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No 5399 www.sconews.co.uk Friday January 21 2011 | 90p Beatification decree brings joy PAPAL COLLECTIONS Scottish hierarchy welcomes the news that Pope John Paul II is to be Beatified this year By Ian Dunn SENIOR members of the Scottish hierarchy have echoed the Holy Father’s joy following the announcement that Pope John Paul II is to be Beatified on May 1. Pope Benedict XVI said that every- one who knew or admired John Paul II shares his joy over the news that he will Beatify his predecessor on May 1 at a ceremony in St Peter’s Square, an event that is expected to bring two mil- SCOTS CATHOLICS lion pilgrims to Rome. “On May 1, I’ll have the joy of pro- are close to reaching claiming blessed the venerable John the £2 million target to Paul II, my beloved predecessor,” cover the costs of last Pope Benedict said. “All those who knew him, all those who esteemed and year’s Papal visit admired him, cannot help but rejoice with the Church for this event.” Page 3 Scottish joy Cardinal Keith O’Brien, president of the ORDINARIATE BEGINS Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, said he was one of many with a profound appreciation of Pope John Paul II. DECREE ANNOUNCED “Pope John Paul II was a man followed by ordinations known and loved throughout the world,” he said. “I think it is fair to in London of former say that he was deeply appreciated by Anglican bishops as the world’s bishops, so many of whom he had appointed.” Catholic priests The cardinal added that his personal meetings with the late Pope had deep- Page 4 ened his appreciation of His Holiness. “These are bishops whom he loved and had high regard for and who were DISASTER ANNIVERSARY made especially welcome during ad limina visits not just for formal meet- ings but to both relax with him as a group, and at his table for a meal, and to join in the con-celebration of Mass at his private chapel. In this way he revealed something of his real human- ity... leading us ever closer to Christ.” He added that Pope John Paul II’s cause had been building since his death. “I will never forget him appointing me as a cardinal of the Church and the privilege was mine as a cardinal in sharing in his funeral Mass and listen- ing to the cries of the crowds in St santo subito Peter’s Square of (saint- Both Cardinal Keith O’Brien (inset left) and Marie Simon-Pierre, a 48-year-old Another miracle—occurring after hood now),” the cardinal said. Archbishop Mario Conti (inset right) paid French nun diagnosed with Parkinson’s May 1 this year—will have to be Archbishop Mario Conti of Glasgow tribute to the former Holy Father Pope John disease, from which Pope John Paul recognised before John Paul II can be HAITI REPORTS said he was also delighted at the Paul II (main) ahead of his Beatification himself suffered. Canonised. announcement last Friday. INSET PICS: PAUL McSHERRY She said her illness inexplicably dis- In Rome officials are already Cardinal O’Brien with “Most of my time as a bishop was appeared two months after his death preparing for what is expected to be SCIAF at anniversary spent under the Pontificate of Pope down in history with that title.” after she and her fellow nuns prayed to the largest gathering in the eternal city Mass, plus ACN and John Paul II. I was hugely privileged to him. Sr Marie added this week that the since the late Pope died in 2005. The meet him on many occasions and was Beatification late Pope had given her ‘a new birth, a pilgrimage from John Paul’s homeland Mary’s Meals updates always struck by his deep devotion and The Congregation for the Causes of second birth.’ of Poland is expected to be particular- wonderful humanity,” the archbishop Saints published the decree for the Church-appointed doctors agreed ly large. Pope Benedict told the Polish Pages 12-13 said. “I am not alone in having Beatification last Wednesday. The that there was no medical explanation people that he knows their joy is par- described him as ‘John Paul the Great’ announcement of the Beatification for the curing of the nun. ticularly profound at this time. in the years following his death, and I came after Pope Benedict approved a Under normal Church rules a mini- “This news was much awaited by am sure that conviction is shared by decree attributing a miracle to Pope mum five-year waiting period is everyone and in a particular way by millions round the world. I look for- John Paul—who died in 2005 after a observed following a candidate’s death Poles, because John Paul had been ward to the day when he will be num- Papacy of almost 27 years. before the procedure leading to saint- their guide in faith, in truth and in free- bered among that small group of Popes Church officials have said the mira- hood can begin. A month after his death, dom,” he said. in history such as St Leo the Great and cle attributed to the intercession of however, Pope Benedict XVI began St Gregory the Great who have gone Pope John Paul with God concerned Sr the cause for Pope John Paul II. [email protected]

SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT tel 0141 221 4956 fax 0141 221 4546 e-mail [email protected] 2 NEWS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday January 21 2011 Peter’s presentation to Pope recounts a memorable visit

POPE Benedict XVI was Hall, Mr Jennings presented a recently presented with a copy of the book to Dr Alberto copy of the official book Gasbarri, head of the Vatican recording his state visit to delegation which organised the the UK in September by its Apostolic Journey made by author Peter Jennings. Pope Benedict and which took Mr Jennings presented the him to Edinburgh Glasgow, book to the Holy Father (right) London and Birmingham, dur- at the Vatican on December 15, ing Thursday September 16 to following his weekly audience. Sunday 19. The Pope was then presented Francis Campbell, the British with a special prayer card for Ambassador to the Holy See, the Canonisation of Blessed and who has two contributions John Henry Newman, produced in the book, hosted a special by the Catholic Truth Society. reception in Rome on Monday The Holy Father took great December 13 in recognition of interest in the prayer card, look- the book. ing carefully at the reproduction Mr Jennings is press secretary of a photograph signed by to Archbishop Bernard Longley, Cardinal Newman, then aged of Birmingham, and to 82, at the Oratory House on Birmingham Archdiocese, roles March 11, 1883, for a visitor, he also fulfilled under Archbishop and then turned the card over Vincent Nichols during the lat- and studied the prayer. ter’s time as Archbishop of Before the start of the General Birmingham from 2000-2009. Audience, held in the Paul VI PIC: L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO

PIC: EDDIE MAHONEY Carols by candlelight illuminate Christmas at St Bride’s Flowers and a fond farewell from St Patrick’s pupils AN ecumenical Carols by conducted by Fr Kevin Golden Readings were given by Rev AT A special assembly, the ment to Hilda McNaughton. behalf of the children with Candlelight service was and was attended by the minis- Dorothy Anderson, Rev children and staff of St Mrs McNaughton has worked Daniel Harding, primary two, held at St Brides Church, ters and members of the local Donald Fraser and Rev David Patrick’s Primary School, as a cleaner and has been a Maria McCulloch, primary five Monifieth, during the congregations of Monifieth Jamieson of Monifieth Parish New Stevenston, Motherwell, much-loved part of the school and her own grandchildren, Amy Christmas period. Parish Church and Holy Trinity Church and Rev Angela said a fond farewell and for more than 20 years. McNaughton, primary seven and The service (above) was Scottish Episcopal Church. Hughes of Holy Trinity. wished a very happy retire- She is pictured receiving gifts on Ewan Miller, primary six.

Erin Renfrew, a primary three

SPOTLIGHT ON... pupil at St Charles Primary School, Newton, was amongst the winners in the recent Scottish Catholic Observer schools Christmas competition. Erin is pictured, with her win- ning entry, receiving her prize from SCO reporter Martin Dunlop and some of her classmates PIC: DAN McGINTY Friday January 21 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER NEWS 3 Scottish Catholics near Coalition is ‘not religiously literate’ Papal visit target total Motherwell Bishop accuses PM and Government of failing to meet with Church leaders THE generosity of Scottish Catholics means By Ian Dunn intensify given that we have reached the that 90 per cent of the stage in Britain when in a landmark case Church in Scotland’s costs BISHOP Joseph Devine of the High Court in England was asked to for last September’s Papal Motherwell has made a scathing atta- rule on whether experienced Christians visit have now been met. ck on the coalition government and were ‘fit people to adopt or foster chil- Cardinal Keith O’Brien Prime Minster David Cameron, say- dren!’” the bishop says. “Nothing better said he was thrilled that ing they are ‘not religiously literate’ illustrates the times we live in and the parishioners across Scotland and have ‘no reference to religious extent to which the historic Christian had rallied to help the sensibilities.’ identity of Britain is under assault. We Church meet the £2 million Bishop Devine (right), who has had a now have a straight fight between faith bill. long track record of holding politicians to and atheism, morality and amorality, a “I am delighted with the account, said he was driven to criticise culture of life and a culture of death.” news that Scottish Catholics the Prime Minster in a Sunday newspaper have raised £1.8 million by Mr Cameron’s failure to meet with Political problem towards the costs of last Church leaders since taking office. Bishop Devine added that aggressive sec- year’s Papal visit,” he said. “It would appear that his priority up ularism showed there was a ‘major prob- The cardinal added that he until now has been to have an exchange lem of political leadership in Britain’ and believed that the rapid pace of ideas with more liberal and radical rent Coalition Government and its that Christians had to respond to this in which the funds had been minorities, including sexual minorities,” Labour predecessor are effectively saying assertively. raised spoke to the great suc- the bishop says in the article. “Is this the to Christians: ‘Go against your con- “The consciences of millions of peo- cess of the visit. same politician who, when in opposition, sciences or the state will punish you with ple—Christians being overwhelmingly “I am sure that all con- travel for 75,000 people to draped himself in the mantle of marriage all the sanctions of the law,’” the bishop the largest social grouping in the UK— cerned realise that they cer- get to Bellahouston Park and and traditional family values?” writes. “The parliamentary process no are being gravely wounded as aggressive tainly got ‘value for money’ back home,” he said. “We are longer appears to represent the mind of secularism and political correctness inex- both in terms of the spiritual well on the way to covering Secular policies the electorate, nor reflects the moral con- orably displaces the values of value of the Papal visit to say all the costs, which were kept The bishop said Mr Cameron’s reluctance cerns of a substantial majority of the pop- Christianity,” he warns. “Even for people nothing of the economic to a minimum through pru- to meet with religious leaders from the ulation.” of faith and conscience—patience has its input to our country,” he dent budgeting from the out- Church compared unfavourably with the limits. Let me remind them of a para- said. “I would now hope that set and the income generated Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and Papal challenge phrase from Chesterton’s verse: ‘But we our Church will continue to from generosity of the French President Nicholas Sarkozy, and The bishop said that Pope Benedict XVI are the Christians of Britain; and we have develop the spiritual growth people.” represented a continuation of the secular had been wise to raise the issue, when not spoken yet. Smile at us, pay us, pass of our nation following the Unlike the 1982 Papal policies of the previous Labour visiting the UK, that powerful people in us. But do not quite forget.’” visit by Pope Benedict XVI.” visit, Pope Benedict came on Government. this country were working to ‘silence The Prime Minister’s office declined to Peter Kearney, director of a state visit, which meant the “In politics, secularism has sidelined Christians in Britain.’ respond to Bishop Devine’s comments. the Scottish Catholic Media British Government paid the Christian values as irrelevant when creat- “Such direct and public challenges to Office, said that, unlike Pope majority of the costs. ing new laws,” the bishop says. “The cur- our legislators can only be expected to I [email protected] John Paul II’s visit to In documents obtained Scotland, the Church would under the Freedom of not be paying for it over a Information Act, the Treasury long period. said the total budget for the Prison research flags deprivation as key conviction factor “We don’t expect we will four-day visit, excluding be paying off the cost of the policing, was £10 million. By Martin Dunlop statistics for 2008-09 confirmed sor to the Scottish prison service large amount of Catholics that 2010 Papal visit for years to These costs were adminis- 1793 Catholics prisoners, which for the past 12 years, said that have made a name for them- come as was the case in tered by the Foreign and RECENT research has once represents around 23 per cent of when he took up the role the per- selves in a positive sense from 1982,” he said. “Overall, Commonwealth Office, again highlighted the dispro- the total prison population. centage of Catholics in Scottish these areas.” fundraising for the visit has which paid the first portionate number of The research also looks into prisons was almost at 30 per cent. John Deighan, the parliamen- passed the 90 per cent mark £750,000. The remaining Catholics in Scottish prisons religion and the long history of “There is not a case to say tary officer for the Catholic and expected to be complet- £9.25 million was split and raised the question of sectarianism in Scotland. Focu- more Catholics are getting sent Church in Scotland, said the dis- ed soon, certainly by the end equally between the five why so many Catholics con- sing on the complex issue of dis- to jail at this time,” Fr Gowans proportionality of Catholics in of the financial year.” departments deemed by the tinue to live in deprivation in proportionality the research states said. “These numbers are Scottish prisons was an area Mr Kearney also said that Treasury as having policy Scotland. that while this ‘may well correlate decreasing and will continue to ‘worthy of explanation.’ the costs of the visit had been objectives aligned with the The research of Dr Susan to some extent with discrimina- do so.” “Social background does seem kept down through wise allo- government’s aims for the Wiltshire, from the sociology tion fuelled by prejudice, it is not Fr Gowans said that the major- to be a huge factor [in the fig- cation of funds and the gen- Pope’s visit. These depart- and anthropology department at necessarily the result of the infor- ity of prisoners claim to be of no ures] and there seems to be many erosity of the participants. ments were those for energy Glasgow University, drew the mal and day to day practices of religion at all and added that—on of these offenders who seem to “The Scottish part of the and climate change; environ- conclusion that Catholics are dis- the criminal justice system, nor the relationship between dispro- be living in areas of deprivation,” Papal visit cost the Catholic ment, farming and rural proportionately represented in can it be adequately explained by portionality and deprivation— Mr Deighan said. “There are a community in the region of affairs; communities and Scottish jails ‘because of the a single focus on these.’ these figures ‘would be true for few relevant issues, not just of £2 million, which includes local government; education compelling relationship between It goes on to say that there is any denomination.’ religious belief, but also socio- the staging of the Mass in and international develop- deprivation and imprisonment.’ strong evidence that Catholic dis- “We must also remember the logical ones.” Bellahouston and the cost of ment. In 2001 there were approxi- proportionality is ‘primarily a mately 800,000 Catholics (17 per result of the fact that most prison- cent) in the Scottish population, ers come from areas of depriva- with 1621 Catholics (28 per cent) tion and that Catholics in MONTHLY MancuniaMancunia in Scottish prisons. Scotland tend to be concentrated In 2006, whilst the total num- there,’ particularly in the west of DRAW ber of prisoners in Scotland was the country. 7205, 24 per cent of these Fr Brian Gowans, who has claimed to be Catholic. 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First personal ordinariate established Three former Anglicans ordained Pope Benedict XVI clears the way for Anglicans who wish to join the Catholic Church THREE former Anglican out the Catholic Church in bishops were ordained as England and Wales,” the By Martin Dunlop the first Catholic clergy archbishop said. “I assure of the new personal ordi- Keith, as well as Andrew POPE Benedict XVI established the nariate, at a Mass at Burnham and John world’s first personal ordinariate for Westminster Cathedral on Broadhurst, of the continuing groups of Anglicans joining the Saturday. prayers and support of the Catholic Church on Saturday. Pope Benedict XVI sent Bishops’ Conference, as they The Congregation for the Doctrine of the an apostolic blessing to Frs now begin their new ministry Faith has announced the issuing of a Keith Newton—who was within the Catholic Church in Decree of Erection, which officially founds also appointed by the Holy the personal ordinariate.” an ordinariate in England and Wales. Father to be the first leader Fr Newton said he was It will be known as the Personal of the ordinariate—John ‘humbled’ to have been Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, Broadhurst and Andrew chosen by the Holy Father under the protection of Blessed John Burnham, which was read in as the first ordinary of the Henry Newman and the Ordinary, or head, a message from Cardinal personal ordinariate. of the ordinariate will be Fr Keith Newton. William Levada, prefect of “The Catholic Church, Fr Newton is one of three former (Left to right) Fr John Broadhurst, Fr Andrew other in our mission today.” the Congregation for the both here and in Rome, have Anglican bishops who were ordained as Burnham, Archbishop Vincent Nichols, and Fr Archbishop Nichols also spoke in his Doctrine of the Faith, to the given me warm encourage- deacons last Thursday before being Keith Newton homily of his thanks for so many people congregation on Saturday. ment in making this step and ordained as Catholic priests at Westminster PIC: MAZUR/CATHOLICCHURCH.ORG.UK in the Church of England who have “His Holiness asked me to I am grateful for the countless Cathedral on Saturday (see sidebar). ‘recognised your sincerity and integrity in convey to you that he cordial- words and signs of welcome I ly Anglican bishop of Richborough as the making this journey and who have assured ly imparts his apostolic bless- have received from many Cardinal Levada’s message Ordinary of the new group. you of their prayers and good wishes.’ ing upon the ordinandi members of the Catholic At Saturday’s Mass a message from First among these, according to the arch- Andrew Burnham, John Church over recent days,” Fr Cardinal William Levada, prefect of the Unique occasion bishop, was Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop Broadhurst and Keith Newton, who was formerly Congregation for the Doctrine of the Archbishop Vincent Nichols, head of the of Canterbury with his ‘characteristic Newton, together with their Anglican bishop of Faith, was read to the congregation. Bishops’ Conference of England and insight, and generosity of heart and spirit.’ wives and family members Richborough, said. “I hope “It is my fervent hope that, by enabling Wales, was the principal celebrant at and upon all other participants the ordinariate will be a gift what the Holy Father calls ‘a mutual Saturday’s ordination Mass, which he Ecumenical dialogue in this solemn rite,” Cardinal to the Catholic Church and exchange of gifts from our respective described as a ‘unique occasion marking The Vatican said in a statement that the Levada said in his message. that I, together with those spiritual patrimonies,’ the ordinariate of a new step in the life and history of the ‘provision of this new structure is consis- Archbishop Nichols also priests and people who join Our Lady of Walsingham will bring great Catholic Church.’ tent with the commitment to ecumenical spoke positively on the the ordinariate, will be of blessings not only on those directly “Today we thank the Holy Father for dialogue, which continues to be a priority appointment by Pope service to the whole Church.” involved in it, but upon the whole the courageous leadership he gives in for the Catholic Church.’ Benedict of Fr Newton as the In addition to overseeing the Church,” Cardinal Levada said. establishing the first personal ordinari- Members of the ordinariate will be first leader of the ordinariate. Catechetical preparation of the Under the personal ordinariate former ate,” the archbishop said in his homily. fully fledged Catholics and ordinariate “I am confident that Keith first Anglicans to be received Anglicans are able to enter into full “His intentions are clear. It is, as he has priests will be able to celebrate Mass will prove to be a valued into the Catholic Church, the Communion with the Catholic Church said, ‘a prophetic gesture’. It is to con- freely in Catholic churches while member of the Catholic new priests will accompany while preserving elements of their Anglican tribute to the wider goal of visible unity Catholics attending ordinariate Masses Bishops’ Conference and will the clergy preparing for ordi- Liturgical, spiritual and pastoral traditions. between our two churches by helping us will be able to receive Communion there. be warmly welcomed by nation to the Catholic priest- Pope Benedict named newly ordained to know in practice how our patrimonies clergy and Faithful through- hood around Pentecost. Catholic priest Fr Keith Newton, former- of faith and living can strengthen each I [email protected]

