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MAY 2015 JOURNAL OF THE 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 . Archbishop 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.

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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 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 , St Brigid’s, (6pm) Tuesday 5th –6th: Meeting of ’ Conference 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, (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, 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. St Catherine’s, and pastor who shares the bur - as factors which may put all young people to follow how I should speak and Let us ask for the grace St James, Crookston dens of his flock and who re - young people off – “to the Jesus. And I do not hesitate to act, or do I entrust myself to learn how to be weary, sponds to them with a loving point where they think that is call young men to follow to the Holy Spirit, who but weary in the best of Sunday 10th May heart. it not worth the effort to get Jesus in the priesthood and will teach me what I need ways! St Vincent’s, Thornliebank After 40 years, I want to ask involved, that the God of the allow him to make them into to say in every Sunday 17th May forgiveness of anyone I have Christian faith is somehow a good shepherds just like him. situation? From Pope Francis’ St Patrick’s, Dumbarton hurt or disappointed. I want to limit on their freedom.” And after 40 years, I can as - Chrism Mass homily, Sunday 24th May thank the people I have served But Pope Francis goes on: sure you personally of the pro - 2 April 2015 St Columba’s, Hopehill Rd for their goodness and under - “Dear young friends, never be tection and intercession of standing. afraid…The Gospel is the Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Sacred Heart, Cumbernauld I praise God for calling me message which brings free - who did not hesitate to say in Sunday 31st May to be a priest. Despite recent dom to our lives; it transforms response to God’s call, Let it St Roch’s, Garngad ill-health, I am thankful that I them and makes them all the be done to me. am still strong and fit enough more beautiful. FLOURISH • MAY 2015 NEWS 3 Nazareth House offers wall-to-wall care Dangers of A DAY of celebration and By Vincent Toal Mass of Thanksgiving in Nazareth House chapel assisted thanksgiving marked the wall respect” within such a before official opening official opening of a new “splendid” project. Picture by Paul McSherry care home at Nazareth And in a climate where care suicide House, Cardonald. of the elderly is under in - JOHN Deighan will give a talk creased scrutiny, he suggested in St Andrew’s, Bearsden, on Within the state-of-the-art that Nazareth House Glasgow Thursday 28 May at 7.30pm in building, the highest quality should be prepared to “go be - which he will respond to the care is provided for 62 frail, yond the call of duty” in car - arguments commonly used to elderly residents, many of ing for its residents. advance assisted suicide. whom have dementia. “At times it may seem like After 16 years as And key to that provision is an intrusion into good work, parliamentary officer for the the model of Christian love but it is no bad thing that care Catholic Bishops’ Conference, passed down the generations homes are subject to thorough Mr Deighan has taken up a and reflected in the core val - regulation,” he said. new post as chief executive ues of the Sisters of Nazareth “There is nothing to be officer for the Society for the – love, justice, hospitality, re - feared in setting the highest Protection of Unborn Children. spect, compassion and pa - standards and aspiring to He has been heavily involved tience. achieve them in the spirit of in organising the efforts to The latter has paid off as the Christian faith and the rich vi - prevent euthanasia and dream of a new home was first sion of care which inspired the assisted suicide being proposed around the time of founding of the Sisters of legalised in Scotland since the the 2002 centenary of Sisters’ Nazareth over 150 years ago.” creation of the Scottish arrival in Glasgow. Sister Anna Maria Doolan, molished to make way for the Lamont and local councillors. “As a built environment, the Parliament. regional superior, welcomed new, our excitement built as Concelebrating with new home has been designed His talk comes as MSPs at Providence everyone to the celebrations, the new home took shape, and Archbishop Tartaglia were to offer the best physical sur - Holyrood consider a revised To see it take shape, along - including the contractors who reached fever pitch when the Bishops , John roundings for older people and assisted suicide bill with a side the old building, is the created the new building over roof was put on. Keenan and John Mone – their needs,” the general man - media campaign building to fruit of much planning, 18 months, and members of whose brother Fr Willie is res - ager, Linda O’Neill, said. promote it. fundraising, hard-work and Nazareth Care, the charitable Guess ident in the new home – Mgr “But meeting the needs of prayer. trust which oversees some 13 She thanked especially peo - John Gilmartin, local parish the elderly is about far more So it was fitting that the Nazareth Homes across ple from across Glasgow who priest, and some of the resi - than their physical care, and I opening on Thursday 23 April Britain. have supported the Sisters in dent priests. all our staff understand and GENERAL centred on the celebration of “The Sisters first came to their work down the years, The Archbishop acknowl - appreciate this.” ELECTION: Mass with Archbishop Philip Glasgow in 1902 and opened and prayed for all who lived edged the long-established As the words of the closing Tartaglia the principal cele - the magnificent red sandstone and worked in Nazareth links between Nazareth House hymn of the Mass expressed, Bishops’ brant. building on Paisley Road House over the past century. and the archdiocese, with re - this is a house where God’s He said: “This residence is West in 1906 as a home to 238 Among the guests at the tired and infirm priests bene - blessing of love, joy and peace pastoral letter part of God’s providence for residents, including 60 ba - Mass and blessing were fiting from its care in a secure is very much at home. – page 6 us – a place where love, kind - bies,” Sr Anna Maria pointed Glasgow’s deputy Lord and spiritually uplifting envi - ness, respect, forgiveness and out. Provost, Gerry Leonard, and ronment. hospitality are at home.” “Although it was sad to leader of Glasgow City The Archbishop encouraged watch the end of a chapter, as Council, Gordon Matheson, as everyone to ensure “wall-to- some of the original was de - well as area MSP Johann PROJECT Comforting heartbroken family TRUTH

Archbishop Philip and John, and her brother, ROADSHOW Kieran, the Archbishop re - Tartaglia has assured the vealed: “They spoke about grieving family of Karen their disbelief and horror at Please join the Project Truth team in Scotland for our second Buckley that the Church Karen’s murder. They could pro-liferoad-show across thecountry! in Glasgow is praying for not fathom why anyone would them in the wake of their want to hurt her and kill her. “They looked for comfort in Would you liketo… daughter’s brutal death. their faith. They were holding • learn more about pro-life apologetics? The body of the Caledonian on to the hope that Karen was • Deepen your convictions on this issue? University student was dis - now in heaven with the Lord, covered four days after she safe and happy. • meet other young people who are Karen Buckley went missing on a night out in “When I asked them what I passionateabout thepro-lifecause? Glasgow’s west end. A 21 could do, they insisted on one year-old man, Alexander Archbishop Tartaglia said at thing – prayer. We joined • all whilevisiting thebeautifultowns and Pacteau has been charged with Mass in St Andrew’s hands as we sat together and cities of Scotland with a team of her murder. Cathedral on Sunday 19 April. said some prayers.” enthusiastic young people? “Karen’s cruel death has Speaking about meeting her Karen, 24, was the youngest shocked and saddened us all,” “devastated” parents, Marian of four children in the Buckley If so - THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU! family from Mourneabbey, County Cork. She was doing a 6 cities in 6 days postgraduate course in occu - Young people from all across the UK and even further pational therapy, having al - a6eld ready qualified and worked as Bringing thepro-lifemessageto thestreetsof Scotland a nurse. Only £50 for thefull week& freeto join for theday “The power of death seems inexorable, unanswerable,” events in each city Archbishop Tartaglia re - For moreinfo seeourFacebookpage- Project flected. “However, the last word is not death, but life. The Truth or email [email protected] risen Jesus is our hope. “He is hope for Karen. He is hope for her devastated griev - 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow G2 6TS ing family who will carry the heavy cross of Karen’s death Email: [email protected] Grieving parents Marian for a long time.” Telephone number: 0141 221 2094 and John with son Kieran 4 NEWS MAY 2015 • FLOURISH Pope’s message to Croy kids

