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No 5434 www.sconews.co.uk Friday September 23 2011 | £1 ‘Bear joyful witness to the Gospel’ Holy Father expresses this wish in message of thanks as Scotland marks the first anniversary of his state visit

By Ian Dunn Archbishop Mario Conti of Glasgow celebrated Mass for Glasgow school students on the POPE Benedict XVI has told Papal visit anniversary in the vestments Catholics to bear joyful witness to Pope Benedict XVI wore to celebrate Mass the Gospel ‘which liberates our at Bellahouston Park on September 16 minds and enlightens our efforts to last year. PIC: PAUL McSHERRY live wisely and well, both as indi- viduals and as members of society’ The First Minister said that having a year on from his historic visit to been at Bellahouston for the Mass he Scotland and England. knew personally ‘just how powerful this The Holy Father’s message came as was for Scotland’s Catholic community.’ members of the Bishops’ Conference of “When I spoke to the Holy Father Scotland led young Catholics from personally that day I told him just how around the country in celebrations mark- much his visit meant to Scotland,” Mr ing the anniversary of the Holy Father’s Salmond said. “One particular image arrival on Scottish soil on September 16 sums up the day for me and I think last year and as celebrations were held at shows the feeling was well and truly Westminster Cathedral in London. mutual: the by now famous picture of The message, which was sent by the Pope Benedict making his way along Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tar- Princes Street in his Popemobile wear- cisio Bertone, also saw the Holy Father ing the tartan scarf placed around his express his appreciation ‘to all those shoulders by Cardinal O’Brien makes who contributed to the happy outcome me smile whenever I think of it—and I of his visit’ and also offered special think showed the Pope’s affection for words of encouragement to seminari- Scotland, too.” Scottish school pupils ans—the future priests of the Church. Mr Cameron said the Pope had mark Papal visit anniversary He asked them to keep their eyes fixed brought a ‘powerful message’ to all of at events throughout the on Christ and to devote themselves the UK. “One year ago, the landmark dioceses, pages 12-13 wholeheartedly to their ‘intellectual and visit of Pope Benedict gave millions of spiritual formation, and to be steadfast British Catholics an opportunity to cel- English and Welsh heralds of the new evangelisation.’ ebrate their Faith, while sharing a pow- bishops announce five year erful message with everyone in our plan on anniversary, page 7 Politicians’ response country about the importance of com- The anniversary of Pope Benedict’s visit passion, tolerance and justice,” Mr Editorial, page 14 was also marked by Prime Minster Cameron said. “The Pope’s message is David Cameron and First Minister Alex just as relevant today.” Salmond. The First Minister said it was Mass at St Andrew’s Cathedral at to young people from the Papal visit tions in life other than themselves,” he ‘hard to believe it has been a year since Scotland which Archbishop Mario Conti put on telling them to become saints of the said. “So they take it on themselves to His Holiness visited Scotland.’ Young people were at the heart of the the vestments Pope Benedict wore at 21st century. decide what is good and evil. But you “Like tens of thousands of other Church’s Papal visit anniversary cele- Bellahouston Park. Bishop Philip Archbishop Conti of Glasgow told have been led to know a very different Scots, I have so many happy memories brations in Scotland. Tartaglia also celebrated an anniversary the Catholic school pupils present at St truth, that each and every one of you has of that day and the strength of the wel- In the largest event, nearly 4000 Mass for school children in St Mirin’s Andrew’s Cathedral that one of the been created by God.” come Pope Benedict received,” he said. school children from Motherwell Dio- Cathedral in Paisley on the solemnity of Holy Father’s most important messages Bishop Tartaglia asked the represen- “Tens of thousands of people saw the cese attended an anniversary Mass at St Mirin. In Edinburgh, Cardinal Keith to them had been that ‘that you are the tatives from every Catholic school in Pope in person and millions saw his Carfin Grotto celebrated by Bishop O’Brien visited a number of schools hope and life of the Church in Scotland his diocese present at the Mass in Pais- visit on television and it was clear that Joseph Devine and attended by digni- last week before celebrating Mass at St and the Church now belongs to you.’ ley to follow the Pope in loving St Peter so many Scots—not just Catholics— taries including Michael McGrath, Ninian’s Primary School in south of the Bishop Devine advised the thousands and hear Jesus speaking the words: “If were joining in the celebrations. The director of the Scottish Catholic Educa- capital on the Papal visit anniversary. gathered at Carfin Grotto not to fall into you love me, show me. Listen to my spiritual high point, of course, was the tion Service. Pupils from each of Glas- Cardinal O’Brien led the hierarchy in the same traps as many other young call in your heart and follow me.” celebration of Mass at Bellahouston gow Archdiocese’s 21 Catholic telling the young Catholics they people. “There are so many who believe Park in Glasgow.” secondary schools attended a special addressed to heed the Popes’ message they have no need of any other founda- [email protected]

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Cardinal’s praise for Legion of Mary on its 90th anniversary

By Dan McGinty side Ireland was held in St Peter’s Partick on O’Brien told members of the Legion of Mary in (Above left) Cardinal Keith O’Brien gives the final April 26 1928, and was soon followed by a sec- the Congregation: “No wonder the Church has blessing at the Mass to mark the 90th anniversary of CARDINAL Keith O’Brien celebrated Mass ond presidium in St Aloysius Jesuit Church in always recognised the value of this organisation the founding of the Legion of Mary at St Catharine’s at St Catharine’s Convent in Edinburgh on Garnethill. The apostolate from Glasgow then at home and abroad. Convent of Mercy in Edinburgh before (above) joining the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the spread to the Cathedral Parish in Aberdeen in “I thank God for all that you have been accom- Edinburgh members of the legion to continue the Legion of Mary. June 1928, and later by groups in Edinburgh and plishing here in this archdiocese over the past 90 celebrations PICS: PAUL McSHERRY Founded in Dublin in September 1921, the Dundee in January 1929. years. So many saints have been produced from legion very quickly established the strong and From those beginnings, the Legion of Mary the membership of the Legion of Mary—and so abiding link with Scotland which lasts until this day. now has more than 10 million members world- many people have appreciated that ongoing holi- bers of the legion, supported by the prayers of The first meeting of the Legion of Mary out- wide, active in 170 countries, and Cardinal ness through the active apostolate of the mem- the auxiliary members.”

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(Above) Newly ordained deacon, John McGarry stands next to Bishop Joseph Devine and his fellow deacons after his ordination, which was attended (right) by many members of his family PICS: PAUL McSHERRY Motherwell man’s joy at diaconate ordination

Bishop Joseph Devine joined parishioners in St Barbara’s, Muirhead, as he celebrated the retiral Mass of BISHOP Joseph Devine cel- and St Andrew’s and Aberdeen Prior to his ordination, Mr parish priest Canon William O’Sullivan. Canon O’Sullivan is retiring after having served at St Barbara’s for 27 ebrated Mass at St Bride’s also joined Mr McGarry for his McGarry had spent the final of his 50 years as a priest, and his retirement coincided with three long serving parishioners being given in East Kilbride on the occa- ordination. three years of his diaconate recognition for their work in the parish. Husband and wife team Louise and Arthur McLay were given Bene sion of John McGarry’s “He is well known in the training with Fr Brian Lamb at Merenti medals for their services to the church choir, for whom Arthur is the organist, while Mary Coyle was Ordination to the Permanent parish community and it is St Joseph’s Church, Blantyre. also awarded a Bene Merenti for her tireless efforts in organising many parish events over the years Diaconate. great to have him appointed as A strong contingent from the PIC: PAUL McSHERRY Fellow deacons from Moth- deacon here at St Bride’s,” Fr Blantyre parish joined the St erwell, Glasgow, Edinburgh Owen Ness of St Bride’s said. Bride's community on the day.

REFRESH YOUR FAITH BETWEEN MASSES Friday September 23 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER NEWS 3

Conservative Party candidates stress Same-sex marriage now a UK issue the importance of Catholic schools THE contenders in the Scot- tish Conservative leadership England and Wales set to follow Scotland’s lead in controversial redefinition of marriage law race have all stressed the importance of Catholic By Martin Dunlop schools, winning praise from a Catholic education THE Coalition Government has spokesman. announced it will hold a consultation Ruth Davidson (right) told a on redefining marriage in England radio audience that she wel- and Wales to allow homosexuals to comed ‘the Roman Catholic wed, following a similar controversial denominational schools in my move by the Scottish Government, area, and I see a large number which has been opposed by the bish- of people who maybe aren’t ops of Scotland. from the Roman Catholic com- Lynne Featherstone, the equalities min- munity who see something of mean, I would like to see the ister, made the announcement at the week- value and go to them as well.’ Church of Scotland, if it wants end, with Downing Street sources Her remarks were echoed by to set up faith-based schools, to claiming that Prime Minister David fellow candidates Jackson Car- be able to do so.” Cameron’s personal intervention had law and Murdo Fraser. However Rev Ewan Aitken, pushed the issue forward. Michael McGrath, the director secretary of the Church of of the Scottish Catholic Educa- Scotland’s Church and Society ‘How’ not ‘if’ tion Service, said the comments Council, said the Kirk had no The consultation will begin next spring, marked a welcome shift from the interest in setting up its own with the government saying it will ask Conservative Party in Scotland. schools as that would ‘under- how, not if, same-sex marriage should be “It is always good to see mine 450 years of work by the legalised. are built on the union between a man and a Cardinal Keith O’Brien exchanges the sign of some positive support for Kirk to help shape Scottish The Westminster Government plans to woman,’ reminding those present that ‘it is peace with First Minister Alex Salmond at the Catholic schools, which has not education for all Scots regard- have new legislation on the statute book part of their vocation as politicians to work Mass for MSPs in St Patrick’s Church in the always been forthcoming from less of their faith or belief.’ by 2015. The developments in England towards this common good.’ Cowgate, Edinburgh during which he reiterated the Conservative Party in the Mr Carlaw and Mr Fraser and Wales follow plans by the Scottish The First Minister was joined at the the Church’s viewpoint on proposals to redefine past,” he said. “It shows a sen- both said they broadly agreed Government to hold a similar consultation Mass by representatives of all the main marriage PIC:PAUL McSHERRY sible tolerance of diversity that with Ms Davidson’s remarks on redefining marriage, proposals that the political parties in Scotland, including Iain we welcome.” and were in favour of increasing Scottish bishops have said will be ‘stren- Gray, leader of the Scottish Labour Party, a Church, we aim to inculcate the virtue of Ms Davidson said her parental choice in education. uously opposed.’ and Annabel Goldie, leader of the Scottish justice in the persons of our society whilst embrace of Catholic Schools The comments mark a sea Conservatives. recognising that it is the work of politicians was part of her belief that par- change from the Scottish Con- Cardinal to politicians to ultimately secure justice in society. ents should have greater choice servative’s Party’s last interven- Cardinal Keith O’Brien, the UK’s most Pope’s message “We cannot overlook the importance of in education. tion on Catholic schools when senior Catholic clergyman, recently told Speaking in his homily at the Mass, the car- nurturing virtues of every person which “I’ve never personally under- MSP John Lamont was roundly politicians that: “Any attempt to redefine dinal highlighted that it was almost a year takes place firstly and most directly in the stood why councils are the de condemned for claiming marriage is a direct attack on a founda- since Pope Benedict XVI had spoken to family and for such reason we uphold the facto supplier of education and Catholic schools contributed to tional building block of society.” representatives of civil society in Westmin- importance of the family which is the first there’s no choice,” she said. “I sectarianism. The cardinal made the comments while ster Hall, affirming that politics and religion building block of every society. celebrating a Mass for politicians at St have nothing to fear from each other when “Equally, the Church esteems the insti- Patrick’s Church, Edinburgh—the he said: “The role of religion in political tution of marriage as the most stable build- Catholic parish of the Scottish Parliament debate is… to help purify and shed light ing block upon which any family can rest. Thomas Marin James Scott —at which he reaffirmed the Church’s upon the application of reason to the dis- The view of the Church is clear, no gov- Independent Funeral Directors Funeral Directors viewpoint on the Scottish Government’s covery of objective moral principles.” ernment can rewrite human nature; the consultation on redefining marriage to “I assure you of the Catholic Church’s family and marriage existed before the “Stay local... keep it in the Your local Independent Funeral Director include same-sex couples. spirit of cooperation in pursuing the task of State and are built on the union between a family... offer a prompt Over eighty years of The cardinal told MSPs, including First bettering Scotland,” the cardinal said. “We man and woman.” and personal service 24 giving undivided attention, Minister Alex Salmond, that ‘the family pursue justice together whilst respecting hours a day... make it 24 hour care and a level of service and marriage existed before the State and our own competencies and autonomy. As I [email protected] second to none. The only independent, affordable.” family-owned business in the area. Thomas Marin 1926 Let our family look after your family Three generations later, his words are just as important to our family business today. 314 Portobello High Street, Committee asked to take a hard line on bigotry Edinburgh EH15 2DA 62-64 St Mary Street, Tel: 0131 556 7192 or Edinburgh EH1 1SX 0131 556 6874 (24 hrs) Tel: 0131 669 6333 or 0131 669 1285 (24hrs) By Ian Dunn 7 Bridge Street, Musselburgh EH21 6AA from, Minister Cunningham, as a tape recorder. Tel: 0131 665 6925 whose jurisdiction this issue falls THE Community Safety under, and the Lord Advocate Banter Minister has asked members Frank Mulholland. Prior to the committee hearing, of the Scottish Parliament’s Ms Cunningham said she the Lord Advocate had given an www.thomasmarin.co.uk www.thomasmarin.co.uk Justice Committee to take a thought the legislation could have official submission that clarified hard line on hate and sectar- a lasting impact in stopping big- who could be charged under the ian crime at football matches otry in Scotland. new legislation. after the politicians attended “I wish it to be the case that the He wrote that fans would not  the first Rangers and Celtic criminal records of these bigots be arrested for singing the game of the season to experi- shows exactly the nature of their national anthem, for making reli-   ence the problems first hand. offending,” she said. “Not just a gious gestures or for ‘football Roseanna Cunningham (right) breach of the peace, but a convic- banter or bad taste’—unless it addressed the cross-party group tion for offensive behaviour at was done in an ‘aggravating, of politicians on Tuesday when and Lauderdale. football, or threatening communi- threatening or offensive’ way.                 they resumed their scrutiny of “I think what perhaps concerns cations, so that employers, family He added that police should the Offensive Behaviour at Foot- me is the funding and resources and friends know the truth about use common sense when decid-           !"  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I Both also said they would be tackling sectarianism before Par- 11   2342   2342 day and Strathclyde Police think we are going to listen and willing to consider broadening the liament went into recess ahead of praised the ‘sensible’ behaviour see what the transport police bill, from criminalising reli- the football season kicking off  of the vast majority. have to say.” giously aggravated threats against but concerns over the legislation   + ,          +     , Among the committee mem- footballers on the internet, to from the Catholic Church among  !"  "  !"  "  bers at the game was convener Commitee advised include threats based on, for others delayed its passage. 3454 6'3 5$*$3454 6'3 5$*$ Christine Grahame, SNP MSP When the committee reconvened example, race or disability, that 4$78 9 4$78 9 for Midlothian South, Tweeddale on Tuesday its members heard were recorded by any means such I [email protected] ::::9 9 ::9 9 4 SCIAF FEATURE SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday September 23 2011 Meeting the challenges of climate change Billions of people will be adversely affected by climate change over the coming decades. A new report from the charity SCIAF calls for urgent government action to support developing countries as they adapt to these impacts

