A Parish of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, registered charity No 242380

Parish Contacts

The Priory 67 Talbot St. Canton, Cardiff

tel: (029) 20 230 492

Parishes of St. Mary’s and Holy Family new email address is: canton@rcadc.org

Canon Peter Collins

e-mail: peter.collins@rcadc.org

Fr Nick Williams

e-mail: nicholas.williams@rcadc.org

Deacon Professor Maurice Scanlon

e-mail: maurice.scanlon@rcadc.org

tel (029) 2021 2651

Website: cardiffwestcatholics.org.uk

Bank details for standing orders, which are directly linked to the respective parish accounts are as follows:

Account name: Archdiocese of Cardiff

Sort code: 20-18-23 (for both)

St Mary’s Acc No: 03285375

Holy Family Acc No: 63656861

St Mary’s SVP contact number 07731847622.

Parish Safeguarding Reps

Mrs Ellery Hennessy (Holy Family)

Mr Jack Meggitt-Phillips (St Mary of the Angels)

Primary Headteachers:

Holy Family

Mrs Louise Mills Tel: 20565354

St. Mary’s

Miss Claire Russell Tel: 2022 5680

Secondary Headteachers:

Corpus Christi

Mr Patrick Brunnock Tel: 20761893

Mary Immaculate

Mr Huw Powell Tel: 2059 3465

St David’s 6th Form College

Mr Mark Leighfield Tel: 20498555

Readings for 26th Sunday of the Year

Ezekiel 18:25-28. Ezekiel was writing to those who were exiled in Babylon. Their world has collapsed but Ezekiel strives to both support and chal-lenge his fellow Israelites as they struggle to understand why God has seemingly rejected them. Ezekiel says that each individual must embrace the will of God and accept all the moral conse-quences of the faith they profess. God called them as a people, but every individual must exercise personal responsibility for their thoughts and actions. Ezekiel is not teaching some mere rugged individualism. He is not undermining biblical teaching on mutual-ity and solidarity. The prophet is stating that the individual cannot hide amongst the crowd, hoping not to be made accountable. “When the upright man renounces his integrity to commit sin – he will die.” Past integrity is no defence for current sinfulness. “When the sinner renounces sin … he deserves to live.” The moral choice is set before us all – individually / personally. Philippians 2:1-11. “Be united in your convictions and united in your love, with a common purpose and a common mind.” This commonality is entirely rooted in the obedient sacrifice of Christ and is the fruit of Christ’s triumph. This week’s extract from Paul’s Letter to the Philippians concludes with the text of an early Christian hymn. Paul was not the author of this hymn, but he integrates it into his teaching for it perfectly captures an understanding of the humility and obedience of Christ. Paul presents an interplay of two themes: Christ is the second Adam and Christ is the Servant of God. Adam’s disobedience is built upon his pride, a denial of his dependence/reliance on God. The self-assertion of Adam (‘Adam’ is the Hebrew for ‘Man’) contradicts his true nature, our true nature. Christ brings us all to fulfilment through his obedience to the Father’s will. Obedience is no diminution of the human condi-tion but rather it constitutes our ennoblement. “His state was divine, yet he did not cling to his equality with God but emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave.” As the Servant of God, Christ achieves not only his own fulfilment but draws us all into his triumph. Matthew 21:28-32. The chief priests and elders of the people have professed their willingness to be obedient to God, have claimed that they are truly obedient to God. However, their actions demonstrate nothing but a stubborn refusal to embrace God’s will as it is revealed to them in Christ. The Jewish leaders remain obstinate in their denial of Jesus’ messianic authority. The parable of the two sons who are asked by their father to work in the vineyard presents a clear example of real integrity. Obedience is not to be found in the words of compliance but in the actions of compliance. Those who are presumptuous as they stand before the Lord will hear him say to them that “tax collectors and prostitutes are making their way into the Kingdom of God before you.” Can the pattern of true righteousness be recognised in us or not?

Holy Family: David Rogers, Catherine Driscoll, Kay & Paul Parris, Sheila Ferriter, Bernard Perry, Collette Griffin, Vivian Miller, Valentine, Brian Webster, Henry & Tony Fernandez, Gary Sutton, Mary Bodman, Martin, Susanna, Chris Collins, Hanna Marenghi, Louise Mac-pherson.

