October 2012 - Archdiocese of Glasgow

Lord, Let Glasgow Flourish by the preaching of Thy Word and the praising of Thy Name 

OCTOBER 2012 

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With faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ, 

the Good Shepherd, 

and with the love of God in my heart, 

I accept the pastoral charge 

of the See of Glasgow. 

I seek the intercession 

of Our Blessed Mother 

and the prayers of Saint Mungo 

that I may be a worthy 

pastor and teacher, 

advancing the holiness of my flock; 

that God may unite the 

hearts of people and bishop 

so that the shepherd may not be 

without the support of his flock, 

or the flock without the 

loving concern of its shepherd 

Picture by 

Mark Campbell 

WELCOME ARCHBISHOP PHILIP TARTAGLIA 

SPECIAL SOUVENIR EDITION

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OCTOBER 2012 • FLOURISH 

ARCHBISHOP'S 

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OCTOBER 2012 

Friday 5th – Travel to 

Rome for Synod of 

Bishops on the New 

Evangelisation 

Sunday 7th – Papal Mass 

for opening of the Synod 

of Bishops and 

proclamation of St John 

of Avila and St 

Hildegard of Bingen as 

Doctors of the Church, 

St Peter’s Square 

(9.30am) 

Thursday 11th – Mass 

for the opening of the 

Year of Faith, St Peter’s 

Square (10am) 

Sunday 21st – Mass for 

Canonisation of James 

Berthieu, Pedro 

Calungsod, John Baptist 

Piamarta, Carmen 

Sallés y Barangueras, 

Marianne Cope, Kateri 

Tekakwitha and Anna 

Schäffer, St Peter’s 

Square (9.30am) 

Sunday 28th – Mass for 

closing of Synod of 

Bishops, Vatican Basilica 

(9.30am) 

Monday 29th – Travel 

from Rome to Glasgow 

FORTY HOURS 

ADORATION 

Sunday 7 October 

Our Lady & 

St George, Penilee 

St Dominic, 

Bishopbriggs 


Immaculate 

Conception, Maryhill 


St Philip, Ruchazie 


All Saints, Barmulloch 

St Conval, Pollok 

Archbishop makes name with 

first appointments - three Pauls 

MONSIGNOR Paul Conroy 

has been appointed as 

Vicar General of the 

Archdiocese of Glasgow 

and Moderator of the 

diocesan curia. 

The announcement was 

made by Archbishop Philip 

Tartaglia at the end of the 

Mass inaugurating his pastoral 

ministry in Glasgow. 

The Archbishop has also 

appointed Mgr Paul Murray as 

Chancellor and Fr Paul 

Gargaro as Vice-Chancellor 

for a three-year term. 

Since 2005, Mgr Conroy 

has served as General 

Secretary of the Bishops’ 

Conference of Scotland. He 

played a key role in the organisation 

of Pope Benedict 

XVI’s visit to the UK in 2010 

and earlier this year hosted a 

meeting of the General 

Secretaries of European 

Bishops’ Conferences in 

Edinburgh. He will continue 

as General Secretary until the 

bishops’ next meeting in 

November. 

Skills 

Ordained in 1980 in St 

Patrick’s, Dumbarton, Mgr 

Conroy served on the staff of 

various Scottish seminaries 

until 1995 when he was appointed 

director of pastoral 

planning for the Archdiocese 

of Glasgow. His parish ministry 

has included serving as 

assistant at St Andrew’s 

Cathedral, and parish priest of 

Our Lady and St George, 

Penilee, and St Alphonsus, 

Calton. 

Archbishop Tartaglia has 

known Mgr Conroy since 

their student days in the Scots 

College, Rome. They served 

together as rector and vicerector 

at Chesters College 

from 1987 to 1993, and have 

worked closely together over 

the past seven years as bishop 

and general secretary. 

“Mgr Paul is a reliable and 

reasonable person who combines 

good organisational 

skills with a strong pastoral 

awareness,” the Archbishop 

said. 

The new diocesan chancellor, 

Mgr Murray is parish 

priest of St Helen’s, Langside, 

and has served as director of 

pastoral planning for the past 

nine years. He was ordained in 

St Gabriel’s, Merrylee, in 

1988. He was appointed a 

papal chaplain, along with Mgr 

Conroy, in February 2011. 

Mgr Paul Conroy 

processing out of 

St Andrew’s Cathedral 

after the announcement 

of his appointment as 

Vicar General 

Picture by Bill Heaney 

Fr Paul Gargaro, who was 

ordained in St Patrick’s, 

Dumbarton, in 2005, is assistant 

priest at St Margaret’s, 

Clydebank. 

Archbishop Tartaglia said: 

“I am delighted to be able to 

announce the names of the 

three priests who I have asked 

to take on these responsible 

positions. I assure them of my 

prayers and support – and I am 

sure, the good wishes of the 

whole Archdiocese – in the 

work they will undertake in 

the years ahead.” 

He also thanked Mgr John 

Gilmartin, who had served as 

Vicar General since 2002, 

and Fr Thomas White, who 

was Vice-Chancellor and 

more recently Chancellor and 

diocesan Master of 

Ceremonies. 

Since being nominated Archbishop of Glasgow, I 

have received so many good wishes that I cannot 

possibly respond to them all individually. 

I have received pledges of Masses and prayers; 

letters of congratulations and good wishes; and 

generous and thoughtful gifts of all kinds. 

And many, many, people have simply offered me 

their good wishes in person with a smile and a 

kind gesture. 

To all of them – to all of you – I offer my heartfelt 

thanks. 

For all of you and for your 

intentions, I will offer the 

Sacrifice of the Mass in St 

Peter’s Basilica in Rome 

when I am there for the 

Synod of Bishops. 

And I ask one more 

kindness of you – to continue 

to remember me and uphold 

me in your prayers. 

Thank you and may 

God bless you! 

Philip 

Tartaglia, 

Archbishop 

of Glasgow 

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Cardinal Pell to address major Glasgow 

conference on faith and evangelisation 

Scotland’s bishops have 

landed a big catch after 

casting out their nets for 

the launch of the Year of 

Faith. 

They have persuaded 

Cardinal George Pell, 

Archbishop of Sydney, to address 

the St Andrew’s 

Conference taking place in 

Glasgow on Saturday 1 

December. He will speak on 

New Evangelisation 50 years 

after Vatican II. 

Seen as a key initiative in 

the Year of Faith calendar, the 

gathering will draw together 

300 people to discuss the witness 

of faith in today’s secular 

climate and the need for a 

more compelling evangelisation. 

The conference will also 

hear from Archbishop Arthur 

Serratelli, who will address issues 

relating to the liturgy and 

new evangelisation. 

Cardinal Pell 

By Vincent Toal 

The Year of Faith begins on 

11 October, marking the 50th 

anniversary of the opening of 

the Second Vatican Council in 

1962 and the 20th anniversary 

of the publication of the 

Catechism of the Catholic 

Church. 

In a pastoral letter, issued 

this week, the Scottish 

Bishops state: “This year is intended 

to be a special time of 

grace in which we discover or 

rediscover the life-changing 

experience of encountering 

Jesus Christ 

They add: “The Holy 

Father is anxious that during 

the year ahead we take up 

again the texts of the Council 

Fathers and rediscover the full 

beauty of the Catholic faith as 

set out in the Catechism.” 

To mark the start of the 

Year of Faith, every parish in 

the archdiocese of Glasgow is 

being encouraged to host a 

Holy Hour of Eucharistic adoration, 

allowing people the 

chance to encounter Christ 

and reflect on the place of 

faith in their lives. 

It is hoped the Holy Hour 

will take place in most 

parishes on Sunday 14 

October. Material for reflection 

has been sent to each 

parish from the pastoral office. 

The office is also producing 

a series of monthly reflections 

on aspects of faith, beginning 

with Mary during October. 

At a national level, the Year 

of Faith will be launched with 

the celebration of Mass on 

Our Lady of Good Aid 

Cathedral, Motherwell, on 

Sunday 4 November at 3pm. 

Passing on 

The Bishops of Scotland 

will gather with people from 

across the country who have 

particular responsibility for 

transmitting and passing on 

the faith in families, communities 

and schools. 

As the Year of Faith extends 

to November 2013, a 

number of events will take 

place next year. These include 

a national celebration in June 

2013 marking the 1450th anniversary 

of the arrival of St 

Columba on the island of 

Iona. 

Young people will have the 

chance to participate in a festival 

of faith at Stirling 

University coinciding with 

World Youth Day in Rio, 

Brazil, in July. 

Banner proclaims 

Year of Faith at 

Immaculate 

Conception on 

Maryhill Road 

And next autumn, it is 

planned to have a national pilgrimage 

to the Holy Land – 

“to walk in the footsteps of 

Christ and rediscover the 

beauty and the insights of the 

scriptures.” 

Throughout the year, inspirational 

messages will be 

posted on Facebook and 

Twitter each day to encourage 

people to draw closer to Christ 

and allow his life to shape and 

direct their daily actions. 

“There is nothing more 

beautiful than to be 

surprised by the Gospel, 

by the encounter with 

Christ. There is nothing 

more beautiful than to 

know Him and to speak 

to others of our 

friendship with Him.” 

Benedict XVI 

Lord Jesus, 

You entrusted your 

Church with the mission 

to proclaim the Good 

News to all the nations. 

You sent the Holy Spirit 

to strengthen those 

who would bear the 

message of salvation. 

In this year may that 

same Holy Spirit 

strengthen our faith 

and inspire us with words 

and deeds 

that, by our efforts, 

the men and women of 

our time 

will hear of You, 

will believe in You 

and will come to the 

beauty of knowing You. 

Who live and reign with 

God the Father 

in the unity of 

the Holy Spirit, 

One God, for ever 

and ever. 

Mary, Star of the New 

Evangelisation. 

Pray for us 

The door of faith is always open for us, 

ushering us into the life of communion with 

God and offering entry into his Church. 

It is possible to cross that threshold when 

the word of God is proclaimed and the heart 

allows itself to be shaped by transforming 

grace. To enter through that door is to set out 

on a journey that lasts a lifetime. 

We cannot accept that salt should become 

tasteless or the light be kept hidden. The 

people of today can still experience the need 

to go to the well, like the Samaritan woman, 

in order to hear Jesus, who invites us to 

believe in him and to draw upon the source 

of living water welling up within him. 

We must rediscover a taste for feeding 

ourselves on the word of God, faithfully 

handed down by the Church, and on the 

bread of life, offered as sustenance for his 

disciples. 

From Porta Fidei, Pope Benedict XVI’s 

Letter on the Year of Faith 

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The Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions: Nostra Aetate 

Dec 2 (Sun) Unveiling the SacredPage James Crampsey SJ 

Constitution on Divine Revelation: Dei Verbum 

Jan 19 (Sat) Ecumenical Perspectives Stephen Smyth FMS andDr Sheilagh Kesting 

Decree on Ecumenism: Unitatis Redintegratio 

Feb 16 (Sat) The Church andthe Media Peter Scally SJ 

Decree on Social Communication: Inter Mirifica 

Mar 10 (Sun) The Eucharist: A Vision Now Realised? Bishop Maurice Taylor 

Constitution on the SacredLiturgy: Sacrosanctum Concilium 

Apr 13 (Sat) Whispers of the Spirit: The Church of the Future Gerry O’Hanlon, SJ 

Constitution on the Church: Lumen Gentium 

May 18 (Sat) Christian Hope in Today’s World Prof Werner Jeanrond 

Constitution on the Church in the Modern World: Gaudium et Spes 

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Decree on the Laity: Apostolicam Actuositatem 

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THE Golden Jubilee of the 

opening of St Barnabas’ 

church in Shettleston was 

marked on Sunday 16 

September. 

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia 

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parish over the past 50 years – 

including present parish priest 

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church 26 years ago. 

The Archbishop paid tribute 

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faithfully gathered daily and 

weekly in the church and cared 

for its upkeep, despite pressing 

needs and hardships. 

He said: “Over the last 50 

years the people of St 

Barnabas, have, like many in 

this city, had to carry their share 

of the cross. 

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AFTER cycling 300 miles 

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Geraldine McFaul felt as 

elated as Tour de France 

winner Bradley Wiggins 

as she posed for pictures 

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Eiffel Tower. 

The parishioner of St 

Catherine Laboure, 

Balornock, took on the “mad 

cycle challenge” to raise funds 

for Hope and Homes for 

Children – a charity working 

in Ukraine to get children out 

of institutions into caring family 

homes. 

“I went beyond limits that I 

never knew existed,” said 

Geraldine, exhausted but exhilarated. 

“Looking back, I still cannot 

believe that I managed it – 

that stubbornness I have was 

in great demand, I tell you!” 

Flourish highlighted 

Geraldine’s fundraising efforts, 

in June, when Ukraine 

was playing host to the 

European Football 

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With widespread poverty 

and the highest HIV infection 

rate in Europe, more than 

80,000 Ukranian children live 

in orphanages and an estimated 

25,000 children and 

young adults are living on the 

streets. 

With money still coming in, 

she has raised around £3200. 

“I have been humbled and 

delighted by the support and 

sponsorship from so many of 

you,” said Geraldine, who was 

joined on the ride by another 

100 cyclists fundraising for 

various charities. 

