Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Message to the Diocese on the Eve of the Funeral of H. M. Queen Elizabeth
In today’s 2nd reading, St Paul encourages prayers “for everyone – petitions, intercessions and thanksgiving – and especially for kings and others in authority.” This is timely. Tomorrow the late […]
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Statement from Bishop Hugh Following the death of The Queen
Sharing the grief of the whole country and beyond, I mourn the passing of a great Christian monarch to whose example of service we are all indebted.
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Homily for the Funeral Mass of Deacon John McEwan
Today we remember with gratitude Deacon John McEwan, we commend his soul to God and we express all our sympathy to his family and all who grieve his loss. This […]
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Homily for the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden Abbey
How good it is to be together again – and to be together around this altar and in this place, Pluscarden Abbey, the spiritual heart of the diocese as bishops […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart
Tonight we keep the third of three great post-Pentecost feasts: the Holy Trinity, Corpus Christi and now the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We love hearing stories, telling stories, and a […]
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Homily for Pentecost Sunday
In the northern hemisphere, Christmas hallows winter, Easter hallows spring and Pentecost summer. In the beginning, the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, hovered over the waters, and […]
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Homily for the Ordination of Graeme Morrison to the Permanent Diaconate
Here we are in Moray, Banffshire. And at this time of year, we may easily see a field of barley and a burn running beside it. But who first imagined […]
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Platinum Jubilee Message
Bishop Hugh Gilbert OSB of the Diocese of Aberdeen congratulates Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on the joyful occasion of her
