The daughter of two of our parishioners works with the charity Mercy Ships. Each week she forwards a diary of how her week has been.
Mercy Ships are a team of nurses, doctors, surgeons, and other crew members from all over the world, donating our time to help on board the world’s largest non-governmental floating hospital, sailing directly to some of the world’s poorest people to deliver life-saving medical care and provide safe, state-of-the-art facilities in which to treat them.
For more details about the work of the Mercy Ships visit their website.
- Divine Leniency and the Human Response To It 18/07/2020
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 – Romans 8:26-27 – Matthew 13:24-43. While I was undergoing formation in Nigeria, seminarians used to be sent out on ‘apostolic work experience’ every year. ‘Apostolic work experience’ is rather like ‘pastoral practice’ in this country, except that it’s more extensive. We, ...
Read more - Masses at St Peter’s 16/07/2020
We are delighted that at last, we are able to celebrate Mass in public again. Our Masses will recommence: Sat. 18th July at 18:30 Sun 19th July at 10:00 Tues 21st July at 10:30 There will be some changes to accommodate the Scottish government guidelines, as follows: On arrival at the church please use the front ...
Read more - Make My Heart Be Good Soil 11/07/2020
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Isaiah 55:10-11 – Romans 8:18-23 – Matthew 13:1-23. In relating the Parable of the Sower, Our Lord used a picture to which every inhabitant of Palestine could relate. You need to be aware, however, that a vital point is overlooked in most translations of the ...
Read more - That Which is Hidden From the Physical Eye 04/07/2020
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Zechariah 9:9-10 – Romans 8:9, 11-13 – Matthew 11:25-30. I bless you Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children (Mt 11:25). Let me begin to unpack these words of ...
Read more - Men of Great Faith! 27/06/2020
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Acts 12:1-11 – 2 Timothy 4:6-8 – Matthew 16:13-19. Today we celebrate the foundational figures of the Church, both of whom were martyred in Rome. St. Peter was a fisherman who was called to ‘come and see’ Jesus by his brother, Andrew (Jn 1:41). After ...
Read more - Reopening of St Mary’s for Private Prayer 26/06/2020
Dear Parishioners, Measures to be Adopted by the Parish on the Reopening of St Mary’s It is hoped to open the church for private prayer and reflection on Sunday 28 June 2020. Doors will be open from 14:00 hr to 15:00 hrs. This is following the recent easing of the lockdown restrictions ...
Read more - Re-Opening of St Peter’s for Private Prayer 24/06/2020
Dear Parishioner, As Scotland has now moved into phase 2 of the coronavirus lockdown we have been informed by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland that we can begin to reopen our churches for periods of private prayer and Exposition & Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. At St. Peter’s this will take place ...
Read more - Do not be afraid! God is with us. 20/06/2020
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Jeremiah 20:10-13 – Romans 5:12-15 – Matthew 10:26-33. My dear friends in Christ, when I was a little boy I was always afraid of the dark. I would do my best not to wake up at night, because the darkness terrified me. Having a light ...
Read more - Update for St Peter’s 20/06/2020
As Scotland moves into phase 2 of the lockdown measures we are able to plan a slow reopening of our churches. This weekend St. Peter’s will be undergoing a thorough clean, and the measuring and marking out of safe distancing measures, with a view to opening for a period of private ...
Read more - He Who Eats This Bread Will Live For Ever 13/06/2020
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Year A. Deuteronomy 8:2-3. 14-16 – 1 Cor. 10:16-17 – John 6:51-58. The Solemnity of Corpus Christi celebrates the Real Presence of the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is the sacrament of ...
Read more - The Blessed Trinity is the God of Love and Mercy 06/06/2020
Solemnity of the Blessed Trinity, Year A. Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9 – 2Cor 13:11-13 – John 3:16-18. Today we celebrate the profound mystery of the Blessed Trinity – God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit – the three Persons in one Godhead. God is simultaneously One God (Deut 6:4) ...
Read more - The Language of the Holy Spirit 30/05/2020
Pentecost, Year A. Acts 2:1-11 – 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 – John 20:19-23. The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world and that which contains all things understands what is said (Wisdom 1:7). These words of the Entrance Antiphon, about the universal presence and omniscience of the Spirit of the ...
Read more - Praying Ceaselessly for a Fresh Outpouring of the Holy Spirit 23/05/2020
7th Sunday of Easter, Year A. Acts 1:12-14 – 1Peter 4:13-16 – John 17:1-11. Dear Friends in Christ, three days ago we celebrated the Ascension of the Lord into heaven. This glorious event inspired the disciples literally and metaphorically to raise their eyes from earthly things and focus their gaze upwards on ...
Read more - Love in the heart and the Word on your lips makes the Holy Spirit present. 16/05/2020
6th Sunday of Easter, Year A. Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 – 1Peter 3:15-18 – John 14:15-21. Today we celebrate the Lord Jesus Christ, who lives forever in us through the active presence and power of the Holy Spirit. As we prepare for Pentecost in a fortnight’s time, today’s readings introduce the Holy Spirit ...
Read more - Trust in God and in me: you are a chosen one for God’s glory 09/05/2020
5th Sunday of Easter, Year A. Acts 6:1-7 – 1Peter 2:4-9 – John 14:1-12. A troubled heart seems to be part and parcel of our human experience. No sooner have we taken care of one problem, than another comes along to take its place. Even when we are not facing any serious ...
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