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Holy Family & St Mary of the Angels Thank you to all those who have offered The Priory 67 Talbot St. Canton, Cardiff tel: (029) 20 230 492 CF5 3NP CF11 9BX Mass intentions. We now have sufficient to Parishes of St. Mary’s and Holy Family Keyston Rd, Fairwater Kings Rd, Canton cover until Mid September If you would like new email address is: [email protected] 12th –19th July 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A to have Mass offered for a particular inten- Canon Peter Collins e-mail: [email protected] tion, please write the intention with a pre- Fr Nick Williams St Mary’s Masses ferred date (depending on availability) and a e-mail: [email protected] voluntary offering on an envelope and put it Deacon Professor Maurice Scanlon THE SUNDAY READINGS. 15th Sunday of Ordinary time (12th July) through the letterbox of the priory at St e-mail: [email protected] 10am Teresa Francis tel (029) 2021 2651 Deutero-Isaiah (the second section of the Book) pro- Mary’s. . 12.pm Mary & George Philips Website: cardiffwestcatholics.org.uk vides us with an image of the power of God’s word. Monday of week 15 in Ordinary time (13th July) “The word that goes forth from my mouth does not 9.30am Michael Maher Bank details for standing orders, which are directly linked 12.15pm Intentions of Morris Fernandez to the respective parish accounts are as follows: return to me empty, without carrying out my will and succeeding in what it was sent to do.” The wisdom of Tuesday St Camillus de Lellis (14th July) Account name: Archdiocese of Cardiff this extract finds fulfilment in what we read in the Pro- 9.30am Intentions of Canon Collins Sort code: 20-18-23 (for both) logue of St.John’s Gospel when we hear the good (Anniversary of ordination) St Mary’s Acc No: 03285375 news that the Word of God became flesh in our very 12.15pm Marion & John Lamb Holy Family Acc No: 63656861 midst. The word of God is always nourishing and will 7-8pm Adoration & Benediction Wednesday.St Bonaventure (15th July) forever yield a harvest. However, the word itself must St Mary’s SVP contact number 07731847622. 9.30am Toney Fernandez be truly ‘received’, consciously and willingly planted in Parish Safeguarding Reps 12.15pm Richard Eres & Sheila the heart. The word is addressed to the whole world, Thursday.Our Lady of Mount Carmel (16th July) Ellery Hennessy (St Mary’s Rep awaiting appointment) to every generation, to every soul, but so few seem 9.30am Eddie Beaverstock willing to accept and embrace its wisdom and its impli- 12.15pm Monica Brown Primary Headteachers: cations. 7-8pm Adoration & Benediction Holy Family Friday.of week 15 in Ordinary time (17th July) Louise Mills Tel: 20565354 In St.Paul’s Letter to the Romans we are told that 9.30am Kenneth Lockett Recently died St. Mary’s “from the beginning till now the entire creation has 12.15pm Coulson Family Claire Russell Tel: 2022 5680 been groaning in one great act of giving birth; and not Saturday Memoria of the BVM (18h July) Please keep the deceased and their families in Secondary Headteachers: only creation, but all of us who possess the first-fruits 9.30am DWA & DR Uttley your prayers at this particularly distressing time. Corpus Christi of the Spirit, we too groan inwardly as we wait for our 12.15pm Intentions of housebound parish- Patrick Brunnock Tel: 20761893 bodies to be set free.” God bestowed upon us the ioners Mary Immaculate great responsibility of stewardship over the whole of 16th Sunday of Ordinary time (19th July) Mrs.Victoria Mary Glenn The funeral will be Huw Powell Tel: 2059 3465 10am Eddie Beaverstock celebrated on Wednesday 15th July at 2pm creation. The degree to which we acknowledge the St David’s 6th Form College sovereignty of the Incarnate Word of God will be re- 12.pm People of the Parish