Although he’ll not be Mgr Peter Wells added that parts his Apostolic Blessing.” there, Pope Francis has Pope Francis “will remember While disappointed that promised his prayers to you, the children and the lay Pope Francis will not make it faithful of your parish in his to Croy, the children were de - the children of Holy prayers. lighted to receive his blessing Cross, Croy, as they pre - “Invoking upon all of you – adding to the abundant pare to lead the Corpus joy and peace in Our Lord graces offered in Holy Christi procession Jesus Christ, he cordially im - Communion. through the village. While preparing for their first Holy Communion – tak - ing place this month – the pupils of Holy Cross and St Sr Annette, right, with pupils Andrew’s primary schools and Sr Patricia wrote to the Pope inviting him Picture by Paul McSherry Farewell Sr Annette to the annual procession which takes place this year on Sunday 7 June. AFTER 15 years of supporting and sacramental preparation witnessed so much hard work In reply, a Vatican secretary pupils in St Patrick’s Primary, courses, as well as summer being done to build up the wrote to parish priest Fr Joe , Sr Annette schools for the children of the community and support Sullivan “appreciating the de - McCartan has retired from the region’s mainly seasonal families for whom Glasgow is voted sentiments” that Walk of witness lively school on the edge of workforce. a new home. prompted the invite. . Sr Patricia McMahon, who “We are a multinational The children showed their works in a local prison where school with 24 languages appreciation for the popular many of the inmates have been spoken, so you can just G52 Churches Together arranged a thoughtful service Sister of Mercy’s work and incarcerated as a result of imagine the effort that goes in is growing in strength in which all six churches commitment by raising funds literacy problems and poor to bringing people together and numbers. which make up the group par - for her community’s mission education, told the St Patrick’s and ensuring the best learning ticipated. project in South Africa. pupils about her work and the opportunities.” Their Walk of Witness on It incorporated readings Rising to the challenge the children she helps support. She added: “I want to thank Good Friday drew the best at - covering the themes of for - youngsters achieved their For Sr Annette, whose the children, their families and tendance yet. giveness, hope, compassion, target of £2000 while learning association with St Patrick’s all the staff at St Patrick’s for Scores of people walked loneliness, trust and new be - more about the Sisters’ work stretches back to her own their friendship over the years from Our Lady and St ginnings. in the township of Addo near childhood, leaving the school and for this magnificent gift of George's church, , The presence of a few Port Elizabeth. was a real wrench. £2000 to support the Sisters of along Paisley Road West to younger people amid the The Sisters of Mercy have “This is a great school with Mercy mission in South Hillington Park Church in mainly silver-haired congre - been in the area for almost ten wonderful children,” she said. Africa.” Cardonald. gation gave visible expression years, providing catechesis “Over the past 15 years, I have Rev John MacGregor had to that hope.

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GOOD SHEPHERD: Fr John Sweeney surrounded by parishioners of all generations at St Maria Goretti’s Penilee pointes Picture by Paul McSherry