St. Mary’s: Fr Christopher Delaney, Bethan Williams, Jean Allen, Madison Lane, John & Marian Lamb, Jean Hayman, Will Johnson, Laurence Tobin, Nadasiri Ifada, Cecily Hughes, Anthony Jackson, Margaret Griffiths, Tom Hopkins, James Church, Joanne Coakley, Helen Ward, Doreen Utley, Maria Sullivan, Carina Foster, Thomas Hyde (now living in Canada), Ivan Sadka, Mary D’Alpa, Richard Watson.

Pray for the Sick

Holy Family & St Mary of the Angels Keyston Rd, Fairwater CF5 3NP Kings Rd, Canton CF11 9BX

Sunday: 26th Sunday of the Year (27th Sept.)

10am For St Mary of the Angels SVP Conference

12pm Joseph & Andree Aperghi

6pm Stella Beaverstock RIP

Monday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time (28th Sept.)

9.30am Deceased family of Jamuna

12.15pm Anna Teresa Micheleangelo

Tuesday: Sts Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels(29th September)

9.30am Susan Cadogan

12.15pm Helene Kydd

7-8pm Adoration & Benediction

Wednesday: St Jerome, Priest and Doctor

of the Church (30th September)

9.30am James John

12.15pm Alan John Brown

Thursday: St Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church (1st October) 9.30am Intentions of the Holy Father

12.15pm Margaret Warhurst née Jones

7-8pm Adoration & Benediction

Friday: The Holy Guardian Angels (2nd October)

9.30am Keith Ridick

12.15pm Eddie Beaverstock

Saturday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time (3rd Oct.)

12.15pm Jean & Neil Hunt

Sunday: 27th Sunday of the Year (4th October)

10am Michael Maher

12pm For the People of the Parish

6pm Stella Beaverstock RIP The Angelus and Prayer During the Day live-streamed at 12pm daily. Evening Prayer live-streamed at 7pm daily except Sundays. Tuesday & Thursday 7-8pm Adoration & Benedic-tion (including Evening Prayer). Confessions 10-11am Saturdays (South side-gate)& on request.

St Mary’s Masses

27th September-4th October 2020 26th Sunday of the Year Cycle A

Sunday: 26th Sunday of the Year (27th September) 6pm Vigil Mass Felix & Agnes Macpherson 11am Leona Hayes Sunday: 27th Sunday of the Year (4th October) 6pm Vigil Mass Jorge Velasco & Humberto Sánchez 11am Monica & Eddie Brown

Holy Family Masses

Recently died

Please pray for the eternal repose of the following:

Ms Juanita Marie Lestonrana: Date and time of the funeral to be arranged

Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon

her. May she rest in peace.

Fr Ambrose is a son of Saint Mary of the Angels and his family are embedded in both our parish-es. I have been informed that Fr Ambrose is in hospital and is seriously ill. Please keep him and his family in your prayers at this time.

NEWS OF FR AMBROSE WALSH

Our autumn CAFOD Family Fast Day is fast approaching. CAFOD have entitled this their ‘Coronavirus Appeal’. Gift Aid Envelopes will be available for collection this weekend at each of the Masses. Envelopes can be returned with your donations next weekend. If we run out of the marked envelopes then simply place your donation in any envelope from home. There can be only one collection at Mass, so CAFOD donations will need to be clearly distinguished from your parish donations. CAFOD are aware of the financial difficulties facing many households at this time but they ask of your generosity in support of the most vulnerable across the world.

CAFOD HARVEST FAMILY FAST DAY FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER

Did you know we have a

channel, St Mary of the An-gels & Holy Family, Car-diff on which we regularly post videos explaining points from the catechism, tours of the church or dis-cuss Saints’ feast days? We have, this week, uploaded a series on the Eucharist.