“Team Tortoise – a naturally 

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of the show,” she added. “We 

even managed to make lunch 

on a couple of occasions when 

there were still other people 

there! 

“However, the experience 

of cycling through Paris with 

100 other cyclists, taking over 

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people and their future; fear of 

crime and the changes in family 

living patterns which make 

it harder for young couples to 

marry and bring up a family. 

“But we cannot be a people 

of despondency. Today, just as 

much as half a century ago, we 

are called upon to place our 

trust in Jesus Christ.” 

The parish of St Barnabas 

was founded in 1950 at the beginning 

of a decade of major 

expansion across the 

Archdiocese of Glasgow. An 

offshoot of St Paul’s, it was 

placed under the patronage of 

the great apostle’s missionary 

companion. 

Expressed 

Reflecting on the call to discipleship, 


said: “The disciples must have 

felt they had the whole world 

against them when Jesus outlined 

what lay ahead. But their 

answer was that act of faith expressed 

by Peter – ‘You are the 

Christ’, and by implication, 

‘You are the one in whom we 

trust.’ 

“Today, just as much as 2000 

years ago or, indeed, half a century 

ago, we are called upon to 

place our trust in Jesus Christ.” 

The Archbishop also looked 

forward to the upcoming Year 

of Faith, pointing out that it 

marks another 50th anniversary 

– the opening of the Second 

Vatican Council, in October 

1962. 

“That Council brought the 

Church’s teaching to modern 

man and woman, giving the 

whole Catholic world a new 

treasure of insights and suggestions 

as to how to live a full 

Christian life in our culture, as 

well as encouraging all of us to 

strive for holiness and help 

evangelise others,” he said. 

Until the opening of the present 

church on Darleith Street, 

the disused Premier picture 

house on Shettleston Road, 

which showed its last movie in 

1948, had served as a makeshift 

chapel. 

Parishioners contributed to 

the building of the new church 

financially but also with the 

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Since 2005, the parish of St 

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include St Mark’s, so that it 

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At a Mass in St Patrick’s 

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“On behalf of the Archdiocese 

of Glasgow, its bishops, 

priests and people, I offer all 

the Sisters of Notre Dame 

based in Dumbarton over the 

last 104 years a heartfelt and 

sincere thanks. 

“The contribution to education, 

to the formation in faith 

of children and girls especially, 

and through them to 

families and communities 

everywhere down through the 

generations, is immense and 

incalculable. It will not be forgotten 

and will always be remembered 

with fondness, 

admiration and thanksgiving.” 

Earlier this year, when the 

Notre Dame Sisters moved 

out of their convent at 

Craigend, it effectively 

Carmelite Nuns join civic 

dignitaries at St Patrick’s 

brought to an end a centurylong 

association with 

Dumbarton which began in 

1908. 

On their arrival in the town, 

at the invitation of Mgr Hugh 

Kelly, the parish priest of St 

Patrick’s, they were greeted 

with brass bands and crowds 

lining the streets. 

Their departure was more 

subdued and low-key, but the 

sense of gratitude for the work 

the Sisters had accomplished 

remains immense. 

Civic representatives at the 

Mass of Thanksgiving included 

West Dunbarton’s 

Provost Douglas McAllister, 

Gemma Doyle MP and Jackie 

Baillie MSP. They were 

joined by former MP for the 

area Lord John McFall and his 

wife Lady Joan, who taught 

alongside the Sisters at St 

Michael’s Primary. 

While the Sisters also 

taught at St Patrick’s Primary, 

St Martin’s in Renton and St 

Joseph’s, Helensburgh, it was 

their association with Notre 

Dame High in Clerkhill which 

had the greatest impact on the 

education of girls and young 

women from well beyond 

Dumbarton. 

In the immediate post-war 

years, Ellen Gielty from 

Stirlingshire was among the 

boarders at Notre Dame. And, 

like a number of young 

women of her generation, she 

was inspired to follow her 

teachers into the religious life. 

During the 1990s, she 

served as Superior General of 

the worldwide congregation 

which has its roots in the town 

of Namur in Belgium. 

In paying tribute to their 

work in Dumbarton, 

Archbishop Tartaglia said the 

Sisters have “sought to respond 

to changing times in the 

Church and the world while 

remaining true to their 

charism as Sisters of Notre 

Dame – to bring the values of 

the Gospel of Jesus Christ to 

where it is most needed, and 

to do that rejoicing always, 

and with joy in the Lord, according 

to the spirit of St Julie 

Billiart, their founder.” 

He added: “While it is true 

and right that the Sisters here 

in Dumbarton will be most remembered 

for their pioneering, 

foundational and 

enduring work in education 

over the last century, the 

Sisters have also contributed 

to the life of the Church and to 

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Notre Dame class of 1962 

FIFTY years after they graduated as teachers from 

Notre Dame College, Dowanhill, the Class of 1962 

were back in the West End for a golden reunion. 

Around a third of the class of 111, who set out to 

make their mark on the world, came together at 

Turnbull Hall, Glasgow University’s Catholic 

chaplaincy to mark their anniversary. 

They participated in the celebration of Mass 

offered by Fr John Bollan of the Faculty of 

Education, where today’s Catholic teachers are 

trained, before enjoying a lively lunch – sharing 

stories and catching up on old times. 

Betty McMahon, who taught in St Mirin’s 

Primary, King’s Park for some 25 years, helped 

arrange the reunion. 

She said: “It was wonderful to see so many wellknown 

faces and to renew acquaintances and 

friendships after so many years. 

“We were delighted that some of our class came 

all the way from Canada and South Africa, as well 

as various parts of Scotland, England and Wales. 

“Most of us pursued our vocation as teachers, 

becoming part of the fabric of the neighbourhood, 

and some made it to the top as headteachers and 

advisors in education.” 

Among the most notable of the Class of ’62 who 

made it back to her native Glasgow for the reunion 

was Lady Stubbs (Marie Pierce). She rose to 

prominence in the 1990s for her work in turning 

round difficult and failing schools in London. 

Her book, Ahead of the Class, was made into a 

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Shining a light on work 

of Apostleship of the Sea 

Some of the Sisters of 

Notre Dame with 


work, education for people 

with special learning needs, 

retreat work, community 

work, and activism on behalf 

of women and of peace. 

“So while it is sad that the 

Sisters have withdrawn from 

Clerkhill, it is good that their 

mission goes on and that religious 

life continues at 

Clerkhill through the 

Carmelites Sisters.” 

The Carmelite nuns who 

have been in Dumbarton since 

1934 moved into the Notre 

Dame convent as it is more 

suitable to their needs than 

their former monastery at 

Kirktonhill. 

Five of their community, including 

some who were taught 

by the Notre Dame Sisters as 

girls, were among the congregation 

of more than 500 people 

at the Mass in St Patrick’s 

which also included a number 

of young people and their 

teachers from St Patrick’s and 

St Michael’s primaries, and 

Our Lady and St Patrick’s 

High. 

They were encouraged by 

Sr Patricia Gribbin, a member 

of the UK provincial council 

of the Sisters of Notre Dame 

who previously based in 

Dumbarton, to make their 

mark on the world as an influence 

for good. 

She said: “In this Year of 

Faith, it is over to you young 

people to take forward the 

faith like the Olympic flame. 

If you get the offer to sit it out 

or dance, I hope you dance 

with joy, courage and confidence.” 

On behalf of all the Sisters 

of Notre Dame, Sister Pat 

thanked “all generations of 

pupils, parents and staff who 

worked with our Sisters in the 

schools of this area, and those 

who devoted themselves to 

the care of the Sisters at 

Craigend in more recent 

times.” 

At the end of the Mass, former 

Notre Dame pupils joined 

with the Sisters in singing the 

old school hymn with its refrain, 

Rejoice Always –for 

God is very good. 

Sr Patricia Gribbin 

with St Michael’s 

pupil Kelsi 

Lockhart and her 

mum Theresa 

Pictures by Mark Campbell 

Pupils of St Patrick’s Primary help 

relay the message of scripture 

THE hardships experienced by 

sailors and seamen who daily 

enter Scottish ports was 

highlighted at a Mass for 

seafarers in St Aloysius, 

Garnethill. 

When taking account of all 

the crew on board ships, some 

100,000 seafarers visit 

Scottish ports each year. 

The work of caring for their 

personal and pastoral needs is 

carried out by the Apostleship 

of the Sea which was founded 

at St Aloysius 90 years ago 

and is now an international 

Church organisation. 

In recent years, a custom 

has developed of celebrating 

Mass for seafarers on the 

Feast of Our Lady Star of the 

Sea, the Apostleship’s patron. 

Bishop Peter Moran, the 

bishop promoter of the 

Apostleship of the Sea in 

Scotland, was principal 

celebrant of the Mass on 27 

September. 

Comparing the scene 

around the Broomielaw on the 

Clyde at the time the 

Apostleship was founded with 

today, he said that despite 

great advances in technology 

many seafarers still 

experience dark, dirty and 

depressing surroundings on 

board ship. 

“Every now and again, 

seafarers experience 

horrendous neglect and hardheartedness 

at the hands of 

their ships’ masters,” Bishop 

Moran said. 

“Our chaplains and ship 

visitors are on hand at ports 

around the country to offer 

them support, hospitality and 

solidarity.” 

The bishop suggested that 

the majority of the seafarers 

were Catholics – with many 

coming from the Philippines – 

and, as such, constituted an 

enormous parish spread 

around the country. 

“When you launch on the 

sea, you are effectively 

making an act of faith that, 

even out there, far from home, 

you will still be loved and 

cared for by the Mother of 

God,” he said. 

“That is what the 

Apostleship of the Sea, under 

the patronage of Stella Maris, 

offers to our seafarers – a 

place of refuge, a safe harbour 

amid the hardships of life far 

from family and loved ones.” 

Bishop Moran thanked all 

who support the work of the 

Apostleship of the Sea and 

urged more people to consider 

becoming ship visitors and 

advocating on behalf of 

seafarers especially in 

situations of hardship and 

exploitation. 

Deacon Richard Haggarty, 

one of two chaplains covering 

ports around Scotland on 

behalf of the Apostleship of the 

Sea, spoke of the fulfilment he 

gets from his work. 

“I witness at first-hand lots 

of different situations which 

drive home just how perilous 

and difficult life can be as a 

seafarer,” he said. “If more 

people were able to see this 

then they would more fully 

appreciate the influence and 

impact the Apostleship of the 

Sea can have.” 

Among the ports that 

Richard visits on a weekly 

basis are Hunterston and 

Troon on the Clyde coast. 

“I have the opportunity to 

talk and pray with the 

fishermen, as well as bringing 

them provisions, including 

prayer cards, books and 

clothes. Their faces light up if 

they have the opportunity to 

participate at Mass and 

receive Holy Communion.” 

Among those present at the 

Mass were John Green and 

Eugene Delaney, of the 

Apostleship of the Sea’s main 

UK office in London, and Euan 

McArthur , recently appointed 

national director for Scotland. 

He thanked all who had 

come along to participate at 

the Mass and all who had 

contributed to the Sea Sunday 

collection ion parishes around 

the country in July. 

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Politics needs 

prophetic voices 

CHRISTIAN politicians have been 

urged by Pope Benedict to 

protect human life, marriage 

and the common good in the 

face of cursory, superficial and 

short-term public opinion. 

At a meeting with 

representatives of Christian 

Democratic parties from around 

the world, the Pope encouraged 

them in their commitment to 

improving the quality of human 

relationships and conditions of 

life in a manner consonant with 

Christian principles. 

He said: “This commitment 

must know no bending or 

folding, but instead should be 

lavished with renewed vitality, 

in view of the continuing and – 

in some ways – the deepening 

of the problems we face.” 

Among the politicians present 

were Irish Taoiseach, Enda 

Kenny, and the Prime Minister of 

Greece, Antonis Samaras. 

The Pope encouraged his 

guests to speak to the ongoing 

economic and financial crisis 

with a “prophetic spirit” proper 

to Christians. 

He added: “With confidence 

not resignation, civil and 

political activity must be given 

new incentives to seek solid 

ethical foundations, the lack of 

which in the economic field has 

helped to create the current 

global financial crisis.” 

To promote the common good 

and protect human dignity, 

Christian politicians must 

discern the truth of the primacy 

of the person through constant 

attention to the Word of God and 

the teaching of the Church, the 

Pope advised. 

The area where decisive 

discernment is most needed is 

where fundamental choices 

regarding the meaning of life 

and the search for happiness 

are made – abortion, 

euthanasia, marriage and family 

life. 

It is in the family, founded on 

marriage and open to life, that 

human beings experience 

sharing, respect and gratuitous 

love, at the same time receiving 

– be they children, the sick or 

the elderly – the solidarity they 

need. 

“The family, the basic cell of 

society, is the root which 

nourishes not only the individual 

human being, but the very 

foundations of social 

coexistence,” Pope Benedict 

said. 

Policies aimed at protecting 

and promoting marriage should 

be adopted by the international 

community as a whole in order 

to reverse the tendency towards 

growing isolation. 

THE Saint Thomas More 

Society of Scotland was 

officially launched during 

the Red Mass in 

St Mary’s Cathedral, 

Edinburgh, marking the 

start of the legal year. 

