THE CARDIFF ORATORY PARISH CHURCH OF ST ALBAN ON THE MOORS A Parish of the Archdiocese of Cardiff (a Registered Charity 1177272) Website: www.cardifforatory.co.uk email: [email protected] Sat 21st 12:05 Mass: Pro Populo Presentation of the 16:00 Vigil Mass: Sisters of Nazareth, Lancaster Blessed Mary Vigil Mass: 18.00: Wilf Bodham R.I.P Musical Oratorio Sun 22nd Last after Pentecost 8:00 Mass: Holy Souls OUR LORD JESUS 10:00 Mass: Paul O’Brien R.I.P CHRIST, UNIVERSAL 11:15 Missa Cantata: Marek Juraszek R.I.P KING 16.00 Livestream Solemn Vespers & Benediction Mon 23rd 7.30 Mass: Holy Souls St. Clement 9.00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9:30 Mass: M & R Zurlo, RIP 16.00 Rosary Tues 24th St. 7.30 Mass: Holy Souls 9.00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament SSAndrew Dũng-Lạc and 9.30 Mass: Kathy Law & Family Companions 16.00 Rosary Wed 25th 7.30 Mass: Holy Souls 9.00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament St. Catherine of 9:30 Holy Mass: Margaret Gilbert Int. Alexandria 10:30am Ordinariate Mass: Priest's Int. 16.00 Rosary Thurs 26th St. Silvester 7.30 Mass: Holy Souls Novena 9.00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Feria 9.30 Mass: Rachel Meredith Int. Fri 27th 7.30 Mass: Holy Souls Feria 9.00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9.30 Mass: Kathleen Helkurst 16.00 Rosary Sat 28th 8.00 Mass: Holy Souls 12:05 Mass: Priest's Intention Our Lady’s Saturday 16:00 Vigil Mass: Sisters of Nazareth, Cardiff 17:30 Sung Vespers Vigil Mass: 18.00: Edna Murray R.I.P Sun 29th 8:00 Mass: Holy Souls First Sunday of Advent 10:00 Mass: Susanne Evans Int. 11:15 Missa Cantata: Pro Populo 16.00 Solemn Vespers & Benediction

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Monday – Friday 9am -9:30am & Sundays before / during all Masses The tradition of the Fathers of the Oratory since the time of St Philip is to make themselves available 15 minutes before daily Mass as well as during Sunday Masses. A door bell has now been positioned in between the two confessionals in the church so that anyone wishing to go to confession outside of these set times you may do so. Please press the bell once. If one of the Fathers is in the Oratory he will come to the confessional box as soon as is possible.

Fr Sebastian M. writes.... The Quarant 'Ore is always a time of grace for the Oratory and Parish and this year will be no different. In fact the analogy of a "pause button" will not be lost on those who were able to make a visit to St Alban's for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. That is not the last word... a "pause button" holds the scene suspended, but real life is not paused, it develops so pausing from the many demands upon us at home and work and the exhausting news cycle is only one element of why a visit to the Blessed Sacrament is so important: it gives us perspective. Here one could employ another analogy, that of a dehydrated man finding an oasis in the middle of a desert: the much hoped for refreshment of nourishment and shade so as to be restored to strength and then continue on. Journeying through the hostile desert is a recurrent theme in the Scripture and Theology and speaks to the soul more accurately especially when one is aware of the extent one feels spiritually and humanly drained on occasions. The time we spend in prayer at home, before the Blessed Sacrament, out and about, or in the park or countryside, wherever it is, is never time wasted. Let us remember that we are always in the holy presence of God, and let us adore Him!