Mark Leighfield Tel: 20498555 flected in the exercise our own earthly responsibilities. Angelus & Midday prayer 12pm daily (except Mr Mrs Patricia O’Rouke The funeral will be Is our stewardship of creation a worthy demonstration celebrated on Friday 17th July at 10.30am Sundays). Evening Prayer (Vespers) live- of our faith or are we still content to remain blind to streamed 7pm daily. Tuesday & Thursday 7-8pm Did you know we have a c h a n - nel; St Mary of the Angels & Holy Family, the consequences of our unquenchable consumerism. Adoration & Benediction (including Evening Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let Prayer) Cardiff on which we regularly post videos ex- perpetual light shine upon them. May they plaining points from the catechism, tours of In Matthew’s Gospel we listen to the Parable of the Sower. Matthew seemingly found it difficult to resist rest in peace the church or discuss Saints’ feast days? the temptation to weave allegorical strands into the texture of Jesus’ parable. Simpler presentations of the Parable of the Sower are found in Mark and Luke. We should allow the simple yet profound truth to Pray for the Sick emerge and address the soul. “Happy are your eyes because they see, your ears because they hear! I tell you most solemnly, many prophets and holy men longed to see what you see, and never saw it; to hear Holy Family: David Rogers, Catherine Driscoll, Kay & Paul Parris, Sheila Ferriter, Collette what you hear, and never heard it.” The mysteries of the Kingdom are being addressed to the world in Griffin, Edward Brown, Bernard Perry, Vivian Miller, Valentine, Henry & Tony Fernandez, Gary Sutton, Mary our own day as in ages past, but few in our contemporary culture and society seem willing to accept them. Bodman, Brian Webster, Martin, Susanna, Chris Collins, Hanna Marenghi, May Dalet, Linda Mantle, John Ma- The seed is being planted, but the conditions for reception are hostile. We are the Lord’s disciples in this her, Josephine Morris. era and we are the ones charged with planting the seeds. Be not discouraged when faced with rejection for the Lord is truly the Sower and we always stand in his company. When the seed finds rich soil, grace en- St. Mary’s: Fr Christopher Delaney, Bethan Williams, Jean Allen, Madison Lane, John & Marian Lamb, Jean sures a crop that is sometimes a hundredfold greater than all our expectations. Hayman, Will Johnson, Laurence Tobin, Nadasiri Ifada, Cecily Hughes, James Church, Margaret Griffiths, An- thony Jackson, Tom Hopkins, Joanne Coakley, Helen Ward. Doreen Utley Maria Sullivan, Carina Foster, Thomas Hyde (now living in Canada),. Ivan Sadka, Mary D’Alpa, Gwyn Jones A Parish of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, registered charity No 242380 FEASTS OF THE WEEK. Thursday 16th July – Memoria of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Tuesday 14th July – Memoria of St. Camillus De Lellis. This is the patronal feast of the Carmelite Order. The Or- St.Camillus was born within what was then the Kingdom of Naples in 1550. He became a soldier in his der derives its name and inspiration from Mount Carmel, a youth and was wayward in his conduct. As a result of gaming debts, Camillus was obliged to work as a significant location in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testa- labourer in repairing a building belonging to the Capuchin Franciscan Friars. Under the influence of the ment). It was on Mount Carmel that a Church was first Guardian of the Community, Camillus began his journey towards conversion. Twice he attempted to en- dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in honour of her As- gage the Capuchin novitiate, but ill-health prevented his progress. He had developed an ulcer on one of sumption into Heaven. The feast also commemorates the his legs. He left for Rome and entered the Hospital for Incurables. He impressed the authorities with his day in 1251 when St.Simon Stock, who was Father Gen- fervour and soon was appointed administrator of the hospital. Over and above his administrative duties, eral of the Carmelites, received a vision of the Blessed Camillus immersed himself in personally attending to the most basic needs of the sick. It was at the late Virgin Mary at Cambridge. Our Lady revealed to him the age of thirty-two that he began his formation for the priesthood. Following ordination for diocesan ser- scapular, promising her favour and protection to the Car- vice, he felt called to lay the foundation for what would become the Congregation of Regular Clerics de- melite Order and to all who wore the garment. voted to care of the sick. He faced opposition in this enterprise but finally succeeded in obtaining appro- bation for the Institute from the Holy See. Camillus was much influenced by St.Philip Neri, the founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, in his spiritual journey. St.Camillus died on 14th July 1614 and was canonised by Pope Benedict XIV in 1746. He is Patron of Hospitals and one of the Patrons of the Sick.

