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Scotland Braced for a Spiritual Samba CARNOUSTIE PARISHIONER, 95, Archbishop Emeritus Conti leads his last whom Sir Chris Hoy calls GLAS GOW ARCHDIOCESAN Lourdes ‘Uncle Andy,’ inspires the next pilgrimage. St Aloysius pupils time grotto generation at St Anne’s parish. Page 7 visit to coincide. Pages 22-23 No 5480 www.sconews.co.uk Friday August 17 2012 | £1 POOR CLARES’ RICH HISTORY OF SERVING THE CHURCH Cardinal Keith O’Brien says a few words in the grounds of the Poor Clare Monastery in Bothwell after celebrating a Mass to mark the religious order’s 800th anniversary. For more on the celebrations, see page 5 PIC: PAUL McSHERRY Scotland braced for a spiritual samba I Young Catholics throughout the country prepare to stage their own World Youth Day next summer By Martin Dunlop will be a fantastic event for young Catholics to the football World Cup in the summer of 2014. are part of the universal Church and it is a life-long participate in. Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen intends to lead experience for young people. We want to bring a YOUNG Catholics from across the country “For hundreds of thousands of young Catholics a WYD pilgrimage to Brazil from his own diocese bit of that to the young people of Scotland.” have been invited to their own World Youth called together from all over the world by the Holy next summer and some smaller Scottish groups are Ms Riddoch added that she hopes Scotland’s Day in Scotland next summer. Father, World Youth Day is a youthful festival of also expected to attend the event in Rio de Janeiro. Rio will provide young Scottish Catholics with ‘as World Youth Day 2013—Scotland’s Rio will faith in Jesus Christ, exuberant, joyful and some- Due to the financial implications of taking groups wide and broad an experience of the Church as run July 25-28, in conjunction with the interna- how at the same time devout and deeply reli- of young people to Brazil in a time of economic reces- possible’ and also ‘the chance to celebrate their tional event in the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro gious,” he said. “Young people who come to sion, however, CYSS is organising the Scotland’s Rio own country and their Faith together.’ and will provide an opportunity for young Scot- Scotland’s Rio next July will tap into a unique and event to give more young people here the oppor- The four-day Scotland’s Rio event will be open tish Catholics who cannot make it to Brazil to join unforgettable experience of Church and culture, tunity to enjoy something very close to the WYD to 14-25 year olds, and Scotland’s young Catholics together and explore their Faith, pray together and faith and friendship, liturgy and life.” experience. will find out more details in the coming weeks and to experience a little of the magic of a World Youth months about how to apply courtesy of their dioce- Day (WYD) event. WYD experience Scotland’s Rio san youth officers. World Youth Day—which was founded by Blessed Christine Riddoch, chairwoman of CYSS, said Wednesday afternoon’s launch began with the Plans unveiled John Paul II, and first took place in Rome in 1986— that the Scottish event will try to follow a ‘very celebration of Mass for the Feast of the Assump- As the SCO went to press, the Catholic Youth is observed every summer by young Catholics similar programme’ to the international WYD tion at St Mirin’s Cathedral. Ms Riddoch high- Service Scotland (CYSS) was preparing to unveil worldwide, though a larger international gathering gathering and will include opening and closing lighted that Blessed John Paul II had ‘made it clear plans for the event at St Mirin’s Cathedral, Paisley of Catholics from around the world is normally held Masses, Catechesis sessions, Reconciliation and that the feast is part of the WYD celebrations’ and on Wednesday afternoon. every three years. Last August saw more than one Stations of the Cross, which has become a hugely that the CYSS was, therefore, keen to launch Scot- Archbishop-elect Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow, million pilgrims, including many Scottish Catholics, symbolic part of the WYD programme. land’s Rio on the feast day. the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland’s representa- gather in the Spanish capital, Madrid, for a week- “When it became clear that not many groups from WYD 2013 will take place in Rio de Janeiro tive working with the CYSS on next year’s Scot- long celebration, which culminated in a huge Scotland would be able to attend Rio we decided we from July 23-28. The theme for next year’s event tish event at Stirling University, was at the launch. open-air Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI. wanted