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Bishop Joseph Devine - Requiescet in pace Announcing his death on social media, Motherwell Diocese said: “It is with great sadness that the Diocese of Motherwell announces the death of Bishop Joseph Devine today in Wishaw General Hospital.

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Christian family life is a vocation and, when lived with fidelity, it is a path to holiness, said the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life. The office on 17 May announced the theme Pope Francis has chosen for the next World Meeting of Families, which will be in Rome June 23-27, 2021: "Family love: A vocation and a path to holiness."

One of students for the Priesthood, Joe McGill (St. Joseph’s, Clarkston) will be accepted as a Candidate for Ordination during Mass at the Scots College, Rome on Wednesday evening. Please keep Joe and all of our students in your prayers at this time.

Please find a copy of the Easter Edition of the Ozanam News for your information. This is the first edition of 2019. We hope you  find it informative and interesting.

Two Early Day Motions (EDMs) have been lodged in the UK Parliament calling on the UK Government to suspend changes to new immigration rules for visiting priests and to meet with representatives of faith communities to hear their concerns. The new rules make it more difficult for priests to come to the UK on supply placements, a long established practice which provides essential support for parish priests and their local parish communities.

Diocese of Paisley and SPUC – March for Life – Coach Details for this Friday - 10th May - pick up points If you have registered to travel with us this Friday please see details below. • Midnight - Paisley – St Mirin’s Cathedral car park • 12:30 am - Glasgow - Outside City Chambers • 2:00am - Gretna – Gretna Services

Ultrasound of Abby Johnson’s baby is shown on big screen in Time Square. A live, 4D-ultrasound of a 36-week gestation baby was broadcast in Times Square on Saturday, as part of Focus on the Family’s “Alive in New York” celebration. “Alive in New York” was conducted in partnership with the pro-life organizations And Then There Were None and Save the Storks. The event drew a crowd estimated in the thousands, and it is believed to be the largest pro-life demonstration in New York state history.

Salesian Sisters 50th Anniversary in Scotland: To celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Salesian Sisters arriving in Scotland, Mass will be celebrated by Bishop John Keenan at 3.00pm on Saturday 24th August in St. Fergus Church, Ferguslie Park, Paisley.

Maisy Milk’s Rosary for Peace web page where you can pledge your decades on our interactive map and receive 100 free Rosary Beads for your school.

Our very own Ryan Black,‏ will be ordained into the Diaconate on Sunday 5th May, view his Ordination Mass​​​​​​​ live here...

May is the month where we recite the Holy Rosary each day, meditating on the mysteries of Christ's life, death and resurrection. If your new to the Rosary here is a simple video that will teach you how pray...

The Inverclyde Across to Lourdes Group will be opening the charity shop in Port Glasgow Bay Street for 3 weeks , from Monday 6th May. Donations are welcome in the shop.

Following the terrible attacks on Easter Sunday at churches in Sri Lanka, the Church there has set up an emergency fund and is appealing to Catholics worldwide to help rebuild the lives of those affected, and their damaged Churches.  We know Catholics in Scotland also want to contribute.  Please make your donation online to Missio Scotland https://www.missioscotland.com/sri-lankan-appeal or by post to Missio Scotland, 4 Laird Street, Coatbridge ML5 3LJ

“The life and mission of Padre Pio prove that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted out of love, are transformed into a privileged way of holiness, which opens onto the horizons of a greater good, known only to the Lord.”—Pope John Paul II at Padre Pio’s canonization Mass

“You must have boundless faith in the divine goodness, for the victory is absolutely certain.” —Padre Pio

“Do not say you are all alone in climbing Calvary and that you are all alone as you struggle and weep, for Jesus is with you and will never abandon you.”—Letters, Vol. 2, 479

“When you sit down to eat, prayerfully reflect that you have in your midst the Divine Master and his holy apostles at the last meal he had with them when he instituted the sacrament of the altar.” —letter to Raffaelina Cerase, December 17, 1914

“I say to bear our imperfections with patience, and not at all to love and caress them, because humility is nourished in this suffering.” —Letters, Vol. 3, 684-85

“Courage. Suffice it for us to know that Jesus loves us greatly.”—Letters, Vol. 4, 1005