Newyddiadur Swyddogol Esgobaeth Caerdydd Issue 257 May 2018 Official Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Cardiff

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A reflection on Holy Week celebrated at the Pope’s St David’s Metropolitan Exhortation Cathedral Page 3 Pages 4/5 Remembering all the dear ones who have passed on

There is a lovely garden of remembrance in St David's Metropolitan Cathedral, seen here with its creator Liz Sorensen (seen here), the flower arranger at the cathedral for the past few years whose touch has been a blessing and an inspiration to parishioners who have placed their individual tributes at its foot as you can see.

Full details of the Easter Garden on page 2 2 CATHOLIC PEOPLE

ARCHBISHOP GEORGE’S Reflections on the ENGAGEMENTS MAY 2018 Easter Garden

Week of April 29 The stunning Easter Garden at St. David’s whilst the world turns”. “It is only when we Sunday: Confirmation at Our Lady of the Angels, Cwmbran. Cathedral (see page 1) was created by embrace the cross that the cross yields up it’s Elizabeth Sorenson of St. Mary’s parish, mystery” wrote Cardinal Basil Hume. 9.30am Canton. “Where is God in the midst of human Tuesday: Cathedral Development Meeting, Archbishop’s House Using the life sized cross which was suffering? ” we often ask. “Here” says Jesus 10am processed for adoration on Good Friday, Liz with arms outstretched on the cross. Liz invited Wednesday: Clergy Appointments 11am moved it to the Easter Garden as the Paschal parishioners to donate lilies in memory of their Friday: Presentation of KSG, Holy Trinity Brook Green 7.30pm Candle was prepared for Holy Saturday night, loved ones who have died. Cards with the symbolising the Death and Resurrection of names of the deceased were placed at the Saturday: Presentation of KSG, Belmont Abbey. 6.00pm Jesus. foot of the cross. All those who pass by,seeing During his homily, the Archbishop reflected the cross, remember in faith and love those Week of 6 May that the cross is plunged deep into the heart of who have gone before us marked with the sign Sunday: Baptism, St. Edmund of Canterbury Loughton. 4pm the earth. It reminds us of the wonderful motto of faith. The Easter Garden will remain until the Tuesday: Meeting of the Council of Priests, The Cornerstone, of the Carthusian order “The cross stands still feast of the Ascension of the Lord. 10.30am Friday: Confirmation, St. Dyfrig’s Treforest. 7pm Saturday: Confirmation,St. Mary’s Canton.6pm BREXIT AND THE BORDER Week of 13 May Monday: ICEL Teleconference 12.00 noon Friday: Confirmation, St. Mary’s Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm Saturday: Confirmation, St. Helen’s Barry. 6.30pm

Week of 20 May Sunday: Confirmation, St. Alban’s Cardiff 10am Pentecost Mass for New Catholics, St. David’s Cathedral. 5.30pm Monday: Clergy Retreat at Abbey Thursday: Millennium Celebrations,

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Lord Murphy with Archbishop George and the proclamation from Pope Francis promoting him to a higher rank as a Papal Knight.

An important talk on ‘Brexit and the Border’ will be given at The Cornerstone by Lord Murphy of Torfaen on Friday 1 June at 1.15pm. As the former Member of Parliament for Torfaen, Minister of State for Northern Ireland and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1999- 2002, Paul Murphy was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreeement in 1998. He is therefore uniquely placed to give a unique insight into the issues surrounding the border between the North and South of Ireland in the post Brexit world. There will be 120 places available for this talk. Interest will inevitably be great for this important topic. Free tickets for admission are available on a first come first served basis from: [email protected]

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BEL – Belmont Abbey – The Retreats Secretary - email: [email protected] or tel: 07799 811 646. All retreats begin with Vespers at 6.00 pm – check-in at Hedley Lodge from mid afternoon LL – Ty Croeso Centre, Llantarnam Abbey, Cwmbran tel: 01633 867317 PRC – Pastoral Resources Centre, 910 Newport Road, Rumney, Cardiff tel: 029 20360044 St.P – St Peter’s Church, St Peter’s Street, Cardiff CF24 3BA Week of 6 May Friday 7pm Confirmation St Dyfrig’s, Treforest Saturday 6pm. Confirmation St Mary’s Canton Saturday 9.30am to 4pm. Divine Mercy – A Day of Prayer and Discovery, St Michael’s Centre, Abergavenny Week of 13 May Mondy 7.30-9pm. Keep FIT for Mission – Intercessory Prayer for June Outreach and Fellowship. Pastoral Resources Centre Wednesday 9pm Torchlight procession in honour of Our Lady at Belmont Abbey. Refreshments available in Hedley Lodge before and after Procession. BEL Friday 7pm Confirmation St Mary’s Merthyr Tydfil Saturday 6.30pm Confirmation St Helen’s, Barry Week of 20 May Sunday 10am Confirmation St Alban’s, Cardiff. Sunday 5.30pm Pentacost Mass for New Catholics, St David’s Cathedral To list Archdiocesan and Deanery Events in this Diary contact: Dr James Campbell-Editor. Archbishop’s House, 43 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9HD Tel: (029) 2022 0411 Fax: (029) 2037 9036 Email: [email protected] Articles to be received by the 20th of the month for inclusion in the following month. CATHOLIC PEOPLE 3 A reflection on the Pope’s Exhortation Editorial