Archbishop Philip 

Tartaglia, who was chief celebrant 

at the 23 September 

Archbishop Tartaglia gives a blessing to 

Lord Gill the Lord President and Lords 

Hardie, Drummond Young and Matthews 


Lawyers launch Thomas More Society 

By Bill Heaney 

Mass, has become a patron 

alongside Cardinal Keith 

O’Brien. 

The Society has been set up 

by members of the legal profession 

in Scotland to engage 

in reflection and discussions 

about matters of Christian 

faith and the law. 

Gerard Considine (pictured), 

a solicitor advocate 

and former president of the 

Glasgow Bar Association, 

said the Society’s formation 

was inspired by Pope 

Benedict’s call on Scotland’s 

Catholics to use their talents 

and experience in the service 

of the faith. 

He said: “It is in our role in 

the legal profession that we 

can help to offer the people of 

this country the guarantee of 

authentic liberty, equality and 

respect by promoting faith’s 

wisdom and vision in the public 

forum. 

“In the legal profession 

there are many challenges facing 

people of faith and we 

hope to be available to help 

when there are issues involving 

religious freedom, religious 

discrimination or where 

there are attacks on our 

Christian heritage.” 

Speak out 

Mr Considine urged people 

not to be afraid to stand up for 

their rights and to speak out 

and for more people in the 

legal profession to join the 

Society – “to help shape the 

future of our country for future 

generations just as past 

generations stood strong in 

their religious beliefs so that 

we can gather here today”. 

Among those gathered at 

the Red Mass were four 

judges from the Court of 

Session and High Court – 

Lord Gill, the Lord President 

(the first Catholic to hold that 

position since the 

Reformation), Lord Hardie, 

Lord Drummond Young and 

Lord Matthews. 

They were joined by the 

Lord Advocate, Frank 

Mulholland; the Dean of the 

Faculty of Advocates, Richard 

Keen QC; the President of the 

Law Society of Scotland, 

Austin Lafferty, and Queen’s 

Counsel, sheriffs, advocates, 

solicitor-advocates and solicitors 

from across Scotland. 

Sacred 

In his homily, Bishop 

Joseph Toal of Argyll and the 

Isles spoke of love of God and 

love of neighbour as the foundation 

of law, but warned of 

the danger of denying God’s 

place. 

He said: “To uphold sacredness, 

particularly in the formation 

and legislation of law, 

may well be a task that provokes 

reaction and so it asks 

of the believer a strong constitution 

and faith and determination 

to persevere in what 

can be trying and difficult circumstances.” 

The Bishop assured the 

members of the legal profession 

that theirs was “a noble 

and crucial vocation”, pointing 

out that their work settling 

disputes and bringing resolution 

to conflict and confrontation 

helped to sow the seeds of 

holiness and peace. 

Mgr Peter Magee, the officialis 

of the Scottish Catholic 

Tribunal, is chaplain to the 

Society of St Thomas More. 

In a homily given if the 

feast of the Society’s patron, 

earlier this year, he encouraged 

members to develop a 

strong spiritual programme focused 

on the person of Jesus. 

He said: “Let your motto be, 

‘God’s servants first’, and let 

that be the criterion which 

guides your decisions, both 

small and great, in your own 

lives and in your development 

as a society of Catholic professionals.” 

■ Anybody interested in joining the Society 

of St Thomas More and taking part in their 

activities can find out more at: 

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KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA 

SERVE GOD BY SERVING OTHERS 

The Knights of 

St Columba would 

like to offer 

congratulations and 

their best wishes to 


for the years ahead


Archbishop Conti presents the Pastoral Staff 

to his successor Archbishop Tartaglia 


I present to you the 

pastoral staff of the 

Archbishop of 

Glasgow. 

It is a sign of your 

pastoral office, to 

watch over the whole 

flock in which the 

Holy Spirit has 

appointed you as 

shepherd and high 

priest. 

May the Lord sustain 

you in loving service 

that you may govern 

this Church of 

Glasgow with fidelity, 

charity and courage. 

May the Lord who has 

begun this good work 

in you bring it to 

fulfilment. 

Historic day as Archbishop Tartaglia 

takes over the See of St Mungo 

The Archbishops sharing a fraternal 

embrace at the door of the Cathedral, 

above, and together as they leave at the 

end of the Mass 

Pictures by Mark Campbell and Bill Heaney 

A UNIQUE moment in the history of 

the Archdiocese of Glasgow took 

place in St Andrew’s Cathedral on 

Saturday 8 September. 

With due solemnity, Archbishop 

Mario Conti invited Archbishop Philip 

Tartaglia to assume the cathedra as successor 

of St Mungo and presented him 

with the pastoral staff of the Metropolitan 

See of Glasgow. 

And, at that moment, Archbishop 

Tartaglia pledged to care for the Church 

of his native archdiocese in imitation of 

Christ the Good Shepherd. 

“I seek the intercession of Our Blessed 

Mother and the prayers of St Mungo that 

I may be a worthy pastor and teacher, advancing 

the holiness of my flock,” he 

prayed. 

Embrace 

The sense of expectation surrounding 

this moment was heightened by the fact 

that this was the first time that an incoming 

Archbishop of Glasgow had been formally 

welcomed at his installation by his 

predecessor. As they met at the main entrance 

to the cathedral, the old and the 

new archbishops shared a warm, brotherly 

embrace. 

That spirit of fraternity was expressed 

in the welcome Archbishop Conti extended 

to the 600-strong congregation 

who had begun arriving at the cathedral 

two hours earlier. He noted the presence 

of priests and religious - from the diocese 

of Paisley, as well as Glasgow - representatives 

from parishes, and his 

brother bishops, including long-standing 

friends from Northern Ireland. 

After his letter of appointment from 

Pope Benedict was read out and shown 

to the assembly, Archbishop Tartaglia 

was formally greeted at the cathedra by 

the priests of the Cathedral Chapter. 

Then, at the steps of the sanctuary, 

leaders of other Christian communities, 

the Lord Provost of Glasgow and leaders 

of all local authorities within the archdiocese, 

members of the police and fire 

services, members of religious congregations 

serving in the archdiocese and representatives 

of the laity all welcomed the 

new Archbishop. 

During the liturgy, Archbishop 

Tartaglia was assisted by four deacons – 

including Rev Stuart Reynolds, whom he 

hopes to ordain to the priesthood, next 

year, and Rev Kevin Kelly, one of 

Glasgow’s 15 permanent deacons, who 

intoned the proclamation of the Gospel. 

Enthusiasm 

In his homily, Archbishop Tartaglia 

stressed that what the Church proposes to 

the world is the person of Jesus Christ, 

and must never lack in trust, commitment 

and enthusiasm for the Gospel. 

“I want the whole archdiocesan community, 

my priests and religious, parents 

and teachers, to be filled with that enthu- 

Continued on page 11 

Sharing faith and joy 

at Deanery Masses 

Pages 12 & 13 

St Mungo’s 

mitre message 

Pages 18 & 19 

Chalice link to 

faith revival 

Pages 20 & 21

10 • FLOURISH 

The Parish of 

St Andrew’s Cathedral 

congratulates 


as he takes possession of 

the See of St Mungo. 


Thine aid supply, thy strength bestow 

The Coat of Arms of 

Archishop Tartaglia is inspired 

by that passage 

from the Gospel of John 

which is commonly 

known as the feeding of 

the five thousand (see 

below). The two apostles, 

Philip and Andrew, 

are singled out by name. 

In Archbishop Philip’s coat 

of arms, this gospel episode is 

depicted by the two fish 

crossed in saltire, in allusion 

to the presence of Saint 

Andrew, and surrounded by 

the five small barley loaves. 

One fish has a gold ring in 

its mouth. This refers to the 

legend of St Mungo and is featured 

in Glasgow’s civic and 

ecclesiastical heraldry since 

the sixteenth century. 

As a Glaswegian by birth, 

former pupil of St Mungo’s 

Academy and priest of the 

Archdiocese of Glasgow, 

Bishop Tartaglia included the 

fish with the ring in his coat of 

arms when appointed Bishop 

of Paisley to symbolize his 

Glasgow roots. 

Now, as Archbishop of 

Glasgow, his coat of arms has 

been adapted to include the 

same fish with gold ring in the 

more familiar position beneath 

the shield. 

The colours that feature in 

the shield – green, white and 

red – correspond to the Italian 

Tricolour, in reference to the 

Archbishop’s family origins 

and to the years spent in Rome 

at the Pontifical Scots 

College, as student and rector. 

The multiplication of the 

loaves and fish has always 

been understood as a foretelling 

of the Eucharist. 

In 1980, Archbishop 

Tartaglia successfully defended 

his doctoral thesis 

at the Gregorian 

University in Rome on 

the Decree on the 

Eucharist promulgated by 

the Council of Trent. 

Looking up, Jesus saw the 

crowds approaching and said to 

Philip, ‘Where can we buy some bread for 

these people to eat?’ He only said this to test 

Philip; he himself knew exactly what he was 

going to do. 

Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would 

only buy enough to give them a small piece each.” 

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s 

brother, said, “There is a small boy here with five 

barley loaves and two fish; but what is that 

between so many?” 

Jesus said to them, “Make the people sit down.” 

There was plenty of grass there, and as many as 

His episcopal motto, the 

Latin phrase “Da robur, fer 

auxilium” – Thine aid supply, 

thy strength bestow – is taken 

from the traditional 

Eucharistic hymn O Salutaris 

Hostia. 

The hymn was composed 

by St Thomas Aquinas – one 

of the Church’s greatest teachers 

who was born in southern 

Lazio, from where the 

Tartaglia family hails. 

The green galero hat is 

used for archbishops and 

bishops, with an archbishop’s 

distinguished by 

ten tassels in four rows on 

either side. The archbishop’s 

arms also include 

a processional cross 

with double traverse (the 

cross of Lorraine) behind 

the shield. 

five thousand men sat down. 

Then Jesus took the loaves, gave 

thanks, and gave them out to all who were 

sitting ready; he then did the same with the fish, 

giving out as much as was wanted. 

When they had eaten enough he said to the 

disciples, “Pick up the pieces left over, so that 

nothing gets wasted.” So they picked them up, and 

filled twelve hampers with scraps left over from 

the meal of five barley loaves. 

The people, seeing this sign that he had given, 

said, “This really is the prophet who is to come 

into the world.” 

(John 6:5-14) 

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Some of the congregation 

at the Installation Mass 

Assuming the See of St Mungo 

Archbishop 

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siasm for Jesus and for His 

Gospel and to radiate the joy 

which comes with the inestimable 

treasure of knowing 

Our Lord Jesus Christ,” he 

stated. 

“We must make it clear that 

the messages we communicate 

about the common good, about 

the spiritual health of our land, 

about the sacredness of human 

life, about marriage and the 

family, about the alleviation of 

poverty and the pursuit of justice, 

about care for the marginalised 

in our society – all of 

these have but one source, and 

He is Jesus Christ, born of 

Mary, who has come to us from 

the Father.” 

He added: “As I begin my 

ministry as Archbishop of 

Glasgow, I put my trust unconditionally 

and only in Jesus 

Christ our Lord, and I ask the 

people of Glasgow archdiocese 

and you, our fellow 

Christians who are our hon- 

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oured guests here today, to do 

the same.” 

In the absence of the Papal 

Nuncio, Archbishop Antonio 

Mennini, Mgr Brian Udaigwe 

conveyed his best wishes to 

Archbishop Tartaglia and 

thanked Archbishop Conti for 

his “life and ministry in service 

of the Church”. 

Similar sentiments were expressed, 

with a touch of humour, 

by Cardinal Keith 

O’Brien to the “old 

Archbishop” and his successor, 

assuring Archbishop Tartaglia 

that he shared Pope Benedict’s 

confidence and trust in him. 

Loyalty 

Wearing the gold vestments 

that Pope Benedict had gifted 

to the Archdiocese of Glasgow 

after the Mass at Bellahouston 

Park two years ago, 

Archbishop Tartaglia renewed 

his pledge of loyalty and obedience 

to the Pope and expressed 

the hope that God 

would give him the strength to 

live up to the trust placed in 

him. 

To Archbishop Conti, he 

said: “You will always have an 

honoured and respected place 

in this archdiocese as 

Archbishop Emeritus. I promise 

I will take care of you.” 


thanked especially Fr Tom 

White for overseeing the 

arrangements for the Mass inaugurating 

his pastoral ministry, 

and the musicians and 

choir for leading the liturgical 

celebrations. 

He also thanked the young 

people of St Margaret of 

Scotland Youth group who assisted 

as ushers and the altar 

servers, who included seminarians 

for Glasgow and pupils of 

St Aloysius College. 

Love 

To his sisters and brothers, 

including Canon Gerard who 

accompanied him into the 

cathedral, the Archbishop said: 

“We know what we mean to 

each other, who we are, where 

we come from and know Dad 

and Mum are in our midst with 

their love.” 

He also repeated his thanks 

to and expressed his love for 

the priests and people of 

Paisley whom he had served 

for seven years. 

You’ll never walk alone 

IN 1948, when the 

Archdiocese of Glasgow was 

reorganised with the 

creation of the 

suffragen dioceses of 

Motherwell and Paisley, 

Archbishop Donald 

Campbell 

commissioned a silver 

crozier to mark the 

occasion. 