A TROUPE of young dancers month, the youngsters were Smiles back on faces at St Maria Goretti has proved a big hit in Our on tip-top form as they Lady and St George’s parish, entertained enthusiastic After a few years of By Vincent Toal ues from St Philip’s – as well us together, and he has proved Penilee. audiences with assured decline and 12 months as old faces, like John a wonderful leader,” said The self-styled ‘What’s the steps and balletic poise. on from the merger with with the parish. Docherty who carries on the Stephen. Pointe?’ answered any While some of them take St Philip’s, , “The link between the work of the foodbank – has “He has helped people in doubters with a series of part in ballet classes, others schools and the parish has eased their heartbreak. their faith and his enthusiasm performances which have are self-taught – all are there’s plenty to smile been renewed and that gives for living the Gospel is draw - helped raise some £3000 eager to put their best foot about at St Maria Goretti us hope for the future,” he Mission ing people in.” towards paying off the costs forward to ensure the parish, Cranhill. said. Among the other gifts St While he appreciates the of the parish hall. fundraising efforts maintain “Seeing younger parents Philip’s has handed on are sentiments and recognises the On successive nights, last a quickstep tempo. For, as well as extending its coming to church with their families of the Neo progress made, Fr Sweeney is boundaries, it has extended its children raises the spirits.” Catechumenal Way – like conscious that there is more to outreach and drawn more peo - For former parishioners of Sebastiano and Maria Fontana be done. ple in to the church. St Philip’s, the transition to and their son Giuseppe, who “The church that was once becoming part of the extended were sent on mission to Pilgrimage in darkness has been lit up,” parish has helped by the wel - Glasgow’s east end from Italy “We are asked to evange - John P. McVey Ella McManus stated, with come they have felt. But a by the Pope. lise, to spread the faith and be words to match the Easter sea - sense of loss still lingers. “We are here to help, al - signs of God’s presence to our Removals son. “Every morning we walk though a lot of our work is in - neighbours,” he said. “There’s a renewed com - past where the church used to visible as it involves reaching “That demands that we all mitment to be involved in the be on our way to Mass and out to people who are quite far continue to work together, get Clearances life of the parish.” that breaks our heart,” said away from God and the to know each other better, Her assessment benefits Cathie Flannigan and Ellen Church,” said Sebastiano. build up the life of the parish Small &Transport large vans to suit anyjob from the experience of many Boyce. “When it was being “But we are part of the parish and in that way show the face years living in Cranhill and is demolished, we walked the as parishioners.” of God’s loving mercy to Long & short-term storage available echoed by other parishioners. long as we just didn’t want to All agree that the catalyst everyone we encounter.” Tel 0141 429 2015 Stephen McCall admitted see it.” for bringing people together By happy coincidence, the that he had stopped attending But gradually the women and renewing the sense of Jubilee Year of Mercy comes Mob 07799 735 893 St Maria Goretti’s, although are feeling more at home. 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Pope Francis reminds us For centuries Christian Votes in a General Election help set the that peace is better fostered values underpinned our laws direction of society. In their recent pastoral by greater equality – not least and customs, but for letter, the Bishops Conference of Scotland by fairness towards the poor, Christians today the political asked people to assess candidates on refugees and migrants – “LET US ARRANGE YOUR WEDDING RECEPTION” complexion of Parliament is rather than by increased secondary to the values and attitudes to key ethical concerns and to get spending on arms. We have a wide range of MENUS including Buffets and Finger Buffets beliefs of those who sit in it. more involved in promoting the common good Our FUNCTION SUITE also caters for: The candidates we send to Evangelisation BIRTHDAY, CHRISTENING & ENGAGEMENT PARTIES Parliament go there as our The Gospel compels us to Funeral parties catered for Covered car parking representatives. 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It is the funda - In these turbulent financial mental issue, for if human times, Pope Francis has been    life is not sacrosanct then no a prophetic voice, warning SPUC Scotland Pro-life other human right makes any that economies stripped of chain in Edinburgh on     Saturday 25 April sense at all. ethics trample human dig -      Laws which permit abor - nity. “Unbridled capitalism,” tion, euthanasia and assisted he says, “has given us the     suicide are profoundly un - logic of profit at any cost,            just. We do not want to ac - and of exploitation without " %  # 3   (  #* cept the continued existence looking at the person.” The 4  4$       %3$ & in our society of such funda - existence of so many food mental violations of human banks offers a depressing      rights and we commit our - vindication of the Pope’s  !  " #    selves to work peacefully warning.      !"## $  $   % and tirelessly to oppose and to change them. 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Gen 3 girls of the Focolare “We want to help these peo - community in the Syrian cap - ple get through the suffering ital Damascus. they live, that they find peace, because they are really tired of Impact this life.” Recorded on a mobile In little acts of kindness, phone during a power cut, its they have tried to keep hope impact on the audi - alive, bringing light into the ence was profound. darkness. “The situation that we live Last Christmas, they filled here in Syria is very difficult,” baskets with food which they Associates of the girls said. “Everything distributed among the most Focolare in Syria around is just destruction. needy of their neighbours. Everything that we feel, the “We tried to bring Jesus noise from the bombing, the into each home,” they said. munity who oversee the activ - tears that we see, the cries for “We really felt that we've ities of the local Gen 3 group. the martyrs, for the children managed to unite ourselves “The idea of the concert that die. with each person's sorrow and came from the girls who all “Sometimes we think that to bring them joy.” played their part in making it only suffering and sadness Claudia and Patricia are part such a great success,” they will be ours. of the Glasgow Focolare com - said. Bridges “As well as raising funds to support our communities in Emphatic ‘Yes’ Syria and Lebanon, the evening highlighted the gift of unity – people working to - gether, overcoming obstacles to dialogue and building bridges of friend - ship. “The effect was powerful IN the wake of the ongoing stated: “In recent days, we and the link between what slaughter of Christians in have witnessed a people in Syria are living now parts of Africa and the radicalisation of community and the experience of the ori - Middle East by terrorists and religious discourse, with gins of the Focolare, also dur - claiming association with the consequent risks of ing a war, emerged very the Islamic faith, the increasing hatred, violence, strongly.” Pontifical Council for terrorism and the growing They added: “We are most Interreligious Dialogue has and commonplace grateful to all who took part in urged renewed commitment stigmatisation of Muslims the concert and supported the to dialogue with Muslims and their religion. fundraising effort.” Posing the question which “In such a context, we are is on many lips, “Is there called upon to strengthen still space for dialogue with fraternity and dialogue. Muslims?” the council’s “Believers have response is emphatic: “Yes, formidable potential for News and more than ever!” peace, if we believe that The great majority of man was created by God and views for Muslims do not identify with that humanity is a single the acts of barbarism, the family; and even more so if council points out, adding: we believe, as we Christians “To kill in the name of do, that God is Love. religion is not only an “Continuing to engage in offence to God, but it is also dialogue, even when 0141 226 5898 a defeat for humanity.” experiencing persecution, In a statement issued last can become a sign of hope.” flourish month, the Pontifical Council @rcag.org.uk 8 FEATURE MAY 2015 • FLOURISH Time to take up joyful call to mercy

JESUS CHRIST is the face of the Father’s mercy. In a time of great historical change, the Church is called to offer more evident signs of God’s presence These words might well sum up the and closeness. Announcing an extraordinary Jubilee mystery of the Christian faith. Mercy has become living and visible in Jesus of Year of Mercy, POPE FRANCIS highlights the call for Nazareth, reaching its culmination in the Church to be “steeped in mercy” and so more him. effectively witness God’s loving action in the world The Father, “rich in mercy”, after hav - ing revealed his name to Moses as “a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love How much I desire that the year to instils in us the courage to look to the fu - and faithfulness”, has never ceased to come will be steeped in mercy, so that ture with hope. show, in various ways throughout his - we can go out to every man and woman, In the present day, as the Church is tory, his divine nature. bringing the goodness and tenderness of charged with the task of the new evan - Jesus of Nazareth, by his words, his God! May the balm of mercy reach gelization, the theme of mercy needs to actions, and his entire person reveals the everyone, both believers and those far be proposed again and again with new mercy of God. away, as a sign that the Kingdom of God enthusiasm and renewed pastoral action. We need constantly to contemplate is already present in our midst! It is absolutely essential for the the mystery of mercy. It is a wellspring Mercy is the very foundation of the Church and for the credibility of her of joy, serenity, and peace. Our salvation Church’s life. All of her pastoral activity message that she herself live and testify depends on it. should be caught up in the tenderness to mercy. Her language and her gestures At times we are called to gaze even she makes present to believers; nothing must transmit mercy, so as to touch the more attentively on mercy so that we in her preaching and in her witness to the hearts of all people and inspire them may become a more effective sign of the world can be lacking in mercy. once more to find the road that leads to Father’s action in our lives. The Church’s very credibility is seen the Father. For this reason I have proclaimed in how she shows merciful and compas - Consequently, wherever the Church is an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy as sionate love. present, the mercy of the Father must be a special time for the Church; a time Perhaps we have long since forgotten evident. In our , communities, when the witness of believers might how to show and live the way of mercy. associations and movements, in a word, grow stronger and more effective. The temptation, on the one hand, to wherever there are Christians, everyone The Holy Year will open on 8 focus exclusively on justice made us for - should find an oasis of mercy. December 2015, the Solemnity of the get that this is only the first, albeit nec - We want to live this Jubilee Year in Immaculate Conception…the fiftieth an - essary and indispensable step. But the light of the Lord’s words: Merciful like the Father. The Evangelist reminds us of Compelled to heed cries f the teaching of Jesus who says, “Be mer - ciful just as your Father is merciful” (Lk 6:36). It is a programme of life as de - HOW many uncertain and compelled to heed their cry manding as it is rich with joy and painful situations there are in for help! peace. Jesus’s command is directed to the world today! May we reach out to them anyone willing to listen to his voice. In How many are the wounds and support them so they can order to be capable of mercy, there - borne by the flesh of those feel the warmth of our fore, we must first of all dispose our - who have no voice because presence, our friendship, and selves to listen to the Word of God. their cry is muffled and our fraternity! This Holy Year will bring to the fore drowned out by the May their cry become our the richness of Jesus’ mission echoed in indifference of the rich! own, and together may we the words of the prophet: to bring a word and gesture of consolation to the poor, During this break down the to proclaim liberty to those bound by Jubilee, the barriers of new forms of slavery in modern society, Church will be Spiritual works indifference to restore sight to those who can see no called even of mercy that too often more because they are caught up in more to heal • Counsel those in reign supreme themselves, to restore dignity to all those these wounds, doubt and mask our from whom it has been robbed. to assuage • Instruct the ignorant hypocrisy and The preaching of Jesus is made visi - them with the egoism! • Admonish sinners ble once more in the response of faith oil of It is my niversary of the closing of the Second Church needs to go beyond and strive Christians are called to offer by their consolation, to • Comfort the afflicted burning desire Vatican Ecumenical Council. for a higher and more important goal. witness. May the words of the Apostle • Forgive offences With the Council, the Church entered On the other hand, sad to say, we accompany us: He who does acts of bind them with that, during this a new phase of her history. The Council must admit that the practice of mercy mercy, let him do them with cheerful - mercy and cure • Bear patiently those Jubilee, the Fathers strongly perceived, as a true is waning in the wider culture. In ness. them with who do us ill Christian people breath of the Holy Spirit, a need to talk some cases the word seems to have May the message of mercy reach solidarity and • Pray for the living and may reflect on about God to men and women of their dropped out of use. However, without everyone, and may no one be indifferent vigilant care. the dead the corporal time in a more accessible way. a witness to mercy, life becomes fruit - to the call to experience mercy. Let us open and spiritual It was a new phase of the same evan - less and sterile, as if sequestered in a In this Jubilee Year, let us allow God our eyes and works of mercy. gelization that had existed from the be - barren desert. to surprise us. He never tires of throw - see the misery of the world, It will be a way to reawaken ginning. It was a fresh undertaking for The time has come for the Church to ing open the doors of his heart and re - the wounds of our brothers our conscience, too often all Christians to bear witness to their take up the joyful call to mercy once peats that he loves us and wants to share and sisters who are denied grown dull in the face of faith with greater enthusiasm and con - more. It is time to return to the basics his love with us. viction. The Church sensed a responsi - and to bear the weaknesses and struggles The Church feels the urgent need to their dignity, and let us poverty. bility to be a living sign of the Father’s of our brothers and sisters. Mercy is the proclaim God’s mercy. recognize that we are And let us enter more love in the world. force that reawakens us to new life and Extracts from Misericordiae Vultus –The Face of Mercy – issued at St FLOURISH • MAY 2015 FEATURE 9 Mercy does not deny justice, but surpasses it

