Asked to bring Kentigern a piece of wood for the fire, Asaph brought live coals in his apron, an event that alerted Kentigern to Asaph's sanctity. The young virgin who was martyred at age 13, willingly traded her earthly life for heavenly salvation and continues her work today promoting the virtues of purity and sanctity among the world’s youth and bringing the faithful closer to our Blessed Mother and Jesus Chris… Dr. John Miller gave an address which was by turns humorous and deeply insightful. Jan 24, 2020 - Explore Hope Prusinski's board "St. Angela Merici", followed by 235 people on Pinterest. Enoder was an abbot. The next celebration was the ecumenical St. Mungo’s Day liturgy held in St. Mungo’s (Glasgow) Cathedral on 10th January, organised by Glasgow Churches Together (GCT) and hosted by the Cathedral parish community and their minister Dr. Whitley. He is believed to have lived in a hemitage near Tenegel, near Holywell. Rutherglen Salvation Army Band opening the service. Posted by Webmaster | Jan 29, 2014 | Glasgow events, St Mungo | 0 |. In concluding, Bailie McMaster invited people to see the “Life of St. Mungo” and the other books on Glasgow in the Mitchell Library as, in a way, the family albums of the citizens of Glasgow, which remind us all of where we had come from as a city. He was born on his father's estate at Nola near Naples, Italy. Horticultural sanctuary. On the 21st January he was invited to present the traditional of the lambs of St Agnes to the Pope for the Paliums for Archbishops. Sts. A depiction of St Herbert (pictured) below is to be found in the Keswick attic of Fr John Musther, a man that many believe to be a living saint. The City and Church representatives then made their way to the Tomb of St. Mungo to lay a wreath there, while the St. Mungo Singers sang “My Shepherd will supply my Needs”. 2 talking about this. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, G52 Songs of Praise at Lourdes, Cardonald 1st September, Celebrating 45 years of the St. Mungo Singers (Pt.II). He invited the congregation to take three thoughts from Mungo’s life: the guiding principle of his life was to give witness to Christ; the difficulties, both of his early and his later life did not hold him back from his task; in expressing his love for God, his focus was on people. Tradition says she died at Kildare on 1 February 525. There are differences in the calendars of other churches of the … Normally Catherine Mooney would have guided a walk over the course of the burn from Stepps to the City on this Feastday of St Mungo, but this hasn’t been possible this year. The Church seeks the “full, conscious and active participation” by all the faithful in the liturgy, a fundamental aim for all those involved in public worship. All are welcome – this is an occasion to be glad for the good that we have but also to pray for the peace of Bethlehem, our twin city, and the Middle East. Sunday 9 th January: An Evening Service will be held in St Mungo’s cathedral at 6.30 with the Rutherglen Salvation Army Band, the St Mungo Singers, the Cathedral Strings, the Russian Choir, a Harpist, a Ballet Group doing a scene on the Tree which features on the Glasgow City Coat of Arms, – and with representatives of the City and the Churches. The Salvation Army band played as the church representatives processed in, and then the service began with the proclamation by Bailie Alan Stewart of the invitation “Let Glasgow Flourish!” and the response of the congregation “By the preaching of His word – by the praising of His name”. Andronicus and Athanasia (Oct. 9), and Sts. Their President, Mrs. Jane Jack now presented this to the Cathedral and it was dedicated by the Moderator of the Glasgow Presbytery, the Rev. After a short period of quiet reflection, to the sound of the clarsach played by Carissa Bovill, intercessions for the church, the community of Glasgow and the world were read. Credited with countless miracles and intercessions since discovery of her tomb in the most ancient catacombs of St. Priscilla in Rome in 1802, St. Philomena is prayed to by people of diverse ages, culture and social standing around the world. Kessag went to Scotland as a missionary bishop, using Monk's Island in Loch Lomond as his center. The Church seeks the “full, conscious and active participation” by all the faithful in the liturgy, a fundamental aim for all those involved in public worship. Raymond had an interesting memory from Tre Fontane Abbey. This year the programme began with children from St. Patrick’s Primary singing the St. Mungo Rhyme “This is the tree that never grew” which may have originated as an anti- Mungo jibe but now has become part of the positive Mungo legend and finds its expression in the City Coat of Arms. Cyril and Mary, the parents of St. Sergius of Radonezh, are also commemorated together (Sept. 26), as are Sts. The Convenor of St Mungo Music is Mgr Gerry Fitzpatrick, the Director of Music, and the secretary is Mrs Mary Bradley. The congregation were then led by the St. Mungo Singers in the singing of the Glasgow anthem “Let Glasgow Flourish”. First bishop of Asaph in Wales,also called Asa. He also drew attention to the coming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity which this year had been prepared in Scotland with the theme “You will be my witnesses”. The death has been announced of Mgr John Canon Harty, parish priest of St Mungo’s, Alloa and St Serf’s, High Valleyfield, who had be ill for these past few months. In welcoming the congregation to the service, Dr. Whitley described it as a service to celebrate the joy of being Glasgow and the vibrancy of the city’s life, and he reminded us that in the year ahead we would have the opportunity to mark a number of anniversaries – the 1100th anniversary of the Cluniac reforms, the 450th anniversary of the Scottish Reformation, the centenary of the Edinburgh Ecumenical Conference. Mary can be contacted at maryklembradley@btopenworld.com The beginning of the Mass had a distinctly Celtic air, with Dr. Noel Donnelly playing clarsach as the congregation assembled, and the opening hymn being a version of the St. Patrick’s Breastplate written by Br. Amen. St. Mungo Festival. The St Mungo Singers. In addition the Library was busy with visitors to its café and internet facilities. The Russian theme was continued in the congregational singing of a hymn by a Russian writer Bortnianski to the tune St. Petersburg, a suitable response to a beautiful and unique experience. Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Mungo, the first bishop of Glasgow and mourn the passing of our beloved Archbishop Tartaglia. See More The St Mungo Festival. or by telephoning 0141 427 6740. He was proud of the way that Glaswegians had responded recently to the Clutha disaster. This was followed by Bailie McMaster’s welcome to all present to the beginning of the Festival which is, in a sense, the birthday of the City. St. Mungo is mentioned in the Father Brown series of books by G. K. Chesterton, as the titular saint of Father Brown's parish. There were Celtic echoes again at the preparation of the gifts when the Hymn of Columba was sung, and later when Peter McGrail’s beautiful Peace Song formed the backdrop for the Communion procession. There were, understandably, some concerns about whether it would proceed because of the severe weather but there was a good showing of determined participants and friends. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Every year in the week of his feastday, the St. Dominic Savio award is presented. Contact us. Jayne Scott, Minister of Culross and Torryburn which have historic links to St. Mungo), there was musical support from the Rutherglen Salvation Army Band, Carissa Bovill on clarsach, the St. Mungo Singers and the newly formed Russkaya Cappella, and dance from the Visual Statement Dance Company. Saint Bega was reputedly a saint of the Early Middle Ages; an Irish princess who valued virginity.Promised in marriage to a Viking prince who, according to a medieval manuscript The Life of St Bega, was "son of the king of Norway", Bega "fled across the Irish sea to land at St. or by telephoning 0141 427 6740. The Mass ended with the singing of “Let Glasgow Flourish” before Fr. He had the congregation laughing as he reflected on the fact that he now, surprisingly, had a coat of arms and pondered that the saving grace of this was that it featured the fish with the ring in its mouth, which is also in the Glasgow City coat of arms, a reminder of his own Glasgow roots. He invoked the prayers of St. Mungo for all his children in Glasgow. All welcome. SICK Felix was the son of Hermias, a Syrian who had been a Roman soldier. Priests For Scotland c/o Bishops' Conference of Scotland General Secretariate 64 Aitken Street Airdrie, ML6 6LT Russkaya Cappella now introduced the congregation to something quite different, as they sang à cappella a cycle of liturgical pieces in celebration of St. Mungo (Kentigern): a Troparion (or short hymn of praise), a Kontakion (the first stanza of a hymn of praise), a Magnification of St. Kentigern, and a Muscovite Alliluia. © Copyright 2008-2016 St Mungo Music unless otherwise attributed. St. Mungo was a messenger and apostle, and the buzz today is all about how we can be missionaries in our turn. He was working as one of the Secretaries after the General Chapter 1989. We had another change of input as the Visual Statement Dance Company danced a scene from their new ballet “St. High quality Saint inspired Mugs by independent artists and designers from around the world. He touched on the main events of the life of St. Mungo whose feast, he noted, falls between the celebrations of the Epiphany and Baptism of Our Lord on the one hand, and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on the other. St. Barbara’s Parish, Armadale & Whitburn Important things to remember when we resume daily & Sunday Masses. As we’ve been processing the news and praying for his soul, his family and the Archdiocese, we’ve been reminded of different things he’s said and done. Stephen Smyth, to music by David Harris. Tomorrow's Saint St. Felix of Nola. Thenue”, choreographed by Danny Dobbie. Before the service began, the St. Mungo Singers set a prayerful ambience, singing a series of choral pieces – “Love is of God”, “To Christ the Seed” and “Great God be Near Me” – interspersed with clarsach music played by Dr. Noel Donnelly. There is considerable dispute as to his identity, as he could be St. Enoder or Enodoc of Cornwall, England. The Glasgow & District Burns Association had gifted Glasgow Cathedral a display case to house the copy of the Vita Kentigerni (the Life of Kentigern) in thanks for the Homecoming Service which had been held in the Cathedral on 25th January 2009. Michael completed an MA in Arts (Local History) in 2015, having previously done courses in Archaeology and Regional Studies. Today, he said, it is our task to continue his work. Intercessory prayers followed followed for the city and its needs, the Archdiocese and church and faith communities in Glasgow, the country and its parliaments, the United Nations and other international bodies, for peace in the Holy Land and elsewhere, and for the sick and dead of the city. Livestream Mass. Our guest blog post this month is from author Michael Houlihan who has recently published an excellent work on the Holy Wells of County Clare which includes 60 colour plates, maps and invaluable information. 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