to give the young people of Scotland their is: Go and make disciples of all nations. Archbishop-elect Tartaglia, who attended WYD The next event in Rio de Janeiro has been brought own WYD experience,” Ms Riddoch said. “The 2008 in Sydney, Australia, believes Scotland’s Rio forward by a year as Brazil is the host nation for WYD experience brings home to all of us that we I [email protected] PAISLEY DIOCESE CATHOLIC MIDWIVES’ SITE OF ST DONNAN’S gets a glorious appeal against martyrdom may day for its annual requirement to have been found Diocesan Lourdes supervise abortions by archaeological trip to Carfin set for January dig on Eigg PILGRIMAGE HISTORIC FIND HISTORIC Page 2 Page 3 APPEAL MIDWIVES Page 4 visit www.sconews.co.uk SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 PICTURE NEWS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday August 17 2012 Archbishop-elect Tartaglia annointed the ASMANY as 800 people from sick and led the Blessed Sacrament across Paisley Diocese attended the procession at the Paisley Diocesan Lourdes diocesan Lourdes Day at Carfin Paisley Lourdes day at Carfin Day in Carfin PICS: TOM EADIE Grotto on Sunday. Archbishop-elect Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow, formerly Bishop of Paisley, led “If I have done anything as Bishop of Rosary of the Blessed Virgin—will never promise? Do we choose an easier path? Paisley Diocese but are based inArica, clergy and parishioners from the diocese Paisley, I have tried to point you always let us down, will never be out of fashion, Do we try to accommodate to achieve the Chile.At the time of the pilgrimage the at the pilgrimage to Scotland’s national to the person of Jesus Christ and to a will always be full of spiritual depth and widest possible acceptance? We do what priests were back in Scotland attending shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes for the deeper faith in Him,” he said. “This is the richness, and will always lead us to theApostles and the faithful disciples did. family events and were delighted to final time before his installation as Arch- message of today’s Gospel. This is the Christ.” We follow Peter. We follow the Succes- join the Paisley pilgrims for a day of bishop of Glasgow next month. meaning of the Eucharist which we cele- Referring to the messages in the 6th sor of Peter. celebration. Pilgrims were blessed with some fine brate and receive so often as our spiritual chapter of the Gospel according to John, “We follow the Pope and the bishops weather and enjoyed an outdoor Mass in food and drink. the bishop said that ‘there will be times in communion with him. With them, we the afternoon, including theAnointing of “This is the message of Lourdes which when even our own brothers and sisters put our entire trust in Jesus.” I Archbishop-elect Tartaglia will cele- the Sick, and a Marian Procession. we pray in the mysteries of the holy in the Church will be embarrassed and Among the diocesan clergy celebrat- brate a farewell Mass with Catholics of Speaking to pilgrims during his hom- Rosary. scandalised by the Church’s faith and ing at the pilgrimage were two brothers Paisley Diocese on September 3 at ily at the Mass, Bishop Tartaglia “These holy things—the Mass, the teaching.’ from Greenock who are currently serv- 7pm at Paisley’s St Mirin’s Cathedral, reflected on his almost seven years as Eucharist, Word and Sacraments and the “That is always a difficult moment,” ing a community in Chile. ahead of his installation as Archbishop Bishop of Paisley. mysteries of Christ which we pray in the he said. “What do we do? Do we com- Frs Jim and Neil Sharp are priests of of Glasgow on September 8 priests and people from through- Bishop Devine and NEWS IN BRIEF out the diocese and beyond. There will be Mass in the the Syro-Malabar CHANGES ANNOUNCED IN parish church in Whithorn at GALLOWAY DIOCESE 4:45pm for those unable to man- community come FOLLOWING the death of Fr age to the cave. All are welcome Alan Wilson of St Paul’s, Ayr, to join the pilgrimage. together in honour and St Francis Xavier’s, Water- side, Bishop John Cunningham NEW DEACON TO BE ORDAINED of Our Lady of Galloway has announced the FOR GALLOWAY DIOCESE following clerical changes: Fr BISHOP John Cunningham will BISHOP Joseph Devine of Gerry Donnelly to be parish ordain Bill Corbett to the perma- Motherwell joined members priest of St Paul’s, Ayr, and St nent diaconate for Galloway of the Syro-Malabar commu- Francis Xavier’s, Waterside; Fr Diocese on Saturday, August 18, nity at St Bride’s Church, Mark Kelly to be parish priest of at 12noon in St Margaret’s Cambuslang on Sunday as St Palladius, Dalry and Our Lady Cathedral, Ayr.
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