HE concept of ‘climate jus- tice’ is based on the fact that industrialised nations bear the responsibility for creat- ing climate change, follow- Ting many generations of unrestrained energy consumption to fuel economic growth. Now they must show solidarity with those people in developing countries who are suffering the consequences. Changing seasonal weather patterns, more intense droughts, flooding and storms threaten lives and the ability of vulnerable communities to support themselves all over the world. Those already coping with poverty are most at risk from these additional threats, par- ticularly in rural areas, where around 75 per cent of people depend on agriculture to survive. People’s access to food, income, healthcare and being able to cover their basic needs are threatened, and global efforts to tackle poverty are also at serious risk. Whilst countries like Scotland can protect themselves from these impacts with imported food and strong domestic infrastructure and social services, many developing countries cannot. Building capacity to absorb shocks such as drought, floods and crop failure in the face of increasingly unpredictable cli- mate systems, is a major element of ‘climate adaptation.’ As the new SCIAF report states, in poorer developing countries, ‘with lim- ited resources, infrastructure and insti- tutional capacity, and populations which are highly dependent on small-scale agriculture, climate adaptation includes national projects such as the construc- tion of dams, (weather) forecasting sys- tems and community-level adaptation. Community initiatives include increas- ing sustainable farming techniques such as crop diversification, composting, green manures and utilising beneficial trees in agriculture, disaster risk man- agement such as raising homes for pro- tection against flooding or rising water levels, building natural flood barriers, construction of reservoirs, and the cre- ation of community-based organisations geared to strengthening (communities’) coping strategies.’ At a time when there has been an increased drive to eradicate global poverty, most notably through the UN’s Moses Mulunga, a Zambian farmer, is one of and two Scottish research institutions to wide range of crops including sorghum, money to help reduce the current vul- Millennium Development Goals, cli- those who has benefited from SCIAF’s partner work with local farmers on securing and peas, cotton, millet, soya, oranges and nerabilities. These funds must support mate change risks reversing much of the projects in the country improving their land. Low cost, low risk avocados, and sells the surplus at market. nationally-developed climate adaptation progress that has been made. That is actions such as using nitrogen-fixing Moses is now a very strong advocate plans, which identify the most pressing why it is key that people in developing coalition, is calling for the Scottish trees between crops not only enriches for sustainable agriculture as he told threats in any given country. Civil soci- countries are given the support they Government to introduce a climate the soil, but increasing the organic mat- SCIAF on a recent visit. ety groups on the ground should be need to adapt to rapid climate change. adaptation fund of £9 million. This ter of the soil enables more moisture to “The drought this year affected us, involved in the design and implementa- As SCIAF’s new report points out, would provide immediate support for be held in the soil when it rains and my maize yield was low, but still I have tion of adaptation plans, to incorporate this requires integrated action on many communities already facing the chal- helps prevent crops being washed away soya beans, ground nuts and sorghum,” local considerations and to ensure the levels. Support for climate change lenges of climate change. in floods. Planting different types of he said. “I can now make profits on needs of the most vulnerable remain adaptation in developing countries must crops can also improve resilience as what I sell, so use the money for school central to the process. focus on the particular needs of the CIAF is already helping vulnera- well as more drought-resistant varieties fees or for my health.” SCIAF’s vision is for a just world, most at risk, and be developed in col- ble farmers to become more of food. In addition to training and supporting where human dignity and human rights laboration with communities them- Sresilient in the face of the climate Moses Mulenga is one of the lead small-scale farmers in alternative agri- are upheld for all. Climate change selves, governments and civil society challenges they face. As small scale farmers involved in the project in culture practices, the Kulima Programme undermines these fundamental tenets of organisations. farming is vital to so many of the Chongwe district in Zambia. Following is designed to educate decision-makers social justice and the moral imperatives SCIAF is calling on wealthy govern- world’s poorest people, SCIAF and its redundancy at the age of 55, he struggled and others on the benefits of sustainable they inspire. As Scotland’s largest inter- ments around the world to urgently partners have put a major focus on pro- to find work in Lusaka. In 1996 he agricultural practices, influence govern- national aid and development agency, deliver committed funds through the UN moting sustainable farming. This will attended his first training courses run by ment policy in Zambia, strengthen the SCIAF brings a perspective to the cli- Green Climate Fund, as agreed at the help to build in greater resilience to SCIAF’s partner the Kasisi Agriculture scientific evidence for sustainable agri- mate change debate that draws on the UN climate change summit in Mexico potential shocks like drought and flood- Training Centre in sustainable farming. culture, and better understand cultural experience of its partners overseas, our last December. UN member states ing but also help to repair environmen- He learnt techniques such as composting, beliefs and traditions which may be pre- reach into communities, schools and including the UK have committed to tal degradation such as soil erosion green manures, and diversification of venting these practices from spreading parishes across Scotland, and is driven collectively provide $100 billion per which has reduced farmers’ ability to crops. Seeing returns from tree-planting more widely. by the principles of Catholic Social year by 2020 to help developing coun- generate adequate harvests. on his land, Moses gained permission Teaching. tries adapt to climate change. However, SCIAF’s Kulima sustainable rural from the Village Headman to erect a vercoming the many challenges Solidarity with the world’s poorest many leading experts calculate that this food security programme in Zambia, fence as protection from ‘charcoal burn- of problematic climate change people in overcoming the climate chal- will be far from adequate. Critically, Malawi and Burundi promotes sustain- ers’ who chop down trees for fuel and to Oin developing countries is possi- lenges ahead will be vital in achieving these funds will also take years to filter able agriculture systems that focus on sell, and set about reforesting his land. ble. However, global, regional and local SCIAF’s vision of a world where every through to those in need on the ground, improving soil fertility and food pro- These trees, now fully grown, serve to responses need to work together to citizen is able to live life, and live it to whereas support is urgently needed now. duction in the face of climate change. enrich his soils and provide a level of pro- increase resilience. the full. To help bridge this gap, SCIAF, as The programme brings together six tection against extreme weather events The international community part of the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland development and advocacy agencies and drought. Moses now cultivates a urgently needs to provide additional I http://www.sciaf.org.uk Friday September 23 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER LOCAL NEWS 5 Knights of the Holy Sepulchre enjoy day of celebration Cardinal O’Brien and Archbishop Conti join the order for Investiture Mass at St Andrew’s Cathedral; Archbishop gives hard-hitting message By Martin Dunlop inspiration in his reflections from the feast day and from the Holy Father’s CARDINAL Keith O’Brien and messages to the Faithful in Scotland. Archbishop Mario Conti cele- “As knights and dames of the Holy brated the Investiture Mass for the Sepulchre you have a special charism Knights and Dames of the Holy and a special responsibility to have a Sepulchre at St Andrew’s Metro- care for the Holy Places and a devo- politan Cathedral, Glasgow, last tion to the Passion of Christ,” Arch- Saturday. bishop Conti said. The cardinal, grand prior of the He recalled the Pope’s messages order, and the archbishop were joined from last year, paying particularly by Mgr Henry Docherty and many close attention to the warning that ‘a clergy and deacons for the celebra- dictatorship of relativism threatens to tions. obscure the unchanging truth about In his homily, Cardinal O’Brien said man’s nature, his destiny and his ulti- that prayers should be remembered for mate good.’ Archbishop Edwin O’Brien, who has “You do not need me to tell you of recently been named by Pope Bene- the relevance of those words in Scot- dict XVI as the next Grand Master of land today,” Archbishop Conti said. the Equestrian Order of the Holy “That ‘dictatorship of relativism’ Sepulchre of Jerusalem, following the would have us redefine the meaning of resignation of Cardinal John Foley years ago, we too were invested; we too our original commitment to our baptism Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Archbishop Mario marriage, it would limit our right to through ill health. Archbishop O’Brien then and perhaps often have made our and the household of faith here at home. Conti and all the knights and dames pictured religious freedom and it would have was welcomed to the Vatican head- own pilgrimages to the Holy Land; we In encouraging us to sustain and aid the outside St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow us silenced in the public forum, quarters of the order in an informal too are aware that the empty tomb has institutions of the Catholic Church in after the Investiture Mass charged with the ultimate heresy of ceremony last Friday. indeed borne witness to the victory of the Holy Land, the prayer we recite PIC: PAUL McSHERRY being ‘intolerant.’ As knights and life over death for almost 2000 years— daily also urges us to be faithful to dames, you have a special responsibil- Investiture and we too must recall how we must Christ, to His teaching and the teaching ity to take to heart that appeal of the Last Saturday’s celebration in Glasgow live out our own vocation not only as of His Church, and to defend them first anniversary of Pope Benedict Pope: ‘Society today needs clear brought the investiture of a new dame baptised and confirmed Christians against attacks from any source.” XVI’s visit to Scotland. voices which propose our right to live, of the order, Marie Cairns, a parish- strengthened by the Eucharist but how “Indeed at this very hour, one year not in a jungle of self-destructive and ioner of St Bride’s Church, Bothwell. in every place we must live out our Vigil ago today, the Holy Father was deliv- arbitrary freedoms, but in a society Cardinal O’Brien stressed that, at this vocation as knights and dames of the The previous evening, Archbishop ering his message of hope to the tens of which works for the true welfare of its time ‘it is indeed for each one of us to Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem,” the car- Conti had celebrated the vigil Mass for thousands of people spread over the citizens and offers them guidance and think back to our own investitures and dinal said. “With regard to our commit- the investiture at St Andrew’s Cathe- lower slopes of Bellahouston Park on protection in the face of their weak- of those invested as members of our ment to what we beautifully describe as dral, at which he reminded the knights that evening I have since described as ness and fragility.’” noble order.’ the ‘Holy Land,’ that commitment only and dames gathered that the celebra- ‘golden,’” Archbishop Conti said. 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Dundee parishioner takes to the skies for charity

AN octogenarian parish- in Romania, Mr O’Neill (pic- SPOTLIGHT ON... ioner from a Dundee church tured right) decided he wanted recently completed a charity to do something special to help hang glide to raise money raise funds to assist the for orphans in Romania. orphans. Eddie O’Neill, 88,who “I saw a programme on TV attends the city’s St Peter and St and it really stuck in my mind,” Paul’s Church, took to the skies Mr O’Neill said. “A lot of the on Sunday August 21 and man- children were brain damaged or aged to raise more than £600 for ill and I said to myself that I the Lawside Romania Project, really wanted to do something. which is run by the Lawside Sis- I’m 89 in November and I want ters of Mercy in Dundee. to do some good and help peo- The tandem hang glide took ple before I leave this planet.” place in Balado, Kinross, and Mr O’Neill said his hang Mr O’Neil only found out the gliding experience was a little Bishop Joseph Devine of Motherwell joined the community of St Aidan’s Church, Wishaw on Sunday as they evening before that the Sunday more hairy than expected but it marked the end of a year of celebrations commemorating 50 years of their parish. The bishop celebrated had been cleared for him to has certainly not put him off Mass alongside parish priest Fr Joseph Clements, Fr John Burns, former priest at the Wishaw church, and take on his challenge. more fundraising ventures in Motherwell Diocesan priests. Guests included representatives from North Lanarkshire Council and parishioners After learning of the project the future. young and old, including pupils from the local St Aidan’s Primary School PIC: TOM EADIE Paisley bishops’ thanks and praise for 150 years of St Thomas’ parish in Neilston

By Canon Bernard Canning Emancipation Act of 1829. The Bishop Philip Tartaglia, Bishop Mass was one of thanking God Emeritus John Mone and parish ST THOMAS’ Church, Neil- for the many graces and bless- priest Mgr James Cunningham ston, was crowded for a Mass of ings given in those 150 years. alonside local Catholic school Thanksgiving on Monday Many children were present at pupils at the 150th anniversary evening as Bishop Philip the Mass, including pupils from Mass at St Thomas’, Neilston Tartaglia of Paisley marked the St Thomas’ Primary School, PIC PAUL McSHERRY 150th anniversary of the parish. Neilston and St Luke’s High Bishop Tartaglia was joined in School, Barrhead. In the front his delight at the anniversary celebrating Monday’s Mass by pews of the church were repre- celebrations. “Everything went Bishop Emeritus John Mone of sentatives of Neilston Church of very well and it was a lovely Paisley, Mgr James Cunning- Scotland. Mass,” he said. ham, St Thomas’ parish priest, Also amongst the congrega- Following Monday evening’s former parish priests of the Neil- tion at Monday evening’s Mass Mass, a reception was held in ston church, Canon Bernard was 98-year-old Nora Watters, the adjoining hall with a large Canning and Canon John McEl- St Thomas’s oldest parishioner, 150 symbol and a remarkable roy, as well as Mgr Thomas who has received all the Sacra- cake built reflecting the actual Monaghan, Fr Stephen Baillie ments, from Baptism to Mar- sign of St Thomas’ Church. and Fr Paul Brady, who was MC riage, at the Neilston church. for the anniversary Mass. The bishop thanked the con- Additional reporting by Martin In his homily, Bishop gregation for their presence in Dunlop Tartaglia spoke of the world of publicly thanking God and for the 1860s, its discoveries and the all who helped in countless ways A history of St Thomas’ Church, development of the Church in the parish’s celebration. Neilston will be featured in next the aftermath of the Catholic Mgr Cunningham spoke of week’s edition of the SCO 6 SCHOOLS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday September 23 2011 Fitting tribute to missed pupil School establishes endeavour award in memory of Reamonn Gormley By Martin Dunlop A NEW award for endeavour has been established at Hamilton’s John Ogilvie High School in honour of a former pupil who was killed earlier this year. The Reamonn Gormley Award for Endeavour was presented at the school’s awards ceremony on September 8 in recognition of Reamonn’s life and his contribution to John Ogilvie High School. Reamonn, 19, was fatally stabbed in February outside a pub in his home town of Blantyre. The incident sent shockwaves through the local community and the Living in the moment country. His mum and dad, Anne and Jim, and grandparents, Gerry and Annie Gaitens, in presence of Jesus attended the ceremony at which Shaun Rouse, also from Blantyre, became the first recipient of the award—sponsored by By Martin Dunlop Cardinal O’Brien helps students cut the Knights of St Columba in Blantyre. the special jubilee cake CARDINAL Keith O’Brien PIC: PAUL McSHERRY Honest hard work joined the community of or congregation, but we are Eddie Morrison, headteacher at John Kilgraston School, Perth, to intimately involved with Jesus Ogilvie High School, said Reamonn’s par- mark the golden jubilee of himself through being here.’ ents had expressed a preference that any their school chapel on He also spoke to pupils about award in his memory would recognise Friday September 9. last September’s visit to ‘someone who had made a difference to The cardinal celebrated Mass Scotland of Pope Benedict XVI their school community through honest alongside Fr Andrew Clark, the and the importance of the hard work and endeavour.’ school’s chaplain, and Fr Tom visit’s theme: Heart speaks “When I think of Reamonn Gormley (Above front) Fr Thomas Millar; Liam Burgess, Shields, from St John’s unto Heart, the motto of what I think about more than anything is senior dux at John Ogilvie High School; Eddie Church, Perth, as pupils and Blessed John Henry Newman. honest endeavour and a deep appreciation Morrison, headteacher; Larry Forde, executive staff gathered to mark the Referring to the Pope’s director of education for South Lanarkshire of the efforts of others and the needs of council. (Back) Amy Macneil, Proxime special anniversary. messages to young people, the others,” Mr Morrison said. “Reamonn Accessit; Daniel Gallagher; Colin Glackin; In his homily, Cardinal cardinal encouraged pupils to instinctively knew how to do the right Provost Russell Clearie of South Lanarkshire O’Brien spoke about the understand that true happiness thing. At times that wasn’t seen as Council history of the Kilgraston is to be found in God. particularly cool, but he made it cool building, which dates back to “That is part of your because he did it. He didn’t care what (Right) Anne and Jim Gormley with Shaun the 13th century. It was used as responsibility at this present others thought as long as he knew that was Rouse, the first recipient of the Reamonn a private house until the First time—it is only you who can what should be done. Gormley Endeavour Award World War when it was make that effort to find God in “These are the qualities we associate TOP PIC: TOM EADIE converted into a hospital for your lives and to use this with Shaun Rouse. Shaun will be the first recovering servicemen. beautiful chapel as a means of to admit that in his early years at the Kilgraston School opened in finding your way to our Father school he was uncertain as to the road his 1930 with 40 boarders and was in Heaven,” the cardinal said. life would take but from S3 onwards he school’s under-18 football team, a role he immediately said. ‘Shaun Rouse—he will run by the Sisters of the Sacred “The building itself is very began to emerge as a young man who was tackled with gusto. love it, he will give it everything and he Heart. The school became an beautiful, as was, I am sure, the desperate to make a difference. “That determination and preparedness will bring it back to the school.’” independent charitable trust in Liturgy of Consecration some “He commands respect from all who to play for others, to serve the needs of the Mr Morrison relayed a message from 2010 but remains a member of 50 years ago, but you must know him because of his honesty, school community, is how Shaun Rouse Reamonn’s parents saying that although the international network of remember your own openness and determination to help make has conducted himself over the past three the evening was a very emotional one, Sacred Heart schools. consecration to Almighty God things better.” years,” Mr Morrison said. they were honoured it had taken place and The cardinal reminded pupils and the need for you to find “When we were offered the chance to happy Reamonn’s memory would live on that ‘as we celebrate this Him in this life so that you will Playing for others send two students to a study trip to the through the award. anniversary, we realise we are indeed be some of those future Mr Morrison highlighted that, like concentration camps of Poland last intimately involved in this saints of the 21st century.” Reamonn, Shaun was captain of the October, Mrs Linn, head of social subjects, [email protected] celebration, not only because we are members of the school [email protected] Dual role is teacher’s recipe for happiness

By Hugh Dougherty deaconate is a dream come true as Caritas which is already in ordination Mass and who for Mr Vannini, who previously use in the diocese. served refreshments at the A RELIGIOUS education tested his vocation with the “Being able to interact with reception in the church hall. In and hospitality teacher at Passionist order between 1984 pupils as a teacher and deacon between working with fellow Cardinal Newman High and 1986. However, he through the school chaplaincy hospitality pupils Jason Little, School, Bellshill, has been returned to teaching hospitality puts me in a very strong Chelsey Little and Cathryn ordained to the permanent in further education colleges, position to do that.” Creaney in the school’s training diaconate and plans to use including James Watt, Glasgow Cardinal Newman High restaurant under the watchful his new office to bring College of Food Technology, School head teacher Isabelle eye of Mr Vannini in his role as young people closer to the Cumbernauld, Dumfries and Boyd said: “The school has teacher, Kieran said: “Mr Church. Galloway College and been very much involved in Vannini is a magic teacher and Mario Vannini, a 55-year-old Motherwell College, before supporting Mr Vannini on his it was great to be at his married father of two, was moving to Cardinal Newman journey to the diaconate and we ordination and to do the ordained by Bishop Joseph High School in 2008. involved pupils he teaches in catering too.” Devine of Motherwell in a “I’ll be working with school providing the catering after his packed Our Lady and St chaplain Fr Michael Brown ordination in the parish hall. Anne’s, Hamilton, Mr much more closely now I’m in “All of us, staff, pupils and Thumbs up for Deacon Vannini (right) from Cardinal Newman Vannini’s home parish, on the unique position of being an parents, are immensely proud pupils who attended the ordination Friday September 9. In the ordained deacon and a teacher of Mr Vannini and his reception in the church hall congregation were the new in the school,” Mr Vannini said. diaconate means we have a deacon’s wife, Sarah, daughter “I think it’s important we unique resource to help us Success on a plate for Chelsey Francesca (20) and son Mario bring young people back to the further build our community of Little, Jason Little, Kieran Malone (15), other family members and Church by involving them Faith in the school.” and Cathryn Creaney as Mr Vannini pupils and staff from Cardinal much more and that’s But the last word must go to in the role of hospitality teacher, Newman High School. something I plan to develop, hospitality pupil Kieran teaches them to cater for all Being ordained to the building on programmes such Malone (15), who was at the tastes (right) Friday September 23 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER NATIONAL NEWS 7

Mission, teaching and witness Archbishop Conti attends first anniversary Papal visit lecture Bishops of England and Wales outline future priorities on first anniversary of Papal visit ARCHBISHOP Mario By Martin Dunlop the service of others.’ Conti of Glasgow was Speaking in his homily at a Mass of among those present for THE Catholic bishops of England and Thanksgiving at Westminster Cathedral on the first anniversary Wales have unveiled their future pri- Sunday, Archbishop Nichols gave thanks Papal visit lecture at St orities in a message to Faithful on the to the Pope for his ministry and charism. Mary’s University Col- first anniversary of Pope Benedict “We willingly express our love and lege, Twickenham, last XVI’s visit to the UK. devotion to him, the visible touchstone of Thursday. The bishops said that their priorities ‘for our Faith and truly our Holy Father in the Chief Rabbi Jonathan the next three to five years’ are related to Church,” Archbishop Nichols said. “We Sacks delivered the inaugu- three areas: mission, teaching and witness.’ promise him the support of our prayers ral Pope Benedict XVI lec- “Integral to this work is recognising the and we commit ourselves to work each ture, which commemorated importance of being confident, faithful day, in our families, our friendships, our the Holy Father’s visit to the and courageous in our mission, teaching schools and our parishes to reap a hun- college last September. and witness,” the bishops said in their dredfold from the seeds he has sown in our The lecture focused on message released at the weekend. hearts. May this truly be a moment of the topic of Christian and of interfaith relations and “Following the wonderful example fresh wind in our sails, a moment of hope Jewish dialogue and was dialogue. Pope Benedict has given us, in our mis- and confidence in the gifts that our attended by more than 100 “Before last year’s Papal sion we must be gentle but also confident Catholic Faith offers to our world.” guests. Rabbi Sacks (pic- Visit, commentators ques- in manifesting the ‘beauty of holiness,’ a tured right) spoke of the tioned whether such visits beauty which can lead the heart of every Papal visit positive impact the visit of merited much attention. Yet person to an intimate knowledge of Christ. All guests at Sunday’s Mass of Thanks- Pope Benedict to the UK the response shown by In our teaching, we must be courteous but Christ and His Gospel as saving truth and giving personally helped, or represented had on people of all Faiths. Catholics in this country also faithful in proclaiming the ‘splendour to proclaim the coming of the Kingdom of those who contributed in some way to the “I am honoured and and by other people of faith, of truth’ through ‘the witness of lives lived God.’ success of the visit. blessed to have been asked demonstrated the impor- in integrity, fidelity and holiness.’ In our Mgr Paul Conroy, coordinator of the to give the inaugural Pope tance that faith plays in our witness, we must be humble and open- Holiness Papal visit for the Scottish Bishops’ Con- Benedict XVI lecture at St society. The Papal visit hearted but also courageous in testifying Archbishop Vincent Nichols (above), ference, was present at the Mass, which Mary’s University College,” underlined that faith in all to ‘the joy and freedom born of a living president of the Bishops’ Conference of was attended by Nigel Baker, who has the rabbi said. “It is most its manifestations is an inte- relationship with Christ.’” England and Wales, said that, on the recently taken up the post of British fitting that one of the lasting gral part of 21st Century The bishops said that their priority areas anniversary of the Pope’s visit, all Ambassador to the Holy See. legacies of the Papal visit is Britain and that Britain is of work will be: ‘to proclaim the universal Catholics should take up the Holy Father’s a lecture on the importance stronger because of it.” call to holiness in Christ; to proclaim call to strive for holiness in their lives at I [email protected]

