THE RED MASS.
St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh Sunday 28th September 2008.
A Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit to mark the opening of the new legal year in Scotland.
Principal Celebrants:
His Eminence Keith Patrick Cardinal O'Brien,
The Right Rev.Philip Tartaglia,Bishop of Paisley,
The Very Rev. Mgr Michael Regan Administrator of St Mary's Cathedral,
The Right Rev.Mgr Henry Docherty,Prot.Ap,
Fr James O'Kane,
Fr John McCaffrey.
Before entering the Sanctuary,Cardinal O'Brien greets and Blesses the Senators of the College of Justice.The Lord Justice Clerk,Lord Gill,The Rt Hon Lord Wheatley,The Hon Lord Drummond Young & The Hon Lord Matthews.
The Senators of the College of Justice, The Lord Justice Clerk,Lord Gill, The Rt Hon Lord Wheatley, The Hon Lord Drummond Young & The Hon Lord Matthews.
The first Reading, from the prophet Ezekiel read by the Lord Advocate,thr Rt Hon Elish Angiolini QC.
The Second Reading, from the first letter of St Paul to the Phillipians read by Colin MacAulay QC.
Homily given by Fr James O'Kane Judicial Vicar,Scottish National Tribunal.
Prayers of the Faithful by The Hon Lord Drummond Young.
Offertory Procession Isla Davie,Advocate and Julie McDonald,Solicitor.
Photographs by Paul Mc Sherry