The Mass of our Celtic Roots 2012
January 28, 2012
To hear an interview with Bailie Catherine McMaster (who represented the Lord Provost at the Mass), Fr Peter Griffiths S.J. (Parish Priest of St Aloysius, Garnethill), David Harris (choirmaster of St Mungo’s, Alloa) and Frances Dunlop ( Gaelic singer and poet), click on the first file below:
This Mass is an act of worship in communion with the church throughout the world
on the 4th Sunday of the Year, but it also expresses both our delight in being Scots
and our traditional hospitality to visitors among us for the Celtic Connections Festival.
Several choirs from the parishes of the Archdiocese of Glasgow join with the St Mungo
Singers and the choir of St Mungo’s, Alloa, and are accompanied by Piper, Harpist and
Ensemble. The chief concelebrant this year is Mgr Gerry Fitzpatrick, the homilist is
Fr Michael Hutson, the clergy will be wearing the beautiful vestments of the Celtic Saints
created by the ‘Sacred Threads’ and a new setting of Eucharistic Prayer 2 will be sung.
Bailie Catherine McMaster will epresent the Lord Provost of Glasgow.
The intercessions, in English, Gaelic, and Irish Gaelic, include :
‘We pray for the citizens of Glasgow, both new and old,
for performers and guests who have come here to enjoy and take part in the Festival,
for people who use the arts as a means of expressing the joy and dignity of all that is human,
and for people everywhere who are less fortunate than ourselves.’
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The St. Mungo Mass 2012
January 19, 2012
The Diocesan Mass in honour of its Patron saint was celebrated at St. Mungo’s, Townhead, on his feastday, 13th January. Priests from across the Diocese joined principal celebrant, Archbishop Conti, the Passionist community at St. Mungo’s, the St. Mungo Singers, instrumentalists and a large congregation for the celebration. (more…)
St. Mungo Festival Service at Glasgow Cathedral
January 18, 2012
Glasgow Cathedral
The second service of the Festival was held at Glasgow Cathedral and was attended by representatives of the member churches of Glasgow Churches Together, as well as members of their congregations, representatives of local and national government, the universities and the legal profession and other city services. The Cathedral provided a beautiful venue for the service which was a wonderful mix of prayer in word and song, music and dance! The City Council had provided tiered seating for the service and this gave a greater spatial focus. (more…)
The St. Mungo Festival 2012
January 17, 2012
The Vita Kentigerni
The annual St. Mungo Festival in Glasgow goes from strength to strength. This year there is the added incentive of celebrating the 1400th anniversary of St. Mungo’s death. (more…)
Brother Lewis (Edward Vincent Dorrian) FMS
January 17, 2012
Brother Lewis RIP
The Marist Community in Glasgow buried another of its family, Brother Lewis, on 6 January 2012. The main concelebrant at the funeral Mass was Mgr. John Gilmartin, one of many students who had been taught by Br. Lewis during his career. The music of the Mass was led by the St. Mungo Singers. (more…)
