5 March 2019

Homilies

Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 8C, 3 March 2019

5 March 2019

Homilies

We rather rarely get to celebrate an Eighth Sunday of the Year. We do so this year because Easter is so late: April 21st. We only get a couple of days of our eighth week though, because Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, and we’re into the season of…

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27 February 2019

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 7C, 24 February 2019, Luke 6:27-38

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27 February 2019

Homilies

Some robbers came once to a hermitage and said, “We’ve come to take everything out of your cell”. The hermit said, “Take whatever you see, my sons.” So they took what they found in the cell, and went away. But they missed a little bag…

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11 February 2019

Homilies

Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 5C, 10 February 2019, on Luke 5:1-11

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11 February 2019

Homilies

Today’s liturgy offers us the vision of Isaiah in the Temple as an implied commentary on the Gospel scene in Peter’s boat. The parallel is a bold one, because it suggests that the man Jesus is to be identified with the transcendent God of Israel…

Ed Scolding

5 February 2019

News & Events

Dame Margaret Truran reviews Tempus per annum CD

Ed Scolding

5 February 2019

News & Events

This is a major CD, presenting twenty-nine chants intrinsic to the annual liturgical cycle that have not often been recorded. The singing, united, flowing and deeply musical, does them full justice. The text of each, with translation…

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5 February 2019

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 4C, 3 February 2019, 1 Corinthians 13

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5 February 2019

Homilies

The Corinthian Church founded by St. Paul was gifted in an extraordinary way with charismatic gifts. The Corinthian Christians spoke in tongues, prophesied, worked miracles, stood heroically in face of persecution. They justly rejoiced…

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29 January 2019

News & Events

Updates to our online shop

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29 January 2019

News & Events

Our online shop offers recordings, publications and produce made by the monks at Pluscarden, as well as special gifts and souvenirs. This shop was launched in June 2016, and we have reviewed pricing…

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4 January 2019

Homilies

Homily for Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2019

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4 January 2019

Homilies

Each night at the end of Compline we sing an Antiphon to our Lady. From the first Sunday of Advent to the Baptism of the Lord the designated Antiphon is the Alma Redemptoris. This is one of four officially adopted by the Church for her daily devotion…

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29 December 2018

Homilies

Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Christmas Day, 25 December 2018

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29 December 2018

Homilies

We tend to think that Jesus saves us, redeems us, reconciles us to God, heals us, raises us up, takes away our sins, washes us clean, divinises us, above all by his saving death. And we’re right to do so! It’s true!! He does! But according to Catholic thought…