Deadline for King James Bible song competition looms THE deadline is approach- Winners, in two categories, ing the Bible was performed event Science and the King ing for a competition to will receive £2000 and a per- by the cathedral choir at James Bible: Influence, conflu- compose an anthem in formance of their composition by Glasgow University Chapel on ence or conflict on April 16. recognition of the 400th the Choir of Westminster Abbey Tuesday evening while a series anniversary celebrations of or the Royal School of Church of six public lectures will run I For competition rules and the King James Bible. Music Millennium Choir. from Tuesday March 1 to further information on choosing The King James Bible Trust Among the many worldwide Thursday May 12 at the Kings a text and to search for all is calling for youth composers events to highlight the anniver- College Conference Centre, upcoming events visit: (under the age of 30) to write sary celebrations are a number Aberdeen. St Mary’s www.kingjamesbibletrust.org. an anthem or a song using text of Scottish gatherings. Cathedral, Edinburgh will also The deadline for competition from the King James Bible. A choral evensong celebrat- play host to the discussion entries is Monday January 31

A key resource for will discuss an appeal with been declared venerable by the Ireland mourns Michaela McAreavey NEWS IN BRIEF Catechesis will be the interac- their legal team. Vatican. tive DVD Become One Body Fr Jordan founded The MOURNERS gathered in they walked behind the hearse. One Spirit in Christ, recently ABORTION PROVIDER SEEKS Society of the Divine Savior, Ireland on Monday for the Her uncle, the Bishop John published by the Bishops’ HOME ABORTIONS an international, religious, con- funeral of Michaela McAreavey of Dromore, had Conference of England and A LEADING UK abortion gregation of priests and broth- McAreavey, who was killed celebrated the wedding and told Wales. Copies can be ordered provider has challenged a law ers in Rome, December 8, last week while on her hon- 300 mourners at the church— from www.catholicchurch.org that restricts the taking of pills 1881. Today the society is eymoon in Mauritius. and many more watching on .uk/missal-dvd for early stage abortions to reg- engaged in apostolic activities Only 19 days after she was video screens outside on istered clinics. in 40 countries. married at St Malachy’s Monday that the recently mar- NEW MISSAL TO BE USED IN GUESTHOUSE OWNERS ARE If the British Pregnancy “The news of Fr Jordan Church, outside Ballygawley, ried couple lived for each other. ENGLAND AND WALES ORDERED TO PAY DAMAGES Advisory Service (BPAS) wins being declared Venerable is a County Tyrone, the body of Ms “Their hopes for the future THE Bishops of England and THE Christian owners of a its case in the High Court it is wonderful affirmation of our McAreavey was taken back for were bound up with each Wales announced this week Cornwall guesthouse who feared women will be able to whole order,” Fr Alex her funeral. other,” Bishop McAreavey that the Order of Mass in the restrict double rooms to mar- have abortions at home. McAllister, vicar provincial Thousands lined the route as said, and added that the entire new English translation of the ried couples have been ordered The charity is arguing that the elect for the Salvatorians in the the funeral cortege made its way country had been shaken by the Roman Missal will be used in to pay £3600 in damages to a UK should move from the cur- UK and Ireland, said. through the countryside with the tragedy. parishes in England and Wales homosexual couple but granted rent law, which was introduced The British Pro-province of hearse flanked by members of “Even those of us who are from September, ahead of its leave to appeal. more than 40 years ago, and be the Salvatorians recently elect- the Tyrone Gaelic football team, older and who have had some expected Advent publication. Judge Andrew Rutherford more in line with countries such ed Scot Fr McAllister, 54, as its managed by Michaela’s father experience of tragedy have Bishop Arthur Roche, bish- ruled this week that it was as France, Sweden and the US next provincial superior. He Mickey Harte. been shaken to the core by what op of Leeds and chairman of unlawful for Peter and and allow women to take the will begin his three-year term The teacher (above) was has happened. the Department for Christian Hazelmary Bull to operate drugs in their family homes. of office on March 22. murdered last week in a hotel “We are still in a state of Life and Worship, said ‘the their policy and deny a double The Society for the Protection Fr McAllister was born in room in Mauritius after she had shock.” new translation (above) is a room to civil partners Martyn of Unborn Children has vowed Edinburgh and educated at St apparently disturbed thieves Ireland’s president Mary great gift to the Church.’ Hall and Steven Preddy. to intervene in the case. Brendan’s College, Bristol. who were robbing her honey- McAleese, deputy first minister From September until The judge ruled that under After his ordination in 1984, he moon apartment. of Northern Ireland Martin December, for three months the Equality Act (Sexual SALVATORIAN ORDER MARKS served as chaplain to the Mr Harte helped support his McGuinness and Cardinal Seán there will be Catchesis in Orientation) Regulations, civil DOUBLE CELEBRATION Salvatorian College in son-in-law, John McAreavey, Brady, primate of the Catholic parishes in England and Wales partnerships must be treated in THE Salvatorian order has Wealdstone. In 1992 he who had married 27-year-old Church in Ireland, were among both on the new translation and the same way as marriage. welcomed the news that its became parish priest of St Michaela on December 30, as mourners at the funeral Mass. on the Mass itself. The guesthouse owners will founder Fr Francis Jordan has Saviour’s, Hertfordshire. Friday January 21 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER NEWS 5

Remembering Rwandan genocide Lentfest keeps growing in strength as part of Holocaust Memorial Day Glasgow Archdiocesan arts festival extends to cathedral reopening and embraces Papal visit themes By Ian Dunn Kigali, and who forges a friendship with Joe (Hugh By Ian Dunn ern story of hope and the triumph of THE Lauriston Jesuit Dancy), a young gap-year God’s redemptive grace in the lives of Centre in Edinburgh has teacher. Together they have to GLASGOW Archdiocese’s arts proj- human beings, which parallels our salva- once again teamed up with confront the limits of their ect AGAP is looking for volunteers to tion history. St Thomas of Aquin’s High courage as they decide whether take part in what looks set to be the It is a more contemporary effort than School to mark Holocaust to stay or leave in the face of biggest and best Lentfest s far. the previous two festival’s plays, which Memorial Day with a spe- the brutal violence.” The Lenten festival is now entering its focused on the life of St Paul and the life cial evening of events. He added that: “In the film fourth year and brings cultural and spiri- of St Jean Vianney. The focus for this year’s we see the impotence and inef- tual events to Glasgow parishes through- “It is a risk as I know some people look event will be Rwanda, and the fectiveness of the UN peace- out Lent. Stephen Callaghan (right), the at the programme and think ‘oh that’s the horrific genocide that took keepers, who get permission to festival’s director said that favourite saint they are doing this year’ but I hope place there in 1994. shoot the dogs which are eat- events, like the music and poetry cafés, it will resonate,” Mr Callaghan said. “It is The evening will be centred ing corpses but are not allowed would be returning but added that there very focused on Glasgow and will have around the screening of the to fire to protect human lives. would be some surprises this year. references people recognise. It does tack- film Shooting Dogs, about the We see the story of ordinary “One thing that will be very different is le some challenging issues but it’s also terrible events that took place people of Rwanda caught up in that the programme will extend beyond got a good sense of humour about it, I in Rwanda, and will be fol- the terror. And through it all Easter for the first time,” he said. “That’s hope!” lowed by a short presentation we encounter the strains placed because we’re going to be involved in a from Jackie Calder, founder of on faith and hope, and the number of events around the re-opening Auditions the Edinburgh based charity extraordinary courage and love of St Andrew’s Cathedral and it made Anyone 16 years old or over, available on Wish For Rwanda. Ms Calder that overcomes fear. sense for that to tie in with the conclusion Monday and Thursday evenings for will speak about the situation “It is a powerful film, from of the festival.” with the redemptive power of Faith in rehearsals and willing to take part in a in present day Rwanda, the Scottish Director Michael The theme of the festival will be as everyday life. touring theatre production of The signs of hope that are there, Caton-Jones, and an important spiritual as ever however and Mr The lead character is Adam McClay, a Turnaround from March 25-April 16, can and the reasons for optimism reminder that Holocaust Callaghan has selected one close to many Glaswegian ‘ned’ with a big chip on his audition. Backstage helpers are required that now exist. Memorial Day has a relevance Catholic Glaswegians’ hearts. shoulder, who thought there was nothing as well as actors. Fr Chris Boles of the beyond even the horror of the “We want to work the theme through the left to live for when he jumped from the Auditions will be held at St Michael’s Lauriston Jesuit Centre said he Nazi death camps.” whole of Lentfest that recalls the Pope’s bridge into the River Clyde. Little did he Church Hall, 1350 Gallowgate, Glasgow, was very happy with the The evening will be held in visit last year,” he said. “And, in particular, know that his life would be rescued by Monday January 24 at 7.30pm. choice of film. the main hall of St Thomas of focus on some of the things the Pope said the sacrifice of a young man, Joshua AGAP is also looking for people to get “Shooting Dogs is a most Aquin’s school, 2-20 Chalmers at Bellahouston about how people of Faith Davidson, a volunteer from the homeless involved in a rereading of the entirety of appropriate film to show on Street, on Thursday January in the church are all one family.” soup kitchen run by the Church. St John’s Gospel to help mark the re- Holocaust Memorial Day, 27, and begins at 7pm. Faced with the guilt of Joshua’s death, opening of St Andrew’s Cathedral. If you especially in the context of Admission is free and all who Festival highlight Adam spends his community service are interested in getting involved or have Christian faith, and taking are over 15 years of age are The AGAP play is always the headline event among the people Joshua knew and, any further questions get in touch on 0141 place, as it does, in a school,” most welcome. Donations on of the festival and has once again been writ- through a series of encounters, comes to 554 1333 or e-mail [email protected]. he said. “The film stars John the night to assist the work of ten by Mr Callaghan this year. realise that even the most broken lives are Hurt, who plays Fr Wish for Rwanda and the Titled The Turnaround, the play deals worth saving. The Turnaround is a mod- I [email protected] Christopher, director of the Lauriston Jesuit Centre will be École Technique Officielle in most welcome.

Mary’s Meals to be joined by special envoy Annie Lennox in Malawi FEAST EVENTS AT ST LUCY’S, NEWS IN BRIEF CHURCH IN CUMBERNAULD THE presiding officer of the A VIGIL Mass will be celebrat- Scottish Parliament was Presiding officer TALK ON THE CURIOUS CASE OF ed at St Lucy’s Church, joined by pupils from St Alex Fergusson THE CHRISTIAN CONSCIENCE Cumbernauld on February Mirin’s Primary School, MSP serves Erin (a AT THE next meeting of the 11—the Feast Day of Our Lady pupil from St Glasgow at the Mary’s Mirin’s Primary Glasgow Circle of the Newman of Lourdes, and also the World Meals warehouse on School, Glasgow) Association there will be a talk Prayer Day for the Sick. Monday as he announced with a meal at the by Julie Clague, of the School Following Mass at 7pm, dur- the news that Scottish singer Glasgow ware- of Critical Studies at Glasgow ing which there will be the Annie Lennox will go to house of Mary’s University, on The Curious annointing of the sick, there Malawi next month in her Meals with her Case of Catholicism’s Christian will be a candlelight procession first visit as special envoy to class mates Eilidh, Conscience. and benediction. The Blessed the Scotland Branch of the Pearce, Daniel, The talk will be at 7.30pm on Sacrament will remain on the Commonwealth Joseph and Joe Thursday January 27 at Turnbull altar until morning Mass at Parliamentary Association. and MSPs Sandra Hall, Glasgow University’s 9.30am. Alex Fergusson MSP and the White, Karen Gillan Catholic Chaplaincy, 15 After benediction there will former Eurythmics singer, who and Maureen Watt Southpark Terrace. be a break for refreshments was awarded an OBE in the alongside Magnus Admission is £3 for non- (hot and cold buffet) and dur- Queen’s New Year honours for MacFarlane- members and refreshments will ing this time St Lucy’s hope to her AIDS charity work, will Barrow of Mary’s be served. have a guest speaker. visit various projects in Meals. (Inset) Malawi with Scottish links Annie Lennox next month, including Mary’s PIC: PAUL Meals projects, schools, feed- McSHERRY ing centres and hospitals. his visit to the warehouse, including many young to introducing Annie Lennox, ALBA TOURS Ms Lennox, whose Sing helped load backpacks filled Malawians. Alex Fergusson and members of Campaign raises funds for with pens and books and other “Set up by a former salmon the Commonwealth Parliam- 01698 262941 women affected by HIV and educational materials donated fisherman, [Magnus entary Association to many of Scottish Based Pilgrimage Specialist AIDS, said the visit was a ‘real from people across Scotland MacFarlane-Barrow] Mary’s the children who have benefited HCPT WEEK IN LOURDES honour.’ S onto a lorry bound for Malawi, Meals is an excellent example from Mary’s Meals in Malawi.’ he added that despite the dis- said an ‘exceptionally strong’ of how Scots have gone out of “We know providing a meal 25 APRIL 7 DAYS LOURDES DIRECT - FULL BOARD IN eases being the country’s main relationship had grown their way to help people in a day in school makes a huge, LOURDES cause of death in adults the between the Scottish and need—and how generous Scots positive difference to a young LOCAL PICK UPS IN GRANGEMOUTH, DENNY, stigma meant many people Malawian parliaments. keep on giving to those less person’s life and it is wonder- GLASGOW AND LANARKSHIRE were too afraid to talk about Mary’s Meals provides more fortunate than themselves,” Mr ful to have the opportunity to the issue or disclose they were than 450,000 poverty and Fergusson said. show our visitors what happens JULY IN LOURDES infected. hunger-stricken school children Mr MacFarlane-Barrow said at one of our overseas proj- 13 JULY 9 DAY LOURDES, NEVERS AND PARIS Mr Fergusson, who, during with a warm meal each day, the charity was ‘looking forward ects,” he said. 24 JULY 7 DAY LOURDES, NEVERS AND ORLEANS AUTUMN MINI CRUISE TO LOURDES Scotland’s ecumenical conference centre set to close by the summer OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAY WEEK SCOTTISH Churches Scottish Churches House, “This has diminished consid- Churches House websites. BASED AT 3* HOTEL PARADIS House, the ecumenical con- which is running at a substantial erably the financial returns Scottish Churches House was FULL DETAILS AND PRICES ON REQUEST ference centre in Dunblane, loss—the house will close on from the house,” a statement founded in 1960 as ‘a place that will be closed this summer, it July 15. from the trustees said. the churches hold in common, and FOR 2011/12 GROUP QUOTATIONS has been announced by the ACTS trustees confirmed that Member churches also from which they develop their LOURDES & OTHER UK/EUROPEAN Action of Churches Together major refurbishment work had endorsed the trustees’ decision ministry and mission together.’ in Scotland (ACTS.) been completed at the house in to invite enquiries and tenders The conference centre occu- DESTINATIONS ACTS trustees and member recent years but that regrettably from organisations who might pies a row of 18th century cot- E-MAIL churches met at an extraordi- ‘since 2008 the global economic wish to lease the Scottish tages which forms the east side [email protected] OR nary general meeting last crisis has had serious repercus- Churches House property on a of the Cathedral square in Member of the Passenger 40 Chestnut Grv Financial Protection CALL NOW ON Monday at which it was sions, including the market for care and maintenance basis, Dunblane, as well as a convert- Scheme Motherwell affirmed that—in light of the conference/retreat house provi- with further information to be ed church hall and adjoining igi 01698 262941 ML1 3JF current financial situation of the sion in the UK.’ found on the ACTS and Scottish buildings on the north side. 6 NEWS FEATURE SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday January 21 2011 The Burning Spirit of Burns in the former USSR NEVILLE KYRKE-SMITH, national director of Aid to the Church in Need (UK), has travelled for more than 20 years to Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Ahead of Burns Night, he reports on Faith, politics and the Scottish celebrations in Russia and Ukraine

