Fr. Johnnys
veckobrev översatt till svenska hittar du här.
Hej allihopa;
Nu är
inbjudan till jubileumsträffen den 1 september färdig och finns på bloggen, http://standigbon.blogspot.com
. Under veckan kommer jag
att skicka inbjudan till alla kyrkoherdar och samordnare (med
följebrev) i församlingar. Tacksam om ni hjälper till att sprida
information. Jag tror det blir en inspirerande
dag.
Jag fick följande mail från
Anna-Katarina Schatzl, som gjorde mig väldigt
glad, efter jag hade skickat förra veckans veckobrev. Hon fyllde år
förra söndagen, men jag tycker vi kan be för hennes intention i efterskott.
"Här kommer en hälsning som du gärna får föra
vidare.
Nu på söndag firar jag min
40-års dag i Paris och ser fram emot att kunna fira mässa i Notre Dame :)
Det jag önskar mig mest av allt i födelsedagspresent är en bön av troende
vänner/bekanta och av den anledningen vänder jag mig även till dig.
Tacksam om du och andra ville sända en tanke/bön på söndag. Själv ber jag för
att jag ska förvalta Guds gåva som jag fått (framförallt sången) på bästa
sätt och kunna nå ut till människor och sprida glädje och kärlek. Under det
senaste året har det redan blivit mycket mer sång och musik i vår församling i
Jakobsberg, där jag fått ansvaret att musikaliskt gestalta barn- och ungdomsmässorna :)"
Patricia har skrivit till mig igen. Vi bad för
hennes brorson John för några veckor sedan. Han fick en systa i benet, som de upptäckte efter en
benbrott. Tyvärr har systan kommer tillbaka och
han kommer att opereras igen den 18 juni. Han är bara 27 år gammal.
Tacksam om ni ber för honom igen. Må Herren trösta John och familjen och må systan vara godartad.
Christina från Dahlby kommer att lämna huset där
barnen har växt upp och leta efter en lägenhet. Det är en stor
omställning för henne. Må Herren och Moder Maria vaka över henne och
visa henne en lägenhet där hon kommer att trivas.
Come Creator Spirit,
Source of all
life.
Kom Skapande Ande,
Livets Källa.
Varma hälsningar på Pingstdagen;
Colette
----- Original Message -----
From: Johnny
Doherty
To: Johnny
Doherty
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:23 AM
Subject: Pentecost
Dear Friends,
I wish you
all a very happy Pentecost. This is a wonderful feast of God's love for
us. Thank you for your prayers for the work we are doing in the Derry
Diocese. It is going exceptionally well, thank God. It is so good
to see so many great people in every parish we have been in. Please pray
for us again this weekend as we visit two more parishes for their Parish
Assembly and begin the process of setting up their Parish Pastoral
Councils. And I ask your prayers for my brother Philip who is in
Intensive Care in Letterkenny Hospital. He is
very seriously ill but we are hoping he will pull through. God bless you.
Johnny
www.loveisforlife.ie
www.clonard.com
THE COUPLE THAT
PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER.
Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
May 27th
- June 2nd Pentecost
Jesus said to his disciples: “Peace be with
you. As the Father sent me, so am I
sending you.”
Then he breathed on them and said: “Receive the Holy Spirit.” As we celebrate Pentecost in our homes and
our parish communities, there are two qualities we need to develop – peace and
energy. Peace is Christ’s desire for us as
we journey with him and with one another.
But peace is not a passive thing. Rather it is a dynamic way of
life. We are to be his witnesses in the
world, and so he gives us his Holy Spirit so that we can have the energy we
need in order to witness through love.
This love is practiced and developed in marriage and family life. It needs to be extended to the life of the
parish community. Our motto for this
week of Pentecost can be: “Love as if everything depends on you. Live as if everything depends on God.”
God our Father, let the Spirit you sent on your
Church
to begin the teaching of the Gospel
continue to work in the world
through our love for one another in our marriage
and through the hearts of all who believe.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
During the day,
when apart
Loving God, may the Spirit you promised
lead us into all truth and so set us free.
