In recent years a wave of prayer that has taken its name from the Our Father, called ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, has been spreading around the world with individuals, families and churches of every Christian denomination praying for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
As part of this movement, on the afternoon of Pentecost Sunday, 9th June, thousands of Christians will be meeting up at Trafalgar Square to pray for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The event, which is free, will feature a family friendly festival from 12 pm – 4 pm and from 4 pm – 6 pm an Ecumenical service with Cardinal Vincent and other Christian leaders.
Adele Angel, from the Vicariate for Evangelisation at the Diocese of Brentwood, says: “There will be some specifically Catholic prayer tents – Encounter through Adoration, Encounter through Our Lady, and Encounter through confession and conversation – and lots of opportunities to pray and share the joy of the gospel alongside Christians of other denominations. Everyone is welcome. ”
Brentwood Diocese is helping to organise the tent for Encounter through Our Lady, she adds, with the Dowry of Mary tour as the main part of the presentation. “If you are fed up of hearing bad news and wonder what it would be like to see a glimpse of heaven on earth we would love you to join thousands of others to celebrate our faith and pray for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit.”
“We will be encouraging people to come and pray the rosary. Can you be there to be a witness to your faith, chat with those who are looking for more information about Jesus Christ and join with thousands of others in prayer? If you can help or are going along please get in contact – [email protected].”
Adele is looking for volunteers so if you are London based or are planning to be at Trafalgar Square and would like to help, once you have registered using the link above please contact Adele for more information.
She says: “We would love to offer Confession to Catholics attending so would particularly like to hear from priests who could give 30mins to hear confessions on Pentecost Sunday afternoon.”
In recent years a wave of prayer that has taken its name from the Our Father, called ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, has been spreading around the world with individuals, families and churches of every Christian denomination praying for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
Here is an invitation from the Archbishop of Canterbury https://www.thykingdomcome.global/resources/thy-kingdom-come-pledge-pray-more-people-know-jesus
and what Cardinal Vincent expects when he prays ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ https://www.thykingdomcome.global/resources/what-do-we-mean-when-we-pray-thy-kingdom-come-cardinal-vincent-nichols-archbishop-justin
Pray as you can
One of the best things about this is the invitation to pray as you normally would, but for the Holy Spirit to invigorate the lives of people we know and love. If you, your family or your parish would like to take part in this, you can pledge to pray via https://www.thykingdomcome.global/ and help to light up the world.
If your parish is organising an event to help the community pray together during this time why not publicise it via https://www.thykingdomcome.global/events. There is even a tool to help create a video invitation for your event on social media gochattervideos.com/thy-kingdom-come/
Keep in touch
Thy Kingdom Come would love to keep you updated via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TKCCatholicChurch/ and hear what you are doing during this time of prayer.
