Saturday 13 (Immaculate Heart of Mary)	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	Private Intention Mary Appleby
Sunday 14 (11th Sunday of the Year)	10.00am Mass	Margaret McGrath
Monday 15	No Mass
Tuesday 16 (All Saints of Scotland)	7:00pm Mass	Doris Tonner
Wednesday 17	10:00am Mass	Mary Cairney
Thursday 18	9:30am Adoration 10:00am Mass	Special Intention
Friday 19	10:00am Mass	Mary Clark
Saturday 20	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	Mary Paterson Katie Donnelly
Sunday 21 (12th Sunday of the Year)	10.00am Mass	Rosa Reinbold

 

 

Sunday Missal:  11^th Sunday of the Year (A) – Page 728.

 

Teas and Coffees available after Mass on Sunday and Thursday.

 

St Margaret Pilgrimage: Sunday 14 June in Dunfermline. Schedule: 12:00pm Angelus at St Margaret's Cave; 1:00pm Prayer Service at St Margaret’s tomb at Dunfermline Abbey; 2:00pm Procession from Glen Gates to St Margaret’s Memorial Church, East Port; 3:00pm Mass at St Margaret's Memorial Church, celebrated by Archbishop Cushley.

 

Consultation: Archbishop Cushley invites you to respond to consultation questions from the Bishops' Conference of Scotland regarding the structures of the Church in Scotland. The consultation questions are online at bit.ly/archconsultation26. For context, please see the BCOS statement at bit.ly/bcosstatement. Responses must be submitted by Friday 26 June. 

 

 

Day for Life Collection Sunday 21 June: The National Day for Life Collection is split 50/50 between the Archdiocese and the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland. The Archdiocesan share will be used to support pro-life work covering issues at the beginning and end of life: the unborn and their mothers, the disabled, the elderly and the dying. This may include support for advocacy, education, pastoral care and formation in these areas, particularly in response to current developments and needs. In recent years, the Archdiocese has supported work including opposition to assisted suicide, protection of the unborn, post-abortion support, and the formation of young pro-lifers. More details at bit.ly/dayforlife26

 

Knights of St. Columba: Every Thursday night at 7.30pm the Knights of St. Columba have the Rosary by Zoom for about 30 minutes. All parishioners are invited to join us. At the moment we are praying for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. Meeting I.D:  827-5010-5561 Meeting Pass Code: 694846.

 

Annual Caritas, Justice & Peace Mass takes place at St Peter’s Church, 9 Carmondean Centre Road, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8PT on Thursday 18 June 2026. Guet speaker is Peter Diamond from Aid to the Church in Need.

 

Mass for Married & Engaged Couples: Archbishop Cushley will celebrate Mass for Married and Engaged Couples at St Mary's Cathedral on Friday 19 June at 7:00pm with a reception afterwards in Coffee Saints. All welcome!

 

Visit of relics of St Gerard Majella: The relics of St Gerard Majella will be at St Patrick's Church, The Cowgate, Edinburgh, on Saturday 18 July. Entrance of the relics at 10:00am with devotions and talk, Exposition of Blessed Sacrament at 11:30am. Mass at 12:30pm followed by blessings with the relics.

 

Archdiocesan events: Events are listed at archedinburgh.org/events

 

Anecdote - Everything I needed to know, I learned from a jigsaw puzzle:

Establish the border first. Boundaries give a sense of security and order.

Don’t force a fit. If something is meant to be, it will come together naturally.

When things aren’t going so well, take a break. Everything will look differently when you return.

Be sure to look at the big picture. Getting hung up on the little pieces will only lead to frustration.

Perseverance pays off. Every important puzzle went together bit by bit and piece by piece.

When one spot stops working, move to another. Be sure to come back later.

The puzzle’s creator gave you a picture as a guide.

Variety is the spice of life. It’s the different colours and patterns which make life interesting.

don’t be afraid to try different combinations. Some matches will surprise you.

Take time to celebrate your successes (even little ones).

Anything worth doing takes time and effort. A great puzzle cannot be rushed.   – Author unknown.

 

 Magnifica Humanitas is Pope Leo XIV’s 2026 encyclical, highlighting themes of human dignity, technology, and moral responsibility:

In the era of artificial intelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendour of which no machine can ever replace. True progress always stems from a heart open to others, an intelligence willing to listen, and a will that seeks what unites rather than what separates. (Magnifica Humanitas, 15)

 

Have a good week. Fr James