Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Homily for the Ascension of the Lord
“As he blessed them, he withdrew from them…” (Lk 24:51). We can feel uncomfortable with the Lord’s Ascension: a body floating skyward, carried by clouds. But we needn’t.
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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Easter
Today is … what Sunday? Yes, indeed, Divine Mercy Sunday, but much else too. First of all, it is the 2nd Sunday of Easter. We can call it a 2nd […]
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Homily for Easter Sunday
What do we say today, Easter Sunday? It’s something so simple, so great, so good. Firmly, joyfully, we say Christ is risen, Alleluia. And we can add the Eastern Christian […]
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Homily for the Easter Vigil
Brothers and Sisters, we’ve come to the high point of the Paschal Triduum. On Maundy Thursday, we were made aware of the gift of the Eucharist. On Good Friday, of […]
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Homily for Good Friday
Yesterday evening, we were made aware of the gift of the Eucharist; today of the gift of the Cross. It is the gift of God the Father, lifted up over […]
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Homily for Maundy Thursday
How good to see the church so packed! It reflects what we are remembering this evening – that packed last evening of Jesus’ life on earth. It was so full, […]
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Bishop Hugh’s talks on the Mystery of Holy Eucharist
Bishop Hugh is giving a series of talks on different aspects of the Eucharist on Thursdays at 19:00, (after the 18:00 Mass) at St Mary’s Cathedral, Aberdeen. Each talk will […]
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Homily for the Chrism Mass
When Noah, with family and animals, emerged from the long floating lockdown in the ark, the first thing he did was to build an altar and offer on it a […]