What has become 

known as the Glasgow 

Crozier, is a pastoral 

staff of fairly simple 

design but rich in 

historical symbolism. 

Bearing the 

traditional shape of a 

shepherd’s crook, the 

curved head is inscribed 

with a Latin phrase 

reminding the bishop of 

his duty as shepherd of 

his people, leading them 

in holiness and virtue. 

Within the head is the 

figure of St Mungo, the 

first bishop and founder 

of the See of Glasgow, 

his right hand raised in 

blessing, his left holding 

the book of the Gospels. 

Beside him is the 

salmon with the ring, 

and next to that a robin 

nesting among oak 

twigs, and also the bell 

- alluding to the 

medieval legend of his 

miracles. 

In what is known as the 

knop of the crozier are the 

figures of six saints most 

closely associated with the 

territory of the Archdiocese – 

St Patrick, St Gildas, St 

Kessog, St Thenew, St 

Constantine and St John 

Ogilvie. 

Saint 

Constantine 

Saints 

Thenew 

& Patrick 

Saint John 

Ogilvie 

And on the base of the 

knop are the coats of arms of 

popes and archbishops whose 

terms of office marked 

historic periods in the 

Archdiocese of Glasgow. 

Innocent VIII made Glasgow 

a metropolitan archdiocese in 

1492 with Robert Blacader its 

first archbishop. In 1878, Leo 

XIII restored the Scottish 

hierarchy with Charles Eyre 

the first of the modern 

archbishops. And in 1948 Pius 

XII established the province of 

Glasgow with Donald 

Campbell metropolitan 

archbishop. 

Two parallels 

ribbons, in silver and 

blue, run the whole 

length of the staff. On 

one are engraved the 

names of the pre- 

Reformation Bishops of 

Glasgow - from Mungo 

(who died around 612) 

to James Beaton, who 

died, exiled in Paris, in 

1603. 

On the other ribbon 

are the modern 

archbishops – Charles 

Eyre (1878-1902); John 

Maguire (1902-1920); 

Donald Mackintosh 

(1922-43); Donald 

Campbell (1945-63), 

who first used the 

crozier on the Feast of 

St Mungo 1954. 

Since then, the names 

of James Scanlan 

(1964-74), Thomas 

Winning (1974-2001), 

Mario Conti (2002-2012) 

and, just a few weeks 

ago, Philip Tartaglia, 

have been added. 

The Glasgow Crozier 

is a reminder that the 

Archbishop of Glasgow 

does not stand alone 

and unaided. As well as 

the support of his people 

today, he is strengthened by 

the prayers and intercessions 

of his predecessors and their 

people. 

And surrounding him with 

their strong and loving 

protection are St Mungo and 

the other great saints of the 

ancient See of Glasgow.


Picture by Mark Campbell 


Mari Anne McCoy and 

10 week old Paul 

Picture by Mark Campbell 

First Deanery Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, Cardonald 

Hearty laughs at 

Christ the King 

Picture by 

Mark Campbell 


Pupils and priests at 

St Matthew’s, Bishopbriggs 

Ready connections 

and priests across 

IN the space of three 

weeks after his installation, 


Tartaglia prayed and 

met with people in each 

of the nine deaneries 

which make up the 

Archdiocese of Glasgow. 

From Balloch to 

Bishopbriggs, Duntocher to 

King’s Park he celebrated 

Mass with parishioners and 

took time to talk with them 

over a cup of tea afterwards. 

“I was very pleased that 

representatives of the 

parishes were able to participate 

at the Mass of 

Installation,” the Archbishop 

noted. “But the Cathedral 

has a finite capacity and I 

wanted to present myself to 

the diocesan community as 

soon as possible.” 

Cardonald 


chose to celebrate the first of 

the deanery Masses in Our 

Lady of Lourdes, Cardonald, 

where he served as assistant 

priest in 1980 and where the 

former diocesan Vicar 

General, Mgr John 


Gilmartin, is parish priest 

and area dean. 

“I want to acknowledge 

John’s service to the diocese 

– a service he has given diligently 

and faithfully in the 

wise and compassionate 

manner that we have all 

come to recognise and which 

has distinguished his priesthood,” 

the Archbishop told 

the large congregation. 

At each of the Masses, the 

Archbishop paid special tribute 

to his predecessor, 

Archbishop Mario Conti. 

“It is to him, first of all, 

that I wish to offer my 

thanks for his ten years of 

service to the Church in 

Glasgow as its Archbishop 

and for the gracious welcome 

he has extended to me. 

It is incumbent of a diocese 

to take care of its emeritus 

bishop, and we will gladly 

do that for Archbishop 

Mario”. 

While Archbishop 

Tartaglia held back from setting 

out any kind of manifesto, 

he stressed the urgent 

need for all the people of the 

Archdiocese to “live our 

baptismal consecration more 

fully and more consciously”. 

He added: “This means, 

above all, engaging with the 

person of Jesus, renewing 

our faith in him, following 

him more closely and giving 

more powerful witness to 

him through our love and 

through the exercise of 

Christian virtue.” 

In St Patrick’s, Anderston, 

at the Mass for the West End 

deanery, the Archbishop 

highlighted a “unique and utterly 

decisive” connection 

with that church – he was 

baptised there in January 

1951. And, although his 

family moved to the East 

End when he was three, he 

recalled visits at weekends to 

stay with his Bertolacci 

grandparents in Anderston. 

Visit 

“It was a usual routine for 

me to come to confession 

here on a Saturday night, go 

to the 9am Mass on Sunday 

and, as we went for a walk 

on Sunday afternoon, we 

quite often came here for a 

visit or Benediction.” 

He reflected: “I loved this 

church as a child. It seemed 

Archbishop Tartaglia, may the Lord bless you 

and your ministry to the Archdiocese of Glasgow 

Lord, let Glasgow flourish! 

From Blessed John Duns Scotus Parish and the Franciscan Friars 

ARCHBISHOP PHILIP, 

the parish community of St Michael’s pledges the support 

of our prayers as you begin your ministry among us. 

May God bless and sustain you with His love 

ST MICHAEL’S, DUMBARTON


Class of 1975: Fr Joe Boyle and 

Fr David Brown were 

classmates of Archbishop 

Tartaglia in junior seminary 


Plenty to eat at 

St Philomena’s, 

North Deanery 

Fresh face of the Church in Glasgow 

with people 

the Archdiocese 

so holy and sacred. I am sure 

it had an influence on my religious 

development. 

“Mass, the sacraments, 

prayer, good example of 

adults – it’s not rocket science 

– it’s how we transmit 

the faith to children and 

young people.” 

Already, Archbishop 

Tartaglia had pinpointed the 

need to engage young people 

in understanding and living 

out their faith as a priority 

for the whole Church. 

Exciting 

Speaking directly to young 

people during the deanery 

Masses, he encouraged: “I 

remain convinced that faith 

in Jesus Christ is the most 

endlessly exciting project 

that you can be involved in. 

“Don’t be afraid. Don’t be 

put off. Don’t be disheartened 

by prophets of doom. 

Don’t be intimidated by the 

dominant culture of cynicism 

and unbelief.” 

He added: “I encourage 

you to engage with your 

faith at a personal level, with 

your whole heart and mind, 

and I guarantee that you will 

find there a unique joy and 

fruitfulness for your life. 

What you will find is a person 

– he is Jesus Christ, and 

in him you will find both 

truth and love, which are 

what we need to live authentic 

lives.” 

Priests from the parishes 

within each deanery joined 

Archbishop Tartaglia in celebrating 

the Mass. And he 

made a point of relating particular 

connections with 

many of them or the parishes 

in which they serve. 

He acknowledged the 

formative impact priests had 

on his early sense of vocation 

and the contribution of 

those who taught him in 

seminary. 

Among the priests ordained 

in the 1970s, a number 

were fellow seminarians 

at Blairs and in Rome. And 

from his time on the seminary 

staff at Chesters and the 

Scots College, Rome, he had 

his own particular influence 

on many of the younger generations 

of Glasgow priests. 

Support 

Thanking all the priests of 

the Archdiocese and those 

from the various orders and 

congregations serving in it, 

Archbishop Tartaglia promised 

that he would endeavour 

to be a father to them all. 

“They are my principal coworkers 

and the pastors of 

your parishes,” he told each 

congregation. “You and I 

must support them, pray for 

them and love them.” 

At the Clydebank deanery 

Mass in St Mary’s, 

Duntocher – where he was 

parish priest for nine years – 

Archbishop Tartaglia noted 

that “serious planning and 

wise decisions” would have 

to be made with regard to 

parish ministry throughout 

the archdiocese. 

But the fact that, in recent 

years, St Mary’s had witnessed 

three ordinations 

showed that the Lord had not 

stopped calling people to follow 

him in the priesthood. 

“The work of praying for, 

encouraging and nourishing 

vocations to the priesthood is 

still vital for the good of the 

Church and the good of this 

archdiocese,” the 

Archbishop said. 

He asked for the prayers of 

all the people that he would 

fulfill the “awesome task” of 

being Archbishop and faithfully 

live up to the responsibility 

laid upon him. 

Around the font with parishioners of the West End Deanery 

With Fr Joe Mills and 

St Mary’s altar servers 

As he enters St Patrick’s Church, Anderston, Archbishop Tartaglia 

blesses himself with water from the font in which he was baptised 

Pictures by Paul McSherry 

Back in his 

old parish of 

St Mary’s, 

Duntocher 

Good wishes from St. Mary's and a special 

prayer for His Grace at our Monday Novenas 

S. M' C, D 

Our Lady of Good 

Counsel Parish, 

Dennistoun 

welcomes 


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in the years ahead


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May God bless 

your ministry 

here in the 

Archdiocese 

of Glasgow 

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I put my trust unconditionally 

in Jesus Christ our Lord 

My dear brothers and sisters, I 

want first of all to associate 

myself most closely with 

Archbishop Conti’s welcome to everyone 

here at the beginning of this 

solemn liturgy and to thank you all 

warmly for being here today. 

I have said how much of an honour it is 

for me to be appointed Archbishop of 

Glasgow in my home city and my home diocese. 

I sense the honour all the more keenly 

when I remember that this is a truly historic 

See whose origins go back to St Mungo, the 

founder of the Church here and the patron of 

the city in the sixth century. 

To be the Successor of Mungo brings me 

to my knees in humble prayer and calls me 

anew to faith and to holiness. 

A visible and tangible reminder of the history 

of this diocese is provided today by the 

principal chalice being used at the altar for 

the liturgy of the Eucharist. 

It was gifted by Pope Pius IX in 1859 to 

Bishop Alexander Smith who was 

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western 

District. It has been provided for this Mass 

today by the Franciscans of the Immaculate 

Conception, a congregation of religious 

women founded here in Glasgow, to whom 

Bishop Smith gave the chalice. 

And even though Bishop Smith never succeeded 

to the office of Vicar Apostolic, his 

chalice is a reminder of the times when the 

Catholic Church in Scotland did not have a 

Hierarchy, it having been extinguished in 

1603 with the death in Paris of James 

Beaton, the exiled Archbishop of Glasgow. 

The Archdiocese of Glasgow was then vacant 

until the Restoration of the Hierarchy 

in 1878 and the accession of Archbishop 

Charles Eyre, who was the first of the modern 

Archbishops of Glasgow. 

To offer the precious blood of Christ in 

Bishop Alexander Smith’s chalice, given 

to him by Pope Pius IX, is to acknowledge 

that Jesus is the same heri, hodie et semper 

– yesterday, today and forever – the 

Lord of history and Lord of his Church. 

And it is a reminder that apostolic succession 

through history is not about an empty 

fascination with the past nor about boastful 

claims to legitimacy, but rather about faithfulness 

to Jesus Christ and the transmission 

of the fullness of faith in him, a faith which 

projects us through time to the challenges of 

today and tomorrow, and the new evangelisation, 

which will be my primary focus as 

the next Archbishop of Glasgow. 

Today is the Feast of the Birthday of the 

Blessed Virgin Mary. For me this is a most 

suitable day to take office as Archbishop of 

Glasgow. 

I believe that my lovely Mum, Annita, 

dedicated me to Mary not long after I was 

born and in my life I have always been 

keenly aware of the maternal love and protection 

of the Blessed Virgin. 

In fact, it was on this day, Our Lady’s 

birthday in the year 2005, while I was 

Rector of the Scots College in Rome, that it 

was communicated to me by Cardinal 

Giovanni Battista Re, who was then Prefect 

The proposal the Church makes to the world today 

is not an idea, or a plan or a policy, but a person – 

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, born of Mary. 

And when that proposal is made persuasively and 

well to people of goodwill, they often find that their 

minds are drawn to the truth of God and their 

hearts are touched by the love of God. That is why 

we must never lack in trust, in commitment and in 

enthusiasm for the Gospel of Jesus Christ 

of the Congregation for Bishops, that the 

Pope Benedict XVI had appointed me 

Bishop of Paisley. 

And, as I have recounted elsewhere, I received 

the news from our own Apostolic 

Nuncio, Archbishop Antonio Mennini, represented 

here today by the chargé d’affaires, 

Mgr Brian Udaigwe, that Pope Benedict 

XVI had appointed me to be Archbishop of 

Glasgow as I was leaving the Marian sanctuary 

of Lourdes, after a diocesan pilgrimage. 

