RC Diocese of Argyll & the Isles

 

Thanks for the prayers offered on behalf of the Diocese by those who made the pilgrimage this past week to Rome and Assisi. I trust that all went well and everybody got back safely spiritually renewed by the pilgrimage....

All in the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles share the joy of the Church throughout the world at the election of Pope Francis I. Our prayers will accompany him daily in the celebration of the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours, and in our public...

Although I have been in regular contact by email it is sometime since I have managed to write a full Ad Clerum, so I set my mind to the task now.........

  Bishop Joseph writes from Salamanca: "Things have progressed well with my eye and I managed to see the surgeon again earlier than planned. The advice is that I should still not fly but that I can travel overland. So I have made bookings to come ...

  18th December 2012.     Dear Rev. Fathers, Deacons and Others,  I hope this finds everybody well and hope that Advent has been a fruitful time and you are well prepared for the great Feast of Our Lord’s Nativity. A short Christmas message is att...

  Dear All, I hope this finds everybody well.Thanks to all who looked after me while  visiting the parishes for Confirmation.Among those who have died in recent times was Mrs Marion Wynne - we offer our sympathy to Thomas and his sisters on the lo...

26th November 2012  Dear Rev. Fathers and Deacons, and Others, I hope this finds everybody well. I write with the latest updates from the various meetings held recently and other matters which I wish to draw to your attention. Special Collections ...

16 November 2012  Dear Colleagues and Friends,  I ask your prayers for Sr Therese's sister, Rae, whose struggle with cancer is again more complicated. Among those who have died in recent days is Roddy MacSween, Benbecula, father of Sarah Jane (hea...

In accordance with the Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the gift of Sacred Indulgences during the Year of Faith I wish to designate special days throughout the year, on which the faithful of Argyll and the Isles are encouraged to participate in the Eucharist or the Liturgy of the Hours, to profess together or individually the Creed, and to avail themselves of Sacramental Confession....

Bishop Joseph shares news of the Diocese and the Church in Scotland...