The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham exists to promote the unity of all Christians with the Holy See, and faithfully to proclaim the Gospel through the rich treasures of our Anglican liturgical and musical heritage, a “tradition to be shared”.

  Established in 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI, it has allowed Anglicans to enter into the full communion of the Catholic Church while retaining many elements of our heritage and liturgical traditions.

  Inspired by Pope Benedict XVI and encouraged by Pope Francis the Ordinariate is a step towards the Unity of the whole Christian Church, and part of the great prayer of Jesus - "that we might all be one".

  Our liturgical books, Divine Worship, authorised by the Holy See, are the first time in history that the Catholic Church has taken into her own liturgical life, treasures found in the reformed tradition in which the Holy Spirit’s work can be discerned.

  The Ordinariate is a generous and pioneering attempt to heal the wounds of sin and division amongst Christians. What is happening in Birnie Kirk is a perfect example of this.