Vocation Promoters
GLOBAL LAY APOSTOLATE FOR PRIESTLY VOCATIONS, UNITED KINGDOM
For Vocation Promoters, Global Lay Apostolate for Priestly Vocations (G.L.A.P) United Kingdom website - Kindly Click Here
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Jesus said: "The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of harvest to send labourers to his harvest." Luke 10:2
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Vocation Promoters
GLOBAL LAY APOSTOLATE FOR PRIESTLY-VOCATIONS
LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
www.vocationpromoters.com
-A Catholic Prayer Network-
Motto: In sinu Jesu
Aim: To pray for Priests & Vocations to the Priesthood
Thursdays Only - at your own time
To join online on Thursdays at 9:00am
Kindly Click on Door of Blessings
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REGISTRATION
To register and join the WhatsApp Group, kindly ‘WhatsApp’ your Name & Country of Residence to
G. L. A. P. Prayerline
+447424269423
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Mission & Vision
*To create a world where value for the gift of Catholic ministerial priesthood is appreciated and sustained.
*To ensure that Jesus’ missionary mandate to evangelize the world will not be frustrated due to lack of priests.
*To create a spiritually enabling environment for an increase in vocations to the Catholic ministerial priesthood.
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ONGOING MONTHLY
CENACLE PRAYERS
for priests and vocations to the priesthood, with Mary, Our Lady of the Upper Room.
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Third Fridays @ 8:00pm (UK Time) - Same Zoom Link
Join Zoom Retreat Prayer Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87971246953?pwd=R1QwOVE0NldER1dZeUdrclVuNkVRZz09
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Meeting ID: 879 7124 6953
Passcode: 585828
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WEEKLY THURSDAY MASSES & PRAYERS
Kindly send through text or WhatsApp message the names of priests and seminarians you would like to be remembered during our Weekly Thursday Masses to +447424269423 or post names to
Global Lay Apostolate for Priestly-Vocations
9 Fern Avenue, Pollards Hill
Mitcham. CR4 1LS. Surrey
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Mary, Our Lady of the Upper Room Visits Your Family!!!
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CENACLE PILGRIM MADONNA
Vocation Promoters
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The Global Lay Apostolate for Priestly-Vocations’ Cenacle Pilgrim Madonna is moving from family to family.
The Cenacle Pilgrim Madonna is to be collected on every First Sunday of the Month at 11:00am Mass from St Michael’s Catholic Church Pollards Hill. Mitcham CR4 1LS. Surrey
The individual or family is encouraged to invite others to participate in praying for priests, and vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life.
During the month, families are encouraged to pray for their personal intentions as well, and contribute in building up a conducive family culture that engenders vocations to the priesthood in their families and beyond.
On returning the Cenacle Pilgrim Madonna on the First Sunday of the following month, the Vocation Promoter(s) will be enrolled officially as registered member(s) of the G. L. A. P. Cenacle Family.
If you would like to carry the Cenacle Pilgrim Madonna for one month, kindly indicate by sending your request to our phone number- +447424269423, indicating the month you would prefer; first come, first serve!
Anyone or family within the United Kingdom willing to pray for priests and vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life is eligible to carry the Cenacle Pilgrim Madonna.
Only Masses celebrated during reception and on returning the Cenacle Pilgrim Madonna at the parish centre on First Sundays of the Month are required.
Our Lady of the Cenacle, pray for us!
Help our Seminarians who are preparing for the priesthood. Amen.
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Vocation Promoters
GLOBAL LAY APOSTOLATE FOR
PRIESTLY-VOCATIONS
(G. L. A. P. ) UNITED KINGDOM
33 Days Retreat for Marian Consecration
Fridays @ 8:00pm (UK Time) - Same Zoom Link
Join Zoom Retreat Prayer Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87971246953?pwd=R1QwOVE0NldER1dZeUdrclVuNkVRZz09
Beginning Fridays after 13th July to 15th August 2024
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Meeting ID: 879 7124 6953
Passcode: 585828
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MARIAN CONSECRATION/RENEWAL OF CONSECRATION DAY
Sunday, 18th August, 2024
Time: 11:00am Mass
@ St Michael’s Catholic Church, Pollards Hill.