Wednesday 15th July- Memoria of St.Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church.

Bonaventure was born at Bagnorea in Tuscany in 1221. His baptismal name was John. During his early St. Camillus De Lellis childhood, John fell seriously ill and his mother presented him before the great St.Francis of Assisi. (1550-1614) St.Francis prayed for the recovery of John and foreseeing the future glory of the child exclaimed “O buo- na ventura” – O good fortune. Aged twenty-two Bonaventure entered the Franciscan Order. He was sent to study at the University of Paris and was for a while under the academic direction of the English Fran- ciscan Alexander of Hales. Whilst in Paris he became a close friend of Thomas Aquinas. These two great theologians received their doctorates together. Bonaventure was insistent that Thomas be given the honour of receiving the graduation first, even though Thomas resisted. At the age of thirty-five, Bonaventure was nominated as General of his Order. The Franciscans had suffered great divisions following the death of St.Francis. Bonaventure would successfully restore order and calm. He wrote the definitive account of the life of St.Francis and assisted at the translation of the relics of St.Anthony of Padua. Pope Clement IV nominated Bonaventure as Archbishop of York but the candidate begged not to be forced to accept the appointment. A later Pope, Gregory X, obliged Bonaventure to accept appointment as Bishop of Albano, one of the Suffragan Sees of the Rome. As a result, Bonaventure became a Cardinal. He relinquished the role of General of the Franciscans. He died on 15th July 1274 whilst assiting at the Second Ecumenical Council of Lyons. He was canonised by Pope Sixtus IV in 1482.

Dial-up service for Recorded Sunday Mass St Bonaventure (1221-1274) 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 10.00.am Mass on Sunday will be recorded each week and will then be accessible by dialling our designated number. Fr.Nicholas edits the recording to cut out the inevitable THE PRAYER FOR WALES. silences. The telephone charge is a minimal local tariff. Please share the designat- O Almighty God, who in your infinite goodness have sent your only-begotten Son into this world to ed number with those you know who would benefit from this connection. 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 The number is a local Cardiff number – (20) 098 149. If you are dialling from true Church founded by your divine Son: that, acknowledging her authority and obeying her voice, outside Cardiff or from a mobile phone you will need to dial 02920 098 149. Call they may serve you, love you, and worship you as you desire in this world, and obtain for themselves charges will apply depending on your phone contract but please bear in mind that everlasting happiness in the world to come. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. if you don't have inclusive minutes, the BT standard tariff is 20p per minute.. Our Lady, Help of Christians, pray for Wales. Saint David, pray for Wales. Saint Winefride, pray for Wales. APPOINTMENT OF A NEW PARISH SAFEGUARDING REPRESENTATIVE AT ACTS OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION. ST.MARY OF THE ANGELS. A Prayer by St.Alphonsus Liguori.

I am most grateful to Jack Meggitt-Phillips who has now completed all the necessary checks and My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things, and who has therefore been appointed as our new Parish Safeguarding Representative for St.Mary of I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at the Angels. I have known Jack for many years. He lives in Cardiff and London and is a children’s least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as being already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never author. permit me to be separated from you. Amen.

A Prayer by St.Thomas More. REMEMBRANCE OF OUR PARISHIONERS WHO ARE MOST ISOLATED AND VULNERABLE. 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 I ask all parishioners to keep contact with those you know to be on their own during this period. If Your blessed Body, Sweet Saviour Christ, in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar. you know of anyone who is in any kind of need then please contact the Priory directly. Let us help one another to stay safe and well. PRAYER OF SORROW / ACT OF CONTRITION.

