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News • Spirituality • Culture • Education • Life OfficialFLOURISH Journal of the Archdiocese of Glasgow May 2020 Archbishop’s Pope Francis plea: Turn to calls for Our Lady this Rosary to month fight virus rchbishop Tartaglia ope Francis has made a has issued a heartfelt simple appeal to every Aplea to Catholics across the PCatholic in the world this Archdiocese to take up the month – pray the Rosary! daily recitation of the Ro- In a disarmingly simple sary during May. and short letter addressed And he has announced to the Catholics of the world that he will lead a recitation he wrote: “The month of May from the Cathedral live on is a time when the People of the internet throughout the God express with particular Marian month. intensity their love and de- The Archbishop made his votion for the Blessed Virgin call as churches face contin- Mary. It is traditional in this ued closure during the tra- month to pray the Rosary at ditional month of Our Lady. home within the family. The Archbishop Philip told restrictions of the pandem- Flourish: “In times of peril, ic have made us come to Catholics have spontane- appreciate all the more this ously turned to Our Lady “family” aspect, also from a and to the Rosary to pray for spiritual point of view. deliverance. “For this reason, I want to “Together with Pope Fran- encourage everyone to re- cis, I invite you to pray the discover the beauty of pray- Rosary during the Marian ing the Rosary at home in month of May so that the the month of May. This can world may be free from this be done either as a group or Covid-19 pandemic. individually; you can decide “My message to people is according to your own situ- this: Pray with faith, pray ations, making the most of with hope, pray with love. both opportunities. The key Pray with Mary that the to doing this is always sim- Mother of God may inter- plicity, and it is easy also on cede for us and protect us the internet to find good with a mother’s love in this models of prayers to follow. time of danger.” “I am also providing two During the month of May prayers to Our Lady that you the Archbishop will fre- can recite at the end of the quently lead the recitation POPE FRANCIS’ prayER TO OUR lady Rosary, and that I myself of the Holy Rosary which will pray in the month of will be live streamed from May, in spiritual union with the Cathedral. O Mary, Help us, Mother of Divine Love, all of you. I include them Archbishop Philip told with this letter so that they Flourish: “I have agreed with You shine continuously on our journey to conform ourselves to the will of the Father are available to everyone. Canon Sharkey that the Ro- as a sign of salvation and hope. and to do what Jesus tells us. “Dear brothers and sis- sary will be live-streamed ters, contemplating the face from the Cathedral during We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the For he took upon himself our suffering, of Christ with the heart of May on Monday–Friday at Sick, and burdened himself with our sorrows Mary our Mother will make 7.00pm starting on Friday who, at the foot of the cross, us even more united as a 1st May, to seek the inter- to bring us, through the cross, spiritual family and will cession of the Blessed Vir- were united with Jesus’ suffering, to the joy of the Resurrection. help us overcome this time gin Mary during this time and persevered in your faith. of trial. I keep all of you in of the Covid-19 pandemic. I my prayers, especially those will start the May Rosary on We fly to your protection, suffering most greatly, and Friday and I intend to lead “Protectress of the Roman people”, O Holy Mother of God; I ask you, please, to pray for it on as many days as pos- me. I thank you, and with sible.” you know our needs, Do not despise our petitions in our great affection I send you and we know that you will provide, necessities, my blessing.” ■ You can follow the May Rosary (and all Masses so that, as at Cana in Galilee, but deliver us always from every danger, ■ You can find the full from the Cathedral) at joy and celebration may return O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. text of Pope Francis’ other www.mcnmedia.tv/ prayer on page 12. camera/st-andrews- after this time of trial. Amen. cathedral 2 news FLOURISH May 2020 Archbishop’s messages of hope bring comfort and strength to parishioners Internet used to reach out to those unable to get to Church Picture: James Chatelard he Church in Glasgow the Archdiocese’s Facebook prayers at home. We rec- has embraced a digital channel was over 142,000 ognise him in the faces of Trevolution in a bid to bring people, while tweets posted those who are suffering; in Glasgow’s new Catholics wait solace and comfort to peo- on the official Twitter page the pain of those who have ple across the Archdiocese. were seen by over a million been bereaved; in the dedi- patiently for their ‘Easter’ Archbishop Tartaglia has people. cation of those who help the led the way with a series of The videos posted on Face- sick; in our efforts to help mong the many Under normal circum- “Coming together as part recorded video messages book had more than 10,000 one another through this groups and individu- stances the Elect would be of the diocesan community which have been posted minutes viewing, with fig- time; in our powerlessness Aals in the Archdiocese to baptised, confirmed and for the day of retreat was on the Archdiocese’s own ures up over 1000 per cent and in our hopefulness; and be affected by the current receive the Eucharist for quite breathtaking as they YouTube channel and on month on month. in our surrender to God’s emergency are those who the first time at the Easter appreciate The Rite of Elec- Facebook. Apart from a Archbishop Tartaglia has loving purpose. In all these have been eagerly prepar- Vigil. tion, as always, was a very heartfelt Easter blessing, used his weekly Masses ways, the risen Christ is ing for many months to be This ceremony, seen as poignant moment in their the Archbishop has also re- which are streamed live present and is with us. received into the Church one of the most joyful in the faith journey.” corded a visit to the sick in form the Cathedral over the “You will tell me that through the Rite of Chris- Church’s calendar, has now Canon Wallace added: which he prays the simple internet to offer words of I keep saying, my dear tian Initiation for Adults. been put on hold because of “There are certainly many prayers with those who may consolation and hope to the friends, that this time will The Rite of Election was the Covid-19 restrictions. people our hearts go out be lonely or in hospital and whole diocese. pass. When, I do not know, celebrated on the first Sun- A total of 57 adults last to just now who would be unable to receive visitors. He said: “It hurts so much but it will. We will come to- day in Lent at St Andrew’s met as a group at a day of celebrating different oc- His most recent video is that our churches are closed gether again. Together we Cathedral as it is each year. retreat at Our Lady of Lour- casions in so many ways, a thankyou message to care and we cannot physically will once more recognise It is at this celebration des church hall ahead of the no less our Elect and can- workers and NHS staff. come to Mass and we can- the risen Lord in the break- that the Archbishop rec- Rite of Election on Sunday didates for reception into Meanwhile the Archdio- not receive Jesus sacramen- ing of the bread. Finally, the ognised the desire of the March 1. the Church, however, their cese’s social media channels tally in Holy Communion. priest will take bread, break Catechumens – adults Canon David Wallace, ‘Easter’ will come and we have seen record numbers Yet we must bear this pain- it and give it to you to eat. preparing for baptism – to RCIA director for the Arch- will be ever more joyful for using the services to get to ful Eucharistic fast for the We will once more enjoy celebrate the Easter Sacra- diocese said: “We focused them and their desire to Mass online, hear updates moment for the sake of the sacramental communion ments of Christian Initia- on the Sacraments of Ini- share in full communion from the local and universal health of all. with our beloved risen Lord tion and the desire of those tiation through prayer, re- with the Church. Church and to get news on “At the same time, we rec- Jesus. We will, together baptised in other Chris- flection and sharing their “We have much to look what’s happening in their ognise the risen Christ in once again, be inspired by tian denominations to be common journey and was forward to and be grateful communities. other ways. We recognise him to praise his name and received into the Catholic well received by those who for!” During the first month of him in faith in the depths to follow his message.