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APRIL 2015 JOURNAL OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW 70p Ogilvie 400 Prayer across Glasgow pages 8 –9 Jean Vanier Spiritual champion pages 4 –5 Poorer but purer, Sin eclipsed we must rebuild by Son’s rising God’s household Archbishop sets out vision for diocese TASKED by Pope Francis By Vincent Toal to bring the joy of the Gospel to contemporary realism about available re - society, Archbishop Leo sources, at the heart of Archbishop Cushley’s pas - Cushley has set out his toral letter is an invitation to vision for the Arch- come closer to Jesus, to diocese of St Andrews deepen the encounter of faith and Edinburgh. through the Eucharist and strengthen the Church’s wit - Like Glasgow, which shares ness in society. some of its borders, the arch - diocese is facing up to the Rediscover changed pastoral realities with “It is not enough for us sim - fewer priests and declining ply to implement structural re - Sunday Mass attendance, yet organisation with heavy hearts the same number of churches or dull pragmatism,” he said. and parishes as 40 years ago. “We must set about rebuilding Within five years, God’s household with hope Edinburgh will only have and with joy. about 33 diocesan priests yet “We need to rediscover the has 111 parishes. While early Church’s vision of evan - 165,000 people within the dio - gelical holiness, missionary cese’s territory were identified fervour and commitment to as Catholic in the 2011 practical charity. Scottish Census, weekly “Like the Church of the first Be glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her, and from the gloom of sin, Sunday Mass attendance is few centuries, we are called to ablaze with light from her eternal King, leading them to grace less than 30,000. be poorer but purer, to cope with fewer material resources let all corners of the earth be glad, and joining them to his holy ones. Realism but at the same time increase knowing an end to gloom and darkness. In Glasgow, similar statis - our spiritual resources.” This is the night tics show some 44,000 attend - In January, the Archbishop This is the night that even now, throughout when Christ broke the prison-bars of death ing Sunday Mass out of an outlined proposals for amalga - the world, and rose victorious from the underworld. estimated Catholic population mating parishes from existing of 225,000 (2011 Census fig - clusters with a view to having sets Christian believers apart from worldly ure). While there are 90 six parishes in each of the five vices (From the Easter Proclamation) parishes – three closed in the deaneries. past year – there will be only While similar plans in 45 diocesan priests below re - Glasgow have involved wider I tirement age by 2025. ALSO INSIDE: Family Synod · General Election · Gorsilaure update · Youth 4 Life While reflecting practical Continued on page 2 2 NEWS APRIL 2015 • FLOURISH

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THE Passionist commu - APRIL 2015 St Mungo’s retreat, more suitable accommoda - Although its boundaries right, next door to St nity which has served St tion, it added: “The house has cover Townhead and Sight- diary Mungo’s Church Holy Thursday (2nd): Mungo’s parish, Town- become too big, almost im - hill, many people travel from Chrism Mass, St Andrew’s head, for 150 years is on possible to maintain and un - further afield to participate in the move. suitable for those who live in its sacramental ministry. As Cathedral (11am); Mass of it – especially the older men. well as daily Mass at 10am the Lord’s Supper, St But, while vacating their “Consequently, a new prop - and 12.15pm, there are ex - Andrew’s Cathedral (7pm) spacious ‘retreat’ next door to erty has been acquired in tended periods for confession St Mungo’s church for a more Bishopbriggs, where the and spiritual counsel in the Good Friday (3rd): Liturgy manageable property in priests serving the parish will morning and late afternoon of the Passion, St Andrew’s Bishopbriggs, the priests will live, while maintaining a con - every weekday. Cathedral (3pm) continue to serve the pastoral stant presence in St Mungo’s.” One of the oldest parishes in and spiritual needs of the While there are no immedi - the archdiocese, it was Holy Saturday (4th): Easter parish. ate plans for the extensive founded in 1850 and has been Vigil, St Andrew’s Cathedral In a joint letter from four-storey building and ad - served by the Passionist (8.30pm) Archbishop Philip Tartaglia joining halls, the Archbishop Congregation since 1865. and Fr Pat Duffy, Provincial and Provincial assured that Many well-known priests and Easter Sunday (5th): Mass Superior of the Passionists, “any plans which are consid - brothers have passed through of Easter Day, St Andrew’s parishioners were assured of ered will seek to ensure the the parish which has fostered Cathedral (12 noon) their on-going pastoral care pastoral welfare of the parish - its fare share of priestly and and the future well-being of ioners and of others who fre - religious vocations. Thursday 23rd: Mass of the parish. quent the parish”. As part of its long-estab - Thanksgiving for opening of “The present ‘retreat’ which Sitting on the northern edge lished social care ministry, the has served as the parish house of the city centre, close to the parish hall facilitates the St the new care home, Nazareth as well as the home of the Royal Infirmary and Mungo Day Centre which House, Cardonald (12noon) Passionist Community was Strathclyde University, St provides hospitality, friend - Friday 24th: Mass for built for another time,” the let - Mungo’s is one of the most ship and shared activities for ter stated. visited churches in the arch - older people within the ex - Primary 7 Pupils, St Explaining the need for diocese. tended neighbourhood. Andrew’s Cathedral (10.30am) Monday 27th: Mass for Rebuilding God’s household… Primary 7 Pupils, St Continued from page 1 Andrew’s Cathedral Archbishop suggested that “We ought to be able to that new voca - amalgamations could help offer richer communal prayer, tions to the (10.30am) discussions, the outcomes are create more vibrant parishes more frequently available con - priesthood and Wednesday 29th: Mass for likely to be much the same – with a more dynamic commu - fession, regular Eucharistic religious orders Primary 7 Pupils, St around five parishes within nal life including better spiri - adoration, and more focused will come, as po - each of present nine deaneries, tual and practical support for and better funded pastoral re - tential candi - Andrew’s