Catholic Parishes of Monmouth & Ross-on-Wye

17/06/2026

Another late posting of parishioners doing a beautiful Lent walk from Tregate to Llanrothal church.

16/06/2026

Apologies again for the late update on the fundraising efforts in the parish. A couple of photos from a recent Skittles night on 24th April.
The President's Charity (The Catenian Association) for this year raised £2939.00, Thanks to all those who contributed and especially the Celtic Collectors who performed on severaloccasions raising money for St David's Hospice. The monies raised from these events will be split between St David's Hospice and Reach Out Monmouthshire. St David's will receive £1875 and Reach Out Monmouthshire £1064.
Well done everyone!

15/06/2026

The Safeguarding Team of the Archdiocese of Cardiff Menevia - Archesgobaeth Caerdydd Mynyw hold monthly drop-in sessions for anyone wishing to speak to them regarding administrative matters, concerns or to generally gain information.
These informal sessions will take place on the 4th Thursday of every month between 11:00a.m. and 1:00p.m. in different locations around the Archdiocese.

The next Safeguarding Cafe will be held in the parish room of St Mary's, Monmouth on Thursday June 25th, 2026 from 11am-1pm

Members of the Archdiocese of Cardiff Menevia - Archesgobaeth Caerdydd Mynyw's Safeguarding Team will be available to speak with you in confidence. For more information, email [email protected].

God our Heavenly Father,
we praise You for every human person,
the centre of Your Creation,
made in Your image and likeness,
and called to eternal life with You.
Forgive all that we have done that is contrary to Your love
for every person,
bless our efforts to protect the dignity of each and every one of your children,
especially those who are most vulnerable,
and to create an environment where everyone
feels safe and cared for,
that we may treat all with love and compassion
in the way that Your Son showed us,
and so reflect Your love in the world.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Mary, our Mother, pray for us

15/06/2026

On 19 April 2026 the Monmouth Wyedean Catenians raised £1048 at their Annual Racenight, held at Whitchurch and Ganarew Village Hall. A massive thanks to all those that came or who contributed by buying Horses and Jockeys. Thanks to Tom Innes of Fingal Rock Wines and Mike and Caroline Hargaden who sponsored the races.

15/06/2026

Very late posting of some lovely walks organised by one of our parishioners

15/05/2026

07/04/2026

During this we pray we may share the joy and hope of the resurrection with all people.

19/03/2026

From Laetare Sunday:

His disciples are with him when Jesus first meets a man who has been blind from birth. The disciples see the poor man sitting there and begging but show themselves quite blind to his misery and also to the power of Jesus. They do not ask their Master to intervene. Instead they treat the blind man, as a good topic for a theological discussion: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” They do not show any feeling for the impoverished, apparently meaningless existence of the poor man. But by the end of the encounter with Jesus, the man born blind has not only received his physical sight but has also come to believe in Jesus and worship him as “Lord.”
Chapter 9 of John’s Gospel presents a scene of universal blindness. There is a man born blind himself. The disciples of Jesus do not see the truth. Some Pharisees are likewise spiritually
blind. At the level of language, the chapter is dominated by words for blindness, eyes and sight. Among all those terms one recurrent phrase, “to open the eyes” suggests a conclusion the evangelist wants his readers to grasp. They can believe themselves to see and presume themselves to have spiritual insight. But it is only when they acknowledge that they are spiritually blind and ask for help that their eyes will be opened by Jesus who is the Light of the world.
Gerald O’Collins SJ

15/03/2026

🚶‍♀️ Parish Walk - Sunday 22nd March

Join us for a walk around Eastnor Deer Park, Ledbury!

📍 Meet: Woodshed Café car park (HR8 1RA) near Eastnor Castle entrance

🕐 Time: 2pm start
🛤️ Route: 2.5 mile accessible track (mainly tarmac, no stiles)
⛰️ Optional: Extra 1 mile climb to the Obelisk for stunning views

💷 Voluntary contributions to CAFOD welcome
🚗 Car park usually busy - please share lifts
💳 Note: Woodshed café is card only

Weather-proof route accessible for all. See you there!

02/03/2026

Six week study course for Lent from Archdiocese of Cardiff Menevia - Archesgobaeth Caerdydd Mynyw - Archbishop Mark O'Toole 🙏👇
https://bit.ly/4084oS9