Please remember them when praying the Rosary; in personal prayer: Joshua Bertram, Muriel Reece, Mark, Lynette Houlston, Martin, Sally Botto, Geoff, Agnes, Coffeey, Billy Page, Alison, Kit Lewis, Sheila Donovan, Eileen, Phoebe Paul, Ruth Pinder, Audrey Bodenham, Dennis Caine, Christian Babu, Olive Bowen, Paul Burns, Burns, Julie Cale, Irene Casey, Ethan Chichester, John Cowley, Justin Domenico, Alun Edwards, Elle Fine, Sally Hales, Mary Healy, Nell Horan, James Hogg, Barbara Hurley, Don James, Anthony Jeremy, Jennifer King, Colin, Shirley & Michael Kingston, Alexandra Micallef, Michael McCauliffe, Betty Murphy, J. Pratt, J. Price, Beatrice Rajanayagam, Nia P- Jones, Fay Simpson, Beatrice O'Brien, Elizabeth Sitole, Shelagh O’Donaghue, Gareth & Ethan Woodberry, Pat Xuereb. The Fathers and Brothers pray for these intentions every morning

St Vincent de Paul, The Early Bird Pray for us ~ Catches The Please note that today's Worm.. Second Collection is for the St Alban's Parish St Vincent Thank you most sincerely to all who returned de Paul Society. their Raffle Tickets. If you have unsold tickets would you please return them to the church ASAP as we have a list of those wishing to buy Raffle Tickets. The Christmas Raffle Draw will be taken on Saturday 12th December, 2020. On Saturday 28th November at 5:15pm MASS INTENTIONS 2021 at St Alban's the Order of St Lazarus will hold The St Alban's Mass Intention Book for 2021 has an Investiture to admit now been opened. I would very much new members to the recommend that if you have a specific Companionate. The ceremony will be followed anniversary, birthdays, or celebration you wish by First Vespers of Advent Sunday at 5:30pm. to be marked in 2021 with the Offering of a Mass on a specific date and Mass time, you do so as soon as possible.

200 CLUB WINNERS OCTOBER 2020 DRAW The St Alban's 1st PRIZE - £50 - No. 61 ANN O'BRIEN Recorder The success of the paper depends 2nd PRIZE - £25 - No. 21 CLAIRE WINTER 3 on the interest shown 3rd PRIZE - £15 - No.143 CAROL HARRIS in contributing articles and pieces and also local advertising. I hope that the paper will be Please collect your winnings from Fr Sebastian delivered in time for Christmas and to be delivered to Splott, Tremorfa, Adamsdown and lower Roath. The purpose of this publication is to connect local people who may not have access MARRIAGE to the internet and who may be feeling isolated ANNOUNCEMENTS and forgotten. It will also support locals who ~+~ work for themselves and act as a platform to promote their livelihoods. The Wedding of Mr. Michael O'Brien to Miss Crystal Worrell is to take place at St Alban's on the Moors Church, Splott on 12th December at 2:00pm. ~ The Wedding of Mr. Patsy Furry to Miss Agnes Coffey is to take place at St Alban's on the Moors Church, Splott on Sunday 20th December at 2:00pm. Please pray for the couples and their families, that these marriage will be a means of many graces and blessings for them. In accordance with the provisions of Canon Law "I can't hear you...." (cc. 1066, 1067,1068) "All the Faithful are obliged to The next significant restoration project we will reveal without delay any impediments to marriage undertake is to upgrade the sound system in the they know about the above named persons to the church. This will begin in the New Year. It is Parish Priest. now necessary to have a system at St Alban's provides the quality and clarity of sound for

those listening to Mass in the church; being streamed on line or via the telephone. + Chantry Chapel + MASS LINE Our Lady of Perpetual Help

The Oratory, Maggie & Christy Keane, Daniel Jon 029 2267 0924 Williams, Brown, Williams & McIver Families, Patricia Joan & Teddy Welch, Spiteri Family, Dorota Jakimowicz, Woolf Family, H.&T. O'Brien. The St Alban's Mass Line is a dedicated telephone line connecting those Members of the Chantry and their loved ones are without internet access to participate in Sunday remembered daily in the prayers of the Oratory. Mass. "Thank you so much for the telephone Masses... The seven Lamps are replenished every day before they have been a 'soul' saver."(Letter of 31 August, this Altar through the generosity of the Guardians of the Chantry Chapel. Hampshire)