Cathedral or a parish for every 5000 the young, the elderly and sources of all kinds which dates are drawn (10.30am) nominal Catholics and provi - families. would enable the parish to into a more vi - sion for chapels of ease. “Pulling together into fewer take a lead in local charitable brant commu - Thursday 30th: Archdiocese However, as with Glasgow, but more concentrated parish activity.” nity of spiritual, of Glasgow Mass to mark no conclusions have been centres will enable us to inten - Titled ‘We have found the pastoral and SCIAF’s 50th anniversary, St reached. sify our spiritual and evangel - Messiah’, reflecting St port and promote “an authen - evangelical life,” the Arch- Andrew’s Cathedral (7pm) “Contrary to speculation, no ical activity,” he said. Andrew’s encounter with tically Catholic vision” of bishop asserted. decisions have been taken and “The reduced number of Jesus, the pastoral letter marriage and the family, the In line with the extended no decisions will be taken parish centres need to become stresses the ongoing need for letter suggests young families period of reflection proposed until we’ve had a fully inclu - powerhouses of devotion, cat - “sound and structured catech - will welcome the “mutual re - by Archbishop Tartaglia, ‘We sive discussion across the echesis, care and outreach. By esis” especially for young inforcement that will come have found the Messiah’ Archdiocese,” Archbishop better deploying our priestly people who are called on to from being part of larger might prove a useful resource Forty Cushley stressed. “I want to resources we will also ensure bear witness to the faith in an parish communities” along - for parish groups in Glasgow. hours hear from everybody who has that parish life remains firmly increasingly post-Christian side other Catholic parents. Motherwell and Galloway adoration something to say.” rooted in the Eucharist and the culture. “It is from these renewed dioceses have embarked on At the same time, the sacraments. Proposing that parishes sup - sources of grace and growth similar reviews. Sunday 19th April

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On his departure, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia The appointment confirms In you we contemplate thanked him for his years the continuity between this The splendour of true of “resolute and dedicated year’s synod and the extra- love, service” to the Bishops’ ordinary meeting last October We turn to you with Conference. human dignity is respected at which the Archbishop of “John has provided through the promotion of Glasgow participated in his Archbishop Tartaglia meeting Pope Francis confidence. dedicated and energetic the basic rights that role as president of the at last year’s Extraordinary Synod Holy Family of Nazareth, service to the church in pertain to all of us.” Scottish Bishops’ Conference. Make our families, also, Scotland for 16 years and Looking back over a There had been speculation Places of communion and we wish him well in his period of “great political that another of Scotland’s and re-married, abandoned by arisen concerning Catholic cenacles of prayer, new role,” the Archbishop and parliamentary bishops might take part in the their spouse, co-habiting with- moral teaching” in the wake of said. change”, Mr Deighan upcoming meeting, as out being married, single par- last year’s synod. Authentic schools of the “His ability to skilfully thanked the Scottish Archbishop Tartaglia has been ents or same-sex attracted. While confirming their “un- Gospel, analyse political Bishops for their support at the last two synods. Bishop “There was a determination wavering fidelity to the tradi- And little domestic developments and track and friendship. John Keenan of Paisley has born of compassion to do tional doctrines regarding Churches. legislative changes has And he looked forward been ratified as substitute, if everything that can be done to marriage and the true meaning Holy Family of Nazareth been immensely helpful to to continued collaboration necessary. help these people and these of human sexuality,” the the Bishops’ Conference.” with the bishops in his new families, especially where priests added: “We commit May our families never Mr Deighan was role. Balance children are part of the situa- ourselves anew to the task of more experience appointed to the “The greatest human After last year’s discussions, tion,” Archbishop Tartaglia presenting this teaching in all Violence, isolation, and parliamentary officer post rights challenge of our the Archbishop acknowledged said. its fullness, while reaching out division: in June 1999, shortly after time is the right to life,” he the “controversial and divi- At the root of the Church’s with the Lord’s compassion to May anyone who was it was created to coincide said, pointing to the sive” nature of some issues and dilemma is ensuring faithful- those struggling to respond to with the re-establishment “outstanding” efforts made suggested that a “delicate ness to teaching and tradition the demands and challenges of wounded or scandalized of the Scottish Parliament. by SPUC to defend unborn agenda of unfinished work” while reaching out pastorally the Gospel in an increasingly Rapidly experience In a Flourish interview at children and those awaited the next synod. with the heart of Christ. secular society.” consolation and healing. the time, he defined his job threatened by the push to “Important matters of faith During his latest weekly au- Struggles Holy Family of Nazareth, as being a “gentle legalise euthanasia. and practice in respect of mar- dience in St Peter’s Square, May the upcoming Synod lobbyist” on behalf of the The 48 year-old, added: riage and human sexuality Pope Francis called for the In preparation for the Church. “I greatly look forward to were left in the balance,” he whole synod journey to be an- October synod, the Arch- of Bishops As a link between the leading the organisation as said. imated by the compassion of diocese of Glasgow issued a Re-awaken in all an Church and parliament, it continues its work in this The synod encouraged the Good Shepherd for his simple questionnaire to allow awareness liaising with MSPs and vital area. I am confident spouses who are living out the flock –“especially for persons people to express their joys Of the sacred character scrutinising issues from a there is much we can do to sacrament and covenant of and families that, for different and hopes, as well as struggles and inviolability of the Church perspective, his bring the justice of our marriage faithfully and