And so today, again, I happily and 

thankfully place myself and this 

Archdiocese under the maternal protection 

and patronage of Mary, the Mother 

of the Lord. 

In today’s Gospel, we hear how Mary received 

the news that she was to become the 

Mother of Jesus, the Incarnate Son of God, a 

proposal to which Mary generously consented. 

But for all that this Gospel passage recounts 

what we call the Annunciation to 

Mary, it is much more about Mary’s child. 

The passage begins, “This is how Jesus 

Christ came to be born”. And in the passage, 

Mary’s child is said to be conceived by the 

Holy Spirit. He was to be called Jesus because 

he is the one who is to save people 

from their sins. In fulfilment of the 

prophecy, the Virgin Mary conceived and 

gave birth to a son, who would be called the 

Emmanuel, God-with-us. 

And this is what the apostolic succession 

of one bishop to the next is really all about: 

faithfully and fully according to the apostolic 

tradition, in communion with the See 

of Peter, everywhere and always, in season 

and out, proclaiming, explaining, defending, 

elucidating and constantly bringing to peoples’ 

lives the mystery of Jesus Christ – 

Jesus Christ who came into the world, suffered, 

died and rose again so that we would 

have life and have it to the full, now and in 

the world to come. 

So, I think it is very important to stress 

that the proposal the Church makes to the 

world today is not an idea, or a plan or a 

policy, but a person. 

That person is Jesus Christ, the Son of 

God, born of Mary. 

I personally believe that that this proposal 

remains exciting and endlessly relevant for 

the world in which we live. 

And when that proposal is made persuasively 

and well to people of good will, they 

often find that their minds are drawn to the 

truth of God and their hearts are touched by 

the love of God. 

That is why we must never lack in trust, 

in commitment and in enthusiasm for the 

Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

I want the whole Archdiocesan community, 

my priests and religious, parents and 

teachers, to be filled with that commitment 

and that enthusiasm for Jesus and for his 

Gospel and to radiate the joy which comes 

with the inestimable treasure of knowing 

Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

I want our young people and children 

to sense and grasp the beauty and the 

wonder of Jesus Christ; to discover with 

eagerness and joy the true faith, the sanctifying 

and transforming potential of the 

sacraments, the teaching and maternal 

care of the Church, mater et magistra. 

I want us all to embrace the new evangelisation 

as the special challenge of our lifetime; 

to witness to each other and to the 

wider community the saving message of the 

love and mercy of God in Jesus Christ in all 

its fullness. 

We must make it clear that the messages 

we communicate to the world about the 

common good, about the spiritual health of 

our land, about the sacredness of human 

life, about marriage and the family, about 

the alleviation of poverty and the pursuit of 

justice, about care for the marginalised in 

our society – all these have but one source, 

and He is Jesus Christ, born of Mary, who 

has come to us from the Father. 

In a time when circumstances have forced 

us to reflect upon religious freedom, today’s 

Gospel is a timely reminder that Jesus 

Christ is our freedom, and the Church will 

be truly free to the extent that she depends, 

not on alliances with earthly powers, but 

solely on Jesus Christ and his Gospel. 

And, as I begin my ministry as 

Archbishop of Glasgow, I put my trust unconditionally 

and only in Jesus Christ our 

Lord, born of Mary, and I ask the people of 

the Archdiocese of Glasgow, and you, our 

fellow Christians who are our honoured 

guests here today to do the same. 

I ask people of other faiths to drink deeply 

of the compassionate wellsprings of their religious 

traditions for the sake of us all. 

And to all people of goodwill, I ask you to 

respond to the profoundest stirrings of your 

heart where there moves a spirit of love and 

goodness and truth. 

And may Mary, the Mother of Jesus 

Christ our Lord, whom today we honour on 

her birthday, protect and help us always. 

Amen.

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Apostolic letter o 

Benedict, Bishop and Servant of the Servants o 

Tartaglia, until now Bishop of Paisley, translat 

and Apostolic Blessing. 

Since provision is to be made for the ancient an 

vacant on account of the resignation of his mo 

Conti, and having heard the advice of the Con 

Brother, blessed with proven qualities and exp 

be appointed to this Office. 

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previous pastoral bond with the Diocese of P 

Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow with a 

Indeed we instruct you to see to it that this L 

whom we exhort to welcome you generously 

Finally, we implore for you the gifts of the H 

gifts, may you shepherd the faithful entrust 

Christian virtues and be devoted equally to t 

of God, mindful of the words of St Jerome: 

Christ” (Commentary on Isaiah, Prologue). 

May the peace of Christ, with the help of t 

you and with the ecclesial community of G 

Given in Rome, at St Peter’s, on the 24th da 

Lord Two Thousand and Twelve, the eight

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Another for the 

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Pictures by Mark Campbell


The community of St Paul’s R.C. High 

School welcomes Archbishop Tartaglia 

with our ongoing prayers and support. 

Website: www.st-paulshigh.glasgow.sch.uk 

NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL 

The staff and pupils of Notre Dame High School, Glasgow, send their heartfelt prayers 

and congratulations to His Grace, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia. 

As shepherd of the flock, may he lead each of us “to sense and grasp the beauty and the 

wonder of Jesus Christ and to discover with eagerness and joy the truths of the faith” 

Ad multos annos! 

160 Observatory Road, Glasgow G12 9LN 

Telephone: 0141 582 0190 

Web: www.notredamehigh.glasgow.sch.uk 

St Ninian’s High School, 

Kirkintilloch 

The community of St Ninian’s would like to 

congratulate Bishop Philip Tartaglia on his 

installation as Archbishop of Glasgow. We 

welcome his return to his native Glasgow and 

look forward to the spiritual leadership which he 

can bring to all parts of our Church. 

School Prayer 

Heavenly Father, 

We thank you for the graces you bestow upon us. 

We ask you to ignite our school with your Holy Spirit. 

Guide us with your love 

And aid us in our everyday learning, 

For all knowledge leads to you, 

Through Christ, our Lord 

Amen 

Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom, Pray for Us 

St Ninian, Pray for Us 

Headteacher: Paul McLaughlin 

Bellfield Road, Kirkintilloch, G66 1DT 

Telephone: 0141 955 2386 

www.st-ninians.e-dunbarton.sch.uk 

Support 

for schools 

key part 

of ministry 

CREATIVE pupils of St 

Mungo’s Primary in 

Townhead celebrated the 

installation of Archbishop 

Philip Tartaglia with a 

colourful display of episcopal 

head gear. 

After learning about the role 

of the Archbishop, the P4 

pupils were inspired to create 

their own mitres. 

And when placed on their 

heads, they transformed the 

classroom into a sea of bright 

craftwork. 

St. Clare’s Primary, 

Drumchapel welcomes 


Archbishop Philip: 

Our prayers and best 

wishes as you begin 

your ministry among us. 

St Joachim’s Primary 

Montrose Avenue 

Glasgow G32 8BZ 


May God bless your service to 

the Archdiocese of Glasgow 

Archbishop Tartaglia, 

wishing you every success 

and God’s blessing in your 

pastoral ministry. 

St. Mary’s Primary School, Maryhill 

St. Peter’s Primary 

Partick 

Sadie Traynor, Headteacher, with all staff 

and children will continue to pray for 

Archbishop Tartaglia at our weekly assembly. 

Class teacher Catriona 

Ward said: “The children really 

enjoyed learning about 

our new Archbishop and displaying 

their own colourful 

message of congratulations 

and good wishes. 

“We hope their work 

catches his eye and that he 

might pay a visit to the school 

in the near future.” 

Meanwhile, Archbishop 

Tartaglia has highlighted 

the important role that 

schools play in the faith formation 

of children and 

young people. 

Recalling his own primary 

schooldays at St Thomas’, 

Riddrie, from 1956-63, he 

rhymed off his teachers: 

“There was Miss Cairns, Mrs 

Cairns and another Mrs 

Cairns, as well as a Miss 

Cairney who became a Mrs 

Hill. There was also Miss 

Walsh, Miss McConnell, Miss 

Brennan and Miss Keatings – 

and the fact I still remember 

them shows the influence they 

The Staff and Pupils of 

St. Agatha’s Primary School hope 

you are inspired in your mission. 

We ask God’s blessing on you. 

St Mirin’s 

Primary 

King’s Park 

had on me.” 

By getting a game for the 

school football team, St 

Thomas also played a critical 

role in establishing 

Archbishop Tartaglia’s love 

for football. 

He added: “As a priest I 

have always loved going into 

the schools to get to know the 

children and encourage the 

teachers. 

“I believe that support for 

our schools is a key part of my 

ministry as a bishop.” 

Archbishop Philip ~ 

The Staff and Pupils of 

St Marnock’s Primary welcome 

and pray for you as you begin 

your role as Shepherd of the 


Archbishop 

Philip: 

We look forward to working 

with you in the mission of 

sharing the Good News of Christ 

with the people of Glasgow.

FLOURISH • 19 

Congratulations Archbishop Philip 

Heartfelt congratulations from the parents, pupils and staff of John Paul Academy. 

We look forward to welcoming you to our school. 

Please be assured of our prayers and support. 

Working together to achieve our best 

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Pupils from schools in the East End Deanery 

including St Thomas’ Primary 

Our Lady of the Rosary 

Primary School 

Welcome 

Archbishop Philip! 

Mayyouleadus 

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with clarity, vision, 

light and love. 


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St Aloysius’ College 

St Aloysius’ College congratulates Archbishop Tartaglia 

on being installed as Archbishop of Glasgow and wishes 

him every blessing for his future ministry 

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, 

my memory, my understanding, 

and my entire will, 

All I have and call my own. 

You have given all to me. 

To you, Lord, I return it. 

Everything is yours; do with it what you will. 

Give me only your love and your grace, 

that is enough for me. 

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Chalice links to decisive period 

The Clergy and Parishioners of 

St Aloysius’ 

Church, 

Garnethill 

welcome 

Archbishop 

Philip Tartaglia 

and offer their prayers 

and good wishes for his 

future ministry amongst us. 

The School of Education wholeheartedly welcomes 

Philip Tartaglia as Archbishop of Glasgow 

Teaching in Catholic Schools 

AT his Mass of installation, 


Tartaglia used a chalice 

that had been gifted to 

Bishop Alexander Smith 

by Pope Pius IX over 150 

years ago in 1859. 

In turn, Bishop Smith gave 

the chalice to the Franciscan 

Sisters of the Immaculate 

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dral) in Glasgow; Peter 

Forbes, the legendary first 

parish priest of St Mary’s, 

Calton; and John Murdoch, 

who succeeded Scott as vicar 

apostolic of the Western 

District. 

After his ordination as 

priest in 1836, Alexander 

Smith served in Greenock and 

then Airdrie. His appointment 

Bishop Alexander Smith 

Conception whose early development 

as a Glasgow 

founded religious congregation 

he helped shape and 

guide. 

Born just under 200 years 

ago, on 24 January 1813, 

Alexander Smith was among 

a notable band of priests who 

in the late 18th and early 19th 

centuries did so much to advance 

the Catholic Church in 

Glasgow and the west of 

Scotland. 

He was from a farming 

township in that area of 

Moray-shire known as the 

Enzie – in many ways the engine-room 

of Catholicism at 

that time. 

Others who hailed from this 

north-east stronghold of faith 

included Andrew Scott, who 

oversaw the building of St 

Andrew’s chapel (now catheas 

coadjutor vicar apostolic of 

the Western District and ordination 

as bishop in 1847 coincided 

with the arrival of the 

first religious sisters in 

Glasgow since before the reformation. 

Adelaide Vaast and 

Veronica Cordier had come to 

the disease-ridden city from 

their convent in north-east 

France to teach the growing 

number of Catholic children – 

especially girls. 

But no one seemed prepared 

for their arrival, and they were 

on the verge of quitting when 

Bishop Smith took them under 

his wing. By 1861, when 

Bishop Smith died, aged just 

48, the Franciscan Sisters had 

established a firm footing in 

Glasgow and had opened new 

convents and schools in 

Inverness and Aberdeen, as 

well as new branches in 

London and Jamaica. 

Heartfelt 

congratulations 


~ May you 

be strengthened 

to lead the Church 

in Glasgow 

with faith, 

hope and love. 

St. Joseph’s, Milngavie 

Archbishop Tartaglia ~ Congratulations 

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your ministry as Archbishop of Glasgow 

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in Church’s revival in Glasgow 

In their book of obituaries, 

the Sisters paid glowing tribute 

to the priest and bishop 

who “earned for himself the 

tender name ‘Father’ to the 

then most friendless and desolate 

daughters of St Francis.” 

The obituary continued: 

“With his great talents to support 

the young institute, obstacles 

which had hitherto 

seemed insurmountable, now 

disappeared. His purse was 

ever open to their wants, and 

his kind and feeling heart ever 

ready to share their sorrows.” 

And it added: “The memory 

of Dr Smith will be ever held 

dear by all who had the happiness 

of sharing his friendship 

or of knowing with what devoted 

love and untiring care 

he watched over this house 

(the convent in Charlotte St) 

and all its interests and the 

many convent pupils who had 

learned to love and revere the 

holy bishop.” 

