St Albert’s Catholic Chaplaincy  
23 -24 George Square, Edinburgh

Mass Times

  • Monday to Thursday  7.30am,  Friday 12.30pm
  • Monday to Friday   5.15pm (live-streamed)
  • Saturday 12 noon (live-streamed)
  • Sunday 9am (live-streamed), 10 am (sung family Mass) , 12 noon (sung Mass), 6.15pm (Student Mass).  
 

Confessions

  • The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available (during term) on Wednesdays 4-5pm and Saturdays 11am-12 noon, or by appointment: see contact page.

Welcome to St Albert’s, Edinburgh

We are a Catholic Chaplaincy welcoming University students, staff and others, located in George Square in the centre of Edinburgh. Our Chapel is located to the rear of 23-24 George Square and is accessed from the George Square Lane, which runs behind the houses. The Chapel is open during the daytime.

What we do

The Catholic Chaplaincy hosts activities and events for those who come as well as religious services. It is home to the Catholic Students’ Union which runs a series of events each week in term (see Facebook).

 

Resources

Resources

Zurbarán's Immaculate Conception with Saints Joachim and Anne

“The Immaculate Conception with Saints Joachim and Anne”, Zurbarán, 1638-9, National Galleries of Scotland.   Although the dogma that Our lady was conceived with our original sin was not defined until 1854,  in Zurbarán’s Seville it was widely believed and some

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News

News

Mass Times, Divine Office, Exposition and Confessions over the summer period

From Monday 18th May, the schedule of Masses and the Office will be as follows Daily:  Office of Readings and Morning Prayer at 8am Monday to Friday:  Mass at 5.15pm (live-streamed) followed by Evening Prayer Saturday: Mass at 12pm (live-streamed).

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Edinburgh Catholic Chaplaincy

The Catholic Chaplaincy serves the students and staff of the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University and Queen Margaret University.

The Catholic Chaplaincy is also a parish of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh (the Parish of St Albert the Great) and all Catholic students and staff are automatically members of this parish.

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