St Mary's prayer Diary - December
| Tuesday 1st | Psalm 74 | Isaiah 26. 1-13 | Charles de Foucauld, hermit, 1916People shielding from the pandemic. |
| Wednesday 2nd | 77 | Isaiah 28. 1-13 | Resumption of public worship[ from today. |
| Thursday 3rd | 40 | Isaiah 28. 14-end | Francis Xavier, missionary, 1552 Mission Societies. |
| Friday 4th | 17 | Isaiah 29. 1-14 | John of Damascus, monk, teacher of the faith, c.749 Nicholas Ferrar, deacon, founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637.Monks and Nuns. |
| Saturday 5th | 27 | Isaiah 29. 15-end | St Mary’s finances. |
| Sunday 6th | 85. 1-2, 8-13 | Mark 1. 1-8 | 2nd Sunday of AdventPeace in our world. |
| Monday 7th | 144 | Isaiah 30. 1-18 | Ambrose, bishop, teacher of the faith, 397.Malcolm and Dmitry. |
| Tuesday 8th | 11 | Isaiah 30. 19-end | Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.St Mary’s congregation. |
| Wednesday 9th | 10 | Isaiah 31 | Coventry Diocesan Officers. |
| Thursday 10th | 73 | Isaiah 32 | Archdeacons Sue and Barry. |
| Friday 11th | 90 | Isaiah 33. 1-22 | Local schools. |
| Saturday 12th | 94 | Isaiah 35 | GP’s and other healthcare workers. |
| Sunday 13th | 126 | John 1. 6-8, 19-28 | 3rd Sunday of AdventJoy for the coming Christmas season. |
| Monday 14th | 26 | Isaiah 38. 1-8, 21-22 | John of the Cross, poet, teacher of the faith, 1591Bishops Christopher and John. |
| Tuesday 15th | 50 | Isaiah 38. 9-20 | Coventry East Deanery: Buff Forbes-Stone, Area Dean. |
| Wednesday 16th | 82 | Isaiah 39 | Clergy preparing Christmas services. |
| Thursday 17th | 44 | Zephaniah 1. 1—2.3 | O Sapientia,Eglantyne Jebb, social reformer, founder of ‘Save the Children’, 1928.Social workers. |
| Friday 18th | 49 | Zephaniah 3. 1-13 | Walsgrave Baptist Church:Amy and Dave Barker. |
| Saturday 19th | 57 | Zephaniah 3. 14-end | UHCW Patients and Staff. |
| Sunday 20th | Magnificat | Luke 1. 26-38 | 4th Sunday of AdventChaplains of all sorts. |
| Monday 21st | 84 | Malachi 1. 1, 6-end | The Royal Family |
| Tuesday 22nd | 48 | Malachi 2. 1-16 | The lonely. |
| Wednesday 23rd | 89. 1-37 | Malachi 2. 17—3.12 | Those travelling for Christmas. |
| Thursday 24th | 85 | Zechariah 2 | Christmas EveCrisis at Christmas and other agencies providing food and shelter. |
| Friday 25th | 96 | Luke 2. 1-14, 15-20 | Christmas DayFamilies separated because of the Pandemic. |
| Saturday 26th | 119. 161-168 | Matthew 10. 17-22 | Stephen, deacon, first martyrChurchwardens Barbara and John. |
| Sunday 27th | 117 | John 21. 19b-25 | John, Apostle and EvangelistSt John the Divine, Willenhall Pam Howell and Charlotte Jackson. |
| Monday 28th | 124 | Matthew 2. 13-18 | The Holy InnocentsYoung children. |
| Tuesday 29th | 132 | Jonah 1 | Thomas Becket, archbishop, martyr, 1170Archbishops Justin and Stephen. |
| Wednesday 30th | 65 | Jonah 2 | Those developing and administering a vaccine against Covid19. |
| Thursday 31st | 90 | Jonah 3-4 | John Wyclif, reformer, 1384Local MP Colleen Fletcher. |