Bp Hugh Gilbert

• 19/12/2019

  Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent

  The grace of Advent is hope. Advent can revive hope when it has been lost, refocus it when it has been misplaced. It puts our hopes in order, raising them […]

• 08/12/2019

  Homily for 2nd Sunday of Advent

  In the 2nd reading, St Paul says that what was written in the past in Scripture (our Old Testament) was written “that we might have hope”. The stories and the […]

• 30/11/2019

  Homily for St Andrew’s Day

  Today we’re celebrating an individual, a fisherman from Lake Galilee, a chosen disciple of Jesus, a 1st century Jew with a Greek name, Andrew (meaning “manly”). With time, he’s become […]

• 24/11/2019

  Homily for Solemnity of Christ the Universal King

  Today is the last great feast of the liturgical year. At the Annunciation, the angel tells Mary that her son will be given the throne of his father David. At […]

• 01/11/2019

  Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints

  There’s so much “seeing” in today’s readings. First of all, in the Apocalypse, John sees – “I John saw”. He sees into heaven. He sees an angel stamping a seal […]

• 22/10/2019

  Homily for Mass in Commemoration of the Canonisation of St John Ogilvie

  On this day in 1976, in St Peter’s, Rome, John Ogilvie was canonized. There’s a full account in the Scottish Catholic Directory of 1978, pp. 432-437. Andrew Mann read the […]

• 07/10/2019

  Homily for the Anniversary of the Dedication of St Mary’s Cathedral

  Today we keep the anniversary of the dedication of this Cathedral. It’s great to have Sunday for this. In the Gospel, Jesus clears the temple. He’s asked for a sign. […]

• 15/09/2019

  Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C)

  Today, as usual, there are three readings. Today’s from Exodus, 1st Timothy, Luke; Moses, Paul, our Lord. Three powerful readings. With one binding theme: the mercy of God. In the […]