well – reasons, are ‘troubled and and fears, for marriage and task was to make sure that cause to the attention of bringing children into the abandoned, like sheep without family life. family, the Church’s voice was our fellow citizens and our world, establishing life-giving a shepherd’.” It also focussed on the vo- Its beauty in the project heard “on matters of politicians.” and loving families. Last month, ten priests serv- cation of marriage and the en- of God. greatest concern”. The vacancy for Catholic At the same time it ex- ing within the Archdiocese of richment that family life gives Jesus, Mary and Joseph, He stated: “Our concern Church Parliamentary pressed “huge pastoral con- Glasgow were among almost to the mission of bearing wit- Hear and answer our is to see a more just and Officer is expected to be cern” and “an immense 500 clergy from across the ness to the Christian faith caring society, where advertised shortly. goodwill” for the many UK who signed a letter stating within society. prayer. Amen. Catholics who are divorced that “much confusion has

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In honour of his five decades of advocacy for peo - ple with disabilities, Vanier has been named the 2015 re - cipient of the Templeton Prize. The award is given annually Jean Vanier and Pope Francis FLOURISH • APRIL 2015 NEWS 5 Be living signs of God’s mercy, young encouraged A group of senior pupils nobody cares. Cardinal Tagle addressing from Glasgow’s John “When we are touched by the Flame 2 congress, and, those people, who have been Paul Academy were below, John Paul Academy wounded by the lack of among some 8000 young pupils heading off to London mercy, then we know that Catholics who took part only mercy can save human - in Flame 2 gathering at ity. Our hearts break when - Wembley Arena. ever someone says, ‘Nobody cares for me. I am alone.’ In a day of vibrant praise, “It is in this context that we quiet reflection and inspira - proclaim who God is.” tional talks, the young people were encouraged to live their Message faith by doing some definite To highlight the point, the service. Cardinal asked all the young Cardinal Luis Tagle, from people with a mobile phone to the Philippines, gave an in - send a simple message to their spiring talk on the mercy of friends – ‘Blessed are the mer - God and the joy of the Gospel. ciful!’ He urged his young audi - Baroness Sheila Hollins, ence to notice and marvel at former president of the British the many signs of mercy they Medical Association, spoke must see in their homes and about the mental health of parish communities, and to be youth. alert to the lack of mercy in She urged the young people the world today. to help their peers to “be the face of Jesus to others” and to Return embrace GRACE – Give, He joked that if he was God Receive, Active, Create, he would be quite forgiving Engage. but liable to rage and retribu - The 16 John Paul pupils – tion. They showed me their baby, a gave us hope, we will take all pursuing the Caritas Award But he taught that God is cute little boy, and there I care of this baby. 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They founding of L’Arche, there are families and friends in 82 are changed at a very deep 147 communities in 35 coun - countries. 6 FEATURE APRIL 2015 • FLOURISH Bringing greater purpose PURSUING the common good is a Christian obli - The massive turnout of voters at the gation and is expressed Scottish referendum indicated a in how we approach our renewed willingness to engage in role as voters as much politics and a deep-seated desire for as in our personal priori - more meaningful involvement in shaping Ethical foundations ties. society. With the General Election just a It is vital to find better ways month away, there is a chance to build EACH generation, as it seeks solutions to complex social of talking about many funda - to advance the common and ethical problems has mental questions facing us on that engagement towards shaping a good, must ask anew: what been illustrated all too today. We need a richer justi - more just, equitable and caring society. are the requirements that clearly by the global fication for the state, a better In a detailed letter, Who is my governments may financial crisis. There is account of the purposes of reasonably impose upon widespread agreement that government, and a more seri - neighbour?, the Bishops of the Church citizens, and how far do they the lack of a solid ethical ous way of talking about taxa - of England have provided a challenging extend? By appeal to what foundation for economic tion. authority can moral activity has contributed to Decent answers to the ques - critique of the shallow, consumer-led dilemmas be resolved? the grave difficulties now tions facing the nation will politics of modern Britain while calling These questions take us being experienced by only emerge when politicians for new direction and fresh moral vision, directly to the ethical millions of people start to promote a dialogue foundations of civil throughout the world. with the people about a worth - underpinned by concern for neighbour discourse. If the moral Just as every economic while society. reflecting a spirit of community. 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Debt and a humane Welfare among top priorities economy It has been widely observed JUSTICE and Peace Scotland that the greatest burdens of was formed in 1979, shortly austerity have not been born after the accession of by those with the broadest Margaret Thatcher as UK shoulders – that is, those who Prime Minister. enjoy a wide buffer zone be - From the moment she fore they fall into real need. arrived on the steps of Those whose margin of mate - Downing Street quoting the rial security was always nar - ‘prayer of St Francis’, she row have not been adequately served as a role model – in protected from the impact of reverse. recession. Every policy, whether of It is good that unemploy - work or unemployment, defence and nuclear ment has not risen as high as weapons, increasing inequality and poverty, Members of Justice and was predicted, or as high as foreign relations with unsavoury regimes like Peace commissions from past experience suggested it South Africa, as well as a disregard for the would. Worklessness has long effects of these policies on people, gave across Europe gathered in been acknowledged as corro - Justice and Peace an agenda of opposition. Glasgow in early March for sive of human dignity and Mrs Thatcher was someone who thought their annual general sense of identity. that