T ANDREW is our tator; opposition leaders were arrest- saint and we enjoy ed after the recent election, which Burns Night very failed to meet any criteria for a free much,” was the and fair vote. comment of Dr One Belarusian opposition leader, ‘SAlexei Bodrov in Moscow, Russia. the poet Vladimir Neklyayev, had to Alexei is rector of the St Andrew be hospitalised after being beaten Biblical Theological Institute—an unconscious. But he was then arrest- important catalyst of Christian ecu- ed and carried off wrapped in a blan- menical endeavour and exchange— ket from his hospital bed, whilst his which runs courses and publishes wife was locked in an adjacent room. books. The control of the media, lack of He went on to explain that there are democratic development and the fail- probably more Burns Suppers in ure to control those who pull the Russia than in any other country, out- levers of power leads many western side of Scotland: “This year there will observers to fear what may develop in be Burns Nights in Moscow from parts of Eastern Europe. January 22 to 25 with music, dances, It has to be asked if democracy can poetry, whisky tasting and typical emerge within Vladimir Putin’s Scottish meals... It looks very enjoy- Russia—his KGB past and the self- able!” interests of a Kremlin business elite It is not just having the same patron seem to ride roughshod over human saint, or sharing dark and cold win- rights and freedom. ters—it is presently 44 degrees in Yakutsk, Siberia, which I have visit- Hope for the Church The Fr Werenfried chapel boat, funded by Catholic churches last Easter. The Holy Yet, thanks to a rediscovery of faith ed—that unite the Russians with the Yet, there is some hope thanks to the Aid to the Church in Need, is in port for Spirit Seminary in Lviv, where I stayed there is hope. And in former Soviet Scots. Church. The Russian Orthodox the winter. (Inset) Robern Burns last year, is itself also a witness to the Russia, where God was for so long There has always been a fascinat- Church suffered and was also com- Resurrection—with two hundred semi- denied, maybe the following verses ing draw between these two worlds. promised in many ways during Soviet narians studying in this Ukrainian of Burns’ Epistle to a Young Friend This was shown in the communist times, but the Orthodox Church has Greek Catholic seminary built thanks to might be read at Burns Suppers next workers who idealistically went to grown dramatically in recent years. after ACN’s founder—is carrying the the support of the benefactors of Aid to week: help in Soviet Russia in the early 20th For example, the number of parish- relics of eight saints from the time of the Church in Need. Century and in the fascination with es in Moscow has increased dramati- the undivided Church of the first mil- Indeed, there are now more than The great Creator to revere Russian literature and poetry. cally since Soviet times; there used to lennium. 1000 Catholic seminarians and novices Must sure become the creature; Burns’ works as ‘the people’s poet’ be 40 parishes and there are now 400 This ecumenical voyage began last in the whole of Ukraine. And in one But still the preaching cant forbear, were translated in Russian and his for 10 million inhabitants. September, as the boat set sail along parish I visited 3000 young people are And ev’n the rigid feature: works are still taught in schools. Members of Patriarch Kirill’s fam- the Volga River for the Liturgy to be catechised per annum. Yet ne’er with wits profane to range Now, Intourist, the former Soviet ily suffered and died in the soviet celebrated and for the relics given by This is a true revival of faith, after Be complaisance extended; travel agency, even runs international Gulag prison camps at Solovki—and the Catholic Church to be venerated. the terrible years of Soviet persecution An atheist laugh’s a poor exchange Burns Night tours to Moscow and he is very firm on Stalin’s Terror This project received the blessing when hundreds of thousands of For deity offended. Kiev—days to remember… or per- when millions died, refusing to of both the Russian Orthodox Christians died for their faith or were haps not. accept the rewriting of history to rein- Patriarch and the Catholic Apostolic exiled to Siberia. When ranting round in Pleasure's state Stalin as a national hero, even Nuncio. An Orthodox priest is on Sr Luisa, who oversees the catechet- ring, Reality in Russia today calling some of Stalin’s actions ‘a board at all times, to celebrate the ical work based at the Ukrainian Religion may be blinded; What is the reality in Russia and parts crime against humanity.’ Divine Liturgy in the boat’s chapel, Catholic University, expressed thanks Or if she gie a random sting, of the former Soviet Union today? It is hoped that the Orthodox dedicated to St Vladimir, who bap- echoed in so many parts of Eastern It may be little minded; There are real worries about human Church—and indeed the Catholic tised Russia. Europe: “Thank you—for Aid to the But when on Life we’re tempest-dri- rights issues and the freedom of the Church— can help to build civil Church in Need has helped us that we v’n — press, as seen in the recent re-trial of society. Christian revival in may build the living Church. We work A conscience but a canker— Mikhail Khordovsky and the arrest of Just at the moment, one ecumenical the Ukraine with your help so that our children may A correspondence fix’d wi’ Heav’n protesters. Human rights activists and endeavour is frozen—literally frozen Elsewhere in Eastern Europe, in grow in faith.” Is sure a noble anchor! journalists have been murdered in in port—as the chapel boat, funded by Ukraine, the Christian Faith has The dark clouds of history cast long recent years. Aid to the Church in Need is in port revived and grown to such an extent shadows across much of political and I To support the work on ACN, visit In Belarus the authoritarian for the winter. that more than half of all Ukrainians religious life in Eastern Europe. The http://www.acnuk.org or call 020 President Lukashenko acts like a dic- The boat—called ‘Fr Werenfried’ went to the Liturgy in Orthodox and past seems to haunt the present. 8642 8668 or 01698 337 470

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Retired headteacher Anne delighted to be all at sea By Hugh Dougherty and here I am.” As the first qualified and THE recently retired head experienced teacher to hold an teacher of St Anne’s education officer post in any of Primary School, Annbank, Scotland’s industrial heritage Pupils rise to the charity challenge in South Ayrshire, is chart- museums, Ms Clark has already ing new waters for the charted new waters at Irvine by Enterprising schoolchildren at St Vincent’s Primary, East Kilbride raise over £4000 for the poor Scottish Maritime Museum taking the museum to schools at Irvine as its first educa- and she has become a firm By Martin Dunlop would be ‘to think outside the box’ and— Some of the enterprising pupils from St Vincent’s tion officer. favourite in classrooms with noticing spare apples from a PTA Primary School in East Kilbride who managed to Anne Clark (above), a parish- items such as her welder’s mask, BUDDING entrepreneurs from St fundraiser—decided to make and sell raise over £4000 for the WildHearts in Action ioner of St Paul’s, Ayr, has taken rivets, as well as her pirate pup- Vincent’s Primary School in East chocolate apples within the school. charity PIC: DAN McGINTY up the newly-created post as pets for younger pupils. Kilbride have raised more than An initial profit of £55 was made, which the museum celebrates its 20th “With the Curriculum for £4000 for a charity that helps people led to the purchase of more ingredients and “We all got a boost from it as well and anniversary, and aims to take its Excellence well-established, living in poverty in Western Africa. the sale of more chocolate apples to their I think we have seen some future busi- salty tales of the sea into schools, pupils are doing a great deal of A series of sound investments from the counterparts at neighbouring Crosshouse ness leaders at St Vincent’s.” colleges, universities and the research and we have excellent young pupils has led to them winning the Primary School, who were visiting St community, including church resources to cover everything micro-tyco challenge—a project to raise Vincent’s for a special assembly. Prizes and praise groups of all denominations. from English, through technolo- money for the WildHearts in Action char- A series of further fundraising activi- As a result of their supreme fundraising A graduate of the former gy and even religious educa- ity, founded by East Kilbride man Mick ties were quickly arranged by the young- efforts the pupils will be awarded with a Notre Dame College of tion,” she said. “But I know that Jackson. sters, who managed to raise almost £1000 prize at Glasgow’s Blythswood Hotel on Education, Ms Clark began her some schools are finding it hard Following a visit to St Vincent’s by Mr in one evening by selling CDs, books, Monday (January 24). 27-year-long teaching career in to finance trips to the museum, Jackson—at which he spoke to pupils on games, handmade cards and home baking Speaking before the award, the six girls 1974 at St Helen’s in so I now travel out to them and the difficulties faced by those in poverty at a parents’ evening. who began the project reflected with Cumbernauld before spending I’m having an authentic, repli- and how his charity uses micro finance to To further increase their burgeoning prof- fondness on all the hard work undertaken several years in St Cuthbert’s ca, tool box made by museum lend money to women in Western Africa to its the pupils decided to write to local and by St Vincent’s and were full of praise for in Maybole and then moving technical staff to carry my tools help them start their own businesses—a national companies to explain their project Mr Jackson’s inspiring talk. as head to St Anne’s. of the trade.” group of primary seven girls were inspired and ask them for potential raffle prizes. Astrid Corkill commented that the “I had just taken early retire- “We’re delighted to have to do what they could to help out. Amongst the responses the youngsters most memorable experience of the proj- ment last year, when I saw this Anna on board as our first edu- were delighted to hear from John ect was the whole aspect of ‘working new job advertised,” the 58- cation officer,” David Mann, Pushing for profits McGuire, managing director of Phoenix together for a good cause.’ year-old mother of three grown Scottish Maritime Museum Towards the end of last term Robyn Car Company, who agreed to take a St Vincent’s staff noticed the pupils up children said. “I think that operations manager said. “I Conlan, Bethan Malley, Olivia Beaton, pound from the school and auction a car gaining valuable lifelong skills as their my husband and several teach- know she’ll do a great job of Stephanie Devine, Astrid Corkill and in the name of St Vincent’s. A group of 11 project grew and grew including leader- ing friends thought I was mad taking the museum into schools Amna Assed attended a meeting at South pupils attended the car auction and were ship, communication and co-operation. taking it on at this stage in life, thanks to her experience and the Lanarkshire Council headquarters in ecstatic to witness their car being auc- “The entire St Vincent's school commu- but I love history and, to be lifetime dedication to children Hamilton to receive £1 from Mr tioned for £1200. Many of Mr McGuire’s nity has supported this very worthwhile honest, I was missing the and young people that she brings Jackson’s charity and were informed they colleagues were also delighted to take enterprise challenge to raise funds for children in school, so I applied with her to this vital new post.” would have a month to make as large a part in the fundraising and raised money WildHearts in Action,” Eileen Tompkins, profit as possible. for WildHearts in Action through a num- St Vincent’s, acting headteacher, said. “It The girls reported the challenge back ber of various activities. has been a positive experience for all who also sang at the Papal Mass to their classmates and were met with “All the children were fantastic and involved and highlighted the ‘business SCHOOLS IN BRIEF at Bellahouston Park in ‘overwhelming enthusiasm,’ with each very inspirational,” Mr McGuire said. “We genius and creativity’ of the pupils September. pupil eager to take up the challenge and all thought it was fantastic for them to take involved and the generosity and ‘can do’ TEACHERS SEEK TO PUT THE play their part in helping those less fortu- the initiative to write to us and I was very culture that we foster in our school.” FAITH INTO ACTION LAB IN A LORRY HELPS PUPILS nate than themselves. pleased that my staff all bought into the THE Catholic depute head- WITH APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE The pupils decided the best approach project and raised money for them. I [email protected] teachers of Scotland are holding A MOBILE science laboratory their annual conference at the rolled its way into St David’s Conforti Institute, Coatbridge High School, Dalkeith at the today. beginning of the week to The theme of the conference inspire the next generation of is Faith in Action and will be young scientists. chaired by Laurie Byrne, The Lab in a Lorry project headteacher of St Maurice’s gives young people aged 11- Pupils from Our Lady’s High High School, Cumbernauld 14 the opportunity to explore School, Cumbernauld, excelled and will feature a talk from science through open-ended in an art competition run by SPOTLIGHT ON... Tony Begley, former senior experiments based on topics Glasgow Archdiocese to depute headteacher at such as climate change and commemorate the visit of Pope Holyrood Secondary School, energy sources. Benedict XVI to the UK in Glasgow, who is now educa- Each lorry is fitted with three September last year. Our Lady’s tion coordinator for Mary’s distinct lab areas where groups pupil Hannah Harkins won the Meals charity. can learn through fun experi- senior prize in the Heart Speaks Music at the Mass will ments. The programme is unto Heart competition and be performed by pupils from delivered by practising scien- received her award at a Mass Taylor High School, Motherwell tists and engineers. for the Artistic community at St Michael’s Church, Parkhead, home of the Glasgow Archdiocesan Arts Project, before the Christmas Do you have a schools story for holidays. Hannah’s fellow pupils us here at the Scottish Catholic Emma McInally, Sarah Gunn and Stacey Hourigan also Observer? You can call us on received highly commended 0141 221 4956 or send our awards in the senior category. The proud pupils are pictured schools editor Martin Dunlop an alongside Our Lady’s e-mail: [email protected] headteacher Michael Currie. 8 COMMENT SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday January 21 2011 Sectarianism cannot be willed away PROFESSOR EMERITUS PATRICK REILLY calls for recognition of and action on anti-Catholicism in Scottish society ahead of speaking on the subject at the Scottish Catholic Media Office discussion next week

ANE Austen, that most discern- ing of moralists, said that we reveal ourselves in trifles: it is in the small things we give our- selves away. Hence my justifi- cationJ for beginning with football. George Orewell wrote an article on boys’ weeklies, not because of the instrinsic merit of these productions but because of the light they shone upon the society that produced them— the meanest door may open upon unex- pected riches. Three years ago UEFA (the govern- ing body of European football) issued a statement from its headquarters at Nijon in Switzerland defending its unbelievably lenient treatment of Glasgow Rangers for a series of sectar- ian riots by the its supporters in various cities in Catholic Europe. It would be harsh, said UEFA, to punish one team for the faults of a whole nation. Scotland, as UEFA sees it, is historical- ly and culturally an anti-Catholic coun- try and Rangers exemplifies this characteristic in an unpalatably overt way. No authoritative voice from with- in Scotland contested this judgement. Relief was the prevailing emotion. Silence was accepted as the necessary price for staving off possible expulsion from European football. Swallow the insult. Better a humiliating excuse than no excuse at all. Does Scotland have a right to feel outrage at this view from Nijon? Is the nation being maligned? Certainly, many people throughout the land will feel justifiably aggrieved at the verdict. Yet the undeniable fact is that for An anti-sectarian poster is held above describe Jason Campbell as a freak, a disease when they themselves are, in exiled people and to the heroic endeav- almost a century our foremost football umbrellas at a rally in the 1990s. We still completely isolated, atypical psy- effect, its agents. So close the schools ours of the teachers, lay and religious club pursued a blatantly anti-Catholic have much to learn chopath, in no way related to the soci- down, and watch the land become who staffed them but also, it needs say- policy without a single remonstrating ety of which he was a member. But overnight a haven of peace and harmo- ing, to an enlightened and tolerant soci- word from any authoritative body— such an attitude problem provides no ny. The conclusion is the same even ety that did not, in the end, outlaw their sporting political, educational, legal, or defence against future repetition. when the arguments are completely existence. Among our best friends and religious—in the land. If, as the legal conflicting views at one and the same contradictory. One might as well blame allies—it would have amazed our maxim says, silence implies consent, time. There is no sectarianism in his thing of darkness I Alexander Graham Bell for obscene ancestors—Scottish Catholics can now then the nation has a case to answer. Scotland, but what a colossal blunder acknowledge mine.” The telephone calls or the cod in the cod number fellow Christians, including Nevertheless, within Scotland denial it was to let ‘ithers’ all over the world ‘Twords are those of Prospero war. It is always wise to put the horse that same Church of Scotland which still prevails. see it on television. at the close of The Tempest as he before the cart. It was not separate once petitioned annually for their Or consider the strikingly divergent accepts responsibility for the monster schools that caused bigotry, but bigotry expulsion. At Bellahouston in 1982 ‘O wad some Power the giffie gie us, reactions of our liberal intelligensia to Caliban. Scottish society, by contrast, that caused separate schools. John Paul II invited our separated to see oursels as ithers see us. It wad the killing of the black teenager still continues to deny any responsibil- It is true that the old, disgraceful, brethren to join us in our common pil- frae monie a blunder free us an’ fool- Stephen Lawrence in London and the ity for the monsters it produces. The anti-Catholic discrimination in employ- grimage towards the same home. That ish notion.’ killing of the schoolboy Mark Scott at trouble is that there is no authenticated ment is now, thankfully, a thing of the such an invitation was made and, even Bridgeton Cross. Anyone daring to example in medical history of a patient past. Is it nitpicking and captious to more remarkably, that it was not at once The advice of our greatest national describe the Lawrence murder as an recovering from an illness by refusing point out that it was a shamefully long disdainfully spurned, is proof of the dis- poet is resolutely ignored. The last isolated, one-off event, unrelated to to admit that he is ill. This is as true of time in disappearing? Professor Tom tance we have traveled. For now we thing we want is to ‘see oursels as ithers certain sinister developments in UK sectarianism as it is of racism. Devine tells us that the Irish who went know that what unites us is infinitely see us.’ Our critics abroad are fools, our Society, would have risked accusation A similar denial and doublethink are to the United States after the Great more important than what divides us. critics at home paranoid malcontents. of being complicit with the noxious evident in the tediously incessant Hunger encountered an even fiercer There are, regrettably, still pockets, Yet who can forget the death of racism that destroyed him. It was gen- debate about separate Catholic schools. hostility than those who came to plague spots, where old hatred persists, Pope John Paul II being greeted at erally recognised that he died because It has nothing to do with education, Scotland. Yet by 1901 Irish Americans but these are increasingly inhabited by certain football grounds in Scotland of the colour of his skin and that his everything to do with ideology. The had achieved what the economists and Rip Van Winkles who have slept with a veritable tsunami of abuse and death arguably indicated the presence greater the achievements of these sociologists call occupational parity through the changes and are oblivious vituperation? (In England it passed of dark forces within English society. schools, the more strident grows the with every other group in their new to a transformed world. They are no with scarcely a mumur). Some com- He was not murdered by some random clamour of their abolition. Here, too, homeland. In sharp contrast, the ‘Irish longer significant. Their day is over mentators proposed that the real pack of psychopaths representing no the contradictions in the argument for Scots’—is it significant that no such and their sun has set. All the more rea- offence lay not with those who bel- one but themselves. Mark Scott just as closure are glaring. One argument is designation exists in everyday parl- son for exposing their attempts to per- lowed the obscenities, but with those surely died because of the colour of his that for Catholics to preserve these ance?—needed another century before petuate a discredited past, continuing misguided souls who, in so foolishly scarf, but, in this case, we are instruct- schools in order to protect their religion they caught up with their transatlantic to be actively sectarian while strenu- organising the minute’s silence, prac- ed not to regard this death as in any is as senselessly anachronistic as to cousins; not until 2001 was occupation- ously denying that sectarianism exists. tically invited the debacle. Surely any- way indicative of dark forces within continue to keep watch on the Clyde al parity attained among us, and this For it does and it will not simply go one living in Scotland could not have Scottish society. No explanation is for Viking raiders. There is no sectari- despite the better start in contract to away because we refuse to admit it. failed to anticipate what was bound to offered as to why one murder is socio- an hostility in Scotland, therefore these those who sailed west. happen. Yet here is the paradox. The logically significant, exposing a schools are totally redundant. Close I Professor Patrick Reilly and Peter very people who said this were per- national problem that demands a solu- them down. A second argument, how- nd yet it is not all gloom; there Kearney will talk on the theme Anti- fectly capable of saying in the next tion, while the other is dismissed as an ever, is that we do have a sectarian is much to gladden the heart on Catholicism in Scotland: different breath that there is no sectarian prob- individual aberration, tragic and regret- problem and that Catholics are too Awhat is happening in Scotland ages, different forms, same victim? lem in Scotland. It is a perfect illustra- table no doubt, but calling for nothing blame for so perversely and divisively today. Our schools still stand, and this on Friday January 28, 2011, 2pm, tion of Orwell’s description of more than a punishment of the lone clinging to their perniciously separate is a tribute, not only to the epic Turnbull Hall, Catholic Chaplaincy, doublethink: the ability to hold totally culprit. Clearly it is uncomfortable to schools. Catholics pose as victims of a endurance of a once dispossessed, Glasgow University.