Cardinal O’Brien offers condolences over Welsh mining tragedy

CARDINAL Keith O'Brien, Diocese in which he expressed praying for the men during the the Swansea Valley Miners Appeal president of the Bishops’ his own personal sympathy rescue effort and further prayers Fund to support the victims’ fami- Conference of Scotland, has ‘along with that of the bishops, were offered at last weekend’s lies. Writing on the appeal’s web- expressed the condolences of priests, permanent deacons, reli- Masses. Bishop Burns said that site, Mr Hain said: “The deaths of the Catholic Faithful in the gious and people of our country.’ the miners and their relatives and four miners at the Gleision Col- country to the people of “Our thoughts and prayers are friends were known to parishes of liery was the worst mining acci- Wales, following last week's for the dead; but we also remem- the Swansea Valley in particular. dent Wales has seen for mining tragedy in which four ber the family members and “We wish to express our sense generations. This tragedy is a stab men lost their lives. friends who are left mourning the of grief and our common sharing through the heart of the commu- Prayers were said in churches loss of their loved ones,” the car- in the sadness of those bereaved nity. We can’t even imagine what throughout Wales at the weekend dinal said. “Here in Scotland over by this terrible and unexpected the families are going through. But for Philip Hill, 45, Charles Bres- the years many people were disaster,” the bishop said they need our help to survive and lin, 62, David Powell, 50 and engaged in the mining industry— A special prayer has been recover. So today [Sunday] I am Gary Jenkins, 39, who all died and disasters have often afflicted issued for parishes to use asking launching an appeal fund to help when the Gleision Colliery, near our close-knit mining communi- God to give courage and support support them and will be Cilybebyll, Pontardawe, flooded ties. Consequently, very many of to individuals and communities. announcing other patrons shortly.” last Thursday. us deeply appreciate the suffering An inquiry has begun into the Young fundraiser Charlie Doherty The cardinal sent a letter to of the Welsh people at this time.” deaths of the four men and local I http://www.minersappealfund Bishop Tom Burns of Menevia Churches in Wales had been Neath MP Peter Hain has launched .org gets on his bike for Mary’s Meals AN 11-year-old school boy Charlie Doherty, pictured alongside The Christian community comes together to focus on unity from England last month his mum Julie, after having com- completed a cycle of more pleted his lengthy charity cycle to MORE than 30 bishops Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, logue, while the Catholic Bishop bution of its members within than 500 miles to raise money raise more than £2500 for Mary’s from different Christian tra- Lutheran, Orthodox and Syrian of Nottingham, Malcolm McMa- parishes and that fact that it did for Mary’s Meals charity. Meals PIC: COURTESY OF ditions met earlier this Orthodox churches between Sep- hon, gave one of the keynote not set up its own structures but Charlie Doherty set off from MARY’S MEALS month to discuss Christian tember 6-11. addresses, as did the Archbishop works within the Church. Brighton with his mum, Julie, to unity at the Focolare move- Inspired by Focolare’s ‘spiritu- of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Referring to what some people deliver a Mary’s Meals back- part in the Brighton Mini ment’s Centre for Unity in ality of unity’ the event was the Williams, who also welcomed call a ‘winter of ecumenism’, pack for a child in Malawi at the Marathon. He described his Welwyn Garden City. 30th annual meeting of the the bishops to Lambeth Palace. Cardinal Cormac Murphy- charity’s warehouse in Glasgow, most recent event as ‘amazing.’ Archbishop Mario Conti of group, which was convened this The church leaders spoke of O’Connor, Archbishop Emeritus and managed to raise more than “My Mum and I both found Glasgow, president of the Scot- year by Cardinal Vlk, Arch- the Focolare movement’s contri- of Westminster, spoke of ‘green £2500 in the process. the cycle an amazing experi- tish Bishops’ Conference’s com- bishop Emeritus of Prague. The bution to ecumenism in the UK, shoots everywhere,’ among Charlie, from Crawley, has ence,” he said. “There were so mission on Christian doctrine theme, the Word of God and its with Archbishop Conti paying these, he said, was the Focolare incredibly been fundraising for many nice views and we met so and unity, was present at the transforming power, was tribute to the way in which it movement which, with its spirit charity since the age of four, and many nice people along the way. meeting, which brought together addressed during the meeting influences and enriches the life of communion, indicates a he told the SCO the reason At first it was very tiring but the representatives from the through talks, reflection and dia- of the Church, noting the contri- way forward. behind his charity ventures. longer we went on the better I “I remember seeing the felt and by the end I felt like I impact of the Tsunami in 2004 could have gone on forever.” ten members of the public would collective effort to improve com- ten years ago. Some families on the television and I couldn’t Charlie has now raised more NEWS IN BRIEF like to see the Church take a moral munity life across the country,” were given permission to live believe that people’s homes than £15,000 for Mary’s Meals lead by defending the family unit. Archbishop Nichols said. there permanently, but other were getting washed away,” he through various fundraising SUPPORT FOR CHURCH’S ROLE Archbishop Vincent Nichols, travellers were refused permis- said. “They were left with noth- events over the past five years, IN FAMILY LIFE REVITALISATION president of the Bishops’ Con- TRAVELLER FAMILIES GATHER sion to live on the land by the ing and I thought to myself: part of an incredible total of more RESEARCH conducted for the ference of England and Wales, FOR MASS AS EVICTION LOOMS council, because it has been ‘What can I do to help?’” than £24,000 raised for charity Catholic Church has shown commented that British people FAMILIES at Dale Farm Trav- designated as greenbelt land. Charlie’s interest in charity work since the age of four. He strong support from the public for ‘recognise that we all need to ellers site in Essex gathered for The group’s parish priest, Fr work was sparked at this time does not plan to rest on his lau- the Church to play a more active live by a shared set of values.’ Sunday Mass at the weekend, Dan Mason, said it was very dis- and, following a trip to Bosnia at rels, however, and said that he role in revitalising family life. “The Pope has made clear his hours before they were due to tressing to see people upset and the age of six, he decided he hopes to complete a 26-mile The research found that, despite view that the family unit must be be evicted by Basildon Council, fearful. “Some people tell me wanted to raise money for swim as his next charity venture. less than one in ten British defended, and we as a Church an eviction which was then they don’t have anywhere to go Mary’s Meals. Prior to his char- His charity cycle began on Sun- adults regarding themselves as will be working to support fami- postponed. The traveller fami- and we are supporting them at ity cycle, Charlie had already day July 24 from Brighton and Catholics, more than four out of lies and family values as part of a lies bought the land more than this very difficult time,” he said. walked from his hometown of Charlie arrived in Glasgow with Crawley to Brighton and taken his mother 17 days later. 8 FOREIGN NEWS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday September 23 2011 Priests give blessing to Palestinian state Clergy in Holy Land used Sunday sermons ahead of planned petition to United Nations By Stephen Reilly However, there are fears that the move could enflame tensions in the region. PRIESTS in the Holy Land used their A message of prayer from Bishop sermons last Sunday to give their Shomali, auxiliary bishop of Jerusalem and blessing to the Palestinians’ bid for vicar of the Latin Patriarchate for Jerusalem United Nations membership. and the Palestinian Territories has called for A joint statement by Catholic, Orthodox, calm on all sides. Anglican and Lutheran priests pledged their “The Lord told us to pray for peace. ‘support for the diplomatic efforts being Jerusalem will attain peace through the deployed to win international recognition power of God, and not merely through the for the State of Palestine... on the June 1967 acts of politicians,” Bishop Shomali told the Competition winners in Knock borders with Jerusalem as our capital.’ charity Aid to the Church in Need. The retired Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, The bishop said prayer was essential as A TRIO of Scots took part in entered and won the competition, Michel Sabbah, the first Palestinian to hold people are yearning for peace and a better the annual Grandparents’ Pil- and the whole prize was the post since the Crusades, revealed the life after decades of violent conflict. While grimage to Our Lady’s Shrine absolutely fantastic,” Mrs Mur- consensus at the Catholic church in the many Christians have emigrated abroad at Knock, Ireland after win- phy said. “We couldn’t believe northern West Bank city of Nablus. because of the problems they face, Bishop ning a competition featured in how quickly it all went by, Sun- Shomali, who comes from Beit Sahour near the SCO. day’s Mass was absolutely beau- Sr Mariam Almiron spins a small child around Bethlehem, described the importance of the The SCO, in conjunction with tiful.” Restraint following Sunday Mass at the Holy Family The priests went further than their bish- Catholic Parish in Gaza. There are 3000 faithful remaining in the region. Knock House Hotel and Flybe, Mrs Murphy also thanked the ops, who in a statement last week confined Christians in Gaza “The mission and calling of Christians is offered a young person the chance Knock House Hotel for a fantastic themselves to a call for intensified prayer to remain in the Holy Land and work to take their grandparents to stay. “The management and staff and diplomatic efforts ahead of the Pales- can with the president of the Palestinian toward change,” he said. “We want change, Knock for the pilgrimage on Sun- at the hotel were all wonderful,” tinian membership request, to be sent to National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. The but we want peaceful change.” day September 11. Entrants were she said. the UN Security Council on Friday. Pope also cautioned that this should be asked to write a letter explaining It was also a special trip for “Palestinians and Israelis should exer- achieved with the ‘just and lasting respect United nations why their grandparent deserved to Aisling. “The whole trip was fan- cise restraint, whatever the outcome of the of everyone’s rights.’ In order to start the process at the UN, Mr make the trip. Winner Aisling tastic and I loved the Grandpar- vote at the United Nations,” the bishops Abbas has to submit a request to the UN Crossan, 12, (above middle) from ents’ Mass,” Aisling said. said. “We call upon decision-makers and Tensions Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Mr Ban Shotts, who wanted to take her The Catholic Grandparents people of good will to do their utmost to Mr Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ben- then needs to hand the application to the grandmother, Margaret Murphy Association, who organise the achieve the long-awaited justice, peace jamin Netanyahu are likely to clash at the Security Council. The council would need (right), who has recently under- Grandparents’ Pilgrimage, was set and reconciliation between Israelis and United Nations, with Palestinian president nine votes out of 15 and no veto from any of gone an operation to fight cancer, up to honour St Joachim and St Palestinians.” planning to push for membership for a its permanent members to pass a decision. an illness she has battled three Anne, grandparents of Jesus and The Vatican has said it intends to Palestinian state and Mr Netanyahu argu- The United States said it would wield times. Mrs Murphy and her sister parents of Mary, and to thank remain neutral on the issue. “We have ing against it. its veto power on the request. The UK and Pat (left) were delighted to fly grandparents down through the nothing to say on the matter, although we The Palestinians planned to approach the France are likely to abstain because they over to Ireland with Aisling, generations for passing on the have to show respect for the view of the UN security council this week to apply for cannot endorse UN membership of a state where they stayed at the Knock Faith. This year’s event was the United Nations,” Vatican spokesman Fr full membership of the UN and recognition they have not recognised bilaterally. House Hotel. The highlight of the fifth annual national pilgrimage in Federico Lombardi said. as a sovereign state. If this proves unsuc- The PLO could then submit a trip was the Grandparents’ Mass, Ireland, while the inaugural Scot- In June Pope Benedict XVII described cessful they may then turn to the UN gen- resolution to the General Assembly seek- celebrated at the Basilica of Our tish grandparents’ pilgrimage took Palestine’s aspiration to statehood as eral assembly and seek recognition as a ing recognition as a ‘non member state’ Lady of Knock on Sunday Sep- place at Carfin Grotto, Scotland’s ‘legitimate’ during a meeting at the Vati- ‘non-member state’ similar to the Vatican. like the Vatican. tember 11. “I was amazed when I national shrine to Our Lady of discovered that Aisling had Lourdes, last month.

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New evangelisation is at the heart of Pope’s message prior to German visit NEW evangelisation was at “In this Sunday’s Gospel, we the heart of Pope Benedict’s hear Jesus compare the King- reflections last Sunday dom of Heaven to the actions before the recitation of the of a landowner who is generous Angelus, his last before to all the workers in his vine- visiting Germany. yard,” the Holy Father said. Speaking to the many people “Perhaps at times we may feel who had gathered in the court- envious of the success of others yard of the Papal summer resi- or feel that we have not been dence at Castel Gandolfo, the sufficiently thanked for our Holy Father (right) said: “Today service. May we always strive we live in an epoch of new to be humble servants of the evangelisation. Vast horizons Lord and rejoice when God are opening to the Gospel, while bestows abundant graces on traditionally Christian regions those around us.” are called to rediscover once Continuing on this theme of again the beauty of the Faith.” evangelisation, Pope Benedict He then went on to praise the turned to the great figure of St men and women, families, and Paul, a man who embodied the communities who accept, ‘to ‘new evangelisation.’ St Paul Pope to speak on the Church’s future work in the vineyard of the the Pope recalled said ‘Life to Lord.’ These people, the Pope me is Christ’. He said this, Holy Father will also emphasise the ‘fundamentals’ of faith during his visit to Germany added, are ‘humble, generous continued the Pope, because he workers who ask no other rec- understood that Jesus is a man By Stephen Reilly country for some 500 years. A Vatican and other opposition parties in parliament ompense but to participate in in whom God Himself lives spokesman said the Holy Father (above) have said they plan to boycott the Pope’s the mission of Jesus and His and not just a religious leader POPE Benedict XVI will speak about will spend his trip focusing on his chosen appearance at the Reichstag in Berlin, Church.’ or master of wisdom. the Church’s future and emphasise the theme: Where God is, the future is born. claiming the appearance violates the prin- ‘fundamentals’ of faith when he visits Fr Federico Lombardi went on to say the ciple of separation of church and state. Germany this week, a trip he said he Holy Father would concentrate on the However Fr Lombardi said the Pope had was ‘looking forward to.’ essentials of the Faith. been invited to speak at the parliament and Speaking on the religious show Das “Pope Benedict XVI wants to return to ‘if someone has objections it doesn’t Wort zum Sonntag (The Word on Sunday) the basics, rather than limit himself to par- depend on us or the Pope.’ last weekend the Holy Father said he was ticular points,” he said. “The future of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ‘already thrilled at the prospect.’ Church does not depend on the celibacy the Pope was assured of a warm welcome The Holy Father was keen to stress that or not of priests, even if it is an important in Germany and called on Christians to the crowds and spectacle that will accom- question. It depends on faith in God. It’s reflect on what unites them in the face of pany the trip are of secondary importance. not about avoiding problems but about not rising secularism. “All this isn’t about religious tourism and letting them sidetrack from the essential.” “I think it is important to constantly even less about a spectacle,” he insisted. Fr Lombardi unveiled a packed pro- reinforce the unity of Christians at a time “We must allow God to penetrate our field gramme for the trip to the Pope’s native when we are confronted by a growing sec- of vision.” country: from Thursday to Sunday of next ularism,” Chancellor Merkel said. “What week, Pope Benedict will visit Berlin, the Christian faith has in common should Packed programme Erfurt in the ex-German Democratic always be remembered. A key part of his trip will be a meeting with Republic, and Freiburg. The 84-year old “When the Pope visits Germany, he is representatives of the German Protestant Pope will give 18 sermons and speeches also visiting the country of the Reforma- church in the Augustine monastery at during his 21st trip abroad, he said. tion,” Ms Merkel, the daughter of a Lutheran Erfurt, where Martin Luther ‘started on his pastor who grew up in the Communist East way,’ the Pope said. “We aren’t expecting Political ground added. She said the Holy Father’s visit was Society of St Pius X members set to return anything sensational. The important thing Fr Lombardi said the Vatican was uncon- a reminder of Germany and Europe’s Chris- will be to think together in that place, to cerned that some German politicians had tian roots, giving the strength and inspiration to Catholic fold within a matter of months listen to the Word of God and to pray.” threatened to boycott the Holy Father’s to fight against all religious persecution. The It will be the third trip to Germany for speech to the German parliament. 500th anniversary of the German Refor- THE Vatican last week bid to repair the group’s 21-year Pope Benedict, the first Pope to visit the About 100 members of the Left Party mation will be in 2017. showed the Society of St Pius break with the Vatican. X the path for its members to The Vatican has not released return to the Catholic fold, any of the specific areas where steps the group is likely to Bishop Fellay’s group has said Religious freedom means political inclusion not marginalisation take ‘within a few months.’ the Catholic Church and the Following a two-hour meeting Popes since the Second Vatican TRUE religious freedom incidents and crimes against at the Vatican, Bishop Bernard Council had broken with true includes allowing believers Christians.’ The meeting was Fellay (above), superior general Catholic tradition. to contribute to their coun- sponsored by the Organisation of the SSPX, a group opposed to The SSPX are known to tries’ political discussions for Security and Cooperation in the liberalising reforms of the object to the reform of the Mass, and to allow their beliefs Europe. Second Vatican Council, was to much of the Church’s work in and morals to impact the The organisation’s Office for told by Cardinal William Levada ecumenical and interreligious way they engage in public Democratic Institutions and that his members must accept dialogue, and to the council’s life, the Vatican’s foreign Human Rights has reported ‘a core Church teachings if they stand on religious freedom. Vat- minister said last week. growing intolerance of Chris- with to come back in line with ican spokesman Fr Federico “No one should confuse or tians,’ including desecration of the Vatican. Lombardi said that if the society compare the marginalisation of places of worship, arson and Specific issues about the Sec- accepts the Vatican canonical religion with the true persecu- other property damage, and ond Vatican Council, however solution, the most likely recon- tion and killing of Christians in attacks on worshippers and reli- could be left to ‘legitimate dis- cilation would be for the group some parts of the world,” but gious leaders, in the organisa- cussion’ and study, according to to become an international reli- efforts to ban religious expres- tion’s 56 member states, which the Vatican. gious community answering sions from public life are still berti, the Vatican secretary for one of several speakers at a include most European coun- Cardinal Levada, Prefect of directly to the Holy Father. an attack on religious freedom, relations with states, said. Rome meeting on ‘preventing tries as well as the US and the Congregation for the Doc- “Today the most likely solu- Archbishop Dominique Mam- The archbishop (above) was and responding to hate crime Canada. trine of the Faith, and Bishop tion would be a personal prela- Bernard Fellay were joined at ture,” he said. today’s meeting by Archbishop Opus Dei is the Church’s only Rights Council saying that such tensive diseases, obstructed CARDINAL BERTONE STRESSES Luis Ladaria, SJ, secretary of the current personal prelature. Lead- NEWS IN BRIEF proposals were ‘totally labour, haemorrhage, sepsis and IMPORTANCE OF GOD’S MERCY congregation, Mgr Guido Pozzo, ers are expected to study and unacceptable.’ infection, and HIV-related THE Holy See’s Secretary of secretary of the Pontifical Com- sign the preamble ‘within a few VATICAN CONDEMNS MISUSE “We believe, that abortion, diseases. State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, mission Ecclesia Dei and Frs months’ he added. OF HEALTH CARE FUNDING which destroys existing human He said that the Holy See has warned of the dangers of Niklaus Pfluger and Alain-Marc Bishop Fellay acknowledged THE Holy See has condemned life, … is never an acceptable favours proven methods to relying on the law instead of Nély, general assistants of the that the Vatican has asked for the any attempts to divert funding method of family planning,” tackle these problems such as God’s mercy. fraternity. traditionalist group to accept a for genuine health care for Archbishop Tomasi said. training and employment of “Legalism has never saved After Pope Benedict XVI document regarding the teach- women and children to pro- The archbishop outlined the skilled birth attendants, provi- anyone, whereas love and mercy lifted the excommunication of ings of the Second Vatican grammes that provide or facili- position of the Holy See on the sion of antibiotics and utero- make up the supreme law of the four bishops consecrated by Council as ‘a preliminary condi- tate contraceptives and abortion. need for a ‘human rights-based’ tonic medications, and Christian life,” he said in a hom- Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, tion for any canonical recogni- Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, approach to tackle deaths in improvement of blood banking ily at a Mass celebrated last doctrinal conversations began in tion of the Society of St Pius X the Permanent Observer of the childbirth. He referred to the and rejected any attempts to week in Verona cathedral. October 2009 between experts on the part of the Holy See,’ and Holy See to the United Nations, World Health Organization divert financial resources away “There is no government system of the SSPX and from the Con- said that he would respond to the made a statement yesterday to (WHO) evidence that women in to increased programmes of which could in all fairness ren- gregation for the Doctrine of the Vatican promptly, after reading the 18th Session of the Human Africa die primarily from hyper- contraception and abortion. der love’s service superfluous.” Faith. Their aim was to examine it carefully and consulting with major doctrinal difficulties in a SSPX colleagues. 10 COMMENT SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday September 23 2011 WIRED IN Injustice and bigotry laid bare? An SCO Diary Will recent case verdict finally lead to a recognition of anti-Irish racism and anti-Catholicism?