the Good Samaritan could only be But instead we have seen compassionate because he could afford the secretaries meeting. The the burgeoning of in-work cost of a place at the inn. sessions were held in the poverty – people who, despite Over the years, the issues changed but the described in terms that imply power of nuclear weaponry working hard, cannot earn root problems remained the same. These can archdiocesan offices and they are undeserving, depend - that few politicians seem will - enough to live decently. The usefully be understood under the terms included a round table ent, and ought to be self-suffi - ing to trust the electorate with market can, and does, allow hegemony or domination. discussion on nationalism cient, it deters others from a real debate about the mili - wages to rise and fall in re - I mean the attempt, not only to assert offering the informal, neigh - tary capacity we need in the sponse to demand and supply. dominance for a particular economic, political and populism in politics bourly support which could world of today. But human lives are not infi - or cultural ideology; but the attempts to get across Europe. TIM DUFFY, ease some of the burden of nitely flexible in the way the those who are subject to the domination to welfare on the state. Migration price mechanism expects, and collaborate by accepting it. research officer of the This is why it is important We need a new political people cannot live properly The resulting worldview is seen as natural, Scottish J&P commission, to move away from the focus story that will enable the peo - when their work brings in too normative and beneficial for everyone, rather highlighted some concerns on the individual to a richer ple of Britain to articulate who little to sustain dignity. than as artificial social constructs that benefit narrative of the person in com - they are, what they want to be - only the ruling class. and how they might be munity. come and how they will work The campaign ahead Undeniably, Scotland and each of the addressed If, as they say, it takes a vil - together to live virtuously as It is at the heart of our dem - countries here can point to their own culture lage to raise a child, then the well as prosperously. ocratic process that people which form the basis of our personal and Peace is not based on party loyalties or single mother who cannot face The way we talk about mi - hold candidates to account, social interactions. Yet even those policies. Yet the gospel stricture on serving the stresses of motherhood gration, with ethnically identi - cutting beneath the jargon and designations of ‘country’ or ‘nation’ are social two masters seems to be about establishing alone need not fear isolation fiable communities being “on-message” glibness. constructs which are themselves the current priorities. or carry an impossible burden. treated as “the problem” has, The advice of St Paul in his balance and historical residue of dominant Recently, following the initiative of the If the care of severely dis - deliberately or inadvertently, letter to the Philippians may hegemonies. European network, Justice and Peace Scotland abled people, the terminally ill created an ugly undercurrent help to defend us against the These days, ‘nationalism’ tends to be a bad has engaged in dialogue with government and or people with dementia was of racism in every debate temptations of apathy, cyni - word, with no shortage of historical examples. others on the issue of youth unemployment, in shared in the context of a sup - about immigration. Crude cism and blame, and instead Yet we need to be careful to discriminate a the overall context of the campaign for a living portive network of friends, stereotyping is incompatible seek a better politics for a bet - valid and fruitful cultural nationalism from the wage, as well as involvement in local neighbours and allies, the fear with a Christian understanding ter nation. dominating nationalism of hegemonic economic forums. of being a burden on others of human social relationships. Whatever is true, whatever superiority. Political nationalism is only one We are also involved in looking at the issue would not lead so many to un - We need a dialogue about is honourable, whatever is form of an ideology of domination. of non-violence and the pursuit of peace in a dervalue their own life, even migration which ceases to use just, whatever is pure, what - The economic transnationalism of finance country wedded to militarism and nuclear to the point of seeking to end people as political cyphers and ever is pleasing, whatever is and banking is far more powerful and deterrence. it. looks instead at who is being commendable, if there is any influential than many countries. It brings with Socially and culturally we are concerned asked to bear the cost of rapid excellence and if there is any - it a cultural transnationalism of the Coke and with the idolatry of cultural values which are The community of social change and what re - thing worthy of praise, think McDonald’s variety, as does the influence of made absolute, to the detriment of human nations sources they need. about these things. all forms of media. dignity, excluding those who do not fit. Our politicians have been These elements work together to coordinate This has long been a focus of our work, reluctant to talk openly with the pursuit of status, wealth and power particularly with regard to the meaning of the electorate about Britain’s I IN the prevailing culture, which bombards us regardless of human cost. welfare in our society; our particular work relationships around the priority is given to the indiscriminately with data – The response of Justice and Peace Scotland with refugees and asylum seekers and their world, the realignments of outward, the immediate, the all treated as being of equal has been to emphasise and encourage families; as well as recent work on human global power, a realistic role visible, the quick, the importance – and which initiatives for fair trade as part of a spiritual trafficking. in securing a stable and peace - superficial and the leads to remarkable examination of our own lifestyle. At the centre of our work is the tradition of ful world order and the tools provisional. What is real superficiality in the area of The mid-nineteenth century philosopher Catholic Social Teaching and the effort to we would need for the job. gives way to appearances. moral discernment. Thomas Carlyle, when asked the population of make it more available and accessible. It is no The sheer scale of indis - The process of In response, we need