The Society of St. Hugh of Cluny and St. Mary Church, Norwalk are sponsoring a lecture by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, “Sacred art and architecture in the thought of Joseph Ratzinger – Pope Benedict XVI” on Wednesday, 19 August 2009 in the parish hall of St. Mary Church, 669 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT. The talk will be preceded by a Solemn Mass for the Feast of St. John Eudes, beginning at 7 pm.
Fr. Uwe Michael Lang is a noted liturgical scholar based in Rome, and an expert in early Christianity. His study of the orientation of liturgical prayer, Turning Towards the Lord, is published by Ignatius Press. He is a director of the Master’s degree program in architecture, sacred art, and liturgy at the European University of Rome.
Mass will be celebrated in the “Extraordinary Form” with music provided by the St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum: Palestrina’s Missa sine nomine, motets by Palestrina and Victoria, and all the proper Gregorian chants.
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