God's love for you - 8th October

Webmaster • October 7, 2023

Why do we need to say the Rosary


As St Louis de Montfort said that there are two reasons for doing this: first of all, to honour the three crowns of Jesus and Mary - Jesus' crown of grace at the time of his Incarnation, his crown of thorns during his passion, and his crown of glory in heaven, and of course the three-fold crown which the Blessed Trinity gave Mary in heaven. Secondly, we should do this so that we ourselves may receive three crowns from Jesus and Mary, the first a crown of merit during our lifetime; the second, a crown of peace at our death; and the third, a crown of glory in heaven.


Long time ago, there was a woman in Rome who was so devout by her holy life that she put even the strictest religious to shame. One day, she went to St Dominic to consult with him about her spiritual life and asked him to hear her confession. For penance he gave her one Rosary to say and counselled her to say a Rosary everyday. She immediately began to make excuses...St Dominic urged her again to take his advice but she would not hear of it. She left the confessional almost scandalised by the advice of this new spiritual director. Later, when she was at prayer, she fell into an ecstasy and had a vision of her soul appearing before our Lord's Judgement Seat. St Michael put all her penances and other good works on one side of the scales and all her sins and imperfections on the other. The side of her good works was greatly outweighed by the side of her sins and imperfections. Terrified, she cried for mercy.


She implored the help of Mary, who took the one Rosary she had said for her penance and dropped it on the side of her good works. This one Rosary was so heavy that it outweighed both her sins and her good works. Mary then reproved her for refusing to follow the advice of St Dominic and for failing to say the Rosary everyday. As soon as she came to herself, she rushed to throw herself at St Dominic's feet, told him what happened, asked his forgiveness for her unbelief and promised to say the Rosary everyday. By this means she rose to Christian perfection and then to the glory of everlasting life.


(Reference: The Secret of the Rosary, St Louis Grignion de Montfort, Catholic Book Publishing Corp., N.J. 2004)

Bereavement Talk time/Cuppa

By Webmaster • August 1, 2026
Bereavement Talk time/Cuppa Would you like a chance to talk about the loss of a family member or friend? Whether it was recent or historical, the bereavement group was set up for this. We meet next Sunday 9th of August 2.30pm - 3.30pm at St David’s Chapel Please use the back gate in Bedford Street. Or you can make an appointment by phoning 07881 634 075

Assisted Suicide

By Webmaster • August 1, 2026
There will be a Second Reading and vote in the House of Commons for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) on 11 September. As Catholics, we oppose this legislation in principle as it attacks the innate dignity of every person. It is also very poorly written and gives no safeguards to healthcare staff, nursing homes, or hospices all of whom will be pressured to implement the bill if the legislation is passed. I encourage all Catholics to write to their MP. The Bishops' Conference has produced has a scannable QR code, available on its website at: www.cbcew.org.uk/opposing-assistedsuicide/ . On the page, there are various resources, copies of statements and guidance on writing to your MP, and please, please do so, to protect the most vulnerable in our society. Many thanks, +Mark, Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia.

Divine Mercy Prayer Group

By Webmaster • August 1, 2026
Divine Mercy Prayer Group Next meeting is on Thursday 6th August 2.30pm - 3.30pm in St David’s Chapel (Entrance via Bedford Street) Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Consecration prayer, Divine Mercy image veneration. All are welcome

Bell Tower Fundraising

By Webmaster • August 1, 2026
Bell Tower Fundraising £103.00 Parish Picnic Raffle £1203.99 Tabletop Sale £2000.00 Private Donation St Peter's Parish value your every effort, whether it is big or small, in helping with the Bell Tower fundraising.  Please keep an eye out for opportunities to support. Watch this space for Park Run & Guess the Amount !

God's Love for You - Sunday 2nd August 2026

By Webmaster • August 1, 2026
St John Vianney’s quotes on the Eucharist “There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us!” “What is our Lord doing in the tabernacle? He is awaiting us!” “Our Lord is hidden there waiting that we come to visit Him and give Him our petitions. See how good He is! He accommodates Himself to our weakness. If He appeared in glory before us, we would never have dared approach.” “When we want to obtain something from the good God, after communion, we offer Him His beloved Son with all the merits of His Death and Passion. He will not be able to refuse us anything.” “Are we not happier than Simeon? We can hold Him always if we want. He doesn’t come only into our arms but into our heart.” “He rested with us not only to console us, but to give Himself to us, so that He would no longer only be with us.” “Our soul is so precious in the eyes of God that, in His Wisdom, He didn’t find nourishment worthy enough for it except His adorable Body, which He made our daily bread.”  “Don’t say that you’re not worthy. It’s true: you’re not worthy, but you have need of Holy Communion.” “If one could understand all the goods contained in holy Communion, there would be nothing left for our hearts to be happy. The greedy person would not run after treasure, the ambitious after glory; each one would leave the earth as dust and would fly toward heaven."

Feast Day of the Transfiguration of the Lord

By Webmaster • August 1, 2026
Feast Day of the Transfiguration of the Lord Thursday 6th August Mass at 7pm All are welcome!

Sunday 2nd August 2026

By Webmaster • August 1, 2026
Draw near to your servants, O Lord, and answer their prayers with unceasing kindness, that, for those who glory in you as their Creator and guide, you may restore what you have created and keep safe what you have restored. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,  God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Certificate in Altar Server Studies

By Webmaster • July 31, 2026
The Guild of St Stephen and the Maryvale Institute run a 6-month course for adult Altar Servers, exploring the history of liturgy, the sacraments, scripture, communication, leadership and people skills and the theology of service. It is delivered online in 1-hour monthly evening sessions, with an optional one day in-person session at Oscott College at the end of the course. No pre-requisite education required. Registration deadline is 15th September 2026. For more info, visit: guildofststephen.org/certificate or email Deacon Paul Briers on certificate@guildofststephen.org .

Goodbye to Jimmie

By Webmaster • July 24, 2026
We say goodbye to Jimmie (who is the only novice from the UK studying within the Rosminian community).  He is leaving St Peter’s to continue his studies in Rome. We thank him for being an active part of our Parish community since May. May God bless him in his future studies and hopefully we will see him again in St Peter’s.

The Great Awakening

By Webmaster • July 24, 2026
Saturday 1st August Bethel Convention Centre, West Bromwich  with Fr Xavier Khan Vattayil, famous for healing charism and headlining music from One Hope Project. Great talks, dynamic music, powerful healing service, children and teens ministry, spiritual sharing, Confession, Mass. For bus going from Cardiff & Newport Please contact Madeleine 07791 503857