Bp Hugh Gilbert

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  04/01/2021

  Homily for the Day Mass of Christmas

  “The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us and we have seen his glory” – from the Gospel of John just proclaimed.

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  04/01/2021

  Homily for the 4th Sunday of Advent

  We are all very busy preparing for Christmas: there’s an obvious statement! And those preparation are now in disarray. Life is complicated. From the 26th of this month, mainland Scotland […]

• 24/12/2020

  Bishop Hugh: Christmas Message 2020

  A message by Bishop Hugh Gilbert OSB for Christmas 2020

• 13/12/2020

  Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent

  “O God, who see how your people faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s Nativity…” So begins today’s Collect. This is the 3rd Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday. “Rejoice in […]

• 12/12/2020

  Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

  In her Magnificat, Mary sings, “For he has done great things for me and holy is his name.” At that moment, she is thinking of the “great thing” that she, […]

• 12/12/2020

  Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

  This is an Advent more full than usual of fears and hopes. The grace of Advent is that it sifts these, orders them, purifies them, teaching us to discard where […]

• 11/12/2020

  Homily for St Andrew the Apostle

  Who was he? A 1st c. Jew, a Galilean, born in Bethsaida, son of a certain John or Jonas, brother of Simon Peter. Like him he was a fisherman by […]

• 28/11/2020

  Pastoral Letter for 1st Sunday of Advent, 2020

  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Peace be with you! As Advent begins I want to greet you, to send you my blessing as we all begin a new liturgical […]