Scottish Bagpiper St Michael's Parish Church Linlithgow Scotland September 7th
Tour Scotland video of a Scottish Bagpiper outside St Michael's Parish Church in Linlithgow, West Lothian.
Bride Arriving St Michael's Parish Church Linlithgow Scotland September 7th
Tour Scotland video of a bride arriving at St Michael's Parish Church in Linlithgow, West Lothian.
Linlithgow Palace and St. Michaels Church, Scotland
It`s lunch time again.....
Linlithgow Palace and St. Michaels Church, Scotland
Another lunch time trip to Linlithgow
Linlitgow Places & St Michael Paris Church in Linlithgow Scotland part1, ???? this video is 18 minuets
Hi everyone thank you for being here really appreciated, we stopped at St Michael Paris Church which play important history to the castle as well, Royal family regular visited, here is a bit about St Michael, next part will put in information Linlitgow Places..thanks for reading, hope you guy have awesome day...
King David I of Scotland granted a charter for the establishment of the church in 1138. The church was built on the site of an older church and was consecrated in 1242. Following a fire in 1424, most of the present building dates from the mid 15th century, with extensive restorations in the 19th century. Parts of the Church of St Michael were brought into use as they were completed, and the church was completed in 1540.
Built immediately to the south of Linlithgow Palace, the church was much favoured as a place of worship by Scottish Kings and Queens. Mary, Queen of Scots, was born in Linlithgow Palace on 8 December 1542 and was baptised in St Michael’s Church.
In 1559, at an early stage of the Scottish Reformation, the Protestant Lords of the Congregation destroyed the statues adorning the exterior and interior of the church as signs of popishness, and defaced the statue of St Michael which formed part of the structure.
Following the Reformation, the interior of the church was reordered. Some traces of pre-Reformation artefacts can still be detected. In 1646, Oliver Cromwell's troops stabled their horses within the nave. Following the departure of the troops, considerable restoration was required.
By the early 19th century the church was in a very poor physical condition. Although repairs were made, many of the historic features of the church were destroyed, the interior walls were whitewashed, a plaster ceiling replaced a fine 16th-century one and in 1821 the stone Crown Tower (a crown steeple similar to that of St Giles' Cathedral) had to be dismantled. While other repairs were completed and the church was rededicated in 1896, the tower was too weakened for restoration of the original crown steeple.
By the late 19th century tastes had changed radically, with the installation of the church's first post-Reformation stained glass windows. In 1964, an aluminium crown was installed (replacing the Crown Tower removed in 1821).
The church has been served by some notable former ministers, including the Very Revd Dr David Steel (father of the politician David Steel) who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1974. The current minister is the Revd Dr Stewart Gillan.
Linlithgow Palace and St. Michael's Parish, Scotland Aerial Stock Footage | AX111 015 4K youtube
Aerial stock footage orbiting Linlithgow Palace and St. Michael's Parish Church in Linlithgow, Birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots; Scotland. available in HD, 6k, 4K at
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Easter Day High Mass at St Adrew's Roman Catholic Church Edinburgh Scotland UK
Easter Day High Mass
St Andrew Saltire/Dum Sacrum Mysterium+Scotland Sacred Mystery/New Jerusalem,St, Michaels Linlithgow
A Visit to St. Michael's Chapel of the Angels
Guideposts executive editor Rick Hamlin gives us a tour of the angels depicted in the spectacular fashion in the stained glass windows of the church he got married in more than 30 years ago, the church he still attends today.
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And the Glory of the Lord - Linlithgow
The first chorus of Messiah performed by the Adult Choir of St. Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow, Scotland accompanied and directed by Matt Edwards, Organist.
Scotland - Linlithgow & St Andrews
Video of my visits to Linlithgow & St Andrews.
0.00 - 1.09 Linlithgow Palace
1.11 - 1.30 St Michaels Church
1.38 - 2.59 St Andrews Castle
3.01 - 4.01 St Andrews Cathedral
3.26 - 3.47 St Rule's Tower
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St. Mary's Catholic Church Eskadale, Scotland
Few places can match the uniqueness of rural Highland churches -oases of tranquillity where man's spiritual need is complemented by the beauty of nature. For a visit that is both aesthetically and spiritually rewarding take the low road to Struy - a narrow winding road that seems to lead into a time-lock where the clear, sweeping river Beauly flows ribbon-like between banks of birches and plantations of firs. Beautiful Strathglass, incomparable in its ever-changing vistas and gentle melancholy. Suddenly, on top of a hillock, a building appears, dazzling in its white-washed harling, set with many-faceted windows: St Mary's of Eskadale, 'built on a scale of grandeur hitherto unknown in the Highlands.'
That the chapel was considered grand for its time betrays its denomination. All around, gravestones of its erstwhile priests, parishioners and benefactors tell of the faith of the dead. For St Mary's stands in one of the few districts in the Highlands where the inhabitants adhered to their Catholic faith, long after their Chief, The Chisholm, changed his allegiance. It is hard to believe that so large a Roman Catholic chapel was built as far back as 1827, only 34 years after the passing of the Catholic Relief Act which gave freedom of worship to Roman Catholics. Built by another Chief of the area, the 12th Lord Lovat, St Mary's is quite different from the few Catholic churches in existence at that time throughout the Highlands - usually barn-like structures, with no windows and a mud floor. No barn this, its windows filling the nave with a light that must have been a revelation to the tenants of the nineteenth century, the traceried rose window being added in the east gable in 1881: a constant source of wonder for the congregation of Eskadale who, at the turn of the century, numbered over 800.
Linlithgow, a historical Scottish town in West Lothian, United Kingdom
Linlithgow is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's alternative name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town which lies south of its two most prominent landmarks: Linlithgow Palace and Linlithgow Loch, and north of the Union Canal. King James V was born in Linlithgow Palace in 1512.
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray was assassinated in the town in 1570.
Mary, Queen of Scots, was born and christened in Linlithgow in 1542.
Alex Salmond, former First Minister of Scotland, was born and grew up in Linlithgow, in 1954.
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Linlithgow palace
tour of Linlithgow Palace in Scotland featuring the refurbished King's Fountain
Priestly Ordinations And Vocations in Scotland Have Skyrocketed - Perspectives Daily
In Rome today, the Vatican announced that the Pope has chosen a young Italian theologian priest, as the second-in-command of the Vatican's doctrinal office. Msgr. Giacomo Morandi was appointed as the new secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and he was also elevated to level of Archbishop.
In less than three weeks, the Pope has reshuffled the top leadership of the congregation when on July 1st, the Pope appointed Archbishop Ladaria to succeed Cardinal Müller as prefect of the C.D.F. Archbishop Ladaria is the first Jesuit to ever to hold that position in the oldest congregation of the Roman Curia, which was founded in 1542 and today has a staff of 47 people.
Some good news from Scotland - Ordinations to the priesthood in that country, have reached a 20-year high and some have attributed this spike in vocations to a 'Benedict bounce' triggered by the former Pope's visit in 2010.
The Catholic church in Scotland has seen a surge in ordinations, with 12 priests ordained this year, the largest in 20 years, including a large growth in inquiries into religious life by women. Bishop John Keenan of Paisley, and President of Priests for Scotland, credits the Church’s vocations directors for its “fresh ideas” and use of social media “to help identify and accompany those who feel God calling them. We can see this good work beginning to pay off.” he said.
Since 1997, there has been an average of five ordinations a year in Scotland and in 2008 there were none. Last autumn there were 30 students in seminaries.“On top of that, there seems to be a general rise in the number of men approaching our vocations directors to apply for seminary,” the bishop said.
In other news, the Catholic church in India is openly criticizing growing mob violence targeting religious minorities over cow protection.
A statement issued by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India said that The vast majority of the people of India, in all communities are shocked by the lynching and violence in various states on the pretext of protecting cows. The statement asks that the government step in to end the impunity.
Some Hindus worship the cow as a goddess and oppose slaughter for food.and some states in India are even running care centers for cows. A June report from the The Times of India said that since 2014, when the Hindu nationalist Party came to power, vigilantes have killed over 32 people in attacks over allegations of cow slaughter, smuggling, eating or even the possessing beef, all in the name of protecting the sacred cow.
The secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India told CNS yesterday that, We are going through difficult times. The lynching that we see on the TV over this is frightening.”
