The 2026 Annual Conference for the Society for Catholic Liturgy will be at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, September 23 – 25 with the theme,

“Made Holy by the Praises of God:
The Liturgy of the Hours in the Life of the Church.” 

In preparation for this theme, the Society produced five online lectures by distinguished scholars who will help us better understand and pray the Divine Office.  All the lectures are now live and can be found at the links below:

_{First Lecture:}

_{February 26, 2026}

“Phenomenon and Spirituality of Celebrating the Liturgy of the Hours”

_{Rev. Eusebius Martis, O.S.B., Ph.D., S.T.D.}

_{Visiting Professor, Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo}

_{The full lecture series:}

_{“Phenomenon and Spirituality of Celebrating the Liturgy of the Hours”
26 February 2026
Rev. Eusebius Martis, O.S.B., Ph.D., S.T.D.
Visiting Professor, Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo}

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_{“The Psalms: From Judaism to Christ and the Church”
5 March 2026
Abbot Gregory Polan, O.S.B., Ph.D.
Abbot Primate Emeritus of the Order of St. Benedict & the Benedictine Confederation}

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_{“The Sanctification of Time in the Hymns of the Liturgy of the Hours”
23 April 2026
Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth, Cong. Orat., Ph.D.
Director of the St. Gregory Institute for the Study of Liturgical Latin, a collaborative project of ICEL and the Catholic University of America}

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_{“The Beauty of Holiness: Depictions of the Divine Office in Medieval Manuscripts”
28 May 2026
Rev. Innocent Smith, O.P., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame}

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_{“Celebrating the Hours in the Diocesan and Parochial Contexts”
18 June 2026
Msgr. Marc Caron, S.T.D.
Director, Center for Continuing Formation of Priests
St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore}