This Hallowe’en – Monday, October 31st – The Catholic Artists Society will host its second major event for artists, patrons and friends of the Society, celebrating All Hallows Eve with sung vespers, a lecture and reception at the Dominican parish of St. Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan.
The evening begins at 6.30pm in the church of St. Vincent Ferrer. Internationally renowned author and speaker Father Uwe Michael Lang, from London’s Brompton Oratory, will preside at the ancient and beautiful liturgy of First Vespers for All Saints. Fr. Lang is the director of the masters program in Sacred Art, Architecture and Liturgy atthe Regina Apostolorum in Rome, and a consultor to the office for papal liturgy. Fr.Bruno Shah, OP from St. Vincent Ferrer, and Fr. Michael Barone (archdiocese of Newark) will assist in the liturgical celebration, which will conclude with benediction. Gregorian chant and polyphonic settings for vespers will be provided by a schola of professional singers led by David J. Hughes, head of music at St. Mary’s Church in Norwalk, CT.
Following vespers, Father Lang will give a presentation entitled Art, Beauty and the Sacred in the parish hall. A reception with refreshments will follow. Donations are welcome to cover the costs of the event.
Inspired by Pope Benedict XVI’s call to artists to be “custodians of Beauty” and “heralds and witnesses of Hope to humanity”, the Catholic Artists Society is an association of arts, entertainment and media professionals dedicated to working for the greater glory of God and the common good. In keeping with the aims of the New Evangelization, the Society seeks to reach out to allartists, as well as to patrons and audiences, to promote a public discourse on the meaning of Beauty, and to cultivate a greater understanding of Christianity’s contribution to the shaping of our cultural heritage and civilization.
Date: Monday, October 31st , 2011
Time: Vespers at 6.30 PM; lecture and reception immediately following.
Location: Church of St.Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Avenue (@ E. 66th Street), NYC.
Please direct queries to: catholicartistssociety@gmail.com
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