12th June 2022
The Sunday Extra Saint David and Saint Mair
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Croeso and welcome. We hope everyone is keeping safe and well. Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Trinity Sunday. The Gospel reading is from John 16:12 - 15 The verses of today's Gospel come near the end of Jesus' long discourse at the Last Supper. In the early part of this discourse, as we saw last week on Pentecost, Jesus offers assurances to the disciples. Even though he must leave the disciples, he tells them that they will have a future because of the help he will send them in the Holy Spirit. In this section he focuses more on the shape of the future, which will include Jesus' victory over the world that they will share in. Reading this passage on Trinity Sunday reinforces our understanding of the unity shared by the members of the Trinity. Although the idea of one God in three persons remains a mystery, we have the assurance that, as Jesus and the Father share all, Jesus and the Spirit share all. We remember in our Mass today the 50 souls of the victims of St Francis Catholic Church in the town of Owo in Nigeria, who were massacred as they attended Sunday Mass. May they rest in peace. Amen. Penwythnos bendithiol i bawb! A blessed weekend to all!
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The Parish of Saint David and Saint Mair is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham. The Parish provides a Christian outreach to local residents and holiday visitors in Tywyn and Machynlleth. It is a focal point for Catholics to meet in fellowship and worship. It has a ministry to support the Faithful through the celebration of the Mass and the Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church. Hoffwn roicroeso cynnes i chi o ran cymuned ein plwyf yma ar lannau gwych Bae Ceredigion. Mae plwyf Dewi Sant gyda Santes Fair, sy’n rhan o esgobaeth gatholig Wrecsam, yn estyn dwylo i ymwelwyr a’r rhai sy’n byw yn Nhywyn a Machynlleth; a ganddo weinidogaeth i gynnal y ffyddloniaid trwy weinyddu’r Offeren a sagrafennau eraill yr Eglwys Gatholig. Hefyd, mae ei ddwy eglwys yn gweithredu fel ganolfannau y mae catholigion yn cymdeithasu ac addoli ynddynt. Saint David Catholic Church, Corbett Avenue, Tywyn, Gwynedd, LL36 0AH Saint Mair Catholic Church, Maengwyn Street, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8EF www.stdavidandstmair.co.uk facebook.com/parishesofstdavidandstmair twitter.com/stdavidandstmair1 instagram.com/stdavidandstmair Parish of Tywyn and Machynlleth Registered as a Charity in England and Wales No 700426 Diocese of Wrexham
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Fr. Michael Rennier-published on 06/06/22|Aleteia Too honest or not honest enough, it's all part of the same problem ...
I’m keeping it real” and “I’m just being honest” are perhaps my least favourite phrases of all time. Ironically, both phrases are less than truthful. For instance, if I manage to utter that phrase to you with a straight face, what it really means is that I’ve just gossiped with you, said something rude, or mistakenly phrased something in an insensitive manner. To cover my tracks, I claim I was “just being honest,” so you shouldn’t be offended. You should thank me for my candour, admire my bravery in telling it like it is. Really, though, all I’ve done is spoken out of turn and used “being honest” as an excuse. Honesty, like all virtues, needs to be tempered by prudence, which means that it’s always exercised wisely according to the situation. This, to be clear, doesn’t mean that sometimes it’s better to lie. But is it ever okay to lie? I do encounter this tendency to lie welling up within me, particularly in parenting. It’s common to find parents who lie to their kids. Tell them if they don’t leave the biscuits alone their teeth will rot and fall out, or that getting a cavity filled won’t hurt at all. We make up little excuses for why Mummy and Daddy indulge in certain bad habits but they cannot, or make up reasons why we can’t read a bedtime story or take them to the park. It’s just easier to make something up than to be honest — particularly when the children are barraging you with a million, relentless questions like Matlock [American TV series] doing a cross-examination. Lying is so easy that we don’t even confine our falsehoods to children. I wonder how often I’ve made up a fake excuse for why I missed a party or couldn’t get together with someone. How many times have I run late and texted that I’m “almost there,” when, in fact, I’m just walking out the door to leave. And then, of course, there are the hypotheticals about what to say when your spouse asks if they’ve gained weight, etc.
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Is there such a thing as being “too honest”?
