Please join us for the celebration of Mass at St Peter’s

The Eucharist gives us strength to face life’s challenges and to keep mindful of God’s love for us. Each Sunday Mass is a “little Easter” because it marks the Resurrection — Jesus’ victory over death. This victory is the most significant one in world history because it opens up the possibility of everlasting life.

In a Pastoral Letter, the Bishops of Scotland, said “The obligation to keep the Lord’s Day holy by attending Mass should not be seen as a burden. It is a summons addressed to our human freedom and to the heart of every baptised member of the Church. “There is within me”, said St Ignatius of Antioch, “a murmur of living water which says, ‘Come to the Father’”. The obligation calls us to come to the Father together with our fellow-believers, to “listen to the word of God and to take part in the Eucharist, calling to mind the passion, resurrection and glory of the Lord Jesus, and giving thanks to God who ‘has begotten [us] to a living hope, through the resurrection of Christ from the dead’” (Sacrosanctum Concilium, 106; 1 Pt 1:3). Sunday Mass can reinvigorate and refresh our Christian faith, our sense of community and our desire to live as missionary disciples in the world. This is why the Church takes this obligation seriously.

It has been good to have access to the Sacred Liturgy online, and we encourage those unable to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days to continue making use of this. Of itself, though, online participation does not fulfil the obligation. Nothing can adequately replace actual presence… In his Letter to the Catholics of Scotland, the Holy Father Pope Francis said, ‘In these challenging times, may all Christ’s followers in Scotland renew their commitment to be convincing witnesses to the joy of the Gospel and its power to bring light and hope to every effort to build a future of justice, fraternity and prosperity, both material and spiritual.’ We echo these words as we seek together to follow God’s ways and open our hearts to the gift of his Son.”

Mass Times at St Peter in Chains

Monday – Friday at 10am
Saturday Vigil at 5.30pm
Sunday at 10.30am

We pray the Rosary before Mass on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. We pray the Morning Prayer of the Church before Mass on Tuesdays. There is Benediction after Mass on Fridays. Also, there is the possibility for the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Mass on Saturdays. These times may change, if a Funeral Mass or Service occurs. Please check our weekly Parish Bulletin.