SCIAF sends PUPILS meet ST ANDREWS AND emergency aid to young royals EDINBURGH Gaza; hope raised at Glasgow pilgrimage to ceasefire holds. 2014 Games. Lourdes. Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 No 5581 VISIT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER ONLINE AT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Friday August 8 2014 | £1 By Ian Dunn THE Bishops of Scotland have LEST WE FORGET been at the forefront of commem- orative events that were held I across the country to mark the Church and state commemorate the centenary of centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Britain’s entry into the First World War at services in Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow attended a special service at Glasgow, Paisley, throughout Scotland and the UK Glasgow Cathedral on Monday where special guests included Prince Charles, Prime Minister David Cameron, First Minister Alex Salmond and Commonwealth heads of government, as well as UK and Irish politicians. A wreath-laying ceremony later took place at the cenotaph in Glasgow. In Paisley, Bishop John Keenan presided over a special lights out serv- ice at St Mirin’s Cathedral and Bishop Stephen Robson of Dunkeld preached at a solemn commemoration of the centenary of the beginning of the First World War in Dundee city centre. Glasgow Archbishop Tartaglia said it was a great privilege to be at the service in Glasgow. “I was glad to be present to represent the archdiocese at the Commonwealth Service in Glasgow Cathedral,” the archbishop said. “This city and this country gave up many young men to the terrible carnage that was World War One. The service was well constructed to avoid any sem- blance of triumphalism or celebration of war. Rather it focused on the many human tragedies that don’t feature very often in the history books.” I Continued on pages 4 and 5 Bishop John Keenan of Paisley joined clergy and officials on Monday night at Paisley Cross war memorial prior to the Vigil in St Mirin’s Cathedral. 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See above. Venue to travelled to the Scottish Highlands for the more information. be confirmed. Check out celebration of an open-air Mass. wwww.spuc.scotland.org for The Eilean Ban seminary was opened SUNDAY AUGUST 10 updates. in 1714, but faced a difficult existence I Annual Paisley Diocesan during a period in Scottish history were Pilgrimage to Carfin. Pilgrim- WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13 Catholics were persecuted under the age led by Bishop John I Project Truth Roadshow— Penal Laws. After just two years, the Keenan. Mass of Anointing of Aberdeen. See Monday’s list- seminary was destroyed following the the Sick will be celebrated at ing. Venue to be confirmed. Jacobite Rising. The seminary would re- 3pm followed by the Procession Check out spucscotland.org for open almost two decades later to train of the Blessed Sacrament. The updates. Highland, Gaelic speaking priests, before Rosary Procession will take closing again in 1738. The seminary place as announced. Catering THURSDAY AUGUST 14 building was later razed to the ground by facilities are available at the I Project Truth Roadshow— soldiers following the Battle of Culloden. shrine. A bus will be provided. Perth. See Monday’s listing. The outdoor Mass was celebrated on Sign up the week before the Venue to be confirmed. Check Wednesday August 6 (after the SCO went that the seminary was not opened until seminary’s approach was modelled on Pilgrimage. out www.spucscotland.org for to press) at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour July 1714,” he writes. “Eilean Ban had that of the Scots College in Paris and updates. and St Cumin, Morar. A reception was been chosen as the location because it writes that ‘most of those who entered MONDAY AUGUST 11 I Knights of St Columba— held at Mallaig and Morar Community enjoyed the protection of the local chief, Eilean Ban persevered to a heroic extent.’ I Project Truth Roadshow— Glasgow Lectures. Rt Rev Centre following Mass. MacDonald of Morar. It was safe and Edinburgh. An event running John Keenan, Bishop of Paisley, A history of the seminary has been secluded but it also afforded that separation I Next week, SCO editor Liz Leydon for six days across Scotland will speak on the topic of written by Fr Michael MacDonald, from ‘the world’ which The Council of reports back from the Eilean Ban bringing the pro-life message Marriage and Theology of the parish priest of St Michael’s Church, Trent had deemed was so necessary for anniversary celebrations to our streets and encouraging Body. Starts 7pm in the Ardkenneth, South Uist. the training of priests.” youth to get involved in pro- Ogilvie Centre, Rose Street, “A variety of frustrating delays meant Fr MacDonald also adds that the I [email protected] life initiatives. Volunteers will Garnethill. be on hand to discuss pro-life issues and gather signatures FRIDAY AUGUST 15 for pro-life petitions. I Project Truth Roadshow— To volunteer for this event Stirling. See Monday’s listing. or for more information please Venue to be confirmed. Check email Rachel at the following out www.spucscotland.org for address: rachel@spucscotland updates. Event continues in .org. Glasgow on Saturday August Venue to be confirmed. 16. Bishop Joseph Toal of Motherwell Diocese is joined by deacons and those involved in the course at the Conference of E-mail [email protected] Permanent Deacons, Kinnoull. PIC: PAUL McSHERRY BISHOPS ENGAGEMENTS ARCHBISHOP CUSHLEY SPOTLIGHT ON Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh www.archdiocese-edinburgh.com FRI AUG 15 7.30PM Mass for the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady, St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh. BISHOP GILBERT Bishop of Aberdeen—www.dioceseofaberdeen.org SUN AUG 10 12.30PM African Mass St Columba’s, Bridge of Don. MON 1PM Liturgy Commission meeting, Kinnoull. WED 12.30PM Mass for British Mariapolis at Strathallan School. FRI 7PM Mass Cathedral. BISHOP KEENAN Bishop of Paisley—www.rcdop.org.uk SUN AUG 10 2PM Diocesan Lourdes Day at Carfin Grotto. TUE 7.30PM Fatima Devotion, Christ the King, Howwood. THU 12.15PM Mass for Mariapolis 2014 with Focolare, Strathallan School, Perthshire 7.30PM Speaking to KSC, Ogilvie Centre, Garnethill. Young people in Paisley came to St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall recently for the latest instalment of the 1+1>2 discernment programme. EWTN - THE CATHOLIC SATELLITE CHANNEL Bishop John Keenan of Paisley The perfect Christian present spoke to the faithful young Catholics as part of the Tel: SAS 0141 774 5000 or 07971 514 703 programme aimed at encouraging young people to spend an hour of for our special offer their time each week serving the community or parish. SAS - SCOTLAND’S CATHOLIC SATELLITE COMPANY PIC: PAUL McSHERRY WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY AUGUST 8 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER NEWS 3 First national youth pilgrimage SCIAF sends emergency aid to Gaza is in honour of St Margaret By Daniel Harkins By Ian Dunn “Gaza is on the brink of collapse at this point,” Matthew McGarry, who directs the CATHOLIC Youth Service THE Scottish Catholic International Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) operations Scotland (CYSS) will hold Aid Fund (SCIAF) is sending £30,000 in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem, said. their first National Youth to provide emergency aid to thousands CRS, the US bishops’ international Pilgrimage in Dunfermline of people caught in the conflict in relief and development agency, also this September in honour of Gaza as the international community helped facilitate the delivery of three St Margaret of Scotland waits to see if a new ceasefire will hold.