God's love for you - 27th November 2022

Webmaster • November 27, 2022


Child: Why do we celebrate Christmas? What is the meaning of Christmas?


Mother: Christmas is the time we celebrate the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, because God loves us and sent His only Son as a Saviour into the world so that we can have life through Him. But if you thinks that is because people from over 2000 years ago had loved God so much or people in the past had done something very great or everybody has lots of virtues, so God was very happy and started to love us, then that is not true. God loved us first. In fact, God loved you before you are born. We love because He first loved us. In our weakness and sinfulness, Our God still loves us. He sought us as a shepherd seeks a lost sheep, to save us from our sins and from eternal death. Out of His Love for us the Son of God left all of His kingdom behind and came down to man - a king to become a baby. Although He is The One who steers the Sun and Moon and stars in their courses, but He became a baby whose tiny hands were not even long enough to touch the huge heads of the cattle in the stable...He came down from Heaven and took our human nature, not to make us become nice people but to make us new man, change our natures of being just creatures to become children of God by lifting us up - to make us other sons of God, to make us more than just human beings. That is the meaning of Christmas.


Child: But mum, I know some people laughed about Christmas, saying that they cannot be saved because they have been very bad...


Mother: My dear, Jesus also once said He does not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Even though we fail and we fall and we don’t deserve any of His blessings but His love for us is like an endless ocean that through His Mercy we are saved. If that person thinks that he is so filthy and being a beast all these times, then remember Jesus was laid in a manger inside a cold, damp and filthy cave where his companions were beasts...So let that be our hope, our joy, our peace, our Merry Christmas!


Child: What shall I do to prepare for Christmas then?


Mother: Through Confessions, through works of charity, through being patience, kind and gentle to people you meet, through your desires of love to ask Baby Jesus to come into your heart. Then attend the Christmas Mass or Vigil Mass to celebrate 'His Birthday'. In the Christmas stable, think of our little Baby Jesus with His open arms, saying to you: I love you. Do you still remember me? Could you love Me too?

St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) appeal

By Webmaster • May 11, 2026
PLEASE CONSIDER donating the following base ingredients as needed by the St Vincent de Paul Society: Sugar Oil Flour Tea Coffee Dried beans, Chickpeas, Peas Pasta & Rice  Thank You

Are You Being Called to the Priesthood?

By Webmaster • May 11, 2026
Archbishop Mark is inviting all unmarried men who feel drawn to explore this possibility to join him for Evening Prayer at St David’s Cathedral, Cardiff, on Sunday 31 May at 3.30pm . Afterwards, there will be a chance to meet with the Archbishop and other men who are discerning a call. To register, email Fr Matt Roche-Saunders, at: vocations@cardiffmenevia.org

Community Cuppa

By Webmaster • May 10, 2026
For the over 55s in the Community Hall, Bedford Street. Wednesdays 1.30pm - 4pm Community Cuppa afternoon involves entertainment (organised by parishioners and guests), quizzes, bingo, raffle and plenty of cake and beverages.

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

By Webmaster • May 10, 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

Pentecost

By Webmaster • May 10, 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.

Bereavement Group

By Webmaster • May 9, 2026
Bereavement Talk time/Cuppa Would you like a chance to talk about the loss of a family member or friend? Whether it was recent or historical, the bereavement group was set up for this. We meet on 10th May at 2.30pm in St David's Chapel. Please use the back gate in Bedford Street

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.

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