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Apr 25
Pluscarden Abbey CDs
On Easter Day we celebrate and proclaim the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. This is the central article of faith handed on from Apostolic times. Jesus is Lord! He is risen from the dead! Alleluia! According to our faith, on Easter Day death was swallowed up by life; the reign of Satan was broken; sin was overwhelmed by mercy; good triumphed over evil and love over hatred; heaven was thrown open, and sadness and sorrow gave way to unending joy. So for Christians, for the Catholic Church, Easter is not simply one feast among others: it’s called the “Feast of Feasts”, and the “Solemnity of Solemnities”; or the “Great Sunday”.
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Mar 30
Homily for Station Mass
Since 2002, the new Missal has offered a second Opening Prayer or Collect for today – the Friday of the 5th week of Lent. It was used at the beginning of the Mass – for the first time in English, since it only became available in translation with the recent English Missal. Its reference to Mary makes it appropriate for this church dedicated to her.
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Mar 29
Homily for Chrism Mass
‘The Spirit of the Lord has been given to me, for he has anointed me’ (Is 61:1; Lk 4:18). The parish of Buckie is known for its music. And it’s hard not to think of this Isaian line in musical terms. First, we hear it from the prophet himself, like a flute solo. Then in the synagogue of Nazareth, it’s taken up by Jesus, the Anointed One par excellence – a violin? a trumpet? Then suddenly, since Pentecost, the melody belongs to the vast orchestra of believers. Thanks to the chrism given to the baptised after their Baptism and / or in Confirmation, it fills the whole earth. All of us, as baptised and confirmed Christians, have been given the Spirit of the Lord and been anointed, given a share in the mission of Christ, prophet, priest and king. ‘The Spirit of the Lord has been given to me, for he has anointed me.’ But then, in the midst of this orchestra (clutching their oboes or trombones or saxophones), there rise to their feet all those ordained to the ministries of deacon, priest or bishop, playing the same theme. It’s theirs as well, in a unique and yet connected sense: the music given them to keep alive in others.
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