A very useful book I always have with me on these occasion is the Catholic Truth Society Sunday Missal, People’s Edition, published with side-by-side Latin and English texts in 2011. At the head of each Sunday in this book the editors offer a little reflection or…
Each night at the end of Compline we sing an Antiphon to our Lady. From the first Sunday of Advent to the Baptism of the Lord the designated Antiphon is the Alma Redemptoris. This is one of four officially adopted by the Church for her daily devotion…
We have just heard in today’s Gospel the cry of Elizabeth: “Of all women, you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb”. St. Luke records these words of Elizabeth as the first and spontaneous effect of her…
Preached by the Prior of Pluscarden at Rydebäck Karmel. Occupying pride of place in our refectory at Pluscarden is our statue of St. Anne. We inherited the statue from...
The sun smiled on two of our usual summer processions this year: the Feast of Corpus Christi, Sunday 18 June, and the annual Diocesan Pilgrimage, Sunday 25 June...
The Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima duly arrived at Pluscarden, for a special Novena of prayer, 11 - 19 June 2017. One guest spontaneously exclaimed on seeing it: "I never knew a statue could...
