Prayer Groups at English Martyrs
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Prayer is at the heart of all we do within our Parish. Throughout the week we have various opportunities to pray at different times of the day and in different ways.
Prayer Groups are various groups run by parishioners who meet on a regular basis, this could be daily, weekly or monthly, to pray together in various forms.
Adoration and Exposition is every Friday between 10.00am and 6.00pm.
Novena Groups run daily for 9 days to prepare ourselves ahead of a Feast day within the Liturgical Year.
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Night Prayer
Day: Daily
Time: 9.00pm
Where: Currently on Teams. Go to calendar page and follow the links.
Christian Meditation group
Day: Wednesday
Time: 8.00pm
Where: Contact the parish office
The format is very simple: we have a brief opening prayer and a short reading by John Main, founder of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM). We then have 25 minutes of silent meditation, inwardly saying the mantra ‘Maranatha’ which means ‘Come, Lord’ in Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke. To finish we have a little social chat for 10 minutes. All are welcome.
Exposition & Adoration
Day: Friday
Time: 10.00am – 6.00pm
Where: English Martyrs Church
A time to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Praise & Worship
Day: Friday
Time: 7.00 – 9.00pm
Where: English Martyrs Parish
Theme: Blessed are the pure in heart, they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8)
Encounter Jesus in the Sacrament of His love.
Love Him in return.
“Behold this Heart which has so loved men” (Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque)
In 1672, Jesus revealed to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French nun, how much he longs for humanity to receive the love and mercy which he continues to pour out for our salvation. He desires that people go to confession and attend Mass.
In our Parish, the 1st Friday devotion is an evening of songs of praise and worship before the Blessed Sacrament. We listen to and reflect on God’s word with an opportunity for confession and we end with a benediction.
This devotion unites our minds, hearts and wills in one great act of total self-giving to the One who first offered himself completely to and for us.