What do you think of PROFESSOR REILLY’S comments on sectarianism? Send your points of view to the SCO Write to Letters, SCO, 19 Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 6BT Or e-mail [email protected] Friday January 21 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER COMMENT 9 May the peace of Christ be with us all MARGARET LONG encourages us all to take the initiative during the coming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and embrace Pope Benedict XVI’s recent message to Scottish Christians to ‘walk hand in hand’ AY the peace of Christ joy and gratitude when we ‘enter into’ some- disturb you all’….that’s one else’s world. how the Sunday homily ended. What seemed a hile the peace of Christ disturbs me ‘let down’ after the and I continue my inner turmoil of inspirational‘M thoughts which preceded it, Wresponding or not as the case may turned out to be the real ‘truth.’ For what is be, I understand in a more profound way what the Word of God if not that which ‘judges the the Christmas message has to do with my life. intentions and thoughts of the heart’ (Heb God becomes a human being, becomes like 4,12) thereby moving us into action. me, enters into my reality. I can chose to live a This all came back to me when I saw the similar lifestyle and ‘enter into’ the reality of theme suggested for the Week of Prayer for each person I encounter, and in this Week of Christian Unity—All things in Common. Since Prayer for Christian Unity, into the life of each 1968 responsibility for promoting the Week of church I draw close to. Putting aside my own Prayer for Christian Unity has been shared joint- tradition to enter completely into that of anoth- ly by the Faith and Order Commis-sion of the er helps me to go beyond the differences that World Council of Churches and the Pontifical can build up walls and discover the true mean- Council for Promoting Christian Unity in Rome. ing of our differences. Each year they invite a local church to choose a When someone says ‘that’s not my tradition’ theme and to prepare worship materials to cele- rather than reacting negatively, assuming they brate the Church Unity Octave. This year the are ‘getting at me,’ I can accept the invitation to churches in Jerusalem are encouraging us to try and understand where the other person is recall and celebrate the common life of the early coming from so as to appreciate even more the Christian church—prayer, the breaking of bread, richness of Christianity. faithfulness to the apostles teaching and fellow- In the interview which makes up the book ship as described in Acts 2, 42-47. For the Crossing the Threshold of the Third Millennium, Christians in Jerusalem it was a tough experi- Pope John Paul II was asked about the ‘scandal’ ence because it brought to light how things are of Christianity with its many churches. There so very different today and yet they express their were two ways of looking at the situation and hope and take up the challenge to reach for look closely at His life we can denote certain unjust Mt 5,45 indicates the ‘inclusivity’ of the positive one was: “Could it not be that these greater unity. characteristics which if lived by all might God’s love. There can be no room for selec- divisions have also been a path continually lead- United as we all are by the Spirit of Christ, bring about ‘all in common.’ tion—I will reach out to this person, but not ing the Church to discover the untold wealth this unity cannot but be reflected in our lives. It is interesting to note that ‘while we were that one. This person is ‘cool’ that one is not contained in Christ’s Gospel and in the redemp- If we look to the early Christian community still sinners, God sent His Son’ Rom 5,8, or put so cool. This church is on the same wave- tion accomplished by Christ? Perhaps all this and the accounts we read in the Acts of the in another way, God took the initiative. What a length, that one is not. The ‘disturbing’ peace wealth would not have come to light otherwise.” Apostles, we note the unity of heart and mind challenge it can be to adapt such a style of life. of Christ could actually be trying to widen our At Bellahouston in September, Pope which led to having ‘all in common’,’ which How often have I said: ‘Well I did it the last horizons to recognise the spirit of God moving Benedict XVI noted how much had happened is the theme for Unity Week. When our unity time, it’s their turn now!’ or ‘I’ll wait and see in many different places and this Week of since his predecessor had encouraged us to is genuine we cannot permit some people to be what they do!’ Yet, taking the initiative intro- Prayer for Christian Unity might just be the ‘walk hand in hand.’ But it is not a case of ‘sit- in need while others have an abundance. duces a new dynamic in all relationships and it moment to step outside my ‘comfort zone’ and ting on our laurels’, rather we need to take up Goods, however, do not move of themselves, can be particularly noteworthy in inter-church approach members of another church, a church the challenge, especially during this Week of hearts are needed to move things around. That life. Nothing happens ‘ecumenically’ in my area! I am not too familiar with, in order to extend a Prayer for Christian Unity and give thanks to unity of heart which only the spirit of Christ Have I ever thought to suggest it myself? Have I hand of friendship. Is there a local church I God for the promise which ecumenical under- can give. approached a local minister asking if it were have never ventured into even though they standing and cooperation represents for a unit- possible to do something and offering to help have events going on? ed witness to the saving truth of God’s Word in s there anything I can do to reach that unity out. It may not take off the first time I suggest it, Is it very obvious that I am not one of the today’s rapidly changing society. of heart, which might then move me to but there is something about being persistent like congregation and that holds me back from Ihave ‘all things in common.’ The spirit of the widow in Lk 18,5. going to something in another church in my I Margaret Long is the ecumenical officer of Christ is above all a spirit of love, and if we God makes the rain shine on the just and the area? We can never underestimate the sense of Glasgow Churches Together Pro-life youth conference preparations well underway

the Marches for Life in Paris, Brussels, relax. The Friday night film and the damental human rights issue of our gen- Berlin, Dublin and Belfast and annual Saturday night entertainment always eration, indeed of all time. I cannot pro-life conferences organised by Irish goes down well. This year we will be encourage readers enough to come along pro-life organisation Youth Defence. having a ceilidh on the Saturday so that and get involved in the global pro-life We are proud to play our part in this all those travelling from outwith movement. building of a pro-life Europe. Scotland get a taste of how Scottish As Pope Benedict XVI said in Hyde This year’s conference theme is No pro-lifers like to enjoy themselves! Park on September 18 2010: “Each of Less Human. There will be a strong The International Youth Pro-Life us has a mission, each of us is called to focus on the need to protect all human Conference has played a central role in change the world, to work for a culture life, regardless of the physical or men- my own development as a pro-lifer. I of life, a culture forged by love and SPUC SCOTLAND COLUMN tal characteristics particular to a stage attended the 2009 Conference and respect for the dignity of each human of life development, whether it be in remember being stunned at the amount person.” HE Fourth International the womb or naturally nearing death. of young people in attendance. It was JOE LEE, SPUC SCOTLAND Youth Pro-Life Conference Fr John Fleming is this year’s great to realise that there were so many is due to take place at keynote speaker. A world-renowned other young people out there who cared I The cost of the conference is £80 per Loch Lomond Youth bioethicist, Fr Fleming has since 1996 about pro-life issues as well. Aside from person, which includes two nights Hostel on Friday March been a member of the Pontifical hearing many moving and informative accommodation and meals. For more T18-20 with the aim of building on the Academy for Life, the Vatican’s own talks on a whole host of pro-life issues, details visit http//: www.spucconfe success of the last three annual con- pro-life think tank. The conference There will also be a session on pro-life the 2009 Conference was the first time I rence.org.uk and join our Facebook ferences that were supported by hun- offers a fantastic opportunity to hear activism, designed to educate and had ever heard discussion about ending group ‘Pro-Life Revolution’. You can dreds of young people from all over this well-respected bioethicist and I encourage those present on how to abortion altogether. I had always thought register online or by contacting Joe on the world. This year’s delegates, like urge all those interested in pro-life make the most of their new found pro- it was a case of damage limitation but to 0141 221 2094 or emailing those in previous years, will learn issues to take advantage of this oppor- life knowledge and enthusiasm, hear people openly discussing defeating [email protected]. about pro-life issues, will be able to tunity. As well as Fr Fleming, the con- whether that be starting their own pro- abortion once and for all really had an network with fellow pro-lifers and ference will bring together some of the life group in school or university or impact on me. This prompted me to get will be encouraged in the struggle to best pro-life speakers the UK has to campaigning politically to promote and involved in the pro-life movement, Due to ill health, Fr Eddie defend and promote life. offer. This is a weekend you cannot defend life. which eventually led to me working full The International Youth Pro-Life afford to miss. Previous conferences have proved time for SPUC Scotland. In the nearly McGhee’s column is Conference in Scotland is one of a Events at the conference will focus immensely popular and this year’s is two years since attending my first pro- on hiatus. It will return in growing number of pro-life events that on issues of attitudes towards disability, filling up fast. The highly informative life conference, I am convinced more take place throughout Europe, such as medical ethics and human rights law. talks will be interspersed with time to than ever that abortion is the most fun- due course 10 COMMENT SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday January 21 2011

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ANY Scottish Catholics hold Pope John A church steeple is seen Paul II in high esteem for reasons both amid the debris spiritual and personal. One common following a landslide in denominator in our devotion is likely to Teresopolis, Brazil. The death toll from be collective and individual memories of torrential rains and Mhis pastoral visit to Scotland in 1982, memories that came massive flooding has flooding back in the preparations for Pope Benedict XVI’s topped 500 in Brazil’s arrival last September. worst natural disaster ‘Pilgrim Pope’ John Paul II made 104 foreign trips dur- in four decades and ing his Papacy, more than all previous Pontiffs combined. Pope Benedict has He reached out to Catholics and his charisma and spiritu- offered prayers for the al leadership meant that he made a personal connection victims. To read more, with millions through his Papal visits. see page 24 News that Pope Benedict is to Beatify his predecessor on May 1, on Divine Mercy Sunday one week after Easter this year, has been widely and warmly received. Questions have, however, been raised over the timing of Best preparation however, about what happens the announcement, given that it has been normal Church for conversion to these pupils once they leave procedure to wait five years after a death to even begin the AS THE idea of the Anglican school. I do not see very many Canonisation process. Like many decisions, there will be ordinariate becomes a reality, older teenagers or young those more in favour of the cause than others. But the with conversions of Anglican Letters Catholics in my own parish journey to sainthood is not a popularity contest. The Bishops and laity—and last SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT and I get the feeling that the Congregation for the Causes of Saints has attributed a weekend’s ordination of three same can be said for parishes miracle to the late Pope’s intercession. Sr Marie Simon- Anglican bishops to the [email protected] up and down the country. Can Pierre is said to have made an ‘unexplained recovery’ priesthood—I feel my own more be done to help young from Parkinson’s disease after praying to him. Faith is reaffirmed. people continue in their Faith News of a Beatification remains a joyous event and, Welcoming new members of ecumenism. pointed out in 1994, the during such a challenging and through his extensive travels as Holy Father, Pope John Paul to the Church is always M Moran Catholic subjects of the defining time of their life? II’s Beatification is news that millions throughout the world uplifting and, as Christian HAMILTON sovereign are, surely equally Mrs Rafferty can personally celebrate. An estimated two million are Unity Week nears, finding as important as the Anglican CLYDEBANK expected to congregate at the Vatican after Easter to witness what unites as opposed to Time to push or Protestant ones. the Polish-born Pope’s Beatification. Such strength in num- what divide us is for change As no change is likely soon, Children are a gift bers must surely silence the critics who simply have trouble refreshing—especially as ONCE again, Peter Kearney it is now time for concerted from God recognising and celebrating ‘good news.’ news of sectarianism has hit the mark by asserting action on behalf of the I FOUND last week’s column continues to reemerge in that ‘neither the Coalition Catholic community. As by Fr Ronald Rolheiser on hristian unity or sectarianism, pick Scotland. However, I hope Government nor the Scotland’s national raising children so very apt that one, you cannot have it both ways the that those Anglicans in Opposition’ is committed to newspaper, the SCO should I called and old school friend I SCO was told this week. Actually England considering coming the repeal/amendment of the mount a campaign for change, had ‘lost touch’ with about it.