Justice is a fundamental the Pharisees raising objec - led him to turn that vision up - This is why God goes beyond concept for civil society, tions to him, “Go and learn side down, to the point that justice with his mercy and which is meant to be the meaning of ‘I desire he would write to the forgiveness. mercy not sacrifice.’ I have Galatians: “We have believed Yet this does not mean that governed by the rule of come not to call the right - in Christ Jesus, in order to be justice should be devalued or law. Justice is also un - eous, but sinners.” justified by faith in Christ, rendered superfluous. On the derstood as that which Faced with a vision of jus - and not by works of the law, contrary: anyone who makes is rightly due to each in - tice as the mere observance because by works of the law a mistake must pay the price. dividual. of the law that judges people shall no one be justified”. However, this is just the simply by dividing them into Paul’s understanding of beginning of conversion, not In the Bible, there are two groups – the just and sin - justice changes radically. He its end, because one begins to many references to divine ners – Jesus is bent on re - now places faith first, not jus - feel the tenderness and mercy justice and to God as vealing the great gift of tice. of God. “judge”. In these passages, mercy that searches out sin - Salvation comes not God does not deny justice. justice is understood as the ners and offers them pardon through the observance of the He rather envelopes it and full observance of the Law and salvation. law, but through faith in surpasses it with an even and the behaviour of every Jesus affirms that, from Jesus Christ, who in his death greater event in which we ex - good Israelite in conformity that time onward, the rule of and resurrection brings salva - perience love as the founda - with God’s commandments. life for his disciples must tion together with a mercy tion of true justice. Such a vision, however, place mercy at the centre, as that justifies. We must pay close atten - has not infrequently led to le - Jesus himself demonstrated God’s justice now be - tion to what Saint Paul says if galism by distorting the orig - by sharing meals with sin - comes the liberating force for we want to avoid making the inal meaning of justice and ners. those oppressed by slavery to same mistake for which he obscuring its profound value. This is truly challenging to sin and its consequences. reproaches the Jews of his To overcome this legalistic his hearers, who would draw God’s justice is his mercy. time: For, “being ignorant of perspective, we need to recall the line at a formal respect Mercy is not opposed to the righteousness that comes that in Sacred Scripture, jus - for the law. Jesus, on the justice but rather expresses from God, and seeking to es - tice is conceived essentially other hand, goes beyond the God’s way of reaching out to tablish their own, they did as the faithful abandonment law; the company he keeps the sinner, offering him a not submit to God’s right - of oneself to God’s will. with those the law considers new chance to look at him - eousness. For Christ is the For his part, Jesus speaks sinners makes us realize the self, convert, and believe. end of the law, that everyone several times of the impor - depth of his mercy. God’s anger lasts but a mo - who has faith may be justi - tance of faith over and above The Apostle Paul makes a ment, his mercy forever. If fied” (Rom 10:3-4). the observance of the law. similar journey. Prior to God limited himself to only God’s justice is his mercy It is in this sense that we meeting Jesus on the road to justice, he would cease to be given to everyone as a grace must understand his words Damascus, he dedicated his God, and would instead be that flows from the death and for help and heal wounds when, reclining at table with life to pursuing the justice of like human beings who ask resurrection of Jesus Christ. Matthew and other tax col - the law with zeal. merely that the law be re - Thus the Cross of Christ is lectors and sinners, he says to His conversion to Christ spected. God’s judgement on all of us But mere justice is not and on the whole world, be - deeply into the heart of the If we have helped to enough. Experience shows cause through it he offers us Gospel where the poor have a overcome the ignorance in that an appeal to justice alone the certitude of love and new special experience of God’s which millions of people live, will result in its destruction. life. mercy. Jesus introduces us to especially children deprived of these works of mercy in his the necessary means to free preaching so them from the Impetus to conversion that we can Corporal works bonds of know whether poverty; if we ‘To reach the of mercy THE practice of pilgrimage has a special place in the or not we are have been close Holy Door in • Feed the hungry Rome or in any Holy Year, because it represents the journey each of living as his to the lonely us makes in this life. disciples. • Give drink to the and afflicted; other place in the Life itself is a pilgrimage, and the human being is a We cannot thirsty If we have world, everyone viator, a pilgrim travelling along the road, making his escape the • Clothe the naked forgiven those will have to make way to the desired destination. Lord’s words to • Welcome the stranger who have a pilgrimage. May pilgrimage be an impetus to conversion: by us, and they • Heal the sick offended us and This will be a crossing the threshold of the Holy Door, we will find will serve as have rejected the strength to embrace God’s mercy and dedicate • Visit the imprisoned sign that mercy is the criteria all forms of ourselves to being merciful with others as the Father • Bury the dead also a goal to has been with us. upon which we anger and hate reach and will be judged: that lead to Merciful like the Father is the motto of this Holy Year. whether we violence; if we requires dedication and In mercy, we find proof of how God loves us. He have fed the hungry and given have had the kind of patience gives his entire self, always, freely, asking nothing in drink to the thirsty, welcomed God shows, who is so patient sacrifice.’ return. He comes to our aid whenever we call upon the stranger and clothed the with us; and if we have him. naked, or spent time with the commended our brothers and What a beautiful thing that the Church begins her sick and those in prison. sisters to the Lord in prayer. daily prayer with the words, “O God, come to my Moreover, we will be asked Let us not forget the words assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me” (Ps 70:2)! if we have helped others to of Saint John of the Cross: The assistance we ask for is already the first step escape the doubt that causes “As we prepare to leave this of God’s mercy toward us. He comes to assist us in our weakness. And his help consists in helping us them to fall into despair and life, we will be judged on the accept his presence and closeness to us. which is often a source of basis of love”. Day after day, touched by his compassion, we also loneliness; can become compassionate towards others.

