Recently died Parish Contacts The Priory 67 Talbot St. Canton, Cardiff Holy Family & St Mary of the Angels Please pray for the eternal repose of the tel: (029) 20 230 492 following: Parishes of St. Mary’s and Holy Family Keyston Rd, Fairwater CF5 3NP Kings Rd, Canton CF11 9BX new email address is: [email protected] Canon Peter Collins 11th-18th October 2020 28th Sunday of the Year Cycle A Mr Daniel Thompson – The e-mail: [email protected] Holy Family Masses Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Fr Nick Williams Readings for 28th Sunday of the Year Monday 12th October at 12.00.pm in Sunday: 28th Sunday of the Year (11th October) e-mail: [email protected] Isaiah 25:6-10. St Mary’s. Deacon Professor Maurice Scanlon For some religious-philosophical-cultural traditions, history is merely one long 6pm Vigil Mass Geraldine Luxton e-mail: [email protected] decline from some previous golden age or merely an endless cyclical repetition 11am May Davet of established patterns which cannot truly be altered. The Hebraeo-Christian Mr Danny O’Driscoll, formerly of tel (029) 2021 2651 tradition teaches something different, something distinct. Revelation is pur- Sunday: 29th Sunday of the Year (18th October) Holy Family parish, died recently at his home in Website: cardiffwestcatholics.org.uk poseful, it is providential. God is the source of world history and its end. God 6pm Vigil Mass For the People of the Parish reveals himself not as a distant figure but as one engaged with his chosen peo- Australia. Bank details for standing orders, which are directly linked ple, engaged with his entire creation. Far from being disinterested in the travails 11am Brian Collins to the respective parish accounts are as follows: of humankind, God will come to our aid through interventions in human histo- Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let ry. There is always an objective in mind, there is a purpose that provides a Account name: Archdiocese of Cardiff backdrop to human history. The Scriptures provide various depictions of inter- St Mary’s Masses perpetual light shine upon them. May they Sort code: 20-18-23 (for both) vention across the centuries: at times God is depicted as the warrior who will crush Israel’s enemies; at other times God’s presence and his purposes are Sunday: 28th Sunday of the Year (11th October) rest in peace. St Mary’s Acc No: 03285375 manifest in cosmic phenomena. In today’s extract from the Prophet Isaiah we 10am Julia Butler Holy Family Acc No: 63656861 are presented with the image of a banquet. “On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will prepare for all peoples a banquet of food rich and juicy, a banquet of 12pm For the People of the Parish St Mary’s SVP contact number 07731847622. Pray for the Sick fine strained wines.” Few things are as critical as food and drink, few things are 6pm Stella Beaverstock RIP Parish Safeguarding Reps as enjoyable as a communal banquet - as we well appreciate within the re- Monday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time (12th Oct.) straints of our current situation. The imagery depicts God’s Kingdom, but it Holy Family: David Rogers, Catherine Driscoll, Kay & Mrs Ellery Hennessy (Holy Family) expresses a very human scenario that is deeply attractive, enticing even. God’s 9.30am Intentions of Hilary Coulson Paul Parris, Sheila Ferriter, Bernard Perry, Collette Mr Jack Meggitt-Phillips (St Mary of the Angels) Kingdom provides an abundance of sumptuous provisions. Although the im- 12pm Funeral Mass for Mr Daniel Thompson Griffin, Vivian Miller, Valentine, Brian Webster, Henry Primary Headteachers: agery is of food and wine, the actual nourishment is a spiritual provision, a ‘graceful’ provision. “On this mountain the Lord God will remove the shroud Tuesday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time (13th Oct.) & Tony Fernandez, Gary Sutton, Mary Bodman, Martin, Holy Family enwrapping all peoples and nations.” The tears of shame and mourning will be 9.30am Kevin Walsh Susanna, Chris Collins, Hanna Marenghi, Louise Mac- Mrs Louise Mills Tel: 20565354 wiped away for death will be destroyed when the Kingdom dawns. Some look 12.15pm William Huntley pherson. upon creation and discern only despair at the core of every day. Bathed in the St. Mary’s light of revelation, we address the world and proclaim that hope forms the 7-8pm Adoration & Benediction St. Mary’s: Fr Christopher Delaney, Bethan Williams, Miss Claire Russell Tel: 2022 5680 heart of every day for on the last day we shall see that the hand of the Lord Wednesday of Week 28 in Ordinary Time (14th Oct.) Jean Allen, Madison Lane, John & Marian Lamb, Jean Secondary Headteachers: rests on the mountain of salvation. 9.30am Mike Brown Corpus Christi Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20. 