Catholic Cwmbran: Recent Episodes
Fr Daniel J. Stanton
Weekly homilies from the Catholic Parish of Our Lady of the Angels & St. David, Cwmbran, South Wales.
From the parish of Our Lady & St. David, Cwmbran, South Wales
During the month of November, we remember and pray for those who have gone before us, marked with the sign of faith. During the Service of Memories, we remember especially those parishioners who have died during the past year. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Priest: Fr. Daniel Stanton
Website: www.ourladyoftheangels.org.uk
“Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled”
~ From the Gospel reading ~
Fr. Daniel quotes Pope Benedict XVI during his homily:
“God knocked at Mary’s heart and, having received her ‘yes’, begs to take flesh in her and from her”
“A voice cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight”
~ From the Gospel ~
“Mine is not a kingdom of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my men would have fought to prevent my being surrendered to the Jews”
~ From the Gospel ~
The statement from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, entitled 'Honouring Sunday' can be found here - https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishops-statement-honouring-sunday/
The Art of Accompaniment - Staying Close to the Lord
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away”
~ From the Gospel ~
The Art of Accompaniment - Generosity
“… but she from the little she had has put in everything she possessed, all she had to live on”
~ From the Gospel ~
The Art of Accompaniment - The Call to Holiness
“… all we know is, that when it is revealed we shall be like him because we shall see him as he really is”
~ From the Second Reading ~
The Art of Accompaniment - Healing
“What do you want me to do for you?”
~ From the Gospel ~
The Art of Accompaniment - Service
“For the Son of Man himself did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many”
~ From the Gospel ~
Quotation of Pope Francis noted during homily:
“The value of a person no longer depends on the role they have, the work they do, the money they have in the bank. No, no, no, it does not depend on this. Greatness and success in God’s eyes are measured differently: They are measured by service. Not on what someone has, but on what someone gives.”
Homily Theme: Overcoming the Obstacles (2)
“But Jesus said, You must not stop him: no one who works a miracle in my name is likely to speak evil of me’”
~ From the Gospel ~
Homily Theme: Overcoming the Obstacles (1)
“They said nothing because they had been arguing which of them was the greatest”
~ From the Gospel ~
“Peter spoke up and said to him, ‘You are the Christ.’ And he gave them strict orders not to tell anyone about him”
~ From the Gospel ~
During the homily, Fr. Daniel quotes this from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
“Faith is man’s response to God who reveals himself and gives himself to man, at the same time bringing man a superabundant light as he searches for the ultimate meaning of his life”.
“Then looking up to heaven he sighed; and he said to him, ‘Ephphatha’, that is, ‘Be Opened.’”
~ From the Gospel ~
“… ‘You put aside the command of God to cling to human traditions’. He called the people to him again and said, ‘Listen to me, all of you, and understand…”
~ From the Gospel ~
“After hearing his doctrine many of the followers of Jesus said, ‘This is intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?’…”
~ From the Gospel ~
"The whole point of the Gospel readings over these last few weeks is to draw people to Jesus, to enable an encounter with Him who comes that we may have life, and have to the full. Let us pray for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our parish family; that aridity may give way to a renewal of zeal for the spreading of the Good News".
“… No one can come to me unless he is drawn by the Father who sent me, and I will raise him up on the last day”
~ From the Gospel ~
“Do not work for food that cannot last, but work for food that endures to eternal life”
~ From the Gospel ~
“There is a small boy here with five barley loaves and two fish; but what is that between so many”
~ From the Gospel ~