NEW LECTIONARY: Prepare for Sunday’s Mass
This weekend is the Third Sunday of Advent (8 Dec) and in this video Fr Jamie McMorrin guides us through the Second Reading at Masss help us prepare for Mass and to better understand the new translation of the Lectionary. Join Fr Jamie LIVE each next week on Zoom as he looks ahead to each […]
Christmas Mass Times in the Archdiocese
Here are the Christmas Day and Christmas Vigil Mass times for the Archdiocese. Mass times for Edinburgh – see below list or click here. Mass times for Falkirk & Stirling, click here. Mass times for Fife, click here. Mass times for East Lothian, Midlothian and The Borders, click here. Mass times for West Lothian, click here. […]
Statement: Fr Daniel Doherty
Today (Thursday 12 December) at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, Father Daniel Doherty was sentenced to 16 months in prison following a guilty plea in October to three counts of adult sexual assault. The Archdiocese issued a statement following his guilty plea which can be read below. *** Today (Tuesday 22 October) at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, Father […]
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WATCH: With God, anything is possible
Fr Peter Shankland, of St Francis Xavier’s Church in Falkirk, gave this reflection at the Advent Rosary for Life last night. Join us to pray the Rosary next Monday 9 December 2024 at 7:45pm. Register: bit.ly/adventrosary. Event organised by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland’s Marriage, Family & Life Office, supported by the Archdiocese of St […]
NEW LECTIONARY: Prepare for this Sunday’s Mass
This weekend is the Second Sunday of Advent (8 Dec) and In this video Fr Jamie McMorrin guides us through the First Reading at Masss help us prepare for Mass and to better understand the new translation of the Lectionary. Join Fr Jamie LIVE each next week on Zoom as he looks ahead to each […]
WATCH: Standing for Life and for Truth
Bishop John Keenan of Paisley Diocese gave this reflection at the Advent Rosary for Life last night. Watch the summary video here or below. Join us to pray the Rosary next Monday 9 December 2024 at 7:45pm. Register: bit.ly/adventrosary. Event organised by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland’s Marriage, Family & Life Office, supported by the […]
Cardinal Pizzaballa: pray for peace
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has called for Scotland to pray for peace in the Holy Land. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem preached at Mass in St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh, on Sunday. Guests included First Minister John Swinney; Rev Dr Shaw James Paterson (Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Dr John Armes […]
Scottish MPs reject assisted suicide
A clear majority of Scottish MPs voted against assisted suicide during the debate on the UK Parliament’s Assisted Dying Bill yesterday. The proposed Bill, which applies only to England and Wales, passed its Second Reading at Westminster by a majority of 330 to 275. A majority of Scottish MPs voted against the Bill with 29 voting […]
Stella Maris: Helping seafarers celebrate Christmas
“The ports are at their peak in the run-up to Christmas, meaning even longer working hours for seafarers and shoreside workers,” says Deacon Joe O’Donnell. Joe works for Catholic maritime charity Stella Maris (formerly known as Apostleship of the Sea) as their Senior Area Port Chaplain for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Christmas is a boom […]