Mitcham. CR4 1LS. Surrey
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To join the Apostolate WhatsApp Group, kindly “WhatsApp” your name and country of residence to +447424269423
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*Spiritual Book for Daily Retreat - “33 Days to Morning Glory” - To access the Soft Copy, click here* - Do it Yourself Retreat begins on July 13th.
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SPECIAL MONTH FOR PRIESTLY VOCATIONS - JULY
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
(By St John Paul II)
O loving and gracious God, Father of all, You bless Your people in every time and season and provide for their needs through Your providential care. Your Church is continually in need of priests, sisters and brothers to offer themselves in the service of the gospel by lives of dedicated love. Open the hearts of Your sons and daughters to listen to Your call in their lives. Give them the gift of understanding to discern Your invitation to serve You and Your Church. Give them the gift of courage to follow Your call. May they have the spirit of young Samuel, who found fulfilment in his life when he said to You, “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening.” We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
Mary, Our Lady of the Cenacle, pray for us!
Help our seminarians who are preparing for the priesthood.
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SPECIAL MONTH FOR PRIESTS - AUGUST
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
(By Saint Theresa of Lisieux)
O Jesus, eternal Priest, keep your priests within the shelter of your Sacred Heart, where none may touch them . Keep unstained their anointed hands, which daily touch your Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips, daily purpled with your Precious Blood. Keep pure and unearthly their hearts, sealed with the subline mark of the priesthood. Let your holy love surround them and shield them from the world's contagion. Bless their labours with abundant fruit and may the souls to whom they minister be their joy and consolation here and in heaven their beautiful and everlasting crown. Amen.
St Theresa of the Child Jesus
Pray for us
Mary, Our Lady of the Cenacle, pray for us
Help our seminarians who are preparing for the priesthood. Amen.
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DEVOTIONAL PRAYERS
THE CHAPLET OF REPARATION
or Offering of the Precious Blood for Priests
(This Chaplet of reparation and intercession is meant to be prayed on an ordinary five decade rosary.)
Incline + unto my aid, O God; O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
(After Septuagesima: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.)
(On the ‘Our Father’ beads):
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Precious Blood of Thy Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb without blemish or spot,
in reparation for my sins and for the sins of all Thy priests.
(On the ‘Hail Mary’ beads):
By Thy Precious Blood, O Jesus, purify and sanctify Thy priests.
(In place of the ‘Glory be to the Father’):
O Father, from whom all fatherhood in heaven and earth is named,
have mercy on all Thy priests, and wash them in the Blood of the Lamb.
Let Us Pray
O Virgin Mary, my Mother of Perpetual Help, my hands are in Thy hands, and my heart is in Thy heart, and this forever. O sweet Virgin Mary, I am thy child. Keep my hands in Thy hands and my heart in thy heart all throughout this day and even during the night. So do I want to live and die. Amen.
VISIT TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
PRAYER TO JESUS IN THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
I place myself in the presence of Him, in whose Incarnate Presence I am before I place myself there. I adore Thee, O my Saviour, present here as God and man, in soul and body, in true flesh and blood. I acknowledge and confess that I kneel before that Sacred Humanity, which was conceived in Mary's womb, and lay in Mary's bosom; which grew up to man's estate. and by the Sea of Galilee called the Twelve, wrought miracles, and spoke words of wisdom and peace; which in due season hung on the cross, lay in the tomb, rose form the dead and now reigns in heaven. I praise, and bless, and give myself wholly to Him, who is the true Bread of my soul and my everlasting joy. Amen.
