prayers
Become a Community of Prayer
BECOME A COMMUNITY OF PRAYER
RESOURCES FROM THE REDEMPTORISTS
Click on the links below to access the pdf file or website
Other online resources
Meditation before the Blessed Sacrament (Adoration is streamed daily from the National Shrine at Walsingham https://www.walsingham.org.uk/live-stream/)
PAPAL PRAYER INTENTION JULY 2026
In his prayer intention this month, Pope Leo invites us to pray so that the unique and unrepeatable value of every human being might be recognized and that our societies be open to protecting life through love, tenderness and responsibility.
KINGDOM OVER NATION RESOURCES
Kingdom over Nation is a new ecumenical resource developed through Churches Together in England (CTE) to help churches engage thoughtfully and prayerfully with the rise in Christian nationalism and the growing challenges surrounding identity, discipleship, and public life. Through eight Bible studies and theological reflections, the resource explores discernment, empire, ideology, justice, nationhood, and Christian witness in a divided age.
You can download your copy here: Kingdom Over Nation Resource
FREE WILL AND GRACE – A THOMISTIC APPROACH:
📅 Date: 28-31 August 2026:
📍 Location: Christian Heritage Centre
Led by Rev Dr Simon Gaine OP. More information at:
OUR FATHER BY MAL
A version of the Our Father composed by Mal one of our 6pm music group.
Main vocals Paul & Claire for the 6pm Group. Backing vocals and harmonies Jax, Susan and Margie form 6pm and Dave from the 10am group. Musicians - Mal, Dave & Pat
MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS: POPE LEO XIV'S FIRST ENCYCLICAL
Pope Leo's first encyclical has given us much to think about. But what does it all mean? Here are some resources breaking down the Pope's message, and what it means for us:
Magnifica Humanitas: A Reflection by Mgr Peter Fleetwood
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical broken down (includes a video and some useful graphics from the Vatican)
Catholic Truth Society have shared explainers from Sr Carino and Prof. Jacob Phillips, as well as a video of their roundtable discussion about the encyclical.
CAFOD have given a quick primer on what Magnifica Humanitas is about and what it means for the Catholic community
If you want to delve in deeper, Ascension Press have written a comprehensive overview of the key points and themes of Magnifica Humanitas
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES OF THE WEST BANK
Pilgrims of Hope, URGENT CALL FOR HELP FROM THE LAST CHRISTIANS OF THE HOLY LAND. Visit the website for more details on how to get involved https://www.pilgrimsofhope.co.uk/so/d7PwSE4sY
POPE LEO XIV’S FIRST PAPAL ENCYCLICAL: MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS!
‘Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together.’ – Pope Leo XIV
Published on Monday 25 May, Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical on 15 May, the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum. The new letter, Magnifica Humanitas, addresses one of today’s major challenges: safeguarding the human person in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
Pope Leo XIV appeals for people to build ‘for the common good’ and to ‘remain human,’ acting in courage towards shared responsibility and communion, so that the world ‘will come to recognise the human heart as the place where God desires to dwell.’
Access the new encyclical at the Vatican Website via: https://tinyurl.com/ymhbn238
A MOTHER’S WARMTH:
📅 Date: 30 June - 30 August
📍Meet: Metropolitan Cathedral
Icon Exhibition at the Metropolitan Cathedral 30 June – 30 August. An exhibition by Bulgarian artist and iconographer Dian Kostov. Through contemporary artwork inspired by the image of the Virgin Mary as Mother, the exhibition considers how compassion and care for one another can bring hope and healing in a divided world. Admission free.
‘HE IS WORTHY’
📅 Date: 5th - 7th June 2026
📍 Location: Our Lady of the Assumption Church, L25 2RW
Forty hours of solemn adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with times to explore the meaning of the Eucharist in our personal lives and in our world today. Adoration will take place through Saturday night and Sunday morning.
‘He is Worthy’ will conclude with a Blessed Sacrament Procession at 12noon on Sunday 7 June. All welcome! People can sign up here: https://forms.gle/zxB9dNzzXyQZ7gUF9.
PAPAL PRAYER INTENTION JUNE 2026
In this month’s prayer, the Holy Father invites us to pray “for the values of sports” so we “discover in sport a universal language that brings cultures together, unites peoples, and sows respect, solidarity and personal growth.”
ST ALPHONSUS PRAYER FOR THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Grant me the gift of piety, so that I may serve You for the future with increased fervour, follow with more promptness Your holy inspirations, and observe your divine precepts with greater fidelity.
Grant me the gift of knowledge, so that I may know the things of God and, enlightened by Your holy teaching, may walk, without deviation, in the path of eternal salvation.
Grant me the gift of fortitude, so that I may overcome courageously all the assaults of the devil, and all the dangers of this world which threaten the salvation of my soul.
Grant me the gift of counsel, so that I may choose what is more conducive to my spiritual advancement and may discover the wiles and snares of the tempter.
Grant me the gift of understanding, so that I may apprehend the divine mysteries and by contemplation of heavenly things detach my thoughts and affections from the vain things of this miserable world.
Grant me the gift of wisdom, so that I may rightly direct all my actions, referring them to God as my last end; so that, having loved Him and served Him in this life, I may have the happiness of possessing Him eternally in the next.
Amen.
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