to England replied: “Thirty million people, mostly use having a tradition of teaching if there are criminate destructive power secularization tends to provide an education which fools”. no students and practitioners. Rather than represented by nuclear reduce the faith and the teaches critical thinking and Not perhaps the most charitable response, teaching it might be useful to see the tradition weapons such as Trident was Church to the sphere of the encourages the development but I am reminded that for the classical as formation in its full sense. only justifiable, if at all, by ap - private and personal. By of mature moral values. Athenians, an ‘idiot’ was someone who only As Christians, we know that our Kingdom is peal to the principle of mutu - completely rejecting the An authentic faith – which cared about his own interests (idios) and had not of this world. And yet we must make our ally assured destruction. transcendent, it has is never comfortable or no interest in the common good. way in a world which needs to find the means Shifts in the global strategic produced a growing completely personal – always The political involvement of Justice and of coexistence. realities mean that the tradi - deterioration of ethics, a involves a deep desire to tional arguments for nuclear weakening of the sense of change the world, to transmit ‘It is time to devise a means for building consensus and agreement while seeking the goal of a deterrence need re-examining. personal and collective sin, values, to leave this earth just, responsive and inclusive society. The principal author, the historic subject of this process, is The presence of such destruc - and a steady increase in somehow better than we the people as a whole and their culture, and not a single class, minority, group or elite. We do not tive capacity pulls against any relativism. found it. need plans drawn up by a few for the few, or an enlightened or outspoken minority which claims international sense of shared We are living in an Pope Francis, to speak for everyone. It is about agreeing to live together, a social and cultural pact.’ community. information-driven society Evangelii Gaudium (Evangelii Gaudium, 239) But such is the talismanic 8 FEATURE APRIL 2015 • FLOURISH Friendship, st

The faithful who live in Scotland are solemnly celebrating the fourt centenary of the martyrdom of St John Ogilvie SJ. This distinguished man born into a Calvinist family, converted to th Catholic faith in his youth. Later, he entered the Society of Jesus and having been ordained priest, zealously exercised the pastoral care of souls, first in Austria and in France, then returning to his homeland where he had care of t spiritual journey of his fellow countrymen; until, under King James V he was imprisoned and sentenced to death. He won the glorious palm of martyrdom at the scaffold on 10th Ma 1615 in Glasgow. Our blessed predecessor Paul VI canonised him on October 1976 and confirmed the importance of his witness as an imitator of Christ for the faithful of our age. On the occasion of this anniversary, especially important in Scotlan and above all the Archdiocese of Glasgow, pastoral initiatives are bei taken so that everyone – mindful of the example of this martyr – sho Picture by Paul McSherry be prompted to a renewed faith, hope and charity, and to zealous discipleship in the life of Christ. We pray that everyone mindful of the witness of St John Ogilvie an so many Christians should show fresh strength and zeal in L A month-long programme of prayer, talks and theatre was wholehearted love for the Church of Christ and the Gospel and held at Holy Cross, Croy. Archbishop emeritus Mario Conti celebrated Mass with the parish community on Sunday 2 outstanding devotion of faith in today's world. March at the end of which he blessed a banner depicting St Pope Francis’ message delivered by Cardinal Murphy O’Connor John Ogilvie.

M The parish of St Jude and St John Ogilvie, Barlanark, HE wasn’t there in person, but By Vincent Toal celebrated the Feast Day Mass of their co-patron on Pope Francis made his pres - Wednesday 11 March with Archbishop Philip Tartaglia joining ence felt in Glasgow at the cel - eve of the feast, at which a num Fr Paul Gargaro and the community. The parish incudes the ebrations marking the 400th of Church of Scotland ministers, area of Easterhouse where John Fagan, whose cure from anniversary of the martyrdom Episcopal Bishop of Glasgow cancer led to the martyr’s canonisation, lived with his wife leaders of other Christian commu Mary and their family. of St John Ogilvie. ties were present on the sanctuar His personal envoy, Cardinal The Archbishop thanked them Cormac Murphy O’Connor con - cerely for coming and helping veyed the Pope’s message with “the heal the memories from a more tr language of the heart”, inviting the bled time in Scotland’s history. Church in Scotland to show “fresh In his homily, Fr Dermot Pres strength and zeal” in their love for SJ, provincial of the British Jesu Christ and the Gospel. conveyed an evocative message But it was the Pope’s February the style of a letter from Fr J L Members of the Legion of Mary gathered at Glasgow Cross meeting with the Moderator of the Ogilvie. – the place of John Ogilvie’s martyrdom – at 4pm, the time of General Assembly of the Church of his death. They prayed the Rosary, remembering that the saint Scotland, Rt Rev John Chalmers, Point to threw his rosary into the crowd – an action which triggered and his words on the “ecumenism of Reflecting on martyrdom, he s the spiritual conversion of a Hungarian visitor to Glasgow in martyrdom”, which set the tone for “A Christian can never be some 1615. the commemoration. who brings destruction on anothe This was acknowledged by the name of Christ. Archbishop Philip Tartaglia who, in - “Christians must act as witnes M Pupils from St Thomas Primary and St Timothy’s Primary in spired by the Pope’s remarks, pre - who are prepared to give up their Glasgow’s east end commemorated the 400th. anniversary of sented John Ogilvie as a “saint for so that others may live. St. John Ogilvie's martyrdom by showing their own youthful Scotland and martyr for all “We must work for a time w commitment to faith. The joined the parish community of St Christians”. people might come and ask to sh Thomas and St Bernadette, Riddrie, at Mass on the Saint’s The context of his initial remarks me a martyr and we can point to o Feast and performed a short drama on his life. was the service of Vespers in St selves rather than a shrine or a p Aloysius church, Garnethill, on the trait.”