FEASTS OF THE WEEK

Tuesday 29th September – Feast: St Michael, St Gabriel & St Raphael, Archangels. Today’s feast was formerly referred to as the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. The Sacred Scrip-tures describe an order of nine choirs of angelic beings: Seraphim, Cherubin, Thrones, Dominations, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels and Angels. How-ever, variations are to be found with reference to the relative seniority of these dis-tinctions. Today we honour the three named Archangels. The name ‘Michael’ signi-fies ‘The One Who is like unto God’. He is named in the Book of Daniel and in the Book of Revelation. The Greek Fathers of the Church describe Michael as ‘Prince of the Seraphim’ and ascribe to him the role of Protector of the Church. The name ‘Gabriel’ means ‘The One Who Reveals the Might of God’. The name appears in the Daniel 9:21-27 and in apocryphal literature. Gabriel is named in the first chapter of Luke’s Gospel, appearing to Zechariah and to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The name ‘Raphael’ means ‘The One Who Reveals the Healing of God’. We encounter the healing ministrations of Raphael in the Book of Tobit. Wednesday 30th September – Memoria: St Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church. Jerome (Hieronymous) was born c.341 at Stridonium in the Roman Province of Dalmatia. He stud-ied Latin and Greek Rhetoric in Rome under the direction of the grammarian Donatus. He became a

Lawyer. Although the Roman Empire had ‘adopted’ the Christian faith, Jerome did not at first possess a deep personal faith. His work took him away from Rome and he travelled extensively in Gaul. It seems likely that it was upon his eventual return to Rome that faith was stirred sufficiently for him to seek baptism c.366. This was at a time when baptism was often deferred until later life, if not old age. Attracted to the monastic life, he was inspired to journey to the East where he visited many Anchorites. He visited Antioch in Syria and then established his abode in the midst of the desert at Chalcis, studying under Abbot Theodosius. He remained there four years. He confronted the temptations of his past life and began his study of Hebrew. He probably received Holy Orders at Antioch. His superiors recognised

that his talents were not for application in regular pastoral ministry. He was instructed to travel so as to broaden further his academic studies. He went to Palestine and then visited Constantinople, the effective new capital of the Empire. St Gregory Nazianzen was bishop there at the time. He once again visited Jerusalem for a time before returning to Rome where he was called to act as Secretary to Pope Saint Damasus. Following the death of this Pope, Jerome returned to the East in the year 385. He journeyed through Cyprus and on to Jerusalem but soon left to make his way to Alexandria to further his academic research. He finally returned to Palestine and established his final residence at Bethlehem. His scholarship was renowned across the Universal Church. He played a significant role in confronting the heresies that threatened the integrity of the faith. It was his contribution to scrip-tural scholarship that has most immortalised him. At Bethlehem he set himself the task of translating the Bible into Latin, the ‘Vulgate’ version. This remains the standard translation in recognition of its fidelity in reflecting the original Greek. He died in the year 420 and was first buried beneath the Church of the Nativity. His relics were later transferred to the Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome. Thursday 1st October – Memoria: St Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church. Marie Frances Thérèse Martin was born at Alençon in Normandy in 1873. She was taught by Benedictine Nuns. Two of her sisters preceded Therese in entering the Car-mel at Lisieux, another sister entered after her. Thérèse was just fifteen years of age

when she entered the Carmel in 1889. She would spend just nine short years at the convent before her death. She chose one of her own baptismal names for her religious life, for she was ever inspired by the great sixteenth century Spanish Carmelite Mystic Saint Teresa of Jesus (Avila). Therese was no ac-ademic, yet despite her youth, she would discover and eventually express the most profound spiritual wisdom. She did nothing extraordinary but performed every element of her religious duties extraordi-narily well. She embraced for her own personal motto the words of another great Spanish Carmelite Mystic, the Friar St John of the Cross: “Love is repaid by love alone.” She drew courage from the words of Saint Paul where he tells us to glory in nothing but the Cross of Jesus Christ. She had hoped to offer herself for service at a Carmel in missionary territory. There was the possibility that she would have gone to the Carmel in Hanoi (Vietnam), however, in 1895 she suffered a severe haemorrhage. This was the first sign of the tuberculosis which would eventually kill her. Her Superior instructed Thérèse to write a description of her spiritual journey, a text that would become the ‘Autobiography’ – L’Histoire d’une Ame. The work’s apparent simplicity is utterly deceptive for the content of the text captures the mind and soul and takes you deep into the wisdom of the Sacred Scriptures. She taps into the wisdom of many of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church. She died on the 30th September 1897. She was beatified in 1923 and canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1925. Despite being a Nun of the Enclosure, due to her desire to serve in mission territories she was declared Patron of the Missions in 1927. She was also named as a Patron of France in 1947. Pope Saint John Paul II named her a Doc-tor of the Church - only the third woman to be so named, the others being Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Teresa of Jesus. Her wisdom teaches us that obedience is the greatest mortification. She is truly a reliable guide for the ultimate pilgrimage of the soul.

