him alone.

The Beatitudes are a restatement of the values mentioned in the First Reading. The Lord will protect those living honest and just lives: people of integrity and humility.

The Psalmist sings of the Lord’s faithfulness and kindness, praising God for his care of ‘those who are oppressed’: the hungry, the imprisoned, the blind and the stranger.

St Paul reminds the Corinthians (Second Reading) why they have been chosen by God. Their gift of faith is entirely due to God’s generosity: in God they have found wisdom, holiness and freedom.

This week, we may pray to recognise all the blessings the Lord has given us, so that we might walk more closely with Jesus in his work, just as he walks with us in our lives.
We continue to remember those suffering in war and conflict in Ukraine and beyond.

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