2nd Sunday of Easter
‘Peace be with you!'
Full of the joy of the resurrection, the Sunday readings also stress the love and mercy the risen Lord has for all of his people.
In the First Reading we see the joy and enthusiasm of the young Church. The faithful are united in their belief, in their prayers and in the ‘breaking of bread’, as also in their care and attention to one another.
The Easter Psalm is in tune with the theme of Divine Mercy. It is a song of thanksgiving to God whose ‘mercy endures forever’. It also recalls the suffering of our Saviour who was raised up on Easter Sunday.
The Second Reading is similarly a type of hymn. It celebrates the new life that comes from the risen Jesus. We are born again to a living hope. Even in the trials and anxieties of the times we are living through, faith will always be enough.
In the Gospel, Jesus invests the disciples with the Holy Spirit. Thomas, who was absent from Jesus’s first appearance to them, is challenged to believe. Thomas now professes his faith with the wonderful words,
‘My Lord and my God!’
This week, as we continue to rejoice in the Lord’s resurrection, may we also reach out to others with compassion and understanding.
(With thanks to St Beuno's Outreach)
ARTWORK
Rembrandt (1634)
Pushkin Museum, Moscow
Welcome
Welcome to the website of St Ninian’s Catholic Church in Knightswood, Glasgow. I hope and pray this will be a resource for spiritual nourishment for you who visit, that it will be a source of inspiration for parish outreach, allowing us to be the heart and hands of Christ for those around us, and that it will make a contribution to community building for the entire Knightswood area.
As we make our way through the year, let God’s light lift up our Spirits and our faith. May we have the courage to meet and embrace the challenges and the encounters of life with a renewed sense of purpose in the weeks and months ahead.
Thank you for visiting our website and our thanks to David Gray for permission to use his wonderful photographs of our Church.
Fr. Paul
Pope Leo's April Prayer Intention
For priests in crisis
Let us pray for priests going through moments of crisis in their vocation, that they may find the accompaniment they need and that communities may support them with understanding and prayer.
Visit the website of Pray With the Pope
Visit the website of Pray As You Go for a reflection on this month's video.
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Diocesan Structures
Click here for an important statement from the Bishops' Conference of Scotland about upcoming consultations on the structuring of our Scottish dioceses.
Scottish Parliament Elections May 2026
Click here to open and download the Bishops' Election Briefing Pack, with guidance on some of the issues that should be on our minds as we select the candidates to vote for.
Mass Times at St Ninian's
Sunday Mass
Saturday Vigil Mass 5pm;
Sunday 11.00 am (with Children’s Liturgy) & 5.00 pm
Weekday Mass Mon - Sat:
10.00 am
Confessions
Saturday 10.30 am; 4.15 - 4.45 pm
St Ninian Mosaics
Mosaics (Opus Sectile) in the high altar above the tabernacle. The right-hand panels depict St Ninian building the White House at Whithorn, and the left-hand panels depict him preaching the Gospel to the Southern Picts.