Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen

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 […]
02/01/2021

Pastoral Letter for Day of Peace

The Solemnity of the Epiphany is traditionally a Day of Prayer for Peace. A pastoral letter has been written by Bishop William Nolan, President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland […]
27/12/2020

Light Shines in Darkness – Scotland’s Catholic Bishop’s Letter of Hope

In a National Pastoral Letter to Scotland’s Catholic community, the Catholic Bishops of Scotland have highlighted “reasons for hope, as we live through these difficult times”. The document, suggests society […]
24/12/2020

Bishop Hugh: Christmas Message 2020

A message by Bishop Hugh Gilbert OSB for Christmas 2020
20/12/2020

Recent Government Announcement – A Note from Bishop Hugh

Dear All, The Christmas plans of many of us have been thrown into disarray by the Government’s announcements of last night. These announcements are driven by a desire to act […]
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 […]

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