Members of the Fagan family bring up the gifts at Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral FLOURISH • APRIL 2015 FEATURE 9 trength, zeal mark Ogilvie anniversary th Ecumenical Vespers in St Aloysius, Garnethill Pictures by Paul McSherry Warmth of welcome he THANK YOU so much for martyrs or as Protestant including me in the service martyrs but as Christian to mark the 400th martyrs and to see in their the anniversary of the correct historical martyrdom of St John perspective the passions I, Ogilvie. and errors which led I felt that the warmth of Christians to make martyrs rch the welcome offered by of each other. 17 Archbishop Tartaglia was The truth that no true so deep and genuine and Christian destroys another, the sense that we are all which was so clearly and nd, Christians together was powerfully articulated, is very powerful. Never one we all need to affirm. ing before have I felt so at Quite apart from all that, uld home in and part of an I thought the whole service ostensibly Roman Catholic was beautiful – excellent service. This truly trans- music, well-chosen words d cended denominational and the feeling of being boundaries. together with hundreds of I also valued learning a other people in worship – bit about St John Ogilvie all combined to make it a himself and I now have a very special occasion. real appreciation for what he means to all of Rev Alexander Horsburgh Scotland. It is such a gift Dalkeith: St Nicholas to be able to appreciate Buccleuch Parish Church While St Aloysius’ houses years ago “in a positive and Encouraged by these re - He added: “If the goal of the martyrs not as Catholic the national shrine to St John hopeful way” which might marks from almost 40 years ecumenical movement, full mber Ogilvie, St Andrew’s promote growth and under - ago, Archbishop Tartaglia ob - visible communion, escapes the Cathedral is home to Peter standing among Christians in served: “The reality is that us still and seems as far away and Howson’s portrait of his mar - Scotland. Western Christianity has frag - as ever, there is a very real and A large number of young the poor and needy, and jus - uni - tyrdom. And it was in the As well as the remarks of mented. We live with confes - effective ecumenism of people also took part in the tice for the oppressed. ry. cathedral that the Feast Day Pope Francis on martyrs be - sional divisions which appear friendship, prayer, witness and Mass where the Archbishop “These graces – people of sin - Mass was celebrated on the longing to all Christians, he more or less insurmountable, service which is a great good encouraged them in living faith, young people open to g to evening of Tuesday 10 March. found inspiration in the words and do not look like changing and which keeps the hope out their faith. God’s presence and call – rou - The packed congregation, of Pope Paul VI at John any time soon. alive. “We really need the har - these are the spiritual gifts drawing people from across Ogilvie’s canonisation in “Ecumenical relations be - vest to continue to grow,” he and graces on which we ston Scotland, reflected the love 1976, which he was present at Friendship tween the churches teach us said. “A harvest of faith and have always depended and uits, that people have for St John as a young priest. “At the same time, we thank how to live and express our of prayer, of family life, of on which rest the future of e in Ogilvie, Archbishop Tartaglia Pope Paul spoke of St John God that we do not treat each baptismal unity with prayer, vocations to the priesthood the Church and of Christian ohn suggested. Ogilvie as “having heroically other any more like the way dialogue, shared witness in the and religious life, of service life.” “In a time marked by rela - contributed with his sacrifice people like John Ogilvie were name of peace and justice, and of witness, concern for tivism, by an aversion to to the task of claiming reli - treated at that time. And we common service to the poor speak the truth of faith, and by gious freedom for civilisa - should remember that at the and needy, and with huge aid: what sociologists call ‘low in - tion”. time of the Reformation, there courtesy and friendship.” eone tensity religion’, St John were Protestants who died for Ahead of the anniversary, er in Ogilvie and the martyrs re - Respect their faith too both in Scotland Archbishop Tartaglia, mind us that there is a line that “Far from being a symbol of and elsewhere.” Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor ¥ K N I G H T S O F S T C O L U M B A ¥ sses they will not cross and that civil or spiritual discord,” he Contrasting those times of and Cardinal Sean Brady had 6(59( *2' %< 6(59,1* 27+(56 life faithfulness to Christ is non- said, “John Ogilvie softens persecution – in which it was accompanied young people negotiable even at the cost of our unhappy recollection of “a miracle that the Catholic from St Mungo’s Academy, St The Life & Martyrdom hen their lives,” he added. violence or of the abuse of au - Church survived anywhere in Aloysius College and how The Archbishop admitted thority towards religion,” and Scotland” – with today, the Glasgow and Strathclyde uni - of St John Ogilvie our - that he had thought long and will “help us to resolve reli - Archbishop pointed to the versities in praying at por - hard about how to speak about gious disputes in the direction constant need “to discern Glasgow Cross, the place of the tumultuous events of 400 of mutual respect”. God’s unfolding purpose”. John Ogilvie’s martyrdom. A Catholic Lecture