When I try to pinpoint why I’m so willing to lie, the answer is always because the truth will be inconvenient and lying smooths everything over. Too honest or not honest enough, it’s all part of the same problem, which is how to be prudent — how to tell the truth with love. I often review books over at Dappled Things, and I have a policy to only review books I can honestly say positive things about. It’s very easy to drum up page clicks as a reviewer by trashing an author and then claiming it’s my job to be brutally honest. It’s also easy on the ego, because using honesty as an excuse to attack a writer would put me in the position of an alleged superior raining down judgment. It’s easy. Too easy. That’s the problem. Using honesty as a disguise for cynically saying whatever I want is not challenging, either as a writer or as a moral human being. It takes no artistry and displays a lack of empathetic engagement. I would be a mediocre reviewer if I were to write this way and, personally, I’d rather put in the work to understand what’s lovable about the book, what I can point out that’s good and beautiful about it. An honest heart is a loving heart In the same way, in a relationship, it’s easy to be brutally honest and then wear my rudeness like a merit badge. It’s much harder to find the right way to say what needs saying. It takes patience, empathy, and humility. It also takes the discretion to know when it might be better to say nothing at all. In the end, taking care with how we speak is a far more honest way to communicate than blurting out whatever we want because it’s more balanced. I’ve become convinced that the times I utter the dreaded excuse, “I’m just being honest,” are the times I’ve failed to properly communicate. I’ve said what I did because my empathy is lacking, or I wanted to overshare to prove I’m in the know, or was trying to posture and impress. Honesty shouldn’t offend. We live with other people. Their feelings matter. Author Michael Leviton has a whole article on how he was always a brutally honest person until he noticed that, “Telling the truth felt like singing, but when I started dealing with the world outside, I found that it also made people want to strangle me.” I actually had a similar experience when someone told me once, several years later, that my attitude of, “keeping it real,” during class discussions in college intimidated them and made them hesitant to contribute to the discussion. Hearing that really made me think. Honesty isn’t a higher virtue than love, or any of the other virtues. An honest heart is a loving heart, the very definition of keeping it real. With thanks to Aleteia.org To read the orginal article CLICK HERE
SUNDAY VOICE y 12th JUne 2022
SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY TRINITY - DIVINE OFFICE WEEK THREE
Trinity Sunday The greatest dogma of the Christian faith is the mystery of the Holy Trinity. During the first thousand years of Christianity there was no special feast celebrated in honour of this mystery, but, as Pope Alexander II in 1073 declared, every day of the liturgical year was devoted to the honour and adoration of the Sacred Trinity.1 The Feast of the Holy Trinity now belongs among the great annual festivals of Christianity. Although it is not observed with additional liturgical services outside the Mass, its celebration quickly took root in the hearts and minds of the faithful, and in all countries of Europe popular traditions are closely associated with this feast. SIGN OF THE CROSS — The making of the sign of the cross, which professes faith both in the redemption of Christ and in the Trinity, was practiced from the earliest centuries.In those days Christians made the sign of the cross with three fingers (to represent the Trinity) on their foreheads. The words ("In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost") were added later. POPULAR CELEBRATION — During the late Middle Ages and up to the eighteenth century, the Feast of the Holy Trinity was celebrated with popular manifestations of solemnity, special honour, and joy. A proof of the great devotion to the Trinity was the Holy Trinity Confraternities [communities], which flourished to such a degree during the seventeenth century that they surpassed most of the other similar organizations both in the number of local groups and in membership.2 1.Decret. Quoniam; Latin text in Nilles, II, 460 2.VL, 63 With thanks to catholicculture.org To read the more CLICK HERE Io see the full article CLICK HERE
No couple is safe from breakup, be they a pair of young lovers in the early stages of their relationship, or two spouses long united by the bonds of marriage. False pretexts and self-justifications Because they still can’t clearly see how they feel about each other in the early stages of their relationship, young lovers may resort to this ploy. For example, if one partner gets cold feet and doesn’t wish to commit, they may say: “I really like you too, but right now I must focus on my career” or “I like you, but there is just too much going on in my life right now.” These claims are not outright lies: no poor excuse is completely devoid of truth. But ambiguity can only lead to illusions that both partners may come to regret later on. So, it would be better if they were frank with one another: “I like you, but first we must get to know each other better”. A false pretext can become a part of everyday reality in a life of a married couple. An “I’m so tired” can justify unwillingness to participate in household chores, or deprive one of a much needed evening out or tenderness. It’s not always easy to tell whether it’s a calculated lie or a real thing. The desire to avoid an outright confrontation and guilt for causing pain generally explains our tendency to moderate our language or hold our tongue. But when one spouse decides to leave the marriage and start a new life with someone else, the need for self-justification may become overwhelming. To absolve themselves, they may say: “You no longer have feelings for me. You’ve only stayed with me for the kids.” Their soon-to-be-abandoned spouse, who already feels devastated, is then reproached for being a cold-hearted hypocrite. Being honest about the true reasons that compel one to leave the relationship may lessen the pain and lift the responsibility their partner feels for failing to save the marriage.
