The
Oratory of Saint Joseph in Inverness is the Private Chapel of Fr Len Black, a retired priest
of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, who served in the Scottish Episcopal Church
from 1973 until 2011 when the Ordinariate was formed.
As
the only Ordinariate priest in Scotland he had the task of building up the Ordinariate here, initially with
Mass weekly near Inverness and monthly in Edinburgh. When he retired at the end of 2025 he was given
permission by Bishop David Waller, Bishop of the Ordinariate, to continue to celebrate Holy Mass and to
reserve the Blessed Sacrament.
The
Oratory of Saint Joseph may be small but it remains a special place where Holy Mass is offered
according to the Rites of the Ordinariate, as approved by the Holy See, and staying true to our
Scottish Episcopalian heritage and traditions.
The
Oratory of Saint Joseph is in the back garden of Fr Len's home at 49 Laurel Avenue
Inverness IV3 5RR on the other side of the River Ness from the city centre in the Dalneigh
area.(on Google Maps)
Holy
Mass in the Oratory of Saint Joseph
Sunday 8th November: 11am Holy Mass 23rd Sunday
after Trinity - Remembrance Sun
There are no mid-week celebrations of Holy Mass in the Oratory this week
Sunday 15th November: 11am Holy Mass The
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity