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MENTAL Health Aware- tion on present emotions, road’ to thank supporters ness Week, which takes thoughts and sensations place every year between can help you enjoy the In SCIAF’s 50th anniver - 11 –17 May, is a good re - world more and help you sary year director minder for us to consider to understand yourself Alistair Dutton is leading Donations our own mental health better.” and wellbeing. Tony added: “Mindful- a cycle pilgrimage of The theme this year is ness has been shown to Scotland to thank sup - at double ‘Mindfulness’ which is all help people who are porters for changing the about focussing on the struggling with stress and lives of millions of people SCIAF is urging parishes present moment and not anxiety. It is another tool in some of the poorest and schools to send in being stuck on things that which can be used to help their WEE BOX donations have happened in the past address these issues. countries in the world. before 17 May so that or worrying about the fu - “Whether it is picking The pilgrimage was to start everything will be doubled ture. up the phone to talk on the north coast in Thurso GEARED UP: Alistair’s ready by the UK government. Tony McLaren is through your anxieties on 29 April and will finish in to go the extra 700 miles This year, the Lent National Coordinator of with someone at a Oban on Sunday 31 May. appeal qualified for an Breathing Space and helpline like Breathing aid-match scheme which NHS Living Life – free Space, learning coping Sacred Street, Edinburgh; highlighting the impact cli - means that every £1 given mental health services skills through a service The 700-mile route takes in • Mass at Carfin Grotto on mate change has on people in before the deadline will be which provide telephone like NHS Living Life, or some of Scotland’s main pil - Thursday 21 May at 1pm, developing countries and what matched by government. support to anyone experi - simply taking some time grimage sites and most sacred and talk with Archdiocese can be done to alleviate its ef - “We’re extremely encing low mood or anxi - out for mindfulness and places including Pluscarden of Glasgow Friends of fect. thankful to everyone ety. meditation; there are Abbey, Carfin Grotto, Iona, Ecumenism in Eyre Hall, “Hopefully our pilgrimage who’s helped the WEE BOX He said: “Mindfulness many different options Dunfermline and St Andrews. Clyde Street at 7pm; will inspire more people to appeal this year – we’ve is a term many people are out there for people expe - Each day, Alistair and a • Family cycle/walk from the leave their cars at home some - had a fantastic response,” now aware of and is be - riencing stress and anxi - small group of volunteers and Falkirk Wheel to the times, and walk or cycle so we said SCIAF director Alistair coming quite popular. It ety which Mental Health staff will cycle for several Kelpies (4.8 miles) leaving can all do our bit to reduce cli - Dutton. borrows much of its focus Awareness week can help hours, visiting schools and at 11am, followed by a pic - mate change,” Alistair said. “But the clock is from Christian medita - to bring to the fore.” parishes, attending Mass and nic on Saturday 23 May. “Cycling is a healthy, low ticking. Every £1 you give tion. It is simply all about Mindfulness is about speaking at gatherings. cost way everyone can reduce before 17 May will go helping people to observe listening not only to our Along the way, a series of Changed their carbon footprint.” twice as far, helping more how they think and feel own inner struggles but special events include: As he geared up for the pil - Free accommodation is people in need!” about something. also to the cries of the • Fair Trade Day picnic at grimage, Alistair said: “In our being provided thanks to Donations will support “Focussing your atten - world. 1.30pm on Saturday 9 May, 50th anniversary year, we priests and supporters, while women farmers in Africa, at St John’s Church, Princes want to go the extra mile to cycling equipment has been paying for seeds, tools and thank supporters face-to-face donated by the Bike Station in training needed to develop for the millions of lives that Glasgow and Edinburgh a more sustainable future, they’ve changed over the last Bicycle Co-operative. free from five decades. The SCIAF team will con - the hunger “We hope to meet as many tinue with their daily work and people as possible in schools throughout the pilgrimage, an - hardship of and parishes, and at special swering emails and making poverty. events and Masses along the calls on the road. way. If we’re passing through People wishing to meet

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TECHNOLOGY has the po - By Alistair Dutton and gratitude.” tential to make all of our SCIAF Director As an agency of the Church S lives easier. However, in Scotland, working with some materials used in diocese of Quibdó, told us re - many vulnerable communities cently: “In Colombia, control in developing countries, we are our modern electronics of land for mining has become called upon to help them and including phones and a violent business. Mining tackle injustice. This can in - computers could be help - areas are now linked with clude campaigning to bring ing to fuel wars and vio - human rights abuses, instabil - positive change where the ac - lence in many poor ity and conflict. Many poor tivities of businesses are hav - countries. communities are suffering.” ing a negative impact on You’ve just done the hardest part The theme of responsible communities. Gold, tin, coltan and other stewardship of the earth’s re - We try and make it easier for you valuable materials often come sources for the benefit of all is Violence from developing countries with something that Pope Francis The global trade in minerals to open up when you’re feeling down no thought given to the mil - has spoken of on many occa - used in electronics is worth bil - lions of people whose lives are sions. lions of pounds and much of hurt in the process. His words guide us: that trade takes place in In Colombia, where SCIAF “Creation is not a property, Europe. Yet there is no law in is working with the Church to which we can rule over at will; the European Union (EU) forc - 0800 83 85 87 help communities forced from or, even less, is the property of ing companies to make sure the their land during the country’s only a few: Creation is a gift, it minerals they use have not www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk long-running civil war, illegal is a wonderful gift that God has funded violence. armed groups benefit from the given us, so that we care for it A voluntary scheme cover - trade in minerals. and we use it for the benefit of ing a small number of mining Fr Sterlin Londoño, from the all, always with great respect companies has been proposed FLOURISH • MAY 2015 NEWS 11 Christine keen to open up SSVP treasury of good work

SOCIAL justice and spiri - By Vincent Toal tuality form the bedrock of the St Vincent de Paul we can,” said Christine. Society. As someone who was wid - Archbishop Tartaglia accepts a cheque for £60,000 from owed two year ago, she also Charity Ball organisers Lady Susan Haughey and Mary O’Neil And it is these which highlights the poverty of lone - Picture by Paul McSherry Christine Gray is resolved to liness. build on as she begins her “People are becoming more three-year term as president of and more isolated as we lose the SSVP in the Archdiocese the sense of community. That Going halfers with of Glasgow. is why just giving our time to She is also determined to be with other people is so im - see a younger generation of portant.” Charity Ball cheque Catholics getting involved, Across the Archdiocese of bringing their energy and en - Glasgow there are 68 confer - Glasgow SSVP president THE proceeds of last Meanwhile, plans are thusiasm to the society’s net - ences, operating mainly at Christin Gray December’s Cardinal progressing to develop a work of parish conferences. parish level. Some have over Winning Charity Ball have Catholic chaplaincy at the To pursue this goal she has a dozen members, while oth - been divided equally north-end of Glasgow city appointed recently retired ers persevere with three or between SCIAF and the centre to serve Strathclyde teacher Dominic Sutherland four. All provide a lifeline to in 1833 by Blessed Frederic Glasgow presidency from Glasgow city-centre and Caledonian Universities as youth development officer, some of the neediest people in Ozanam and his companions Bernice Brady. university chaplaincy and City of Glasgow College. allowing him to build on his their neighbourhoods. while they were students at Each week, thousands con - project. Between them, they have work at St Maurice’s High, Each week hundreds of peo - university. They encountered tribute to the society’s mission On a night of festive fun some 50,000 students from Condorrat, where a youth ple are visited at home or in Christ in the poor of that time through the SSVP box collec - amid an atmosphere of over 100 countries. apostolate is well-established. hospital. Whether sick, be - and quickly inspired others to tions. friendship and goodwill, a Revealing his hopes for “Standing alongside the reaved or lonely they are sup - follow their example. While thanking all who total of £60,000 was raised the chaplaincy, last year, poor and lonely, looking out ported by prayer and a For her part, the new contribute, Christine asked to benefit these causes. Archbishop Tartaglia, said: for their needs and giving friendly presence. Glasgow president traces her that more parishioners might At the time, the Ebola ““The desire for a dedicated voice to their concerns is at Transport is provided for involvement to helping ferry accept the invite to become crisis was still gripping parts Catholic chaplaincy at the heart of what we do,” said people to attend church, furni - older people to a senior citi - members. of West Africa and so Strathclyde has been around Christine, who joined the ture, clothes and food are dis - zens’ dinner. “It is principally through Archbishop Tartaglia for some time. With the SSVP conference at St tributed, and even holidays “I had no family connection prayer that we are given the requested that a share of the emergence of Glasgow Joseph’s, Tollcross, around and outings arranged. with the society, but felt I strength to carry on our funds raised on the night Caledonian and the massive 1988. “We do not broadcast who wanted to give something Vincentian work, so I would went towards SCIAF’s redevelopment of the City of “That vision and how it is we help, but that does not back. Our children were a lit - ask people to pray about be - emergency appeal. Glasgow College in the same lived out in practical ways mean that we shouldn’t better tle older and I had retrained to coming more involved” she While the worst of the area, it makes sense to look needs to be communicated to inform people about our become a primary school said. crisis has passed, there are at a single site which can a wider audience.” work,” said Christine. teacher.” still hundreds of people serve all three institutes.” It is not about blowing their “If we keep quiet about the However it was Christine’s • On Sunday 10 May at being treated for Ebola. At Last year’s was the 37th own trumpet, but ensuring that desperate situations some peo - previous experience in ac - 2pm, Archbishop Philip the same time, much work is charity ball. Since the good work, built upon strong ple find themselves in then we counts and admin which saw Tartaglia will celebrate needed to build up the initiative started in 1977, faith principles, is recognised. are less likely to effect change her elected treasurer of the Mass in St Andrew’s healthcare systems in the well over £1.5million has “Our mission is to go to and attract others to share in parish conference and, even - Cathedral with young affected countries to prevent been raised for a range of people in need, help them in a this apostolate.” tually, to assume the same role people from across further deadly outbreaks. good causes. spirit of justice and to tackle The Society of St Vincent at the national level – demit - Scotland involved in the St the causes of poverty where de Paul was founded in Paris ting office to take up the Vincent de Paul apostolate.

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their MEPs to help strengthen European legislation before a Annual Charity key vote takes place later this month. I would encourage Concert 2015 everyone to visit our website and ask their MEPs to ensure that strong EU legislation sup - Woodside Halls, ports responsible trade in these Clarendon St, Glasgow Friday 29th May 2015 minerals. 7:30pm to 10:00pm Devices Doors open 6:45pm but SCIAF and other charities SCIAF has seen the devasta - believe this is not enough. tion that can be caused by the Starring We believe the law must be trade in conflict minerals in Sourcing minerals can be a dirty business – Alastair McDonald stronger and include all busi - greater commitment is needed to axe many places. nesses that import parts and exploitation and human rights abuses It’s time we all knew where (star of TV and radio) finished products into the EU. the materials in our phones, The materials covered should computers and other electronic The Stewart School of Irish Dance also include any that are mined “In principle, it is okay to that European companies devices come from. Only then or come from trade that may mine – natural resources can check that the minerals they can we be sure that we’re not Compere: Rev. Fr. Joe Mills contribute to human rights be used to benefit all of buy are sourced and mined re - supporting war or the wide - abuses and conflict. mankind and communities sponsibly and don’t fund war spread abuse of human rights. Tickets £10 Father Sterlin is clear that here have been undertaking and violence in communities we must take action here at small-scale, traditional mining like mine.” To take action and find out Available from: SSVP Head Offi ce, 113 West Regent St, Glasgow, G2 2RU, Tel. No. 0141 226 8833 or through your local Parish home to help protect his com - for decades,” he points out. From 8th May, we’ll be urg - more, visit Conference. Please notify in advance any disabled seating requirements. munity. “But legislation is needed so ing people in Scotland to lobby www.sciaf.org.uk/campaigns This year’s Show Proceeds will go towards the Ozanam Centre. 12 VOCATIONS MAY 2015 • FLOURISH

