Newyddiadur Swyddogol Esgobaeth Caerdydd Issue 249 September 2017 Official Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Cardiff Pick up your FREE copy today A moving homily Archbishop dedicates honours Saint John the David Neville Kemble Gallery Page 4 Page 8 Pilgrims mark the Martyrdom of Saint David Lewis The sun shine brightly as pilgrims at Usk marked the heroic death of a Saint. Saint David Lewis, known as Tad y Tlodion – Father of the Poor – was martyred in Usk 338 years ago on 27th August …just for being a Catholic priest at a time when there were false rumours of a Catholic plot to assassinate King Charles II. To commemorate his Martyrdom pilgrims walked the route from St David Lewis and St Francis Xavier Church, in Usk, to the site of his execution and then to pay tribute to his memory at his grave in the town. Led by Father Bernard Sixtus, the pilgrims prayed the Rosary on the route through through Usk. Together with John Wall, John Kemble (see pages 4/5) and 37 other Martyrs, David Lewis was canonised by Pope Park VI in 1970 – the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales. Full story and more pictures of the pilgrimage on page 5 2 CATHOLIC PEOPLE European Church representatives meet in Wales ARCHBISHOP The National Secretaries of the Councils of ecumenical organisation functions in a small GEORGE’S Churches of seventeen European countries but religiously diverse nation. Cytûn is currently met in Cardiff from 5 to 8 of June this year. chaired by a Roman Catholic, Dr Patrick Coyle. ENGAGEMENTS The meeting at St Michael’s Centre in The Rev. Philip Manghan represents the Llandaff was hosted by Cytûn, Churches Catholic Church on the Board of Cytûn. SEPTEMBER 2017 Together in Wales with the cooperation of the On the second day, the participants joined a Conference of European Churches (CEC). The meeting of Cytûn’s Wales and Europe working Friday 1 Feast Day Mass for Knights of St Gregory and Knights of participants were: COPIC/Lusitanian Catholic group that was also attended by the First Apostolic Evangelical Church, Federation of Minister of Wales, The Right Honourable St Sylvester St David’s Cathedral 12.45pm Protestant Churches in Italy, Irish Council of Carwyn Jones who participated in a question Sunday 3 Mass at St Brigid’s, Cardiff 6pm Churches, National Council of Churches in and answer session for an hour. Cytûn’s Denmark, Churches Together in Britain and Wales and Europe working group was set up Sunday 10 Mass at All Saints, Newport, 9.30am Ireland, Council of Churches in Germany, at the request of the Union of Welsh Swiss National Ecumenical Council, Independents – Undeb yr Annibynwyr and the Sunday 10 Mass atAll Saints, Newport, 11am Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary, Presbyterian Church of Wales to consider the Sunday 17 Mass at St Francis of Rome, Ross-on-Wye, 11am Polish Ecumenical Council, Ecumenical pastoral needs of people in Wales affected by Council of Churches in Austria, Estonian the UK’s decision to leave the European Tuesday 19 Department for Christian Life, London. Council of Churches, Finnish Ecumenical Union. Wednesday 20 Mass for Catholic Teachers, Corpus Christi Catholic High Council, Christian Council of Norway, Council The participants also had the opportunity to of Churches in the Netherlands, Ecumenical visit Displaced People in Action (DPIA) which School, Cardiff Council of Churches in the Czech Republic, is one of Wales’ most innovative refugee and and the Christian Council of Sweden. asylum seeker charities responsible for a UK Thursday 21-27 Conference at St Louis University, St Louis, USA The theme of the meeting was ‘Effective for leading Welsh Refugee Doctors Training Thursday 28 Mass at St Helen’s School, Barry 2pm. Christ’. On the first day of the Conference the programme, providing services to Syrian and participants joined the AGM of Cytûn, which Afghan refugees and establishing the initiative Friday 29 Attends talk given by Jacob Rees-Mogg, The Cornerstone, included a video presentation of the work of to have Wales identified as the first Nation of Cardiff. 