The of the priest, and Marmaduke Bowes, who were subjected to the punishment of the gallows in ROMAN CALENDARS A.D. 1585 under Queen Elizabeth I, the former, a young man, for having entered into England as 22nd November. St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr. a priest, 4 the latter, an old man, for having St. Cecilia, the patroness of music, is said to have assisted him. obtained that double palm for the love of Christ in the cemetery of Callistus on the Appian Way, 27th November. St. Fergus, . In , and whose name is borne from of old by a titular Fergus (also known as St. Fergustian), basilica in Trastevere. bishop, who is believed to have exercised his office among the Picts. He died in A.D. 730. He 23rd November. Sts. Clement I, and was buried at Glamis, Angus, and there a Martyr, and Columbanus, . St. Clement miraculous well is venerated by the Christian ruled the Church of Rome third after blessed faithful for its association with the holy saint's Peter the Apostle, and wrote a famous letter to powerful intercession to this day. the Corinthians to strengthen peace and harmony among them. On this day is recalled 28th November. Bl. James Thomson, Priest and the deposition of his body at Rome. St. Martyr. At York in England, Blessed James Columbanus was Irish by birth. He became a Thomson, priest and martyr, who, condemned pilgrim for Christ to instruct the peoples of Gaul, to death in A.D. 1582 under Queen Elizabeth I modern France, in the Gospel, founded Luxeuil for having reconciled very many with the along with many other monasteries, which he , was handed over to the governed with strict guidance; from there he torments of the gallows. was sent into exile, crossed the Alps, and established a coenobium at Bobbio in Liguria, 29th November. Bls. Edward Burden, George famous for its discipline and learning, where, Errington, William Gibson, and William Knight, held in the highest esteem by the Church, he Priests and Martyrs. At York in England, Blessed died in peace, and his body was laid to rest on Edward Burden, priest and martyr, who, having this day. completed his studies at the English College at Rheims, entered as a priest into the kingdom of 24th November. St. Andrew Dung̃ Lac,̣ Priest, Queen Elizabeth I, for which he completed his and Companions, Martyrs. In one common passion upon the gallows before the enraged celebration are honoured the one-hundred crowd in A.D. 1588. In the same place, eight seventeen martyrs in the Tonkin, Annam, and years later, Blessed George Errington, William Cochinchina regions of Asia, among whom eight Gibson, and William Knight, martyrs, who were , very many priests, and a vast crowd of regarded as criminals for the sole fact of being lay faithful, men and women of every condition priests, and were therefore handed over to and age, who all preferred to suffer exile, martyrdom by various cruel tortures. imprisonment, torture, and finally the ultimate punishment, rather than to trample upon the 30th November. Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle. cross and to deny their Christian faith. St. Andrew was born in Bethsaida, in Roman Galilee. He was the brother of and a 25th November. St. Catherine of Alexandria, fisherman with him, and he was the first of the Virgin and Martyr. St. Catharine was filled with disciples of to be called by the keenness of intellect and wisdom no less than Lord Jesus at the Jordan, followed him, and even with strength of soul. Her body is honoured with brought his brother to him; after Pentecost he is pious veneration in the famous monastery on believed to have preached the Gospel in Achaia Mount Sinai. and to have been crucified at Patras. The Church of Constantinople holds him in special 26th November. Bls. Hugh Taylor, Priest, and veneration as her most illustrious patron. He is Marmaduke Bowes, Martyrs. At York in similarly venerated by the Christian faithful of England, the blessed martyrs Hugh Taylor, Scotland as their glorious patron.

