In today’s Gospel, a person approaches Jesus and inquires about what one must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus replies that one must follow the commandments of the Law of Moses. The questioner acknowledges that he has observed all of these since childhood. Jesus then says that only one thing is lacking: he must give his possessions to the poor and follow Jesus. The person leaves in sadness, and St. Mark tells us that this is because he had many possessions.

Here are the challenges to us who live in the comparative wealth of a rich country. To follow Jesus, we must put him before all our possessions and follow in his footsteps of devotion to the Father and loving, caring commitment to all our brothers and sisters.

As Christian’s we believe that our faith is one in which each believer is in a personal relationship with Jesus. Just as the Gospel tells us that Jesus loves the man and is sad when he departs, so too, Jesus loves us and is saddened when we are unable or unwilling to follow him. The invite is always there, but we must say Yes to what the Lord asks of us. Our salvation comes from being able to rely completely upon God as Jesus did – let us follow him.

Mass Times

Mass times at St. Teilo’s each weekend are 6pm on Saturday and Sunday evenings and 10am on Sunday morning.

Weekday Mass is celebrated at St. Teilo’s at 10am on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and on Wednesday evening at 7pm.

You are welcome to join us for Mass at the above times online.

Attending Mass

Following a review of the parish procedures for Mass we will no longer be expecting people to register or sign in for Mass.

While it is good that we can ease some of the previous restrictions, you are still asked to be considerate to others and to remain at a reasonable distance from other attendees.

If you are a vulnerable person, printed cards are available at the back of the Church saying, “PLEASE RESPECT THIS SPACE”. You are able to take a number of these cards and place them each side of you to ensure no one encroaches on your safe space.

In the light of Welsh Government guidance face coverings/masks are still to be worn in Church and everyone is encouraged to sanitise their hands on arrival and departure from Church.

Private Prayer

St. Teilo’s is open daily for private prayer from 8am to early evening each weekday and 8am to 7pm on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Please feel free to visit the Lord, present in the Blessed Sacrament, any time you are passing the Church or spend a longer time sitting or kneeling in the Lord’s presence.

In addition, Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place at St. Teilo’s on Wednesday evenings from 5pm to 6:55pm and on Friday mornings from 10.30am to 12.00 noon.

This week’s newsletter can be found here.

Today as we listen to the Gospel of St. Mark we move from the conversations between Jesus and his disciples that have been the focus of the last few Sundays to a return to Jesus’ public ministry and the Pharisees testing Jesus. Today the Pharisees question Jesus about the lawfulness of divorce and Jesus quotes from the Book of Genesis and raises the profile of the love between men and women as they become flesh in marriage.

The final part of today’s Gospel takes up the theme and presents Jesus’ emphasis on the importance of family. In the love between husband and wife and the love that brings forth children. Parents and families become witnesses to the Kingdom of God, to the love of the Father for his people and our love for the Father.

Jesus takes this example even further at the end of the Gospel offering little children as an example of the kind of complete trust and dependence upon God that should be the attitude of all believers. With St. Faustina we prat Jesus I trust in You.

Mass at St. Teilo’s

Mass today will be at 10am and 6pm. There is no need to book to attend Mass. However, face coverings/masks are still required. You are also welcome to join us online.

If attending you still need to record your attendance for the NHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect service. This can be done in one of three ways:

1. Registering for Mass via the online system
2. Using the NHS Track and Trace app and the QR code at the Church Entrance.
3. Writing your name and email or contact number on the sheets at the back of the Church.

Weekday Mass Times

Mass this week is celebrated at St. Teilo’s at 10am on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and on Wednesday evening at 7pm. There is no need to book to attend weekday Mass. Please note that there is no Mass on Monday morning.

Church Open for Private Prayer

We are glad to be able to announce that St. Teilo’s will be open daily for private prayer from 8am to early evening each weekday and 8am to 7pm on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Please feel free to visit the Lord, present in the Blessed Sacrament, any time you are passing the Church.

This week’s newsletter can be found here.

In today’s Gospel, we hear Jesus predict his passion, death, and Resurrection to his disciples. Jesus is acknowledging the danger they will face and is trying to prepare his disciples for it. The gospel tells us that the disciples did not understand what Jesus was saying and were afraid to ask what he meant.

Jesus calls the twelve apostles to explain to them that those who would be first in God’s kingdom must be servants of all. This is a call for all of us who wish to follow Jesus to lay down our desires and offer ourselves to Jesus. To join, as it were, with his prayer in Gethsemane – Your Will, not mine be done.

In talking about little children Jesus says “Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me”. He is teaching his disciples and us that when we serve the least ones among us, we serve Jesus himself. Who are the people without power or status in our society that Jesus is calling us to serve? Jesus teaches that God’s judgment of us will be based on this criterion alone.

Mass at St. Teilo’s

Mass today will be at 10am and 6pm. With rearranged seating arrangements, there is now no need to book to attend Mass. However, face coverings/masks are still required. You are also welcome to join us online.

If you are coming to one of the Sunday Masses, you still need to record your attendance for the NHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect service. This can be done in one of three ways:

1. Registering for Mass via the online system.
2. Using the NHS Track and Trace app and the QR code at the Church Entrance.
3. Writing your name and email or contact number on the sheets at the back of the Church.

Weekday Mass

Mass this week is celebrated at St. Teilo’s at 10am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and on Wednesday evening at 7pm. There is no need to book to attend weekday Mass.

Time for Private Prayer

St. Teilo’s will be open for private prayer on Monday and Friday from Mass time until 5.30pm. You will need either to ‘Check-in’ using the NHS Covid-19 app to log the QR code in the Church porch or to add your name and phone number to the sign in sheet. You are required to sanitise as you enter and leave the Church. You may remove your face covering if you are alone in the Church but if someone else is present you will need to wear your face covering.

This week’s newsletter can be found here.