Dopo il successo del primo Congresso "Sacra Liturgia", di cui abbiamo più volte ricordato la presentazione degli atti sia in italiano (v. qui) sia in lingua inglese, ora si annuncia un nuovo Congresso, che si svolgerà nel giugno 2015 negli USA!
BY JENNIFER DONELSON
I am delighted to be able to
announce the locations, speakers (among which are numbered several NLM
contributors), topics, and liturgical plans for Sacra Liturgia USA 2015, to be
held in New York June 1-4, 2015.
contact@sacraliturgiausa.org
From June 1-4, 2015, an
international conference on liturgical formation in light of the new
evangelization will be held in New York, under the title:
SACRA LITURGIA USA 2015 CULMEN ET
FONS VITÆ ET MISSIONIS ECCLESIÆ
Continuing the initiative of Sacra
Liturgia 2013, organized by Bishop Dominique Rey (Fréjus-Toulon, France) in
Rome, this conference seeks to support the Church’s saving evangelistic and
catechetical mission, as well as the continued revitalization of the liturgical
life of the Church, especially in the United States.
The sacred liturgy plays a
central, vital role in the new evangelization, attracting souls to the heart of
Christ and His Church. For the baptized, the sacred liturgy resides at the
heart of the Christian faith and life — indeed it is the “source and summit of
the life and mission of the Church.” As Bishop Rey stated at the opening of the
2013 conference in Rome, “The sacred liturgy is not a hobby for specialists. It
is central to all our endeavors as disciples of Jesus Christ. This profound
reality cannot be overemphasized. We must recognize the primacy of grace in our
Christian life and work, and we must respect the reality that in this life the optimal
encounter with Christ is in the Sacred Liturgy.”
The conference brings together a
wide range of renowned international speakers including Raymond Cardinal Burke;
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone (San Francisco); Dom Phillip Anderson, OSB
(Abbot of Clear Creek Monastery); and Dom Alcuin Reid (Monastère Saint-Benoît,
Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, France); among others. See the appendix for a
complete list of speakers and topics.
Topics addressed at the
conference will range from broad subjects like the relationship between liturgy
and culture, Catholic identity, youth, the arts, and Catholic education to
specific questions like the mid-20th-century changes to Holy Week and the
post-Vatican-II reform of the calendar and lectionary. Lectures will take place
at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park and Lexington
Avenues) which is conveniently located at a subway stop.
The conference lectures will be
augmented by working sessions for those in Catholic higher education. Sponsored
by The Cardinal Newman Society, the sessions will facilitate a conversation
about renewing the liturgical life of Catholic colleges and universities to
support the intellectual and moral formation of students and faculty in the
Faith.
At the heart of the conference
are the liturgical celebrations. There will be Solemn Vespers in the usus
antiquior, a Sung Mass in the Dominican rite, and Solemn Pontifical Masses
in the usus recentior and usus antiquior. The
Solemn Pontifical Mass in the usus antiquior on the feast of
Corpus Christi, celebrated on Thursday, June 4th, will be followed by a
Eucharistic procession in the streets of New York. Liturgies will be held at
the Church of Saint Catherine of Siena (411 E 68th Street), a beautiful
Dominican parish on the Upper East Side.
With the prestigious lineup of
speakers, as well as the beautiful liturgies planned, those attending the
conference will come away with a rich experience of the intellectual heritage
and liturgical life of the Catholic faith. The serious intellectual inquiry
into the sacred liturgy will prove fruitful for both academics and laymen
alike. Attendees will meet Catholics from all over the world, and be afforded
the opportunity to build good working relationships with others of those
seeking to deepen their love of Christ through the Church’s liturgy, and to
continue their work for liturgical renewal.
Approximately 300 participants
are expected. Registrations for the whole conference will open on January 1,
2015, and part-time registrations will be possible beginning at Easter. More
information about registration, affordable housing, and locations is available
at the conference website: www.sacraliturgiausa.org.
The conference is being organized
by Rev. Richard Cipolla, Ph.D., D. Phil (Oxon.) and Jennifer Donelson, D.M.A.
Media inquiries may be made to contact@sacraliturgiausa.org.
The organizers are grateful to
His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan for his kind permission to hold this
conference in the Archdiocese of New York, as well as the gracious welcome of
the Dominican friars and staff at Saint Catherine of Siena Church. This event
could not take place without the generous support of the conference sponsors: the
Knights of Columbus, The Cardinal Newman Society, de Montfort Music, Regina
Magazine, Granda, Cantica Nova Publications, the Society of St. Hugh of Cluny,
and the Church of Saint Catherine of Siena.
Speakers and Topics
Dom Phillip Anderson, OSB (Clear
Creek Abbey)
Living the Liturgy: The Monastic Contribution to Liturgical Renewal
Living the Liturgy: The Monastic Contribution to Liturgical Renewal
Raymond Cardinal Burke
Beauty in the Sacred Liturgy and
the Beauty of a Holy Life
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone (San Francisco)
Liturgical Leadership in a
Secular Society: A Bishop’s Perspective
Rev. Dr. Richard Cipolla (St. Mary’s Church, Norwalk, Connecticut)
Liturgy as the Source of Priestly
Identity
Dr. Jennifer Donelson (St. Joseph’s Seminary, New York)
Addressing the Triumph of Bad
Taste: Church Patronage of Art, Architecture, and Music
Rev. Dr. Matthew Ernest (St. Joseph’s Seminary, New York)
The Formation of Priests in the
“Spirit and Power of the Liturgy” (SC 14): An Assessment of the Implementation
of the Constitution and Proposals for the Liturgical Formation of Priests in
the 21st Century
Dr. Michael Foley (Baylor University, Waco, Texas)
The Reform of the Liturgical Calendar: The Reduction of Recapitulation
Mr. Gregory Glenn (Madeleine Choir School, Salt Lake City, Utah)
Liturgical Music is
Non-negotiable
Dr. Margaret Hughes (Mount Saint Vincent University, New York)
Beauty as Educative?: Liturgy,
Evangelization, and Catechesis
Rev. Thomas Kocik (St. Anne’s Parish, Fall River, Massachusetts)
The Reform of the Reform
Dr. Peter Kwasniewski (Wyoming Catholic College)
The Reform of the Lectionary
Mr. Matthew Menendez (Juventutem Boston)
Youth and the Liturgy
Dr. Lauren Pristas (Caldwell University, Caldwell, New Jersey)
The Reform of Liturgical Texts of
Principal Feast Days (Collects)
Rev. Dr. Dom Alcuin Reid (Monastère Saint-Benoît, Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, France)
Holy Week Reforms Revisited
Rev. Dr. Christopher Smith (Prince of Peace Parish, Taylors, South Carolina)
Liturgical Formation and Catholic
Identity
Rev. Dr. Allan White, OP (Catholic Center at New York University)
