Saint Joseph’s R.C. Parish, Cardiff

The sanctuary decorated for the Easter Vigil.

6th Week of Easter: Saturday

The Father loves you for loving me and believing

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6th Week of Easter, Year B

Grant, almighty God, that we may celebrate with heartfelt devotion these days of joy.

Quote of the Week

“You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last.”

John chapter 15, Verse 16 (NJB)

Corpus Christi

On the Feast of Corpus Christi, Sunday 10th June, there will be a Service in the Castle Grounds at 2.30pm. We gather at the ruins of the Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) near Cooper’s Field. The service will centre on an Eucharistic Procession and then Adoration. Please note that this year, this service replaces the regular Sacred Heart Mass that we have held at St Brigid’s, and St Peter’s before that. Those who pledge time of adoration in our churches are especially invited to come. Please bring the books of attendance, as you do at the Sacred Heart Mass. The Archbishop will preside at the service, which should last about an hour, and you are invited to bring a picnic for afterwards.

Bible Study

The next Bible Study will take place on Thursday 24th of May at 8pm in the Chapel. We will, as usual, look at the readings for the following Sunday - Pentecost:

These readings can be most easily found in an ordinary Sunday Missal.

Masses and Services This Week

Marriage Proposals

Archbishops Vincent Nichols and Peter Smith have published a Pastoral Letter on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. It is a statement of our Catholic faith about marriage and issued in the light of the forthcoming consultation by the Government on changing the legal definition of marriage.

You can read the Pastoral Letter here.

In the light of this letter, you are asked to consider signing the Coalition for Marriage’s online petition which can be found at www.C4M.org.uk It reads:
“I support the legal definition of marriage which is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. I oppose any attempt to redefine it.”

  • links - links to websites for children.
  • art - christian art by the masters, plus a short reflection.
  • books - book recommendations covering serveral categories.
  • poetry - original poetry, mostly by people in the parish.
  • photos - original photography, mostly in and around cardiff.
  • stories - original prose/fiction by people in the parish.
  • q & a - why fast? what does ‘magnum pietatis opus’ mean? etc.
  • services - times of masses and confessions in the parish.
  • joseph - a short article about our patron, saint joseph.
  • sisters - a little bit about the Sisters of st. joseph of annecy.
  • clergy - a little bit about the clergy in our parish.
  • chaplaincy - information about hospital chaplaincy services.
  • contact - a few ways to contact us.
  • magazine - the magazine page, which changes each week.
  • work - information about parish projects.
  • views - short essays on some interesting topics.
  • fr. chris - regular updates from our parish priest.
  • sisters - news from the sisters of st joseph of annecy.
  • diary - events coming up in the parish and the diocese.
  • girm - short articles on the general instruction of the roman missal.
  • commentary - a commentary on the mass.
  • prayers - prayers useful for occasional liturgies.
  • reflections - reflections useful for various situations.