Priests for Scotland

A Life Worth Living

Priests for Scotland

A Life Worth Living

Priests for Scotland

A Life Worth Living

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Consider Priesthood in 2023

Consider Priesthood in 2023

Bishop John Keenan, the bishop of Paisley and President of 'Priests for Scotland', has issued his annual video reflection and invitation to "consider priesthood" this year. He invites us to consider people who inspire us in life, "dreamers" whose vision and whose...

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Vocations Awareness Week 2023

Vocations Awareness Week 2023

10th - 17th September 2023 Vocations: "Shine, Listen & Hope" Each year, the Church in Scotland invites us to reflect on the theme of "vocation", to consider what call God is making to each of us, and how we are responding to it and to consider the various calls...

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Vocations Inserts for Parishes 2023 (Part 2)

Vocations Inserts for Parishes 2023 (Part 2)

Click on the link below for the latest set of "inserts" for parish bulletins, websites and other social media and communication platforms you might use. The texts cover the Sundays and major feasts of the year from Pentecost 2023 to the Solemnity of Christ the King...

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Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti R.I.P.

Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti R.I.P.

After a short illness, the former Archbishop of Glasgow, Archbishop Conti, died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow on Tuesday 8th November 2022 at the age of 88. Born in Elgin, Moray on the 20th March 1934, Archbishop Conti had his primary schooling...

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Vocations Awareness Week 2022

Vocations Awareness Week 2022

11th-18th September 2022 Vocations in the Light of the Eucharist Each year, the Church in Scotland invites us to reflect on the theme of "vocation". We consider what call God is making to each of us, and how we are responding to it and on the various calls to serve...

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Vocations Inserts for Parishes

Vocations Inserts for Parishes

Pentecost to Christ the King 2022 Follow the link below for brief reflections drawn from the Mass readings for each Sunday or feast day through the second half of the liturgical year, beginning on Trinity Sunday (6th June) until Christ the King, the final Sunday of...

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Consider Priesthood in 2023

Consider Priesthood 2022

Bishop John Keenan, the bishop of Paisley whose remit also takes in 'Priests for Scotland', has issued an invitation to "consider priesthood" in 2022. As the whole Church is asked to reflect on the idea of "synodality" and what it means for us, the bishop suggests...

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Getting Back to Mass Again

Getting Back to Mass Again

In a Pastoral Letter to be read in all parishes on the 1st Sunday of Advent (28th November 2021), the Bishops of Scotland are encouraging all the Catholic faithful "to renew their covenant with the Church and her worship".  In March 2020, when the lockdown...

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Covid-19: Emerging from Lockdown

Coronavirus Pandemic

The Bishops of Scotland have issued advice to guide parishes and clergy as they prepare for the gradual re-opening of our churches in line with the Scottish Government's phased approach to ending the "lockdown" occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. This page has some essential information and documents. Visit the Bishops' Conference website for more details (ww.bcos.org.uk)

Jubilee of Mercy

Jubilee of Mercy

Visit the official page of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, which ran from December 2015 until November 2016.

The Roman Missal Scotland

The Roman Missal Scotland

Musical settings of missal texts must receive an imprimatur from the Bishops' Conference in whose territory they first seek to publish. Click above for a Guide for Composers for those who seek to publish such settings for liturgical use in Scotland.

The St Mungo Singers

st mungo singers

The Church seeks the “full, conscious and active participation” by all the faithful in the liturgy, a fundamental aim for all those involved in public worship.