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The Compassion of Jesus On Good Shepherd Sunday, Pope Francis ordained 19 men to the priesthood at St Peter's Basilica, Drug & Alcohol Rehabs., Refuge for Victims of Domestic Rome. He urged them "not to remain in comfort," but to reach out to seek and save what was lost Violence, Supported Accommodation for the Destitute, the Distressed, and all being ‘passed by on the other side.’ A COMMUNITY OF MEN OF PRAYER FOR OUR TIMES (founded 1970) Tide turning for priest vocations Vocation info. from Bro. Patrick Mullen, A twenty-five percent By Vincent Toal as of Paisley) proved sation and deepen their sense an inspirational mentor and of baptismal vocation. The Jericho Society, Mater Salvatoris, rise in ordinations to the priesthood in the USA is Almost 600 priests are ex - guide.” “The challenge is to enable Harelaw Farm, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire. PA10 2PY pected to be ordained in the Although ordained five and encourage greater service Scottish Charity SC016909 Tel: 01505 614669 good news for the US this year – an increase of years, at 34 Fr Ross is still the in parishes where more voca - Email: [email protected] Church in Glasgow. 25 percent on 2014. tions to priesthood could be On average, the future nurtured.” Fr Ross Campbell, voca - priests were around 17 years The potential is there, Fr tions director for the archdio - old when they first considered Ross insists. It just needs to be cese, said the figures from the priesthood and cited fam - tapped. Thinking about Life Choices? across the Atlantic show the ily, parish priests and Catholic “Despite what some might tide is turning in favour of schools among supportive in - think, we still have a lot more more priests. fluences. young people at Mass and the “We should take heart from These are familiar traits for sacraments than elsewhere in what is happening in the Fr Ross who combines voca - Britain. States and elsewhere,” he said. tions director with his role as “We have to help them to “It shows that despite there Catholic chaplain to Glasgow get to know Christ more being so much negativity University. His own path to Fr Ross Campbell deeply. That way, they will around, people are responding priesthood had similar influ - come to love Christ, which positively to what God is call - ences. leads to service in his image.” ing them to. “My parents were a great youngest priest in Glasgow. As well as an optimist, Fr “For me, that is helped by a influence, although I didn’t al - It’s a distinction he is likely to Ross is also a realist – some - strong sense of priestly iden - ways appreciate it,” he ac - hold on to for a few years yet. thing that the nitty-gritty of Sr Frances will help you tity. When young people see knowledged. At the Chrism Mass on pastoral life has taught him to priests trying to live out their “Then, when I came to Holy Thursday, Archbishop appreciate more. choose what’s right for you! ministry with hope, inner joy study at Glasgow, the chap - Tartaglia announced that he “If we are honest, just about and enthusiasm, then that en - laincy became my home and had just accepted two younger every priest finds it difficult to Visit: www.sistersofnazareth.com courages them to think this is Fr (whom he men for seminary who will talk up vocations in the pre - Email: [email protected] something they might want to took over from as chaplain, begin formation after the sum - vailing climate. Mobile: 07906 372786 be.” last year, on his appointment mer. “Yet, when young people Both have taken part in the see a priest living the Gospel monthly evenings of prayer joyfully, not ashamed of who and fraternity, introduced in he is, but witnessing enthusi - Glasgow two years ago, which astically, then they are in - Is God calling you Fr Ross leads. spired. CONGREGATION OF “Each meeting has the same “In a world which has to a life of silence and solitude format – some basic catech - enough darkness and narcis - within a community of fellow seekers? ALEXIAN BROTHERS esis on our faith, prayer before sism, people are alive to The Cistercian monks at Nunraw Abbey the Blessed Sacrament and a something different. As The Alexian Brothers, as followers of Jesus the simple meal together. priests, we shouldn’t be afraid offer such an opportunity. Healer, dedicate their lives toserving the sick and “There’s no commitment to offer that witness, con - With them you can praise God those on the margins of society. They do this with required, just a welcoming at - scious that we are called to be the support of prayer and community life. mosphere where people who Christ to them and confident through the psalms and liturgy may be thinking about priest - that it is Christ who sustains at set times during the day. hood as a path for them can us.” meet, pray and build friend - The vocations good news is You will have time to study the ways ship.” reflected in England and of God and to meet God in your The vocations director is Wales where 63 people en - lectio divina. And, you will find work confident the ‘come-and-see’ tered religious life last year – a initiative will continue to draw massive jump from 19 a that will keep body and soul together. inquirers. decade ago. If you have good reason to believe “There’s a real positivity To speak to Fr Ross about the group, with a love Campbell about vocation to God may be calling you for the Church and an eager - priesthood, monthly to be a monk, write to: ness to share their faith. meetings (next Friday 8 “Most have been part of an May) or to arrange a visit Vocation Director, Nunraw Abbey IsJesuscalling you? apostolate like Nightfever, to your school or parish, HADDINGTON, EH41 4LW, Scotland Email: [email protected] Tel: 00353 94 937 6996 Glasgow Faith Forum, St tel: 0141-339 4315, email: Or email: [email protected] Vincent de Paul or Legion of Ross.Campbell.2@glasgow. ?Scottish Charity No SCO22611 www.alexianbrothers.ie Mary which involve evangeli - ac.uk FLOURISH • MAY 2015 YOUTH/MARRIAGE 13 Welcome addition to youth office

ONE’S a musician and the path by the example of our own lives. If you are living the the other a maths Gospel it radiates from you.” teacher, and together Although they have been re - they make a welcome cruited in the short-term, addition to the archdio - partly to coveWr s=07/icHUkLK-VNlDQ/UeKaR6WXvR5DGe$U\, Dit FRiPs HORHKQW#WDGVUWHQYH cese’s youth office. hoped that the posts will be - come permanent and so boost What’s more, Lucy Dooley the archdiocese’s outreach to and Kate Curran sing from the young people. same hymn sheet when it “It woWul13.$d HbUeLK VgU$\rWeD(Vat&1PRXNFQ HZ1iHDUf DevRFPerHOy RWKGHLVRKF#JVQOZHGLH comes to engaging young parish or deanery, at least, had Catholics in the life of the a dedicated youth coordina - Church. tor,” said Lucy. “We want to help build up a “Meanwhile, we’re here to sense of community within Kate and Lucy work with parishes and differ - the diocese,” they agreed. ent gWroup.3$7s H–U LKsV$Uo\K R6WXgR5DGe$Ut\ iDn toFRPucFNZhLW.HV”SURQW#OVFDUWHQYH “There’s a lot going on if Among the immediate goals various places, involving dif - Neo Catechumenate and Opus builds you up. is to coordinate the participa - ferent people, so it would be Dei. Added to these are parish “I want to bring that feel of tion of Glasgow young people good to bring the various ini - youth clubs and school based community into the life of the at this year’s Catholic Youth tiatives together and create a apostolates. diocese – bringing people into Festival in Stirling. broader sense of Catholic Having just spent a year as the fold where they can be It takes place from 30 July identity.” part of the Craig Lodge built up, encouraged and chal - to 2 August at Stirling A quick roll call of groups Community in Dalmally, Kate lenged to go further.” University and includes faith includes Nightfever, Fire - is bursting with enthusiasm to Lucy, the maths teacher and talks, prayer and reconcilia - cloud, NET Ministry, Youth share some of the graces she mother, is more reserved than tion, Eucharist, workshops, St Vincent de Paul, St has received. her younger colleague, but sports and social events, in the Margaret of Scotland Youth, “I was really broken, but equally ambitious for the mis - company of other young Glasgow Frassati Society and God restored joy in my heart,” sion of the Church. Catholics, priests, bishops, re - Faith Forum. the bubbly 27 year-old trum - “It is important that we ligious and lay leaders. There are youth pro - peter and guitarist beamed. don’t water down the truth of For more information, grammes within new move - “The experience of being in the Gospel in a vain attempt to contact: ments like Focolare, community, doing some of the draw people in,” she said. [email protected] or Community of Risen Christ, most humble tasks, really “We have to show people [email protected]