Beatification of the ‘Pilgrim Pope’ and the journey that continues Beatification of the ‘Pilgrim Pope’ C there is no dichotomy here. While many into full Communion with the vicious, bigoted Act of and a good start would be for We had often disagreed on what within the Church are actively working Catholic Church under tthe Settlement. One can add to them to survey the views of made a good parent and, towards greater understanding with ordinariate are preparing this indifference by citing the all MPs and MSPs in order to although we had never actually other Christian denominations— spiritually in the same way as nonchalance of successive find out who, precisely, is for fallen out, we had drifted apart. through the new Anglican ordinariate those who convert Scottish governments and, and against change. We would It was as if Fr Rolheiser’s for example—here in Scotland, individually under their own especially, the present SNP then be in a good position to words had been written with us there is no denying that in certain steam. Government, which seems to use our voting powers. in mind. I hope others found it areas of our society anti-Catholic The Rite of Christian be completely uninterested, Hugh J Lynch so inspirational. We do not own bigotry remains pronounced. It may Initiation of Adults (RCIA) despite paying lip service to LARBERT children but we must guide not be our everyday experience, program is oriented designed anti-sectarianism. them. and for that we should consider our- for those who are searching Gerald Warner once Young people and Frances Kelly selves blessed, but if it happening to and inquiring about the described this act as ‘the the Church LEITH one person then it is happening to us Catholic way of life and is Monarch’s Clause Four, I OFTEN read in the SCO all. Make no mistake. suitable for adults and offensively proclaiming five about the amazing things CORRECTION Continued Catholic efforts in the teenagers. It provides million of the queen’s subjects happening at Catholic schools In Hugh McLoughlin’s page 16 ecumenical movement is one very invaluable instruction in the to be second class citizens’ and I thoroughly enjoy seeing analysis last week, the sen- tence on South-East Asia important way of breaking down barri- Catholic Faith and equips and, as the Prince of Wales such Faith in action. I worry, should have read: “This past Opinion ers but, on occasion, a more immediate converts with real tools for year, there have also been vio- SCO reserves the right to edit letters to conform with space or style lent attacks on Christians, and direct response is required from, and their spiritual life. requirements given by, the Church to tackle anti-Catholic sec- It may not be a requirement individually and collectively, in This page is used solely for reader opinion and therefore views expressed both the south and south-east tarianism, especially when it comes from those without under the ordinariate yet it are not necessarily shared by SCO Asia (particularly in Indonesia) obvious religious affiliation. would certainly prove very If you would like to share your opinion, send your correspondence to the and in Africa (especially at useful for anyone wishing a above address Christmas in Nigeria).” The SCO apologises for any deeper understanding of the Whether you use e-mail or post, you must provide your full name, address, confusion caused. 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attention he deserves. He decid- that Mungo’s preaching is complete Scottish medieval ed to invite a small group of remembered in his new Mass Missal we still have, now housed priests and scholars to address formulary, since the motto of in Paisley museum and art LET YOUR PRAISE FOR this lack. They began to exam- the city of Glasgow inspired by gallery. It calls Mungo ‘Britain’s ine all the texts, which survived him has been truncated in lamp’ and claims that when the from before the period before recent years, and that which text was written he ‘shone with the protestant Reformation, and originally read ‘Let Glasgow brightness everywhere.’ SCOTLAND’S ST MUNGO translated those that seemed flourish by the preaching of the Finally, the two lovely metrical suitable for modern use. In time Word and the praising of his antiphons sung before and after they also prepared new texts, name’ has now become simply the the Magnificat at evening but only when texts from the ‘Let Glasgow flourish.’ prayer I and II have been taken Scottish Church’s ancient patri- This omission was in some from the Sprouston breviary, mony were truly lacking. way restored by Archbishop which was compiled around the Conti in his recent selection of year 1300, possibly at Kelso arlier this year the the words ‘floreat verbi praeco- Abbey, for use in the Borders. Congregation for Divine nio’ (‘flourish by the preaching Here is the one for Evening FLOURISH EWorship in Rome— of the Word’) as the motto of the Prayer I: “Kentigern, beloved responsible for the regulation Archdiocese, and the full motto patron, for our eyes a joyful In our fortnightly music column, we look at the hymns of the rites of the Church— of the city is similarly recalled in light, whom we bless with approved the newly-prepared the intercessions of morning heartfelt praises, candle in our and chants associated with St Kentigern (St Mungo) edition of the liturgy of St prayer and evening prayer, people’s night on the candle- Kentigern. This was an historic which ask God to bless the city stick far shining, as a star from HE Second Vatican Divine Worship in 1972. occasion, not least because and the Church in Glasgow. heaven's height. Bring our Council’s document However, no diocesan calendar some of the texts have not homage and petitions into on the Sacred was submitted at that time. The been used for some 450 years. f the ancient Liturgical Christ our Saviour’s sight.” Liturgy called for result was that many Scottish The introit (opening chant) sources used in the new certain changes to be saints were left with no proper for St Mungo’s new Mass Ooffice, the early 16th I Fr Gerard Byrne is the co- Tmade to the Roman rite, begin- office or proper Mass. In other recalls that the Lord gave him century Aberdeen Breviary ordinator of a monthly (Ordinary ning with the revision of the words, they lacked texts specif- ‘the dignity of priesthood for merits mention. It contains a Form) Latin Mass in the General Roman Calendar, which ic to them which could be used eternity’ and, recalling his royal full office to the saint, and the Glasgow University Chaplaincy specifies which saints are cele- in the Church’s official, public ancestry, ‘made him a prince.’ hymn for lauds St Kentigern, (next Mass Jan 29 at 4pm). He brated, as well as when and how. worship. One such saint was St However, the preface quick- on this great day in the new is the director of the Schola Particular celebrations for Kentigern, mediaeval bishop ly reminds those who have office is a paraphrase of Fulget Glasguensis, a small choir dedi- ecclesiastical territories and and patron of the Archdiocese gathered to praise him that it clara festivitas from that book. cated to the study and perform- individual religious orders had and city of Glasgow. was not Mungo’s noble birth, The hymn joyfully praises St ance of the Church’s patrimony always been permitted by Fr Gerard Byrne Archbishop Mario Conti has but rather his extreme holiness Mungo as ‘all Britain’s hope of Liturgical music. He runs the Church authorities. However, always had a deep interest in which brought him fame—he who Scotland crowned,’ and Associates of the Schola by decree of Pope Paul VI, the Sacred Liturgy. He did ‘burned fearlessly with zeal for ‘his people’s love, his nation’s Glasguensis for anyone interest- prayers for saints who were of the Liturgy of the Hours that much to restore devotion to Our the Lord’—and the opening pride.’ The hymn for morning ed in learning to sing the chant. local—rather than universal— is, by April 16, 1976. Lady of Aberdeen whilst bishop prayer recalls that it was his prayer Thou, Saviour of the They rehearse on Wednesday significance were required to The National Calendar for there. Soon after arriving in fearless preaching that ‘caused world, and King is also taken from 7-8.45 pm in Our Lady of be re-submitted to the Holy Scotland was duly submitted to Glasgow he lamented the the light of the True Faith to from the Aberdeen breviary. Lourdes parish, Glasgow. For See for recognition within five the Vatican by the Bishops of absence of Liturgical texts, shine forth in all its splendour’ The hymn from the Office of more details contact Fr Byrne years of the date of publication Scotland, and was approved by which afford St Kentigern (also in the land of his birth. Readings is from the 14th centu- on schola_glasguensis@hotmail. of the new Roman Missal and the Sacred Congregation for known as St Mungo) the great It is of no small importance ry Arbuthnott Missal—the only co.uk or call 0141 882 1024. REVIEW Having difficulty getting Why not everything is black and white your copy of the BLACK SWAN of the film, the dancers are Directed by: Darren Aronofsky bound by notions of perfection. Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Throughout the rehearsal ? 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NITIALLY on my pastoral visit to Haiti with a host of bishops from other parts of the world espe- a SCIAF ‘team’ consisting of Paul Chitnis, cially representatives of other aid agencies. Standing in solidarity with the people chief executive, and Paul McSherry, official Joy continued unbounded at the end of Mass photographer, we settled in to the capital when we processed through the cheering crowds. By John Newton (Above) A woman walks at a mass grave site in Tituyan, city, Port-au-Prince before heading on visits Having prayed for their many dead they were now Feeding body and mind in Haiti Aid to the Church in Need on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haitians were toI various SCIAF projects. preparing for resurrection and new life, not just for decorating and visiting the grave sites of those who Our first journey was to Mombin, a difficult jour- their recently dead but for their country itself. By Louisa McLennan Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow in a Haitian classroom with ON THE anniversary of the earthquake perished in last year’s earthquake. (Below) A woman ney from the capital involving two quite different What form the resurrection will take; when it Mary’s Meals some of the schoolchildren whom Mary’s Meals is that struck Haiti, an international Catholic prays in front of the destroyed Cathedral of Our Lady of road journeys and an internal flight. Despite the des- will occur; and what life it will bring to Haiti have helping to feed and educate after the 2010 earthquake the Assumption in Port-au-Prince as Haitians marked charity has reiterated its ongoing support the first anniversary of the earthquake olation around us in the capital city we were all yet to be seen. The future depends on very many IN THE year since the earthquake that dev- for the country’s beleaguered people. aware of a certain spirit of optimism in those factors including the strength of leadership of the astated Haiti’s capital city, Mary’s Meals now live in Hinche. Aid to the Church in Need pledged its com- involved in the SCIAF projects which we visited and Government of Haiti; the spiritual and practical has helped more than 15,000 children who “On my first day at my new school I was a bit mitment to Haiti in a letter sent to the bishops the Church in Need for all that they have done— which had been undertaken over the past 25 years. guidance given by the Church leaders in Haiti were missing out on education to get back nervous, and I couldn’t get the earthquake out of to mark the first anniversary of the quake that and ask them to continue to stand in prayer and One might say that the same spirit of optimism itself; the ongoing cooperation and help of the to school. my head,” she said. “But the teacher was very took place on January 12, 2010. solidarity with Haitian people,” he said. seemed to be present on our return to the capital many agencies from all over the world including The charity is working with the local commu- kind and my new friends helped me too. At school Regina Lynch and Rafael D’Aqui—respective- Following the earthquake on January 12, 2010, city in two different ways. The first was on our visit SCIAF whose apostolate depends on the charity nity in Cité Soleil, a slum in Haiti’s capital I get a hot meal, like macaroni and herring, every ly head of the projects’ department and Latin the charity’s benefactors responded with donations to a further SCIAF project on the outskirts of Port- and willing cooperation from ordinary citizens of Port-au-Prince, to repair and rebuild classrooms, day and it has helped me to regain strength, in my America specialist—sent the letter to Church on a level scarcely paralleled in recent times. au-Prince at a centre at Gressier with SCIAF coop- every country in the world. and to ensure that hungry children receive a body and in my mind. Since I left Port-au-Prince, leaders in a country where hundreds of thousands Last month, ACN UK—whose national office erating with various other aid agencies including lady being looked after by her youngest daughter of Eucharist for His suffering people in this tented cathe- nutritious meal every school day. where we didn’t have school meals, I have are still living in refugee camps both in the dev- is based in Sutton, Surrey—paid out projects Swiss and French. eight children, and the other for a local man with few dral when around that same cathedral members of His last positive glimpse of the capital was Mary’s Meals was operating in Haiti before worked harder and got better results.” astated capital, Port-au-Prince, and elsewhere. including solar panels for a parish, repairs to a Our driver and guide was another fine young of his family left alive. We certainly left Gressier in broken body were continuing to live out their daily lives given to us during the course of the after- the earthquake struck last year, but on January With advice from a team of volunteer archi- “Please count on our humble efforts… for school for prospective seminarians in Cap- volunteer Dirk Wills who was the coordinator of a spirit of great optimism. in similar tented homes. It was during and after this Anoon on a tour of various projects run by 12, many of its projects were destroyed, along tects, the rebuilding of Mary’s Meals-supported your needs concerning spiritual and pastoral for- Haitien, a new roof for St Joseph’s Church in the Centre of Formation at Gressier. The profes- Mass that I was aware of that same spirit of optimism. Caritas Port-au-Prince in the area of Duval. with the hopes of thousands of pupils. schools in Cité Soleil is almost complete. In a mation, mission and reconstruction,” they wrote. Port-de-Paix as well as Mass stipends for sionalism was initially shown by a magnificent ut what of the next day—the Solemn Mass Tremendous joy was shown at the beginning of Again in very many places basic proper homes Thanks to a generous response to the emer- country where around 60 per cent of people do priests across the country. stretch of concrete road leading through the hills to for the almost 250,000 people who died one Mass with the official announcement from Pope were being constructed for individuals who had gency appeal, and the fundraising efforts of not have jobs, the project has provided vital Rebuilding Haiti The largest of the December 2010 ACN UK the centre itself—following on quite a horrendous Byear ago to the very day in the tragic earth- Benedict XVI of the new Archbishop of Port-au- been homeless for years or recently rendered schools, community groups and individuals in employment and enabled residents to rebuild As a charity for persecuted and other suffering Haiti grants was £68,000 to help 270 students journey of about an hour and a half through more quake. Prince, Bishop Guire Poulard, previously homeless by the earthquake. The people of Haiti the UK, lessons were restarted just a few weeks their own communities. Christians, ACN is committed to supporting the for the priesthood who are urgently in need of of the ruins of Port-au-Prince, and again very diffi- There are those who might criticise the decision Archbishop of Les Cayes, Haiti and then a few have been patient in their suffering for many, many after the disaster, while schools elsewhere in “While the challenges of working in this Church’s plans to rebuild the national seminary, help. Their seminary buildings were destroyed cult mountainous journeys by jeep. to celebrate this Mass on the very scene of such a moments later came the official announcement of years—and their patience has often been sorely Haiti remained closed. When buildings were not devastated country remain huge, we have seen churches and convents. by the quake, forcing them to use tents instead. We were then led in to a basic but well con- horrendous tragedy—the scene of the destruction the new Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Mgr tried particularly over this past year. safe to use, alternative classes took place in real progress this year, driven by Haitians who Miss Lynch and Mr D’Aqui, who are based at A further £42,000 has gone towards repairs to structed building funded by SCIAF and asked to of the cathedral itself and of the archbishop’s house Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint, who is at present We must never forget that as we were recently temporary shelters or under tarpaulins. are determined that their children should have the charity’s headquarters near Frankfurt, Germany, a religious sisters’ convent, which is temporarily listen to a well presented report on the work destroyed a few yards away where the pre- head of Caritas in Port-au-Prince. Consequently the reminded on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord Mary’s Meals also supplied drinking water the chance to go to school and access to the added: “Our wish is that the reconstruction of the home to more than 50 sisters after the congrega- accomplished at Gressier read by Emmanuel Noel, vious archbishop, Archbishop new bishop is probably the person in Haiti who that we are all baptised in to the one Body of Christ and medicines for earthquake victims and pro- opportunities that brings,” Magnus MacFarlane- buildings may be accompanied by a true rebuilding tion lost most of its houses in Port-au-Prince. the treasurer of the project, supported by two Joseph Serge Miot himself, lost knows most about the sufferings of the people of and when one of our members suffer, we all suffer. vided food for the vulnerable and elderly. Barrow said. “Thanks to the generosity of our of hearts and minds—spiritual healing.” The charity has also helped Sisters from Haiti women, Kerline Gustave and Gracita Saint— his life. But no one who took Port-au-Prince and of the values of the contacts May we all continue to go forward confidently as Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Mary’s Meals supporters, and the commitment of our partners Meanwhile, Neville Kyrke-Smith, ACN’s UK attending a course at the Institute of Integral Louis, administrator and person in charge of the part in that Mass in the tented already made in obtaining help. members of that same Body of Christ stretching out founder, who was awarded an OBE in this on the ground, we have been able to have a pos- national director, said: “A year on, the earth- Human Development of Montreal in Canada. programmes respectively. cathedral would ever join in The Papal Legate, Cardinal Robert Sarah, a hand in need wherever it is required in the diffi- year’s New Year’s Honours list, visited Haiti in itive effect on the lives of children whose quake in Haiti still has its aftershocks in the The course aims to help people to overcome Following on a substantial lunch cooked in the that criticism. president of the Pontifical Commission Cor culties of our times. November and met pupils at a school where prospects looked bleak. While our immediate magnitude of challenges—as the country and trauma and enable some to provide help to oth- facility we were conducted to two site meetings. Surely it was right that Christ Unum, was principal celebrant at the rebuilding is nearing completion. response to the earthquake may be concluding, the hope of the people need rebuilding. ers who have experienced similar suffering. The first was to see four typical houses being con- could be present in Mass with myself and the new archbish- (Above) The Papal Legate Cardinal Robert Sarah celebrates “The poverty in Cité Soleil was appalling Mary’s Meals is committed to reaching more “The solid foundation of faith and charity ACN’s post-quake aid for Haiti dates back to structed by the project with all mod cons includ- Word and op being the principal co-celebrants. a Mass marking the first anniversary of the country’s even before the earthquake, but our partners’ children in Haiti and to supporting them for as through the local Church is the solid rock that is the earliest days after the catastrophe when the ing adequate water storage facilities and solar We were joined by the whole Haitian devastating earthquake as Cardinal Keith O’Brien looks schools represented a safe haven for their long as they need us.” needed for the future. Such rebuilding takes charity despatched emergency aid through the panels for the sometimes necessary heating hierarchy on. (Below) His Eminence meets with some of the Haitian pupils, away from the violence and deprivation time—perhaps even a generation.” country’s Apostolic Nuncio, via neighbouring and for hot water. and people after the Mass PICS: PAUL McSHERRY that was the reality of their lives outside,” he Mary’s Meals Haiti at a glance Dominican Republic. We then journeyed through the hills to said. “After January 12, re-opening those At least 93p in every £1 donated to Mary’s Generous support One of the poorest countries in the western see the foundations and construction plans schools and restarting school feeding became Meals is spent on its charitable work. The chari- Mr Kyrke-Smith paid tribute to the charity’s hemisphere, Haiti has received pastoral aid of two houses for residents in the most our absolute priorities. Amid the chaos, schools ty is currently: providing a meal a day in school benefactors for their generous support for Haiti from ACN since 1962. obscure regions of the area—one are providing routine and stability. The nutri- for 15,000 children; funding a mobile clinic in the people’s hour of need. for an old tious meal that children receive when they are based in Cité Soleil—taking treatment to those “We can only thank the benefactors of Aid to I www.acnuk.org there enables and encourages them to learn, to who cannot travel and treating illnesses such as make the most of the education that is their best cholera; sending school backpacks full of chance of escaping the poverty trap.” resources to help children to access education; rebuilding and repairing damaged schools. Reaching out In the course of its time in Haiti, Mary’s Meals Despite the obstacles, as schools returned for has also: constructed temporary classrooms so the new term on January 10, Mary’s Meals is education continued while long-term rebuilding reaching more children in Haiti than ever took place; provided food, clothing and hygiene before. kits for homeless families; helped displaced peo- While attendance at schools in Cité Soleil ple to relocate to their home towns; delivered dropped significantly after the earthquake, when medical supplies to a hospital in Hinche and a many families fled the capital city, it is now clinic in Cité Soleil; provided transport so that steadily increasing at those where Mary’s Meals are aid could be delivered; made daily deliveries of provided. For many, returning to school is a huge clean water to the people of Cité Soleil; provided step—some parents are afraid to send their chil- meals and parcels of food to vulnerable elderly dren inside a building for fear that it will collapse. people; and ran a summer feeding programme In towns like Hinche and Gonaives, in Haiti’s for malnourished pre-school children. central plateau, Mary’s Meals schools are wel- In the future the organisation hopes to com- coming an influx of displaced earthquake victims. plete the school rebuilding programme and con- For many families who arrived with nothing, the struct one new school; provide many more chil- food provided for children in school is crucial and dren in Haiti with a meal a day in their place of the only guaranteed meal they get each day. education; and support our partners to address Beneficiaries include 8-year-old Etienne, educational challenges as they arise. whose family left Port-au-Prince for Hinche when her father did not return home after the I Mary’s Meals welcomes donations to support earthquake. She and her brothers and sisters its work in Haiti, find out more information by 14 THE CHURCH IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday January 21 2011 Marxism, materialism and misleading leaders DR HARRY SCHNITKER continues his extensive new series looking at the role played by the Catholic Church during the Second World War THE CHURCH IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

