Psalm 120 a Psalm 120 Commentary by Dr Noel Donnelly Psalm 120 is one of the 15 psalms which have a title, “A Song of Ascent” or “A Song of Steps”. Our Psalm 120 is one of them. These psalms were designated to be sung on the pilgrim way to Jerusalem, step by step, up […]
Psalm 121 May the house of the Lord be at peace. “Let us go to the house of the Lord”, they said, Oh how great was our joy when we heard! Now our feet are set firm on Jerusalem’s soil at the gates of the City of God, May the house of the […]
St Vincen de Paul St Vincent der Paul 2 67 – Small Mass St Vincent de Paul ‘Such are the ones who seek your face, who seek your face, O Lord.’ St Vincent de Paul was a French priest who was devoted to loving God and serving those most in […]
radioalba.org schedule for the week of the 24th August 2025 Morning Prayers 7.00: Morning Prayer with the young from Our Lady of the Rosary Canon Bob Hill comments on the passage from St Luke on the 22nd Sunday Margaret Chapman gives introductions to the daily readings Praying for peace 7.30: In our Magazine Fr Tom […]
St Ninian 2025 short video, Mass and Vespers Graphic (c) Netta Ewing St Ninian & Pilgrimage – Small St Ninian, is Scotland’s first known, saint living round about 397AD. There is very little that we know about him, but Whithorn’s history as an Early Christian Centre is undoubted. Ninian’s visit to Rome, his association […]
Ps 39 with commentary by Dr Noel Donnelly for Sunday 17th August 2025 Psalm 39 invites us to get into the shoes of King David. This was a real song in real time written by a real person. It’s not a prayer to God but a testimony about God. I have much to learn from […]
A Morning Prayer with the St Mungo Singers for the Feast of the Assumption Mary Full of Grace O God, come to our aid . . . . . . . Let us pray: Lord God of Israel, you led Mary along the paths of the prophets and made her a sign of […]
Ps 32/33 Commentary Response for August 10th 2025 Sunday 19C : Blessed are the ones he has chosen. Psalm 32 Response gf – Full Score Psalm 32 2Rs gf – Full Score or Response: Blest are the people chosen by the Lord. Psalm 32 2 Rs nd – Full Score ——————————-
The Jubilee Prayer Jubilee Prayer 67 – Small Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom. May your grace transform […]
Psalm 68 (2) with commentary by Dr Noel Donnelly This is my prayer, my prayer for your blessing: in your great love answer me, O Lord. Ps 68 (2) instr – Full Scoreng: Commentary Ps 68: words (c) The Grail, England; music(c) Gerry Fitzpatrick. Graphic (c) Netta Ewing.
Behold the Lamb: short video with music byThe St Mungo Singers Behold the Lamb – Small Behold the Lamb words / melody and optional choir / audio / Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those, called to the Banquet of the Lamb. […]
Ps 65: Cry out with joy to God, all the earth; cry out with joy. For Sunday 14C Commentary on Ps 65 by Dr Noel Donnelly. When we sing Psalm 65 in our liturgy, we are using only nine of the twenty verses of the complete psalm. Over all there is an orderly structure to […]
Remember those, O Lord, who in your peace have died, yet may not gain love’s high reward till love is purified. With you they faced death’s night, sealed with your vict’ry sign, soon may the splendour of your light on them for ever shine. Funerals Remember those – Full Score Remember those Words (c) James Quinn SJ. Music […]
Feast on the 29th June Music (c) Noel Donnelly. Sung by The St Mungo Singers Psalm 33 Commentary. (Peter and Paul) by Dr Noel Donnelly I wonder if the writer of Psalm 33 had been out camping when this was composed. You can imagine a happy group of friends gathered round the camp fire, feeling […]
It wasn’t the best of days for this core service in the calendar of Glasgow’s ecumenical events, with a significant number of Orange Order walks going through the city centre to Glasgow Cathedral around the time the service was due to start and making travel for participants difficult. However, the commitment and determination of the […]
As part of the year long celebrations to mark the 850th anniversary of Glasgow becoming a burgh in 1175, the community of Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Churches Together (GCT), and church and civic leaders came together on 11 May to celebrate the first Archbishop of Glasgow, Robert Blacader (or Blackadder). Before the service began, harpist Catherine […]
Commentary Ps 8 for Trinity Sunday video: Ps 8 Commentary – Small An audio commentary on Psalm 8 by Dr Noel Donnelly. audio of the psalm Words from Ps 8 (c) The Grail, England. Recorded by Grace Buckley. Graphic (c) Netta Ewing A very brief audio commentary for […]
Iona Abbey 1 from the Hymn of Columba: words Bill McLaughlin and Pam Murray. Tune: The Iona Boat Song. Sung by the St Mungo Singers 2 Ps 15: You show your friends the path of life, give them the fullness of joy. Woods (c) The Grail,England. Music Gerry Fitzpatrick; […]
Hymn: of St Columba with Iona Boat Song Hymn of Columba: Words: (c) Bill McLaughlin & Pam Murray. Recording of Verse 4 by The St Mungo Singers. Graphic (c) Netta Ewing Hymn of Columba in D org – Full Score Columba Hymn Verse 1 Nis sabhailt’ air tir bheir sinn aoradh […]
The traditional prayer said by St Columba when he arrived on Iona, and the final words taken from Adamnan’s account. Music of ‘My dearest Lord’ (c) Catherine Walker; sung by Helen Healy of the St Mungo Singers. ‘My dearest Lord, be thou a bright flame before me’. . . . […]