TRUST IN GOD

Hello Everyone

I hope you are well and at peace.

A few weeks ago I spoke at a novena taking place in Letterkenny

Cathedral. It was praying for the intercession of Venerable

Matt Talbot (his relics were present) for people struggling with

addictions and their families.  Matt Talbot was someone that

through the grace of God overcame an addiction to alcohol and lived

his life totally for God. He is dear to my heart because it was through

his intercession that I gave up smoking. Although I could now

do with his help to stop eating so much because since I stopped

smoking I’ve put on about 3 stone.

Over the course of 9 days different people gave their testimonies

about how with the help of God they have conquered their addiction

and it was heart warming for me to see how many people came to

pray for their loved ones. It is so important for us never to give up

praying because nothing is impossible for God and as I can witness

He can change even the most broken of lives.

Next we had a parish mission in Cloghan, Co Donegal and although

it was a small parish it was great to see how the people responded

and their love for God. Following this we went to Medugorje in

Bosnia for our Community retreat. It has been reported that Our Lady

has been appearing there for the last 32 years calling us back to God.

After I had arranged the trip to Medugorje I received an email from

friends I had made while speaking at the Christ Our Life conference

in Iowa, USA. These people had organised the conference and they

deeply impressed me with their dedication to the Lord, it was been

one of the most powerful events I had ever attended. They were

in Medugorje with a group and they asked me to speak to them all.

When the talk was finished a young man told me that he was going

to go to confession and get rid of everything and to completely

start again with God. I thought if the trip was all for him it was worth

it.

As I was praying one day I really felt God impressing on me how

important it was to Him that I speak in secondary schools, and at

that point not many schools were planned before the summer. I had

arranged to go to several places for parish missions and various meetings.

Then amazingly through seemingly chance encounters doors were opened

and emails inviting me to speak in school started to arrive.

For example I was going to visit my old friend Fr Richard Aladics who

was celebrating 25 years of priesthood in York. He celebrated Mass

in the Bar Convent which is the oldest surviving Catholic Convent in

England and it was a pleasure to be there with him for that special

day. But out of the blue two schools invited me to come and speak to

their students in nearby Leeds

This same pattern emerged all over the country wherever I was staying.

God was arranging the talks the way that only He can. At the schools the

response from the young people was overwhelming with lots of tears and

many of them asking for a hug afterwards. This must be the Holy Spirit

because I can assure that in the days before I knew God no one would

come up to me and ask me for a hug!  

The emails that came in from those students were so moving with many of

them saying that they had experienced God for the first time and that they

wanted to open their lives to him. The whole thing just reminded me that

I have to trust in God and to follow His plans and if I am obedient to Him

His grace automatically follows.

Recently I commissioned a CD to be made and used at our missions, it
is called “This is the air I breathe” It has been made by Edwin Fawcett
and his sister Hermione Thomas who I first met years ago while I was
running retreats for youth 2000. Edwin would often do the music ministry
and his work is truly anointed. I believe the CD is very powerful and will
bring many people closer to God. If you are interested they will be
available on my website www.johnpridmore.com in about a months time.

Finally I would like to invite those who can attend to one of the

following venues where I will be speaking and where we will be praying

for the protection of the unborn child and that abortion will never

come into Ireland.

Each evening there will be a Mass of reparation as well as talks

and a time of prayer. Also attending are Fr Michael Ross, The Franciscan

friars of the renewal and various pro life groups.

Tuesday the 16^th of July-  Letterkenny Cathedral,  Co. Donegal at 7:30pm

Wednesday the 17^th of July-  Armagh,  St Malachy's Chapel at 7:30pm

Thursday the 18^th of July-  Limerick - South Court Hotel at 7.30pm

Friday the 19^th of July-  Dublin, Sean Mc Dermot Street Church at 7:00pm

Saturday the 20^th of July-  Knock Shrine, Blessed Sacrament Chapel at 7.30pm

If you can attend one of these venues I would love to see you there, If you

can’t come please pray for us!

You are very much in my heart and prayers.

God bless you in his deep love

John Pridmore