“He thought that once the economy the ideal of the working pious man. had been put right, everything would That this organised militant automatically be put right. His real Catholicism was to clash with the error is materialism: man, in fact, is organisations of militant atheism or not merely the product of economic Nazi new paganism was inevitable. The conditions.” authoritarian regimes of the Interbellum (Pope Benedict XVI, Turning Point for and war years were adamant that they Europe, 1994) did not wish for any competing ideas to be expressed in their domains, and ITH his customary organisations who espoused these ideas restraint, this is how were to be removed or incorporated. the then Cardinal This created many a Catholic mar- Ratzinger evaluated tyr. Thus the leader of Catholic Action Karl Marx and his in Spain, Blessed Bartolome Blanco legacy,W some years after the utopia Marquez, was killed by the Republican which he had brought into being had regime, whilst in Germany Blessed collapsed around its own flaws. If, as Karl Leisner fell victim to the cruelties we saw in last week’s article, Pope of Dachau concentration camp for his Benedict XV had been working the leadership of the Catholic Youth vineyard at the time when the wild ani- Movement in that country. mals broke through its walls, then Pope What the two examples prove is the Benedict XVI is there at a time when extent to which the Church was caught the breaches are being repaired, and the between various evils. Unfortunately, reasons for their appearances exam- it cannot be said that She emerged ined. It is rather easier for the current everywhere with Her honour intact. Pontiff to examine coolly Marx and his One of the main reasons for this— heirs than it would have been for the which is not an excuse—is the fear of previous Benedict or his successors. atheist Marxism, outlined above. In They were faced with a reality that several countries, individual bishops, was stark: Marx’s heirs saw the priests and lay Catholics saw in the Catholic Church—and all religion for right-wing dictators a perfect foil for that matter—as intrinsically opposed to the known threat of the Soviets. In their ideal society. Applying Marx’s other countries, still, nationalist con- analytics, they determined that the siderations played a significant role in Church was parasitical on society, con- the support lent by some Catholics to tributed nothing in terms of either eco- regimes that were far removed from nomics or welfare, and taught an the ethos of the Gospels. Again, at ‘ideology,’ which clouded the eyes of times one may understand this perfect- the working classes from the vicious ly, but it is not an excuse. realities of capitalist exploitation. As Marx wrote: “Religion is the sigh of the he shadow of Marxism, then, oppressed creature, the heart of a heart- loomed large over the Church of less world and the soul of soulless con- Tthe Interbellum and the war ditions. It is the opium of the people.” years, and informed many a decision. It is a strange analysis, for it almost Initially, at least, it may have seemed appears to provide a reason for the con- as if the Church was, indeed, going to tinued existence of faith and a valida- throw its weight behind the new dicta- tion for that existence. Of course, Marx tors of the right. There were elements based his judgement on the basis of in their ideological theories that materialism: there is no need for Faith appealed to Catholics. in a world view that has regard only for Their rejection of an outright free the physical existence of mankind. market, for example, or their emphasis With this statement, the starting shot on communal responsibility, both cor- was fired for a conflict that lasted for a related strongly with Catholic social century and a half. Supremely confi- teaching. A rejection of class divisions, dent of victory in that conflict, Marxists too, chimed with Church teachings. dismissed the Church as antiquated, to the Body of Christ. Catholic priests and religious. Karl Marx was critical of religion, calling it Added to this was their strong stance medieval, an institution that would, Yet it was the Body of Christ that His reaction was the publication of the ‘opium of the people,’ but the Catholic against Marxism. In Italy, the appeal of inevitably, die once the Marxist utopia ensured the survival of the Church, the Encyclical, Divine Redemptoris, Church tackled his criticisms robustly and the dictators became even greater had been achieved. even there where Her structures had which came out in 1937. In it, he again thus began a conflict that lasted for a cen- when, in 1929, the Mussolini regime been destroyed, as in the Soviet Union. reiterates Pope Benedict XV’s warn- tury and a half signed the Lateran Treaty which hey were, as we now know, As has frequently been observed, one ings that the preaching of the Word had restored an independent Church state, sadly mistaken. It brings to mind simply cannot stop people from believ- fallen on deaf ears, and, interestingly, Church had been active in attempting to albeit in much reduced form, in Rome. Tthe quip and counter-quip of ing in God, or from living their lives in he also links the rise of communism to mitigate the excesses of the free market However, it has to be recalled that Joseph Stalin and Pope Pius XII. accordance with Scripture. It was, the pervasive liberal and laicist tenden- since the nineteenth century, and had Pope Pius soon rectified the balance. In Asked by an advisor how the Pope therefore, inevitable that for as long as cies of the previous century. been equally appalled by the material- 1931, for example, he strongly criti- would react to a certain policy, Stalin people could pass on knowledge of the Divine Redemptoris is an unequivocal istic creed of Capitalism and Marxism. cised the totalitarian regime in Italy in replied: “How many divisions does the teachings of the Church, the material- rejection of Marxism in all its guises. As his encyclical Non Abbiamo Bisogno, Pope have?” Upon hearing of the dic- istic state was doomed to failure, par- always, it had taken the Church some ork was to be seen as part of repeating this in 1937 with his outspo- tator’s death, Pope Pius is supposed to ticularly as the promise of continuous time to sum up its position, but from human life, contributing to ken attack on Nazism in another have remarked: “Now he will find out happiness on earth based on material 1937 onwards it was official: Marxism Wits dignity and to the praise encyclical, Mit Brennender Sorge. It how many divisions we have.” well-being was a hollow one. was incompatible with Catholicism. of God. This message was promulgat- was on the testing grounds of Spain The conflict was, from the start, For all that, the threat was real and This matters greatly if one is to con- ed by Catholic trade unions, by the during the Civil War that the Church marked by inequality. On the surface, the swathes of martyrs from the Soviet sider the stance of the Church, and even Catholic Action Movement, Catholic was first to taste some of the divisions the Marxists appeared to have the Union and Spain from the Interbellum more of parts of the Church, during the youth movements, and Catholic educa- that these conflicting ideologies were upper hand. They controlled govern- period amply testify to its reality. For Second World War. Pope Pius was not a tion. The values of the Gospel were to to cause within Catholic ranks. ments, armies and whole peoples. The Pope Pius it had been a personal reality, man of words alone: from the earliest be communicated more effectively if Whilst the Vatican maintained the Church, on the other hand, had too. He had been the nuncio in Warsaw days of his Pontificate, he tried to the threat of secularism, materialism, strong line of Pope Benedict XV that emerged from the Great War weakened when the Soviets invaded Poland in organise Catholic social action. This relativism, extreme nationalism, and the Church offered an alternative to and divided. Catholic had fought 1920, and had been an eyewitness to the was of vital importance as it would Marxism were to be met. All this was Capitalism, Marxism and right-wing Catholic as the demands of nationalism ruthless destruction of Catholic church- illustrate the Catholic alternative to placed under the protection of St nationalism, others in the Church sadly had overruled any sense of belonging es and the purposeful extermination of Marxism, but also to Capitalism. The Joseph, whom Pope Pius regarded as failed to follow its lead. Friday January 21 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER A GRAND LITTLE PARISH 15 Icy responses but a WEEK 3, VOLUME 2 warm welcome too In KT BROGAN’S fictional series this week, a plan is hatched to help people overcome the cold weather while the canon meets a prospective Catholic A GRAND LITTLE PARISH HE canon took off his Before the other had time to reply, it’s a worry just the same. So… we familiar chuckle. dug him in the ribs with her elbow. boots as he stood on the the canon turned to Edith. thought we mebbe could set up a wee “Well… Mrs Joanne Smythe, for “That’s no’ for me, father,” he spoke doormat and padded into “Which reminds me,” he said. helpline, and if you announced it and one, won’t object. She’s learned her to Fr John Paul. the hallway of the presby- “Could you ever stretch your sunny mebbe the youth group could put flyers lesson. Seems she saw the man shovel- “Readin’ books an’ that… an’ then tery as he did so. Edith, good nature to giving six weary work- in the doors where help might be needed. ling snow today when she was passing there’ll likely be a test… no it’s no’ for Tpassing, gave a nod of approval. ers a nice hot plate of soup, Edith?” “We could do the wee repairs, or if we and stopped to ask them if they had me. I couldnae stick that.” “That’s better,” she said. “I’m tired of “I’ll make sure they remove their needed a plumber or such, we could sort consulted a parish committee before “He asked for instructions fae the cleaning up the mess that snow makes boots at the door, of course,” he added it out for them and save the worry…” taking it upon themselves to do this,” canon,” Kelly Marie was beginning to when it’s tracked all over the floor. smiling into the headlights of Edith’s Later the two priests discussed the idea. the canon told him. become indignant. Mind you, I appreciate that my routine glare. The canon was fully in favour of it. “What happened?” Fr John Paul “An’ it’ll no’ take much. He’s juist has to change in this bad weather…” Fr John Paul wasn’t so sure. asked. aboot very near a Catholic a’ready.” “A praiseworthy attitude, Edith… utside, Addie Ford and the “We’d really need to consult with “Addie Ford handed her a shovel,” The canon looked at Fr John Paul. but not surprising, coming from your other men who had been work- the committees at their next meeting,” the canon said. “Since he’s the only person seeking good self. When the snow lies deep Oing on the church hall until the he said. “Get their approval. We don’t “Here,” he said. “Gie us a hand, and instruction at present, I suppose we and the boiler’s acting up, we must all winter weather had made it impossible want to step on anyone’s toes, do we?” seein’ you’re on the committee, that’ll could stretch a point and grant Mozza’s pull together.” were steadily clearing the drive up to The canon snorted. make it official.” request,” he said mildly. The housekeeper shot a suspicious the church and also the car park. They “By the time the project was pro- Fr John Paul groaned. Tandy chose that particular moment glance at him. “Are you working up to declined the offer of soup until they’d posed, seconded, discussed to the point “We’ll hear more about that, no to wander into the canon’s sitting asking a favour, canon?” she asked. finished the job and by that time, Fr of exhaustion, voted on… and if the doubt…” room. Seeing Mozza, he wagged his “With respect, I’m too busy just now John Paul looked near to collapse. And motion was carried the paperwork The canon slapped his knees with tail and offered him a paw. Mozza to listen to all the… the…” collapse he did into a kitchen chair as would have to be done… the winter merriment. looked reproachfully at the canon. “Blarney?” supplied Fr John Paul, the men were removing their boots at would be over and we’d be in the mid- “All part of the rich tapestry of “See that? I even gave ye ma dug… who was coming down the stairs. The the door. dle of a heatwave. Just let them get on parish life, John Paul. You’ll get used an’ I only asked for wan wee favour…” canon looked up at him. “They want to discuss something with it, John Paul.” to it in time…” The canon didn’t hesitate. “Are you going skiing, John Paul?” with us while they’re having their The other wasn’t convinced. “Which will be granted, Mozza my Now, if Kitty McGarvey were to describe soup,” he told the canon. “It’s proper procedure,” he said.“All hat evening, Mozza, again boy. As Kelly Marie points out, you’re that outfit, she might call it ‘a turnout.’ Addie Ford came straight to the point. these parish structures are set up. We accompanied by Kelly Marie, halfway to becoming a Catholic His colleague grinned as he pulled “We cannae get on wi’ the hall and can’t keep making exceptions.” Tcame back for an arranged meet- already. I’ll instruct you and with the his woollen beanie down over his ears, we were just getting intae oor stride,” “We can do the procedure thing ing about his proposed conversion to grace of God and a following wind, zipped up his padded jacket and pulled he said. “It’s best if we keep busy till informally, then,” was the response. Catholicism. The two priests were you’ll be ready to be received into the his socks up over his trousers. the job can be started again… and we “Just mention it to the committees present, Fr John Paul having insisted Church at Easter.” “I’m going out to lend a hand with had an idea…” and tell them that since time is of the that Mozza would have to follow the Having shown the delighted young the snow-shovelling,” he said. He went on to explain that it had essence and the weather’s likely to get proper procedure, collect the appropri- couple out, the canon went back “Polishing up my PR skills as per your been noticed that some of the older worse, we’ve made the decision just to ate literature and then attend meetings upstairs. Fr John Paul had left the sit- constant instructions.” parishioners, and especially the ones forge ahead with the idea… and we’re with the group in charge of Catechesis. ting room and the door of his study “There are half a dozen men out who lived alone, had been panicking confident that they’ll approve.” I’ll be there too, of course… having was suddenly closed with a bang. there who know what they’re doing. about problems with water pipes, heat- “Do I detect a touch of blarney in the general overview of things,” he “Oh dear,” Canon Tom Brannan The best way you can help, John Paul, ing and so forth. that particular procedure?” Fr John told the canon. said, pausing to pat Tandy. “It looks as is to keep out of their way…” “Half the time, it’s a false alarm… but Paul asked with a sigh. His reply was a “Nae chance,” he said. Kelly Marie if you and I are in trouble…” Celebrating Baptism correctly with the People of God I WAS once approached by the That is where the Baptism family of a Catholic lady who had preparation classes, run in many died. They did not share her Faith, Mgr Basil parishes by young parents, are such a in fact they were militant atheists, wonderful fruit of the Second Vatican but they wanted to respect her Loftus Zeal and Patience Council. And then the Baptism itself wishes for a funeral in church. will bring Grace to many others as Nevertheless, they were cautious: to commence school—and the highly well as to the child. “We want a Catholic service, but desirable Catholic school wants to see And yes, there is one request which nowt religious,” they averred. the Baptism certificate. doesn’t make me refuse, or even defer But if the Wisdom of Solomon is In all these cases people ask if the Baptism, but does lead me to suggest required on occasions like that, it is priest is justified in conferring Baptism. that the family should feel free to often even more called for in many The Code of Canon Law for both ‘shop around’ and find someone else to cases where parents seek Baptism for Eastern and Western Churches is quite do it. That is when they want a ‘private their children. Just as I gave the old lady straightforward about the condition for ceremony’—or, as I sometimes hear, a funeral in church, despite the ‘iffy’ the conferring of Baptism: “Every ‘not mixed up with the others.’ nature of the request, I have baptised person not yet baptised and only such Baptism is all about being mixed up babies for all kinds of non-canonical person is able to be baptised.” (cn 1246) with others—with others who are to reasons. “We want her ‘done’ quick That is it. So where is the problem? be baptised, with the whole People of ‘cos her grandmother’s raising Hell,” Unless it is clear that the parents God, and with the parishioners who was perhaps a slightly more spiritual simply want a social occasion with a form the Sunday Eucharistic reason than “We want him done ‘cos ‘pot’ to put on the mantelpiece, then, Assembly The Council’s Decree on we’ve had no luck since he was born.” after suitable preparation I really don’t the Life and Ministry of Priests Even more spiritual, but even less see the difficulty. Baptism is not a —Presbyterorum Ordinis—is quite canonical, was the request to baptise the juridical pre-condition for the clear: “By Baptism priests introduce 13-year-old son of a Catholic family who reception of the other Sacraments. men into the People of God.” (n.5) attended an Anglican boarding-school: Neither is it primarily a contractual or For most people, Baptism is a joyous spiritually lame, halt and ‘iffy’—it is You can’t do that unless you mix with “The school says he has to be baptised or legal condition for membership of the Sacrament in which the whole parish tailored to their needs. “Be ye perfect, others. That is why, even when the Anglican bishop won’t confirm him.” Church as a juridical society. It is first community can become involved in and as your heavenly Father is perfect,” is Baptism has to be conferred privately And my favourite one, from a mother and foremost the means whereby we celebrate with the family of the child. For the goal of the spiritual life—it is not a in an emergency situation, it is then who had successfully overcome her become members of Christ’s Mystical some people however, they do not respect condition of family life before a child complemented with the anointing. its sanctity and wish their child to receive husband’s opposition: “Fred says she can Body, and because Christ, having the Sacrament for the wrong reasons can be baptised. be Christened, but he won’t let her be conquered death and Risen from the Yes, sometimes it is necessary to Mgr Basil Loftus is a priest of the baptised.” dead, lives in that Body, then He lives things. First, make disciples of all make haste slowly, and try first to Diocese of Leeds now living in Then of course there is the in us. His Sacraments then nourish nations. Secondly, baptise them. incorporate the family more into the retirement in the North of Sutherland. suspicion aroused by non-practising that life of Christ within us. Thirdly, teach them to observe all things, parish, find supporters or mentors for He worked in secretariat for English parents who want their 4-year-old Christ was explicit. At the end of whatsoever I have commanded you. them, and above all rejoice with them and Welsh bishops in Rome during the baptised just before he or she is about Matthew’s Gospel He tells us to do three The Church not only needs the at the choice they are making. Second Vatican Council 16 MISSIONS MESSAGE SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday January 21 2011 You need not always look MISSIONS MESSAGE to Heaven to find an angel Scottish priest FR COLIN MacINNES, a missionary living and working in Guayaquil, Ecuador, this month tells the story of a very special parishioner of his, who has never lost her Faith in God despite not having had the easiest of lives to date

E OFTEN Her only consolation was in to the church to thank God that think that silent prayer to God asking she had been saved from any saints are Him to sustain her and forgive bitterness and resentment. She only to be her abusive husband who pledged her life to His service. found in never, throughout 40 years, per- She was able to join a prayer WHeaven. I think that I have mitted her once to go to church. group and would assist at found one in Anconcito. Her Despite her suffering she every available retreat or reli- name is Inés Peregrina Chiquito remained faithful to her ‘hus- gious conference in order to Parales. She is from the province band’ and was a loving mother learn much more about her of Manabi but has been living to their five children. When he Faith. She dreamt of doing here for the past 31 years. fell ill and was bedridden more and more to evangelise At the age of 16 she was because of tuberculosis, she the people around her and robbed from her home by a nursed him during 20 years, introduce them to reading the man who pronounced himself cooked meals in the house and Bible and praying the Rosary. as her husband. For 20 years sold them in the streets in One time while at prayer she this man had her as his wife order to sustain the family and saw an immense Bible open and personal servant, maltreat- buy medicines for her ‘hus- before her eyes with these ed and abused her and denied band.’ She would knock on the words: “We shall announce her any rights. She had to have doors of the rich and offer to your kingdom Lord” a special permission to leave do the washing for them and (Anunciaremos tu Reino the house or walk outside. She ask for a pound or two of rice Señor). She immediately felt was a prisoner in her own as payment; no tasks were called to be a minister of Holy home, a reluctant wife and regarded as menial if they con- Communion so that the sick mother, unable and afraid to tributed to the family budget. and infirm might be brought return to her own family and to The day her ‘husband’ died closer to God and to the the village of her childhood. she felt free and made her way Church. It is a ministry that she exer- cises every week in the parish to this day. Yesterday, during the weekly round of Communion to Fr MacInnes considers parishioner mother whose son needed an time answer to chronic problems. the sick, she was about to open Inés Peregrina Chiquito Parales operation. Education is a key factor. Rarely the pyx but could not do so. A (above right) to be a most remark- “I have only the bus fare to do you find a well educated per- little embarrassed she asked me able woman. He laments however, take him to Guayaquil Hospital son living in poverty or an illiter- to open it, which I was able to the fact that many of the and they will not accept him ate person living in luxury. Ecuadorian people still live in do without difficulty. poverty and have previously had to without an initial payment,” I have inherited a disused “This happens from time to resort to rummaging around rubbish she said. “Please, please, I formation centre which I hope time. He does not allow me to dumps for food, like this one don’t want to see him die on to re-habilitate as it has been open the pyx and at times I (below) now inhabited by crows the pavement. The doctor says neglected for years. It is a huge open my mouth to say a simple that without an operation he house and when repaired offers prayer like the Our Father and are no longer around as the has few days to live.” facilities for different cours- he does not allow me to do it. dump was covered over some How will the medicines and es—Catechesis, Bible study, It is the devil,” she said. weeks ago but the crows are the rest of the expenses be paid sewing, electricity, carpentry, She is known to have the gift still around as they don’t quite is a question which will have computer science and so on. of healing. She does not exer- understand what has happened. to be resolved some other day. I have repaired and painted cise this gift in any extraordi- It is equally hard to under- I still remember when I was the outside. Perhaps there are nary or sensational way but stand why we tolerate a world in Quito a couple arrived at the people, schools or colleges that humbly and through constant which has so much inequality; house late at night asking for would be interested in helping prayer. She is a simple, humble where the poor are condemned money to pay for two pints of me to complete and equip the person; does not read or write to rummage in the rubbish blood for their mother in hos- building so as to be able to but her life is an eloquent book bins, anxious for a scrap of pital. I was suspicious and only offer these courses which, for on humility and prayer. food, bits of cardboard or plas- gave them $40, enough to pay many, would be a key factor in I am starting a prayer group tics which they can sell for a for one pint. The following securing work. in the parish and I regard her few pennies. afternoon they were back ask- as a key person in the group. To see or hear of people liv- ing for a donation for their I If anyone wishes to support Prayer has given Inés a super- ing in such indignity should mother’s coffin. Would $80 Fr Colin MacInnesʼ missionary human strength throughout a not only fill us with indigna- have saved a life? effort, donations can be sent to life of trials and adversities. It tion but also make us anxious I know that a limited form of Scottish Catholic Observer has given her peace and joy. to help in any way we can. direct giving is the only answer Charity Appeal, 19 Waterloo St, She will share that strength, Recently I gave $150 to a in specific cases but not a long Glasgow, G2 6BT that peace and joy with others in the prayer group. At one time Inés would be on a street corner with a pot of soup and a plastic cup. She made a living and raised a family in this way for a num- ber of years. Today she has a small kitchen on the fishing pier to provide food for the fishermen as they return from their boats.