By Dan McGinty of their helplessness. When you cant do anything else, make jokes. WHILE the renovation and restoration of St Andrew’s ho are you going to believe— Cathedral in Glasgow saw me or your lying eyes? This is a Pro-Cathedral Wthe question to which many established at St Mary’s in thousands of people on the Catholic- Abercromby Street, Irish-Celtic side of the divide have Sheffield Diocese of has become tediously habituated, not to say found an altogether more indurated, over the long decades. You unusual solution of where are paranoid, delusional, forever seeing to set up base while the things, which are not really happening, cathedral there undergoes constantly confusing external reality a £2million facelift—they with fantasies occurring solely within in have moved next door to a your own sick, disordered minds. This hair salon. BY PROFESSOR is the mantra forever chanted whenever But as unorthodox as it any complaint about discrimination or seems, Fr Chris Posluszny PATRICK REILLY bias is made. can see some benefits to Celtic supporters are, so we are told, the hastily renovated T WAS a happy coincidence that a mass of martyr-junkies in love with temporary cathedral. the bizarre verdict of the Edin- their invented role as victims hooked on “Our regulars have been burgh trial should have been the idea of being persecuted, and for- impressed by the announced of the day that The ever cosseting their cherished addiction. transformation and I’ve Scotsman newspaper reported the In fairness, it should be remarked that noticed plenty of people accountI of an interview between George when maltreated people are repeatedly looking in through the Galloway and the distinguished advo- told over the years that there is no such window, interested to see cate, Paul McBride QC, on the topic of thing as bias but only bad luck, they what’s happening,” he sectarianism. have an understandable tendency to said. “You never Mr Galloway has just completed a react by believing that there is no such know—having that glass book on the Celtic manager, Neil thing as bad luck but only bias. But bias front might even Lennon, in which he identifies him as a may well exist somewhere even if it encourage more people to special target of hatred within our bor- does not exist everywhere. Perhaps the come in.” ders simply because he is a Catholic strange Edinburgh verdict may have from the North of Ireland in charge of some bearing upon this reflection. a football team long the object of dis- Neil Lennon has warned of the flood- WHEN Mohamed Ibrahim trust and suspicion on both racial and gates that the verdict may open in facil- failed to the return to religious grounds. itating future assaults upon prominent Cardinal Newman High in Mr McBride was voicing his fears in sporting figures, leading to serve injury The verdict in the trial against John Wilson, Brent after the summer the interview that, in any future inde- afternoon to catch her philandering hus- or even death. It would be presumptu- pendent Scotland (should this ever occur) band in the marital bed with another the man accused of assualting Celtic FC ous and irresponsible to dismiss this holidays, pupils could manager Neil Lennon, left many within both have been forgiven for discrimination against Catholics might woman. She storms out of the room, possibility out of hand. But it is also intensify, and that they are likely to be pursued hastily by her errant spouse the legal fraternity, the football club itself possible that what happened in Edin- thinking that the popular and indeed Scottish society flabbergasted Somalian had moved on more secure in the more tolerant, diluted who puts to her the unanswerable burgh may have a richer, much more to another school over the society of the wider UK. It was almost as rhetorical question: ‘Who are you going beneficial harvest, in proving to be an break. it the Edinburgh jury had gone out of its to believe—me or your lying eyes?’ indispensable first step towards an hon- The learning support way to prove both the interviewer and his It is, at bottom the same challenge legislate against sectarian hatred at all. est confrontation of our true situation in teacher, however, has a guest right. Certainly, it was a verdict the delivered by the Edinburgh jury to the rest Surely, even then, the only sensible Scotland. The attack upon the Celtic logic of which would not have been out of humanity. It comes as no surprise that course for the Edinburgh jury was to manager may in a wider perspective, better reason than that for Alice and Wonderland having to bid farewell to of place in . Let the verdict is baffling senior lawyers as dismiss the sectarian charge, while, nev- turn out to be a blessing, though at the his pupils—he was those who would dismiss this as exag- well as ordinary people. ‘What were the ertheless, upholding the charge of moment it would be perhaps too much appointed as the Deputy gerations consider the circumstances. jury thinking?’, asked a bewildered Isobel assault, which even the accused had to expect him to appreciate in this light. BBC Newsnight Scotland Prime Minister and A man appears in court to face Fraser of on her admitted and which nobody, with eyes Certainly, it ought to make it far less easy Minister for Foreign Affairs charges of breach of the peace and programme only hours after the verdict in his head, could possibly deny. Why in the future glibly to ascribe every allega- in the new transitional assault, both aggravated by sectarian was announced. Mr McBride described it on earth didn’t they do this? tion of bias or discrimination, in whatever government in his native hatred. He has already instructed his on the same programme as ‘unprece- Mr McBride says he has never head area of our communal life it occurs, to para- land. defence team to plead guilty to the dented’ and ‘completely and utterly inex- of such a case, and, given his distinction noia and persecution-complex, to people breach and the assault, but to resist plicable.’ Mr Lennon was reported next and wealth of experience, I, for one, am allowing their minds that never happened strenuously the charge that he was moti- day to be ‘shocked and stunned,’ and an persuaded that he is right. Surely it is in reality. No doubt there are some poor, vated by religious animus. The defence unnamed Celtic spokesperson found it the first time—excepting cases of insan- demented souls whose injuries exist only WHILE Pope Benedict XVI acts as instructed. So far, so good. It is ‘difficult to comprehend’ ity—when a man has admitted guilt and within their skulls. But we shall not, surely, has encouraged all what happens next that produces the been overruled by a jury who told him include among their unhappy number, Mr Catholics, particularly bombshell. The jury deliberates and t is true that some voices within the that he only imagined he was guilty but Lennon, who thought he was attacked in young Catholics, to play returns its verdict. All the sectarian Scottish legal arena have chosen to was really innocent. Juries are con- Edinburgh, and the many thousands, who, their part in the New component is rejected. The breach Ishift the blame for the fiasco onto stantly disbelieving people who claim whether present at the game or seeing the Evangelisation, their stands and is guilty as charged. But the the Crown Office for introducing the to be innocent, but when last did a jury pictures on television, agree with him. counterparts in the charge of assault fails. There was, it thorny issue of religion into an other- refuse to believe an accused who said If there was any delusion or mental Church of the Latter Day seems no assault of any kind, aggra- wise straightforward case of assault, he was guilty? Small wonder that Mr aberration in Edinburgh, it was within a Saints aren’t having quite vated or not. This, despite the fact that thereby scoring an own goal. The Lord McBride talks about unprecedented. jury who denied that an assault had taken such an easy time of it. the accused and his lawyer both admit Advocate, Frank Mullholland, defend- What ought to be most shocking place and told everyone else that they had Sick of finding it, that 17,000 spectators at the match ing his office against this charge, has about the Edinburgh verdict, is that so only imagined it. That verdict is now themselves unable to between Celtic and Hearts saw it hap- responded by saying that there was suf- many people are not shocked, that it is irrevocable and beyond repeal. But it may, escape the advances of pen, and that many hundreds of thou- ficient evidence to justify a prosecution greeted, not with indignation and in its own perverted way, be of service to over-eager Mormons sands of television viewers saw it, both on grounds of sectarian hatred and demands for change, but with a kind of us if it leads to a recognition that there during the long waits while it was happening and afterwards every prospect of securing a conviction. rueful, impotent amusement, almost a is a pervasive, persistent anti-Catholic, between stops, in repeated replays on news and sport Certainly, it will seem to many that if the kind of acceptance of something unal- anti-Irish, anti-Celtic strain within our passengers on Stagecoach channels. Fifteen people in Edinburgh Crown cannot succeed in so blatantly terable like the weather, providing jokes society and that there can be no eradi- in the US, have forced the three months later say that it didn’t hap- obvious a case as the Tynecastle assault, along the lines of Gaddaffi’s willingness cating it until we admit that it is there. company to ask Mormons pen and so it follows that it didn’t hap- then Roseanna Cunningham might as to surrender provided he gets an Edin- to refrain from their pen. For juries are like football referees well consign all her plans for anti-sec- burgh jury for his trial. The nearest par- John Wilson was sentenced to eight attempts at conversion in this respect: they are always right, tarian legislation to the rubbish bin. allel I can think of is the famous Jewish months in jail for the lesser charge of during journeys. even when they are blatantly and outra- But let us concede, if only a moment, Galgenhumor (gallows humour), the breach of the peace. He was released One worn-down geously wrong. the alleged inadvisability of introducing wry comedy of the oppressed, the con- on licence from Saughton Prison after traveller said: “I firmly It calls to mind the story of the wife a sectarian element in this case, or even, solation of the underdog. It is the only serving half of his sentence while he believe that the Mormon who returns home unexpectedly one if you wish, the unwisdom of trying to strategy left to those acutely conscious was in custody Church is using Stagecoach services as a place where the public What do you think of PROFESSOR REILLY’S comments on the Neil Lennon assault verdict? Send your points of view to the SCO cannot escape the attempt to indoctrinate Write to Letters, SCO, 19 Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 6BT Or e-mail [email protected] them.” Friday September 23 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER COMMENT 11 A new grand master, and another Cardinal O’Brien A headline you never thought you would see in the Scottish Catholic Observer, says HUGH McLOUGHLIN HERE is only one Cardinal Deacon, on November 20. O’Brien—Cardinal Keith Even if the new rule did apply and a O’Brien, Archbishop of St Prefect of a red hat dicastery would Andrews and Edinburgh— normally have to wait until their pred- but soon enough there will ecessor lost his election rights, there is Tbe two. good reason to believe it still would Pope Benedict XVI has nominated not be applied in the case of Arch- Mgr Edwin Frederick O’Brien (72), bishop O’Brien. And that good reason Archbishop of Baltimore, as pro-grand has nothing to do with the archbishop Master of the Equestrian Order of the personally but everything to do with Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Arch- the role of the grand master: the pro- bishop O’Brien succeeds Cardinal tection of the Holy Land’s Christian Joseph Patrick Foley (75). heritage and, and more importantly, its Cardinal Foley submitted his resig- Christian people and their Faith. nation as required under Canon Law And for all three the Pope’s heart when he celebrated his 75th birthday on bleeds. November 11, 2010. Normally, cardi- nals in curia can soldier on until, or until ow better, then, to demonstrate pretty near, their 80th birthdays if they his closeness to the suffering so wish, providing they continue in both HChristians, not just of the Holy good health and the Pope’s good books. Land, but throughout the middle east, Cardinal Foley, a genuinely well- than to create cardinal his personal liked character in Rome, would have choice as Grand Master of the Eques- preferred to continue in office and he trian Order of the Holy Sepulchre? does retain the Holy Father’s confi- After all, that is exactly what he did dence. However, while being treated for in 2007 when, to show his concern for, severe anaemia in the second half of closeness to, and solidarity with, the 2010 he was then diagnosed with suffering Christian community in Iraq leukaemia. Sadly, matters soon became hands ad interim and the nominated more and pro-grand master and he will Archbishop Edwin Frederick O’Brien (left) he named cardinal the Patriarch of the serious. On February 10 he was prelate acted in his name until such a divide his time between the Monumen- is on his way to join Cardinal Keith Chaldeans, Emmanuel III Delly, Arch- received by the Holy Father and it was time as he could be made a cardinal. tal City, the Eternal City and the Holy O’Brien (above) as a prince of the Church bishop of Baghdal. later reported that he ‘had such diffi- This practice has now been abandoned Land. Archbishop O’Brien joins a small culty rising [after receiving a Papal except in regards to the grand master- group of curial prelates who must be blessing] that the Pontiff, 84 and ship. altimore is the oldest diocese in nal O’Brien. created cardinal at the next consistory, diminutive, had to help him to his feet.’ Cardinal Foley, then archbishop and the US and it is most definitely That Cardinal Foley has not attained whether or not it is held in November. Two weeks later, on February 24, it was president of the Pontifical Council for Ba ‘red hat See.’ In fact, although his 80th birthday, and will not do so The list stretches, at present, to three announced that his resignation had been Social Communication, was also John Cardinal McCloskey of New for over four years, is irrelevant. Pope names, the others being: Mgr Fer- reluctantly but compassionately appointed by Pope Benedict as pro- York was the first US cardinal (March Benedict, the author of the new rule— nando Filoni (65), former sostituto, accepted by His Holiness. grand master on June 27, 2007. A pro- 15, 1875) with Baltimore’s legendary archbishops in ‘red hat Sees’ must Prefect of the Congregation for the By this time Cardinal Foley had prefect would have become prefect James Cardinal Gibbons following wait until their predecessors have lost Evangelisation of Peoples (aka the already returned home to Philadelphia automatically upon his being created just over a decade later (June 7, 1886), their right to vote in Conclave before Red Pope); and, Mgr João Bráz de to continue treatment. cardinal. Baltimore’s archbishop is regarded as they themselves are elevated—has not Aviz (64) former Archbishop of However, although Cardinal Foley primus inter pares among his confr- applied it where the Roman Curia is Brazilia, the Prefect for Institutes of he grand master-ship of the became Cardinal Deacon of S Sebas- eres of the USCCB. concerned saving only that the nomi- Consecrated Life and Socities of Equestrian Order of the Holy tiano al Palatino on November 27, Cardinal Keeler having attained his nated successor of a Cardinal Arch- Apostolic Life. As a former sostituto TSepulchre is one of a relatively 2007, he did not become Grand Master 80th birthday and so having lost his bishop called to Rome will be made to Mgr Feloni will be number one on the small number of positions within the until almost a month later, on Decem- rights as a Papal elector, had Arch- wait. list of new cardinals, whenever it is Roman Curia—numbering about ber 22. Presumably there were admin- bishop O’Brien remained in Baltimore Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, Sec- released. twenty in all—which are reserved to a istrative and/or ceremonial procedures he would have been made a cardinal retary of the Congregation for the Only two other red hat dicasteries are prelate of cardinalatial rank. In passing, to be observed. at the next consistory, which Clergy was (unusually) appointed Pre- currently headed by prelates who have it should be noted that the papacy itself This other Archbishop O’Brien had just might be held as early as this fect of that same dicastery on October submitted their resignations upon hav- is NOT one of them. Formerly, if a non- been appointed Archbishop of Balti- November. 7, 2010 when the Prefect, Cláudio ing reached the age limit: the Congre- cardinal was promoted to one of these more on July 12, 2007, in succession to If a consistory is held in November, Cardinal Hummes OFM, retired aged gation for the Doctrine of the Faith positions he would be appointed as the Cardinal Keeler. Until a successor is this Archbishop O’Brien will still be just 76 years (and two months). where Cardinal Levada is 75; and, the Pro-Prefect. This signified that the Pope named, the archbishop will serve as deemed worthy of the Sacred Roman Despite this, in the following month Apostolic Penitentiary where Cardinal had retained the prefect-ship in his own both apostolic administrator of Balti- Purple and become the second Cardi- Mgr Piacenza was named Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli is 76. Community is something to be lived, especially in the eyes of God

THERE are songs in my head. the community to the travellers: and of people attending church than what we want of God. Life The Gospel invites us to be part Once upon a time I used to “We don’t want your likes here, has meant change and even clo- is full of complexities, the Gospel of a community. It encourages us to sing them. Three songs in par- Fr Eddie you bring dirt, disease and to our sure for parishes. Everyone never denies this. Life is full of fulfil our potential. It allows us to ticular have been swimming children fear.” It goes on later in knows the theory but the general choices. Again the Gospel express our uniqueness. The in my consciousness. McGhee the song to lament: “O land of response is, ‘I know parishes acknowledges this. The choices Gospel challenges us to build There is a common theme in towards them from very ordinary saints and scholars we have lost need to close, but close any that we make are critical. We are God’s Kingdom which is at all the three songs. Life for the trav- communities. our perfect gift of charity. And parish as long as it is not mine.’ asked to make our choices in times and in all circumstances, elling people is far from easy. In This song says: “When you need the town is not your home.” Alternatively, ‘by all means favour of God’s Kingdom. That inclusive rather than exclusive. The the first of the songs the author the warmth of your own human How do we view people change the Mass time as long as seems simple enough until the Gospel invites us to recognise the tells us: “All you free born men kind, you move near a town and whose lifestyle choice is different it is not the time of the one that I choices for God’s Kingdom come will of the Father. The Father that of the travelling people, every tin- then the sicht of you’ is offendin’ to our own? Most of us like to always go to.’ In most of our lives into conflict with the kingdoms Jesus speaks about never excluded ker, rolling stone or gypsy rover, and the polis’ they are sendin’ believe that our lives are under- there is ambivalence. We know that we are building for ourselves. anyone. Neither should we. winds of change are blowing, old and you’re on the road again.’ pinned by Gospel values. To a the theory but we don’t always About 18 months ago in this ways are going, your travelling A song sung by Eddie Furey greater or lesser degree, this translate this into practice on our column I wrote about the death I FR EDDIE McGhee has been a days will soon be over.” picks up the same theme from a might be true. How do we lives. Travellers need sites and and about the funeral of a young priest of Galloway Diocese since This song offers a slightly roman- specifically Irish perspective. It respond, however, when our rea- the council should provide them. girl from the travelling commu- 1972. Currently serving three ticised view of the life of the travel- speaks of the hostility and suspi- sonably comfortable way of life Then unconsciously we add the nity. People came from all over parishes in the Kilmarnock area ling people. Time and inevitable cion of ordinary communities gets seriously challenged? proviso, ‘as long as it is not next Scotland and Ireland to be with he helps on a part time basis change are the enemies to their way towards the travelling commu- ‘NIMBYISM’ is alive and well door to me because I am already the family in their time of deep- with chaplaincy in HMP Kil- of life, rather than outright and often nity. This is the familiar theme and living in our society. We can all in negative equity because of the est need. I learned a huge amount marnock. He holds a Diploma in overtly hostile opposition to the whether it is expressed in song or assent to many things provided that fall in house prices.’ That which at that time about community. We Religious Education and a Mas- lifestyle choice of the travellers. simply in some of the invective I they are ‘not in my back yard.’ Our is on our lips is not always that use the word glibly without ters in Education and has When I first heard Archie listened to against the travelling lives are littered with examples. We which is in our hearts. really understanding its true worked extensively in Catholic Fisher sing The Terror Time I community on the radio this know we need to reduce our carbon The Gospel this week high- meaning. Community is about schools as advisor in religious was deeply moved. It is a song week. In this song, the writer footprint. How often has our lights the human problem that we more than geographical proxim- education. A columnist for the that makes the hair on the back laments the fact that so called response been, ‘Okay, but don’t all have. In life we say one thing ity. It is about sharing a value SCO since 1991, his hobbies of your neck stand on end. The ‘Christian communities,’ not only build windmills or pylons near me.’ and then are perfectly capable of system and a commitment to include fishing, pigeon-racing song speaks of hardship for the have lost perspective but have Much nearer home, we know doing another. The Gospel chal- individual members. Community and poetry. He can be contacted travellers and of deep hostility lost a sense of Gospel values. He and understand that the dramati- lenges us to recognise on our is something that is lived rather by email: edwardmcghee speaks firstly of the response of cally reduced number of priests lives what God wants of us rather than something that is defined. @btinternet.com 12 PAPAL VISIT MEMORIES SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday September 23 2011 Friday September 23 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER PAPAL VISIT MEMORIES 13