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She made treat - been heroic in virtue – a move who went to Heaven, and 550 nuns in Ireland, Scotland, ing disease a key responsibil - which may lead to her being FRANCISCAN Dives the self-absorbed rich England, Zambia, Nigeria, ity of the Sisters of Charity. declared a saint. VOCATION man. USA and Australia. In 1833, she renovated an Faith award at St Flannan’s CHILDREN from St Flannan’s Thinking about Life Choices? Primary in Kirkintilloch pursuing the Pope Francis Award used the season of Lent to deepen their involvement in the life of the parish community. Fr Paul Milarvie gave a special welcome to the P6 pupils when they joined the rest of the school and parish community at Mass on the first Friday in March. 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Is God calling you CONGREGATION OF to a life of silence and solitude THE WHITE FATHERS ALEXIAN BROTHERS within a community of fellow seekers? (Missionaries of Africa) The Cistercian monks at Nunraw Abbey The Alexian Brothers, as followers of Jesus the THE PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION Healer, dedicate their lives toserving the sick and offer such an opportunity. invite you to attend the for those on the margins of society. They do this with With them you can praise God Annual Mass the support of prayer and community life. through the psalms and liturgy DECEASED MEMBERS at set times during the day. You will have time to study the ways AND WHITE FATHERS of God and to meet God in your on lectio divina. And, you will find work SUNDAY 19thAPRIL 2015 at 12 noon that will keep body and soul together. At the Community House If you have good reason to believe God may be calling you 9 MILRIG ROAD, RUTHERGLEN to be a monk, write to: Telephone: IsJesuscalling you? Vocation Director, Nunraw Abbey Email: [email protected] Tel: 00353 94 937 6996 HADDINGTON, EH41 4LW, Scotland 0141 647 3800 / 0141 613 0209 Or email: [email protected] www.alexianbrothers.ie ?Scottish Charity No SCO22611 ALL VERY WELCOME FLOURISH • APRIL 2015 VOCATIONS 13 Vocations vigil Teresa of Avila’s lasting example

ON the 500th anniversary Pope wrote that it is providen - of St Teresa of Avila's tial that the anniversary of the birth, Pope Francis saint’s birth should coincide with the Year of Consecrated praised the Spanish Life. mystic and reformer for St Teresa of Avila, he said, her witness of self-gift to “shines as a sure and attractive God. model of total self-giving to God.” “How much goodness does Born on 28 March 1515 in the testimony of her consecra - Avila, Spain, St Teresa is known I A vigil of prayer for vocations to the priesthood will be held in tion – born directly from the as a mystic and reformer. Turnbull Hall, Glasgow University Catholic chaplaincy on Friday 1 encounter with Christ, her ex - Entering the Carmelite May from 7 –11pm. It will begin with Mass celebrated by perience of prayer as continu - order in 1535, she became dis - Archbishop Tartaglia. ous dialogue with God, and illusioned by the laxity of One of Glasgow’s younger priests, Fr Gerry Walsh will give one her community life, rooted in monastic life within the clois - of the reflections during the vigil which will include adoration, the motherhood of the Church ter, and committed herself to music and prayer. – do for us!” the Pope said. reforming the order. She is Carmelite sisters at prayer At the moment, Glasgow has only one seminarian at the Scots In a letter addressed to Fr considered one of the founders College, Rome. Last month, the college received a visit from Xavier Cannistrà, superior of the Discalced Carmelites. Archbishop Wong (pictured), the secretary for seminaries at the general of the Order of During her lifetime, St. She believed that continu - us to a great undertaking, to Vatican Congregation for Clergy. Discalced Carmelites, the Teresa wrote several impor - ous prayer – even when dis - see the world with the eyes of tant works on the spiritual life, tracted – had value. Christ, to seek what he seeks such as Interior Castle and “The saint asks us to be and to love what he loves.” The Way of Perfection . steadfast, faithful, even in Warning against the danger Crossroads and choices Canonized 40 years after her times of dryness, personal dif - of individualism in religious death in 1622, she was de - ficulties or urgent needs that life, Pope Francis said that NO-ONE, surely, likes to think of their life- By Fr Peter Knott SJ clared as one of the first fe - call us,” the Pope suggested Teresa commends those living journey as simply moving along fixed, pre- male doctors of the Church in He commended her as a in community to place them - determined lines until the destination planned uncertain of which way to go forward. 1970 by Pope Paul VI. “tireless communicator of the selves at the service of others, long-ago is reached. As a result of their conversation, Jesus Describing her as “primar - Gospel,” at a time when the with a humility consisting of This is why crossroads are important – a offers him the possibility of becoming a ily a teacher of prayer,” Pope Church was in the midst of “self-acceptance, awareness place to pause, consider our options, and then disciple, but also spells out something of what Francis said that “the discov - difficulties. of one’s own dignity, mission - set out on the path we have now freely that will cost. He doesn’t pressurise the man; ery of Christ’s humanity was “Even today the saint opens ary courage, gratitude and chosen. the choice is to be his alone. central to her experience.” new horizons for us, she calls trust in God.” But if crossroads offer choice, they also In reading this passage, we tend to jump to offer the possibility of making a mistake. At a the end, where the man rejects Jesus’ crossroads, we need to be particularly invitation because in his case it means confident of the relinquishing all his We direction we want to wealth. As a result, go in. we are told, he goes One source of away sadly. Franciscan encouragement here But stay at the is that we have an crossroads itself for Missionary ability to learn from a moment, the our mistakes. moment when the Our faith holds man first hears the Sisters for that God can turn invitation, and is mistakes into pondering how to experiences that respond. Africa invite you to participate with us will, in the long-run, At this point, Mark in serving the poor and needy and benefit us. God never allows one door to close offers a significant detail: ‘Jesus, looking at bringing about the Kingdom of God. without opening others. him, loved him.’ In Mark’s gospel, Jesus encounters a rich As you consider any decisions facing you, An Apostolic Missionary Congregation man who is searching for deeper meaning in imagine what it felt like to experience Jesus’ of women religious founded by life. The man finds himself at a crossroads, loving look. Mother Kevin Kearney from Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland and serving in various African countries since 1903. 2XU)RXQGUHVVZLWKDJURXSRI¿YH other sisters set sail for Uganda in 1903 responding to God’s invitation – “Go out to the whole world.” Presently in Ireland, England, Like great Loyola Scotland, USA, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, you exchanged Zimbabwe and South Sudan. your sword for Women of faith in a community of Jesus’ chivalry; love, joy and simplicity. 