cathedral parish of 
st mirin

For the Good of Souls

Welcome

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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Clergy

Monsignor Joseph 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

Daily Readings

Universalis Mass Readings

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The mother church of the Diocese of Paisley

Come and join us on You Tube where you can catch up on our reflections, podcasts and much more. ๐Ÿ˜Šyoutube.com/@dioceseofpaisleyscotland?si=9cphHfOupAjRNDjy #Youtube #youtubers #youtubevideo #YouTubeGrowth #youtubeshorts #youtubevideos #youtubechannel #socialmedia #SocialMediaGrowth #socialmediagrowth #SocialMediaMarketing #socialmediamanagement #catholicism #catholic #catholicfaith #catholicprayer #catholicchurch #catholic #catholics …
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Our safeguarding thought for the month of October.โ€œSurvivors and their families deserve our special care.โ€Saint Michael the Archangel, Pray for us. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ“ฟ๐Ÿ•Š#safeguarding #safeguardingchildren #SafeguardingTraining #safeguardingeveryday #safeguarding #prayers #prayers๐Ÿ™ #prayerstillworks #prayersforhealing #prayersforthefamily …
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Youth to Lourdes 2027 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Y2L 2027 is set to be an unforgettable experience, an opportunity to serve others, develop your own faith, make new memories and build friendships that will last for life.Interested in finding out more about our Youth to Lourdes Pilgrimage? Register your interest at www.tinyurl.com/Y2L2027-interestFirst meeting Sunday 4th October @ 2pm in St Jamesโ€™ Church, Paisley #catholicyouth #catholicyouths #CatholicYouthGroup #catholicyouthgroup #catholicyouthministry #catholicyouthgeneration #catholicyouthdefenders #catholicyouthorganization #lourdes #lourdesfrance #LourdesGrotto #lourdesgrotto …
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A menโ€™s group in St Mirinโ€™s parish will meet weekly at 7am on Friday mornings in the diocesan office, for faith and fraternity, finishing for 8am. Coffee, prayer and time to reflect. All men aged 18+ are welcome. Email – stmirinscathedral@rcdop.org.uk #catholicmen #catholicmensministry #MenOfFaith #menoffaith #fraternity #fraternitylife #fraternity #reflection #reflections #reflectiongram #reflectiontime #mensreflection …
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๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ: ๐—” ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ก๐—ฃ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€The Catholic Parliamentary Office shares the determination to protect every person from violence, coercion, and abuse and strongly believes that such conduct should be addressed effectively under the law, and those who have suffered harm should receive compassionate and appropriate support.At the same time, the motion tabled at SNP Party Conference proposes a prohibition of exceptional breadth, extending across family life, religious settings, healthcare and situations in which an adult has sought assistance voluntarily. Without precise definitions and robust safeguards, such an approach risks treating ordinary conversations, conscientious guidance and supportive care as suspect simply because they engage questions of identity, relationships, faith or personal conduct.Parents and carers have responsibilities for the welfare of their children, including listening, offering reassurance, setting appropriate boundaries and helping them to reflect carefully on significant decisions. A broadly framed ban could create uncertainty about whether a parent may ask questions, encourage patience, seek professional advice or discuss the familyโ€™s moral and religious convictions without fear that such conversations might later be characterised as unlawful.This uncertainty could weaken trust within the home. Children and young people benefit when they can speak openly with those who know and love them best, without family members feeling compelled either to affirm immediately every stated view or to withdraw from sensitive discussion altogether.Pastoral ministry is founded on respect for the dignity and freedom of every person. Clergy, chaplains and lay pastoral workers are called to listen without condemnation and to accompany people with sensitivity and discretion. Individuals may seek prayer, spiritual counsel or moral guidance for many reasons. They should remain free to ask for such support, and clergy should remain free to respond honestly and compassionately within the teaching of their faith, provided no abuse, intimidation or coercion is involved.It is important, for the sake of clarity and legal certainty, that supporters of conversion practices legislation demonstrate which conduct that isnโ€™t already illegal they intend to criminalise by the proposed new law. Moreover, it is vital that any new law contains clear protections for freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression, private and family life, and the voluntary giving and receiving of pastoral care.๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—•๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€’ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ …
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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

Contact Info

Contact us

  • 0141 889 2404
  • stmirinscathedral@rcdop.org.uk