We offer our congratulations to Fr Kieran Burt, who was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood for the Diocese of Motherwell by Bishop Joseph Toal yesterday, 19 June, at St Joseph’s Church, Blantyre.

At 25 years old, Fr Kieran is Scotland’s youngest priest. His ordination is a joyful occasion not only for the Diocese of Motherwell, but for the whole Church in Scotland, and a reminder that God continues to call men to dedicate their lives to serving His people.

Please keep Fr Kieran in your prayers as he begins his priestly ministry, and continue to pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood throughout Scotland.

May God bless Fr Kieran abundantly as he begins this new chapter of his vocation.