God's love for you - 1st December

Webmaster • November 30, 2024

The Incarnation (1)


Before Jesus came, the people of God learned about God but did not really understand. The pagans knew there is God, but can only imagine how God is like with human thinking. Indeed, we cannot possibly know about Divinity unless God reveal this to human, since our human nature is very limit in all aspects: senses, ability, intelligence and imagination. Therefore, some worshipped God but with fear, some kept God's Law just as a rule of life, some knew God but they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him (Rom. 1:21)...and that is not really what God wants. He does not want us to feel that our distance with God is a million miles away, neither He wants us to only fear Him. God wants us to know Him, to be with Him, to love Him, to be in a close relationship like back in the Garden of Eden between God with Adam and Eve that was long lost...'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind.' As a human, it is natural for us to see in order to believe, to know in order to understand, to be loved in order to know what love is. Throughout the centuries before Christ, God showed His Love to His children through His Prophets and His wonderful Works, yet they still do not understand. God knows, He knows our weakness, our fragility, our ignorance. But God Loves us so and He wants to be with us so, with His unimaginable Love thus did an unimaginable thing - the Incarnation.


(Reference: The Sermons of St Francis de Sales for Advent & Christmas, "The union of the Divine and human natures in Our Lord", 24 December 1620)

Pentecost

By Webmaster • May 8, 2026
National flags On this Solemnity, we would like to decorate the Church with different national flags that represent all the nationalities that make up our Parish Community. If you have a national flag, can you please bring it to the Church by Sunday 17 May . There will be a box in the porch (please label the flag with your name for returning). Nationalities in the Parish We wish to celebrate the diversity of Parishioners in our Parish on Pentecost. Please add your own Nationality or Ethnicity to the list in the entrance THIS WEEKEND . The list will be typed up and attached to the newsletter on Pentecost Sunday. Bidding Prayers on Pentecost Sunday NEXT WEEKEND , we will be looking for parishioners to volunteer to say one bidding prayer in their own language on Pentecost Sunday. National Dress To celebrate the diversity in our Parish and if you have an ethnic costume, perhaps you may wish to wear it at the Pentecost Sunday Mass. The Our Father At the Pentecost Mass, we will ask parishioners to say Our Father Prayer in their own language (all at the same time) if they wish.

The Ascension of the Lord

By Webmaster • May 8, 2026
Join us on the 14th May for Holy Mass and the celebration of the Ascension of the Lord.

Welsh National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Taper, Cardigan

By Webmaster • April 27, 2026
Sunday 17th May 1.30pm – 5.45pm Led by Rt Rev Peter Brignall – Bishop of Wrexham Event includes Confessions, Rosary Procession, Mass, Benediction & Blessing of the Sick  For further information contact Canon Pius Augustine on 01239 612 615

The Verona Fathers’ Mission Appeal

By Webmaster • April 27, 2026
Comboni Missionaries will be visiting St Peter’s Next Weekend 2nd / 3rd May  There will be a Second Collection for their Missions.

Vocations Sunday 26th April 2026

By Webmaster • April 27, 2026
Pope Leo XIV said in his Papal message: "...The Lord of life knows us and enlightens our hearts with his loving gaze.” Indeed, every vocation begins with the awareness and experience of a God who is love (cf.1 Jn 4:16). He knows us profoundly; he has counted the hairs of our head (cf.Mt 10:30) and has envisaged for each person a unique path of holiness and service...God dwells in our hearts. A vocation entails an intimate dialogue with the One who calls and invites us to respond, despite the deafening noise of the world, with true joy and generosity...“Do not go outside yourself. Return within yourself. Truth dwells in the inner person.” Once again, Saint Augustine reminds us how important it is to learn to pause and to create space for interior silence, so that we may hear the voice of Jesus Christ. Dear young people, listen to this voice! Listen to the voice of the Lord who invites you to a full and fruitful life, calling you to put your talents to use (cf.Mt 25:14-30) and to unite your limitations and weaknesses with the glorious cross of Christ. Make time, then, for Eucharistic adoration; meditate faithfully on the word of God, so that you may put it into practice each day; and participate actively and fully in the sacramental and ecclesial life of the Church. In this way, you will come to know the Lord. Through the intimacy of his friendship, you will discover how to give of yourselves, whether through marriage, the priesthood, the permanent diaconate, or consecrated life. Every vocation is an immeasurable gift for the Church and for those who receive it with joy. To know the Lord means above all learning to entrust oneself to him and to his providence, which is abundant in every vocation…”

Torchlight Procession at Belmont Abbey

By Webmaster • April 26, 2026
Torchlight Procession Belmont Abbey, Hereford Wednesday 6th May 9pm

Priest Training & Discipleship Appeal

By Webmaster • April 26, 2026
Priest Training & Discipleship Appeal 25th/26th April This weekend there is a second collection for this Appeal. The annual appeal supports work fostering a deeper culture of vocation and discipleship within the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia and the Rosminian Community. Alongside supporting seminarians, the appeal also funds youth ministry, catechetical formation, leadership training, and other evangelisation initiatives. Please support this appeal to the best of your abilities. Online donations can be made via the Good Hub Priest Training Fund webpage ( www.goodhub.com/go/ archdiocese-of-cardiff ) or by scanning the QR code.

Eucharistic Adoration

By Webmaster • April 26, 2026
Eucharistic Adoration from Monday to Friday after 10am Weekday Mass until 11.30am On Friday is the Rosary for Life 11am - 11.30am

Holy Rosary in May

By Webmaster • April 23, 2026
Holy Rosary will be held in Our Lady’s Garden at St Peter’s every Sunday beginning 3rd May at 10.45am All are welcome to join!

2026 Senedd Election

By Webmaster • April 18, 2026
Archbishop Mark O’Toole’s Letter The Archbishop has written to Catholics in Wales urging them to vote in the upcoming Senedd Election. His letter called on Catholics to “participate actively in these elections and to fulfil their civic duty by voting for candidates who will best uphold the dignity of the human person and the common good.” He also wrote: “This is your opportunity to shape the future of Wales through a Catholic lens for the good of all. As you discern among the candidates and their approach to these and other important issues, I encourage you to pray for those who are seeking election and those who govern. May their decisions be always guided by the wisdom of the Holy Spirit and a true desire to serve the people of Wales, especially the most vulnerable.” Five Key Areas of Importance Ahead of the election, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has issued a document outlining the work of the Catholic Church in Wales as well as the Catholic community’s main policy requests. The document highlights five key areas of importance for the Catholic Church in Wales: Education, Life Issues, Historic Churches, Healthcare and the Environment. To read/download: www.cbcew.org.uk/2026 -senedd-election/ Guide for Catholics Caritas Cardiff-Menevia has produced a guide – The Senedd Election 2026: Every Vote Counts – to help explain the new electoral system, who can vote, and how to make an informed choice. Every Catholic in our Diocese to read the guide, reflect carefully, and use their vote. Visit: https://rcadc.org/wp-content/ uploads/2026/03/Caritas-The-Seneddelection-2026v3.pdf