The 2026 conference of the CIEL (International Centre for Liturgical Studies) will be held in Rome on February 5th this year, beginning at 9:30 am, and ending at 6pm. The theme is “The offertory in Christian liturgical traditions.”
The symposium will take place at the Maria Santissima Bambina Institute, located opposite the Holy Office, on the edge of St Peter’s Square, at via Paolo VI, 21. Participation in this meeting is free, but participants are required to registered in advance at the following link:
Program of the day
9:30 a.m., Welcoming of participants
10:00 a.m., Prof. Rubén Peretó Rivas, Presentation of the symposium
10:20 a.m., Dom Cassian Folsom (Norcia): “The typology and history of the Ordo Missae”
11:20 a.m., Rev. Gabriel Díaz Patri (London) “L’offertoire proléptique dans les différentes traditions liturgiques” (The proleptic offertory in various liturgical traditions)
11:20 a.m., Rev. Gabriel Díaz Patri (London) “L’offertoire proléptique dans les différentes traditions liturgiques” (The proleptic offertory in various liturgical traditions)
12:20 p.m., Presentation of books and research projects
1:00 p.m., Lunch break (Members of the laity are asked for a contribution for the lunch buffet.)
2:30 p.m., Rev. Prof. Lukasz Celinski (Warsaw) “Il trasferimento dei doni nella storia della messa ispanica.” (The transfer of the gifts in the history of the Spanish (i.e. Mozarabic) Mass.”
3:30 p.m., Rev. Prof. Daniel Galadza (Paris) “Byzantine Rite Perspectives on the Offertorium”
3:30 p.m., Rev. Prof. Daniel Galadza (Paris) “Byzantine Rite Perspectives on the Offertorium”
4:30 p.m., Break
5:00 p.m., Abbé Claude Barthe (Paris), “Abolition de l'offertoire et création d'une présentation des dons par la réforme liturgique” (The abolition of the offertory and creation of a presentation of the gifts in the liturgical reform.)
5:50 p.m., Conclusion
6:00 p.m., End of the colloquium
Translation of the conferences will be provided in English, French, Spanish and Italian.
