COMMENT: Iona pictures

Cnoc a' Chalmain - The 'Hill of the Dove'

1. Cnoc a' Chalmain House of Prayer - Isle of Iona - Stay Here

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   Roman Catholic House of Prayer retreat accommodation, Isle of Iona, Scotland.

Dear Robert,

Thank you for your TEXT, appreciating the 'pictorial'.

No, I was not behind the lense, not able to travel.

The Novice took pictures, and this is a Blogspot experiment - amazing! |

domdonald.org.uk 

P.S. You might interest the Link of House of Prayer, Iona. 

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: bob sweeney ....
To: donald....
Sent: Monday, 17 June 2013, 8:14
Subject: Iona pilgrimage

Dear Father Donald,

 

Had to send quick e mail, on way to work, to say well done on the above photographs.

 (I take it it was you behind the lenses ). 

What a lovely day I have been many times to Iona. 

I call it the supermarket of tranquility so many special things to experience.

God Bless 

Robert

Our Lady of Fatima SISTER LUClA "We believe"

Monday 13^th May 2013

Our Lady of Fatima

MAGNIFICAT com.

Sr. Lucia

MEDITATION OF THE DAY

by SISTER LUClA

"We believe"

To say "pilgrims of Fatima" is the same as saying pil­grims of peace; I am told that there is a language in which the word "Fatirna" means "peace". At all events, we are all pilgrims of peace. We all desire and long for peaceful days, to be able to live in peace. But this peace will not be achieved until we use the Law of God as the norm and guide of our steps ....

The first call which God addresses to us through his Messenger is ... a call to  faith: My God, I believe.

Faith is the basis of the entire spiritual life. It is by faith that we believe in the existence of God, in his power, his wisdom, his mercy, his work of redemption, his pardon and his fatherly love.

It is by faith that we believe in God's Church, founded by Jesus Christ, and in the doctrine the Church trans­mits to us and by which we shall be saved.

It is the light of faith that guides our steps, leading us by the narrow way that leads to heaven.

It is by faith that we see Christ in others, loving, serving, and helping them when they are in need of our assistance.

And it is also our faith that assures us that God is present within us, that his eyes are always upon us. They are eyes of Light, almighty and immense, which extends everywhere, sees everything, and penetrates all things with the unique clarity proper to the Divine Sun alone, as compared with which the sun which we see and which warms us is no more than a pale reflec­tion, a fragile spark emanating from the Light of the immense being which is God.

Sister Lucia (+ 2005) was a Carmelite nun and the oldest of the three children to whom Our Lady of Fatima appeared in 1917 .

St. Ninian Cave Whithorn Annual Pilgrimage 26 August 2012

Saint Ninian's cave has long been a special place for pilgrims.  Traditionally associated with Saint Ninian himself, it is unclear whether he ever came to the cave.

St. Ninian's Cave

The cave lies on the south coast of the Machars of Galloway, south-west of Whithorn.  It is a natural cleft in the sea cliffs and is about 7m long and 3m high. Rock falls may have made it smaller than it would have been when medieval pilgrims visited. During summer, hundreds of pilgrims may have travelled to the cave. It is not entirely clear what happened when the pilgrims arrived at the cave. There may have been a system for controlling access like at Saint Brendan’s Cave on Eileach an Naoimh off the Argyll coast, where pilgrims pass through a series of outer chapels and passageways before reaching the cave.

Archaeological discoveries in the cave

Our understanding of Saint Ninian’s Cave comes from a series of remarkable archaeological discoveries. 

Excavations in the 1880s revealed boulders and loose slabs of stone carved with crosses and other designs. Other crosses had already been found carved into the cave walls. 

The carvings date mainly to the 700s and 800s, although one stone might have been carved around 1600. Many are thought to be the work of pilgrims, or perhaps monks from Whithorn occupying the cave as a place of retreat. These stones are now displayed in the Whithorn Priory Museum. 

Modern Pilgrims

Saint Ninian’s cave remains an important place for pilgrims. Diocesan-Pilgrimage These include individual pilgrims making their own personal journeys and large pilgrimages organised every year by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway.  Modern-day pilgrims often leave pebbles from the beach marked with crosses inside the cave, along with offerings of coins placed into crevices in the rock.

St Ninian Whithorn

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St Ninian's Cave is located 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Whithorn.

From Dumfries follow the A75 to Newton Stewart, then follow the A714/ A746 for Whithorn. A car park is located to the left side of the minor road just before Kidsdale Farm (NX433366).

From the car park, follow the direction sign for St Ninian's Cave.


Walk through the wooded glen, then follow the burnside path to the pebbles of Port Castle Bay. Turn right at the sign for St Ninian' s Cave. The cave's entrance sits by the seashore.  Look along the beach and you will see the cave entrance.

Strong footwear is recommended during wet weather.