The Christmas tree on the Kirk Green outside St Magnus Cathedral was gifted by the county of Vestland in Norway.
Kirkwall Christmas Tree Lighting 2022
Bringing Light On The Shortest Day
“And what better to mark the shortest day?”
St Lucy from ‘behind the desk’…a Custodian’s view
“This simple ceremony takes only a few minutes, but it is strangely powerful; in the half light it is as if we are between worlds, suspended in time and space as Lucy weaves her magic.”
St. Lucy – Light-Bringer
“Darkness cannot dispel light, but light dispels darkness – ‘light’ in spiritual as well as corporal vision.”
“It’s Chriiiistmaaaaaas!!!!!”
“Each year, St. Magnus Cathedral holds the Lucy Service – a celebration of light coming into darkness, at a dark time of year.”