Friday 2nd October – Memoria: The Holy Guardian Angels.

We rejoice that God has entrusted our care and protection to a member of the Angelic Host. Today’s memorial reminds us that God attends to us and our needs in the most per-sonal and particular fashion. Christ explicitly taught that children were entrusted to the care of the Angels in Matthew 18:10. O my Good Angel, whom God has appointed to be my Guardian, watch over and protect me this day and always. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer by St.Alphonsus Liguori.

My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as being already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.

A Prayer by St.Thomas More.

Give me, good Lord, a longing to be with You … give me warmth, delight and quickness in thinking upon You. And give me Your grace to long for Your holy sacraments, and specially to rejoice in the presence of Your blessed Body, Sweet Saviour Christ, in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

ACTS OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

Wash me from my guilt and cleanse me of my sin. I acknowledge my offence; my sin is before me always. Psalm 50:4-5.

Father, I have sinned against you and am not worthy to be called your son. Be merciful to me, a sinner. Luke 15:18; 18:13.

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do pen-ance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Saviour Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy.

O my God, because you are so good, I am very sorry that I have sinned against you, and with the help of your grace I will not sin again.

LET US DAILY OPEN OUR HEARTS IN CONTRITION TO ALMIGHTY GOD AND REMIND OURSELVES HOW ESSENTIAL IT IS TO GRANT MERCY IF WE EVER EXPECT

TO RECEIVE MERCY.

PRAYER OF SORROW / ACT OF CONTRITION

PRAYER FOR WALES

O Almighty God, who in your infinite goodness have sent your only-begotten Son into this world to open once more the gates of heaven, and to teach us how to know, love and serve you, have mercy on your people who dwell in Wales. Grant to them the precious gift of faith, and unite them in the one true Church founded by your divine Son: that, acknowledging her authority and obeying her voice, they may serve you, love you, and worship you as you desire in this world, and obtain for themselves ever-lasting happiness in the world to come. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Our Lady, Help of Christians, pray for Wales.

Saint David, pray for Wales.

Saint Winefride, pray for Wales.

The rate of infections continues to rise in many parts of the country. Greater restrictions on contacts and activities have now been imposed on many areas in Wales and across the U.K. The threat of restrictions being imposed on Cardiff is a very real possibility as I write this newsletter.

Let us be prudent and vigilant in our adherence to guidelines. Maintaining social distancing coupled with regular and thorough hand cleansing remain the most import elements in tackling the spread of the virus. Let us stay safe and protect one another. We must be particularly aware of our duty to pro-tect the most vulnerable.

NB I have just received news of the Welsh Government announcement regarding increased restrictions here in Cardiff. I am happy to report that there is no instruction to close churches and we will therefore be able to continue as we have been doing.

CONTINUING INCREASE IN INFECTIONS

Our most recent advice from diocesan officers means that Government guidelines make it impossible to open our parish halls for use by external bodies for the foreseeable future. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.

PARISH HALLS MUST REMAIN CLOSED

Copies of The Universe Catholic Newspaper can once again be purchased. Simply place the monies in the collection baskets as you leave the Church after Mass. Copies of the monthly magazine Bible Alive can also be purchased in similar fashion.

PURCHASING COPIES OF THE UNIVERSE AND BIBLE ALIVE

During the summer months, Fr.John set himself the task of completely digging up the garden behind his new abode at Holy Family. There is quite an expanse but he successfully eradicated all the weeds. New grass has been laid and the whole thing looks quite splendid. Not bad for a 77 year old! Well done that man.

A LITTLE HARD LABOUR FOR THE MONSIGNOR

Now that the government has released the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app, a QR location code will be situated upon entry into both of our churches, for those who wish to avail themselves of the code-scanning facility in order to check in. As with manual contact tracing, this remains purely optional for those gathering for acts of public wor-ship. I am most grateful to Fr Nicholas for establishing our connectivity to the app in both churches.

NHS COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING APP

Parish Offertory Collection at St Mary’s amounted to £ 501.68. St Mary’s Standing Orders per week amount to £ 600.00. Parish Offertory Collection at Holy Family amounted to £ 738.05 Holy Family Standing Orders per week amount to £ 250.00. Many thanks for your generosity.

