38th Annual Conference
Conference Statement
"The Church is conscious that it must celebrate
the saving work of the divine Bridegroom by devoutly recalling it on certain
days throughout the course of the year. Every week, on the day which the
Church has called the Lord's Day, it keeps the memory of the Lord's resurrection,
which it also celebrates once a year, together with his blessed passion,
in the most solemn festival of Easter.
Within the cycle of a year, moreover, the Church unfolds the whole mystery of Christ, from his incarnation and birth until his ascension, the day of Pentecost and the expectation of blessed hope and of the Lord's return.
Recalling thus the mysteries of redemption, the Church opens to the faithful the riches of the Lord's powers and merits, so that these are in some way made present in every age in order that the faithful may lay hold on them and be filled with saving grace."
- Sacrosanctum Concilium 102
The Notre Dame Center for Liturgy's conference in June 2010 will explore the ways in which Catholics are invited to enter into Christ's life more deeply every year through the liturgical celebrations of the Church calendar.
