Unbound is a simple and safe model of praying for deliverance which was developed by Neal Lozano in the USA and is led in the UK by a team under the Bishop of Nottingham. An autumn course will be offered online starting 22 September. If you wish to know more and experience a brief taster of this ministry, there will be an information afternoon at All Hallows, Miskin (CF72 8PG) on Tues 15 September 2 pm - 5 pm . National leader Susan Walsh will give a brief introduction, followed by a testimony of how the model can be used in priestly ministry by Fr Antonio Ritaccio (national spiritual director to Unbound and a staff member at Allen Hall Seminary in London). Revd Dr Gareth Leyshon will then give a fuller teaching on how and why the model can be used. At the end of session, prayer teams will be available to offer a brief experience of receiving Unbound prayer. Refreshments will be available from 1pm. To learn more about Unbound, visit: www.unboundprayer.com/about-us-diocesenottingham-unbound

Eucharistic Miracle of Paris, France, 1290 There are many documents that testify this miracle. A deep study of the sources was done by Mrs Moreau-Rendu in a work entitled: A Paris, Rue des Jardins published in 1954 with a preface by Bishop Touzé who was the Auxiliary Bishop of Paris. The author, after a detailed list of the documents, placed them under rigorous examination and declared with confidence the authenticity of the facts. The best-known version of the story is found in the History of the Church of Paris written by the French archbishop, Archbishop Rupp: “On Easter Sunday of 1290, a man called Jonathas, who hated the Catholic Faith and did not believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the consecrated Host, was able to gain possession of a consecrated Host with the intent to desecrate it. The man stabbed the Host with a knife and It began to bleed; the blood filled the container in which he had placed the Host. Horrified by this, the man decided to throw the Host into the fire, but the Host came out of the fire by itself. In desperation, he threw the Host into boiling water but again the Host freed itself from the water, this time hovering in mid-air and then taking the form of a crucifix right in front of the man. Distressed by all this, Jonathas finally put the Host in the basin of a pious woman, a parishioner of Saint-Jean-en-Grève, who immediately brought the Host to her parish Priest. Over the centuries, the Host remained in a small reliquary in the Church of Saint-Jean. During the French Revolution it was lost without a trace.” (Reference: www.miracolieucaristici.org)

O God, who cause the minds of the faithful to unite in a single purpose, grant your people to love what you command and to desire what you promise, that, amid the uncertainties of this world, our hearts may be fixed on that place where true gladness is found. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Bell Tower Fundraising Guess the Amount & Win It! We need your participation for this fundraiser. Weekends 22/23 & 29/30 August : Please can you add any lose change to the jar in the porch. Weekend 5/6 September: Your chance to Guess the Amount & Win It! £1 per guess (The more guesses the nearer the target we get) Date for Diary Bell Tower Fundraising - Autumn Fayre Saturday 10th October We need Parishioners to help us with the planning and organising of the event. Please if you are able to help, can you add your name and contact details to the sign-up form at the back of the Church. Bell Tower Fundraising £103.00 Parish Picnic Raffle £1203.99 Tabletop Sale £2000.00 Private Donation St Peter's Parish value your every effort, whether it is big or small, in helping with the Bell Tower fundraising. Please keep an eye out for opportunities to support.

28th July - 9th August Seoul, South Korea For aged 18-30 Join Archbishop Mark and a group from the diocese to the next summer’s WYD! With Pope Leo and a million other young Catholics, there will be a full schedule of activities and formation, in a country with a vibrant and growing Catholic community. There will also be opportunities to meet up before travel. Cost is £1500 per person plus the cost of flights (TBC - in the region of £800 to £1200). Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. For more information contact Fr Matt Roche-Saunders at wyd@cardiffmenevia.org .

The Miracle of the Devoted Lambs of the Eucharist & St Francis of Assisi, Italy, 13th Century Franciscan historical chronicles told us that “during a trip to Rome, St Francis kept a little lamb with him, due to the inspiration of his devotion to Christ - his most beloved Lamb. Before he left, he entrusted it to a noble matron, Lady Jacopa of the Sette Soli, so she could take care of it in her home. And the lamb, as if spiritually taught by the saint in matters of the soul, always stayed by the woman’s side when she went to Church, when she stayed or returned. When the lady woke up late in some mornings, the lamb would nudge her with its little horns, and woke her with its bleats, encouraging her with its gestures and expressions to hurry to Church. The lady thus quite love and admire this lamb - disciple of Francis and teacher of devotion... Another time, at Santa Maria della Porziuncola, some people brought a sheep as a gift to St Francis, whom accepted it with gratitude, because he loved the sheep’s nature of innocence and simplicity. St Francis advised the little lamb to praise God and definitely not to bother any brothers. And the sheep sensed the piety of this man of God, so it carefully put his teachings into practice. When it heard the brothers singing in the choir, it would enter the Church, bend its knees, and bleat tenderly and harmoniously in front of the altar of the Virgin Mother of the Lamb, as if yearning to greet her. During the Mass celebration, at the moment of elevation, it would bow down, knees bent, as if this devout little animal wished to reprove people of little faith for their irreverence and encourage devout people for their reverence towards the Blessed Sacrament.” (Reference: www.miracolieucaristici.org )

On 1 November 1950, Pius XII defined the dogma of the Assumption. He solemnly proclaimed that the belief whereby the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the close of her earthly life, was taken up, body and soul, into the glory of heaven, definitively forms part of the deposit of faith, received from the Apostles.  To avoid all that is uncertain the Pope did not state either the manner or the circumstances of time and place in which the Assumption took place—only the fact of the Assumption of Mary, body and soul, into the glory of heaven, is the matter of the definition. The Assumption completes God's work in her since it was not fitting that the flesh that had given life to God himself should ever undergo corruption. The Assumption is God's crowning of His work as Mary ends her earthly life and enters eternity. The feast turns our eyes in that direction, and gives us hope that we, too, will follow Our Lady when our life is ended.

Almighty ever-living God, who assumed the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Mother of your Son, body and soul into heavenly glory, grant we pray, that, always attentive to the things that are above, we may merit to be sharers of her glory.  Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Divine Mercy Prayer Group Next meeting is on Thursday 20th August 2.30pm - 3.30pm in St David’s Chapel (Entrance via Bedford Street) Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Consecration prayer, Divine Mercy image veneration. All are welcome