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COGAN GALBRAITH KILCOYNE GOLDEN WEDDING RELIGIOUS MEMORIAM In loving memory of our dear In loving memory of my 25th Anniversary mother, Margaret Cogan, beloved wife, and dearly O’NEIL – SIM In loving memory of our At St. Agnes’, Glasgow, on who died January 23, 1980, loved mother, Ann Maria Gal- dear mother, Hannah, also our dear father, James braith, who died January 22, January 21 1961 by the late who died January 15, Cogan, died March 1, 1962. 1993, aged 47 years. Very Rev. James P. Canon 1986, our dear father, Treasured memories, silently Our hearts are full of memo- Fennessy, Joseph and John, died July 7, 1964, Maureen. kept. ries, our dear brothers, John Congratulations and love Jesus, Mary and Joseph, And we treasure them with Patrick, who died May 30, from all the family. pray for them. care, May they rest in peace. The way you had to leave 1997 and Michael Christo- GILCHRIST, Phyllis Inserted by James, Bridie, us, pher, who died December 5, Precious memories of my Charlie, grandchildren, great- Will always seem unfair. 2006. mother, who died December grandchildren and all the The special years will not re- McCOLGAN Eternal rest grant unto them, DEATH 2, 2009. Remembering her family. turn, 24th Anniversary O Lord. birthday, January 28 (81 When we were all together, Please remember in your Those who die in grace go years). prayers, Father Gerald B. COONEY But with the love that’s in our no further from us than God, You were my mother, my McColgan, who died January Please pray for the soul of hearts, best friend. 25, 1987. May Clark Cooney, who died You’ll walk with us forever. and God is very near. I will love you and miss you Loved and remembered al- January 22, 1982, beloved St Bernadette, pray for her. Inserted by their loving fam- till the end. ways. wife of the late Francis Donald James and family, ily. From your loving son, Inserted by his family. Cooney, and dear mother, 149 Brevig, Barra. Tommy. grandmother and great- MEMORIAM grandmother of the family. GLENCORSE Our Lady of Lourdes, pray 2nd Anniversary McENERNY In loving memory of our dear BEGEN for her. In loving memory of Lily MacLEAN, (Ealasaid) 11th Anniversary Inserted by her loving chil- Glencorse who died January mother, Mary Josephine (née At St Brendan’s Hospital Treasured memories of a dren. 20, 2009. Bradley), who died January Castlebay, Isle of Barra on much loved husband, dad Always in our hearts. 24, 1996. January 7, 2011, beloved and grandfather, Jimmy, who CRILLEY St Pio, pray for her. May she rest in peace. mother of Donald and died January 21, 2000. In loving memory of Mary, With love from the family. Inserted by her loving chil- Ronald, much loved grand- Our Lady of Lourdes, pray who died January 23, 2007, mother of Mia, Scarlett and dren. for him. beloved wife of the late GRAHAM Erin and mother-in-law to St Benedict Joseph Labré, Jimmy, and dear mother and 5th Anniversary Francine. Dear sister of pray for him. grandmother of the family. In loving memory of my dear Rhoda and aunt to all the Rest in Peace. husband, John, much loved MacINNES GILCHRIST, Peter family. BOYD 30th Anniversary Precious memories of Peter, Will those of you who think of father, father-in-law and Our Lady of the Isles, pray With cherished memories of her today, grandfather who died on In loving memory of my dear who died May 7, 2005. Re- for her. Andrew and Gertrude Boyd, A little prayer to Jesus say. January 24, 2006. wife, Mary, who died January Fois shoirraidh thoir dhi a membering his birthday on loving parents, grandparents Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray May he rest in peace. 24, 1981. R.I.P. Thighearna January 22. and great grandparents. for her. Those who die in grace, In the shelter of Thy Sacred Your name we often mention, They are forever in our Inserted by the family. Go no further from us than Heart, Our thoughts are with you thoughts. God, Dear Jesus, may she rest, still, May they rest in peace. And God is very near. DALTON I miss her much, but still I BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE You haven’t been In loving memory of our dear Our Lady of Lourdes, pray forgotten, know, BOYLE mother, Elizabeth, who died for him. Treasured memories of my What’s more you never January 18, 1991, and our Inserted by his loving wife Thy Holy will is best. dear aunt, Theresa, who will. dear father, William, who and family. Inserted by her loving died September 25, 1989, From his brother Tommy and died, November 22, 1959. husband Donald, 221 Finnart and whose birthday occurs all the family. Our Lady of Lourdes pray for HUGHES St. Greenock. th on January 21. them. 9 Anniversary To me you were someone St Anthony, pray for them. In loving memory of our dear special, Inserted by the family. aunt, Betty, who died Janu- MacINNES Someone good and true, ary 24, 2002. 20th Anniversary You will never be forgotten, DALY May she rest in peace. In loving memory of a Because I thought the world BRADLEY 29th Anniversary Inserted by Hilda and family. Please remember in your of you. In loving memory of my dear dear husband and a beloved prayers, Charles Bradley, Our Lady of Lourdes, pray wife Susan, who died Janu- KEENEY father, John Andrew who died January 24, 1981. 27th Anniversary for her. ary 26, 1982. MacInnes, who died January Rest in peace. In loving memory of Mrs. Catherine. May her soul and the souls 19, 1991. Also our dear son, Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Maureen Keeney, who died of all the faithful departed, Tommy, died February 19, have mercy on him. January 23, 1984. rest in peace. 2009. St Martin, pray for her. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Cherished for her. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray MORROW CAMPBELL Inserted by her loving hus- Precious memories of 13th Anniversary band, Harry and family, 14 Inserted by her husband for them. Memories Anne Morrow (née Forrest), Of your charity, please pray Durward Court, Crossmyloof, James, Anna and daughters Iosa na dian mise dhiobairt. a beloved wife and much for the repose of the soul of Glasgow. Eleanor Clare and Carole, 17 S. daor a dhiol thu air mo Aikenhead Road, Chapelhall. Of Your loved mum, who died on Maria Louisa Campbell, who cheannach. died January 26, 1998. July 13, 2002, and whose Inserted by his loving wife Your life was one of kindly Loved Ones birthday occurs on January Tessie and family. deeds, 22. A helping hand for others We lost a mum with a heart Call: needs, of gold, You always had a smile to How much we miss her can 0141 share, MacINTYRE never be told, A time to give, a time for In loving memory of She shared in our 241 6106 care, Angus John, died January troubles and helped us Sincere and true in heart and 24, 2009, beloved husband, along, mind, Email: dad, grandad, brother, If we follow in her footsteps Beautiful memories left be- brother-in-law, uncle and intimations@ we’ll never go wrong. hind. Inserted by your loving Our Lady of Lourdes, pray friend. daughter, Tracey-Anne for her. Sorely missed by all. sconews.co.uk and loving sons, Garry and Inserted by her husband Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Kevin. Donald and family. pray for him. Friday January 21 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 19 FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

MacLEOD MARTIN QUINN THOMSON POWERFUL NOVENA Of your charity, please pray In loving memory of our dear 19th Anniversary 17th Anniversary of Mary Mc- Of Childlike Confidence for the repose of the soul of mother and nana, Morag, In loving memory of our won- Cann, who died January 24, (This novena is to be said at Michael MacLeod, who died who died suddenly on Janu- derful mother, grandmother 1993. the same time, every hour, January 18, 1973; also pray ary 25, 2009. Two years and great grandmother, He loving husband George. for nine consecutive hours – for Archie and Allan have passed since that sad Josephine, who died January Chance made us sisters, just one day). O Jesus, who MacLean whose anniver- day, 21, 1992, also our dear fa- Hearts made us friends. hast said, ask and you shall saries occur about this time. When the one we loved was ther, Joseph, who died April Her loving sister Vera. receive, seek and you shall On whose souls, sweet called away. 28, 2006. St Martin de Porres, pray for find, knock and it shall be Jesus, have mercy. God took her home it was On their souls, sweet Jesus, her. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray His will, have mercy. 8 Northcroft Road, Moodies- opened to you, through the MacKINNON for them. But in our hearts she liveth Our Lady and St Joseph in- burn. intercession of Mary, Thy 5th Anniversary Inserted by the family. still. tercede for them. Most Holy Mother, I knock, I Remembering my dearly May she rest in peace. Inserted by their loving fam- THOMPSON seek, I ask that my prayer be loved mother, Margaret, Inserted by her loving daugh- ily. 40th Anniversary granted (make your request). granny and great-granny, MacMILLAN ter Christine, Gary, Kirsty Of your charity, please pray O Jesus, who hast said, all died on January 20, 2006, 12th Anniversary and Emily. for the repose of the soul of that you ask of the Father in aged 100 years. Precious memories of John, our dear mother, Elizabeth My name, He will grant you Queen of the Most Holy who died January 21, 1999, MacMillan, who died on Jan- through the intercession of Rosary, pray for her. uary 26, 1971, also our dear loving husband, dearest dad, Mary, Thy Most Holy Mother, Effie and family, Fort William. father-in-law and grandad. father, Thomas, who died I humbly and urgently ask Each of us in our own way, September 30, 1976, and Thy Father, in Thy name, Have special thoughts of you our beloved sister, Julia, who that my prayer be granted MacKINNON today. died January 1, 2004. 5th Anniversary Fois gu robh aig anam. On whose souls, sweet (make your request). O In loving memory of Mar- Ishabel and family. Jesus, have mercy. Jesus, who hast said, garet, loving mother, gran REID Inserted by their loving fam- Heaven and Earth shall pass and great-gran who died 41st Anniversary ily, Castlemilk. away but My word shall not January 20, 2006. Forever MacMILLAN MARTIN In cherished memory of our pass, through the interces- remembered and loved. Happy and precious memo- Of your charity, please pray darling Kevin James, fatally WALKER sion of Mary, Thy Most Holy Our Lady of the Isles, pray ries of a very special person, for the soul of Allan A. Mar- injured on January 23, 1970. Please pray for the repose of Mother, I feel confident that for her. John (Jackan) MacMillan, tin, beloved husband of the Unseen, unheard, but always the souls of Iain Walker, who my prayer shall be granted near, died January 19, 1990, and Mary and family. who died January 21, 1999. late Peggy, father and grand- (make your request); publi- Always in our thoughts. father, who died so suddenly Much loved, so missed and his wife, Mary, who died Au- cation promised. - T.A. Ever in our hearts. on January 24, 2002. very dear. gust 3, 1990. MacKINNON Kirsty and Donald. We lived in hope, Father in Heaven, love and May they rest in peace. Remembering with love and To us you were our special We prayed in vain, take care of him. Sadly missed by relations, POWERFUL NOVENA sadness parents Margaret Uncle John. That God would make you Mary our Mother, mother him Bishopton. Of Childlike Confidence and Donald. Also brothers You’ll never be forgotten, well again, and grant eternal rest to his (This novena is to be said at Donald John and George, Because we thought the But He decided we must dear daddy. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the same time, every hour, both of whom died recently world of you. part, Dear Kevin, pray for us. for nine consecutive hours – Our family chain is broken, Catriona and Kirsty. He eased your pain but Mummy, Stewart, Susan and McQUADE just one day). O Jesus, who The family of the late Sheila And nothing seems the broke our hearts, Raymond. would like to thank all rela- hast said, ask and you shall same, But you did not go alone, for tives, friends and neighbours receive, seek and you shall But as we are called one by MacNEIL part of us went with you, for their kind expressions of find, knock and it shall be one, In loving memory of my dear That day God called you REID sympathy and Mass cards opened to you, through the In loving memory of my dar- The chain will link again. father-in-law, Dougald, who home. received during their recent intercession of Mary, Thy died at Bruernish, January ling nephew, Kevin. God bless and rest in peace You suffered much in si- sad bereavement. Also fam- Most Holy Mother, I knock, I Forty one years today we together. 23, 1929, also my mother-in- lence, ily doctor and nurses at Lon- had to part, seek, I ask that my prayer be Inserted by Christabel, law, Christina, who died De- Your spirit did not bend, don Road surgery for care You left behind a broken granted (make your request). Desmond and family, Isle of cember 31, 1960. R.I.P. You bore your cross with dig- and attention during her long heart, O Jesus, who hast said, all Wight. On whose soul, sweet nity, illness, and Fr. Martin Cham- It was God’s will you had to that you ask of the Father in Jesus, have mercy. Until the very end. bers for spiritual comfort re- go, My name, He will grant you Inserted by Margaret, Our Lady of Lourdes, pray ceived. Also special thanks How much I miss you, no through the intercession of Michael Iain, Douglas An- for him. to Gerry Robertson of Kil- one will ever know. Mary, Thy Most Holy Mother, thony and Michelle Anne, 17 Inserted by his family in marnock and District Inde- Auntie Kate. Hutton Drive, Glasgow, G51. Glasgow and Inverness. pendent Funeral Service. I humbly and urgently ask With his father in Heaven. Holy Mass will be offered for Thy Father, in Thy name, Godmother Beth. your intentions. that my prayer be granted MacPHEE (make your request). O In loving memory of a much Jesus, who hast said, loved dad, grandad and ROBELLO Heaven and Earth shall pass great-grandad, Donald, who 16th Anniversary away but My word shall not MacLEAN died January 23, 1988. R.I.P. In loving memory of our dear THANKSGIVING pass, through the interces- 15th Anniversary Treasured forever are mem- father and grandfather, NOVENA TO ST CLARE Remembering with love my ories of you, Charles Robello, who died Say nine Hail Mary’s for nine sion of Mary, Thy Most Holy dear husband Calum, our Today, tomorrow and all life January 20, 1995. days with a lighted candle; Mother, I feel confident that dad and granddad, died Jan- through, Our Lady of Aberdeen, pray publication promised. - my prayer shall be granted uary 20, 1996. R.I.P. Our Lady of the Isles, pray for him. E.J. (make your request); publi- Our Lady Star of the Sea, for him. MONTAGUE Inserted by the family. cation promised. pray for him Inserted by Effie and family. 17th Anniversary DEAR HEART OF JESUS Effie and family, Fort William. In loving memory of Charlie, Dear Heart of Jesus in the NOVENA PRAYER TO ST my dear husband, loving fa- SMILLIE past I have asked you for JUDE McSORLEY ther of Pauline, John and 14th Anniversary many favours, this time I ask May the Sacred Heart of Kevin, father-in-law of Rory, MacLELLAN In loving memory of John In loving memory of our dear you for this special one Jesus be praised, adored, 14th Anniversary (Jack), who died January 21, Celestine and Andrea and a mother and grandmother, (mention favour), take it Dear glorified and loved through- In loving memory of our dear 2002. loving grandfather, who died Mary, who died January 25, Heart of Jesus, and place it out the world now and for- brother, uncle and brother-in- We have loved him in life, let January 25, 1994. 1997. R.I.P. within Your broken heart law, Donald Archie, who died us not forget him in death. – O you whom I have loved so Those who die in grace go where your Father sees it, ever more. Sacred Heart of January 25, 1997. R.I.P. St Ambrose. much on earth, pray for me no further from us than God, then in his merciful eyes it Jesus have mercy on us. St Sadly missed. Our Lady of Perpetual Suc- and live in such a manner and God is very near. will become Your favour, not Jude helper of the hopeless, Our Lady of Lourdes, pray cour, pray for him. that we may be reunited for- Our Lady of Lourdes, pray mine. Amen. Say for three pray for us. St Jude, great for him. Inserted by his sister, brother ever in a Blessed Eternity. for her. days, publication promised. - miracle worker, pray for us. 5 Haun, Eriskay. and families. Inserted by Anne and family. Inserted by her loving family. G.T. Say nine times daily 20 FUNERAL DIRECTORY SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday January 21 2011 FUNERAL DIRECTORY BISHOPS ENGAGEMENTS CARDINAL O’BRIEN Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh www.archdiocese-edinburgh.org.uk THOS. 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they lived as Jesus said they should. (R) Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Let’s talk about things you do that Kingdom of Heaven is theirs! make other people happy. For example, God always keeps His word. Fourth Sunday in Ordinary playing with a younger sibling, being He gives justice to the poor and food to kind to your parents and doing what they the hungry. Time—First Reading say, telling the truth and not telling on (R) Blessed are the poor in spirit; the someone, sharing your toys, respecting Kingdom of Heaven is theirs! In your midst I will leave a humble and a lowly people. A the teachers and doing your schoolwork. The Lord sets prisoners free and heals reading from the book of the prophet Zephaniah 2:3; Can you even imagine going one step blind eyes. 3:12-13 further and being on the lookout for He gives a helping hand to everyone who chances to help other people? That is falls. If you humbly obey the Lord, then really what Jesus is asking of us. He loves The Lord loves good people and looks us so much and wants us to know that if after strangers. come and worship Him. If you right we can possibly find ways to be helpful, (R) Blessed are the poor in spirit; the and are humble, you might be safe that’s a very good thing and we will know Kingdom of Heaven is theirs! on that day when the Lord shows His God’s blessings all our life. You have to anger. keep your eyes wide open in order to live Second Reading these be-attitudes. Simply put, they are God has chosen what is weak by human I won’t destroy any of you that are Reflection and Discussion ways to be. reckoning. A reading from the first letter of Paul truly humble and come to me for We just heard over and over the words: Here are a few examples. Give me a to the Corinthians 1:26-31 safety. “God blesses those people.” So, first of ‘thumbs up’ or ‘thumbs down’ to show if My dear friends, remember what you were The people of Israel who survive will all, let’s talk about blessings. you think you could possibly do this when God chose you. The people of this action. world didn’t think that many of you were live right and refuse to tell lies. They What are they? (Good things that wise. Only a few of you were in places of will eat in peace, and no one will make us happy.) Give your mum a hug if you see she is power, and not many of you came from bother them. What is one blessing in your life? sad. important families. But God chose the The Word of the Lord (Parents, new bicycle or skateboard, a Listen to your friend tell a story foolish things of this world to put the wise birthday party at an indoor water park, without thinking about the story you to shame. He chose the weak things of this best friend(s), maybe even Jesus.) want to tell. world to put the powerful to shame. If you are helping rake leaves and a What the world thinks is worthless, Jesus told His friends lots of things in this friend asks you to play, you say you can’t useless, and nothing at all is what God has story that would bring them happiness, until after the job is all done. used to destroy what the world considers The Children’s Liturgy page is published one too, but they were really different than When you know you have hurt important. God did all this to keep anyone week in advance to allow RE teachers and those some of the stuff you just mentioned. He someone’s feelings, say ‘I’m sorry’ right from bragging to Him. was talking about ways for His friends to away instead of waiting to be told to say You are God’s children. He sent Christ taking the Children’s Liturgy at weekly Masses to act toward other people. He said God it by your parents. Jesus to save us and to make us wise, use, if they wish, this page as an accompaniment would bless them or, put in a different During interval, play with someone in acceptable, and holy. So if you want to way, they would be happy and feel like your class that no one else wants to play brag, do what the Scriptures say and brag to their teaching materials saying thank you to God all the time if with, or sit with them at lunch. about the Lord. The Word of the Lord Activities Give each child four pipe cleaners. Alleluia (These are available in multi-colour packs Matthew 5:12a at craft shops.) Have them shape a pair of (R) Alleluia, alleluia. glasses and put them on. Now everyone is Rejoice and be glad; your reward will be ready to listen and ‘be on the lookout for great in Heaven. be-attitudes. (R) Alleluia, alleluia. Have the group sit on the floor in a circle. Ask them to close their eyes and just Gospel for a minute or two think about one good Blessed are the poor in spirit. A reading from the thing they plan to do because of what was Holy Gospel according to Matthew 5:1-12ab talked about today. When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up Now toss something (bean bag, sponge on the side of a mountain and sat down. ball or little stuffed animal) to someone and Jesus’ disciples gathered around Him, and ask them to tell the rest of the group how He taught them: “God blesses those people they will be more like Jesus and live the who depend only on Him. They belong to be-attitudes. Ask the children to begin with the Kingdom of Heaven! ‘God blesses me when I....’ That person “God blesses those people who grieve. tosses the article to someone else, and so They will find comfort! God blesses those on, until everyone, including the teacher, people who are humble. The earth will has had a chance to play. belong to them! God blesses those people who want to obey Him more than to eat or Prayer drink. They will be given what they want! (In order to ‘get God’s attention’ let’s shout “God blesses those people who are out the beginning greeting): merciful. They will be treated with mercy! Hey God! Please keep us safe and always God blesses those people whose hearts are on the lookout for your Son, Jesus, in pure. They will see Him! God bless those everyone we meet. Help us to be kind, people who make peace. They will be sweet and always thinking about ways to called His children! help other people rather than drawing “God blesses those people who are attention to ourselves. We know you will treated badly for doing right. They belong bless our efforts. Thank you for Jesus to the Kingdom of Heaven. God will bless and all the things He told us so we can live you when people insult you, mistreat you, life right. Amen. and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me. Be happy and excited! You Responsorial Psalm will have a great reward in Heaven.” 146:6d-7ab, 7c-9a The Gospel of the Lord 22 VOCATIONS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday January 21 2011 People are always in need of God As we begin a new year, MARTIN DUNLOP reflects upon Pope Benedict XVI’s message to seminarians in 2010, and also highlights just how enriching and fulfilling a lay or religious vocation can be for those who choose one

