Author: RCDA
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Homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time
It’s striking how today’s readings focus on what we call the Prayer of Petition, the prayer of asking. The prayer the Lord teaches us is all asking: 7 petitions in […]
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Homily for 16th Sunday of the Year
Brothers and Sisters, isn’t it striking that we should be hearing readings about hospitality this very weekend? I’m thinking of the Tall Ships. Aberdeen is being Abraham to so many […]
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Homily for the 14th Sunday of the Year
Dear Brothers and Sisters, it’s some four months since we had an ordinary “Green” Sunday. That was early in March. Since then, a Pope has died and another has succeeded. […]
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Priestly Ordinations of Aiden Matheson
On Friday, 27th June, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at St Mary’s Cathedral, Aidan Charles Matheson was ordained priest by Bishop Hugh Gilbert.
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
Brothers and Sisters, today – the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi – we will be processing with the Blessed Sacrament from our Cathedral to St […]
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Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden
Bishop Hugh would like to extend an invitation to you to the Pluscarden Pilgrimage, which takes place on Sunday, 29th June.
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Message from the Bishop on the Election of Pope Leo XIV
With great joy, we welcome the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. He is the first pope to hail from North America, born on 14 September […]
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Called to Care, Not to Kill
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Last year we alerted you to a Bill in the Scottish Parliament to introduce assisted suicide for citizens in Scotland aged sixteen and over.
