Bishops close all Catholic Churches in Scotland 24th March 2020 A statement from the Catholic Bishops of Scotland “The outbreak of Covid 19 virus in Scotland demands from all of us a response which recognises the serious threat to all people, especially the elderly and those with underlying illnesses,...
The Daily Bread, 24th March 2020 Readings: Ezekiel 47:1-9,12; Psalm 45(46):2-3,5-6,8-9ab; John 5:1-3,5-16 It’s the words of the Psalm which today provide us with something strong to hold onto, to take our stand upon, to lift us up from the crippling or paralyzing effects of the current...
The Bishop has now decreed that funerals must be limited to a short service at either the crematorium or graveside with, in attendance, only close family members. This is a particularly difficult measure for grieving families and close friends but, sadly, it is necessary so as to limit as...
Dear Friends Like you, I have just listened to the Prime Minister’s address to the nation. Clearly, we have reached a point where drastic measures are necessary. Certainly, they are necessary to ensure that the NHS is not overloaded. But they are necessary above all as an act of...
To all Millport parishioners: Dear Brothers and Sisters In view of the advice I have been receiving from various quarters, I most regrettably have decided to cancel the hearing of confessions on Thursdays: 26th March, 2nd April and 9th April. I know you will understand. If anyone is...
Dear Sisters and Brothers Barely a week into there being no public Masses, it already feels for ever! I write to let you know I am thinking of you and praying for you very much. We are “going through the mill” of trial and uncertainty and for some...
My dear Friends On Friday 27th March at 6pm, Rome time, which is 5pm our time, Pope Francis will lead prayers in St. Peter’s Square, but totally empty. He invites us all to join him spiritually through the media. The prayers will take place before the exposed Blessed Sacrament....
Dear Friends, You may already know that, at the end of the Angelus last Sunday in Rome, Pope Francis invited all Christians across the globe of whatever denomination to recite the Our Father all together at 12 Noon. I have emailed Largs Churches Together about this. I know it’s...
The Daily Bread, 23rd March 2020. Readings: Isaiah 65:17-21; Psalm 29(30):2,4-6,11-13; John 4:43-54 It is as if the Lord wrote the words of today’s reading by Isaiah’s hand for the precise situation in which the world now finds itself. So, they are worth quoting in...
