Catholic Church, Dingwall & Black Isle

Welcome

Catholic Parishes in Dingwall and in Fortrose, the Black Isle.

The place where you can be at home with God Our Father through Jesus Christ Our Lord under the care of Our Heavenly Mother, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

St. Lawrence’s, Dingwall

Principal Church of the Ross-shire and residence of the Parish Priest.

St. Peter & St. Boniface, Fortrose

Weekly Mass and Catholic hub for people of the Black Isle.

Mass Times

St Lawrence’s Dingwall

Vigil Mass 1900 hrs
Sunday 10am
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 9am and Rosary for the Parish at 9:30.

For weekdays please see the latest newsletter.

Usually there are Masses every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am and as announced

St Peter & St Boniface, Fortrose

Vigil Mass on Saturday 5pm
For other days please see the latest newsletter.

Confession available 30 min before Mass and on request

Please try to prepare your confession with the help of examination of conscience before approaching the sacrament. Examination of conscience can be found here.

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Catholic Almanac 2024

It is now 2024 years from the Birth in the Flesh of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

This year Easter Sunday falls on 31 of March

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on 14 February. Please remember it is a day of fasting and abstinence. The Holy Triduum of the Passion, Death and Resurrection begins with Maundy Thursday on 28 of March, while the Sunday of the Resurrection (Easter) falls on the 31 of March.

The Holy Days of obligation this year in Scotland are:

All Sundays
The Ascension of the Lord: 29 May
Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles: 30 June
The Assumption of Our Lady: 15 August
All Saints: 1 November
The Nativity of the Lord: 25 December

The Obligation to Participate in the Mass

The Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of all Christian practice. The faithful are obliged to attend Holy Mass on days of obligation, unless excused for a serious reason (for example, illness, the care of infants, the elderly, and the dying and such like). Those who intentionally fail in this obligation through neglect and indifference, commit a serious sin.

To attend Mass is a matter of justice towards God. Our thanksgivings and worship is due to God because He is the source of EVERYTHING what exists and what is good. He willed to establish the Sacrament of Eucharist as the highest and most fitting way to offer Him this worship. In the Mass we unite ourselves with the prayers of Jesus Our Lord, with His Sacrifice of Love offered to the Father for our sake. Do not be indifferent to the Love of God – come to Mass often, there is a place for you!

Catholics are obliged in conscience to make every effort to live in accordance with the following precepts:

The Ten Commandments

1. I AM THE LORD THY GOD: THOU SHALT NOT HAVE STRANGE GODS BEFORE ME.

COMMANDS: faith, hope, love, and worship of God; reverence for holy things; prayer.
FORBIDS: idolatry; superstition; spiritism; tempting God; sacrilege; attendance at false worship.

2. THOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN VAIN.

COMMANDS: reverence in speaking about God and holy things; the keeping of oaths and vows.
FORBIDS: blasphemy; the irreverent use of God’s name; speaking disrespectfully of holy things; false oaths and the breaking of vows.

3. KEEP THE SABBATH HOLY.

COMMANDS: going to church on Sundays and holy days of obligation.
FORBIDS: missing church through one’s own fault; unnecessary servile work on Sunday and holy days of obligation.

4. HONOUR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER.

COMMANDS: love; respect; obedience on the part of children; care on the part of parents for the spiritual and temporal welfare of their children; obedience to civil and religious superiors.
FORBIDS: hatred of parents and superiors; disrespect; disobedience.

5. THOU SHALT NOT KILL.

COMMANDS: safeguarding of one’s own life and bodily welfare and that of others.
FORBIDS: unjust killing; suicide; abortion; sterilization; duelling; endangering life and limb of self or others.

6. THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.

COMMANDS: chastity in word and deed.
FORBIDS: obscene speech; impure actions alone or with others.

7. THOU SHALT NOT STEAL.

COMMANDS: respect for the property of rights and others; the paying of just debts; paying just wages to employees; integrity in public office.
FORBIDS: theft; damage to the property of others; not paying just debts; not returning found or borrowed articles; giving unjust measure or weight in selling; not paying just wages; bribery; graft; cheating; fraud; accepting stolen property; not giving an honest day’s work for wages received; breach of contract.

8. THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOUR.

COMMANDS: truthfulness; respect for the good name of others; the observance of secrecy when required.
FORBIDS: lying; injury to the good name of others; slander; talebearing; rash judgment; contemptuous speech and the violation of secrecy.

9. THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOUR’S WIFE.

COMMANDS: purity in thought.
FORBIDS: wilful impure thought and desires.

10. THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOUR’S GOODS.

COMMANDS: respect for the rights of others.
FORBIDS: the desire to take, to keep, or damage the property of others.

The Five Precepts of The Church

1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor.

We must “sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord” (Sunday), as well as the principal feast days, known as Catholic holy days of obligation. This requires attending Mass, “and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.”

2. You shall confess your sins at least once a year.

We must prepare for the Eucharist by means of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). This sacrament “continues Baptism’s work of conversion and forgiveness.”

3. You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season.

This guarantees as a minimum the reception of the Lord’s Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.

4. You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church.

The fourth precept ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.

5. You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church.

The fifth precept means that the faithful are obliged to assist with the material needs of the Church, each according to his own ability.

The Corporal Works of Mercy

(1) Feed the hungry. (2) Give drink to the thirsty. (3) Clothe the naked. (4) Shelter the homeless. (5) Visit those in prison. (6) Comfort the sick. (7) Bury the dead.

The Spiritual Works of Mercy

(1) to instruct the ignorant. (2) to counsel the doubtful. (3) To admonish sinners. (4) To bear wrongs patiently. (4) To forgive offences willingly. (6) To comfort the afflicted. (7) To pray for the living and the dead.

Two Precepts of Charity

1) You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, with your whole soul, with your whole mind. 2) You shall love your neighbour as yourself.

If you are struggling and find all these commandments difficult – take courage!

Do not give up: make frequent confession, pray for grace to live well and be authentic in your resolution to avoid occasions of sin. Remember Our Blessed Mother who wishes all her children to be close to her Son, Our Lord Jesus. Ask her often to pray for you.

Guide to confession and examination of conscience can be found here. (under ‘here’ can you link the following page: Catholic Confession: A Short but Thorough Guide (reverentcatholicmass.com)

Moreover, it is good to keep in mind the following:

The Twelve Fruits of The Holy Spirit

1) Charity 2) Joy 3) Peace 4) Patience 5) Benignity 6) Goodness 7) Longanimity 8) Mildness 9) Faith 10) Modesty 11) Continence 12) Chastity

The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

1) Wisdom 2) Understanding 3) Counsel 4) Fortitude 5) Knowledge 6) Piety 7) Fear of the Lord

The Three Theological Virtues

1) Faith 2) Hope 3) Love

The Four Cardinal Virtues

1) Justice 2) Wisdom/prudence 3) Courage/fortitude 4) Moderation/self-control/temperance

Sacraments

Text to come from Fr Andrzej

CONTACT US

If you would like to make a general enquiry please fill in the contact form and we’ll aim to get back to you as soon as possible.

07749 732781

catholicdingwall@gmail.com

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