S 2011 begins it increased thought to throughout Germany, Hungary, England and can be all too easy this New Year. Ireland as well as in the to succumb to the This may sound like a chal- Philippines and the US. adverse effects of lenge but it is something that In the UK the Alexian the cold, damp can be achieved simply through Brothers have their base in Aweather and the long and dark pausing for prayer and taking Manchester, where they first winter days. time to reflect on the role settled in 1875 and have, in the The preparations for, and cel- played by the many religious proceeding years, been closely ebration of, Christmas seem like throughout the world. We must involved with care of the elder- a distant memory. But it must always try to take a step back ly in the local community. always be remembered that the from our own woes and remem- Their dedicated work has beginning of a new year should ber those who are sick, the continued at the same site in the also be a time for great hope, aged, the poor, the dying and Moston area of the city since promise and renewal. those on the margins of society. 1884. Last year Pope Benedict XVI These are the people at the The Alexian Brothers Care spoke to seminarians around the centre of the mission of the con- Centre is a 72-bed dual regis- world, reminding them that peo- gregation of Alexian Brothers. tered care home providing long- ple are always in need of God, The Alexians are a lay, apos- term care for older people and that in spite of our ever- tolic Catholic order whose requiring residential support advancing world there will brothers—bound together by and nursing care. The centre always be the need to gather His religious vows—dedicate them- also has a 17-place day facility Church and learn with and selves primarily to live in com- open Monday-Friday. The aim through Him. This message is munity and to participate in the of the centre is to preserve and still of great relevance today and ministry of healing in the tradi- maintain the privacy, dignity, one that many people may con- tion of the Catholic Church. For and individuality of all resi- sider when thinking of their almost 800 years, the Alexian dents in a warm and caring hopes and expectations for this Brothers have cared for the atmosphere and with sensitivity New Year. sick, the aged, the poor and the to the residents’ ever-changing dying. needs. he importance of under- With its ministry dating back At the core of the Alexian standing the role of reli- to 14th century Belgium, brotherhood is the belief that Tgious vocations is Alexian houses can today be their life is fundamentally something that we can give found across Europe in Belgium, expressed in living in commu- nity. The brothers choose to share their life together as they ‘believe that living in commu- nity can shatter the walls of individualism and isolationism that are so prevalent in our bro- ken world. 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Do you have a story for us Voters turn out en masse in Sudan here at the Scottish Referendum to decide if Christian south secedes from Muslim north is well supported Catholic Observer? You can By Dominic Lynch ahead of the weeklong poll European call us on 0141 221 4956 or observers said—in their first official A HUGE turnout of voters has head- judgement of the poll on Monday—that send us an e-mail: ed to the polls for the Sudanese refer- the referendum was credible and well [email protected] endum with the quorum already organised. exceeded before polling closed at the “The European Union election observa- weekend. tion mission assess the voting process of the The referendum is expected to see an Southern Sudan referendum credible and overwhelming majority vote for the well-organised in a mostly peaceful envi- largely Christian south of Africa’s largest ronment,” a preliminary statement said. country to secede from the Muslim north, Veronique de Keyser, the EU mission’s following decades of civil war. chief, said that ‘free and peaceful voting By last Friday the supervising commis- took place, with an overwhelming turnout.’ sion had confirmed that more than 65 per He added that the referendum cam- cent of registered voters had already gone paign was conducted peacefully in south to the polls while there were reported Sudan, where the vast majority of voters turnouts of more than 90 per cent in some were registered, with ‘only isolated cases parts of the south. In the capital, Juba, six of intimidation’ by government security centres had more than 2500 votes for officials at voting centres. secession compared with a maximum of EWTN PROGRAMMES just 25 votes for unity. Rebecca Kadi Loburang Dinduch, believed to Results be the oldest person in Southern Sudan, casts Preliminary results are expected by the SUN JAN 23 7.30PM her vote at a polling station in Juba. Said to be Church verifies turnout end of the month and south Sudan would 9AM SEVEN DEADLY SINS, SEVEN 115 years old, she said the referendum period IN CONCERT—BEETHOVEN'S LIVELY VIRTUES The voter turnout was in agreement with was the best time in Southern Sudan’s history become an independent nation on July 9, MISSA SOLEMNIS 8PM what Fr Cyril Odia, director of Radio that she had lived through according to the terms of the 2005 north- 11AM BIBLICAL STORY OF Don Bosco in Tonj, in the South south peace deal that promised the refer- INTERNATIONAL ROSARY FOR THE MASS Sudanese state of Warrap, told the “For four days in Tonj there were endum. THE PROTECTION OF THE WED JAN 26 Missionary News Service Africa. unending queues at the polls, despite the Speaking publicly for the first time fol- UNBORN 1PM Fr Odia said the voter participation was fact that many had to walk hours to reach lowing the close of voting the president 1PM DAILY MASS SUNDAY MASS LIVE 7.30PM very high in all the regions where the makeshift offices,” Fr Odia said. of southern Sudan, Salva Kiir, urged his 3PM SEVEN DEADLY SINS, SEVEN radio has correspondents, in Warrap as people to forgive the north of the country THE WORLD OVER LIVELY VIRTUES well as the states of Unity and Western Peaceful protest for the killings that took place during the 4PM THU JAN 27 Bahr al-Ghazal. Despite widespread fears of violence two decades of war. LIFE ON THE ROCK 1PM 7 PM DAILY MASS A PEOPLE OF LIFE 7.30PM 8PM SEVEN DEADLY SINS, SEVEN THE BEST OF THE JOURNEY LIVELY VIRTUES EU forgets to make a diary date for Christianity HOME 8PM 10PM DEMOGRAPHIC BOMB: By Dominic Lynch Johanna Touzel, European Martin Kastler blamed ‘aggres- as well as warnings on the dan- ROME REPORTS DEMOGRAPHY IS DESTINY Catholic Commission spokes- sive atheism in the apparatus of gers of the internet and climate 11PM FRI JAN 28 THE European Union has woman, describing the mis- the European Union- change, will be corrected for BENEDICTION 1PM sent out millions of diaries, takes as ‘just incredible.’ Commission’ which he called 2012. In the interim, a correc- MON JAN 24 DAILY MASS 1PM 7.30PM which have no mention of “Christmas and Easter are ‘unbearable.’ tion is being sent to all schools DAILY MASS SEVEN DEADLY SINS, SEVEN Christian celebrations, to important feasts for hundreds of “It is impudent to say that it that received the Europa Diary. 4PM LIVELY VIRTUES schools across the continent. millions of Christians and was merely a mistake, however A spokesman for the MARCH FOR LIFE (LIVE) 9PM Three million diaries—around Europeans,” she said. “If the big,” he said. “I demand that the Brussels-based commission 9PM THE WORLD OVER 350,000 of which have already Commission does not mark responsible officials be called to said at the weekend that the FR CORAPI—NEW WAR, OLD 10.30PM been sent to UK schools—are Christmas as a feast in its diaries account immediately. I expect a omission of Christian holidays WAR THOMAS AQUINAS IN TODAY’S 10PM WORLD produced annually by the execu- then it should be working as personal apology from the represented ‘a rather gross CATHOLIC LIVES SAT JAN 29 tive body of the EU, the normal on December 25.” Commission president because I error’ and had been caused by TUES JAN 25 1PM European Commission and list The French Catholic believe this was intentionally insufficient ‘editorial policing’ 1PM DAILY MASS the dates of Muslim, Hindu, Bishops’ Conferences com- published in this way.” of the diary. DAILY MASS 7PM Sikh, Jewish and Chinese festi- plained directly to Brussels and John Dalli, the EU’s con- It is understood that a more 4.30PM CUTTING THROUGH THE SPIN vals but have no record of Ben Knapen, the Dutch deputy sumer commissioner, has apol- detailed apology has been sent FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF ON STEM CELLS AND CLONING ST. PAUL, CELEBRATION OF 9PM Christmas, Easter or Lent. foreign minister, demanded an ogised for the blunder but was to the French government and VESPERS (LIVE) LIFE ON THE ROCK The EU has received wide- explanation from the European unable to explain the reason for the Catholic Bishops’ spread criticism over the Union for what he described as the error. Conference of France, which diaries, which cost the taxpayer ‘an absurd omission.’ German He said the diaries, which first raised the omissions with £4.4 million to produce, with conservative MEP delegate contain information on the EU the European Commission. LAY READERS’ GUIDE by Fr John Breslin Pope Benedict XVI recognises ‘heroic Muslim man condemned to death SUNDAY JAN 23 virtues’ of US priest Fr Nelson Baker over bombing of Coptic Church Sunday 3/A. Isaiah 8:23-9:3. Response: The Lord is my light and my help. 1 Corinthians 1:10-13.17. POPE Benedict XVI has offi- A MUSLIM man has been Hendawi Sayyed, on February Matthew 4:12-23. cially recognised the heroic condemned to death in 20. All three had pleaded inno- cent to charges of carrying out MONDAY virtues of 20th century US south Egypt for the January Memorial of St Francis de Sales. Hebrews 9:15.24-28. priest Fr Nelson Baker, 2010 slaying of six Coptic the January 6 attack. Response: Sing a new song unto the Lord for He has which moves the beloved Christians after Christmas The chief judge of the Qena worked wonders. Mark 3:22-30. champion for the poor further Mass, a year before a sui- security court, which allows no along in the process towards cide bomber killed 21 peo- right of appeal, gave no motive TUESDAY sainthood. ple outside a Coptic church. for the attack in which the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul. Acts 22:3-16. Fr Baker, who was born in A Muslim policeman also Copts were gunned down. At Response: Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Buffalo, New York in 1842, lived the cause must prove that the died when three gunmen in a car that time, the Nagaa Hammadi Good News. Mark 16:15-18. to be 95 years old and is heralded candidate lived heroic virtues. raked worshippers emerging attack was the deadliest of its for building what’s been called a When documents and testi- from Mass with bullets in Nagaa kind since 2000 when 20 Copts WEDNESDAY ‘city of charity’ in Lackawana, monies are presented to the Hammadi, near the southern were killed in sectarian clashes. Memorial of Ss Timothy and Titus. 2 Timothy 1:1-8. 1 Peter 1:18-25. Response: Proclaim the wonders of the New York. By the time of his Congregation for the Causes of town of Qena. Mohammed Since then, a suicide bomber Lord among all His peoples. Mark 4:1-20. death in 1936, his initiatives for Saints in Rome, and the candi- Ahmad Hossein, also known as killed 21 people outside a the poor included a minor basilica, date is approved, he or she Hamam Kammouni, was consid- church in the northern city of THURSDAY an infant home, a home for unwed earns the title of ‘Venerable.’ ered the ringleader of the attack. Alexandria after a New Year’s Hebrews 10:19-25. Response: Such are the men who mothers, a boys’ orphanage, a hos- Two documented and medically A Qena court said it would Eve Mass at the start of 2011, seek your face, O Lord. Mark 4:21-25. pital, a nurses’ home, and an authenticated miracles are then also announce verdicts against an incident that has exacerbated elementary and high school. needed, one for Beatification the two other Muslim suspects, tensions between Muslims and FRIDAY Last Friday Pope Benedict and one for Canonisation. Qorshi Abul Haggag and Egypt’s minority Christians. Memorial of St Thomas Aquinas. Hebrews 10:32-39. recognised the heroic virtues of Buffalo Diocese said on Response: The salvation of the just comes from the Fr Baker (above right), which is Friday that they ‘rejoice’ at the Lord. Mark 4:26-34. READ THE SCO BLOG CROSS the second step in the priest’s news, adding that they hope that SATURDAY cause for Canonisation. After a the latest move ‘is the next step WIRES AT Hebrews 11:1-2.8-19. Response: Blessed be the Lord, candidate is initially listed as a in the eventual Beatification http://scobserver.wordpress.com the God of Israel! He has visited His people and Servant of God, the promoter of and Canonisation of Fr Baker.’ redeemed them. Mark 4:35-44. 24 VATICAN NEWS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday January 21 2011

tative would not reside in He called on government Pope prays for flood victims NEWS IN BRIEF Vietnam for the time being. officials to help support mar- ried women who wish to pur- Holy Father extends sympathies to Australia, Brazil, Philippines and Sri Lanka VATICAN OFFICIAL FOR PROTESTANT IS TO HEAD sue a career and build a family. VIETNAM IS NAMED VATICAN SCIENCE ACADEMY Too often, he said, women ‘are By Stephen Reilly The Bishop of Petropolis told POPE Benedict XVI has THE Holy Father has picked a forced to wait’ to have chil- Maria Cristina dos Anjos, the named a non-resident Protestant to head the Vatican’s dren. He also said that local POPE Benedict XVI has secretary general of Caritas Pontifical representative for science academy. governments should promote offered prayers for the vic- Brazil, that there was ‘total Vietnam as a first step towards The Holy Father chose and support maternity rights. tims of floods in Australia, chaos’ in his area. re-establishing diplomatic ties Werner Arber, a Swiss molec- Brazil, the Philippines and “People urgently need drink- with the South Asian nation. ular biologist who shared the VATICAN OFFICIAL SPEAKS OF Sri Lanka. ing water, food and hygiene arti- On January 13, the Pope Nobel Prize for Medicine in DETERMINATION AGAINST ABUSE After praying the midday cles,” Ms dos Anjos said. appointed Italian Archbishop 1978, as president of the A SENIOR Vatican investigator Angelus with those gathered in “Many have lost their homes.” Leopoldo Girelli, currently Pontifical Academy of Sciences. into clerical child sex abuse St Peter’s Square last Sunday, the Local churches have opened Vatican nuncio to Indonesia, Vatican spokesman Fr Ciro scandals in Ireland has spoken Pope (right) took a few moments their doors to shelter some of the to serve as his non-resident Benedettini, said it is the first of the Pope’s determination that to remember the victims of people made homeless by land- representative to the commu- time a non-Catholic has led such evil does not happen again. flooding in the four countries. slides. She said more needed to be nist nation. Archbishop Girelli, the academy in its four cen- Archbishop Thomas Collins “I would like to assure a spe- done to improve the living condi- 57, was also named to simulta- turies of history. Mr Arber of Toronto warned the congre- cial remembrance in prayer to since the 2004 tsunami. Heavy tions of poor people in Brazil. neously serve as nuncio in became a member in 1981. gation in Thurles Cathedral, the people of Australia, Brazil, monsoon rains have affected “As usual, the poorest are the Singapore and apostolic dele- Co Tipperary, that ‘even one the Philippines and Sri Lanka, over a million people. In some worst affected in this disaster,” gate in Malaysia and Brunei. HOLY FATHER ASKS FOR MORE priest gone wrong’ caused who have recently been devas- areas, even the temporary camps she added. “Those who live in Last June a joint working SUPPORT FOR FAMILY VALUES immense harm, and that tated by floods,” the Holy Father set up for the flood victims have makeshift homes and who out of group formed by the Vatican THE Pope has told Italian polit- throughout the world priests said. “May the Lord receive the gone under water. poverty have to settle in high risk and the Vietnamese ical leaders that they must sup- had done unspeakable evil. souls of the dead, give strength “Some areas are difficult to zones are particularly vulnerable. Government announced that port the traditional family. Archbishop Collins has been to the evacuees and help those access and people are trapped More prevention could have the two sides had agreed that a The many crises that fami- instructed by Pope Benedict XVI who are working to alleviate the there,” Fr George Sigamoney, saved many lives in this disaster.” Papal representative would be lies face are ‘caused by the to conduct an inquiry into the suffering and grief.” Secretary General of Caritas Sri named. A statement from the rapid social and cultural Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, Australia has seen some of its Lanka, said. “Rivers are over- Australia working group said that, changes’ in society, Pope and to submit a report on his worst flooding in 100 years; flowing, dams breaking and the In Australia, Catholic bishops unlike a nuncio, the represen- Benedict XVI said last Friday. findings to the Pontiff by Easter. mudslides in Brazil have killed main roads can’t be used. More and churches across the country more than 600 people, and rain is expected in the next are rallying around victims of floods in Sri Lanka have left days,” the floods which devastated the hundreds of thousands homeless Caritas Sri Lanka is currently state of Queensland. there. Torrential rains have also supporting roughly 75,000 peo- Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane CROSSWORD battered the Philippines for the ple with cooked meals, safe Brian Finnigan has issued an past month, leaving more than drinking water and health care. urgent call for prayers for those 40 people dead. who have died. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Brazil “We offer prayers for the Sri Lanka In Brazil, more than 500 people deceased and their families and 8 Caritas, the Catholic charity net- have been killed by torrential the relief workers and all who work, has said it hopes to help rains that have triggered floods are suffering as a result of the 9 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as and mudslides which have, in floods,” he said. “Many parishes 10 the island struggles after being some places, washed away and schools are opening their hit by its worst natural disaster entire neighbourhoods. doors to assist those affected. 11 12

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