SEA SUNDAY. 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. Today we celebrate ‘Sea Sunday’, a National Day of Prayer for the wellbeing of Seafarers and their Fami- lies. We too easily take for granted our access to products from across the world. International trade is Father, I have sinned against you and am not worthy to be called your son. Be merciful to me, a predominantly conducted via the high seas. For most people, maritime commerce will be a matter of sinner. Luke 15:18; 18:13. viewing a television advertisement for cruises. In reality, passenger traffic constitutes a relatively small proportion of the activity conducted by merchant vessels. It is important to remember that the majority of My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do crew members come from countries in the developing world. Their working environment is inherently good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your dangerous and their conditions of employment are often susceptible to the forces of exploitation. On ‘Sea help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Saviour Jesus Sunday’ we pray for the work undertaken by the Apostleship of the Sea. The AOS is our national Catholic Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy. agency that provides support and guidance to crew members who visit our ports. The AOS is part of the Church’s world-wide network of Stella Maris organisations – under the patronage of Our Lady, Star of O my God, because you are so good, I am very sorry that I have sinned against you, and with the the Sea. In normal times we would today be hosting a retiring collection in support of the AOS. Let us help of your grace I will not sin again. pray for seafarers, their families and for the vital work undertaken by the AOS. LET US DAILY OPEN OUR HEARTS IN CONTRITION TO ALMIGHTY GOD AND RE- NEWS OF MISSIO. MIND OURSELVES HOW ESSENTIAL IT IS TO GRANT MERCY IF WE EVER EXPECT TO RECEIVE MERCY. Missio Engalnd and Wales is our national Catholic agency for international mission and evangelisation, part of the universal network of Pontifical Mission Societies. Our Archdiocesan Director is UPDATE ON FINANCE AND PROPERTY. Fr.Chris Hancock, who was a parishioner of St.Mary of the Angels and was ordained here. He is presently caring for the community at St.Illtyd’s, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil – the Church where I Another inspection was undertaken on the site of St.Mary’s Parish Hall on Friday 3rd July. Bore was ordained. Missio is at the service of parishes across the world which are struggling in situa- hole samples were taken by contractors and the surveyor was also in attendance to undertake a tions of poverty and oppression. The agency sponsors the creation of sustainable infrastructure –the further examination of the subsidence and its effects. I will keep you informed of the results when building of churches, convents, schools, children’s homes, clinics and dispensaries. Mission also I receive the report. sponsors the training of priests, the formation of men and women religious together with lay cate- chists. In 2019, Missio England and Wales raised £4.8 Million. £2.9 Million was raised for Missio LIVE STREAMING ISSUES and the Mill Hill Missionaries through the Red Box scheme. £485,096 was raised in parishes on World Mission Sunday. £121,716 was distributed to children’s projects. 49 churches, convents and Once again we have experienced technical issues with our live-streaming from MCN media’s chapels were built or reconstructed. More than 20,000 children were directly supported around the website. The website that we were told was going to be the new host for our live-streaming world and 2,006 seminarians were sponsored in their on-going seminary formation. Our diocese (watchmcnmedia.tv) has now been shut down and the service has returned to the original address raised £118,142. I wish to thank our Missio Representatives in both Parishes together with all our accessible from our website home page. Thanks to all those who contacted us to let us know Red Box Holders. Every prayer matters and every penny counts in support of evangelisation. about the issue. Again, we were not warned in advance that this was going to happen, but we THANK YOU. have been reassured that there will be no further disruption to the live-streaming service. THE RE-OPENING OF OUR CHURCHES. MGR.GEORG RATZINGER R.I.P. .THE PROCESS OF OPENING OUR TWO PARISH CHURCHES LAST SUNDAY UNFOLDED SMOOTHLY AND WAS A MOST FRUITFUL EXPERIENCE. SOME 40+ PARISHIONERS CAME TO ST.MARY OF THE Mgr.Georg Ratzinger, elder brother of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, died in Regensberg, Germany on the ANGELS AND 20+ PARISHIONERS CAME TO HOLY FAMILY. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR FIRST STEPS 1st July aged 96. Aware that his brother was close to death, the Pope Emeritus, who is himself 93, visited BACK TO THE CELEBRATION OF HOLY MASS AND THE SACRAMENTS. Regensberg for two days in June. Mgr.Ratzinger was born at Pleiskirchen in 1924. He was already a profi- cient organist and pianist by the time he entered Minor Seminary at the age of 11. Georg was forced to I AM MOST GRATEFUL TO THE COHORT OF VOLUNTEER STEWARDS WHO FACILITATED THIS AC- leave the seminary at the outbreak of the Second World War. He served in the German armed forces and CESS. was wounded in 1944 while serving in Italy. He was held as a prisoner of war by U.S. forces for a short period of time. In 1946 Georg and his brother Joseph enrolled in the Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES, I AM OBLIGED TO STATE THAT NO ONE IN A Munich and Freising. They were ordained five years later. Mgr.Georg directed the boys’ choir of Regens- DESIGNATED CATEGORY OF SIGNIFICANT VULNERABILITY CAN VOLUNTEER FOR THE ROLE OF berg from 1964 until his retirement in 1994. May he rest in peace. STEWARD NOR SHOULD THEY YET ATTEMPT TO ATTEND EITHER OF OUR CHURCHES.