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ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT FROM A DISTANCE
Lord Jesus Christ, although I cannot, during this hour, approach Thee physically in the Sacrament of Thy love, I would approach Thee by desire and by faith. Transport me, I beseech Thee, by the lifting up of my mind and heart, to that tabernacle in the world where Thou art, at this hour, most forsaken, utterly forgotten, and without human company. Let the radiance of Thy Eucharistic Face so penetrate my soul that by offering Thee adoration and reparation, even as I am busy doing ordinary things in an ordinary way, I may obtain from Thy Sacred Heart, all the necessary blessings for your priests and for an increase in vocations to the priesthood all over the world. Amen.
FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
Antiphon:(Leader)"The harvest is indeed great but the labourers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into his harvest."
(Leader) Who shall be my messenger, who will go on this errand of Mine?
(Response) I am here send me, Lord.
Let Us Pray
O God, you desire that all men should be saved and come to the knowledge of your truth. Send, we pray you, labourers into your harvest and grant them the grace to speak your word with all confidence; that your words may run their course and be glorified, and that all nations may know you, the one true God, and Him whom you sent, Jesus Christ, Your Son our Lord, who being God lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
St Theresa of the Child Jesus
Pray for us
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
O Jesus I implore your divine assistance for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful and tepid priests; for your priests labouring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your lonely and desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in purgatory.
But above all, I commend to you the priests dearest to me; the priest who baptised me; the priest who absolved me from my sins; the priest at whose Masses I assisted and gave me your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priest who taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way. O Jesus, keep them all close to your Sacred Heart, and bless them abundantly in time and eternity. Amen.
Mary, Our Lady for the Cenacle, pray for us.
Help our seminarians who are preparing fore the priesthood. Amen.
SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
God our Father, look down upon our homes, our families and our communities. Raise up among us worthy priests to teach the gospel to all people, to minister at your altar and to care for your flock. Fill us with care for your Holy Spirit, and make us faithful and inspiring witnesses to your kingdom. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
Gracious and loving God, we thank you for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set their souls on fire with love for your people. Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Inspire them with the vision of your Kingdom. Give them the words they need to spread the Gospel. Allow them to experience joy in their ministry. Help them to become instruments of your divine grace. We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest. Amen.
Mary, Our Lady for the Cenacle, pray for us.
Help our seminarians who are preparing fore the priesthood. Amen.
THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
Antiphon:(Leader)"The harvest is indeed great but the labourers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into his harvest."
(Leader) Who shall be my messenger, who will go on this errand of Mine?
(Response) I am here send me, Lord.
Let Us Pray
O God, you desire that all men should be saved and come to the knowledge of your truth. Send, we pray you, labourers into your harvest and grant them the grace to speak your word with all confidence; that your words may run their course and be glorified, and that all nations may know you, the one true God, and Him whom you sent, Jesus Christ, Your Son our Lord, who being God lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
(By Saint Theresa of Lisieux)
O Jesus, eternal Priest, keep your priests within the shelter of your Sacred Heart, where none may touch them . Keep unstained their anointed hands, which daily touch your Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips, daily purpled with your Precious Blood. Keep pure and unearthly their hearts, sealed with the subline mark of the priesthood. Let your holy love surround them and shield them from the world's contagion. Bless their labours with abundant fruit and may the souls to whom they minister be their joy and consolation here and in heaven their beautiful and everlasting crown. Amen.
St Theresa of the Child Jesus
Pray for us
Mary, Our Lady of the Cenacle, pray for us
Help our seminarians who are preparing for the priesthood. Amen.
FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
(By St John Paul II)
O loving and gracious God, Father of all, you bless your people in every time and season and provide for their needs through your providential care. Your Church is continually in need of priests, sisters and brothers to offer themselves in the service of the gospel by lives of dedicated love. Open the hearts of your sons and daughters to listen to your call in their lives. Give them the gift of understanding to discern your invitation to serve you and your Church. Give them the gift of courage to follow your call. May they have the spirit of young Samuel, who found fulfilment in his life when he said to you, "Speak Lord, for your servant is listening." We ask this through Christ, our Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS TO OUR BLESSED MOTHER MARY
(By St John Paul II)
Mother of Jesus Christ and Mother of priests, accept this title which we bestow on you to celebrate your motherhood and to contemplate with you the priesthood of your Son and of your sons, O holy Mother of God. Mother of Christ, to the Messiah Priest you gave a body of flesh through the anointing of the Holy Spirit for the salvation of the poor and the contrite of heart; guard priests in your heart and in the Church, O Mother of the Saviour. Mother of Faith, you accompanied to the Temple the Son of Man, the fulfilment of the promises given to the fathers; give to the Father for his glory the priests of your Son, O Ark of the covenant. Mother of the Church, with the disciples in the Upper Room you prayed to the Holy Spirit for the new people and their shepherds; obtain for the Order of Presbyters a fullness of gifts, O Queen of the Apostles.
Mother of Jesus Christ, you were with him at the beginning of his life and of his mission, you sought the Master among the crowd, you stood beside him when he was lifted up from the earth consumed as the one eternal sacrifice, and you had John close by you, your son; accept from the beginning those who have been called, protect their growth, accompany your sons in their life and their ministry, O Mother of Priests. Amen.
Mary, Our Lady of the Cenacle, pray for us
Help our seminarians who are preparing for the priesthood. Amen.
FIFTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
God our Father, look down upon our homes, our families and our communities. Raise up among us worthy priests to teach the gospel to all people, to minister at your altar and to care for your flock. Fill us with care for your Holy Spirit, and make us faithful and inspiring witnesses to your kingdom. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Leader) Let us commend all directors of priestly vocations, and all those working in houses of priestly formation to the Blessed Virgin Mary:
(All) Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you...” (3 times)
Mary, Our Lady of the Cenacle, pray for us
Help our seminarians who are preparing for the priesthood. Amen.
DEVOTIONAL PRACTICES
1. EVERY THURSDAY - Every member should observe our basic commitments, namely, Thursday Prayers for priests & vocations to the priesthood, and a physical or virtual visit to the Blessed Sacrament.
2. EVERY FIRST SUNDAY - Members are encouraged to light a candle and/or pray for priests and vocations to the priesthood on First Sundays of the month.
3. CENACLE PRAYERS & MEALS - Members are encouraged to hold family meals and/or Family Rosary prayers more often, where possible, or at least once a week. During such meals and/or Family Rosary prayers the story of the Lord’s Supper should be read. Such meals and/or prayers should be offered for the increase in vocations to the priesthood.
4. FAMILY CONSECRATION - Members are encouraged to renew or to consecrate their families to God, especially through Marian Consecration. The Marian Consecration should be offered up for increase in vocations to the priesthood.
5. SPECIAL MONTH FOR PRIESTLY VOCATIONS - Members are encouraged to observe the month of July as specially dedicated to prayers for vocations to priesthood and holding vocation drive.
6. SPECIAL MONTH FOR PRIESTS - Members are encouraged to observe the month of August as dedicated to priests. During the month of August, members are encouraged to show some acts of kindness to priests, especially those they may know, those that have ministered to them or those who have retired from active service.
7. ANNUAL FEAST DAY – Mary, Our Lady of the Cenacle is the major feast of the apostolate. This feast is celebrated on the Saturday within the Octave of the Ascension.
8. ANNUAL CONSECRATION DAY - Members are reminded that once in a year, a candle light procession will be held, beginning with 33 Days Retreat in preparation for Marian Consecration. Annually, the retreat begins on 13th July towards the Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Annual Marian Consecration and Candle Light Procession is to be held on 15th of August or after it.
9. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PILGRIMAGES – Members are to embark on National and International pilgrimages on alternate years, at least every two years.
Contacts
Global Lay Apostolate for Priestly-Vocations (G.L.A.P.), United Kingdom
9 Fern Avenue, Pollards Hill. Mitcham. CR4 1LS
Telephone: +447424269423
Email: vocationpromotersGLAP@gmail.com
Nihil Obstat: The Reverend Marcus Holden
Imprimatur: The Reverend Monsignor Gerald Ewing VG