Through that same Spirit reveal to us
the full meaning of our sacrament of marriage.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord.
Evening/Night
Prayer together
Father, may our love for one another in marriage
help our eternal redemption.
Keep within us the vigour of your Spirit
and protect the gifts you have given to your Church.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord.
Questions for
Action for the week
For your marriage:
How could you as a couple tell each of your children the special gifts
you see in them and tell them of your love for them this week?
For others: Do
you know of any group in your parish that is working for young people? How could you support them this week? www.loveisforlife.ie
PRAYER
REQUESTS
1.
Please pray for my brother. His wife has left him and they have two
beautiful children. Please heal their
marriage and give them all strength.
2.
Please I pray my husband and I get our marriage on
track. He is so distant. I am left with all worries. He can do and say hurtful
things. Please help us God and bless all our children. I just want to be happy.
3. Please pray
for James that he will have health of mind and body and that he will meet his
soul-mate soon.
4.
Please pray for my husband and me and our baby son
who recently joined our lives, that we can find again the love that brought us
together.
5.
Please pray for a husband and wife who are going
through a marriage separation; pray for the hurt and pain to ease,
communication to open up and healing to begin between them.
6.
Asking for prayers of thanksgiving and praise for all
the blessings of God on our family. We are in the midst of a dark and difficult
time but God is so obviously with us. Praise God!
7.
Please pray for me and my husband’s marriage that we
get through all the problems that we have with debt, no baby... Life is not
good
8.
Please pray for Fiona who is suffering with cancer
which has spread to her brain, she is a young mother with 3 small children. Ask
the Lord to send her healing at this terrible time for her and her family.
Thank you
9.
Please pray for all my loved ones & prayers for
me & my bf even when apart to make us stronger & have much love
forever... and could you please pray for me for all the trials I have now...
And thank God for all he has given us.
10. Please pray
for a young couple with small children who are about to break up
11. Please pray
for the restoration of marriage for a couple I know.
12. Please pray
for me. I am looking for a job and things are not going well in my marriage
either. I want God to give me and my husband love in our home.
13. Please pray
for my husband that, God willing, we might be back together soon.
14. Prayers for
someone who has heart and chest trouble. stomach trouble and back problems
15. Healing
prayers for someone with cancer please
16. Please pray
for my inner peace & harmony. Thank you.
17. Please pray
for us that we carry His Plan together always. Thank you.
18. Please pray
for all of those with special intentions in this website especially those who
are sick, lonely and sad at this time. May God lay his loving hand on them so
that they may experience peace, guidance and His love at this time.
19. I would like
to pray that my daughter will not suffer because of arguments between her dad
and I, and that she may grow up in a happy home.
20. Please pray
for my husband and me that all blockages, outside influences and all that is
standing between us be removed. Ask our Father if it is his will that our
marriage be healed and restored, Thank you.
21. OUR MARRRIAGE
IS FALLING APART FAST.MY HUSBAND HAS TOLD ME HE DOESN'T LOVE ME.LET HIM DECIDE
TO EITHER TRY AGAIN OR LET US PART. I CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE.
22. Please pray
for a couple at this difficult time in their marriage
New
Publications: Veritas
has published a new book by Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
called Do you want to be well again? – Thoughts and prayers at times
of sickness. It can be purchased from any Veritas bookshop. ISBN 1 85390 862 2 or from their website www.veritas.ie Another book by the same author together with Fr.
Oliver Crilly, Paddi Curran
and Frank Dolaghan, which has been published more
recently, is called Think Big, Act Small – Working at
Collaborative Ministry Through Parish Pastoral Councils ISBN 1
85390995 5
One of our major undertakings in Love is for Life
Trust is working with couples preparing for marriage. It is a great joy and we have a very good
residential programme for it. These weekends are held in Esker Retreat
House, Athenry, Co.Galway. If you know of couples getting married in
Ireland please encourage them to look up our website for dates for this year: www.loveisforlife.ie