“Look what fame he had, what a worldwide following gathered around him! But why? Perhaps because he was a philosopher? Because he was wise? Because he had resources at his disposal? Because he said Mass humbly, heard confessions from dawn to dusk and was—it is not easy to say it—one who bore the wounds of our Lord. He was a man of prayer and suffering.”—Pope Paul VI

Today we celebrate the feast of St Joseph the worker, we also remember Bishop John Keenan in our prayers as he celebrates his 5th anniversary as the Bishop of Paisley.

Prayers to St. Joseph For Workers Joseph, by the work of your hands and the sweat of your brow, you supported Jesus and Mary, and had the Son of God as your fellow worker.

“Pray, pray to the Lord with me, because the whole world needs prayers. And every day, when your heart especially feels the loneliness of life, pray, pray to the Lord together, because God too needs our prayers!”—Padre Pio

“Don’t let difficulties you encounter stop you from doing good. Jesus is with you, and you have nothing to fear.”—Letters, Vol. 3, 1055

“By all means desire what you told me, but let this be in a calm manner, and be patient in awaiting the Lord’s mercy.”—Letters, Vol. 3, 837

“I beseech you wholeheartedly not to waste time in thinking about the past. If it was used well, let us give glory to God; if badly, let us detest it and confide it to the goodness of the heavenly Father —letter to a fellow priest called to serve in World War I, February 9, 1916

“In books we seek God, in prayer we find him. Prayer is the key which opens God’s heart.” —Padre Pio

In our Station Masses so far we have reflected on how the season of Lent is God’s special gift to us because He wants our discipleship to be filled with gladness as we await with hope the coming of Our Saviour, Jesus Christ and the New Life He brings.

“Confession is the soul’s bath. You must go at least once a week. I do not want souls to stay away from confession more than a week.”—Padre Pio

In our Station Masses so far we have reflected on how the season of Lent is God’s special gift to us because He wants our discipleship to be filled with joy inside as we await with increasing expectancy the New Life He brings.

“In order to be good servants of God, we must be charitable toward our neighbor.” —Letters, Vol. 3, 932

In our Lenten Masses so far we have been reflecting upon how this season, as the Liturgy points out to us, is a precious gift to us from God. 

Bishop John and clergy with the Catechumens and candidates who will be received into the Church at Easter Vigils throughout the diocese.

“Do not allow yourself to be overcome by discouragement if you don’t always visibly see your every effort crowned. Jesus sees, rewards, and commands good will and not good success...”—Letters, Vol. 3, 792

In our fist Station Mass in the Trinity Cluster we reflected on how the Liturgy of this season sees Lent as a grace to us from God, so that our time of waiting for the Easter feast can be filled with interior joy. 

Are you a Teacher Open to becoming an RE Specialist in our Catholic High Schools? ​​​​​​​ The University of Glasgow is offering courses to enable qualified teachers to gain an Additional Teaching Qualification in Religious Education (ATQRE)

The Diocese of Paisley is offering a summer camp for secondary school pupils in the present s1 and s2 this summer at Alton Castle near Birmingham. Checkout the gallery pic below...

“Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter. ”—Padre Pio

“When you are unable to take big steps on the paths to which the Lord leads you, be content with small steps and patiently wait until you have the legs to run.”—Letters, Vol. 3, 116