GLASGOW newly-weds large crowd of pilgrims, the Patrick and Mary Clare Pope spoke about the “com - Dean received a Papal bless - plementarity between man ing in person when they and woman”. travelled to Rome on honey - He said this “reciprocity moon. brings harmony and enrich - Having exchanged their ment to the human family” marriage vows at St Peter’s, but also a challenge – that , on Saturday 11 men and women learn how April, the couple made it to to speak to one another, and St Peter’s Square for the to respect and love each Wednesday general audi - other. ence on the 15th. In a brief exchange with There they were among Pope Francis, Patrick and the group of new spouses Mary Clare – a pastoral presented to Pope Francis care teacher at Notre Dame who encouraged them to High school – thanked him “live your love imitating the for his words and his bless - Papal blessing merciful love of Jesus”. ing on their life together. In his catechesis to the

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A CERAMIC poppy from the display around the Determined to strengthen the bonds of faith Tower of London, commemorating the outbreak and charity, they formed a fraternity of Catholic of war in 1914, has been placed on the grave of laymen under the patronage of St Columba. one of the Glasgow founders of the Knights of St From Glasgow, the order has spread across Columba. Great Britain and the Channel Islands and is At a ceremony in St Peter’s Cemetery, Dalbeth, again led by a Glasgow brother, Charlie Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of Liverpool was McCluskey. joined by knights from across the UK around the At the Easter Week graveside ceremony on grave of Patrick Joseph (PJ) O’Callaghan, the Friday 10 April, Supreme Knight McCluskey order’s first supreme knight. praised the founders for their foresight and hard The Archbishop said: “We remember all those work in laying the foundations of the order on the in the Knights of St Columba who went to war firm principles of charity, unity and fraternity. and gave their lives.” The ceramic poppy was obtained by knights in Supreme Knight Charlie McCluskey and Archbishop Malcolm McMahon Of the 24 men who met in Central Hall, Bath Southwark, London, and will sit alongside the along with former supreme knights Tony Doherty, John Doran, Tony Britten, Street, on 5 October 1919 most had served in the order’s book of remembrance in the Knights of Pat Leyden and Ron Lynch at the grave of PJ O’Callaghan trenches and other fields of combat during the St Columba Chapel within the Cathedral of Christ Picture by Sean Mulligan First World War. the King, Liverpool. Fr Murray was at home among folk

IN his 60 years as a His path to service as a in St Mirin’s Cathedral, which was duly honoured in hospital, and retain - priest, Fr Noel Murray priest of the Archdiocese of Paisley, on 29 June 1954. But October 1982. Throughout his ing acquaintances forged over spent 40 of them in and Glasgow also had its detours. in over 60 years of priesthood time in St Aloysius, Fr Murray many years. around St Aloysius It was to the Redemptorist he never served in a Paisley took great pride in the church After suffering a massive parish, Springburn. seminary in Limerick that the parish. which he once described as a stroke, he died at the Royal 20 year-old Noel went first to Such was the supply of “little gem”. Infirmary on 8 April. He was But this appearance of per - pursue his vocation. young priests at this time, he It was the church where he taken home to St Aloysius’ manence wasn’t so evident in Discerning that the religious was farmed out to St Peter’s, not only served the people but where Archbishop Philip earlier days when even his life wasn’t for him, he was ac - Partick, where he worked where he celebrated three Tartaglia was principal cele - name was subject to change. cepted as a student for the alongside the likes of Fr milestones in his priestly min - brant of the Funeral Mass on Born in Lusk, County diocesan priesthood by the Willie Mone, Fr Dan Hart and istry – silver, golden and dia - 15 April. Dublin, on 23 December 1925 diocese of Paisley and took up Fr Francis Jaconelli. mond jubilees of ordination. The Archbishop expressed and baptised Jeremiah theology studies in Scotland at After seven years in the On his golden jubilee in his condolences to the parish Augustine Noel Murray, the St Peter’s College, Cardross. west end parish, he formally 2004, he paid tribute to the family and also Fr Murray’s first two names were dropped Fr Murray was ordained ‘signed up’ for Glasgow, but parishioners whose generosity relatives – including his for the simpler Noel. priest by Bishop James Black was on the move again imme - he said was remarkable given brother Martin, a Redemp - diately. A three-year stint as Initially, he was assistant to Fr “they have had to listen to the torist priest serving in Brazil, chaplain in the RAF was fol - Thomas Meikleham and then same voice for 30 years”. and his sister, Andrea, a lowed by four years in Brazil, Fr Patrick McGovern, work - Eager to keep the message Dominican nun in South Boy messengers recalled serving with the St Patrick’s ing alongside Fr Des McGinty fresh, her pursued a distance- Africa. Missionary Society (Kiltegan and Fr Tim McGlynn. learning course at Maynooth “We have been blessed here A memorial service is being Neil was buried in Dalbeth Fathers). It was a measure of his abil - University and was awarded a in Glasgow by the priestly held at St Peter’s Cemetery, where a Celtic Cross was Returning to Glasgow in ity and affinity with the peo - degree in theology when well ministry of this devoted ser - Dalbeth, on Wednesday 20 erected by Lord Provost Sir 1968, he served as assistant in ple that when the parish fell into his seventies. vant of the Lord,” the May to remember four boy Patrick Dolan on behalf of St Brendan’s, , for three vacant in 1981, Fr Murray After he stepped down as Archbishop said. “Noel came messengers killed in the people of Glasgow. As years, before moving to St readily took on the role of parish priest in 2005, Fr across to me as a devout, hard- Glasgow during the Second well as honouring his Bonaventure’s in the . parish priest. Only, while he Murray stayed for a short working and prayerful priest. World War blitz. memory, it recalls the names It was in 1974, as part of the had previously been part of while in St Bartholomew’s, “He devoted his life to liv - Among them was 15 year- of three other boy first round of changes over - three-man team, he was now . But Springburn ing and communicating the old Neil Leitch from Partick messengers who were killed seen by Archbishop Thomas on his own. drew him back and he lived joyful message of salvation – who was singled out for his during the blitz. Winning, that Fr Murray Preparations were already out most of his retirement Jesus Christ died and risen. gallantry in delivering This month’s service, at began his association with in hand for the centenary of there, happy to help Fr John May he share in the glory of messages for the fire 11am, has been organised St Aloysius, Springburn. the opening of the church McGrath, including visits to the resurrection.” brigade during the raids. by Neil’s nephew, James His action on 13 March Leitch, who lives on Orkney. 1941 – the day he was killed It will be attended by Lord – won praise and admiration Provost Sadie Docherty and across the city. Fr Jim Thomson, chaplain to the Scottish Fire Service. Alex Black 996 ROAD FUNERAL CARE GLASGOW G51 3DU

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