The Chrism Mass is a special annual celebration led by the Diocesan Bishop with the Diocesan Clergy. During that Mass, the priests publicly renew their promises, and the oils used to administer the sacraments are blessed.
This year’s Chrism Mass will be held at St Peter’s Church, Buckie, at 18:00 on Thursday, 26th March 2026. All Welcome!
During Lent, we fast, give alms and pray. To that end, we would love to invite you come along to a Day of Prayer, Reconciliation and Easter Preparations at St Thomas’ Keith on Saturday 28th March 2026, starting at 10:00 with lunch at 13:00.
For more information: Day of Prayer, Reconciliation and Easter Preparations at St Thomas’ Keith
St Mary’s Cathedral, Aberdeen, is holding a Divine Mercy Sunday devotion on Sunday, 12th April 2026, from 12:30 – 14:00. Join us for Divine Mercy Chaplet, Veneration of the Image and Benediction with Confessions available throughout.
Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Drostan’s Fraserburgh are holding a very special day of Divine Mercy devotions on 12 April (Low Sunday) with the blessing of a new image of the Merciful Jesus from the Shrine in Łagiewniki, Kraków. At 15:00, there will be an Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a recitation of the chaplet, a sermon on the Mercy of God, and confessions.
The Thomistic Institute Chapter at the University of Aberdeen is hosting a lecture by Professor Lewis Ayres of Durham University entitled ‘St John Henry Newman and the Failure of the University.’
This will take place on Monday, 13th April at 18:30 in the New Kings NK1. This lecture is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception.
For more information, contact:
thomisticsociety@ausa.org.uk or sr.francescatherese@sastjean.
Heaven, Earth and Jesus: The Mysteries of Christian Eschatology, a series of four Pentecost lectures given by Fr Simon Francis Gaine OP, Professor of Theological Anthropology, Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas, Rome. These lectures will take place between 26th and 28th May 2026 at Pluscarden Abbey, near Elgin.
For more information, visit: Heaven, Earth and Jesus: The Mysteries of Christian Eschatology – 2026 Pluscarden Pentecost Lectures
