our church
Our Lady, Star
of the Sea. Stained glass window
This window was
commissioned in 1998 by the
family of Pat Price, the Muldoon
family, in the United States of
America. in honour of the silver
jubilee of the church building.
It was designed and made by
Californian artist Pat McCoy and
depicts Our Lady and the Child
Jesus looking down over
Tobermory. The hand of the Child
is raised high in blessing, and
the light of a golden star
covers land and sea.
This beautiful
window was dedicated by
Archbishop Keith O’Brien of
Edinburgh and St Andrews, along
with Fr. S MacAulay, the
Cathedral administrator on the
last Sunday of June,1998.
There is a
folder in church, showing each
stage of the window's progress
in construction.
Hail, Queen of
Heaven
Hail,
Queen of heav'n, the
ocean star,
guide
of the wand'rer here
below:
thrown
on life's surge, we
claim thy care;
save
us from peril and from
woe.
Mother
of Christ,star of the
sea,
pray
for the wanderer,pray
for me.
O
gentle, chaste and
spotless maid,
we
sinners make our
prayers through thee;
remind
thy son that he has
paid
the
price of our
iniquity.
Virgin
most pure,star of the
sea,
pray
for the sinner, pray
for me.
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Sojourners
in this vale of tears,
to
thee,blest advocate,we
cry;
pity
our sorrows,calm our
fears,
and
sooth with hope our
misery.
Refuge
in grief, star of the
sea,
pray
for the mourner, pray
for me.
And
while to him who
reigns above,
in
Godhead One, in
Persons Three,
the
source of life, of
grace, of love,
homage
we pay on bended knee,
do
thou, bright Queen,
star of the sea,
pray
for the children, pray
for me.
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John Lingard (
1771-1851 )
The statue of
Our Lady was given to the
church when it was first opened,
by Dr Margaret Salmond of Aros
Bridge. She treasured it in her
garden for many years but it
came from France originally and
is very old.The stone has
suffered a little from
attempts to clean it, but
that adds to its individuality
and charm. Dr Salmond was an
eminent gynaecologist,practising
in the Women's Hospital in
London.Born Elaine Margaret
Katherine Salmond on 20th
January 1897,she died on 11th
July 1982 and is buried in
Gruline churchyard.When Dr
Salmond became a Catholic, she
resigned her position at the
hospital where her pioneering
work in contraception and
performing of abortions was
incompatable with her faith.
 
 
Fr
Stephen's farewell page
 
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