Comings and Goings…
This week we say farewell to Fr. Jinse – who has been here for the last two and half years. Fr. Jinse has been a wonderful help to us over the years and we wish him well as he moves to a new appointment in Coventry. He will be replaced, also this week, by Fr. Jose who is joining us from Liverpool. Fr. Jose will be ministering to the Syro-Malabar community and living in the Cathedral. I know you will make him very welcome.
Sr Miriam Fidelis Reed
Please keep in your prayers Sr Miriam, our Parish Secretary, who takes her Final Vows for the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, USA, on 16th August. You can participate via live stream at https//wwww.saginaw.org/cathedral-live
Incident in the Cathedral
As most of you will have seen in the media, there was an incident in the Cathedral last Monday. It was a nasty incident and Fr. Jamie only escaped injury because he moved very quickly! The perpetrator has since been arrested and it appears that it was a random and unpremeditated incident. It does, however, raise questions about security in the Cathedral and I have already had very helpful meetings with Police Crime Prevention Officers. The Police have reassured us that we do not need to make any immediate changes to our arrangements – but in due course we will be looking into extra security measures like the installation of a Panic Alarm, a redesign of the Volunteer station and a radio link with the Parish Office. Fr. Jamie was shaken but was unharmed and he has now gone away for 2 weeks (well deserved) holiday. We are very grateful for all the many (many!) messages of support that we received during the week.
Devotion to Our Lady of Fatima
Those keeping the devotion to Our Lady of Fatima meet on the first Saturday of each month. On Saturday 7th August, they will meet at 9:30am, and stay for the 10:00am Mass. All are very warmly invited to join!
Interested in Becoming Catholic? Sign up for Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
If you or someone you know would like to become Catholic, you can sign up to learn about the teachings of the Catholic Church in preparation for receiving the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist at Easter 2022. Invite a friend to join you! The Cathedral’s Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) group meets between September and April each year. For more information, call parish office at 0131 556 1798 or email cathedralhouse@stmaryscathedral.co.uk
Applications Open! St. Mary’s University, Edinburgh Campus: Post-Graduate Part-Time Degrees Study Flexibly While You Work
APPLICATIONS OPEN: Apply to study at St Mary’s University’s new Edinburgh campus at the Gillis Centre from this September on postgraduate part-time MA degrees in education or theology.
MA Applied Catholic Theology; MA Catholic School Leadership
MA Education: Leading Innovation and Change
MA Education: Pedagogy
MA Education: Religious Education
To apply, visit https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/edinburgh
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Enjoy the flexibility of part-time courses on the evening and at weekends, allowing you to fit your studies around your existing work and personal commitments. Student testimonials acclaim university faculty support as “outstanding” and “above and beyond”! Questions? Contact Marianne Rozario, marianne.rozario@stmarys.ac.uk
Saturday Eucharistic Adoration: Silent Prayer Before Jesus Christ
“I am the living bread which has come down from heaven.” (John 6:51)
Saturdays 10:30am-12:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions
Come for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour…. or more….for some time of silent prayer before the Risen Lord Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is celebrated every Saturday 10:30am-12:00pm. Come and pray! Priests are also available to hear Confessions from 10:30am-12:00pm. “To celebrate the Eucharist, we need first to recognize our thirst for God, to sense our need for him, to long for his presence and love, to realize that we cannot go it alone, but need the Food and Drink of eternal life to sustain us on our journey... Adoration: that is the attitude we need in the presence of the Eucharist.” Pope Francis, 2021 Corpus Christi homily