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For the Good of Souls

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Welcome to St Mirin’s Cathedral, the mother church of the Diocese of Paisley. Built in 1808, the original parish church was the first stone-built Roman Catholic church in post-Reformation Scotland. In 1948, the present building was raised to cathedral status, following the erection of the Diocese of Paisley in 1947.

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Serving Clergy

Monsignor Joe Burke

Administrator

Father Paul Laverty

Curate

Deacon Patrick Doogan

Deacon

Safeguarding

Our Parish Safeguarding Advisors:

Anna Lynch anna.lynch@rcdop.org.uk & Jennifer Walsh Jennifer.walsh@rcdop.org.uk

Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor

Gerry McBride – safeguardingadvisor@rcdop.org.uk or 07939 486 290

In Gods Image v.2 can be viewed on the Scottish Bishops Conference website https://www.bcos.org.uk/Safeguarding

The Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA) https://www.scssa.org.uk

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The mother church of the Diocese of Paisley

The highly-anticipated beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen will take place on Sept. 24 in St. Louis. As Catholics prepare for this historic day, EWTN is offering the faithful a plethora of Sheen-focused programming.Throughout September, EWTNโ€™s television, streaming, news, and digital platforms are providing comprehensive coverage leading up to and following the beatification, on-the-ground reporting of events from both Peoria, Illinois, and St. Louis, and special coverage exploring the life and legacy of Sheen.More: www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/ewtn-to-offer-extensive-coverage-of-fulton-sheen-beatification
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๐—•๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดThe Bishops of Scotland have concluded their annual gathering at the Royal Scots College in Salamanca. The gathering coincided with Salamancaโ€™s patronal feast, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated across the city with a week of festivities.๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปPrayer was at the heart of the bishopsโ€™ days together. They celebrated Holy Mass each day and prayed the Divine Office together, entrusting the people and needs of the Church in Scotland to the Lord.A day of retreat, led by Fr John Carroll, Rector of the Royal Scots College, offered further time for prayer and spiritual renewal, allowing the bishops to reflect together on their ministry and mission.๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€The bishops held working sessions on a wide range of pastoral and practical matters concerning the life of the Church in Scotland.A significant part of the discussion focused on the ongoing consultation on diocesan boundaries. Drawing on feedback received through diocesan reports, the bishops considered proposals for the next phase of consultation and committed to sharing these proposals as soon as possible with their own dioceses.Evangelisation remained a key focus, with discussion on the latest Synodality Report and proposals to establish a National Evangelisation Commission.The bishops were united in their support for parents in Aberdeen who are seeking a new Catholic secondary school in the city.Safeguarding reports were received, together with an update on SCIAFโ€™s projects in Malawi. The bishops considered a number of developments in the Churchโ€™s liturgical life, including ongoing updates to the Funeral Rite and the Liturgy of the Hours.Viability reports for a Catholic museum and archives were also considered, with a focus on finding a suitable location to preserve and make accessible this important part of the Churchโ€™s heritage.Other matters included the formation and support of our seminarians, the planned National Family Conference in Coatbridge and preparations for a Rome meeting on the subject of Amoris Laetitia.๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปA dedicated in-service day on media communications and strategy was led by Paloma Garcรญa Ovejero, former Deputy Director of the Holy See Press Office and now Director of Communications for Maryโ€™s Meals International.The sessions explored how the Church should communicate with clarity, confidence and creativity, recognising that good communication is inseparable from the work of evangelisation and must remain at the forefront of the Churchโ€™s mission.๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜€The Bishopsโ€™ Week ended with a visit to Burgos, where they were greeted at the magnificent cathedral by Archbishop Mario Iceta. They concelebrated Sunday Mass with the monks of the Benedictine monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos, and called at the village of Caleruega, the birthplace of Saint Dominic.The gathering offered the bishops a welcome opportunity to pray, reflect and work together, renewed in their shared responsibility to proclaim the joy and hope of the Gospel.The bishops and General Secretary express their sincere thanks to Father John Carroll, Rector of the Royal Scots College, and to all the College staff for their warm welcome and generous hospitality.
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Today, we contemplate a Mother who remained faithful through suffering she could not take away.๐Ÿ‘‰ Read our reflection for the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows: ewtn.co.uk/article-gb-a-sword-shall-pierce-your-soul-the-seven-sorrows-of-mary/#OurLadyofSorrow
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๐—•๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป: ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ

I note with concern the Scottish Governmentโ€™s response to a recent parliamentary question on abortion law and access to later-stage abortion services. While

Busy day at Holyrood as MSPs return after the summer recess.
This afternoon, First Minister John Swinney will set out his plans for the year ahead in the Programme for Government.
Paul McLennan MSP will also ask the Scottish Government about its plans for abortion reform over the

27 NOV: Feast of the Dedication of the Cathedral #Paisley @PaisleyDiocese ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ.
The Cathedral Church of St Mirin, Paisley @stmirinspaisley.
(Consecrated on 27 NOV 1948.) #Cathedral

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