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They married in New Gaudium Pope Francis you and me – are trying to in Helens burgh after a life on York in 1949. states that “there are make their way through a nar - the road as the wife of A talented linguist, fluent row mountain pass which is United States ambassador in German and Russian, Christians whose lives the entrance to heaven. Francis J Meehan. Frank entered the US Foreign seem like Lent without One is immediately struck She lived in 23 different Service, specialising in Easter”. by the faces at the head of the ing and evangelization. It is evolve, may it move only in houses and embassies from Eastern European and queue: all are simply aglow prayer that puts our life into the direction in which your the USA to Eastern Europe, Communist affairs. “An evangeliser,” he insists, with joy. true focus. It enables us to see Holy Spirit is leading it…” but never forgot her His diplomatic postings “must never look like some - Then you notice what a life with not just sensory per - While, from the outset, Clydeside roots where she included Hungary – where one who has just come back motley bunch these new ce - ception, but with inner vision. Gorsilaure received enormous always came back to. the Meehans were friends of from a funeral”. lestial citizens are. Many rank Through prayer we come to support, it also had to with - Alongside her husband, Cardinal József Mindszenty, My reading of Evangelii among our world’s poorest know Jesus, who is alive and stand a lot of attack – we were she brought up and arranged who had spent eight years in Gaudium reminded me of a and most marginalised and not accompanying us through life not doing things the correct the education of their four prison for his opposition to set of enormous murals on the a few had probably resorted to – a very different matter from way! children, entertained and Communism – before outside wall of a retreat centre whatever it took to get by in knowing about Jesus. Prayer The sheer urgency of the cooked for diplomats and serving as ambassador in in the Congo. The artist who life. enables us to choose not to be need to which we were re - guests, during 66 years of Czechoslovakia, East painted them has portrayed his However, the overriding overwhelmed by adversity, sponding required that we did marriage. Germany and Poland during impression of the Parousia – impression is that they have because, thanks to Jesus, all things in as direct a way as Born in Yoker, the third of the 1980s. the return of Jesus in glory at big and generous hearts. evil will be overcome. possible. eight children of Patrick and The eyes of the world the end of time. Pope Francis’ depiction of Authentic Christian living is Being a Christian may de - Annie Kearns, Margaret was were on Eastern Europe Although created more than what it means to be a Christian not so much about the forma - mand that one be prepared to educated at Our Holy during that decade, and 20 years ago, the artist could is in complete contrast to the tion we receive from learning stand alone – and not least Redeemer primary and Margaret was there to give have been inspired by the “save the status quo” mental - to jump through hoops and when the stolid establishment secondary schools in unstinting support to her message Pope Francis issued ity. tick the right boxes: it is about wants to stymie life and love. Clydebank. husband. When travelling in 2013, so much do their un - Being a Christian is a far re - the transformation we un - The Gorsilaure Prayer con - Her siblings included Fr with her husband on official derstandings of the Gospel co - move from a life of emotion - dergo when we live close to cludes: “May each of us be in - Hugh, priest of Glasgow and engagements, she met world incide. less exactitude. It is the Jesus. strumental in making our army chaplain, and Jim, a leaders including Pope John In no uncertain terms, the dynamic reality of living, Experience has taught me word a better place through popular teacher at St Paul II. A talented host and Pope is telling us to get real. under the influence of the that opting to follow the our prayerful and practical Patrick’s High, Dumbarton. good conversationalist, she Our lives have to radiate the Holy Spirit, in vibrant rela - promptings of the Holy Spirit solidarity with our sisters and Margaret and her future was at ease in any company. joy which springs from a real tionship with Jesus, the com - is not always the easiest brothers who are victims of spouse were part of a happy Latterly, having come personal relationship with plement of which is loving choice. The most outstanding war, poverty and injustice”. and talented circle of friends home to Scotland, she was Jesus, the corollary of which outreach to others. examples relate to the From the start, Gorsilaure from church, school and debilitated by a stroke and is real solidarity with the poor. Prayer is absolutely essen - Gorsilaure Project. has been a back-up project university, whose shared the onset of Alzheimer’s. The characters in the paint - tial for authentic Christian liv - Having no blueprint for the whose message to our friends interests included hill- Throughout, she was cared project, in its early days we re - in the Congo has always been walking, music, football and for by her devoted husband ally had to pray, put our trust decide for yourselves what tennis. Frank had been born up to the moment of her At the end of 2014, with the fundraising and provide in God and submit the project needs to be done and do it in in New Jersey but had death on Sunday 15 March. retirement of stalwart ongoing support to the to the Gamaliel test – that, if it your own way; we shall give returned home to Clydebank Requiem Mass for volunteers, concern was orphanage, school, farming were not of God, it would dis - you all the support we can. with his mother who was Margaret Meehan will be voiced that the life-saving schemes and training integrate of its own accord. It has meant that in one for - homesick. celebrated in St Joseph’s, initiatives that Gorsilaure facilities managed by Fr We prayed the Gorsilaure gotten corner of our world a The couple were courting Helensburgh, at 10am on had set in motion over the Simon Lumbela in Congo. Prayer together before setting difference is being made. 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