Fr Lamb visited each Primary 3 class on Friday 7th March to help the children make final preparations for their First Reconciliation, which they will celebrate in the cathedral on Tuesday 11th March.
The children completed a quiz about good and bad choices and Fr Lamb explored with the children if all bad choices are sins. The children reflected on how some bad choices are not necessarily sins, but maybe still aren’t the best of choices.
The children went on to reflect on how the Sacrament of Reconciliation is a good thing as it is an opportunity to say sorry to God and make a commitment to being a better version of ourselves.
Fr Lamb told the children that they are like saints immediately after receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation and that, although we may well sin again, it is important we try our very best to live lives inspired by the saints. He reminded the children of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a young person just like them who made good choices and touched the lives of so many people.
We keep Primary 3 in our prayers in these final days leading up to their First Reconciliation.
Please continue to pray for Pope Francis, as he remains in hospital:
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/olga/2025/02/23
The Examen is a prayer developed by St Ignatius Loyola and found in his Spiritual Exercises. Its purpose is to help us become aware of how God
is at work in our lives and recognise where he has been present with us during the course of each day. Simply put, the Examen helps us to find God in all things, no matter how ordinary.
Pope Francis has released an audio message thanking people across the world for their prayers and support after being admitted to hospital on 14th February:
RME 0-03a I am becoming aware of the importance of celebrations, festivals and customs in religious peoples lives.
Following an idea dropped into our Pupil Voice Suggestion Box, one of our recent Smart School Council projects was the opportunity for Cathedral learners to design a mascot for their House. The most popular animal submitted for each House was chosen as the winner and all six have now been transformed into real-life mascots, complete with their own Cathedral t-shirt.
Primary 1 learners and their Primary 7 buddies got together on World Book Day to enjoy ‘The Cat in the Hat’ by Dr Seuss. Our learners, from opposite ends of the school, enjoyed listening to the story together and then teamed-up to make fantastic hats of their own (see below).
Three members of St Bernadette’s parish Legion 
of Mary visited Cathedral Primary on Thursday 6th March to pray the rosary with Primary 4 learners. The children meditated on the Mysteries of Light during their time of prayer:
Cathedral school community gathered for Mass on Ash Wednesday, 5th March, to mark the beginning of Lent. Pupils and staff received their ashes, a
sign of being sorry for the wrong things we do and of our commitment to grow closer to Jesus in the coming weeks.