▁he ▁began ▁his ▁studies ▁for ▁ ▁the ▁priest hood ▁at ▁St . ▁Mary ’ s ▁College , ▁Bla irs . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁sem inary , ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁in ▁B ears den . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁at ▁St ▁Andrew ' s ▁C athedral , ▁Glasgow ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁Donald ▁Mack int osh ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁Douglas ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁parish ▁priest ▁at ▁St . ▁Margaret ’ s , ▁A ird rie , ▁St . ▁Br idget ’ s , ▁Ba ill iest on , ▁and ▁St . ▁Al ph ons us ’ , ▁Glasgow . ▁and ▁then ▁spent ▁eigh teen ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary ’ s ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁cho irm aster ▁and ▁organ ist , ▁and ▁is ▁remembered ▁as ▁a ▁devoted ▁and ▁gift ed ▁teacher . ▁Douglas ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁parish ▁priest ▁at ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁in ▁Glen bo ig ▁and ▁i ins pect or ▁of ▁schools ▁for ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese . ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁St . ▁Anthony ’ s , ▁in ▁G ovan , ▁Glasgow . ▁His ▁brother ▁Robert ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁parish ▁priest . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Mother well ▁by ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Good ▁A id