Saint Mungo’s Day
13 January, 2008 by PF
Today, in the rest of the world, is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, but in Glasgow we have been celebrating Saint Mungo (or Kentigern), patron of our Monastery and Church, and the City and Archdiocese of Glasgow. Archbishop Mario Conti celebrated Mass here today, as he does every year on the Feast of Saint Mungo. It was also the opening of the Forty Hours Adoration in Saint Mungo’s. The Archbishop preached this evening in Glasgow Cathedral (-pre-reformation, now used by the Church of Scotland). He referred in passing to a recent theory among historians that Aberdeen’s Saint Machar may simply be a varation on our Saint Mungo; I don’t remember hearing that before. I found it really interesting; those of you who know me will not be surprised by that; others will probably advise me that I should get out more.
