St Patrick's RC Church
Pentrebane Street, Grangetown, Cardiff
CF11 7LJ
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Grangetown, Cardiff, is part of the Cardiff Deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff.
This Church opened on St Patrick's Day March 17th 1930.
St Patricks RC Primary School is in Lucknow Street, Grangetown
It has close links with the Church.
The school website. http://www.stpatricks-primary.co.uk/
Weekday in the Fourth Week of Eastertide
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Saturday 27th April 2024
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“Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”
In today’s Gospel, Jesus is telling His disciples that if they know Him, they also know His Father. Jesus then tells them that when they see Him, they also see His Father!
Philip then speaks up and asks Jesus to “show” them His Father. Then they will believe in what Jesus is saying! Jesus is deeply disappointed that Philip cannot or will not trust His word. Philip wanted proof. He needed to “see” the Father himself. Then and only then would he believe! Jesus sharply reprimands Philip. He says to Philip: “you have been with me for a very long time, yet you do not believe what I say?”
How often do we ask Jesus for proof? At times, we also want Jesus to send us a sign that clearly He is with us! Then we will “know.” Faith and trust are difficult in our human relationships and perhaps even more so in our relationship with God! At least, with human beings we can see, hear and talk with them. We see their facial expressions and their body language. These alone communicate volumes of information to us.
However, we can neither see Jesus, God nor the Holy Spirit. To “believe” without proof is difficult for most human beings. Jesus desires that we believe and trust without “seeing” Him. We can choose to believe in Jesus and trust in His love and care for us. Or we can wander through life without an anchor, without anyone greater than ourselves to believe in.
Belief and trust in Jesus is challenging, especially during difficult and trying times. At these times, we want and need to have a tangible sense that Jesus is with us. And every once in awhile, we are given a sign of some sort! However, most times we simply have to trust that Jesus is with us. This is not easy. However, when we are able to trust that Jesus is present with us then we do have more strength and hope. These gifts of trust, hope and strength enable us to open our minds and hearts to “seeing” Jesus!
Today may we ask Jesus to grace us with these gifts. Most of all, may we trust Jesus to gift us with all we need. Jesus is present with us every moment of every day, always strengthening and giving us grace! However, we need to be awake and alert to His presence! Otherwise, we will miss Him!
Masses for this week
Saturday 6.30pm
Sunday 10.00am
Monday -No Mass
Tuesday 6.30pm
Wednesday 10.00am
Thursday 10.00am
Friday 10.00am
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After any Mass
Read our Parish Newsletter
April 28th 2024
Mass can also be followed on these links.
Please click on the above image for donations directly to the Parish.
http://www.catholictv.org/masses/catholictv-mass
Daily Mass (On Demand)
https://www.mcnmedia.tv/camera/st-mary-of-the-angels
10.00am Sunday and Daily Mass
https://www.cardiffcathedral.org.uk/#welcome
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From 1882 there have been many Parish Priests and Curates serving in St Patrick's
How many of these names can you remember ?
(Archdiocesan Office)
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