Solemnoty of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Webmaster • June 5, 2026

Friday is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Mass on the Solemnity will be at 10am. As St. John says in his Gospel (19:33), when Jesus was dying on the cross "one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water." The celebration of the Sacred Heart is associated with the physical wound and the associated sacrifice, the "mystery" of both blood and water pouring from Christ's chest and the devotion God asks from humankind. Pope Pius XII wrote about the Sacred Heart in his 1956 encyclical, Haurietis Aquas (On Devotion To The Sacred Heart). Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is devotion to Jesus Christ Himself, but in the particular ways of meditating on His interior life and on His threefold love: His divine love, His burning love that fed His human will and His sensible love that affects His interior life. We come to the Sacred Heart as those who love Jesus and wish to align our hearts to His. At Mass on Friday, we have the opportunity to renew our dedication to Jesus’s Sacred Heart. The Mass readings and prayers for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus are on page 87 of the Parish Mass Book.

By Webmaster • October 23, 2026
During the month of November, we will pray for the Faithful Departed at Mass every day. We will remember especially those included on the November Dead List in Church. Envelopes and sheets for your family’s Holy Souls’ list and your donation to the priest are available at the back of the Church. They can be handed in to the sacristy, dropped into the presbytery or placed in the collection plate. If you are unable to go to the Church, you can email your list of the deceased to whitchurch@cardiffmenevia.org
By Webmaster • October 23, 2026
Baptism Preparation Course The next Baptism Preparation Course takes place at St. Teilo’s Hall on Monday, November 19th and completes on Monday, November 26 th at 7pm. Both sessions will last around an hour. All those who wish to have their child baptised need to attend the course before the Baptism. For further information and to book a place, please contact Cathy and Mel on catherinehopkins45@gmail.com
By Webmaster • October 23, 2026
RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The RCIA programme continues in the Parish Hall at St. Teilo’s on Wednesday evenings at 6pm. Please come along and discover more. Attendance does not commit you to completing the programme but is designed to allow you to reflect on God’s call for you. (The Parish Hall is accessed from the back of the Church building, between the Church and the Priest’s House.)
By Webmaster • October 23, 2026
Parish Christmas Bazaar The Parish Christmas Bazaar will take place in St. Teilo’s Hall on Saturday, November 14th , 11 am - 1.15pm, and also on Sunday November 15th after mass, entry is free. There will be homemade jams and chutneys, hand kitted items, handmade cards, Piety stall, tombola, Refreshments, and more... (please see the poster below)
By Webmaster • October 23, 2026
Walk and Talk Due to the clocks going back this weekend and the darker nights the Walk and Talk group will meet at the earlier time of 2pm every Wednesday at the Scott Memorial Lighthouse Roath Park. If anybody would like to join the group, please contact Carole on 07747 562847.
By Webmaster • October 23, 2026
Can you bake a cake that would make Mary Berry proud? Whip up a jam that would make Paddington Bear smile? Or create chutneys so delicious that even Santa would come back for seconds? If so, we need YOU! We are looking for kind-hearted parishioners to donate homemade cakes, jams and chutneys for our Christmas Bazaar at St Teilo’s. Every donation, however big or small, will help make our bazaar a success. So, dust off your mixing bowls, warm up those ovens and get those preserving pans bubbling! If your culinary talents are more “stir and hope” than “Bake Off champion”, don't worry — shop-bought donations are welcome too! Every jar, every cake, and every contribution is greatly appreciated.  Please let us know if you can help. Together, we can make this Christmas Bazaar a truly delicious success! Please speak to the welcomers after any Mass
By Webmaster • October 23, 2026
There will be no coffee and tea after Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes on Wednesday 28th October due to the earlier time of Mass.
By Webmaster • October 23, 2026
Please note that Mass on Saturday will be at the earlier time of 8.30am. This is to enable Canon to attend an event in Caerphilly later in the morning. There will be no Saturday Morning Confessions this week.
By Webmaster • October 23, 2026
Please note Mass on Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes will be at the earlier time of 8.30am as Canon has to be at the Annual Safeguarding training for Clergy in All Hallows, Miskin at 9.30am.
By Webmaster • October 23, 2026
The Parish Rosary Prayer Group meets on the last Thursday of each month at 2.00pm in Ty Mair, 19 Heol y Waun CF14 1LB at the junction of Heol Gabriel and College Road. The group members have intercessory prayer, read and discuss the following Sunday's Gospel, pray the Rosary, pray the 3 o'clock prayer and the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and have a cuppa! The next meeting takes place on Thursday, October 29th . All are welcome to attend.