Lord, Let Glasgow Flourish by the preaching of Thy Word and the praising of Thy Name MAY 2015 JOURNAL OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW 70p Picture by Paul McSherry BLESS THIS HOUSE GLORIOUS sunshine ensured an extra warm glow as residents of Nazareth House were formally welcomed to their splendid new care home in Cardonald. Archbishop Philip Tartaglia was on hand to bless the spacious and accommodating house which is home to 62 elderly residents and a team of dedicated staff. It replaces the older facility which has stood for over a century. The Archbishop encouraged everyone to set the highest standards of care and aspire to achieve them in the spirit of Christian charity. Full story – page 3 SCIAF appeal for Nepal THE Scottish Catholic By Vincent Toal day as many people were out - While the streets are rife with International Aid Fund is side when the quake hap - activity and chaos as people appealing to Scots to do - solidarity and generosity of pened. try to find loved ones and nate whatever they can the Scottish people are crucial “Rescue is the first priority. friends, the city is paralysed to SCIAF’s response. Lots of people have lost their with destroyed buildings, to help survivors of the “I would urge everyone to homes and are out on the blocked roads, intermittent Nepalese earthquake. join us in praying for the de - street or in open spaces, so we power and rolling after - ceased and their loved ones, will be looking to provide shocks.” The charity has launched an and give what they can so that them with food and temporary On Mount Everest, the Year of Mercy emergency appeal following we can get aid to those who shelter.” quake triggered a huge ava - the massive quake which need it most and help them The devastation has lanche which flattened the pages 8 –9 claimed thousands of lives, make a full recovery in the stretched medical services in base camp, killing 17 and in - and left many more injured, weeks and months ahead. the impoverished and unpre - juring 61 in the worst disaster homeless and in need of ur - “We are liaising closely pared Himalayan nation to to hit the mountain. Many of gent help. £50,000 was dis - with Caritas in Nepal and will breaking point. the dead are local sherpas. Smiles in patched immediately. do whatever we can to help Hospital beds in Pope Francis expressed his Within hours of the erup - them. Kathmandu are full, forcing solidarity with all affected by Cranhill tion, SCIAF’s partners were Fr Pius Perumana SJ, the di - other sick and injured people the disaster and sent assur - already helping rescue people rector of Caritas Nepal, based to seek makeshift treatment in ances of prayers for the dead page 5 and had provided tarpaulins in the capital Kathmandu, said the street alongside thousands and those who grieve their for survivors to sleep under. it was the worst earthquake he of displaced survivors whose loss. They are also giving food, had ever experienced in an homes were destroyed. clean water, blankets and area which is not immune to Speaking from Kathmandu, Marriage soap. large tremors. Eleanor Trinchera of Caritas SCIAF director Alistair He said: “Thank God it was Australia said: “I have never Dutton said: “The prayers, during the day and on a holi - seen so much devastation. blessing page 13 I SCIAF chief’s cycle pilgrimage – page 10 2 FOCUS MAY 2015 • FLOURISH Archbishop Tartaglia surrounded by priests at Chrism Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral Picture by Paul McSherry Archbishop ’s dMAYi2a015 ry Friday 1st: Mass for Vocations, Turnbull Hall (7pm) Saturday 2nd: Mass for 60th anniversary of parish, St Brigid’s, Toryglen (6pm) Tuesday 5th –6th: Meeting of Bishops’ Conference Scotland Friday 8th: P7 Mass, St Andrew’s Cathedral (10.30am) Sunday 10th: Mass for Youth St Vincent de Paul, St Andrew’s Cathedral (2pm) Monday 11th: P7 Mass, St Andrew’s Cathedral (10.30am) Tuesday 12th: Confirmations, St Vincent’s, Thornliebank (7pm) Sunday 17th: First Communions, St Anne’s, Dennistoun (11.30am) Constant delight being priest Monday 18th: P7 Mass, St Andrew’s Cathedral THE Good Shepherd is (10.30am); Meeting of SCES none other than Jesus. executive (4pm) Tuesday 19th: Lunch with The Good Shepherd knows Tiredness of priests Secondary head teachers his sheep. He calls them. He (1pm); The Wizard of Oz, St lays down his life for his WHENEVER we feel PEOPLE love their priests, Stephen’s Primary, Dalmuir sheep – seeks out the lost and weighed down by they want and need their (7pm) carries them to safe pastures. pastoral work, we