On Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI will be visiting Scotland, meeting the Queen, and celebrating Mass in honour of St Ninian in Glasgow. (Actually, you probably know this already!) Given the difficulties of transporting pilgrims from the further reaches of Scotland to the events in Edinburgh and Glasgow, where security is, perhaps necessarily, extremely strict, it was never likely that many folk from the Northern Isles would get to see the Holy Father. At least one Orkney parishioner will be going down to the Mass in Bellahouston Park, carrying with her the prayers of all our island community. So make sure you go here or here to watch the Mass at 5.15 p.m. on Thursday, & see if you can spot an Orcadian in the crowd!
As for the rest of us, especially those of us who were put off making the arduous journey with small children - how about a family pilgrimage to Rome one of these days?
Update (15/9/10): The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer will also be travelling to Glasgow. Orkney will be well represented!
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