Our Lady of Walsingham raised to the rank of
Feast
The Vatican has granted permission for Our Lady of
Walsingham to be celebrated as a new Feast in the
dioceses of England, starting this year on 24
September.
Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for
Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments,
wrote to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the
Bishops’ Conference, in response to his request last
year that the Obligatory Memorial of the Blessed Virgin
Mary of Walsingham be raised to the rank of Feast.
Read More….
Three Augustinian Friars are preparing to arrive at
Walsingham. Fr Sunday Ikpe OSA (Prior), Fr Charles
Chimaobi OSA, and Fr Eric Taru OSA, who will each be
ministering at the Shrine and to pilgrims as members of
the Shrine Team from October 2024.
Llay Parish
Wrexham, North Wales
Welcome
Welcome to this Catholic Parish website of St Francis of Assisi Llay, Wrexham, North Wales
We welcome all new members to this Parish community and to this web site with open arms.
There is a great family spirit in this parish and I am sure you will find all the support you will need in
any matter of concern.
Please give our Parish Priest, Canon Bernard Lordan, a call to book baptisms and weddings, and he will
be available to you for any spiritual care you need at any time.
Mass Times -
These are our normal mass times at St Francis of Assisi Llay but may vary so please view main mass times HERE
Mon - Wed - Llay 9.30am, Thur - Llay 7.00pm, Fri - Llay 9.30am, Sat - Llay 6.00pm, Sun - Llay 10.00am
Eucharist Adoration from 3.00pm to 4.00pm every Wednesday and Sunday 3.00pm - 4.00pm - Llay church open for private prayer every day 9.00am to
5.00pm
Vatican reveals theme for 2025 World Day of
Peace
The World Day of Peace is observed
each year on January 1, the
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
Since its establishment in 1967 by
Pope St Paul VI, the Popes have taken the occasion to
offer magisterial reflections in Messages for the day,
dealing with topics such as the United Nations, human
rights, diplomacy, and economic development.
The theme chosen by the Holy Father for the World Day
of Peace for 2025 is, “Forgive us our trespasses: grant
us your peace”, corresponding to “the biblical and
ecclesial understanding of the Jubilee Year”.
Diocese Year of Prayer 2024 and
Jubilee Year 2025 resources
In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year
'Pilgrims of Hope', 2024 has been
designated a Year of Prayer by Pope
Francis, starting this Advent.
There is a particular focus on the Our Father, which
presents us with a great opportunity to go back to the
very basics of prayer. So this week, let us re-focus on
the Our Father, and say the prayer slowly, making a
special effort to attend to the words, and notice if a
word, phrase, or line strikes you and remains in your
heart. Download your weekly Lords Prayer leaflet HERE
for the 5 week Lenten Course “We dare to Say”
The theme for the Fifth session on The Lord’s Prayer
is: 'For the Glory is Ours’. The doxology, used in our
liturgy but not often in personal prayer, is a song of
praise to, and a powerful recognition of, Almighty God.
Download the booklet below for the reflection and
meditation guide. Read More….
Over the coming weeks and months, we will provide
suggestions and resources on how you might begin to
do that. View Resources
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
29 September 2024
The 110th World Day of
Migrants and Refugees is
celebrated on 29 September
2024 - the last Sunday of the
month. The Holy Father has
chosen the theme 'God walks with His people'.
In this message for the day, the Holy Father reminds us
that all of us, God’s people, are migrants on this earth,
on our way to the “true homeland”, the Kingdom of
Heaven.
Migrants are a contemporary icon of this people on a
journey, of the Church on a journey, and at the same
time, it is in them and in all our vulnerable brothers and
sisters that we can encounter the Lord who walks with
us Read More….
Nightingale House Meals Matter
Award winning Caffi Cwtch at Nightingale
House are introducing a NEW frozen and fresh
meal service for collection or to your door
delivery service Monday to Saturday 10am -
4pm.
For more information and pricing please view
their website.
Divine Mercy Chaplet
The only chaplet we have that was dictated by
Jesus Himself; he gave it to his secretary of Divine
Mercy, St. Faustina. The Lord made it clear that
the Chaplet was not just for her, but for the whole
world. Prayed on ordinary rosary beads, we can
pray this chaplet at any time and we can also
make a novena of prayer for any intentions. We
must not change or add any other wording. Follow
this link to the “Divine Mercy Chaplet”
Merger of the Archdiocese of Cardiff and
the Diocese of Menevia
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has decreed the
definitive merging of the Archdiocese of Cardiff
and the Diocese of Menevia, erecting the new
Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia. At the same time
as the merging of the two dioceses, the Holy
Father has appointed the Most Reverend Mark
O’Toole as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Cardiff-
Menevia. We congratulate Archbishop Mark
O’Toole on his appointment as Metropolitan
Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia and keep him and
the people of the new Archdiocese of Cardiff-
Menevia in our prayer.
Eucharistic Adoration & Private Prayer
Wednesday afternoon each week Eucharistic Adoration &
Private Prayer at St Francis of Assisi Llay Catholic Church,
we will be open for Private Prayer with Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament from 3pm - 4pm.
Sunday afternoon Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm - 4.00pm -
Starting with Divine Mercy at 3.00pm.
All Welcome
The Year of Jubilee 2025
The Holy Father has decided that
2025 will be a year of Jubilee,
something which happens every 25
years.
The theme is “Pilgrims of Hope”, and it will be a year of
hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing
effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and a climate crisis.
Preparations for the 2025 Year of Jubilee will begin in
Advent 2023, which will mark the start of a year of prayer.
The Bishops’ Conference will be producing resources for
the preparatory year of prayer, focusing on the Our Father,
as well as resources about Jubilee in the Catholic Church.
For use by parishes, priests, religious, laypeople, and
more, these resources will help guide you as you ready
yourself for this most vital year in the Church’s life.
More info….
Bishop wants shrine to be beacon of hope and
healing for women
The Shrine of St Winefride in
Holywell, North Wales, has been
elevated to the status of a National
Shrine for England and Wales. It’s
one of the oldest places of
pilgrimage in Britain and has an unbroken 1,400-year
tradition of pilgrimage.
The local Catholic bishop, Bishop Peter Brignall of
Wrexham, is delighted the Bishops of England and Wales
have given the shrine this recognition and wants the shrine
to be a beacon of hope and healing for women who have
suffered from violence and abuse in parallel with the
experiences of the saint herself. Read More….
© Llay/Rossett Parish 2023
Days of Prayer
Season of Creation
1 September - 4 October 2024
The Season of Creation is a global ecumenical
celebration of prayer and action to protect our
common home, starting each year on 1 September
and finishing on the feast of St Francis, 4 October.
During this season we are encouraged to pray and
engage in community events in order to deepen our
relationship with God, our neighbour and the earth
we share, being ever more attentive to the cry of
the earth and the cry of the poor More info….
This coming Friday
October 4th – CAFOD’s Harvest Family Fast Day
Daniel, a young man in Democratic Republic of the
Congo, is carving a better future for his family with
carpentry skills he learned in a CAFOD-funded
training centre. Give to CAFOD and you’ll fund
training, tools, equipment and safe spaces so more
people like Daniel can learn new skills and fulfil their
God-given potential. Use the envelope in church or
give online at cafod.org.uk/envelope. Fast on Friday
and give what you save, and perhaps a bit more, in
the Retiring Collection next Sunday. And take a
CAFOD Prayer Card as a reminder.