N.B. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THE FOLLOWING TIMETABLE FOR ACCESS WILL BE OPERATION- SREBRENICA. AL:

*** HOLY FAMILY CHURCH WILL BE OPEN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER ON SATURDAYS FROM Today we recall the horrific events from twenty-five years ago that engraved the name of Srebrenica on our 5.00.pm TO 7.00pm. hearts and minds. The systematic slaughter of thousands of Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces during the devastating civil war. The deliberate and systematic murder of so many constituted the worst war *** ST.MARY OF THE ANGELS WILL BE OPEN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER ON SUNDAYS FROM crime perpetrated on European soil since the Second World War. Some are still attempting to deny the 5.00.pm TO 7.00.pm. events, calling the descriptions of what happened as ‘fake news’. The leading perpetrators were eventually prosecuted for their crimes. Srebrenica reminds us not only of the tragedy of Bosnia and its internal divi- I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND THIS PROVISION IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FU- sions, but also of the failings of the international community in general and the United Nations in particular. TURE, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR AVAILABILITY. Let us remain vigilant and courageous in defence of the innocent.

MAY GOD’S BLESSING CONTINUE TO GUIDE OUR EFFORTS IN THIS TIME OF TRANSITION.. THIRTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION.

On Tuesday 14th July I will celebrate the thirty-sixth anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood. I give thanks to Almighty God for the blessings of his grace and I request your prayers for my ministry as Parish Priest in your midst.

APPOINTMENT OF THE A NEW APOSTOLIC NUNCIO TO GREAT BRITAIN. Note: Last Sunday’s Mass from Holy Family .Pope Francis has named Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti as the new Ap- is available to view on ostolic Nuncio to Great Britain. The previous Nuncio, Archbishop Ed- our YouTube Channel ward Adams, retired in January. The Nuncio is the Ambassador of the Holy See to the Court of Saint James and is the official means of com- munication between the Holy See and the Episcopal Conference of England and Wales together with the separate Episcopal Conference of Scotland. Archbishop Gugerotti was born in Verona, Italy, in 1955 and ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Verona in 1982. He studied an- cient and oriental languages and became a Professor of Patristics in Ve- rona. In 1985 he transferred to Rome, teaching in the Pontifical Oriental Institute. In the same year he was appointed to the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, becoming Undersecretary in 1997. In 2001 Saint John Paul II appointed him as Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia and Arme- nia. Azerbaijan was soon added to his responsibilities. In 2011 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as Nuncio to Belarus and Pope Francis then transferred him to Ukraine in 2015. We extend a warm welcome to Archbishop Gugerotti as the representative of the Holy Father and offer him the assurance of our prayers as he prepares to assume his new responsibilities.