I am grateful to the monks at Pluscarden Abbey, the Benedictine Monastery situated near Elgin in Scotland, for alerting me to the publication on YouTube of a series of talks by Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen on the Eucharist.
Bishop Hugh was previously the abbot of Pluscarden Abbey, where I am an oblate (although I haven't visited for a long time now, as I live in the United States). Anything from Bishop Hugh is worthy of note and I encourage all readers to investigate.
These talks are intended as a mystagogical catechesis for the faithful of the diocese of Aberdeen and as such apply equally well to all forms of the Roman Rite. I have watched all six and they are indeed a rare treat.
Each link below will take you to a recorded video for the dates in the past.
21 April: The Eucharist in the Christian Worldview
28th April: The Origins of the Eucharist in the Last Supper and Paschal Mystery
5th May: The Introductory Rites of the Mass
12th May: The Liturgy of the Word
19th May: The Eucharistic Prayer
26th May: Holy Communion
2nd June: Living the Mystery
Here is the first recording, an introduction to the series, as a visual link:
Allegory of the Eucharist, anonymous, 18th century
Pluscarden Abbey