And finally, as you know, we Canadians are celebrating the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. I recently had a chance to talk to Toronto Archbishop Cardinal Collins about the first Bishop of Toronto, Michael Power, and why the process of his beatification is underway. Have a look:
That's all for today. Join us again tomorrow, when I bring you more news and stories from a Perspective of a Catholic Lens.
Linlithgow Palace walk, Linlinthgow, Scotland
Linlithgow palace walk, Linlithgow, Scotland.
The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles (24 km) west of Edinburgh. The palace was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries. Although maintained after Scotland's monarchs left for England in 1603, the palace was little used and was burned out in 1746. It is now a visitor attraction in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.
The Palace was the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. Linlithgow Palace was built and added to over two centuries by the Stewart kings, resulting in a superb Renaissance residence.
Several monarchs were born in this royal ‘pleasure palace’, surrounded by its peaceful gardens and grounds.
The magnificent, roofless remains of Linlithgow Palace occupy the top of a mound of high ground between the centre of Linlithgow and Linlithgow Loch. Immediately to its south is St Michael's Parish Church, with whose history its own is closely entwined, while the loch sweeps round to its north and west.
There was probably a royal manor house on this site in the 1100s, but the earliest clear reference comes with the arrival of Edward I of England in 1301. He took an existing manor and built around it a large earth and wood fortress, enclosing St Michael's Church, which became a storehouse. Linlithgow remained in English hands for 13 years and was used as a residence by Edward II in October 1310. After their defeat at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, the English abandoned the fortress.
The Scots removed the English fortress and repaired the manor, which saw occasional use by both David II and Robert III. In 1424 an English attack led to the burning down of most of the town of Linlithgow and the manor house.
This triggered a programme of the building by James I from 1425 which was continued by his grandson James III, and later by James IV, V and VI. Over the following hundred years, this produced much of the palace whose remains are visible today, though rebuilding and alteration continued until the completion of the replacement north range in 1624.
James I's palace focused on the east range, which contained the main entrance. North and south ranges were also constructed, probably leaving a C-shaped building open (and very lightly defended) to the west. The centrepiece of James I's palace was the Great Hall, still visible today in altered form in the east range.
James III undertook various works at Linlithgow following his marriage to Margrethe, Princess of Norway and Denmark (see our Historical Timeline.) These probably included the completion of the south range and the building of the tower at the south-west corner of the palace.
James IV completed the palace with the construction of the west range around 1500. He also rebuilt earlier parts of the building, including the Great Hall and added the barbican designed to strengthen the defences of the entrance.
James IV left Linlithgow Palace in August 1513 to march on northern England in an attempt to help the French, under attack at home by Henry VIII. He left behind his wife, Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII. It is said Margaret spent James' absence in the lookout post perched high on top of the north west tower, watching for his return.
Her wait was in vain: James IV was killed at the Battle of Flodden. Queen Margaret's Bower, as this vertiginous spot is now known, is open to visitors and offers some of the best views of the palace itself and of Linlithgow and the surrounding countryside.
James V was born at Linlithgow Palace on 10 April 1512. He was responsible for closing the old main entrance and replacing it with one in the south range, facing the town of Linlithgow. He also built the outer gate to the south of St Michael's Church. James died on 14 December 1542, six days after his daughter Mary had been born at Linlithgow Palace.
Mary Queen of Scots had little impact on Linlithgow during her reign, and by the time James VI succeeded to the throne on her abdication, Linlithgow was said to be in a state of disrepair. Things got so bad that on 6 September 1607 the north range of the palace simply collapsed. It was rebuilt between 1618 and 1624 and was used during the winter of 1650-1 as a residence by Oliver Cromwell.
Linlithgow Palace seems to have continued in use, and was last visited by the Stuart family when Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed here in 1745. In January 1746 it was used by Government troops under the Duke of Cumberland who were pursuing Bonnie Prince Charlie north towards their eventual meeting at Culloden. When the troops departed on 1 February 1746 they left the palace ablaze.
The Palace is said to be haunted by the spectre of Mary of Guise, mother to Mary, Queen of Scots
Friendship Club, St Michael's Church
St Michael's Parish Church, Edinburgh - the Friendship Club and how it started. All welcome to come along.
Linlithgow Scotland 2003 HD