Join with Rosemary Gillen who leads our Morning Prayer today, Saturday. Rosemary reflects on today’s Gospel (from St Mark, Chapter 5, verses 21 thru 43), that speaks of the faith of the woman who touched Jesus’s cloak, having that faith to know that this act alone would heal her. Rosemary encourages us, as the signs...

Join Anthony today from Leith where he reflects on the encounter of Jesus with the centurion whose faith was such that he only needed to hear the words of healing to know that his servant was healed.  Later Jesus touched the hand of Peter’s mother-in-law who had a fever, and she too was healed.  Healing...

On the occasion of the First World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis grants Plenary Indulgences to grandparents, the elderly and all the faithful who participate “motivated by a true spirit of penance and charity.” From www.vaticannews.va   In a note released on Tuesday, The Apostolic Penitentiary explains that “in order to increase the...

Morning Prayer with the Oblate Family – Friday June 25th. We join Joyce Fegan in the Oblate Parish of St Mary’s Star of the Sea, in Leith, Edinburgh. ‘Sir,’ he said ‘if you want to, you can cure me.’ Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him and said, ‘Of course I want to! Be cured!’...

We invite you to join Joyce Fegan, a parishioner of St Mary’s Star of the Sea in Edinburgh as we celebrate the Solemnity of the nativity of Saint John the Baptist. John’s parents Elizabeth and Zechariah, sensed his uniqueness before he was born. Even though an angel did not announce our arrival as infants, God...

Protection of Minors: New Secretary strengthens Church’s commitment Pope Francis appoints Fr Andrew Small OMI from England as pro tempore Secretary for the Pontifical Council for the Protection of Minors.   By Vatican News staff writer Pope Francis has appointed Fr Andrew Small OMI as new Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of...

On December 3, 1995, the Oblate World turned its eyes toward Rome where Bishop Eugene de Mazenod was canonized by the future Saint, Pope John Paul II.  Since the canonisation of St Eugene de Mazenod, founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate many people are seeking to know more about St Eugene and the Oblates of...

We invite you to join Trudy Shaw, a parishioner of St Mary’s Star of the Sea in Edinburgh, as we begin our day in prayer together. Let us take some time today to think of the good fruits in our own lives. Trudy shares some “good fruits” of her own experience of prayer and community...

We invite you to join Veronica Halloran, a parishioner of St Mary’s Star of the Sea in Edinburgh, as we begin our day in prayer together.  In today’s scripture, Jesus reminds us that our path in life as followers of Christ might be a challenging one. We pray for help when it comes to making...

This Monday morning we join Veronica Halloran, a parishioner of St Mary’s Star of the Sea Leith for our morning reflection as we begin our day in prayer together. Today is the feast day of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, a Jesuit and patron saint of young people and students. He died after contracting the plague while...