High Mass of the Assumption and visit to the Holy Well

OUR LADY OF WEDALE

In the millennium, 2000, the villagers of Stow, Ettrick and Lauderdale restored the ancient Holy Well of Our Lady of Wedale and the restored site was blessed and rededicated in the autumn of that year by local Episcopalian, Roman Catholic and Church of Scotland Clergy.  Since then the Fraternity of St Boisil, Scottish Guild of Servers, have sought to restore Pilgrimage and Worship at this ancient Holy place.  Our Lady’s appearance at the Stow (Holy Place) of Wedale takes us back to the days of the Roman-British Church.  The Welsh Monk, Nenuis, in his History of the Britons (AD846), writing of Stow, says that Our Lady’s image of the Holy House there, although broken by the wars, was still held in great veneration. 

After centuries of neglect, the tide has turned and we have now begun to establish devotion to Our Lady and Worship of Her Divine Son at one of Scotland’s most holy places.  We now celebrate the Assumption at Stow annually in August and call on all those who love Our Lady and Our Lord to come and join us as we celebrate.

The Pilgrimages in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were wonderful occasions.  Please come and help us to make 2009 even better.  If you are bringing a party from your Church it would be helpful if you could notify numbers in advance to either Fr. John Evans on 01890 850309 or Jane Rice, 01573 226883 or email: info@stowpilgrimage.org.