With difficulty accessing Teams, we have posted work herePilgrimage for S6 RE for this week.

With access to Microsoft Teams being difficult this morning, we have posted a worksheet for this week.Pilgrimage

With issues accessing Microsoft Teams, we have uploaded work for this week. Complete the assignments for Lesson One.S4 Religious Education Our World

With access to Microsoft Teams being difficult this morning, we have uploaded work here. With YPI, classes are at very different stages and we cannot issue a general task. Please check your jotter and for this week continue with the next sheet.S2 Unit 2 The People of God 2020 – Copy

With access to Microsoft Teams difficult this morning, we have uploaded work on POVERTY. For this week complete the first set of tasks.S3 Poverty unit lesson 1

Morning,
While access to Microsoft Teams is difficult this morning, I have posted a sheet for completion by First Year on the Epiphany.

The Feast of The Epiphany

‘We loved them in life, let us not forget them in death.’ St Ambrose.

As you may know the Month of November is highlighted in the Catholic Tradition as a time to pray for the dead and in particular those close to us. As in previous years, we intend to hold a Service of Remembrance. Unfortunately, due to the current restrictions we are looking at an alternative service using our sixth year Caritas students. This service will take place on Wednesday 25th November at 3pm and is open to all regardless of faith.

As in previous years we will light a candle in memory of close relatives who have died within the past twelve months or so. Pupils will be informed and given the opportunity to participate through RE and encouraged to tell their parents about the service. It will be highlighted on our webpage and twitter and we hope of either recording or streaming the service to let others outwith the school be included in this service

In order to ensure that we do not miss anyone from being included in this Service we have added a link below to access an online form where you can add your name, the name of the deceased and their relation to you. The form will remain open till the end of the day of Friday 20th November.

November Lists are a longstanding tradition in the Catholic Church. Following the Biblical and Church Tradition we pray for our deceased that they may find eternal rest with God. Each member of staff will be given, via files, a November List to complete. If you do not receive a list you can collect one from The Office, RE Department or myself. Completed lists will be placed in a basket before our altar and those people on the lists will be remembered in our Masses and Services throughout November.

Completed lists can be given to The Office, RE Department, myself or placed in the basket in The Oratory.

Monsignor Monaghan’s Reflection on the Month of November using religious art works.

Art of the Month November

Tuesday 29 September 2020.
Today is the Feast Day of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels. Angels are created beings of God and live in the presence of God. At important times in the history of God saving humanity, the Archangels have been given key roles in bringing an awareness of God’s will to people and to bring assurance of God’s love and protection for all.

We pray today that through God’s Holy Angels we will be confident in responding to God in our lives.

Hail Mary…..

Wednesday 30 September 2020.
St Jerome lived across the end of the Fourth Century and the beginning of the Fifth Century. A great writer and teacher, perhaps his greatest achievement was the translating of the Bible into Latin. This brought everyone a step nearer to being able to access and read the Word of God.

God speaks to humanity and to each person through the Bible. To deepen our understanding of God and his call for us, we should try and include reading the Bible on a daily basis as part of our pattern of prayer. There are many online sites which give short passages for each day of the year.

We ask Mary, our Mother, to pray with us for our intentions.

Thursday 1 October 2020.
Last year, Scotland was given a great blessing with the visit of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux, whose Feast we celebrate today. Therese wanted to be a holy person and be a saint but she felt that this was too great a task for her. However, she did not allow herself to be put off and devoted herself to her little way. In doing little things out of love of God, Therese grew in holiness and indeed soon after her death was proclaimed a Saint.

From St Therese we learn how we can be holy. Whatever, we do either great or small we do and offer our actions to God. In this way we will change ourselves and begin to change our World.

Hail Mary……

Friday 2 October 2020.
When you read about the lives of saints it is clear that prayer is very important for holiness. In prayer we spent time with God. Each Friday you have the opportunity to spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in Eucharistic Adoration from 12.20 to 1.00pm in the Oratory. We would encourage you to give a few minutes of your Friday Lunchtime and spend in quiet prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

Hail Mary….

This afternoon, Canon Baillie celebrated the Mass of the Feast of Saint Ninian for staff and pupils. In his homily, Canon Baillie spoke of our Catholic Faith being at the centre of all that we do in our school and the beautiful Oratory which represents what is our school’s rationale.

Canon Baillie welcome Iconographer Dr Irina Bradley who had completed a specially commissioned Icon of Saint Ninian for the school.<img