Students from Cardinal Winning High Motherwell pupils School (right) in Glasgow present the offertory gifts to Archbishop Mario gathered at Carfin Conti (far right) at the Papal visit anniver- sary Mass celebrated By Ian Dunn and Dan McGinty search of truth and goodness.” at St Andrew’s Cathedral last Friday Catholic headteachers from for secondary pupils LOSE to 4000 pupils from across Motherwell had organised from across the schools from across Moth- the event, which was attended by archdiocese. The Cerwell Diocese gathered at pupils from every school in the archbishop wore the the grotto at Carfin to mark the diocese, in conjunction with the vestments the Holy anniversary of the Papal Mass at priests and staff of Motherwell Father wore to Bellahouston with an open air Diocese, for their pupils to be celebrate Mass at Mass celebrated by Bishop given another taste of the atmos- Bellahouston Park Joseph Devine. phere at Bellahouston. last year Bishop Devine used his homily Gerry McCormick, headteacher PICS: PAUL to echo the Pope’s message to of Taylor High School, was among McSHERRY young people from last year’s the lead organisers and he told the Papal visit that called on them to Scottish Catholic Observer it was a become ‘saints of the 21st century.’ great success. “The Pope invited young people “It was a wonderful Mass, very to pay close attention to the words powerful and very reflective,” he of the Lord because they are spirit said. “The celebration arose in dis- By Martin Dunlop encounter with the Holy Father at and life,” he said. “He invited you cussions with other schools, after Bellahouston Park, a meeting that to listen every day to the one friend the suggestion that dioceses should UPILS from each of Glasgow Papal vestments in Glasgow followed a small brush with the who never deceives, the one with be marking the anniversary of the Archdiocese’s 21 Catholic sec- Pope’s security team. Pupils from across whom we should wish to share a Papal visit. In Motherwell we ondary schools congregated at “I don’t think the security from the Motherwell Diocese path through life. But if we do not decided to do that at local level P took part in the the city’s St Andrew’s Metropolitan commemorative video, in which Ms Campbell also asked the pupils to ordained in the weeks preceding last Vatican had ever met a priest from offertory procession at walk that path we will walk down using Catholic secondary schools, Cathedral last Friday to celebrate the school children shared some of their prepare for the anniversary Mass by year’s visit of Pope Benedict—who the east end of Glasgow and a former Carfin Grotto where other paths which lead to emptiness and we quickly expanded, with our first anniversary of Pope Benedict memories of the Papal visit, was replicating the silence which fell told those gathered that it is ‘with a pupil of St Roch’s Secondary Bishop Joseph Devine and frustration.” primary colleagues, to include all XVI’s visit to Scotland. played on the cathedral screens. Prior across Bellahouston Park last year spirit of joy we gather here today to School!” the priest said of his celebrated Mass on Bishop Devine went on to tell the Catholic schools. We used the Archbishop Mario Conti of Glas- to the Mass, Barbara Campbell, reli- following the arrival of Pope Bene- give thanks for the days we cele- resilient efforts to join a queue of ser- the first anniversary of young Catholics not to fall into the grotto at Carfin in an attempt to gow led the celebration of Mass, gious education adviser for Glasgow dict XVI. brated with the Holy Father.’ Fr vants and deacons preparing to meet the Papal visit on same traps as other young people. recreate some of the atmosphere wearing the vestments worn by Pope Archdiocese and Motherwell Dio- In welcoming the children, Arch- Sweeney noted that one of the pupils the Holy Father. September 16. More “There are so many other young we felt at Bellahouston Park.” Benedict XVI at Bellahouston Park, cese, spoke to the pupils, reminding bishop Conti informed them that he on the commemorative Papal visit In his closing remarks, Arch- than 4000 school people who believe they have no Pupils were given a commem- and was joined by priests from across them of the significance of more than had, the previous day, attended the video had highlighted what he felt bishop Conti paid tribute to the pupils are thought to need of any foundations in life orative prayer card bearing Pope the archdiocese at the cathedral, the 70,000 pilgrims gathering on St Nin- inaugural Pope Benedict XVI lecture was one of the Holy Father’s most young people from Glasgow Arch- have taken part in the other than themselves,” he said. Benedict XVI’s words to the interior walls of which were adorned ian’s Day last year to publicly wor- at St Mary’s University College, important messages to young people: diocese at the Mass, which included a celebrations, including “So they take it on themselves to young people of Scotland. with prints of some of the most iconic ship together with the Pope. Twickenham, where the Holy Father ‘that you are the hope and life of the beautifully performed music Liturgy Fernhill (left). The decide what is true or false, good Pope Benedict said: “Put aside images from last September’s Papal “That was one of the most beauti- last year addressed some of the Church in Scotland’ and that ‘the by pupils from St Mungo’s Academy Mass was also and evil, just or unjust. But you what is worthless and learn of Mass at Bellahouston Park. ful things at Bellahouston Park,” she nation’s young Catholics. The homily Church now belongs to you.’ and Notre Dame High School. “It attended by Michael have been led to know a very dif- your own dignity as children of As the pupils made their way into said. “And that is why we are here at the anniversary Mass was preached Fr Sweeney also shared with gives us confidence in the future of McGrath, director of ferent truth, that each and everyone God. My dear young Catholics of St Andrew’s Cathedral, a special today, to celebrate together again.” by Fr John Sweeney—who was pupils experiences of his own the Church,” the archbishop said. the Scottish Catholic of you has been created in the Scotland, this is the challenge Education Service image of God, precisely that you which the Lord now gives to you: PICS: TOM EADIE might be in the forefront of the the Church now belongs to you!”

Cardinal Keith Paisley’s multiple celebrations O’Brien visited St Ninian’s Primary School in Edinburgh By Canon Bernard Canning to Scotland and his address to the ing these same words to each one on the Papal visit anniversary. The people of Scotland; the introduc- of them: “If you love me, show eschool took part in T MIRIN’S Cathedral in tion of the revised translation of me. Listen for my call in your the St Ninian’s Day Paisley had a crowded con- the Roman Missal; vocations to heart and follow me.” Parade in the capital Sgregation marking the the priesthood and religious life; The Order of Service covered last year to mark Solemnity of St Mirin on Septem- the importance of Catholic in full the new Liturgy and also Pope Benedict’s ber 15, a Mass for vocations also Schools and the need for support provided an account of St Mirin. arrival in Edinburgh marking the first anniversary of of parents and teachers. Before the Mass concluded, on the first day of the Papal visit to Scotland. Speaking in his homily princi- Bishop Tartaglia introduced a priest his visit to Scotland Principal celebrant of the Mass pally to the young people, Bishop of Paisley Diocese, Mgr Charles and England was Bishop Philip Tartaglia of Tartaglia reflected on the words of Burns, who spent most of his 40 PIC: PAUL Paisley with Bishop Emeritus John Jesus to Simon Peter, ‘Do you plus years at the Vatican Secret McSHERRY Mone and the priests of the dio- love me?—Feed my lambs, feed Archives. On May 3 this year, he cese. Each of the diocesan second- my sheep.’ The bishop explained was appointed as a Canon of St ary and primary schools were that Pope Benedict XVI, the Suc- Peter’s Basilica, the first ever priest represented. cessor of Peter, had heard these of Scotland to be so honoured. He In the homily, Bishop Tartaglia same words, and was expressing will be formally installed in St covered several aspects of the his love for Jesus in his Petrine Peter’s on November 20, the feast feast itself and St Mirin’s associa- ministry last year when he was in of Christ the King, the sixth tion with Paisley; the first anniver- Scotland. The bishop invited the anniversary of the Episcopal ordi- sary of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit young people to hear Jesus speak- nation of Bishop Tartaglia.

(Far right) Jecqueline Haire, Martin McCauley, Tony Carlin and Michael McGarrigle, who were all at World Youth Day in Madrid, carried the Youth Cross into Mass in St Mirin’s Cathedral By Martin Dunlop Benedict XVI began his four-day Cardinal O’Brien. Helen Massaro, and it created new memories to add on the eve of the state visit to the UK in Scotland. St Ninian’s headteacher, said the to those great ones we have from Young Scots mark the Papal visit anniversary Scots mark the Papal Young Cardinal goes S PART of the first St Ninian’s Primary was one of the whole school community had ‘a the Papal visit a year ago.” Papal visit anniver- sary. (Right) The Mass anniversary celebrations schools participating in the St Nin- fantastic day’ with the cardinal. Earlier in the week the cardinal celebrated by Bishop Aof the Papal visit to Scot- ian’s Day Parade, which publicly “Every member of staff and celebrated feast day Masses at Philip Tartaglia of land, Cardinal Keith O’Brien vis- welcomed the Holy Father to every pupil in the school had con- Holy Rood High School, Edin- Paisley, Bishop Emeri- back to school ited a number of schools in St Scotland as he travelled along tributed in some way to the Mass burgh, and St Mungo’s High tus John Mone and Andrews and Edinburgh Archdio- Edinburgh's Princes Street in the and the cardinal was very gracious School, Falkirk, attended the offi- priests from the dio- cese. The cardinal celebrated Mass iconic Popemobile. The pupils and effervescent,” Ms Massaro cial opening of the relocated cese, seen here pro- on Friday September 16 at St Nin- were delighted to relive their said. “The cardinal spoke to the Halyrude Primary School, Peebles cessing behind the at St Ninian’s ian’s Primary School, Edinburgh, memories of their involvement in pupils and blessed our new water and visited St Margaret’s Primary Youth Cross a year to the day from when Pope an historic day for Scotland with fountain. The pupils loved the visit School, Galashiels. PICS: PAUL McSHERRY 14 LETTERS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday September 23 2011

PICTURE OF THE WEEK SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER Archbishop Mario Conti of Glasgow attended the Late UST over a year ago the Holy Father visited Scotland Summer Music for St Andrew’s Hospice concert held on Sunday and England, uniting people of faith with his message at St Thomas’ Church Riddrie. of the dangers of rampant secularism and the need to Performing at the event was the respect the Christian roots of our society, a message Ceciliana Chamber Choir and addressed to lay Catholics and politicians alike. Orchestra, expertly conducted by JA year on Catholics have kept Pope Benedict XVI’s message Gerard Docherty and Des McLean. alive, most recently by celebrating the anniversary of his visit, The ‘Benedictus’ Quartet with but what of our politicians? Chorus also, conducted by Mr While on our shores the Pope spoke to the Faithful, other faiths McLean were also one of the and elected representatives alike, gathered at Holyroodhouse event’s highlights along with an Palace in Edinburgh, Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, and later at appearance from special guest events in England. A year on from when the Pope addressed rep- Michelle McManus resentatives of civil society in Westminster Hall, affirming that pol- PIC: PAUL McSHERRY itics and religion have nothing to fear from each other in constructive dialogue, Cardinal Keith O’Brien has addressed to politicians in Edinburgh during Mass a more pointed message. While the Pope’s message remains in the hearts and minds of many Scots, as demonstrated so vividly by the Papal visit anniver- No Anglican Rite in authorities and enjoy some of sary celebrations of school pupils at events last week, attacks on the Catholic Church the rights previously reserved Christian values remain, and indeed continue to gather strength as I HAVE followed with interest for spouses. Some local has been demonstrated by UK-wide proposals to legalise same- Dr Harry Schnitker’s series of administrations, such as sex marriages and suggestions that Catholic education contributes scholarly articles on Rites in Letters Berlin’s, even back then to sectarianism in this country. the Catholic Church. SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT expressed their willingness to In spite of Prime Minister David Cameron’s comments last In your edition of Friday join homosexual couples in weekend that the Pope’s messages of 2010 are ‘relevant today,’ his September 9 he refers at least [email protected] ‘marriage.’ government—seemingly at his personal behest—plan on changing twice to an ‘Anglican Rite’ in Auxiliary Bishop Thomas the law to allow same-sex couples to marry in England. The the Catholic Church. Maria Renz of announcement follows hard on the heels of news that Alex From 1979 to 1987 I was Finally, I happened to deal cultural vandalism. Such a Rottenburg-Stuttgart stated Salmond’s Scottish Government is backing the same measures here. privileged to serve in the with the first three government does not deserve then: “The Church in “Any attempt to redefine marriage is a direct attack on a foun- Doctrine Section of the applications from England the trust which the nation, and Germany has always said that, dational building block of society and will be strenuously Congregation for the Doctrine and Wales, including that of a including many in the the civil security of these opposed,” Cardinal O’Brien told the Scottish politicians gath- of the Faith, firstly under recent successor of Blessed Catholic community, has people is one thing, but quite ered for the recent Mass for MSPs at St Patrick’s, Cowgate, in Cardinal Franjo Seper and John Henry Cardinal Newman shown in it.” another is matrimony, which the capital, the Scottish Parliament’s parish. mostly under his successor the in St Mary’s, Oxford. Much Therefore I ask that every is a truly exclusive state, Last Friday Archbishop Mario Conti of Glasgow recalled the then Cardinal Josef Ratzinger has happened since then, not one contacts their MSP and sanctioned by the German Pope’s messages from last year that ‘a dictatorship of relativism (now Pope Benedict XVI). least with Pope Benedict asks him or her that we wish Constitution. This threatens to obscure the unchanging truth about man’s nature, his The whole question of former XVI’s establishment of the to put on record their response fundamental norm of the state destiny and his ultimate good.’ “You do not need me to tell you of Anglican married priests was new ordinariate for former to the following questions: safeguards marriage between the relevance of those words in Scotland today,” the archbishop said. being studied at that time: by Anglicans in England. Do you agree with the man and woman, whose Politicians must respect the Christian roots of our society Bishop Philip Tartaglia of Paisley’s recent warning staff, consultors and cardinal Mgr Henry Docherty legalisation of same-sex exclusivity at present has been of future voter behaviour should the Scottish members, with my colleague RETIRED GENERAL SECRETARY, marriage? challenged.” Government continue down this path is also Mgr (now Cardinal Prefect of BISHOPS' CONFERENCE OF Will you vote for it if it Now ten years after timely. “A government that favours and allows CDF) William Levada and SCOTLAND (1987-2005) comes before the Scottish Germany, Scotland faces the for same-sex marriage does wrong,” he said. myself also acting as Notaries. Parliament? same attack on marriage. “Such a government does not deserve the When Pope John Paul II Knight of St Columba Also there is a local Same-sex unions trust which the nation... has shown in it.” finally approved the calls on marriage government election next automatically deny the On the subject of Catholic education, (absolute) ordination of THE Scottish Government are year. It is my intention that in rational, natural and scientific even recent ‘support’ of faith education former Anglican married planning a consultation process the run up to the election, end of a sexual method of from Scottish Conservative leadership can- clergy as Catholic priests, it on the proposal to allow starting as soon as they are reproduction. Perversion of didates comes with a disturbing undertone. fell to me to deal—inter same-sex marriage to be legal selected, that ALL candidates language itself, such as While leadership hopeful Ruth David- alia—with all the first in Scotland. As with many of for the City of Glasgow defining ‘marriage’ down, is a son spoke highly of Catholic schools in application-dossiers, now these consultations the concern Council also put on record clue to and measure of the our state education system she added that: under the heading is that the Government has their position on legal malice involved. If there were “I’ve never personally understood why ‘Disciplinary Section,’ since already made its mind up or same-sex marriage in nothing wrong with it, the councils are the de facto supplier of edu- Mgr Levada had returned to that the members of that Scotland. language wouldn’t matter. cation and there’s no choice.” his home diocese of Los government do not realise the The Holy Father has called It is time we concentrated While there is a separation of Church and Angeles in 1982. strength of feelings and views us to be New Evangelists in on the protection of children, State in this country, religion must not be on the subject. this secular country. Let us

Opinion Not only were the first such on law and order, and stopped excluded from the public square. Perhaps our individual cases from the US, Over the past years so many begin the good work with this damaging marriage. elected representatives should think on that instead of with Cardinal Bernard Law of of our Catholic and Christian and I am sure with God’s MT Kielty perpetrating more of this perceived recent ‘double dealing,’ and fur- Boston as CDF’s delegate views have been rode over help, in the words of the great CLYDEBANK ther undermining of the building blocks of our Christian society. there, but provision was also roughshod with the legislation hymn, we will indeed win our made for at least two that closed our adoption country back to thee. Basking in the warmth ‘personal parishes’ where societies and the continued Brother Charlie McCluskey of the Papal visit parishioners had followed moves to introduce bills on PROVINCIAL GRAND KNIGHT, THIS year has gone by so their priest to the Catholic “assisted suicide” which is PROVINCE 1 fast. Just last year I was Church. All aspects of this actually euthanasia dressed preparing for Pope Benedict SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER development for the US came up. At some point we as Marriage needs to XVI’s visit to Scotland. What to be known as the ‘Pastoral .’ Catholics must say there will be protected a day it was at Bellahouston The ‘personal parishes’ be no more and I believe that IN 2001, the controversial law Park, from the excellent MAIN SWITCHBOARD were allowed to retain time has come. Bishop on homosexual unions, sermon at the Mass to the Tel: 0141 221 4956• Fax: 0141 221 4546 ‘elements of the Anglican Tartaglia has stated: “A approved in Parliament the singing by Michelle liturgy,’ the Holy See then government which favours previous December and McManus and Susan Boyle, EDITOR emphasising that in no way and allows for same-sex confirmed by the and of course several Liz Leydon—Tel: 0141 241 6109 was it to be described as an marriage does wrong. It fails Constitutional Court on July members of the choirs who [email protected] Anglican Rite—a decision in its duty to society. It 18, came into force in represented their churches and which received much undermines the common Germany. Same-sex couples themselves brilliantly. There DEPUTY EDITOR attention. Hence the main good. It commits an act of were able to register with was a great atmosphere that Ian Dunn—Tel: 0141 241 6107 point of my letter. day; everyone was friendly [email protected] Moreover, when the SCO reserves the right to edit letters to conform with space or and full of spirit for the visit. REPORTER ‘incense and bells’ in one of style requirements Although there had been lots these parishes was found to be This page is used solely for reader opinion and therefore views of negative press leading up to Martin Dunlop—Tel: 0141 241 6103 attracting a number of expressed are not necessarily shared by SCO the visit of the Pontiff, the [email protected] Catholics from elsewhere, the If you would like to share your opinion, send your reaction from the Scottish SUB-EDITOR Holy See intervened, stating correspondence to the above address Catholics could not have that the ‘personal parishes’ been better. Gerard Gough—Tel: 0141 241 6115 Whether you use e-mail or post, you must provide your full name, were for former Anglican address, and phone number or your letter will not be used Gary McMaster [email protected] parishioners only. PERTH Friday September 23 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER THAT’S LIFE 15 Be ready for the challenge of defending life THAT’S LIFE explains how the need to tackle euthanasia in our society will require both passion and dedication

consider their position. And all the while we are sleepwalking our way to a culture of death on demand and for the vulnerable whether they By Mary want it or not. n Holland, according to new guidelines from McGinty the national medical association, doctors with Iethical objections should now refer patients requesting euthanasia to colleagues with no such NOTHER day, another attack on the scruples. And this includes requests from people sanctity of human life. Test cases with dementia or psychiatric conditions. A funded by a powerful pro-euthana- decade from now ten per cent of Dutch citizens sia lobby, fear-filled individuals will be frail and elderly, some of whom will have who make the journey to a soul-less dementia which the Dutch view as ‘one of soci- Afacility in Zurich masquerading as a clinic in the ety’s urgent problems’ largely because it ‘neces- mistaken belief they are about to have a dignified sarily leads to a poor quality of life and an death, parliamentarians who claim they speak on undignified death.’ behalf of a population in favour of legalisation. Still in Holland, a parish priest refused to cele- While the clarion call is choice and personal brate a Requiem Mass for a man who had chosen autonomy all of us will face the consequences. to end his life by euthanasia in what is under- And soon if we don’t act now. stood to be the first refusal of its kind since the Its scary stuff. Take the case of the senior legalisation of euthanasia in Holland in 2002. Fr adviser on dementia to the Westminster Govern- Norbert van der Sluis, whose church is in Leim- ment who recently publicly stated his support for pde near Eindhoven, also refused to allow his assisted suicide. Martin Green, the CEO of the church to be used saying ‘when it comes to English Community Care Association wants euthanasia my answer has to be no. As a matter assisted suicide legalised to ensure ‘choice and of conscience I cannot allow a fellow priest to SPUC annual conference last weekend, the Terri Schiavo’s grave located in Sylvan Abbey Memorial autonomy.’ He concedes that it is is impossible to say the funeral Mass in my church.’ Such is the biggest problem is apathy. Euthanasia is not a Park in Clearwater, Florida. Her family's legal wrangling rule out abuse. On its website, his association, tacit acceptance of euthanasia in Holland that his remote concept that will never have any bearing over the removal of her feeding tube early in 2005 which is the largest in England representing parishioners halted fundraising for a new church on our lives. It will take passion and dedication brought public scrutiny to end-of-life care issues community care, boasts that it speaks ‘with a sin- roof in protest and demanded the priest apologise to resist legalisation and we need to be up for the gle unified voice for its members.’ to the man’s family. challenge. He may not have been speaking in his capacity It is hard not to believe assisted suicide has When the photo arrives it will take pride of of chief executive but his is a respected voice. been legalised by stealth when not one of the 44 oy, love and laughter were the order of the place in the gallery on the wall in her room in When I contacted several of the member organi- cases of assisted suicide passed to the Director of day last Saturday when I accompanied my Nazareth House. Daily, no doubt, we’ll take it sations to find out what they thought about his Public Prosecutions in England since he issued Jmother to the 50th Anniversary Reunion of down to admire and we’ll talk of her days in comments they seemed quite concerned but his guidelines last year have not been prosecuted. her graduation from Notre Dame College. Mass Dowanhill, the reunions and lunches over the failed to come back to me with an official As Bobby Schindler, the brother of Terry Schi- in Turnbull Hall was followed by taking of a years and the friendships which still endure. response. It is always the same; no one in author- avo who was starved to death in 2005 with the commemorative photo and a lovely lunch organ- So, from both of us, it's a big thank you to the ity is available to comment or they will have to full backing of the law, said in an address to the ised by the ladies of the chaplaincy. class of 1961.

