Fota IX Speakers and Topics Announced

St. Colman’s Society for Catholic Liturgy is pleased to announce a list of speakers and topics for the Fota IX International Liturgy Conference to be held in Cork, Ireland, July 9-11, 2016, on the subject of the role of Scripture in the Liturgy, entitled Verbum Domini: Liturgy and Scripture.

1. Joseph Briody (Boston): Rediscovering the Septuagint: Text, Reception, Significance, Canon.

2. Sven Conrad (Germany): Observations on the Theology of the Liturgia Verbi with Reference to the Forma Extraordinaria.

3. John M. Cunningham, OP (Dublin): The Oldest Christian Sermon.

4. Gregory DiPippo (New Liturgical Movement): The Ambrosian Rite and the Reform of the Roman Lectionary.

5. Bishop Peter Elliott (Melbourne): The Heritage of Israel in the Roman Rite.

6. Stefan Heid (Rome): Function and Direction of the Ambo in the Byzantine and Roman Traditions.

7. Mons. Michael Magee (Philadelphia): The Reform of the Lectionary: Evaluation and Prospects.

8. Paul Mankowski, SJ (Chicago): Latet Novum in Vetere: Old Testament tributaries of Catholic Worship.

9. Thomas McGovern (Dublin): The Eucharistic Liturgy and Scripture.

10. Ann T. Orlando (Boston): The Unity of Scripture and Liturgy in Augustine's Homilies on John's Gospel.

11. Kevin Zilverberg (St. Paul, Minnesota): The Neo-Vulgate as Official Liturgical Translation.