Prayer in Christian life
Prayer is turning the heart towards God.
When a person prays he enters into a living relationship with God.
Prayer is the great gate leading into faith. People who pray no longer live on their own, for themselves, and by their own strength. They know there is a God to whom they can talk. People who pray entrust themselves more and more to God. The effort to pray daily is part of the Christian life. (YouCat 469)
“For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”
This week's intentions
Please pray especially this week for:
To be received into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church: Vanessa O’Dea on Pentecost Sunday, 19 May, at the 10.30am Mass.
Marriage: Benedict Craft & Gigha Gibson in St. Catherine’s on Saturday 20 April at 2pm.
Baptism: This year we welcome the following into the Faith through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Sunday 14 April ~ Benjamin Arthur Stephenson
Sunday 7 April ~ Tadana Chakunda, Naniso Chakunda, Taylor Chirere Josephine Austin, Rosemary Austin
Sunday 11 Feb ~ Lincoln-James Doig
Saturday 9 March (St Wulstan’s) ~ Samuel Dylan Finch
~ Our prayers and congratulations! ~
Confirmation: Congratulations to all who were confirmed by Bishop Paul on Tuesday 6 February. We pray for the continual presence of the Holy Spirit in all our lives.
The Sick: Barbara Carter, Eileen Holland, Maureen Richardson, Des & Pat Prior, Vivienne Knowles, Ken Oakley, Helen Farrow and Kath Rigby
Those lately dead Fr. Tom Forster (Former PP at St. Catherine’s 1979-1980), Fr. John Heaney (Former PP Holy Family, Barrow) and Fr. Martin Chambers (PP Troon, Bishop-elect of Dunkeld) and those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Allan Reid, Fr Frank Moulding, Patricia McGeown, Annie Lee, Alfred Payne and Jeremiah Donovan. ~ May they all rest in peace ~
The Parish Prayer Group meets weekly in the Haydock Centre on Tuesdays, 3-5pm or 7pm-9pm on 1st Tuesdays.
Everyone is most welcome. Betty Butterworth
