Welcome to
Parish of Wrexham Maelor
„I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.
No one can come to the Father except through me.”
[John 14:6]
Welcome to our parish website here at the Church of St Anne, Wrexham and Our Lady and Welsh Martyrs, Overton, a parish in the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, North Wales. We hope that you will find it useful and enjoy these pages giving a snapshot of a vibrant and active Catholic parish in North Wales.
Sacramental Preparation First Holy Communion Programme 23/24
The Parish First Holy Communion Programme is open to children of families who are members of St Anne Parish and who regularly attend Mass at St. Anne's church Wrexham or Our Lady and the Welsh Martyrs Overton.
Parents wishing to have their child participate in the programme must email Parish of Wrexham Maelor giving details of: Name of child, Date of birth, Date and Place of Baptism, Name of school and year of attendance (children need to be in year 3 at least) and contact details of parents.
It is expected that children on the programme will be attending Sunday Mass regularly.
Emails must be sent to: priestwrexhammaelor@rcdwxm.org.uk
by 22 October 2023 or you can fill the registration form on our website.
We will begins season 3 of The Chosen on Monday 2nd October at 7 pm at the Parish Centre. Refreshments provided. All are welcome.
Season 4 will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland in January 2024 and we want you to be ready.
Prayer for Ukraine
Loving God,
We pray for the people of Ukraine,
for all those suffering or afraid,
that you will be close to them and protect them.
We pray for world leaders,
for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices.
We pray for the world
that in this moment of crisis,
we may reach out in solidarity
to our brothers and sisters in need.
May we walk in your ways
so that peace and justice
become a reality for the people of Ukraine
and for all the world.
Amen.
The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy
How to Recite the Chaplet
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary Rosary beads of five decades.
1. Make the Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
2. Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.
3. Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
4. The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
5. The Eternal Father
Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
6. On the 10 Small Beads of Each Decade
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
7. Repeat for the remaining decades
Saying the "Eternal Father" on the "Our Father" bead and then 10 "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion" on the following "Hail Mary" beads.
8. Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times)
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.