Influence 

By using the chalice that 

Bishop Smith had gifted to the 

Franciscan Sisters, 

Archbishop Tartaglia was 

making a visible and tangible 

link with a period in the history 

of the Church in Glasgow 

which had a marked influence 

on its subsequent growth. 

1847, the year of Bishop 

Smith’s consecration, was the 

start of the great migration 

brought on by famine in 

Eucharistic Prayer using the chalice given 

to Alexander Smith by Pope Pius IX 

Ireland. By the time of his 

death in 1861, the Catholic 

population of Glasgow and 

surrounding towns had mushroomed 

– but the people still 

faced great hardship and 

poverty. 

It was amid this rather harsh 

social climate that various religious 

congregations became 

established in the city. After 

the Franciscan Sisters, in the 

space of the next decade, 

came the Sisters of Mercy, the 

Daughters of Charity, 

Vincentians, Marists and 

Jesuits. And, in 1862, a year 

after Bishop Smith’s death, 

the Little Sisters of the Poor 

arrived. 

The driving force behind all 

of them was the desire to give 

glory to God through loving 

service of their neighbour as 

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teachers, nurses, carers and 

spiritual guides. 

And it was their participation 

in the Eucharist, fed by 

the body and blood of Christ, 

which sustained them in very 

trying circumstances – and 

continues to satisfy the religious 

sisters, brothers and 

priests serving in the 


today. 

The parish of 

St Bernard’s welcomes 


May the Archdiocese of 

Glasgow grow in faith and love 

with your spiritual guidance 

Religious sisters 

amongst the 

congregation at 

the Installation 


greets Sr Louise, 

Superior General of 

the Franciscan 

Sisters and long 

time family friend 

The parish of Holy Cross 

are pleased to welcome 

Archbishop 

Tartaglia 

who has now been called to lead 

the Archdiocese of Glasgow 

Archbishop Tartaglia, 

Our warmest 

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on your installation 

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welcomes 

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Tartaglia 

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abundantly in your newly 

entrusted task 

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and wish him happiness and 

fulfilment in his service of 

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Faith heritage survived hardship 

Don Bosco 

AS Glasgow welcomes 

its second Italian-Scots 

archbishop and a son of 

the city, it is worth recalling 

the words of his 

predecessor, Archbishop 

Charles Eyre, from 125 

years ago. 

In an 1887 letter to the 

saintly John Bosco – the 

Turin-based founder of the 

Salesians – Archbishop Eyre 

stated: “We have in this city a 

large number of Italians who 

are anxious to have a priest of 

their own race and language. 

An attempt is being made to 

draw their children from the 

faith, and the parents are most 

anxious for a priest who can 

look after them.” 

Don Bosco died the following 

year without being able to 

respond to Archbishop Eyre’s 

request. 

While no Italian parish was 

ever created in Glasgow, 

Italian missionary priests visited 

St John’s, Portugal Street, 

and St Andrew’s Cathedral to 

attend to the Italian community’s 

spiritual needs. 

The most notable of these 

was Fr Guido Toncher, who 

served in St John’s from 1926 

before moving to London in 

1937. He had been ordained in 

1909 for the diocese of Rome. 

Still serving in London 

when Italy entered the war 

in1940, he was arrested along 

with other Italian natives and 

interned as an ‘enemy alien’. 

He was among some 700 internees 

being shipped to 

Canada on board the Arandora 

Star, when it was torpedoed in 

the Atlantic on 2 July 1940. 

Some 800 people perished in 

the sea – including 100 Scots- 

Italians. 

Fr Toncher was among the 

survivors and returned to a 

prison camp on the Isle of 

Man. In February 1942, he 

wrote to Pope Pius XII imploring 

him to intercede with 

the British government to free 

him from “this slow martyrdom”. 

Among the younger internees 

on the Isle of Man was 

Guido Tartaglia who had been 

IN one of his last acts as Archbishop of 

Glasgow, Archbishop Conti travelled to the 

mountain village in Tuscany from which his 

grandparents emigrated to Britain to receive 

the freedom of the district. 

Traditional Scottish rain failed to quell the 

enthusiasm of the local people who turned out 

in force for a celebratory Mass and the 

unveiling of a plaque to the new honorary 

citizen. 

The ceremony took place below the bell 

tower in the village of Treppignana from which 

the Archbishop's mother's Panicali family 

originated. 

Their presence in the area is marked by an 

impressive marble plinth which recalls the 

family's gift of a bell and reconstruction of the 

taken from his family in 

Glasgow and was to spend 

over three years in the camp. 

Later, as his family grew up, 

the experiences were never 

dwelt upon, but they had a 

formative influence, according 

his son, Archbishop 

Philip. 

In an interview last year, the 

Archbishop stated: “It was a 

very difficult moment when 

he was taken away from his 

family but he met other young 

men and they became lifelong 

friends. 

“Also, I think it was a moment 

for him of deepening of 

his faith because there were 

also Italian priests in the camp 

and he was part of that group. 

His faith was really very 

strong and deep.” 

For a few months, a young 

Bella 

Italia 

bell tower of the village church after wartime 

destruction. 

The sindaco, or mayor, of the district of 

Fosciandora recalled how the Archbishop's 

grandparents had left this tiny village in search 

of a better life, and how they could never, in 

their wildest dreams, have imagined that their 

grandchild would become the Archbishop of 

one of the most important cities in Britain. 

In reply, Archbishop Conti thanked the 

authorities, the local brass band and the 

parishioners for their generous welcome and 

promised that he would try to spend more time 

visiting the area after his retirement. 

Former Lord Provost Alex Mosson joined the 

Archbishop in ringing the "Panicali" bell to 

celebrate the occasion! 

Glasgow diocesan priest, Fr 

Gaetano Rossi, who had been 

born near Rome, was also 

among the internees. On his 

return to Glasgow in October 

1940 he visited the internees’ 

families. 

“Everywhere I was received 

with great relief,” he recalled 

in his memoir, Memories of 

1940. “It was a real pilgrimage 

from one family to another. 

“One thing struck me during 

all these visits – the great 

courage of the wives and 

mothers who had been left behind. 

They continued to run 

the shops, they faced all kinds 

of difficulties, even humiliations. 

Philip in his student days with 

his parents Guido and Annita 

“I realised the internment, 

rather than lessen their ties 

with their land of origin, had 

strengthened their attachment 

to Italy. Some of these women 

had never been in Italy – they 

were born and brought up in 

Scotland – still they felt that 

they were fully Italians.” 

While Archbishop 

Tartaglia’s father, Guido, had 

come to Glasgow as a boy 

along with his parents, his 

mother, Annita Bertolacci, 

was born in the city in 1925. 

Her parents made their home 

in the Anderston area of the 

city after leaving the hill-town 

of Borgo a Mozzano, in upper 

Tuscany. 

When the couple married it 

marked the union of Lazio and 

Tuscany, the regions from 

where most of the Italo-Scots 

hail – particularly the 

provinces of Frosinone and 

Lucca. 

The emigrants abandoned 

the subsistence agriculture of 

their mountain villages which 

dictated the annual cycle of 

community life. 

Arriving in industrial 

Scotland, they found a niche 

in the catering business, opening 

up fish and chips shops 

and ice-cream parlours. By the 

early 1930s, most Scottish 

towns could boast an Italian 

café. 

The period from 1920-40 

has been described as a golden 

era for the Italians in Scotland. 

They had become established 

and accepted in the country, 

and with that felt more able to 

express their sense of being 

Italian. 

The experience of the war 

ended that for a while, but in 

recent years there has been a 

resurgence of Italian cultural 

expression and a renewed appreciation 

of what the Italian 

Scots bring to the country. 

And through the good work 

of priests, religious and laity 

from within the Italian-Scots 

community – as well as their 

Scottish, Irish, English and, 

now, Polish, Indian and 

Nigerian fellow Catholics – 

the gift of faith continues to be 

handed on, cherished and celebrated. 

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St Mungo choir toast the health of Archbishop Tartaglia 

Pictures by Paul McSherry 

and Mark Campbell 

A toast from 

the city 

After the Mass, Glasgow 

City Council hosted a civic 

reception in honour of 

Archbishop Tartaglia in the 

City Chambers. 

He was formally 

welcomed by Lord Provost 

Sadie Docherty who paid 

tribute to the contribution 

made to the city by 

members of the Italian 

community over many 

generations. She also 

thanked Archbishop Conti 

for contributing so much to 

the cultural life of the city, 

as well as his pastoral 

influence. 

Pointing out that he had 

been present at the civic 

receptions given to 

Archbishop Winning in 

1974 and Archbishop Conti 

in 2002, Archbishop 

Tartaglia suggested this 

showed the strength of the 

relationship that exists 

between the Archdiocese 

and the City. 

He thanked the Lord 

Provost and Gordon 

Mathieson, the leader of 

the Council, as well as the 

staff on duty, and pledged 

to cooperate with the 

council in tackling issues 

of hardship and pressing 

social need. 

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Charity concert a dream 

tribute to Archbishop Conti 

AMONG my collection of 

books is a very old paperback 

copy of The 

Dream of Gerontius by 

Blessed John Henry 

Newman. 

The name Gerontius comes 

from ‘geron’, meaning ‘old 

man’, and Newman’s epic 

poem tells the story of his 

soul’s journey after death. 

Morbid stuff – you might say! 

Don’t be fooled! 

Charged with dramatic images 

and imbued with a soothing 

theology of God’s mercy, 

Newman’s poem has stood the 

test of time and inspired another 

great masterpiece when 

Edward Elgar set it to music in 

1900. 

This month, around 300 

performers will take part in a 

charity concert of Elgar’s The 

Dream of Gerontius at the 

Bute Hall in Glasgow 

University. 

They come from east and 

west, and include members of 

the Bearsden Choir, the 

Blessed John 

Henry Newman 

Academy of Sacred Music, 

the University Chapel Choir 

and Scottish Sinfonia. 

It is conducted by Neil 

Mantle MBE and is undoubtedly 

the biggest single event 

that AGAP has been involved 

with and is testimony to the 

goodwill of a great many people 

that it has come about. 

As well as raising money 

for SCIAF and ACES (Aid to 

Children in El Salvador), the 

event will mark two important 

occasions in the life of AGAP: 

the retirement of Archbishop 

Emeritus Mario Conti and the 

beginning of the Year of 

Faith. 

For several years, 

Archbishop Conti has 

dreamed about having a performance 

of Elgar’s masterpiece 

as an archdiocesan event 

but with so many performers 

required and such a large 

venue needed, the task seemed 

nigh impossible. 

However, a chance conversation 

with music events organiser 

Elise Kelly, following 

Evelina Puzaite’s outstanding 

piano recital at Lentfest 2011, 

brought about a chain of 

events that have brought the 

dream to life. 

The concert will be a tribute 

to Archbishop Conti’s contribution 

to the arts and a retirement 

gift from the artistic 

community to him. The performers, 

from various 

backgrounds and faith 

traditions, are giving of 

their time and energy 

out of love. 

For some, it will be 

the realisation of a personal 

ambition to perform 

this great musical 

work, for others it is a 

chance to put their talents 

at the service of the 

common good through 

charity, and for many it 

a way to say “thank 

you” to an Archbishop 

whose episcopate was 

characterised by a belief 

in the salvific power of 

the arts and a passion for 

visible Christian unity. 

However, only about half of 

Newman’s original poem is 

used in the libretto for Elgar’s 

composition. 

So, to allow more people to 

appreciate the beauty of the 

poem, AGAP has organised 

two other events with a 

‘Gerontius’ theme. 

Our annual schools art competition 

allows secondary 

school pupils the chance to 

Stephen Callaghan, director 

of AGAP, tells what’s on 

during Arts in Autumn 

Archbishop Conti got 

AGAP off the ground 

contemplate the poem’s 

themes and compete for some 

great prizes courtesy of our 

sponsors Dignity Funerals. 

Also, at the end of the 

month, AGAP Community 

Theatre will visit four parishes 

to perform a dramatised reading 

of the entire poem, presented 

by a cast of about 12 

actors from across the archdiocese. 

For those taking part in 

these events, there is not only 

the chance to perform, but 

also a personal catechetical 

journey through the themes of 

death, judgement, heaven, hell 

and purgatory. 

Newman’s vision is inspirational, 

as the Guardian Angel 

leads the soul into the “cooling 

waters of Purgatory” and 

promises to “wake him on the 

morrow”. 

Perhaps there is no more appropriate 

way to begin the 

Year of Faith than by 

contemplating the ultimate 

journey of the soul. 

AGAP’s Arts in 

Autumn programme begins 

with a one-off performance 

of visiting 

theatre production, 

Vergine Madre, based 

upon another great vision 

of the afterlife: 

Dante’s Divine Comedy. 

Perhaps these two 

great Catholic literary 

treasures will inspire 

further contemplation 

of the mystery of our 

faith. 

VERGINE MADRE 

Friday 12th October; 

Glasgow University 

Memorial Chapel 

ELGAR’S THE DREAM 

OF GERONTIUS 

Saturday 13th October; 


Bute Hall 

AGAP THEATRE: 

NEWMAN’S THE 

DREAM OF GERONTIUS 

Wednesday 24th October; 

St Thomas’s 

Church Hall, Riddrie 

Thursday 25th October; 

St Michael’s Church Hall, 

Parkhead 

Friday 26th October; 

St Helen’s Church Hall, 

Langside 

Saturday 27th October; 

Turnbull Hall, 

RC Chaplaincy, 


All events begin at 7.30pm. 