1.30pm Cytûn. The General Secretaries had shown a Sanctuary. DPIA also provides key services to great interest in understanding how an children and young asylum seekers. Cardiff Evangelisation Conference Proclaim ‘17: Building Missionary Parishes is back! In forward in pursuing the Church’s 2015 a cohort from the diocese joined with thousands mission - to make disciples of all from across England and Wales to support, inspire nations. and encourage new methods of parish evangelisation. All are invited so please book, We then hosted our very own conference here in Cardiff and find more information about with over 120 attendees from across the diocese. Now, our speakers, by visiting two years on, it is back and bigger and better than before! www.tinyurl.com/cardiffproclaim. We have fantastic speakers from across the UK, You can also book by phoning including Archbishop Longley as our keynote speaker, as Madeline Page on 029 20365 965 well as local parishioners speaking of their own or emailing her on experiences on a diocesan and parish level. [email protected]. First Minister Carwyn Jones with representatives from the Council of The conference is designed to give you practical steps European Churches at a meeting hosted by Cytun, Churches Together in Keep FIT Wales. Chief Executive of Cytun, Rev Aled Edwards is centre front. The next Keep FIT will take place on Monday September 11th, 7:30pm - 9pm in the Pastoral Monthly Topical Tip: Resources Centre. During this meeting we will Be open to being a witness and proclaiming the faith brainstorm for a document entitled ‘Making the Most of Christmas’. wherever you go. As we saw in August, our seminarians Through this, as was done at thought they were popping into the local pub for a quiet Easter, we hope to work together to ordination celebration and ended up on international news! By compile a comprehensive list of being open to sharing our faith with others, no matter the resources and ideas for advent and unlikely scenario, we can be wonderful witnesses to Christ’s Christmas. love and Good News. Please do come along and bring any ideas or resources you have found or used yourself in parishes; the more resources we have the ARCHDIOCESAN more likely our parishes are to find the one that is right for them. DIARY OF EVENTS Any queries please contact Madeline (029 20365 965 / [email protected]) Prayer for Evangelisation To support us in Christ’s calling to be missionary disciples, each BEL – Belmont Abbey – The Retreats Secretary - email: deanery has been asked to put on [email protected] or tel: 07799 811 646. All retreats begin with Vespers a time of Intercessory Prayer for at 6.00 pm – check-in at Hedley Lodge from mid afternoon evangelisation here in the LL – Ty Croeso Centre, Llantarnam Abbey, Cwmbran tel: 01633 867317 PRC – Pastoral Resources Centre, 910 Newport Road, Rumney, Cardiff tel: 029 Archdiocese of Cardiff. 20360044 The next time of prayer will take St.P – St Peter’s Church, St Peter’s Street, Cardiff CF24 3BA place in St Dyfrig’s, Treforest on Friday September 29th at 6:30pm SEPTEMBER followed by tea and coffee in the Friday 8th: National Heritage Open Day. 10.00am-4.30pm. Free admission. Free hall - we hope to see you there. guided tours. BEL If you would like to organise a Saturday 9th: National Heritage Open Day. 10.00am-4.30pm. Free admission. time of intercessory prayer in your Free guided tours. BEL parish please contact the Intercessory Group’s Secretary, To list Archdiocesan and Deanery Events in this Diary contact: Pastoral Teresa on Resources Centre, 910 Newport Road, Rumney, Cardiff CF3 4LL Tel: (029) [email protected] 2036 5963 Fax (029) 2079 3172 email: [email protected] CATHOLIC PEOPLE 3 Our call to ‘action with the poor’ in our Parishes, Schools and Communities By Jim Barnaville [#WDP.8] The title of the message is On 13 June 2017, Pope Francis important – a World Day of the Editorial sent out his Message ‘First Poor not a World Day for the Poor. World Day of the Poor, 2017: Let This is not a fundraising day but a us love, not with words but with day for building relationships, not a deeds’: day for giving an anonymous It is a message addressed to donation to a cause elsewhere but Our every single one of us. He writes: for listening to and giving • At the conclusion of the Jubilee meaningful time to our vulnerable of Mercy, I wanted to offer the sisters and brothers in Christ living Welsh Church a World Day of the Poor, around us…and not just for one so that throughout the world day. As Pope Francis writes: Christian communities can • We may think of the poor “We know how hard it is for our contemporary Saints become an ever greater sign of simply as the beneficiaries of our world to see poverty clearly for what it is” - Christ’s charity for the least and occasional volunteer work, or of Pope Francis This edition of Catholic People those most in need……I invite the impromptu acts of generosity that features pilgrimages made to the appease our conscience. whole Church, and men and concrete assistance’? graves of two of our Welsh Saints, However good and useful such In the Archdiocese, we are blessed with many women of good will everywhere, to St John Kemble and St David Lewis. turn their gaze on this day to all acts may be for making us individuals already working with and listening to those who stretch out their hands sensitive to people’s needs and the ‘poor’ through small Parish groups, the SVP and plead for our help and the injustices that are often their and other Catholic ‘social action’ bodies.