12.15pm Rona & Joe Donovan Hayman, Will Johnson, Laurence Tobin, Nadasiri Ifada, We hear part of the conclusion to Paul’s Letter to the Philippians. This extract Cecily Hughes, Anthony Jackson, Margaret Griffiths, Mr Patrick Brunnock Tel: 20761893 was, most probably, originally part of an entirely separate letter. Paul is thank- Thursday: St Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor Tom Hopkins, James Church, Joanne Coakley, Helen Mary Immaculate ing his beloved community at Philippi for their generous collection of money of the Church (15th October) Ward, Doreen Utley, Maria Sullivan, Carina Foster, which they have sent to him in support of his mission. Even though we hear 9.30am Lena Griffiths Mr Huw Powell Tel: 2059 3465 Paul expound his own ability to live independently, emphasising the fact that Thomas Hyde (now living in Canada), Ivan Sadka, Mary St David’s 6th Form College he will never allow himself to become a burden on anyone, he is genuinely 12.15pm Ermino Rodrigues D’Alpa, Richard Watson. Mr Mark Leighfield Tel: 20498555 grateful for the gift he has received: “it was good of you to share with me in my 7-8pm Adoration & Benediction hardships.” Having last week so generously contributed to CAFOD, we Friday: St Richard Gwyn, Martyr (16th October) acknowledge our duty to assist those in need. For the Christian, it must be- CONTINUING INCREASE IN INFECTIONS come the most natural of ‘supernatural’ dispositions to be as lavish in our gen- 9.30am John Crowley 12.15pm Eddie & Stella Beaverstocck New restrictions are now in operation here in Cardiff. Let us be prudent and vigilant in our adherence to the erosity to others as God is lavishly generous towards us. COVID guidelines. Maintaining social distancing coupled with regular and thorough hand cleansing remain Matthew 22:1-14. Saturday: St Ignatius of Antioch, Last week we heard Jesus employ the imagery of a vineyard. Today we hear Bishop and Martyr (17th October) the most import elements in tackling the spread of the virus. WE MUST ALL NOW ADHERE TO THE how Matthew’s Gospel depicts Jesus as continuing his assault on the hypocrisy NEW OBLIGATION TO WEAR FACE MASKS BEFORE ENTERING OUR CHURCHES. Let us all of the chief priests and elders of the people. Jesus presents another image of 12.15pm Kitty & Alex Finlayson RIP willingly contribute to maintaining a safe environment so as to protect one another, particularly the most the Kingdom of God. A King prepares a feast, a banquet, for his son’s wed- Sunday: 29th Sunday of the Year (18th October) ding. Those who have been invited display a stubborn reluctance to accept the World Mission Sunday vulnerable. invitation. Messengers are mistreated and killed. The violence that unfolds is a reflection of the treatment suffered by the prophets of old. The thread of vio- 10am Margaret Warhurst née Jones lence within the parable is undoubtedly used by Matthew as a means of draw- 12pm DWA & DR Utley A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ing his audience into an acknowledgement that the destruction of Jerusalem by 6pm Intentions of the Celebrant I took note this week that British Airways were retiring their last two operating Boeing 747 Jumbo Jets. The the Romans in 70 AD had a spiritual significance not only for the Jewish peo- ple but also for the Church. The treatment of the man who gained access to The Angelus and Prayer During the Day live- iconic ‘Jumbo’ has been flying for over fifty years. I have flown only once across the Atlantic and it was the feast without a wedding garment may at first seem incongruous. We need aboard a B.A. Jumbo. I was as excited then as I was when seeing one for the first time during a visit to to remember that in Jewish tradition a symbolic value is placed upon the wear- streamed at 12pm daily. Heathrow during my top year of primary school. I cannot believe that was over fifty years ago! Doesn’t ing of a wedding garment. Its sign value was a representation of the good Evening Prayer live-streamed at 7pm daily except works with which the faithful clothe themselves. The parable is laden with Sundays. time FLY. allegory. Nonetheless, the central ingredient is clearly a double warning. Jews Tuesday & Thursday 7-8pm Adoration & Benedic- are warned against refusing the opportunities to enter the Kingdom. Christians tion (including Evening Prayer). Confessions are warned against presuming that membership of the Church alone will be As next Sunday is World Mission Sunday, would all red box holders please bag up their money together with sufficient for claiming a place in the Kingdom. 10-11am Saturdays (South side-gate) and on request. their name and the total amount on a slip of paper, and bring it to Mass or hand it in directly at the Priory.