VIGIL LAMPS Calling All The Most Blessed Sacrament: Old Coppers.. I am most grateful to those Ben Thomas, RIP 5 Parishioners who have The Sacred Heart Altar: been collecting old coppers Matthews Family, RIP and 5ps for the Restoration Fund. These donations go Divine Mercy Altar: to improve the sound Glowacki Family system in church and those streaming on line. Our Lady's Altar: Savage / Murray Family, RIP GREY FRIARS, CARDIFF (continued) Our Lady of Pity: David Gallivan The third name, David ap Griffith, is a pure Welsh name. It is impossible to trace its owner. Chantry Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual But all three names are a sufficient indication as Help: to the type of community at Cardiff Grey Friars Dr David Woolf during the first half century at Cardiff. Welsh Dickens Family Intentions and Norman were blended there, wedded indeed to the Franciscan ideal of poverty. Their St 's Altar: missionary work was therefore all the more Jackson Family, Int. powerful during the 14th century. They devoted themselves “to the poor and neglected outcasts St Alban's Shrine: of the town, to the abandoned beggar, the sickly Patron of Travellers & Defender of Priests: mechanic, and his wife and children, whatever Parish Priests of St Alban's, RIP of piety and gentleness could be controlled to this purpose.” As patriotic Welshmen “their If you would like to organise a votive candle for high ideals, their self-sacrifice, their zeal for November - December or for your own intentions morality, their devotion to the cause of peace or an anniversary, you can do so by dropping the and justice, their championship of the weak and their sympathy with suffering, had appealed to details through the Oratory House front door on Llewellyn as to many others." Welsh chieftain Cameron Street, writing the intention on an and Norman knight in death, as we have seen, envelope or emailing Fr Sebastian the intention had found a last resting place in Grey Friars with details of how you have donated £4:50 for Church. the Lamp. The Grey Friars had four Bishops of Llandaff. The first, and only one in the 14th century, was "Contactless Giving" Roger Cradock or Cradoc, who is styled by Modern Stewardship of St Evans Rogerius Cradoc. He was provided to be Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, 3rd March, Alban's Parish 1350. He was translated to Llandaff by a Bull of Please remember that giving in Innocent VI dated 15th December, 1361. He this way ensures supports the made his profession of obedience to the Restoration of the Parish as well Archbishop of Canterbury at Mayfield (Sussex) as the day to day costs of heating and lighting. It is 31st March, 1362. He died August, 1382. There also an easy way to donate etc., for candles, holy are no records of his episcopate, though he ruled cards, etc., by contactless card, mobile pay or chip the diocese for twenty years. The name Cradock & PIN (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, was a fairly frequent Glamorgan name to judge Union Pay, Diners Club, Discover, GPay). by Clark’s Charters.

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He assumed the surname Zouch with the manor The fifteenth century like the fourteenth opened of Ashby-de-la Zouch. On the fall of the younger with serious troubles for the town. In 1404, le Despenser, he became custos of the Lordship Owain Glyndwr besieged the town of Cardiff. of Cardiff. He married le Despenser' widow The Grey Friars, whose convent was Friars Alianora, the elder de Clare heiress. His children outside the walls, were at the mercy of the great were by a former wife. There is an entry in a list Welsh leader. The Walls and West Gate of of Ministers Provincial of the Friars Minors. Cardiff were destroyed , the town burnt, and the “Frater Johannes Souche, doctor Cantebrigiae, Castle captured and much destroyed. Leland qui postea fuit episcopus Llandavensis, jacet states that Owain spared the Grey Friars on Kerdivie.” “Brother John Zouch, D.D. (Cantab.), account of the love he bore them. They were firm who was afterwards Bishop of Llandaff, lies adherents to the cause of the late King, Richard buried at Cardiff." “He was Provincial of the II. Owain carried away a large quantity of Friars Minor in 1402-1407.” He was out of office treasure after the sack of the town and Castle of in 1405, but was again elected the same or Cardiff. The Grey Friars besought him to return following year. He may have retained office till their books and chalices which had been placed 1408, when he was made Bishop of Llandaff. It is in the Castle for safe keeping. He replied: thought that the mission of the Minister General “Wherefore did you place your goods in the of the Grey Friars to England in 1407 had Castle ? If you had kept them in your convent reference to a dispute about the office, and that they would have been, safe.” he settled it by securing the resignation of Zouch. Innocent VII, in 1405, laid down that no During the 15th Century, three Grey Friars were Provincial of the Friars Minor should continue: Bishops of Llandaff. John la Zouch (1408-1423), hence forth in office more than six years. Brother John Welles (1425-1444) and John Smith (1476- John Zouch’s name occurs as Minister Provincial 1478). The la Zouch family Was a local one. A in 18th Sept., 1406. He was appointed Bishop of charter is in possession of the Cardiff Llandaff and the temporalities of the see were Corporation dated Oct. 14, 1338, which is an given to him 7th June, 1408. He was probably Inspeximus by Hugh le Despenser of a grant by consecrated by Archbishop Thomas of Arundel William la Zouch and Alianora, his wife, of land on 12th August. On April 8, 1408, John de la for a Court-House in the High Street to the Zouch promised to pay the Holy See the arrears Burgesses of Cardiff. William la Zouch, of taxes due of four of his predecessors. On April commonly called “of Mortimer” was a younger 20th, 1408, he paid also his own tax, son of Robert Mortimer of Richards Castle. called"commune servitium” derived from the

