God's love for you -8th September

Webmaster • September 6, 2024

Visits to the Blessed Sacrament (3)


It is true, that in every place God graciously hears the petitions of those who pray to Him, having promised to do so: Ask, and you shall receive; yet the disciple tells us that Jesus dispenses His Graces in greater abundance to those who visit Him in the Most Holy Sacrament. Bl Henry Suso used to say that Jesus Christ hears the prayers of the faithful more graciously in the sacrament of the altar than elsewhere. During Adoration, we can ask Him for His Graces, for His Love, even for His Kingdom...When the countess of Feria who was also a disciple of St John of Avila, being asked how did she spend the many hours in the presence of the Holy of Holies, she answered: "I could remain there for all eternity. And is not there present the very essence of God, who will be the food of the blessed?...We love, we ask, we praise, we give thanks. We ask, what does a poor man do in the presence of one who is rich? What does a sick man do in the presence of his physician? What does a man do who is parched with thirst in the presence of a clear fountain? What is the occupation of one who is starving, and is placed before a splendid table?" Indeed, our Redeemer seems to ask, why do you complain of your misfortunes, O sons of Adam, when you have the doctor and the medicines for them all in this Sacrament? Come to Me, and I will refresh you.

Fr Balthasar Alvarez (1534-1580) used to weep when he saw the palaces of the great ones of this world filled with people, who courted a man from whom they hoped

for some miserable earthly good, while the churches were so abandoned, in which the supreme sovereign of the world dwells, and remains with us as on a throne of love, rich in immense and eternal treasures. Do you think the situation has changed nowadays? Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near.


(Reference: The Complete Ascetical Works of St Alphonsus de Liguori, Volume VI - The Holy Eucharist, St Alphonsus de Liguori, edited by Rev Eugene Grimm, New York: Benziger, 1887)

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

Assisted Suicide

By Webmaster • July 24, 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.

Certificate in Altar Server Studies

By Webmaster • July 24, 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 .

Visit of the Icon of Queen of the Franciscan Family to South Wales

By Webmaster • July 24, 2026
Franciscan Family to South Wales St. Alban’s Church, Cardiff Saturday 25th - Monday 27th July Icon is welcomes into Church at 9.30am on 25th, then present at the 10am & 11.15am Sunday Masses, and will conclude after the 9.30am Mass on 27th. This visit is part of its continuous pilgrimage around the European Fraternities of the Secular Franciscan Order and Youfra.  The Icon has the relics of St Francis of Assisi, St Clare of Assisi and St Elizabeth of Hungary (Patron of the Order) travelling with it.

God's Love for You - Sunday 26th July 2026

By Webmaster • July 24, 2026
Why did Our Lord instituted the Eucharist? The Lord, having loved those who were his own, loved them to the end. Knowing that the hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father, in the course of a meal he washed their feet and gave them the commandment of love. In order to leave them a pledge of this love, in order never to depart from his own and to make them sharers in his Passover, he instituted the Eucharist as the memorial of his death and Resurrection, and commanded his apostles to celebrate it until his return; "thereby he constituted them priests of the New Testament." In his Eucharistic presence he remains mysteriously in our midst as the one who loved us and gave himself up for us, and he remains under signs that express and communicate this love: The Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our adoration never cease. (Reference: CCC 1337 & 1380)

Sunday 26th July 2026

By Webmaster • July 24, 2026
O God, protector of those who hope in you, without whom nothing has firm foundation, nothing is holy, bestow in abundance your mercy upon us and grant that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may use the good things that pass in such a way as to hold fast even now to those that ever endure. 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.

Parish Fundraising Ideas

By Webmaster • July 18, 2026
Thank you for all your fundraising suggestions for the repairs to the Bell Tower. If you would like to lead your suggestion/s with the support of other Parishioners, can you please add your name and contact details to the list in the porch. Since this will be an ongoing project, we welcome more new ideas you might have to be added to the list. 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.

18-30's Webinar About World Youth Day (WYD)

By Webmaster • July 24, 2026
The Archdiocese will be taking a group of young adults to Seoul for the next World Youth Day in Seoul in 2027. Young adults who would like to join are invited to attend the online information webinar on 2nd August at 7pm. Scan QR code to register or a link to register can be found on the poster at Church porch.

Divine Mercy Prayer Group

By Webmaster • July 24, 2026
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