The annual Mass for Married and Engaged Couples is on Wednesday 29 May 2024, 7.15pm, at Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Come and celebrate the gift of marriage, renew your commitment and receive God's blessing upon your love.
Enquiries and requests for special invitations to be posted to couples celebrating significant anniversaries may be sent to vemarriage@staned.org.uk or by calling 0131 334 1693.
This event will throw light on the background and efficacy of the prayers and practices in bringing us closer to God and helping us to live a life of holiness.
From the Holy Rosary, to Eucharistic Adoration, to the simple act of lighting a candle for a loved one, the Catholic tradition is rich in devotional practices.
The main speaker is Fr Kevin Douglas, who will speak on Devotions in the morning. We will also hear from Deacon Paul Brady of Glasgow Archdiocese.
Register here for this FREE event.
The event takes place on Saturday 27 April 2024 at The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB (map below).
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SCHEDULE
Morning
10:30am: Doors open/ tea & coffee
11:00am: Unpacking Catholic Devotions, with Fr Kevin Douglas
11:45am: Choice of sessions led by Catechetical Commission members:
1. Delving into the Divine Mercy: origins and practice of this beautiful and increasingly popular devotion.
2. A Saint for all Seasons: exploring devotion to saints - and how to find the one for you.
12:30pm: Lunch (light lunch provided).*
Afternoon
1:15pm: Talk and Q&A session led by Deacon Paul Brady on Sacramentals: exploring why Catholics use candles, statues, prayer cards, holy medals, rituals and lots more.
2:00pm: There’s Something about Mary: exploring Marian devotion.
2:30pm: Guided devotional prayer in St Margaret’s Chapel: The Divine Mercy followed by a decade of the Rosary and Marian prayers.
3:00pm: End.
This a free event, open to all. There is free parking onsite.
*Free lunch provided (small sandwiches and fruit). If you have food allergies/intolerances please being a packed lunch.
Deeply Devoted is organised by the Catechetics Commission of the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh. Queries: please email Christine Clark at chrissyclark77@aol.com
The Sacred Triduum begins on Thursday. While Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday are not holy days of obligation, all are encouraged to attend these special liturgies in preparation for Easter.
On Holy Thursday, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper is at 7:00pm with Archbishop Cushley, and is followed by a procession with the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose, with watching until Night Prayer at 11:00pm.
Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence which means that all Catholics are obliged to abstain from meat, and all adults between 16 and 65 are obliged to fast. The Passion Liturgy will be held at 3:00pm by Archbishop Cushley. For those who cannot attend, there will be Stations of the Cross at 7:00pm.
On Holy Saturday His Grace will celebrate the Easter Vigil Mass at 7:00pm and 19 catechumens and candidates will be received into Full Communion with the Catholic Church at this Mass.
Summary
Thursday 28 March | 7:00pm Mass of the Lord's Supper.
Friday 29 March | 3:00pm The Passion Liturgy.
Saturday 30 March | 7:00pm Holy Saturday at the Tomb of Christ.
Sunday 31 March | Noon Easter Sunday of the Ressurection of the Lord.
For more details of services and Masses over Easter at St Mary's Cathedral please visit: stmaryscathedral.co.uk/news
The next Mass to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life in the Archdiocese is on Monday 22 April at Our Lady & St Andrew, 63 Stirling Street, Galashiels, TD1 1BS at 6:00pm.
Join Sir James MacMillan, one of the world’s most successful living composers and Scotland’s best known Catholic musician, for a unique talk hosted by Friends of St Mary's Cathedral.
Sir James will explore how chant, as the music of Faith, has influenced the history of music.
Sir James MacMillan: Chant, the music of Faith and its influence on the history of music is a rare opportunity to hear insights from the Cathedral's Patron of Music, and one of the world’s most acclaimed classical music composers.
The event is FREE. Register here: https://bit.ly/StMarysM
Alex Schadenberg is one of the world’s premier opponents of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
With Liam McArthur MSP planning to publish his proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill imminently, Alex will warn of the dangers of Scotland following the example of Canada in legalising assisted suicide and euthanasia.
This 30 minute free webinar is brought to you by Care Not Killing and the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh. Register here.
Join Monsignor Patrick Burke, from St Mary’s Cathedral, to meditate on the Passion of Christ as written in the Gospel of St John.
This Zoom event is at 6:00pm on Palm Sunday (24 March). Join us and start Holy Week in a spirit of reflection.
Register at here.
The Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA) hosts the National Safeguarding Conference on Saturday 16th November 2024. Details to follow. Save the date
Dorothy Day was an iconic twentieth-century Christian Activist in the fields of social justice, workers' rights, non-violence, agricultural reform and advancing the rights of the poor and marginalised.
This event (register here) is an opportunity to learn more about the work and legacy of Dorothy Day. Her grandaughter Martha will speak for 50 minutes and there will be opportunity for questions and discussion, followed by wine and cheese. Kate Hennessy, Martha Hennessy’s sister, will also attend.
Her book, Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty: An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother was the best spiritual writing of 2017 according to the Chicago Tribune. It won a Christopher Award.
Friday 22 March 2024 from 6:00pm – 7.30pm at Christ Church (Episcopal), 6a Morningside Road, Edinburgh EH10 4DD.
This is an external event organised by Christ Church Morningside & Glasgow Catholic Worker. All welcome.