Sacra Liturgia Summer School 2014

The monastery hosted the Sacra Liturgia summer school from 5-20 July. More than 50 people from over 10 different countries participated. The monastery was privileged to host Archbishop Thomas Gullickson, Apostolic Nuncio to the Ukraine, for some days at the beginning of the summer school. His Excellency pontificated at Sunday vespers, lectured and received tuition. His own blog post about his visit can be read here.

The monastic offices and Holy Mass were sung each day, and pilgrimages were made to the relics of St Mary Magdalen at St Maximin la Sainte-Baume, to the chapel of Notre Dame de Miremer, to the Abbey of Le Thoronet and to the relics of St Roseline of Villeneuve. 

On Friday 18th July Bishop Dominique Rey came to celebrate pontifical Mass at the throne with the assistance of local clergy and participants in the summer school. At a dinner following the Mass Bishop Rey expressed the hope that the summer school will become a regular feature of the monastery's apostolate. 

Further information about future Sacra Liturgia initiatives may be found here as they are announced. 

I Vespers of Sunday which opened the summer school.

Pontifical Vespers at the Faldstool celebrated by Archbishop Gullickson.

The Solemn Votive Requiem Mass

The Absolution following the Solemn Votive Requiem Mass

Fr Gabriel Diaz Patri who gave two lectures.

Solemn Lauds for the feast of St Benedict

Solemn Mass for the feast of St Benedict

Venerating the relic of St Benedict following solemn Mass

Solemn II Vespers of St Benedict

Preparing the chant for the Mass at N.D. de Miremer

Solemn Mass of Our Lady at the Chapel of N.D. de Miremer

Solemn votive Mass of St Mary Magdalen in the Basilica at St Maximin la Sainte-Baume

The relics of St Mary Magdalen, venerated following the Mass.

Our organist playing the grande orgue of the Basilica of St Maximin

A guided tour of the Abbey of Le Thoronet

Singing the Office of Sext in the Abbey Church of Le Thoronet

The relics of St Rosaline

Venerating the eyes of St Rosaline

Dr John Pepino addresses participants

Bishop Rey is welcomed liturgically by the Curé.

Singing the "Ecce sacerdos magnus"

The bishop and his assistants at the throne