After the Sabbath was over, at dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to visit the tomb… how astonished were they? The Gospel according to St Matthew tells us what happened…
A time for contemplation
Father Jim Walls leads us in seven simple steps into contemplative prayer – including a period of silence which ends with a “Glory be….”
A Good Friday Reflection
from Fr Mike Freyne, St Bernadette’s, Tullibody “Today across the world, millions of Christians will celebrate Good Friday. The day on which Jesus was crucified on the cross. But, you might not feel much like celebrating today. With the world in the grips of crisis, you may feel like God has forsaken you. If so, you’re not alone. As Jesus …
Popule Meus
Dunkeld Diocesan Choir – 1988 Ecce lignum crucis:In quo salus mundi pependit,Venite, adoremus. Popule meus, quid feci tibi?Aut in quo contristavi te?Responde mihi. Quia eduxi te de terra Aegypti,Parasti Crucem Salvatori tuo. Hagios o Theos. Sanctus Deus.Hagios Ischyros. Sanctus Fortis.Hagios Athanatos, eleison himas.Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis. Quia eduxi te per desertumQuadraginta annis,Et manna cibavi te,Et introduxi te in terram satis …
Compline – 8th April
This is an evening when we would normally have gathered at St Andrew’s Cathedral for the Mass of Chrism. This has been postponed until later in the year. Bishop Stephen Robson shares an Evening Reflection and leads us on the Office of Compline on Wednesday 8th April, during Holy Week. You are invited to use the following texts to join …
Church’s fund for Coronavirus mission response
The Scottish Catholic Observer reports: Bishop Stephen Robson has welcomed the announcement that Pope Francis has established an emergency fund in response to the Coronavirus crisis to support ongoing missionary work throughout the world. The Holy Father set up the special fund via the Pontifical Mission Societies—his official charity for overseas mission—of which Missio Scotland is the Scottish branch. The …
Compline – 7th April
Bishop Stephen Robson share his Evening Reflection and leads us in the Office of Compline on Tuesday during Holy Week.
Joseph of Arimathea
Mary O’Duffin reads the concluding part of the Good Friday Gospel.
Good Friday – St John’s Gospel
On Good Friday the whole Church mourns the death of our Saviour. This is traditionally a day of sadness, spent in fasting and prayer. The title for this day varies in different parts of the world: “Holy Friday” for Latin nations, Slavs and Hungarians call it “Great Friday,” in Germany, it is “Friday of Mourning,” and in Norway, it is …