liturgy

Homily for the Solemnity of the Dedication of the Pluscarden Church

Haggai 1:15-2:9; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 2:13-22: 5 November 2025

Ten years ago today our former Abbot and current Bishop Hugh consecrated, or re-dedicated our Abbey Church. The memory of that great event remains fresh in the mind of many of us: so rich and glorious was the liturgy; so fraught with multi-layered symbolism.

Catechesis for Trinity Sunday by Bishop Hugh

I would like to say something about the feast we keep this Sunday, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. We have just passed through the whole cycle of Lent and Easter, ending on a high note with Pentecost last Sunday. Now it’s ‘Green Time’, Ordinary Time, again and will…