Charity registration No. SC002876   Sunday July 11th. 2010 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Main Menu Notices 2 Page 4 Page 5 Notices Scalan, the Hidden Seminary in Glenlivet 'The time by the goodness of God will come, when the Catholic religion will again flourish in Scotland; and then, when posterity shall enquire, with a laudable curiosity, by what means any sparks of the true faith were preserved in these dismal times of darkness and error, Scalan and the other colleges will be mentioned with veneration, and all that can be recorded concerning them will be recorded with care ...   (Rev. John Geddes, Rector of Scalan 1762- 65)                                          Where students might work and pray safe from all harms” The Year for Priests ended in June, and it was suitable that last Sunday the annual pilgrimage to the old seminary at Scalan, where people gathered from all over Scotland, including our own parish, for mass to recall the heroic struggle of priests and students during the penal days to keep the old faith alive in Scotland, and also to pray for our priests of today. Scalan is sacred in the history of the Church in Scotland, for without it the faith might not have survived. The book by John, Watts, Scalan: The Forbidden Seminary 1716-1799, relates the incredible story of how the priests and students lived in such a remote area, in the harshest of winters, attacked by the Recoats who burned down the college, only to be rebuilt again by the Catholics of the area. The following short history is from the website of the Glenlivet Estate, which treasures the old college as a jewel in  the estate’s history. I was able to visit the college two years ago, and had the  privilege to share a concelebrated with Cardinal O’Brien and other priests in the ruins of the old chapel where mass was said throughout the penal days when it was outlawed.   >>>>>>>>>>>>