There is a beautiful little story about a long, tedious train journey, made one Christmas day by some elderly residents of a nursing home who were on their way to a vacation spot. At one station, a young mother with a small child entered the train. The child smiled at all the grim faces around him and began moving from …
Gospel – John 1:1-18 The Word was made flesh, and lived among us In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things came to be, not one thing had its being but through him. All that came to be had life …
νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου, δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ·ὅτι εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου τὸ σωτήριόν σου,ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν,φῶς εἰς αποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ. Latin (Vulgate): Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace:Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuumQuod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum:Lumen ad revelationem gentium, et gloriam …
A service of Carols, Readings and Prayers was held at St Joseph’s, Dundee, this week. Organist Kevin Veal was joined by daughter Mary on her clarsach for a programme of wordless carols. Included in the service of carols, readings and prayers, led by parish priest Fr Gregory Murphy OP, were reflections by St Ambrose and Meister Eckhart OP. The capacity …
Anne Kelly, who visits members of her congregation when they are unwell and unable to attend Mass, was presented the Benemerenti medal by Fr Mark Cassidy at St Mary’s the Immaculate Conception in Lochee. The 81-year-old is so devoted to her church she set up a Facebook account during lockdown to watch weekly Mass livestreams. A small service with Anne’s …
Bishop Stephen Robson attended St Stephen’s Church on the Third Sunday of Advent to share in the parish’s First Holy Communion celebrations and to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation on eight young people. Both celebrations had been delay from earlier in the year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Fr Gregory express a warm welcome to the Bishop Robson and congratulated …
Says Canon Kevin Golden, “This year of course things are rather different: it will be quite some time I guess, before we are able to gather together again freely in such a forum, moving around to share with each other and discuss in smaller groups etc.” Indeed, the Canon’s popular series of talks seemed destined to fall victim to the …
Says Canon Kevin Golden, “This year of course things are rather different: it will be quite some time I guess, before we are able to gather together again freely in such a forum, moving around to share with each other and discuss in smaller groups etc.” Indeed, the Canon’s popular series of talks seemed destined to fall victim to the …