desperate need for free time to beatification enjoy ourselves. We will find it process opening hard to feel and show any real for the cardinal. In Faith and concern for those in need, the words of a unless we are able to cultivate a catechist from the certain simplicity of life, resisting Roman Catholic charity ồ the feverish demands of a Archdiocese of H You can read on this page the most consumer society. Chí Minh City, ễ ă moving exhortation of Pope Francis... • Christians too can be caught up “Nguy n V n Guadate et Exsultate. in the networks of verbal Thuận is an violence through the internet and example of I think it shames us all in the sense of “Are the various forms of digital holiness for we really doing enough for those communication. Even in Catholic Vietnamese unfortunate people outside of society?” media, limits can be Catholics and for overstepped, defamation and the entire world.” On the way to the Easter Vigil Mass at St slander can be commonplace, Pope Francis, in his Exhortation, notes: David’s Metropolitan Cathedral, walking “When a stranger resides with and all ethical standards and “Anything done out of anxiety, pride or the need through the centre of Cardiff, I passed you in your land, you shall not respect for the good name of to impress others will not lead to holiness.” One more than seven rough sleepers huddled oppress him.” others can be abandoned. could interpret “holiness” here as common in sleeping bags and blankets in the sense and the ability to productively interact doorways of closed shops. By Dr James Campbell Care for the homeless with others, a lesson to Presidents Trump and The Holy Father has been Putin I suggest? Are we as a society doing enough for them Pope Francis has issued an resolutely and personally active in The Holy Father states: “We are overwhelmed in terms of rescuing them from this Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete all the above. Witness his care for by words, by superficial pleasures and by miserable lifestyle? et Exsultate which means the homeless in Rome, providing increasing din, filled not by joy but rather by the Rejoice and be Glad. The sleeping bags, showers and meals discontent of those whose lives have lost Should we not be following the example of purpose of the document is to for them; his condemnation of meaning.” Pope Francis and providing shelter, reaffirm “…universal call to human trafficking; his appeal to The Pope refers to Gnosticism as “a purely warmth and food for them? Some holiness of all baptised people” Western nations to take in subjective faith whose only interest is a certain charities and individuals are but it is not proclaimed so eloquently by the refugees and make them experience or a set of ideas and bits of enough. Fathers of the Second Vatican welcome. information which are meant to console and Council.” His Exhortation could not have enlighten, but which ultimately keep one Vietnam Pope Francis explores this theme come at a more opportune time for imprisoned in his or her own thought and In his Exhortation the Pope refers to the, in his own unique way, building on peace and survival in the world feelings.” This philosophical look at faith equally hopefully soon-to-be sanctified Cardinal the teaching of his two when we seem to be in the middle refers to Trump and Putin, a parallel view of Nguyen van Thuan. predecessors John Paul II and of a possible world-wide conflict Gnosticism where their ideologies are “one of Benedict XV. between the East and West, the most sinister ideologies: since they feed on I have been privileged to have worked in The Holy Father says it is not between the United States of themselves and become even more myopic.” the country for our Foreign Office and the meant to be a treatise on holiness, America and Russia, being played As the Pope notes “When somebody has the United Nations. When attending Mass in but has its goal to place holiness in out in the Middle East. answer for every question, it is a sign that they the cathedral in Hanoi, the Vietnamese a practical way for our own time, Pope Francis writes: “To be holy are not on the right road.” capital, in this one party communist state with all its risks and challenges and does not require to be a , Pope Francis says: “Experience shows how the cathedral was packed out with people opportunities. priest or a religious. We are easy it is to become mired in corruption, even sitting in the aisles. Here are some moving some frequently tempted to think that ensnared in the daily politics of quid pro quo, moving quotes from his holiness is only for those who can where everything becomes business. How All five masses on Sunday were packed inspirational guidance: withdraw from ordinary affairs to many people suffer injustice, standing by out. The Catholic faith, despite • If I encounter a person sleeping spend their time in prayer. That is powerlessly while others divvy up the good persecution, had not died and on my first outdoors on a cold night, I can not the case.” In other words he is things of this life. Some give up fighting for real visit in 2007, the Vietnamese government view him or her as an asking all of us, including our justice and opt to follow in the train of the had met with Holy See representatives to annoyance, an idler, an obstacle political leaders, to stop, think, winners. This has nothing to do with the hunger agree to an increase in the number of to my path, a troubling sight, a reflect and look at options which and thirst for justice that Jesus praises.” priest training in the seminaries. problem for politicians to sort out preserve peace rather than Gaudete et Exsultate is available on line at What a wonderful example of the secular or even a piece of refuse violence. This is so true when we http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost and religious world working together. cluttering a public space. Or, I see the constant criticism coming _exhortations/documents/papa- can respond with faith and from the USA and Russia on each francesco_esortazione-ap_20180319_gaudete- charity, and see this person as a other’s motives and policies. et-exsultate.html Dr James Campbell human being with a dignity Pope Francis, in his Exhortation, identical to my own, a creature refers to the imprisoned infinitely loved by the Father, an Vietnamese Cardinal Francis Xavier image of God, a brother or sister Nguyen van Thuan who refused to redeemed by Jesus Christ. waste time waiting for the day he • Equally sacred, however, are the would be set free. Instead, he lives of the poor, those already chose “to live the present moment, born, the destitute, the filling it to the brim with love. I will abandoned and the seize the occasions that present underprivileged, the vulnerable, themselves every day; I will infirm and elderly exposed to accomplish ordinary actions in an cover euthanasia, the victims of extraordinary way.” human trafficking, new forms of One of our world's great slavery and every form of witnesses, Cardinal Nguyen van rejection. Thuan died on 16 September • When a stranger resides with 2002 at the age of 74. you in your land, you shall not On 16 September 2007, the fifth oppress him. The stranger who anniversary of the cardinal's death, resides with you shall be to you the Roman began as the citizen among you; and the beatification process for you shall love him as yourself. Nguyễn Văn Thuận. • Hedonism and consumerism Pope Benedict XVI expressed can prove our downfall, for when “profound joy” at news of the we are obsessed with our own official opening of the beatification pleasure, we end up being all cause. too concerned about ourselves Roman Catholics in Vietnam also and our rights, and we feel a positively received the news on 4 CATHOLIC PEOPLE Holy Week celebrated at St Da

