Mass for World Day for Consecrated Life
Join Religious brothers and sisters at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 2 February to celebrate the World Day of Consecrated Life with midday Mass.
It is a chance to meet some of those who live and work in the Archdiocese and to pray for more vocations to the Religious Life.
February Mass in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes
The February Mass in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes will take place at 4:00pm on Sunday 2nd February 2025 in St Cuthbert’s Church, 104 Slateford Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1PT.
Archbishop Cushley will be the principal celebrant. There will be refreshments in the hall afterwards. All welcome!
Mass organised by the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh Lourdes Committee.
This year's pilgrimage is 11-18 July. View the full travel package of flights, transfers, accommodation and insurance via www.edinburgh-lourdes.com/lourdes25
The Rite of Election is the final stage for those being received into the Catholic Church at Easter.
The candidates and catechumens express their sincere and earnest desire to take full part in the Church's sacramental life, confirmed by their godparents and sponsors. Also present will be many of the catechists from across the Archdiocese who will have been teaching them the Catholic faith.
They will become Catholics at Easter Vigil Masses across the Archdiocese on Saturday 19 April. Please keep each of the candidates and catechumens in your prayers.
Mass: Opening of the Holy Year of Jubilee 2025
Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Holy Year of Jubilee for the Catholic Church, an event that takes place once every 25 years.
Archbishop Cushley will solemnly open the Jubilee Year 2025 for the Archdiocese with Holy Mass and the blessing of the Jubilee Cross at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, at midday on Sunday 29 December.
Follow 'Holy Year Scotland 2025' on Facebook and visit www.iubilaeum2025.va for more details about this special year.
Mass for The Feast of the Holy Innocents
Mass of the Holy Innocents' with Archbishop Leo Cushley in St Margaret's Chapel, The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB, followed by drinks and refreshments.
Parking
Free and available on first come, first served basis. Come early to secure your place and follow the directions of the stewards. Metered parking is available outside Gillis on Strathearn Road, Whitehouse Loan and Thirlestane Road.
Bus
Edinburgh's Number 5 bus stops directly outside the The Gillis Centre.
Driving
Postcode for The Gillis Centre is EH9 1BB.
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Mass for the Solemnity of St Andrew
On Saturday 30 November Archbishop Cushley will celebrate the feast day of St Andrew at St Mary's Cathedral at midday.
The relics of our National Patron are preserved in the National Shrine of St Andrew at the Cathedral and they are available for public veneration after Mass (confession also available).
It was Andrew who, famously, brought St Peter to Jesus – this feast day is your opportunity in a special way – to go to Jesus, through Andrew.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa at St Mary's Cathedral
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, will preach at Mass in St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh, at 7:30pm on Sunday 1 December.
This is a unique chance to hear from the man who is the shepherd for Catholics in the Holy Land, to pray for peace and to show solidarity for those suffering due to the conflict.
His visit has been organised by the Scottish Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre and Archbishop Cushley, who is Grand Prior of the Order for Scotland.
Archbishop Cushley will offer Holy Mass for the repose of all the faithful departed who have died in the Archdiocese in the last year, especially those buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery, 49 Mount Vernon Rd, Edinburgh, EH16 6JG.
This will take place on All Souls’ Day, Saturday 2 November, at 10:00am in the Cemetery Chapel.
Catholic Education Week Mass
Archbishop Cushley will be the main celebrant at Mass to mark Catholic Education Week in our Archdiocese.
It takes place at 7:00pm on Tuesday 19 November 2024 at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB.
Refreshments will be served after Mass. There is free parking onsite (overflow car park behind the Church).
Please email Kay Leslie indicating how many staff and students will be attending from your school. kay.leslie@staned.org.uk