fruits of his benefice in his first year. The tax Minorite Bishop who sat in the see of St. Teilo amounted to 350 gold florins. He also paid five was Brother John Smith, D.D. Appointed by the smaller taxes, one of 200 florins and the other Holy See he paid 275 gold florins part of his tax four of a total of 120 florins. His armorial on promotion on 14th May, 1476. He obtained bearings were extant in Willis’s day "in divers licence for7 consecration 17 July, 1476, without parts of the only Palace now belonging to the see being compelled to go to Canterbury for that at Matheme, near Chepstow, which for the most purpose. The actual day of the ceremony is not part he edify’d.” He died before April, 1423. He known. He was in possession of the was buried at Grey Friars, Cardiff. temporalities 11 Sept., 1476. He died on 27 January, 1477-78, and was buried on the North Another Grey Friar, who was Minister side of the High Altar in the Chapel of All Saints, Provincial when Bp. Zouch died, was also in Grey Friars Church, Newgate, London. There buried at Cardiff Grey Friars. The list of Minister is this record of his burial there: “ad dexteram Provincials, just referred to, says "34 Frater eorum jacet venerabilis pater et Dominus Johannes David, doctor Cantebrigiae, jacet Johannes Smyth, doctor S. Theologiae, Kerdivie.” Brother John David, D.D. (Cantab.) episcopus Llandavensis; qui obiit 4° Kal Feb. A° buried at Cardiff. He was probably Minister Dni. 1478°.” Provincial 1421- 1427(?). He was addressed as Minister by Abp. Chicheley in a letter dated 2nd The Friars sometimes received legacies and March, 1425. He was at onetime lector at bequests in order to support their large Hereford, seemingly before 1416. He was the communities. As mendicants they lived on the 34th Provincial of the Grey Friars in England. He alms of their benefactors. Political satirists is buried in Cardiff Grey Friars. picture the Friars haunting the bedside of dying. We have instances, though very few, of bequests The third Franciscan Bishop of Llandaff was to the Cardiff Grey Friars from benefactors. John Welles, called in the Liber Landavensis Elizabeth de Burg, Lady de Clare, by will dated Friar John Wellys, a Friar Minor professor and September 25th, 1355, and proved December 3rd, doctor of theology. He was also the Pope’s 1360, bequeathed £6 to the two friaries in Cardiff. Bishop Penitentiary. At the death of Bishop (Nichols, Royal Wills). She was the Zouch, John Fulford was the Bishop Elect. The granddaughter of the founder of Grey Friars and choice did not receive papal approbation. The had married John, son and heir of John de Burgh, temporalities were placed in the hands of the Earl of Ulster. In a very early Cardiff will, dated Chancellor of Llandaff, and a Canon for two 22nd December, 1361, John, son of William years. Friar John Welles was provided to the see David, of Cardiff, senior, left 40 shillings to the of Llandaff by the Pope on 5th July, 1423, as Cardiff Black Friars, and the same amount to documents in the Vatican Archives show. On the Cardiff Grey Friars. Sir David William, rector of 24th July, 1423, he personally promised, as Newton Nottage on 16th Feb., 1504, left Vs to the Bishop Elect of Llandaff, 700 gold florins, the Friars Minor of Cardiff. David Mathew of Tot- usual tax to the Holy See!1 He later made his worth, Co. Glouc., Esq., on 2nd April, 1504, also obedience to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The left a legacy to the Cardiff Grey Friars. In the will King publicly declared that he restored him to of Thomas Philip, of Llandyfodwg, father of the temporalities, "his beloved John Welles" Hopkin Thomas Philips, the bard, made on 31st having "in the royal presence openly and August, 1536, occurs the following “Also I do expressly renounced all and singular the words give and bequeath . . to the blacke and greay prejudicial to us and our crown” contained in freirs of Kerdyff xiijs and iiijd by evyn porcion. ” the Bull of appointment. He let the episcopal Probably there are many more wills that would Manor of Nash to Howell Came for 50 years on show small legacies like these. The Grey Friars lease at a yearly rent of 30 shillings at of Cardiff had half a burgage let to a tenant Michaelmas. He may have been a local man. before the Dissolution, and apart from the land There was a John de Welles at Newton Nottage on which the convent was built, which they in 1314, and a John Wells in Cardiff 1590. Bishop cultivated, they had no other endowments. This Welles died "about Hallowtide” 1440 The fourth in itself is sufficient testimony to their poverty.