A full week of Masses celebrated Holy Week at our cathedral. The Chrism Mass was packed with priests from all over the Archdiocese attending to celebrate and collect the Holy Oils blessed by Archbishop George. Also present were representatives from every parish.

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Caritas Internationalis, an international extra courage and motivation by the confederation of Catholic aid agencies, is campaign.” launching a “Week of Global Action” as "Go and meet a migrant": Cardinal Tagle part of its Share the Journey campaign “to also spoke about the challenge presented by make a positive difference to everyone with those who fear migrants, and governments experience of migration.” The Share the that raise walls to stop immigration. It is clear, Journey campaign, which began last he said, that the migration issue is very September, is inspired by Pope Francis’ call complex; “and so we understand the various to join the “culture of encounter,” with the reactions.” goal of “increasing the spaces and But he encouraged those who are opportunities for migrants and local concerned about migration to “go and meet a communities to meet, talk, and take migrant.” Sometimes, he said, “we discuss action.” Caritas says, “We must be migration as an idea, as a concept, but it is welcoming and speak up for the rights of different when you see a migrant, when you migrants.” The initiative encourages local hear their stories, when you touch their hands. communities, beginning with parishes, to And then you realize their stories could be undertake concrete actions of solidarity, your story. 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A MEDITATION FOR PENTECOST 2018 – ARCHIBISHOP GEORGE STACK Today we feel the wind beneath be so preoccupied with our own view and our wings, Today the hidden opinion, making judgments about the culture fountain flows and plays, Today the and practices of others, judging by church draws breath at last and appearances only, not listening to what is really sings, As every flame becomes a being communicated. These lessons are tongue of praise. This is the feast of particularly important in an Fire, Air and Water, age of instant communication, when information flows backwards and forwards Poured out and breathed and making it hard to digest. kindled into Earth. The Earth itself Words and language which are meant to be awakens to her maker, Translated tools of communication can easily become out of death and into birth. weapons of antagonism and war and The right words come in their right breakdown in society. The story of the Tower of order Babel is a reminder that often we are captives of our own languages, divided by our inability And every word spells freedom to hear and be heard, to understand or be and release. Today the gospel understood. The breakdown of communication, crosses every border, with all that implies, lies at the heart of so All tongues are loosened by the much of the disfunction we experience around Prince of peace. Today the lost are us and within us. found in his translation, Whose mother tongue is love, in every Bound by faith and baptism nation. One of the identifying marks of the Church is that it is One. People from every nation, Malcolm Guite background, culture are bound together through Faith and Baptism. This communion is The events of Pentecost are expressed ultimately whenever we come portrayed graphically in the together to celebrate Mass and become “One beautiful painting of the scene by Body in Christ”. We are members of that Body the 16th century Greco- Spanish which exceeds our capacity to define it. artist El Greco. The original is to be During Easter we have celebrated the found in the Prado Museum in redeeming power of the death and resurrection Madrid. My favourite gallery in the of Jesus Christ our Saviour and our Lord. What museum is dedicated to the work a joy that here in our own Diocese, Sunday by of this great artist. (In second place Sunday, people from “every nation under is the Goya Room with the brilliant heaven” enrich the life of our parishes and our portrayals of the Spanish Royal Church. They are an inspiration to us all. Family in the 18th century.) El Greco’s Pentecost is much Picture: El Greco [Public