The role of honesty in every couple’s relationship
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Edifa-published on 03/04/21|Aleteia No couple is safe from breakup, but being aware of false pretexts is a first step.
How to avoid separation and suspicions? Ultimately, it’s always important to build a relationship based on truth. It’s not always possible to say all we think, but partners must strive to be honest with each other. This calls for faithfulness and trust. It’s such a relief when conflicts are peacefully resolved in a calm discussion about what each partner needs and feels. Christ has taught us: “the truth will set you free” (Jn. 8:32). Nothing great can be gained from lying: no person can be kept perpetually in the dark; sooner or later they become suspicious. As Carl Rogers wrote: “In a long term (and marriage is always long-term) it’s not worth for me to act as if I were not myself.” Denis Sonet With thanks to Aleteia.org To read the original article CLICK HERE Sun of my soul Sun of my soul, thou Saviour Dear, It is not night if thou be near; O may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes. When the soft dews of kindly sleep My wearied eyelids gently steep, Be my last though, how sweeet to rest Forever on my Saviour's breast. John Keble 1792 - 1866 Prayer for Ukraine Gracious God, we pray for the people of Ukraine suffering from war. May they be held in your loving care and protection and given the strength to endure their suffering and hardship. Transform the hearts and minds of those who perpetuate the violence and oppression. Grant wisdom to world leaders in advancing efforts toward peace; may they not be compromised by self-interest and blind indifference. We ask all this through the intercession of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and in the name of your Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen
Parish Diary Sunday 12th June Solemnity of Trinity Sunday Monday 13th June StAnthony of Padua Tuesday 14th June Feria Wednesday 15th June Feria Thursday 16th June St Richard of Chichester Friday 17th June Feria Saturday 18th June Feria
St Anthony of Padua feast day 13th June
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A reflection for Trinity Sunday Why is this feast celebrated at this particular time? It may be interpreted as a finale to all the preceding feasts. All three Persons contributed to and shared in the work of redemption. The Father sent His Son to earth, for "God so loved the world as to give His only-begotten Son." The Father called us to the faith. The Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, became man and died for us. He redeemed us and made us children of God. He ever remains the liturgist par excellence to whom we are united in all sacred functions. After Christ's ascension the Holy Spirit, however, became our Teacher, our Leader, our Guide, our Consoler. On solemn occasions a thanksgiving ‘Te Deum’ rises spontaneously from Christian hearts. The feast of the Most Holy Trinity may well be regarded as the Church's ‘Te Deum’ of gratitude over all the blessings of the Christmas and Easter seasons; for this mystery is a synthesis of Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost. This feast, which falls on the first Sunday after Pentecost, should make us mindful that actually every Sunday is devoted to the honour of the Most Holy Trinity, that every Sunday is sanctified and consecrated to the triune God. Sunday after Sunday we should recall in a spirit of gratitude the gifts which the Blessed Trinity is bestowing upon us. The Father created and predestined us; on the first day of the week, He began the work of creation. The Son redeemed us; Sunday is the "Day of the Lord," the day of His resurrection. The Holy Spirit sanctified us, made us His temple; on Sunday the Holy Spirit descended upon the infant Church. Sunday, therefore, is the day of the Most Holy Trinity. With thanks to catholicculture.org Excerpted from The Church's Year of Grace, Pius Parsch To read the whole article CLICK HERE
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