Will the glory days of the Jacobites no' come back again?

From: Scotland on Sunday | Date: December 8, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

A REQUIEM mass was held last Tuesday in St John's Roman Catholic Church in Perth for John David Drummond, 17th Earl of Perth. It was a solemn farewell to a great patron of the arts and a doughty supporter of Scottish causes. The service was conducted in the old Catholic style, with the Bishop of Dunkeld officiating over a full sung Eucharist, the Liturgy of the Word, followed by communion, incense drifting over the pews, and holy water scattered on a coffin decorated by a floral representation of the Drummond coat of arms, with its motto: Virtutem Coronat Honos (Honour crowns virtue) and the ...

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