domain], more sedate than the scene via Wikimedia Commons described in the Acts of the Apostles. “Now there were devout men from every nation under heaven. Parthians, Medes and Wanted for the Elamites, and residents of Mesopatamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Missions Phrygia and Pamphylia, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and Large Statues (Even damaged proselytes, Cretans and Arabs”. (Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11). ones), old vestments, pictures, It sounds like the maelstrom of church fittings, rosaries, prayer people invading Cardiff for a Rugby books, religious books, relics etc. International or the major boxing tournament on Holy Saturday night. But the purpose of the visitors to Please ring Jerusalem was different. It was to celebrate the great Jewish festival Mr. B. 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What better invitation to listen and learn, not to 8 CATHOLIC PEOPLE Letters Page Doner cards the boundaries were not Suggestion boxes Dear Sir pushed too far. Dear Editor, I write further to the Editor’s Name and address supplied It's such a pity that Pope comments on organ donation Francis' call for consultation in your March issue. Royal wedding appeal between the bishops / priests I am now 72 and when I was Dear Editor, and the laity is rather slow in in my 20s I carried a donor I’m a producer at BBC Radio 5 being implemented. Pope card. As I recall, at that time, live in Salford. John XXIII's Second Vatican my husband had to sign it too. We want to find couples who Council also called for Not sure whether that was to are getting married on the consultation, but these days say he agreed (which he same day as Prince Harry and Parish Councils are rare. didn’t really) or to indicate that Meghan – Sat 19 May – and One simple, cheap, efficient he was aware of my intention. follow some of them in their and effective way for the Some years later I tore it up preparations. clergy to consult with the because of the proliferation of It would involve a reporter faithful is for 'suggestion IVF and egg donation. Whilst meeting them for an hour or boxes' to be put up in every I have no concerns about so in the run up to their church. Their presence can be donating liver, kidneys, heart, wedding day and really just publicised in the Sunday etc., I didn’t want to risk having a chat about how Newsletter, and their use someone deciding that I they’re getting ready for it. It promoted by the priest. This would be happy to donate my would probably be pre would generate a feeling of eggs. I felt that these were a recorded rather than a live inclusion and of being very personal part of me interview. But there may also appreciated among the which I did not want to give to be scope for us to do short, faithful. It is important I think strangers. live phone or skype interviews that anonymity be allowed, Obviously, at my age, this is with some of them. because people may feel that probably no longer an issue. Please could you put the word their concern / suggestion is However, as time goes on out around your churches in petty or embarrassing. transplants are becoming England and Wales? If any of May I urge your readers / more and more ‘clever’. I your people know a couple subscribers to ask their parish would not even rule out the who may be interested in this, priest to set up a suggestion possibility that, for example, we’d be keen to get in contact box in their church? My brains could be used to help as soon as possible. attempts have so far been problems in other people. Thanks for your help. unsuccessful, but I will not Again, something I would not Maria La Rocca give up! I'd be grateful to be happy to do. Planning BBC Radio 5 live know of any successes:- Consequently, I have opted 909 & 693 MW [email protected] out of the Welsh all- BBC Quay House, Virginia Bell, Catholic Action embracing agreement by MediaCityUK, Salford M50 for Animals (Address for default to donate my organs. 2QH Editor - 2 Dodkin, Beanhill, As I said, I have no concerns (News desk: 0161 335 6507 Milton Keynes MK6 4LP about my basic organs, but twitter.com/MariaBBC5live Phone 01908 609647) would need to be sure that

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