a Canon of the Cathedral Chap- BOOK REVIEW OBITUARY ter. He served as Provost of the Chapter from 1998 until 2004. After 12 years in St CANON JOHN CONNOLLY Clement’s, he moved to St Bringing to life the vibrant works of Scottish poet 1923-2011 Teresa’s in Graham Street, from where he retired in 2004. GEORGE MACKAY the end result is the most CANON John Connolly, He was made an Honorary BROWN: THE WOUND comprehensive study of GMB to who served a priest in Canon that year to mark his AND THE GIFT date. Dunkeld Diocese for almost contribution to the life of the Written by: Ron Ferguson Ron Ferguson faces a near 60 years, has died at the age diocese. Published by: St Andrew’s Press impossible task in examining of 87. For the last few years he has Price: £19.99 GMB’s conversion. GK Canon Jock, as he was lived in Wellburn Home where ISBN: (Hardback) 978-0-7152-0935- Chesterton once said there were known, was born in Limerick he was looked after by the Lit- 6 (Paperback) 978-0-7152-0962-2 many reasons for becoming a in 1923. He wanted to be a tle Sisters of the Poor. Catholic and they boiled down to priest from a young age and Paying tribute to him, Bishop SOME critics describe George one reason: the Creed is true. studied for the priesthood at St Logan said: “Jock was a hugely Mackay Brown as ‘the Orkney Ron Ferguson’s new book (right) Reasons for GMB’s conversion Kieran’s College, Kilkenny. affable character, with a great poet,’ talented but local. Others gives a fresh insight into the poet include the sense of the Creator He was ordained a priest in sense of humour and sense of place him on the same George MacKay Brown’s life in the Orkney landscape, a St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, fun. He was a very popular international level as Gerard disenchantment with grey in 1952 and was invited to priest in every parish in which Manley Hopkins. The literary latest book, a bid to understand Calvinism, his reading of serve Dunkeld Diocese by he served. jury is still out on that one. the true character of GMB and influential works and his Bishop James Donald Scanlan. “He loved racehorses and The poetry of GMB, as particularly what factors led him appreciation of the great Mystery His first appointment was as the walls of his homes were friends called him, gives my to convert to Catholicism. at Mass. The new Liturgical curate in St Andrew’s Cathe- always adorned with pictures of wife and myself daily pleasure This is a remarkable volume. There’s room too in this well changes did not always meet dral, Dundee, and he also his favourites, such as the great because hanging on one of our Few people knew GMB as researched book for touches of with his approval. When he first served in St Joseph’s, Dundee, Arkle. walls is a framed poem taken closely as Ron Ferguson. He has humour. GMB once ended up in started going to Mass as a student and Our Lady of Lourdes, “He served this diocese loy- from his book Orkney Tapestry. drawn on his wide experiences as the police cells in Edinburgh at Edinburgh University he was Perth. ally and faithfully for almost 60 It consists of a series of any award-winning journalist, a along with two other jovial types struck by the beauty of the He was appointed parish years and touched the lives of beautifully crafted prayers to theologian, an influential who were victims of foolishness Liturgy, a feeling he never lost. priest of St Fillan’s, Newport, generations of families. Our Lady which feature the Churchman who became leader rather than wickedness. A fourth It is to the great credit of Dr in 1962, serving in North Fife “He received wonderful care elemental factors of sea and of the Iona Commmunity and man later joined them and who Ferguson that when minister of for three years before being from the sisters and staff in land, of fishermen and crofters. Church of Scotland minister of St shouted hatred of Catholics. St Magnus cathedral, he arranged appointed to the newly-opened Wellburn and I know he was A nun friend, a skilled artist, Magnus Cathedral in Orkney and GMB and his two cell-mates then for GMB’s requiem Mass to be parish of St Leonard’s in very happy that his latter years produced an exquisite piece of who has also ministered in urban ruefully admitted to one another held there instead of in Orkney’s Dundee 1965. were spent there.” calligraphy in a style similar to and deprived parishes. This is a to being Catholics, much to the small Catholic parish church. He He spent 16 years in the Canon Jock is survived by medieval documents and the very effective mix for an annoyance of the latecomer. was hurt when the then Bishop Ardler parish before being one sister who lives in Ireland. whole thing is a joy. exploratory book of this kind. The author presents and Mario Conti—at the time, appointed parish priest of St The Requiem Mass for My wife, Agnes, and myself Ron Ferguson painstakingly analyses GMB's life from his Bishop of Aberdeen, now Clement’s by Bishop Vincent Canon Jock took place in St had a lengthy conversation with —and yet with feeling—works birth in Stromness in 1921 to his Archbishop of Glasgow—gently Logan in 1981. Clement’s, Dundee, on Tuesday GMB when on a visit to Orkney through GMB’s life, the stark death in Kirkwall in 1996, his but correctly told him he could Two years later he was made September 20. and he was particularly interested beauties of the Orkney growth as a writer, his life in not give Communion to a in the fact that she had taught the landscape, the hardy people, his Orkney, his literary friends, his non-Catholic. Dr Ferguson travelling children and drove a faults, and strengths including an much-praised poetic style, his respected the Catholic Church’s mobile school. He was also intermittent drink problem, his qualities and his faults, and his authorities stance on this issue. Last week’s crossword was won by Mr R interested in the fact that we are contact with leading literary reactions to growing national This is a truly spiritual book, Smith from Keith. The crossword will Catholics. figures, his regular writing output recognition. The text is larded vibrant with life and insights and It was with pleasure that I in the local newspaper and his with comments by friends and it deserves to do well. return in our September 30 edition seized upon Ron Ferguson’s struggles with poor health. other writers and academics and RENNIE McOWAN 16 GÀIDHLIG SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday September 23 2011

Slighe eilthireachd ùr eadar GÀIDHLIG Èirinn is Alba: ‘Slí Cholmcille’ In his Gaelic column this month, ANDREAS WOLFF explains how a new cultural tourism and heritage project linking Scotland and Ireland aims to give people a greater insight into the life of St Colmcille

HA Naomh Chaluim Cille no Colm- An uair sin tha dà shlighe ann an Èirinn a Tuath. naomh air ach tha iomradh air trì àiteachan sna (Prìomh-dhealbh) Gleann Cholmcille, Dun nan Gall (Dealbh cille, mar a th’ aig na h-Èirinnich air, Mhothaich mi gu bheil mòran Èirinnich beanntan seo. beag) Air Slighe Cholm Cille an Gleann Cholmcille cudromach an dà chuid do Caitligeach fhathast ag ràdhn Doire Cholmcille ris Tha sinn a-nise a’ leum tarsaing Sruth na dh’eachdraidh Alba agus Èirinn. a’ bhaile seo, an taca ri Derry mar a chanadh na Maoile. Is coltach gun deach Calum Cille a choim- han eil e na iongnadh sam bith gu bheil Thathar dhen bheachd gun robh pàirt Pròstanaich. A-rèir beul-aithris b’ e Calum Cille a head air an rìgh Conall MacChomgall ann an Dùn slighe eile air Eilean Idhe cuideachd. Stèid- Tchudromach aige ann a bhith a’ toirt Crìosdaid- stèidhich manachainn sa bhaile ann an 545 AD. B’ Ad an toiseach mus deach e a dh’Eilean Idhe. Is e Chich Calum Cille manachainn an sin ann an heachd às Èirinn do dh’Alba. A-nise chaidh naoi ann às an seo a dh’fhàg e airson Eilean Idhe àite iongantach a tha seo agus tha mòran làraich 563 AD. Gu ruige an là an-diugh tha coim- slighean a chrutachadh ann an àiteachan a bha cud- cuideachd. Tha an dàrna slighe aig Sliabh Speirìn. eachdraidheil sa ghleann aig Cille Mhartainn. Bha hearsnachd chràbhaidh beò san àite. Is e coim- romach ann am beatha Chaluim Cille far am faig- Tha fios againn gun robh ceangal aig an àite seo ri e uair mar phàirt de rìoghachd Dhail Riata a bha a’ hearsnachd eacumanagach a th’ innte a-nise ge-tà. hear barrachd fiosrachaidh mu dhèidhinn. Calum Cille bhon leabhar aig Adhamhnan, toirt a-steach Èirinn a Tuath agus taobh siar na h- Bidh cuid a bhios a’ tadhail air Eilean Idhe a’ gab- Tha a’ chuairt seo a’ tòiseachadh ann an Gleann ‘Beatha an Naoimh Calum Cille.’ Bha Adhamh- Alba. Tha an slighe seo coltach ri feadhainn ann hail iongnadh gun robh àite a bha na ionad chu- Cholmcille ann an Dùn nan Gall ann am Poblachd nan na abaid air Eilean Idhe eadar 679-704. Cha an Èirinn is e air a bhriseadh ann an diofar dromach sna Meadhan Aoisean stèidhichte air na h-Èireann. Bha an naomh a’ fuireach an sin fad do dh’ainmich e mòran àiteachan a thadhail an phàirtean. Bidh e a’ dol sìos rudha Chinn Tìre. eilean cho iomallach. Aig an àm sin ge-tà cha robh dà bhliadhna mus deach e a dh’Alba ann an 563 rathaidean ann agus bha e tòrr nas fhasa siubhal AD mar sheòrsa de fhèin-pheanais. Tha mòran aig muir. Mar sin bha Eilean Idhe aig teas-mhead- àiteachan fhathast sa Ghleann a tha a’ buntainn ris: han ghnothaichean. leithid seann chroisean, tobraichean is tursachan, Tha slighe ann am Baile Dhubhthaich air costa cuid a tha a’ dol air ais gu 3000 RC. Cuideachd tha Ann am Beurla (In English) sear na h-Alba cuideachd far na thachair Calum traidisean fhathast beò san sgìre: Is e Gaeltacht a Cille ri Rìgh Brud, rìgh nan Cruithneach. Bha na th’ innte agus dà thuras sa bhliadhna bidh daoine a’ COLMCILLE—the partnership pro- As could be expected there is a trail in Cruithnich gu math cumhachdach aig an àm agus cruinneachadh gus slighe a dhèanamh timcheall a’ gramme which promotes the shared southern Argyll where Colmcille is said to bha e cudromach do Chalum Cille gum biodh iad ghlinne a’ cuimhneachadh an naoimh. linguistic and cultural heritage of Ire- have met the Dailriada king, Conall Mac- bàidheal dha. Bha e airson an iompachadh gu An uair sin tha slighe eile air Eilean Thoraigh far land and Scotland—will shortly launch Chomgall, at Dunadd. This is a truly Crìosdaidheachd agus is coltach gun deach aige chosta Èirinn a Tuath. Chan eil ann ach eilean gu Slí Cholmcille, a new cultural tourism remarkable place with many interesting air sin a dhèanamh gu ìre mhòr. math beag air a bheil 100 neach a’ fuireach, ach tha and heritage project linking the two sites within the glen at Kilmartin. The same Mu dheireadh tha slighe anns na h-Eileanan Siar eachdraidh spioradail làidir aige. A-rèir beul-aithris countries. Nine tourism trails follow is true of course for Iona where Colmcille a tha a’ ruith bho Eilean Leòdhais gu ruige Barraigh rugadh agus thogadh Calum Cille faisg air Loch the life and traditions of Colmcille. founded a monastery. ach bidh sinn a’ sealltainn air an sin an ath-mhìos. Ghartàin ann am meadhan Chontae Dhùn nan Gall In Glencolmcille in west Donegal for Interestingly there also is a trail on the Aig an ìre-sa chan eil mapa ri fhaotainn fhathast air ge-tà. Sgrìobh Mànas Ò Dòmhnaill leabhar mu example, some of the sites that are being east coast near Tain where Colmcille is said an làrach-lìn aca: www.colmcille.org. Tha sin air bheatha Chaluim Cille ann an 1532, cha mhòr linked by the trail date as far back as 3000 to have met King Brude of the Picts. He sàillibh agus gu bheil am foillseachadh oifigeil gu 1,000 bliadhna an dèidh bàs an naoimh. Anns an BC. Colmcille is very much part of the tra- then went on to convert many of them. We bhith a’ tachairt aig àm a’ Mhòid. Tha fhios gun fhi- leabhar sin tha barrachd fiosrachaidh mu na cean- dition here and twice a year a local pilgrim- will look at the last trail which is in the ach e cuid dhe na slighean sin fheuchainn an uair galaichean aig Naomh Chaluim Cille ri Gartàn. age is held. There are several other trails in Western Isles in more detail next month. sin. Sin e bhuamsa aon uair eile à sgìre Dhail Riata. 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DEATH MEMORIAM LYNCH McCANN Precious and loving 19th Anniversary DOIG, Murdina (nèe BONNER memories of a dear In loving memory of my MacInnes) In loving memory of our uncle, John, who passed dear mother, Sarah Peacefully, at St dear mum, and gran, away suddenly on Sep- Docherty, died Septem- Andrew’s Hospice, on Mollie McLellan, who died tember 28, 2003. ber 22, 1992, my dear 19th September 2011, September 24, 1983. We often sit and think of father, Hugh, died MURDINA, beloved wife When going through our you, November 21, 1967, also of Geoff, loving mother of daily tasks, And think of how you died, my dear sister, Mary, died William and Alasdair and We always think of you, To think you could not December 20, 2002. much loved aunty and It seems to us you’re still say your goodbyes, Quietly today your mem- KELLY friend to many. Funeral right here, BRENNAN Before you closed your ory we treasure, 2nd Anniversary service to be held at Our Only with a higher view. In loving memory of my eyes. Loving you always, for- Loving memories of our Lady and St Joseph’s, Our Lady of Lourdes, dear wife Cathie, died Sad and sudden was his getting you never. beloved Anthony whom Glenboig, on Friday the pray for her. September 23, 1996. call, Eternal rest grant unto Fifteen years have God called home on Sep- 23rd of September at Inserted by her loving His sudden death sur- them, O Lord, passed since that sad tember 24, 2009. R.I.P. 10am and thereafter to daughters and grandchil- prised us all, And let perpetual light day, Next time we meet it will Bedlay Cemetery for dren. To a beautiful life, shine upon them. I miss you more than be for all eternity. 11:15am. Family flowers Came a sudden end, May they rest in peace. No more parting, tears, BOYLE words can say. He died as he lived, Inserted by Hugh, Stella only, but donations if sorrow or pain. 22nd Anniversary Deep in my heart a mem- Everyone’s friend. and family. desired to St Andrew’s Let perpetual light shine Treasured memories of ory is kept, Too dearly loved to be Hospice. upon him. our dear aunt, Theresa, No words are needed, I forgotten. Inserted by Mum, Dad, who died September 26, will never forget. Forever in our thoughts. Eternal rest grant unto Kathleen and Kevin. BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE 1989. R.I.P. Sadly missed by all your You were always so her, O Lord, nieces and nephews. MacLELLAN, Donald KENNEDY thoughtful, loving and And let perpetual light Roderick 20th Anniversary McALEER kind, shine upon her. In loving remembrance of In loving memory of my Anniversary These are the memories May she rest in peace. dear husband, and our In loving memory of a my dear husband, dear you left behind. Loving husband Dan. father, John, accidentally dear wife and mum, Mar- father and grandfather, Our Lady of Lourdes, drowned on Friday, garet Shields, who died Donald Roderick, who pray for her. BRENNAN died January 27, 2006, In loving memory of my September 27, 1991. September 27, 2006. Inserted by her nieces MacCORMICK and whose birthday falls precious mum, Cathie, In the shelter of Thy Forever in our hearts and Catherine and Janette 24th Anniversary. on September 22. Also who died September 23, Sacred Heart, sadly missed. and families. In loving memory of our remember his sister 1996. Dear Jesus, may he rest. Inserted by Arthur and dear father, father-in-law, Mary, who died August Beautiful thoughts of one Inserted by his wife family. BROWN and grandfather, Neil 12, 2009, and whose so dear, Peggy, Donald John, 7th Anniversary. McCABE MacCormick, who died birthday falls on Septem- Treasured forever with Donna Marie and John In loving memory of my In loving memory of Joe, on September 28, 1987; ber 27. love sincere. Paul. dear wife, Terry, who died a beloved husband, also remembering our Always in our hearts and September 29, 2004. Deep in my heart your LAFFERTY father, grandfather and dear mother, mother-in- in our prayers. On her soul, sweet memory is kept, 5th Anniversary great-grandfather, who law, and grandmother, Inserted by Flora and Jesus, have mercy. To love and to cherish In loving memory of our died suddenly on Sep- Kate MacCormick, who family. Sadly missed. and never forget. beloved mother, gran tember 20, 2008. died on June 16, 1994. Inserted by her loving Your loving daughter Cat- rina. and great-gran, Sarah, May the winds of heaven R.I.P. husband Tom. The happy hours we RELIGIOUS MEMORIAM who died on September blow gently, 25, 2006, aged 92. And whisper for you to once enjoyed, DONNELLY GALLAGHER In the shelter of thy hear, How sweet their memory In loving memory of my Neil and Helen Sacred Heart, That we still love and still, brother, James, who died 8th Anniversary. Dear Jesus may she rest miss you, But death has left a September 26, 1996. In loving memory of our in peace. Always wishing you were vacant place, St John Bosco, pray for devoted and much loved Remembered also in here. This world can never fill. him. parents and grandpar- our thoughts and prayers, Every day we think of Our Lady of the Isles, His loving sister Margaret ents, Neil, died Septem- our father, William, you, pray for them. and family. ber 14, 2003, and Helen, died September 29, brother, Philip, sister We miss you more and Iain Ruairidh, Katie and 2003, also remembering Betty and nephews Paul more, Mairi. our beloved brothers, and Dominic. Just wishing we could GALBRAITH Robert, died October 28, Eternal rest grant unto see you, MacDONALD Fifth Anniversary 1981 and Gerard, died them, O Lord, Come walking through In loving memory of our In remembrance of the April 12, 2009. And let perpetual light the door. brother and uncle, Don- Very Reverend John “Whatever we were to shine upon them, Time has not healed our ald, died September 24, Angus Canon Galbraith, each other, that we are May they rest in peace. heartache, 2007. former parish priest of still.” Amen. Or stopped our falling Your love was something Daliburgh and Eriskay, Will those who think of Our Lady of Lourdes, tears, special, Diocese of Argyll and the them today, pray for them. We cherish still the mem- It lasted to the end, Isles, who died Septem- A little prayer to Jesus Inserted by their loving ory, The day we lost our ber 27, 2006. say. family. Of the one we loved so brother and uncle, Gum biodh fois aig anam Eternal rest grant unto Place Your Intimation dear. We also lost a friend. ann an sith Chriosda. them, O Lord, Announcing, Eternal rest grant unto Will those who think of Remembering, May his soul rest in the And let perpetual light Thanking him, O Lord, Donald today, Births, Marriages, peace of Christ. shine upon them. Deaths,Anniversaries And let perpetual light A little prayer to Jesus Remembered always May they rest in peace. shine upon him, say. by his friends in South St Thérese (Little Flower) May he rest in peace. Inserted by sisters and Uist, Eriskay, Barra and and St Pio, pray for them. Love from all your loving their families, South Uist To place a Family Announcement Contact Oban. All your loving family. Patricia Cairney: 0141 241 6106 family home and away. and Oban. Friday September 23 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 19 FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