When the dissolution of Grey Friars came in correspondent of Peto] and Thomas Hayfield, 1538, the despoilers found but little, apart from two Observant Friars of the Convent of Newark, the property and some church plate. Grey who had been followed by him through South Friars, Cardiff, which had existed for two West of England, had been there before him. hundred and fifty years, was now coming to 8 the end of its course. Henry VIII divorced Parish Priest: Fr. Sebastian M Jones, GCMOC., himself from Queen Catherine, and was now SCHLJ., B.Th., JCL., Dip. Iuris Pru., MA., JCD. married to Anne Boleyn. He quarrelled with St Alban's Oratory House: 029 2046 3219. Rome. He proclaimed his royal supremacy In an Emergency: 07595 372695 over the English Church. The Friars Observant—a reformed branch of the Friars Minor—resisted his will. Their Provincial, the Confessor of the deposed Queen was in prison. ST ALBAN'S PARISH Two of his brethren were hanged with “The

Holy Maid of Kent” on May 5th, 1534. Two FINANCE MATTERS (since last Sunday) others, Fathers Peto and Elstow, were very outspoken in the denunciation of the royal policy and were exiled. Friar Peacock, the Gift Aid (Envelopes) £ 395:00 warden of the Convent of Observants at Loose: 265:00 Shrewsbury, a Welshman, on Passion Sunday, March 22nd, 1534, denounced "dampned Restoration Fund £ 590:00 heresies,” and eloquently exhorted the people Direct Debit/Bank Transfers: £ 269:00 to stand steadfast even to death for their Contactless £ 149:50 ancient faith and practice. Two other Observants, Fathers Hugh Payn and Cornelius Virgin Just Giving Page £ 50:00 managed secretly to keep in touch with Queen Christmas Raffle Tickets. £ 76:00 Catherine. Payn was known to the authorities to have corresponded with the exiled Father Total £1,794:50 Peto. Dr. John Hilsey, a Dominican, who In maintaining St Alban's we should remember that afterwards became Bishop of Rochester in we do so, not for ourselves, but for those yet to be succession to the martyred Bishop , born and who will live in this great Parish. How we and Dr. John Brown an Austin Friar, behave inside and maintain it speaks volumes of who afterwards Archbishop of Dublin, were appointed by Henry VIII and his chief minister we understand ourselves to be, and how central Cromwell, “grand visitors” of the Friars. They Christ is in our lives. set out in the spring of 1534 with definite and precise instructions for their visitation. In every Please note that friary, the grand visitor summoned the THIS SUNDAY'S SECOND COLLECTION is members of the community to their chapter the annual St Alban's St Vincent de Paul hall. They were examined separately on their Collection. faith and obedience to the King; they were asked to take the oath of allegiance to Anne Boleyn; they were to swear solemnly to preach Please Note: When you donate to St Alban's the royal supremacy; they were to pray for the Parish from your Bank, use the details below: king as “Head of the Church.” A common oath Name: Archdiocese of Cardiff Account: 23099962 under the seal of the convent was ordered of Sort Code: 20 18 23 the friars to observe all the above. Finally, the Address: Barclays Bank PLC. treasures in each house and movable goods City of Cardiff Branch were to be shown to the Visitor, and an inventory of them delivered. The grand visitor, God bless and protect you all! Fr Sebastian M., Hilsey, reached Cardiff on July 2nd, 1534. Hugh Payn [already mentioned as

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