Daily Archives: 21 November 2024

The New Edition of the Lectionary for Mass

NewsBy Debbie Jackson 21 November 2024

The new edition of the Lectionary for Mass confirmed by the Vatican in Rome, comes into use in England and Wales next Sunday, the First Sunday of Advent 2024. The Archdiocese of St Andrew’s and Edinburgh has published three YouTube videos on the Lectionary which are useful for formation as to why the text has

Be Compassionate- A Statement of the Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland

NewsBy Debbie Jackson 21 November 2024

Be compassionate A statement of the Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland As Catholic Bishops in England and Wales, and in Scotland, we believe that genuine compassion is under threat because of the attempts in Parliament to legalise assisted suicide. ‘Compassion’ means to enter into and share the suffering of another person. It means