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The Cardinal Visits St Andrews

His Eminence, Keith Patrick O’Brien, the Cardinal Archbishop of St Andrews & Edinburgh visited St Andrews today, and offered the holy sacrifice of the Mass in the ruins of the Cathedral. It was the first time the Cardinal was in St Andrews since receiving his honorary degree last June. Above are Canon Halloran, our parish priest and Catholic chaplain to the University, and His Eminence.

It was unusually cold today and the ruins of the Cathedral were windswept, but we held fast and stayed for the whole mass. (There were about fifty or so in attendance). His Eminence even gave the final blessing and dismissal in Latin, after which he lead us in facing east and chanting the Salve Regina. Then we were all off to the parish hall for some tea, coffee, and cake.

Canon Halloran said the homily.

Roxanne, Stefano, and Clare saunter down the Scores to the Parish Hall. (Stefano is president of the Catholic Society).

His Eminence celebrated forty years as a priest and twenty as a bishop yesterday, and shared with us a cake given to him by the people of Galashiels.

Sofie von Hauch, a fellow Kaiser Karl fan.

Il Presidente, Stefano, is used to dealing with cardinals; Pio Laghi is a family friend.

Published at 9:15 am on Monday 16 May 2005. Categories: Church Journal Photos St Andrews.
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