St Colman’s Society for Catholic Liturgy has announced that the Fota IX International Liturgy Conference will be held in Cork, from July 7-9 this year. The subject of the conference is on the divine office entitled ‘Psallite Sapienter: The Liturgy of the Hours’ and will be explored by a panel of experts drawn from the United States, Germany and Italy.
The provisionary speakers will be discussing topics such as the history of the Church in the divine office, the role of hymns, and the Second Vatican Council.
The Fota Liturgy Conferences bring together panels of distinguished international scholars on Catholic liturgy who, with Conference attendees, reflect on various themes with special reference to those highlighted as worthy of greater attention by Pope Benedict XVI.
Themes addressed in the Fota Conferences to date have included Beauty in Sacred Art and Architecture; Music and the Sacred Liturgy; and the Roman Missal.