Welcome to St Wilfrid's Parish in the Heart of Preston
Welcome to St Wilfrid's
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
‘You shall love the Lord your God’
Our readings this Sunday remind us of God’s love and compassion. We are asked to live this out each day in our relations with him and with others.
The First Reading is from the book of Exodus. God tells Moses to teach the Israelites the kind of care they are to show each other as children of God.
The Psalm is a song of praise and thanksgiving to God, who is the only source of our strength. We can express our love for him in our dealings with others.
St Paul, in the Second Reading, praises the Christians in Thessalonica for the way they have responded, in joy, to the Spirit, becoming imitators of Christ.
In the Gospel Jesus answers the question, ‘Which is the greatest commandment?’ The answer is, of course, to love God – with our whole being. Love of our neighbour is inextricable from this.
This week let us, with joy, strive to imitate Christ’s love for us in the smallest details of our motives and actions with regard to others.
(With thanks to St Beuno's Outreach)
ARTWORK
A Mezuzah is found on the doorpost in all Jewish homes and contains the words of the Hebrew 'Shema' - the text taken mostly from Deuteronomy that begins with the words Jesus uses in today's Gospel. Click here to learn more about the Mezuzah.
Welcome
St Wilfrid’s is an active Catholic parish. in the heart of Preston, served by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), with a history going back over 200 years. As Parish Priest I am delighted to welcome you to St Wilfrid’s. This website gives you details of the many activities of our dedicated parishioners as well as the history of this church. Please contact us for more information or if there is anything we can do.
Wishing you every blessing.
Chris Pedley, S.J.
Pope Leo's Prayer Intention for October
Click the image above to play the video
For mental health ministry
Let us pray that the mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illnesses.
Visit the website of Pray With the Pope
Visit the website of Pray As You Go for a reflection on this month's video.
