Reflection
The great desire of Jesus is to be with us and to invite us to enter into a personal relationship with Him, a relationship of love. When a person knows they are truly loved, a new confidence abounds. St John Bosco, the great patron saint of young people and of education, once said: “Without confidence and love, there can be no true education. If you want to be loved you must love yourselves, and make your children feel that you love them.”
Reminder
The Relics of the Scottish Saints will be visiting the Cathedral on Monday 18th to Thursday 21st September. Welcome Mass on Monday 18th at 5pm, and closing Mass on Thursday 21st at 12.15pm.
All are welcome to visit the Relics in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of the Cathedral.
Education Sunday
Today we celebrate Education Sunday. Education Sunday, at the start of the new academic year, offers us an opportunity to pray to Almighty God for all people involved in Catholic education, to celebrate the achievements of the past and to ask Our Lord to bless the work of the year ahead.
The mission of our Catholic schools, colleges and universities is to provide a holistic education which enables the lives of children and young people to flourish and for them to be formed into the men and women that God the Father has created them to be.
The Sick List
About six months ago, I asked if any of the names could be removed from the sick list, but got no response. As we are rapidly running out of room on the list, I’m appealing to you again to let me know if any names can be taken from the list. For instance, are there any babies who are no longer babies or no longer sick?
Please let me know. Thank you!