Tickets from 

tickets@agap.org.uk, tel 

0141 554 1333 or at the door 

Fundraising festival 

for Mary’s Meals 

ARTISTS for Mary’s 

Meals, whose HQ is on 

Glasgow’s south-side, 

are having their annual 

fund-raising Festival of 

the Arts, this month. 

It kicks off with an 

Artisan’s Fair in Pollok House 

from 8-14 October and moves 

on to a Fine Art Exhibition at 

the St Enoch Centre from the 

22nd to 28th. Entry is free. 

Then on Wednesday 31, 

three concerts have been 

arranged in House for an 

Artlover at Bellahouston Park. 

The Morgan Lee Duo with 

Sheila Hall are first up on 

stage at 11am, followed by a 

virtuosi recital at 2pm, and the 

Lydia de Rosa Singers rounding 

of the day with a performance 

at 7pm. 

Dumbreck-based Netta 

Ewing, co-ordinator for 

Artists for Mary’s Meals, said: 

“We are seeking musicians to 

play within our Artisans’ Fair 

at Pollok House and our Art 

Exhibition in the Greener 

Glasgow unit at the St.Enoch 

Centre. 

“We are open from 10am to 

5pm each day except on Thurs 

25th when we open until 8pm 

for late night shoppers. We 

have soloists, duettists, quartets 

and one septet. 

“Our musicians create a 

beautiful gentle ambience 

within the exhibitions which 

our supporters always love, as 

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they move around the exhibits 

and stalls, and the music definitely 

increases the donations 

to Mary’s Meals, which is 

such a terrific cause.” 

So far, two feeding shelters 

have been built in Malawi, 

providing food to nearly 1000 

children, through Artists for 

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MISSION 27 

THIS year’s Mission 

Sunday theme of ‘Faith in 

Action’ highlights the 

work supported by 

Scottish Catholics in missionary 

dioceses in 

Ghana, Zimbabwe and 

India. 

Renewed appeal to support 

Church’s missionary work 

Fr Tom Welsh, National 

Director of Missio Scotland explained: 

“The theme is particularly 

appropriate this year, as 

the annual focus on the missionary 

work of the Church coincides 

with the launch of the 

Year of Faith, marking the 50th 

anniversary of the opening of 

the Second Vatican Council. 

“Pope Benedict has called all 

to reflect on and deepen our 

faith, which he describes as a 

gift which must be shared. 

“This echoes the words of 

his predecessor, Blessed John 

Paul II, who encouraged every 

parish, family and individual to 

give priority to the work of the 

Pontifical Mission Societies as 

the primary channel for meeting 

our missionary obligation.” 

On a recent visit to southern 

India, Fr Welsh visited the 

Prem Niketan Home where religious 

sisters care for children 

with disabilities. 

He met Sr Lizzie, who is primary 

carer for five year-old 

Chandu. Born with hydrocephalus, 

he was not expected 

THE Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima was 

consecrated in the city of Karaganda in 

Kazakhstan, last month, marking the rise 

of Christianity in a region that once hosted 

camps for victims of Soviet persecution. 

Bishop Janusz Kaleta of Karaganda said 

the large church will be “a place of prayer 

and a visible sign to attract new faithful to 

the Christian faith.” 

Over 1500 people attended the opening 

liturgy, including Catholic faithful, 

Orthodox Christian leaders, Muslim 

leaders, and local civil authorities. 

Fr Piotr Pytlowany, rector of the Diocese 

of Karaganda’s seminary, said the 

to live, but through care and 

support has learned to walk and 

the Sr Lizzie is hopeful that he 

will soon talk. 

In dioceses across India, 

Africa and Asia, missionary 

churches are being supported 

in living out the Gospel of 

Christ, bringing faith, hope and 

love into the lives of millions 

of people. 

The Pontifical Mission 

Societies are better known 

under the title Missio Scotland 

and were founded by a French 

laywoman, Pauline Marie 

Jaricot, in 1823. 

She organized the first collection 

for the mission in 

China, gaining support of 

workers in her family’s silk 

factory in Lyon. 

Last year, thanks to the generosity 

of parishioners, Missio 

Scotland raised almost 

£347,000 to support the missionary 

outreach of the Church. 

All parishioners have an opportunity 

to contribute to this 

year’s collection on Mission 

Sunday, 21st October. 

Kazakhstan cathedral tribute to victims of repression 

achievement is “the fruits of the martyrs 

and the suffering that Christians lived in 

the past in these lands.” 

“We entrust the Catholic community in 

Kazakhstan, and in all the countries of the 

former Soviet Union, to the special 

protection of the Virgin of Fatima, who has 

already worked miracles,” he added. 

Under Soviet rule, Kazakhstan became a 

place of deportation. Karaganda was the 

centre for a web of ‘Karlag’ concentration 

camps for victims of religious and political 

oppression. 

Soviet authorities sent thousands of 

Catholics of Polish, Ukrainian and German 

nationality, as well as those from 

Lithuania and Belarus, to the region. 

In a pastoral letter marking the new 

cathedral’s dedication, the Catholic 

bishops said Karaganda earned “hideous 

notoriety” as a place of repression and 

banishment for anyone who dared to 

challenge atheistic materialism. 

“From the tragic depths of those dark 

and difficult years of atheism and 

religious persecution, Karaganda and its 

surroundings was illuminated with the 

shining light of the numerous priests who 

lived, worked and finally died here,” the 

bishops stated. 

Kateri Tekakwitha 

ON Mission Sunday, 

Pope Benedict XVI will 

canonise seven people 

who witnessed faithfully 

to Christ and brought 

his love to others. 

Among them is Kateri 

Tekakwitha, a young 

Mohawk woman, who will 

become first Native 

American saint. Known as 

Lily of the Mohawks, she 

was born in 1656 in upstate 

New York and was only 

four when her parents and 

brother died of smallpox. 

Takeri survived but her 

face was badly scarred and 

her eyesight impaired. In 

1675, aged 18, Kateri met 

the Jesuit Father Jacques de 

Lamberville and started 

studying the catechism with 

him. She was baptised two 

years later. 

Over the next four years, 

Kateri endured great suffering 

from a serious illness, 

but was known for her gentleness, 

kindness and good 

humour. She died just before 

her 24th birthday. 

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saints is Marianne Cope 

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Witnesses to Christ 

who carried on the work of 

caring for people with leprosy 

on the Hawaiian islands 

begun under Fr Damien de 

Veuster – who was canonized 

in 2009. 

French Jesuit priest, 

James Berthieu served as a 

missionary on Madagascar 

during the turbulent years of 

the second half of the 19th 

century. When he refused to 

renounce his Christian faith, 

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Homely reminder to look 

out for the homeless 

Letter from 

New York 

BY MGR PETER SMITH 

IT’S an idea with a lot of 

different meanings – 

home. 

I was home for the installation 

of Archbishop Tartaglia 

and it was a great experience 

to take a back seat and enjoy a 

celebration in the Cathedral 

without being responsible for 

anything at all! 

I should record my thanks 

and congratulations to those 

who were responsible for the 

Mass and the events around it: 

it was a pleasure to be part of 

it all and everything went just 

as it should. 

My biggest surprise during 

my short visit was the number 

of people who confessed to 

reading, and even enjoying, 

this column! Thank you all. 

When I came out of 

Glasgow Airport and was 

driven along the M8 to the city 

it was as if I had never been 

away, everything was so familiar 

and normal. I felt I was 

home. When I was with my 

family and when I met with 

friends on the Sunday night 

(as we usually did when I was 

in Glasgow), it felt as if I had 

never been away and indeed 

they commented to that effect: 

it was almost as though I had 

been there the previous week. 

Actually I had come back to 

Glasgow without telling my 

family – the big surprise thing 

– and when I went to my parents’ 

house, I picked up the 

Evening Times from behind 

the door and took it to the 

kitchen where my father was 

reading the morning paper and 

slipped it onto the table. 

He looked up and said 

“Thanks, son” and carried on 

Readiness to help 

homeless people on 

streets of Manhattan 

reading the paper. So much 

for the big surprise! It took 

him fully ten seconds to realise 

something was odd and 

look up from the paper, stare 

at me, and then decide to be 

surprised. The rest of the family 

behaved properly – instant 

surprise. 

I had been telling people 

here in New York that I was 

“going home” for a week. On 

arriving in Glasgow, I was 

constantly being asked how 

long I was home for. 

A couple of people got very 

pass-remarkable when, in response 

to their question, I remarked 

that I was “going 

home” on Wednesday. So I’m 

a kind of mixed-up kid: I tell 

the people in New York I am 

going home to Glasgow, and I 

tell the people in Glasgow that 

I am going home to New 

York! 

It made me wonder a bit – 

where is home for me now? I 

felt as though I was home on 

seeing the M8, but frankly I 

was just as glad to see “my” 

wee brownstone building on 

38th Street in mid-town 

Manhattan after I got off the 

plane in New York. 

Home is where the heart is 

they say: maybe, like Dr Who, 

I can claim two hearts. Maybe 

I’m lucky, I’ve got two 

homes. 

Lots of people have no 

home – and that is what set me 

off on this thread, because the 

news reports here are telling 

us that there has been a huge 

increase in the number of 

homeless people in New 

York. 

Between June and August 

the City of New York opened 

nine, yes nine, new homeless 

shelters. The shelters now 

hold a population of over 

45,000 people – and 18,000 of 

those are children. Can you 

imagine the entire population 

of Ayr or Coatbridge being 

homeless? – That’s the kind of 

numbers involved. 

And that is the number in 

the shelters; walking around 

the streets you see many others 

wrapped up in blankets 

and cardboard boxes hiding in 

doorways. And that is just in 

New York… part of 636,000 

homeless people in the USA – 

almost exactly the population 

of the City of Glasgow. 

Imagine all of us being 

homeless. It is an astonishing 

number. 

The city clearly is making 

efforts – the opening of nine 

new shelters is evidence of 

that. But it is also interesting 

to watch people and their engagement 

with the homeless. 

People here can often be seen 

interacting with homeless 

people, speaking with them, 

offering them food or money. 

There is more of a feeling 

here I think of “There but for 

the grace of God...” That 

translates into a more widespread 

willingness to get involved 

with and engage with 

the homeless than I have seen 

at home. 

Winter is coming both in 

New York and in Glasgow 

and the homeless are in for a 

difficult time wherever they 

are. 

The Mungo Foundation has 

a number of projects for 

homeless people and is an example 

of the community of 

the Church in Glasgow reaching 

out to those in need. The 

UN, too, sees tackling homelessness 

as an important aspect 

of their work. 

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A true companion along life’s hardest roads 

IT takes a big man to endure 

nigh on five years 

in solitary captivity – 

with humour and dignity 

– and to come out of it 

without bitterness or 

rancour. 

Terry Waite is just that 

man – all six feet seven of 

him. His dominating 

physique towers above 

everyone around him and 

his voice, gentle though it is, 

could bellow if the occasion 

demanded it. 

But the considerable 

physical presence is nothing 

compared with size of his 

heart and soul. 

As the Archbishop of 

Canterbury’s special envoy 

he travelled the world making 

a name for himself as a 

highly successful negotiator 

in the hostage release business. 

Loneliness 

Possibly no one alive 

knew the loneliness and despair 

of the hostage better 

than Terry Waite. But soon 

he would know it all too intimately 

when, one awful 

day in 1987, the promise by 

captors that he would have 

safe passage to visit 

hostages was not fulfilled. 

The Church of England 

action man whose energy, 

compassion and vitality had 

made him a household name 

was deprived of his liberty, 

bound and blindfolded. For 

23 hours and 50 minutes of 

every day he had no choice 

but to exist that way. 

But, while his captors 

may have tethered him and 

treated him with less respect 

than they would have shown 

a stray dog in the street, his 

soul ran free. 

Sir Harry Burns, Scotland’s 

Chief Medical Officer and 

keen admirer of Emmaus, 

with Terry Waite 

By Mary McGinty 

With time to ponder his future, 

should he be fortunate 

enough to have one, he resolved 

never to take a salary 

again and instead to earn his 

living by writing and speaking 

and giving his time to causes 

he could identify with. 

Shortly after his release, it 

was suggested by his boss, Dr 

Robert Runcie, that he would 

have a lot to give Emmaus, the 

homeless charity founded in 

Paris in 1949. 

“At the time I knew nothing 

about Emmaus,” Terry recalled. 

“But I quickly learned 

that the founder, Abbe Pierre, 

was a French priest, a member 

of the senate and a very compassionate 

man who was appalled 

by the plight of the 

homeless in the aftermath of 

the Second World War. 

“He wanted to see them regaining 

their dignity and becoming 

fully contributing 

members of society. And 

Robert Runcie felt that I 

would be interested because of 

my own experiences – being 

at the very bottom, he said, 

being kicked around, with no 

rights and not knowing 

whether or not I’d live until 

the end of the day.” 

Terry helped establish the 

first of the now 23 UK communities 

and duly became 

president on Dr Runcie’s retirement. 

