250th Anniversary and Solemn Vespers of St John Henry Newman

“A cloud of incense was rising on high; the people suddenly all bowed low; what could it mean? The truth flashed on him, fearfully yet sweetly; it was the Blessed Sacrament – it was the Lord Incarnate who was on the altar, who had come to visit and bless his people. It was the Great Presence, which makes a Catholic Church different from every other place in the world; which makes it, as no other place can be holy.” St John Henry Newman

A great evening to celebrate a great Oratorian Saint and 250 years of St Patrick’s in the Cowgate.