Paisley Faith Forum: Transubstantiation and the Mass
The Paisley Faith Forum resumes in February after a Christmas break. The first talk is entitled: How do I Understand the Mass and Big Words like Transubstantiation?
Parish Bulletin: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Click the link for an e-Bulletin from our parish for Sunday 5th February 2017.
Catholic Charismatic Renewal: 50th Anniversary
Join Bishop Keenan in February for a celebration of this special anniversary.
Fortune Tellers, Psychics and Mediums
What does Sacred Scripture say? What does the Church say?
Annual ‘White Mass’ for Healthcare Professionals
The annual ‘White Mass’ will be celebrated in Edinburgh in February.
St Patrick’s Community Returns to Paisley Diocese
The St Patrick’s Community will return to our diocese in February following a Parish Mission last year in Neilston.
Papal MC Visits Scottish Seminary
The Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations recently visited the Pontifical Scots College in Rome to celebrate Mass and talk about his role in the Vatican.
The Vatican on Receiving Holy Communion
The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff explains why it is the norm to receive Holy Communion on the tongue.
Christmastide and Candlemas
In the older tradition (which is still kept in the liturgical calendar of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass), Christmas lasts until Candlemas, or the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Presentation of the Lord, which we celebrate on 2nd February.
Abortion Act: 50 Years Later
2017 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Act in the United Kingdom. To mark this, Bishop John would like to invite all our parishes and schools to send two representatives to a meeting being held in January.