Enables 

Twenty years on, he was in 

Glasgow, last month, for an 

action-packed weekend of 

awareness-raising. 

The essence of Emmaus, he 

says, is in its name. It is his 

hope and prayer that all the 

major UK cities will have 

communities in his lifetime. 

“The uniqueness of 

Emmaus is that it enables the 

homeless to come into a community,” 

he said. “It is not a 

religious organisation but it is 

founded on extremely good 

religious principles and it has 

a particularly appropriate 

name. 

“Christ walked with his disciples, 

‘yet they knew him 

not’. Really it is about compassionate 

presence. 

“Companions must come 

off benefits and agree to work 

according to their capacity and 

in return they get a good room 

and ensuite bathroom. 

Gradually they get back into 

life at their own pace. 

“I met one woman recently 

who was moving into her own 

flat after eight years with 

Emmaus.” 

He added: “You are not 

coming in to receive charity 

but you are giving of yourself 

and your time to be of service 

to the wider community and, 

in so doing, you help yourself 

by helping others.” 

Pit-stop 

The highlight of the visit for 

the 23 companions who make 

up the Emmaus Glasgow 

community at Hamiltonhill 

was the official opening of the 

new café, named in honour of 

Abbe Pierre. 

Run by the companions, it 

offers a welcome pit-stop for 

anyone browsing or buying in 

the shop selling furniture 

which the companions have 

restored. Freshly baked scones 

and a full Scottish breakfast 

are to be had at a price you 

won’t find anywhere else in 

town. 

During An Evening with 

Terry Waite, in Glasgow Art 

Club, Terry was presented 

with a painting by Glasgow 

artist Gerard Burns, titled The 

Road to Emmaus, in recognition 

of his humanitarian work 

and his commitment to 

Emmaus. 

A contemporary take of 

the Gospel account of Jesus 

encounter with the two disciples 

on the road to 

Emmaus, the work featured 

during the Via Crucis, Via 

Lucis exhibition as part of 

this year’s Lentfest. 

It depicts three men – 

Craig Hamilton, Mark Jones 

and Robbie Miller – who are 

companions at Emmaus. A 

copy of the painting will 

have a permanent place in 

the Glasgow community. 

In his talk, Terry regaled 

guests with tales from his 

days in captivity. As well as 

insights into the suffering he 

endured, there were humorous 

tales and anecdotes 

aplenty. 

He told how, after pleading 

for some time with his 

non-English-speaking guard 

for reading material, he was 

overjoyed to be given a 

book. Lifting his blindfold, 

there was nothing to do but 

laugh when he saw the title – 

Twenty-five Great Escapes. 

After another disappointment 

with Dr Spock’s tome on 

child-rearing, he got a pencil 

and drew a penguin. Finally, 

the penny dropped with the 

After pleading for some time with his guard for 

reading material, he was overjoyed to be given a book. 

Lifting his blindfold, there was nothing to do but laugh 

when he saw the title – Twenty-five Great Escapes. 

guard and he brought a 

Penguin edition of a Laurie 

Lee novel. 

Describing what must have 

been a terrifying experience, 

when his considerable frame 

was covered from head to toe 

Artist Gerard Burns presents Terry Waite 

with The Road to Emmaus which features 

Emmaus Glasgow companions Craig 

Hamilton, Mark Jones and Robbie Miller 

Picture by Martin Shields, The Herald 

in masking tape before 

being bundled into the boot 

of a car, he quipped that 

sales of tape must have 

soared that week. 

Humour had not deserted 

fellow hostage John 

McCarthy, whom he first encountered 

in that same car 

boot. 

Realising he was not 

alone, Terry struggled to 

free his lips of the tape and 

announced: “There’s not 

much room in here!” 

Quick as a flash, 

McCarthy replied: “There 

was a hell of a lot more before 

you got in.” 

A big man, with a big 

heart, Terry Waite has 

proved a true companion to 

many along life’s hardest 

roads. 

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Sunday (B), Mark 10:2-16 

It’s strange that the Pharisees 

should ask Jesus if it was against 

the law for a man to divorce his 

wife; divorce was legal throughout 

the Roman and Greek (not to 

mention Jewish) world. 

The real debate in Jesus’ time 

was over what constituted 

grounds for divorce. Jesus sidesteps 

the answer to that particular 

question by taking his hearers 

back to the beginnings of humanity, 

when God created humans – 

male and female; equal but not 

identical; equal but complementary 

partners. 

Now, what has that to do with 

discipleship, which is the theme 

running through this part of 

Mark’s gospel? 

The answer is this. In the kingdom 

of God, no person can be 

viewed as an object to be possessed, 

controlled or dismissed by 

another. All people, and especially 

husbands and wives, must 

be seen as equally possessing the 

dignity of being God’s children. 

Jesus rounds off his lesson by referring 

to a child as the ideal in the 

kingdom of heaven. This was not 

because children were given a privileged 

place; in the ancient world, 

children were lowest in the pecking 

order of humans, and therefore had 

no dignity and no possibility of exerting 

power over others. 

To welcome the kingdom like 

a child is to enter the kingdom 

with no desire to exert power, influence 

or inflated opinion of self 

over another person. 



It’s very difficult to see where the 

problem lies with the apparently 

perfect man in this passage – the 

best prospect so far for discipleship, 

and yet one whom Jesus does 

not count among his followers. 

This man has always kept the 

commandments. He calls Jesus 

“Good Master”, and he wants to 

know what he must do to inherit 

eternal life. Where else will Jesus 

find a candidate like this? 

There are, however, several 

clues why this just doesn’t work, 

and they all relate to the conditions 

attached to discipleship. 

This rich man fails them all. 

Jesus always takes the initiative 

and is on the move when he 

calls people to follow him. This 

man stops Jesus in his tracks and 

chooses him. 

In contrast to the challenge 

Jesus proposes of leaving something 

of self behind in order to 

live life more fully, the rich man 

thinks he has all the resources 

necessary. He fails to recognise 

that life is God’s gift. 

Rather than walk in Jesus’ 

steps, he walks away. 

He lacks the faith to trust Jesus 

to lead him. He wants to rely on 

the certainty (as he sees it) of his 

own efforts. 

Jesus’ subsequent teaching 

makes it clear that those who are 

self-made will find it more difficult 

to let go of their own achievements, 

in order to receive what 

Jesus offers. 



James and John must have been 

mortally embarrassed when they 

remembered this incident, and 

the fools they had made of themselves! 

The scene comes just 

after Jesus has prophesied his 

passion for the third time, and 

James and John immediately ask 

if they can have the best seats in 

the kingdom: one on Jesus’ right, 

the other on his left. No marks 

for timing or sensitivity for this 

pair! 

Jesus makes it clear that the 

places in the kingdom are not his 

to allocate. He asks if they are 

prepared to be baptised as he is to 

be baptised, to drink the cup that 

he must drink. They say they can. 

This is their declaration or confession 

of faith. They express trust 

in Jesus even though they cannot 

understand what his cup and his 

baptism will involve. They express 

the faith of disciples who 

trust the Master sufficiently to let 

him lead them where he will. 

The other ten disciples are indignant 

when they hear what 

James and John have been up to. 

Is part of their indignation due to 

the fact that they lack the nerve of 

James and John? 

Whatever the reason, Jesus 

uses their indignation to repeat 

the challenges and the necessary 

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who would follow Jesus must, 

like him, serve rather than be 

served. Those who would be 

great must make themselves least 

of all and servants of all. 



Finally, a success story! Jesus is 

on the last leg of his journey to 

Jerusalem. As he leaves Jericho, 

Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, wants 

to know who is passing. Told that 

it is Jesus of Nazareth, he shouts 

“Jesus, Son of David, have pity 

on me”. 

To call Jesus ‘Son of David’ is 

a remarkable statement of faith! 

Jesus tells his disciples to call him 

over, and Bartimaeus jumps up 

and leaves his cloak behind. 

We think of the story as a healing 

miracle, but it is also the story 

of a successful call to discipleship. 

The ingredients are the same 

as those for Peter, Andrew, 

James, John and Levi the tax-collector: 

Jesus is on the move; he 

catches sight of the one he will 

call (Bartimaeus’ shouting attracts 

Jesus attention); Jesus issues 

the call (with the help of his 

disciples); and the one called 

leaves something of his life behind 

and follows. 

Unlike the rich man who 

walked away from Jesus, 

Bartimaeus leaves his old life behind 

– his cloak which is his protection 

against the cold, his bed at 

night and his means of livelihood, 

necessary to collect coins which 

people have thrown. 

The one who could not see 

now follows Jesus with the newly 

given sight which clearly includes 

the sight of faith – trust in the one 

who calls him. 

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Parish workers urged 

to spread the faith 

A MAJOR question for 

Catholics is the relevance 

of their faith in 

today’s changing world, 

Canon Gerard Conroy has 

told parish workers in St 

Patrick’s, Dumbarton. 

The High Commissioner for 

Zambia has paid tribute to 

SCIAF’s life-saving work in 

his country during an official 

visit to its Glasgow office. 

SCIAF has worked in the 

southern African country for 

many years. It has a major 

project training key farmers 

in conservation agriculture 

so they can grow more food 

for themselves and their 

families, and promote more 

productive ways of farming 

to others in the community. 

It also supports local 

By Bill Heaney 

He said: “Living as we do in 

a world and society that is 

changing at a rate we at times 

struggle to comprehend and 

match, the Church must continue 

to preach the message of 

Christ.” 

Society was marked by a 

growing abandonment of the 

faith, he added, and people 

had to be aware of the cultural 

influences that have been suddenly 

grafted onto a local culture 

that has been developing 

for centuries. 

They were being forced to 

confront new ideas and attitudes 

and to give consideration 

to how they can live and 

develop as a community. 

Canon Conroy said the advances 

of science and technology 

and economy placed 

before people previously unconsidered 

possibilities of individual 

freedom which could 

be “frightening” since they 

raised new challenges and 

new questions. 

He added: “One of the questions 

for people of faith is how 

our faith is relevant in this 

new situation.” 

Salvation, he said, lies in the 

Christian message – that message 

never changes – but what 

must be continually renewed 

to meet the demands of each 

generation is the reflection on 

how that salvation is to be 

welcomed into their daily life. 

Canon Conroy told the 

workers, who ranged from 

choir members to ministers of 

Praise for SCIAF’s 

work in Zambia 

campaigners who lobby the 

Zambian government to 

provide greater assistance to 

the poor. 

After discussions with 

SCIAF staff, His Excellency 

Bizwayo Newton Nkunika 

said: “I am delighted that you 

are doing work at Kasisi, an 

area where you are helping 

vulnerable but viable 

citizens. The project is 

empowering people by 

providing them with critical 

life-saving skills. 

“Your support is in line 

welcome, floral arrangers, 

altar servers, readers and 

Eucharistic ministers that it 

was essential as a Church and 

parish community to reflect on 

how the message of God is to 

be proclaimed. 

He said: “Each generation, 

though always in need of salvation, 

perceives its needs and 

its place in the world differently. 

“Our society, our world, is 

struggling to understand the 

implications of the changes 

that are taking place. As the 

Church, we too must be willing 

to struggle to proclaim the 

message in a way that speaks 

to people in their everyday life 

and choices.” 

Parish workers are at the 

forefront of this work. They 

are the face of the Church – 

the people others see when 

they come into the church, 

whose hands bring the faith 

with the new government’s 

focus on agriculture as one 

of the four areas of primary 

focus in its bid to reduce 

poverty among the most 

vulnerable in society.” 

Philippa Bonella, SCIAF’s 

head of communications and 

education, said: “We were 

delighted and honoured to 

have the High Commissioner 

AN icon of the Black 

Madonna of Czestochowa is 

coming to St Andrew’s 

Cathedral as part of a 

marathon pilgrimage across 

Europe. 

The replica of the famous 

image, synonymous with the 

shrine at Jasna Gora in 

south-west Poland, will arrive 

in Glasgow on the evening of 

Wednesday 14 November. 

By then, it will have visited 

some 20 countries as a focus 

of prayer for the protection of 

life and the family. 

The pilgrimage began in 

Vladivostok, on the eastern 

edge of Russia, in June, it 

has been the 

It will arrive at the shrine 

to Our Lady in Fatima, 

Portugal, in time for 

Christmas. 

The ‘Ocean to Ocean’ 

pilgrimage has been arranged 

under the patronage of 

Human Life International and 

the Association of Catholic 

Families. 

alive and whose voices they 

hear proclaim the word of 

God to them and lead them in 

singing his praises. 

visit our Glasgow office. 

“It was a great opportunity 

to share with him how the 

generosity of our supporters 

here in Scotland is enabling 

SCIAF to work hand in hand 

with our Zambian partners to 

help vulnerable communities 

to grow more food and stand 

in solidarity with the people 

of his country.” 

Icon’s pro-life pilgrimage 

across Europe to Glasgow 

As well visiting St Andrew’s 

Cathedral, where it will be 

throughout 15 November, the 

icon of the Black Madonna will 

also be taken to St Mary’s 

Cathedral, Edinburgh, and 

Carfin Grotto, before being 

transported to Ireland. 

As part do the pilgrimage, 

people are encouraged to 

pray the Prayer of 

Entrustment of the 

Civilisation of Life 

and Love. 

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October 2012 - Archdiocese of Glasgow

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