can be shepherds! The faithful Wednesday 20th: P7 Mass, The Church looks to Jesus tempted to rest however never leave us without St Andrew’s Cathedral the Good Shepherd as she we please, as if rest were something to do, unless (10.30am) prays for vocations. The not itself a gift of God. we hide in our offices or Thursday 21st: Lunch with Church wants her priests to be Our weariness is go out in our cars Secondary head teachers like Jesus the Good Shepherd. precious in the eyes of wearing sun glasses. (1pm); Confirmations, St Archbishop Winning ordaining Philip Tartaglia, kneeling right, Maria Goretti’s, Cranhill This year marks for me 40 at Our Lady of Good Counsel on 30 June 1975 Jesus who embraces us There is a good and (7pm) years of priestly ordination. and lifts us up. healthy tiredness. It is the My story as a priest is one Whenever a priest feels exhaustion of the priest Friday 22nd: Mass of Thanksgiving for NET of learning how to be like To mark World Day of Prayer for dead tired, yet is able to who wears the smell of Ministries, St Andrew’s Jesus the Good Shepherd. I bow down in adoration the sheep… but also Cathedral (6.30pm) was well prepared, but I was Vocations on Good Shepherd Sunday, and say: “Enough for smiles the smile of a Sunday 24th: Mass of not ready-made. Jesus had to ARCHBISHOP PHILIP TARTAGLIA issued a today Lord”, and entrust father rejoicing in his Pentecost with Neophytes, St show me how to follow him. pastoral letter highlighting the joy and himself to the Father, he children or grandchildren. Andrew’s Cathedral (3pm) And you, my dear brothers knows that he will not fall If Jesus is shepherding Wednesday 27th: Mass for and sisters, you had to teach challenge of priesthood in the context of but be renewed. Let us the flock in our midst, we Union of Catholic Mothers, me how to be a shepherd. I am his own 40th anniversary of ordination never forget that a key to cannot be shepherds who St Margaret’s, Clydebank still learning after 40 years, fruitful priestly ministry are glum, plaintive or, (7pm) learning from Jesus and learn - lies in how we rest and in even worse, bored. Thursday 28th: Mass of ing from you. how we look at the way Dedication for Safeguarding After 40 years, I want to for work. But I have to ac - “How wonderful it is to be the Lord deals with our Service, St Andrew’s thank God and ask him to con - knowledge the fact that, at 64 surprised by God’s call, to weariness. THERE is also weariness Cathedral (7pm) tinue to show me a Father’s years of age, I am nearer the embrace his word, and to walk of ourselves – wanting Friday 29th: P7 Mass, St understanding and love so end of my active life than the in the footsteps of Jesus, in yet not wanting, having Andrew’s Cathedral that, despite my sins and fail - beginning. adoration of the divine mys - DO I know how to rest by given up everything but (10.30am) ings, I can still aspire to be And my dearest wish is that tery and in generous service to accepting the love, continuing to yearn for Sunday 31st: Confirmations something like Jesus the Good there will be enough priests to our neighbours! Your life will gratitude and affection the fleshpots of Egypt, at St Kessog’s, Balloch Shepherd. care for this diocese into the become richer and more joy - which I receive from toying with the illusion of (11.30am) After 40 years, I am both future. ful each day!” God’s faithful people? being something joyful and humbled that I Our story of vocations to After 40 years, I can testify Do I know how to seek different. I like to call this serve as a priest. I am still full the priesthood in recent years to the truth of the Pope’s help from a wise priest? kind of weariness “flirting of wonder at the Eucharist and shows that the challenge is words. Do I know how to take a with spiritual the Sacraments. I am still ex - daunting for young men. Despite the limitations of break from myself, from worldliness”. Forty cited by the challenge of find - In his message for my own humanity, I am con - the demands I make on Only love gives true ing new insights and new Vocations Sunday, Pope stantly surprised and delighted myself, from my self- rest. What is not loved hours words to preach the Gospel. Francis mentions “uncer - by working for the Lord as a seeking and from my self- becomes tiresome, and in adoration More than ever, I feel the tainty” and “worries about the priest. absorption? time, brings about a Sunday 3rd May responsibility to be a shepherd future” and “daily problems” So I do not hesitate to call Am I preoccupied with harmful weariness.