1 December 2020

Homilies

Homily for St. Andrew, 29 November 2020

1 December 2020

Homilies

Today we celebrate the glorification of St. Andrew. For now though, I’d like, if I may, to speak above all about Andrew’s humiliation. I wonder if you’ve ever noticed the extent to which St. Andrew is…

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2 December 2019

Homilies

Homily for the feast of St. Andrew, 30 November 2019: Matthew 4:18-22

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2 December 2019

Homilies

The scene is Capernaum, on the North West side of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus had recently been forced to leave the area of St. John the Baptist’s activities on the river Jordan, following John’s arrest and imprisonment. From St. John’s Gospel we know that both Peter and Andrew had…

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4 December 2018

Homilies

Homily for the feast of St. Andrew, 30 November 2018: Matthew 4:18-22

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4 December 2018

Homilies

In the General Roman Calendar, the 30th of November is celebrated as a Feast. But in Scotland, it’s kept as a Solemnity, because St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland. Some few small pieces of bone, revered…

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3 December 2017

Homilies

Homily for the Feast of St. Andrew, Thursday 30 November 2017

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3 December 2017

Homilies

We have a stained glass window in the Lady Chapel depicting St. Andrew holding a net. The Andrew of this window is rather preoccupied with eternal verities, so he gazes serenely ahead, without paying much attention to what’s in his hand. As you may have noticed, Andrew’s...

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5 December 2016

Homilies

Homily for the Feast of St. Andrew, 30 November 2016

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5 December 2016

Homilies

This year, unusually, the Feast of St. Andrew falls four days into the season of Advent. Already then, our celebration of Scotland’s Patronal Feast is surrounded by readings from the Prophet Isaiah. And surely Isaiah has a lot to say to us, and to our country, on its National Day...