After months of drought, the state of Nebraska, USA, is at least receiving some small relief!

As many of you may know, each year we hold a bonfire and BBQ on Papa Stronsay to which all are invited. This year it had to be delayed due to bad weather, but was finally held on the 25th August 2012. You can see more photos on the blog post which … [More]

There were a lot of people present who are not Catholics - just local people there to support us. There are also quite a few who made the trip up to Orkney from elsewhere in the world (as far as the USA!) just to be with us on this great occasion. The chapel is still perfectly well suited to the actual number of Catholic faithful On Stronsay.

Bringing to a close the whole process of reconciliation with, and canonical establishment in the Catholic Church, the members of the Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer made their public vows in the presence of the Right Reverend Dom … [More]

There was an impressive storm a few nights ago which woke me in the middle of the night and prevented me from getting back to sleep, so I got our camera out and took some video and photos. There were quite a few smaller flashes that the camera did … [More]

Heavy snowfall at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary. The snow in this footage, which was shot in the morning, had fallen overnight and it continued to fall throughout the rest of the day.

During the Subdiaconal ordinations at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, 28th January 2012, Br. Martin Mary, F.SS.R. had the privilege of cantoring the Litany of the Saints while the seven candidates to be ordained prostrated themselves before the … [More]

Ushering in the longest day of the year, and looking forward to the coming spring with its light and warmth! This video features in the following blog post: http://papastronsay.blogspot.com/2011/12/smile.html

On December 8th 2011, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Orkney was hit by another huge storm. The top wind speed was measured at 138.5 mph. This video was taken out of the window of St. Magnus Priory on Stronsay, facing the pier. Although it looks … [More]

Sunday 27th November saw a great storm in Orkney. This video was taken outside our chapel on the island of Stronsay. The wind turbines on mainland Orkney reportedly measured gusts of up to 130 mph! This video accompanies the following post on our … [More]

The childhood and upbringing of Archduke Otto under the watchful and devout eye of Empress Zita

The Imperial Austrian Anthem

Papa Stronsay’s large greenhouse is a great blessing for our community, but much of the pollinating has to be done by hand, which is quite a task! Therefore, we have put a hive of bumblebees into the greenhouse to see if they can help us out a bit … [More]

A short video of the wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton on 29th April 2011. The Blog post which went with this video can be seen HERE.

After the Earthquake of 22.2.11 our prayers rise to heaven for our friends and neighbours in the city of Christ's Church, New Zealand.

The story of Sister Caterina Capitani is absolutely amazing. Suffering for four years from an extraordinarily violent illness she was instantaneously cured by a stupendous miracle of the late Pope John XXIII. To read this astonishing story in full … [More]

The Storm raged through the night with gusts reaching up to 127mph. The midday high tide was a big one and although the storm had reduced in ferocity, it was still enough to cause water to come over the pier.

This Video was shot in 2003 as part of the "Channel 4" documentary series "Atlantic Britain". on the 18th June 2008 The Transalpine Redemptorists were fully reconciled with the Holy See and are now in full communion with the Holy Catholic Church. … [More]

Just to update - the Transalpine redemptorists are now in full communion with the Holy See. See our channel

There really is so much liturgical variety in the world. I saw these two ceremonies recently and thought that they provided a very deep insight into how two very different cultures approach the same action the worship of God. Reading the following … [More]

On August 15th 2010, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Br. Martin Mary, F.SS.R. made his final vows in the Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer on Papa Stronsay. His mother, father, sister and two brothers were also there for the … [More]

Matt Duffy from Stronsay very kindly did our baling for us this year for which we are very grateful! This video goes with the post on our blog of the same subject — see here.

Claudio Casciolini's Panis Angelicus sung during the Offertory of the Mass in honour of the Most Holy Redeemer, island of Stronsay, Orkney, UK, 18 July 2010 by three Transalpine Redemptorists (Brs. Martin Mary, Magdala Maria & Bernard Maria, F.SS.R. … [More]