This year, the service in St Andrew’s Cathedral took the form of an Evening Prayer and Vespers, presided over by Archbishop Nolan. The music of the liturgy was led by the St Mungo Singer; psalms 24(23) and 112(111) and a setting...
Read MoreIt was a pretty cold and wet afternoon but that did not discourage either the piper (Willie Park) at the door to Glasgow Cathedral, the church representatives, musicians and singers, or the congregation attending the Ecumenical...
Read MoreThe annual reading from the Life of St Mungo took place in the Mitchell Library on 10th January 2026. This year the reading told of St Mungo’s time in Wales when he set up a monastery and taught people about Christ, before...
Read MoreThe final service of the Festival was organised by Glasgow Churches Together (GCT) and the Cathedral Community at Glasgow Cathedral. It began with church and civic representatives processing to the Cathedral from the St Mungo...
Read MoreA quite distinctive part of the Festival since 2008 has been the celebration in the Mitchell Library of the life of St Mungo by means of a reading from the 12th Century Vita Kentigerni. This year, after some lovely harp music...
Read MoreThe St Mungo Festival has expanded beyond its original concept and format to include a range of secular events, but at its core is still the spiritual celebration of St Mungo, the founder of Glasgow. It began this year with a...
Read MoreLet Glasgow Flourish by the preaching of the word, let Glasgow flourish by the praising of his name. Let Glasgow Flourish by the preaching of the word, let Glasgow flourish by the praising of his...
Read MoreDespite a decidedly cold day, church and civic representatives gathered at Glasgow Cathedral for the annual service to honour the city’s patron saint, St Mungo, organised by Glasgow Churches Together and the Cathedral community....
Read MoreReadings from the 12th Century Life of St Mungo (the Vita Kentigerni) in the setting of the Mitchell Library are a favourite part of the Festival. They are presented within a short service which begins with harp music (played...
Read MoreThe late Mgr Peter Smith once bemoaned the fact that St Mungo’s Feast was on 13 January – too soon after Christmas and the weather would be rain, snow or freezing cold! That said, it has never really managed to put a damper on...
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Read MoreLet Glasgow Flourish by the preaching of the Word, let Glasgow flourish by the praising of his name. Graphic (c) Netta Ewing Morning Prayer for St Mungo’s Day...
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