WHY NOT GIFT-AID ALL YOUR PARISH DONATIONS?

FINANCE & PROPERTY

SETTING UP A STANDING ORDER

If you decide to set up a standing order so that your offerings go directly into the parish bank account, we can only claim the Gift Aid if you complete the appropriate form. If this is more con-venient for you than a weekly envelope and you are a tax payer, please ask after Mass or at the Priory for a Gift Aid form. As you know, Gift Aid provides a very significant amount of money each year to both parishes but does not cost you anything as an individual. If you are not attending Mass at present, please phone the Priory and we will post you the relevant form. Many thanks as always for your tremendous generosity. During lockdown a number of you chose to make donations to the parishes directly into the rele-vant bank account. If you are taxpayers, please consider gift aiding your donations, which are thus increased by 25p for every £1 you have donated during this tax year. Please contact the Priory for the appropriate form to be sent to you.

Account name: Archdiocese of Cardiff Sort code: 20-18-23 (for both) St Mary’s Acc No: 03285375

Holy Family Acc No: 63656861

Our recent generous donations in support of the people of Lebanon will now be directed through the auspices of Aid to the Church in Need rather than through CAFOD. My enquiries have led me to the conclusion that ACN, an established Catholic charity, is better placed to channel the funds to the front line.

Aid to the Church in Need

OUR RETURN TO THE CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC MASSES

We will maintain our established schedule of Sunday Masses over the coming weeks. No dates can yet be set for the celebra-tion of the First Confession, First Holy Communion or Confir-mation. Schedule of Masses: Saturdays - Vigil Mass at 6.00pm in Holy Family. Sunday – Mass at 11.00am in Holy Family. Sunday – Mass at 10.00am, 12.00pm and 6.00pm in St Mary of the Angels. All our policies and procedures are in accordance with Government Directives on the Safe Re-opening of Places of Worship and we also reference the guidance provided by the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. The Bishops’ Conference has made it clear that the Sunday obligation has been suspended for the duration of the pandemic. All parishioners should therefore be thinking in terms of attending Mass every three weeks.

We are once again celebrating funeral liturgies in our two churches. We will soon be recommencing our celebration of baptisms and weddings. Such an expansion of activity is dependent upon the pres-ence of sufficient stewards. Some members of our current cohort of stewards are unavailable during the week.

COULD I ASK FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS TO STEP FORWARD TO ASSIST IN BOTH OUR PARISHES.

The necessary training can now be undertaken on-line, though we will provide on-site training for those who cannot access the internet. Could new volunteers please contact Fr.Nicholas or myself for details.

N.B. May I take the opportunity once again to thank the stewards in both churches for their stalwart service. I also wish to emphasise how crucial it is for all parishioners to adhere to the guidance provided by the stewards as they strive to ensure that all safety protocols are observed.

Please note that the number of mourners who can attend a funeral in either of our churches will be restricted to 30 persons.

NOTICE REGARDING FUNERALS

At its recent meeting, the Committee decided to donate £1,000 from parish funds to support the Cardiff Food Bank. I am most grateful to the members of the Committee for making this gesture of solidarity with those who are in greatest need during these difficult times.

HOLY FAMILY FINANCE COMMITTEE NEWS

I am grateful to Fr Nicholas for setting up our telephone connection that will enable those who do not possess internet access at home to nonetheless tune into our celebrations of the Sacred Liturgy. The 10am Mass on Sunday will be recorded each week and will then be accessi-ble by dialing our designated number. Fr Nicholas edits the recording to cut out the inevitable silences. The telephone charge is a minimal local tariff. The number is a local Cardiff number – (20) 098 149. (02920 098 149 if you are dialing from outside Cardiff or from a mobile). Call charges will apply depending on your phone contract but please bear in mind that if you don't have inclusive minutes, the BT standard tariff is 20p per minute. Please share the number with anyone who would benefit from this connection.

Dial-up service for Recorded Sunday Mass

RESUMPTION OF SCHEDULED CONFESSIONS

We are pleased to able to offer a regular Saturday morning slot for the Sacrament of Reconciliation at 10-11am at St Mary of the Angels in the children’s liturgy room, accessible through the side gate on the right hand (South) side of the church.