McFADYEN ROUSE son, GRATEFUL thanks to the POWERFUL NOVENA 1st Anniversary of Loving memories of a They say that time will Blessed Virgin, St Martha Of Childlike Confidence Samuel, died suddenly dear dad, Vincent, died heal, and St Joseph of Cuper- (This novena is to be said on September 22, 2010. September 26, 1974, But neither time nor rea- tino for prayers at the same time, every Will those who think of beloved husband of the son, answered. Still praying. – hour, for nine consecutive Sam today, late Nan, a dear and Can change the way we P.C. hours – just one day). O A little prayer to Jesus wonderful mother, died feel. Jesus, who hast said, ask say. March 7, 2002. No one knows how many DEAR HEART OF and you shall receive, Inserted by his loving wife Deep in our hearts you times JESUS seek and you shall find, Helen, daughters Mar- will always be loved and We’ve broken down and Dear Heart of Jesus in knock and it shall be garet Mary, Siobhan and MacPHEE remembered. cried, the past I have asked you opened to you, through wee Sam. 2nd Anniversary From all the family. If our love could have for many favours, this the intercession of Mary, Precious memories of my saved you, time I ask you for this Thy Most Holy Mother, I beloved husband, dad SINCLAIR You would not have died. special one (mention knock, I seek, I ask that McGUIRE and grandad, John Alick, 10th Anniversary If our tears could bring favour), take it Dear my prayer be granted 15th Anniversary who died on September Precious memories of you back, Heart of Jesus, and place (make your request). O Please pray for the 28, 2009. Morag Ann, who died You would be right here it within Your broken Jesus, who hast said, all repose of the soul of our To us you were someone September 29, 2001. by our side. heart where your Father that you ask of the Father dear father, Patrick special, If only we could meet From your loving daugh- sees it, then in his merci- in My name, He will grant McGuire, who died Someone good and you, ters Anne-Marie and ful eyes it will become you through the interces- September 26, 1996; true, Just for a little while, Morag. Your favour, not mine. sion of Mary, Thy Most our dear mother, Cather- You will never be forgot- To tell you how much we We only wish that we Amen. Say for three Holy Mother, I humbly ine, who died July 22, ten, miss you, could say, days, publication prom- and urgently ask Thy 1994; also our dear For we thought the world Or just to see you smile, We’re going to see our ised. – M. Father, in Thy name, that brother-in-law, Roy Moon, of you. To put our arms around nana today. my prayer be granted died September 28, Our Lady of Lourdes and you, To hear her voice, PRAYER to the Blessed (make your request). O 1998. St Martin, pray for him. But this we cannot do, To see her smile, Virgin and all the saints Jesus, who hast said, Our Lady of Lourdes, Missed so much. So until we meet again, To sit and talk with her for great favours Heaven and Earth shall pray for them. His loving wife Annabella May God take care of awhile, received. – M.C. pass away but My word Inserted by their loving and family xx you. To be together in the shall not pass, through family. Eternal rest grant unto same old way, DEAR HEART OF the intercession of Mary, MacPHEE her, O Lord, Would be our dearest JESUS Thy Most Holy Mother, I 2nd Anniversary And let perpetual light wish today. Dear Heart of Jesus in feel confident that my MacKINNON In loving memory of our shine upon her, We love and miss you the past I have asked you prayer shall be granted In loving memory of my beloved son and brother, May she rest in peace. nana. for many favours, this (make your request); dear mother, Catherine, who died on September Forever in our thoughts Love from all your grand- time I ask you for this publication promised. – who died September 23, 28, 2009. and prayers. children and great-grand- special one (mention C.O. 1959. Sweet are the memories James and Sadie. children. xxx favour), take it Dear Our Lady of Lourdes, silently kept, of John Alick Heart of Jesus, and place PRAYER TO THE pray for her. whom we loved and will SMITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT it within Your broken BLESSED VIRGIN Mary and family, South never forget. 10th Anniversary heart where your Father O Most Beautiful Flower Uist and away. Sacred Heart of Jesus, In loving memory of MacPHEE sees it, then in his merci- of Mount Carmel, fruitful keep him in Your care. Alexander, who died on The family of the late ful eyes it will become in the splendour of Inserted by all the family. September 25, 2001, Morag MacPhee, would Your favour, not mine. Heaven, Blessed Mother MacLELLAN Liniclate, Benbecula. aged 35 years. like to express their Amen. Say for three of the Son of God, In loving memory of my So sadly missed. thanks and appreciation days, publication prom- Immaculate Virgin, assist beloved only brother, “Present him to God the to all their relatives, ised. – N.L. me in this my necessity. Donald Archie, died Sep- McQUILLAN Most High.” neighbours and friends O Star of the Sea, help tember 22, 1980. In loving memory of our Our Lady of Lourdes, for all their support and NOVENA PRAYER TO me and show me herein Our Lady of Lourdes, dear father, Joseph, who pray for him. the many Mass cards, ST JUDE You are my Mother. O pray for him and for my died September 25, Inserted by his loving sympathy cards and floral May the Sacred Heart of Holy Mary, Mother of parents and my sisters 1964; also our dear family. tributes received follow- Jesus be praised, God, Queen of Heaven Mary, Penny and Morag. mother, Bridie, who died ing their sad loss. Special adored, glorified and and Earth, I humbly So sadly missed. September 29, 1999. WALTERS thanks to the community loved throughout the beseech You from the Rest in Peace. R.I.P. 1st Anniversary of nurses and MacMillan world now and forever bottom of my heart to Rhoda, Donald and fam- Our Lady of Lourdes, Catherine, died nurses for their loving more. Sacred Heart of succour me in my neces- ily, Boisdale. intercede for them. September 29, 2010. care and kindness to Jesus have mercy on us. sity. There are none that Inserted by their loving Precious memories Morag. Grateful thanks St Jude helper of the can withstand Your family. silently kept, also to Angus MacPhee, hopeless, pray for us. St power. O show me McMAHON Of a mum and granny undertaker, for his profes- Jude, great miracle herein You are my Treasured memories of who we loved sionalism and help with worker, pray for us. Say mother. O Mary, con- our dearly loved mother MOFFAT And will never forget. the funeral arrangements, nine times daily. ceived without sin, pray and granny, Elizabeth 13th Anniversary Missed and remembered to Fr Ross for celebrating for us who have recourse (Waters), died September (08.09.1998) every day. the lovely Requiem Mass, NOVENA TO ST CLARE to Thee (three times). 23, 2000; also her hus- In loving memory of our St Pio, pray for her. to Fr Michael for reciting Say nine Hail Mary’s for Holy Mary, I place this band, father and papa, precious triplet babies, Inserted by all the family. the rosary in the chapel nine days with a lighted cause in your hands Patrick, died July 16, Olivia, Peter and Mark. xxxx of rest and to the Dark candle; publication prom- (three times). O thank 1996. Forever in our hearts. Island Hotel for the ised. - D.C. you for your mercy to me Quiet and loving, Love and miss you every WALKER funeral tea. and mine. Amen. Say for Thoughtful and kind, day. 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ODAY, we will turn our attention to the Personal Ordinariate for the Anglican Use, that of Our Lady of Walsingham. Recently, as Twe shall see, this ordinariate has received its first Scottish members, and this has created yet another strand in the increasingly multi-faceted Catholic community in our country. In Scotland, the ordinariate will never assume large proportions: there are simply not enough Episcopalians in the country to make that happen, even if all should wish to join. In other parts of the world, however, the prospects are rather different. There are large Angli- can churches south of the border, in North America, in Australia and New Zealand, and particularly in parts of Africa. Amongst these, it is the descen- dants of the Oxford Movement that are most likely to make use of the possibil- ities created by the new ordinariate. The Oxford Movement was a 19th- century phenomenon with long-lasting consequences. Begun in the colleges of Oxford University, it was led by a num- ber of outstandingly intellectual men. Amongst these from a Catholic perspec- tive, Blessed John Henry Newman stands out. However, it would be amiss not to mention such luminaries as Robert Wilberforce, son of the abolitionist, William, as well as John Keble and Edward Pusey. Most decided to remain within the Anglican Church, but wished to reform it by re-introducing lost Litur- gical elements of the Sarum Use. Their rationale was that the Anglican Church was one of three branches of the universal Church, alongside the Roman world-wide Anglican community. introduced in many Anglo-Catholic Father would provide them with the Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster Catholic and Orthodox Churches. As Some 14 parishes have made use of parishes from 1912, and was an adapta- possibility to acknowledge Petrine stands with the three former Anglican such, she had supremacy within Eng- the offer, and are now well-established tion of the Trent Missal as modified by supremacy without losing their Anglican bishops just ordained Catholic priests at land, Wales and Ireland, but had within their respective dioceses. Of Pope St Pius X. Later, in 1958, some tradition. Pope Benedict XVI came with Westminster Cathedral in London. Pictured betrayed a significant proportion of her course, they remain under the jurisdic- additional changes approved in Rome a typically audacious solution: a Per- from left are Fr John Broadhurst, Fr Andrew heritage in the 16th century. The blame tion of Roman Catholic bishops. The were introduced also in the Anglican sonal Ordinariate of the Anglican use. Burnham, Archbishop Nichols and Fr Keith fell not on King Henry VIII, whose Polish Pope probably had in mind the missal. So far, there has not been an Personal Ordinariates exist in the Newton. The priests became part of the reforms had retained most of the essen- example of the various Oriental Rite approved Liturgy for the new ordinari- Church mainly as provisions for mili- world’s first Personal Ordinariate for former tial ritual of the Catholic Church, but on parishes scattered across the globe that ate, although Rome is working on this, tary personnel: they do not have tradi- Anglicans his successors. fell under Latin Rite bishops. It was still and has indicated that it will take tional geographical boundaries, and its Of course, for Blessed John Henry a remarkable move. Not since 1930 had account of the traditional English that members are attached to the Ordinaries Newman, the end result was that he a Pope declared a complete religious Anglicans are used to. To date, the ordi- because of their job. In the case of the as no surprise, then, that the first Angli- could not conceive of a branch of the community to be part of the Catholic nariate uses the new translation of the Anglican use, members are attached can Use community was recently estab- universal Church that was not in com- Church whilst allowing it to retain its Ordinary form of the Mass, but has because of their preference for this par- lished in Inverness, after the ordination munion with Rome, and so he became a own liturgical tradition. maintained Anglican Evening Song. ticular form of the Roman Rite. Angli- by Bishop Tartaglia of Fr Len Black Catholic. After Blessed John Henry Strangely, the book included prayers canorum Coetibus introduced the this July as reported in the SCO. Newman and other prominent members hat then is the Anglican litur- from the Book of Common Prayer, but provision in November 2009, and the Fr Black hopes to extend the provi- of the movement became Catholic, the gical tradition? It is techni- was very close to the Roman tradition. first ordinariate, that of Our Lady of sion of Mass to Edinburgh, and has remainder developed the Anglo-Catholic Wcally incorrect to speak of an Its use went into decline after the Litur- Walsingham, was erected in January received support from Cardinal Keith tradition within the Anglican commu- Anglican Rite. The ritual tradition of gical changes of the Second Vatican 2010. So far, some 1000 people have O’Brien for this. In addition, there are nity. They emphasised the Catholic her- the Anglican community is based Council, when many Anglo-Catholics joined. In Australia, a similar creation groups of Faithful in Glasgow, Stirling itage of their Church at the expense of its firmly on that of Rome, and is part of adopted the Ordinary form of the Mass. was postponed, whilst in the US and and Tayside. Strikingly, the overwhelm- Protestant element. As the 20th century the Latin Rite. However, several modi- Yet traditionalists maintained the old Canada it is expected that ordinariates ing majority of these are Scots. The progressed, they also rejected the secu- fications have caused it to divert con- English Missal, oddly reflecting the will be created either this year or next. Episcopalian Church was always deeply larising tendency in their Church, which siderably since the 16th century, and continued use of the Extraordinary What about Scotland then? There is influenced by the Oxford Movement; a became imbued with a tendency to one could appropriately speak of the form, but lacking its Latinity. The end- actually nothing preventing the Ordi- visit to Old Saint Paul’s in Edinburgh is embrace politically fashionable trends at Anglican Use. result is that the Mass in the churches nariate of Our Lady of Walsingham enough to underline this fact. Indeed, the expense of traditional values. At its basis is the Use of Sarum, the of the Anglican Use is much closer to from operating in Scotland. Its own the group in Inverness came under the A breaking point for many came with dominant form of the Roman Rite in that of the Extraordinary form, for it has website erroneously states that an ordi- movement’s influence as long ago as the ordination of women and the England, and, indeed, in Scotland, prior been mainly priests and laity that nariate has to coincide with the juris- 1838. Today, Fr Black celebrates Mass increasingly vocal presence of homo- to the Reformation. However, during the retained the 1958 English Missal that diction of a Bishops’ Conference. This in Fortrose, where, hopefully, he will sexuals within the Church. Already, English Reformation, several significant have joined. is not true: the Military Ordinariate of soon be able to make use of a distinct small groups were breaking away in the changes were introduced. Perhaps the the UK covers three Bishops’ Confer- Anglican use to add to the Liturgical late 1970s. In the US, Blessed Pope most important of these is the use of the he relatively unstructured solu- ences: England and Wales, Ireland, and diversity of the Church in Scotland. John Paul II came with a startling offer: vernacular: all Anglican Use Liturgies tion offered by Blessed Pope Scotland. That of the US has a global parishes that wished to retain their are in Elizabethan English, mirroring TJohn Paul II in 1980 in the US cover. An ordinariate does have to have I would like to thank Fr Len Black for Anglican identity but also wished to the English of the King James Bible. became increasingly anomalous as the permission to operate from a Bishops’ his assistance with writing this article join the Catholic Church would be per- In addition, elements from the 17th- pressure from Anglo-Catholics to ‘go Conference, however. The Scottish mitted to do so. The year was 1980, century version of the Book of Common over to Rome’ mounted. In 2007, a sig- Conference has appointed Bishop Last week’s Rites and Uses article three decades before Pope Benedict Prayer are in use. A final, intriguing nificant number approached the Holy Philip Tartaglia of Paisley to work with should have referred to the Anglican XVI would bring a similar offer to the element is the English Missal. This was See with the request that the Holy the Anglican use ordinariate. It comes use, not Rite. 22 A GRAND LITTLE PARISH SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday September 23 2011

