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The Bishops' Conference of Scotland

The Roman Catholic Bishops in Scotland work together to undertake nationwide initiatives through their Commissions and Agencies.

The members of the Bishops' Conference are the Bishops of the eight Scottish Dioceses. Where appropriate the Bishops Emeriti (retired) provide a much welcomed contribution to the work of the conference. The Bishops' Conference of Scotland is a permanently constituted assembly which meets regularly throughout the year to address relevant business matters.

Members of The Bishops' Conference of Scotland

BISHOPS RESPOND TO SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT'S PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULTATION

Scotland’s Catholic Bishops: Scottish Government’s laudable draft strategy on palliative care stands in stark contrast to dangerous assisted suicide proposal
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has responded positively to Scottish Government proposals for a new strategy on palliative care.

In its submission to a recent consultation the bishops declared their support for the draft strategy, stating that the proposals “uphold the dignity of human life for those at the end of life, their families, and carers” and said that the “laudable” proposals “stand in stark contrast to the dangerous Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill” currently being considered by the Scottish Parliament.

The bishops said: “rather than being used to kill people, many of whom are vulnerable, public resources should be invested in helping people to live and to be more comfortable at the end of life.”

The bishops emphasised the crucial role of palliative care, declaring it to be “a precious and crucial instrument in the care of patients during terminal illness” and encouraged the government to ensure that a framework is in place to allow hospices to be appropriately funded to continue to deliver end-of-life care to all those who need it.

The bishops also stressed the importance of spiritual care and assistance for patients and their families at the end of life and called for such support to be a key element of a holistic approach to end-of-life care. Please see the full submission at the Catholic Parliamentary Office website

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The Jubilee Prayer

Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven. May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth. 

To you our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise for ever.

Amen
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November 2024



21ST NOVEMBER | PRAYING FOR DECEASED MOTHERS
The feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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This feast celebrates Mary's presentation in the Temple by her parents Anna and Joachim. While it is not mentioned in Scripture, there is early evidence that this event was celebrated in both the Eastern and Western Churches.
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This feast celebrates Mary's presentation in the Temple by her parents Anna and Joachim. While it is not mentioned in Scripture, there is early evidence that this event was celebrated in both the Eastern and Western Churches.
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Last year, on 26 November, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, spoke the following words at the celebration of the Angelus in St Peter’s Square;
Yesterday tormented Ukraine commemorated the Holodomor, the genocide perpetrated by the Soviet regime which, 90 years ago, caused millions of people to starve to death. That lacerating wound, instead of healing, is made even more painful by the atrocities of the war that continues to make that dear nation suffer. For all peoples torn apart by conflicts, let us continue to pray tirelessly, because prayer is the force of peace that stops the spiral of hatred, that breaks the cycle of revenge and opens up unexpected paths of
reconciliation.
Ukraine has been the focus of world attention since February 2022, when it was brutally attacked by Russia in an unprovoked escalation of its invasion and occupation of Ukrainian territory which began in February 2014. The message of the Pope in the context of the continuing war in Ukraine holds true today as the Holodomor is once again commemorated on the fourth Saturday in November. Please remember in your prayers the souls of the men and women, the young and the elderly, who lost their lives in this purposed famine of 1930s under the Soviet regime.
Also continue to pray for our sisters and brothers who in these last few years have fled harm’s way from war in Ukraine and have found a safe haven in the United Kingdom and in other nations. Let us pray that the trauma being inflicted in our days may cease, and that the wounds of the past may heal but never be forgotten.
May Mary, Queen of Peace, intercede for us with her Son for a lasting peace.

Historical note
The Ukrainian Famine or Holodomor (death by starvation) was one of the most tragic events in early 20th century history. This man-made famine inflicted by the Soviet regime under the dictator Josyf Stalin saw many millions of people intentionally starved to death between 1932 and 1933. Stalin’s plan of forced collectivisation was to be implemented whatever the cost. Even though harvests were bountiful, Ukrainian farmers were not allowed to keep even one head of wheat, all was confiscated! Although the Soviet information machine tried to hide its criminal actions, gradually reports began to find their way into newsrooms in the west. The world community largely chose to ignore these reports, refusing to believe that in modern times such an atrocity could be committed against a people. It was unthinkable that Ukraine, considered the breadbasket of Europe, would see millions of Ukrainian peasant farmers starve to death, just as it would be unfathomable that in less than a decade another genocide would strike at the heart of Europe. We can only imagine the despair of the dying masses: as scripture says “God has cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust and ashes. I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I stand, and you only look at me. You have turned cruel to me; with the might of your hand you persecute me.” (Job 30:19-21).

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-11/pope-letter-ukrainian-student-1-000-days-war-suffering-love-pain.html


Pope Francis reads aloud a letter sent to him by a Ukrainian student to mark the 1,000th day of the war in the country. “When you speak of our ...
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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-11/pope-letter-ukrainian-student-1-000-days-war-suffering-love-pain.html


Pope Francis reads aloud a letter sent to him by a Ukrainian student to mark the 1,000th day of the war in the country. “When you speak of our ...
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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-11/pope-interreligius-dialogue-colloquium-dicastery-iran-peace.html


Pope Francis addresses participants in a Joint Colloquium between the Dicastery for Interreligious dialogue and the Iranian “Centre for Interreligious ...
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Pope Francis addresses participants in a Joint Colloquium between the Dicastery for Interreligious dialogue and the Iranian “Centre for Interreligious ...
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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2024-11/several-cities-to-light-up-in-red-for-persecuted-christians.html


Prominent buildings in several cities across the world will turn red on 20 November to mark Red Wednesday, Aid to the Church in Need’s annual campaign ...
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