WEEK 37, VOLUME 2 Taking a moment to reflect and plan In KT BROGAN’S fictional series this week, Fr John Paul takes some time to himself R JOHN PAUL was glad that the although Finn was willing and put in a lot of work, inda Gilmartin glanced at Kelly Marie with presbytery was quiet. He sat at his Fr John Paul could see that it was taking up most some concern. Her helper had come office desk and sorted the contents of of his free time. After a moment’s thought, he Lstraight from an early shift at the bistro to his ‘pending’ tray into neat piles. wrote ‘community garden?’ and a moment later, help with baking at the tearoom. For the first Having made a resolution not to phone added ‘sale of organic vegetables’. He could time, Linda noticed dark shadows under her eyes Fthe canon and disturb his holiday again, he called almost hear the canon saying ‘don’t try to run and a couple of false starts when decorating one to mind his mentor’s words as he had left him at before you can walk. You’ll trip yourself up’. of the birthday cakes needed for next day’s order. the airport. Smiling, he added ‘notice board for random And for once, Kelly Marie wasn’t in the mood for “Well... you’ve served your apprenticeship as requests’. talking. Linda put on the kettle. a parish priest over the past year, John Paul and Fr John Paul and the canon had received a fair “Let’s take a break,” she said. “And you can A GRAND LITTLE PARISH you’ve served it well,” he’d said. number of enquires from parishioners about give me all your news.” “Now that you’re taking over St Jerome’s and inserting some items for sale, new one-man As they drank their tea, it all came out. Things being responsible for St Aidan’s as well now, it’s businesses recently launched and so forth, into were difficult at home, Kelly Marie told Linda. the real thing.” the weekly parish bulletin. They had to decline, “Noise....a’ the time,” she said. Fr John Paul smiled to himself. The canon had mainly because of sheer volume of requests. “Mind you, wi’ three wee brothers... and wild probably agreed to take a holiday to give him a Another notice board, just inside the main door, anes at that. It’s no’ surprising’. My Mam ’n Dad bit of time and space to take that last step towards would be the answer reflected Fr John Paul as the need me t’ babysit quite a lot so they can get a complete responsibility. proverbial light bulb went on above his head. break an’ I do my best, but the boys are gettin’ “I just hope that I can get it right,” he After that, the ideas came thick and fast until he bigger, an’ it’s gettin’ really hard to work an’ look murmured to Tandy who was lying under his was interrupted by an inevitable phone call. It out for Mozza. An’ we’ve had word that we’ve to desk, having become increasingly attached to him was Edith. cater for that big deanery dinner next in recent days. “Hello, Edith. It’s good to hear from you,” Fr week....an’...” “Down to business,” Fr John Paul said aloud, John Paul said, suddenly aware that a delicate She burst into tears. as he applied himself to his papers. touch would be needed for this particular “I’m tired,” she admitted. “An’ I’ll need to get The new architect’s drawings of the smaller conversation. He wasn’t quite sure where to begin a place o’ my ain where I can get peace,” she version of the planned parish hall bore a scrawled but there was no time for him to hesitate as Edith sniffed. note that planning permission could be expected took the initiative. Linda thought of Kelly Marie’s brothers, who in a matter of weeks. Addie Ford and his team “My difficulties with my situation at St were as wild as heather, her mother who expected EWTN PROGRAMMES were already champing at the bit, ready to begin Aidan’s would seem to have been resolved,” she too much of her and didn’t entirely approve of her SUN 25 SEPT 7.30PM at the shortest notice. said stiffly. engagement to Mozza. Next, Fr John Paul consulted the list of names “Oh, good. We’ve missed you,” Fr John Paul “A place of your own?” she said, handling 9AM A LINK IN THE CHAIN given to him by Fr Hanley outlining membership began, thinking the canon’s blarney might well Kelly Marie a tissue. LIVE PAPAL VISIT TO GERMANY 10PM of the various committees and societies active in be infectious. “Now, that’s a good idea, but it might take a MASS AT FREIBURG IM HAIL HOLY QUEEN St Jerome’s. The same names occurring again and Edith interrupted him. bit of time to find something suitable. Don’t BREISGAU AND ANGELUS THUR 29 SEPT again caught his attention, of which the most “They’ve been resolved, father, because I worry, meantime. You can do the preparation for 11.30AM 1PM noticeable seemed to be that of the Gildeas. He won’t be coming back to St Aidan’s. You see, I’ve the deanery dinner here and I’ll help you and FORGOTTEN HERITAGE: HOLY MASS (LIVE) made a mental note of that. been offered a position at a small boarding school Mozza with it. And if you’re looking for EUROPE AND OUR LADY 7.30PM His school visit notes showed concerns here. lodgings, maybe the canon or Fr John Paul could 1PM RESTORATION OF THE expressed by Miss Rose that some of the children “I suppose you could call it a position of recommend somebody in the parish who has a LIVE SUNDAY MASS BASILICA OF ST FRANCIS IN were being distracted from Sacramental responsibility. I’ll be in charge of housekeeping room to spare.” 4PM ASSISI preparation by a little outbreak of and cooking and, of course, I’ll be near my sister. Kelly Marie brightened up. LIVE PAPAL VISIT TO GERMANY 8PM ‘one-upmanship’ involving elaborate outfits for In addition to that, there’s an operatic society here “It’s worth a try,” she said. MEET ACTIVE CATHOLICS THE LITTLE FLOWER IN AFRICA the girls and showy celebrations on First I intend to join. They’re great music lovers in this Fr John Paul felt thankful that at least Bert 11PM 9PM Communion Day—ranging from bouncy castles area, unlike some I could name.” Mullaney hadn’t phoned for a couple days to nag BENEDICTION EWTN LIVE to discos. There was a short silence while Fr John Paul at him about his tenancy of the presbytery. As he MON 26 SEPT FRI 30 SEPT He took a fresh piece of paper... absorbed the information. Before he could speak contemplated what Kitty might bring for his 1PM 1PM ‘Parents’ meeting’ he wrote. Then he added again, Edith went on: “I have to take up my new evening meal, the phone rang. It was the canon. LIVE DAILY MASS HOLY MASS (LIVE) ‘dress code’. That was going to be a sticky one, position this week, so my sister will come with the “I don’t suppose you’ve seen Bert Mullaney 3PM 7.30PM he reflected, but there was no time to lose. removal people to supervise the return of my for a couple of days,” he began. THE WORLD OVER LE CELLE: A FRANCISCAN He thought for a moment about the canon belongings, and my piano of course.” “Not surprising, because he turned up on the 5.30PM SANCTUARY telling him of the children who were keen to have Clearly, the matter of Edith’s sudden doorstep here yesterday, saying that he’d decided LIVE FAREWELL CEREMONY 8PM a special Corpus Christi procession with canopy resignation was not up for discussion. to wait away the time for you to sort out his new PAPAL VISIT TO GERMANY FORGOTTEN HERITAGE: and all, and smiled to himself. Therein might lie Politeness’s were exchanged and the call ended. tenancy by having a few days’ holidays.” 7PM EUROPE AND OUR LADY the answer. He made another note. Hutch McMahon had evidently caused damage Fr John Paul could only manage: “Oh dear...” EWTN ON LOCATION: LOVE 9PM “I’m even starting to think like the canon,” he to Edith’s musical reputation which could not be “And worst of all. The Holy Terror’s delighted AND LIFE IN THE DIVINE PLAN THE WORLD OVER told Tandy. repaired. to see him. In fact, I’m beginning to wonder FAMILY CONFERENCE SAT 1 OCT Tandy wagged his tail. “Still, we’ve got to look on the bright side,” Fr about the exact nature of that particular At last, his papers dealt with, Fr John Paul took John Paul told Tandy. “There’ll be no more friendship, John Paul.” 10PM 1PM Beautiful Dreamer CATHOLIC LIVES HOLY MASS (LIVE) a blank sheet of paper and headed it ‘ideas’. The strains of from the dining As Fr John Paul struggled to think of a suitable room of an evening.” TUES 27 SEPT 7PM grounds of the presbytery were extensive and answer, the canon put down the phone. 1PM THE MYSTERY OF THE HOLY LIVE DAILY MASS HOUSE 7.30PM 8PM SOUTH POLE PADRE HEART OF THE MATTER, THE WED 28 SEPT FOCUS: ST THERESE OF 1PM LISIEUX RELICS VISIT GREAT It is good, and important, to share Faith HOLY MASS (LIVE) BRITAIN IN ONE short sentence Pope Benedict XVI showed what a Mgr Basil LAY READERS’ GUIDE masterly understanding he has of Faith. Speaking at the Loftus Zeal and Patience by Fr John Breslin World Youth Day in Madrid he asked the young people ‘not to keep Christ to catechesis—De Catechezandis intellectual understanding. Like cannot share our Faith with SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 Rudibus Letter to Sunday 26/A. Ezekiel 18:25-28. Response: Remember yourself’ but ‘to share with —he outlined the those examples from the others unless we allow the Holy your mercy, Lord. Philippians 2:1-11. Matthew 21:28-32. others the joy of your Faith’. progressive way in which Faith is the Hebrews, our Faith too is a Spirit first to strengthen it in The urge to share our Faith transmitted to others: ‘so that by homage to God. When told by ourselves. This was the thrust of MONDAY with others is a constituent part of hearing they may believe, by the disciples on one occasion that Pope Benedict’s recent Apostolic Zechariah 8:1-8. Response: The Lord will build up Zion our own Faith. The Holy Spirit believing they may hope, and by His command to eat His flesh Exhortation –Verbum Domini: “I again and appear in all his glory. Luke 9:46-50. prepares others to receive the hoping they may love’. and drink His blood was ‘a hard encourage all the Faithful to Faith by bringing our Faith to Hearing about our Faith, and saying—Lord who can believe renew their personal and TUESDAY completion through His gifts. One seeing our joy, is the channel it?’ (John, 6: 53-69), Christ didn’t communal encounter with Memorial of St Vincent de Paul. Zechariah 8:20-23. Response: God is with us. Luke 9:51-56. of the Fruits of the Holy Spirit is through which others are brought explain, or ask if the disciples Christ...so that the gift of divine Joy. When we radiate that joy, to the Faith by the Holy Spirit. understood. He asked only ‘are life—communion—can spread WEDNESDAY then we share our Faith. If we see Our Faith is not just you going, or are you staying ever more fully throughout the Nehemiah 2:1-8. Response: O let my tongue cleave to our own Faith as a private matter, intellectual it concerns the whole with me?’ And the disciples’ world. Sharing in the life of my mouth if I remember you not! Luke 9:57-62. then that Faith is deficient. man. Chapter 11 of the Letter to answer must be our answer ‘Lord God... is complete joy. And it is This had already been made the Hebrews points to several to whom would we go?’ the Church’s gift and inescapable THURSDAY clear by Pope Paul VI. Old Testament characters who In other words, faith is about duty to communicate that joy, Feast of Sts Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Daniel During the Second Vatican made this total submission to personal loyalty, commitment born of an encounter with the 7:9-10.13-14. Response: In the presence of the angels I will bless you, O Lord. John 1:47-51. Council he issued his Encyclical God in faith, without necessarily and submission, not about person of Christ, the Word of Letter on dialogue with the world understanding what it was all understanding. God in our midst”. FRIDAY Ecclesiam Suam. In it he said: about: “Noah, when he built his If we are to share that faith with Memorial of St Jerome. Baruch 1:15-22. Response: “Merely to remain true to the ark, Sarah when she conceived in others, then we must remember Mgr Basil Loftus is a priest of Rescue us, O Lord, for the glory of your name. Luke Faith is not enough. The very old age, Abraham when he set what Pope Paul VI said in that the Diocese of Leeds now living 10:13-16. nature of the gifts Christ has given out for a distant country, and Encyclical: “Our purpose is to in retirement in the North of the Church demands that they be when he prepared to sacrifice his win souls, not to settle questions Sutherland. He worked in SATURDAY shared with others”, (n.64). son Isaac. It was by faith that definitively”, (n.66). secretariat for English and Memorial of St Teresa of the Child Jesus. Baruch It all goes back to St Augustine. Abraham...offered up Isaac”. As Pope Benedict also told the Welsh bishops in Rome during 4:5-12.27-29. Response: The Lord listens to the needy. Luke 10:17-24. In his treatise on missionary None of these instances is an young people in Madrid, we the Second Vatican Council Friday September 23 2011 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER CHILDREN’S LITURGY 23

Our weekly series on Children’s Liturgy has lesson plans and activity suggestions for use with young people who are on the path to Christ Each week, Catechists will find readings and Psalm responses, complemented by prayer, reflection, FAITH discussion questions, and activities. Please feel free to use them as you wish The lessons are created by Adorer-theologians using the lens of the spirituality of St Maria de Mattias, which also embraces precious blood spirituality FIRST While this is the starting point for the lessons, readers are invited to approach them however the spirit moves you The Church is concerned with the availability and understanding of scripture for children who have their rightful place in the Church. In light of this SCO aims to provide a useful tool in drawing children closer to KIDS the Catholic Faith This makes us sad doesn’t it? But With thankful hearts offer up your prayers sometimes we act like these terrible and requests to God. Then, because you Twenty-Seventh Sunday in leaders and hurt others we don’t like. belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you We are either jealous of them or don’t with peace that no one can completely Ordinary Time—First Reading like their colour or they are different understand. And this peace will control the from us. So what do we do? Some boys way you think and feel. The vineyard of the Lord God of hosts is the house of and girls are mean and bully these Finally, my friends, keep your minds on Israel. A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah children and don’t include them in whatever is true, pure, right, holy, friendly, 5:1-7 games or parties. When we do that we and proper. Don’t ever stop thinking about are not growing into ripe and delicious what is truly worthwhile and worthy of I will sing a song about the vineyard of my grapes in God’s vineyard. We are not praise. You know the teachings I gave you, dear friend. It was on the side of a fertile hill. taking care of the vineyard that God and you know what you heard me say and My friend dug the ground, removed the planted for us to live in. saw me do. So follow my example. And God, who gives peace, will be with you. stones, and planted the best vines. He built a Discussion The Word of God watchtower and dug a place to press the Describe a bunch of grapes for me. How grapes. He hoped they would be good, but Reflection do they look and taste? Alleluia bitter grapes were all that grew. I HAVE just read to you two stories In a family or school we are like a bunch See John 15:16 Now listen, people of Jerusalem and of Judah! about vineyards. Who of you are of grapes. Are we all the same size and (R) Alleluia, alleluia. familiar with vineyards or have even colour? I have chosen you from the world, says the You be the judge of me and my vineyard. What seen one? They were very common in Tell about children in your classroom Lord, to go and bear fruit that will last. more could I have done for my vineyard? I the time of Jesus. We have vineyards in who are different. What can each of us do to (R) Alleluia, alleluia. hoped for good grapes, parts of this country too. Grapes are help those children who are different, to fit but bitter grapes were all that grew. grown on vines in vineyards. Grapes are in and feel a part of the bunch of grapes? Gospel good and nourishing to eat. Wine and What do we do when we hear or see A landowner leased his vineyard to other Now I will tell you what I am going to do. jelly are made from grapes as well as another classmate fighting and saying mean farmers. A reading from the Holy Gospel I will cut down the hedge and tear down the pies and salads. words to another? according to Matthew 21:33-43 wall. My vineyard will be trampled and left in The prophet Isaiah told us about Discuss how each child can take care of Jesus told the chief priests and leaders to ruins. It will turn into a desert, neither tended grapes that grew bitter and sour. Isaiah the world we live in. listen to this story: “A land owner once nor hoed, and it will be covered with thorns was comparing this vineyard to the planted a vineyard. He built a wall around people that God had created and chosen Activities it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He and briars. I will command the clouds not to to be to be special to Him. He was Materials: blue card, markers, glue, also built a lookout tower. Then he rented send its rain. hoping for people who would love Him scissors and a sheet of poster board. out his vineyard and left the country. Israel is the vineyard of the Lord All-Powerful. and be honest and just with one another. Have a big poster board with a vine “When it was harvest time, the owner Judah is the garden that makes Him rejoice. Isaiah kept telling these people to love drawn on it. Then give each child a piece of sent some servants to get his share of the He had hoped for honesty and for justice, but God and care for each other. But that blue card and have them cut out a circle. grapes. But the renters grabbed those did not happen. So God chose others as Have them write their names on it and servants. They beat up one, killed one, and dishonesty and crying were all he found. His chosen people. glue it on the vine in several bunches if the stoned one of them to death. He then sent The Word of the Lord The story that Jesus told was about a group is large. more servants than he did the first time. But land owner who planted a vineyard and If time permits, discuss the shape and the renters treated them in the same way. then rented out the vineyard to other size of the circle. Notice that not all are the “Finally, the owner sent his own son to the people to care for it. But when it was same size, and so on. renters, because he thought they would time to share the ripened grapes with respect him. But when they saw the man’s the owner the renter refused and beat up Prayer son, they said, ‘Someday he will own the one servant and killed another whom the Dear God, thank you for the chance to vineyard. Let’s kill him! Then we can have it landowner had sent to collect his share. come together with friends to praise you. all for ourselves.’ So they grabbed him, threw Finally, the owner sent his own son, You have planted us on this earth to praise him out of the vineyard, and killed him.” thinking that they would be kind to him, and love you. May we like grapes on a vine Jesus asked: “When the owner of that but they killed him too. Why did they do in your vineyard grow and ripen in your vineyard comes, what do you suppose he that? I think the renter wanted the love. May we stay close to you and be will do to those renters?” grapes for himself. He was jealous of the nourished by your Word and Eucharist. The chief priests and leaders answered: owner. That was a terrible way to treat Amen “He will kill them in some horrible way. others. Then he will rent out his vineyard to Jesus is comparing our world to a Responsorial Psalm people who will give him his share of vineyard. The world we live in is God’s 80:8 and 11, 14de-15ab and 19 grapes at harvest time.” vineyard. We were planted here to care (R) The vineyard of the Lord is the house Jesus replied: “Surely you know that the for the earth and love one another. But of Israel. Scriptures say, ‘The stone that the builders some people in Jesus’ time were not We were like a grapevine you brought out tossed aside is now the most important doing that. Some powerful leaders were of Egypt. stone of all. This is something the Lord has not listening to His Word and making all You chased other nations away and planted done, and it is amazing to us.’ I tell you kinds of hard rules for people to follow. us here. that God’s Kingdom will be taken from So God sent His Son Jesus to help and Its braches stretched to the sea; its new you and given to people who will do what teach the people about God who is all growth reached to the river. He demands.” loving and caring. But while Jesus was (R) The vineyard of the Lord is the house The Gospel of the Lord going about teaching everyone who of Israel. would listen how to treat one another See what’s happening to this vine. and care for the world, these powerful With your own hands you planted its roots. The Children’s Liturgy page is leaders were afraid of what Jesus was Lord God All-Powerful, make us strong telling the people got angry. They were again! Smile on us and save us. published one week in afraid that their power and leadership (R) The vineyard of the Lord is the house advance to allow RE teachers was going to be taken away from them of Israel. and that they would not have followers. and those taking the Children’s They were also very jealous of Jesus Second Reading Liturgy at weekly Masses to because the people were listening to Him Do these things, and the God of peace will be use, if they wish, this page as and not to them. So, just like in the first with you. A reading from the letter of Paul to the story, the renters killed the owner’s son, Philippians 4:6-9 an accompaniment to their so these leaders killed Jesus and hung Brothers and sisters, don’t worry about teaching materials Him on a Cross. anything, but pray about everything. 24 CELEBRATING LIFE SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday September 23 2011

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Priests weather the gales at the Gailes THE Scottish clergy golfers —who stayed the course. restarted their season with a Fr Boyd used all his local breezy afternoon on the course knowledge to finish two under at Glasgow Gailes Golf Club. par and notch 38 points, Their progress around the comfortably leading the field. course wasn’t always smooth Fr McNellis was the only due to a breeze that proved priest within touching distance, Fifty golden years of service overpowering to all but two finishing with 30 points, while players—local priest Fr Willie the chasing pack trailed in some Boyd and Fr Gerry McNellis way behind the leaders. By Dan McGinty was not passed unnoticed on this side of Canon Humphrey O’Mahony is joined by the water. parishioners after the Mass to celebrate the CANON Humphrey O’Mahony golden jubilee of his ordination to the marked his golden jubilee among his Delighted priesthood, which was held at Christ the King many friends from Motherwell Having served in numerous Motherwell in Holytown PIC: PAUL McSHERRY Celebrating Life Diocese and beyond at a celebration parishes, including St Columbkilles, of Mass at Christ the King, Holytown, Rutherglen, St Bridgid’s Newmains, St Do you have a special Motherwell. Patrick’s in Shotts and St Peter’s, Hamilton, Chapelhall and St Mark’s in Rutherglen. occasion from your parish Canon O’Mahony, a native of Canon O’Mahony is a well-known figure Following the Mass, a reception was held or a celebration at your Kilmichael, Macroom, in County Cork, in the diocese and was delighted to be in the canon’s honour and it was attended school that you wish to was ordained in Waterford on June 18, joined by priests from his deanery and by parishioners from all of his parishes. share with the SCO? If so, e- 1961. While he spent the 50th anniversary beyond and Bishop Joseph Devine. “It was wonderful to be surrounded by of his ordination with friends and family Canon O’Mahony served at Christ the so many great friends… with parishioners, mail our local news in Ireland, clergy and parishioners from King for more than 20 years. He joined the priests and even the bishop,” Canon editor Martin Dunlop: across Motherwell made sure the occasion parish after serving in St Aloysius O’Mahony said. [email protected]

Cardinal O’Brien helping group to SPRED the Word

CARDINAL Keith O’Brien celebrated Cardinal O’Brien was assisted in the commissioning Mass of SPRED, the celebration of Mass by altar for St Andrews and Edinburgh servers Rebeca Fonseca and Tanya Archdiocese, which was held at the Fakhoury, while SPRED catechists Gillis Centre in Edinburgh. and catechumen, along with SPRED SPRED provides volunteers with director Sr Cecilia Dowd, joined the training and materials required friends and supporters in the to establish communities of faith congregation. within their parishes for Catholics with disabilities. PICS: PAUL McSHERRY A joyous celebration of love and friendship

DAVID and Bridget McGhee blessed with many good friends. recently celebrated their 65th Failing health has meant that wedding anniversary. the couple are now housebound David and Bridget were but not to be deterred, their married in St Thomas’, friends and family, including Muirkirk on September 6, 1946. their son Fr Eddie McGhee, It was a beautiful day, even enjoyed a celebratory Mass at though it rained throughout. their home. The couple have been part of And despite the rain falling the fabric of parish life in as it did 65 years ago, the Cumnock since they moved family agreed that it was a there in 1950 and have been wonderful day.