THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL
ST BEDE LITURGY LECTURE
to be given on Sunday, 7 July 2024
beginning at 3.00 pm
at the Ealing Abbey Parish Hall by
Dr James Blackstone
of Saint Dunstan Icons, Shrewsbury
and of the Chichester Workshop for Liturgical Art
speaking on
Intoxication and Illumination:
Art oriented toward the infinite beauty of God
exploring transcendent beauty in liturgical art
with particular attention to the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius, especially
‘that superabundance of delights unfathomable to the mind’ and
‘the total and indescribable limitlessness of God’s well-being’
finding resonance in the text of Sacrosanctum Concilium nº 122
‘arts … are oriented toward the infinite beauty of God’
‘artes … ad infinitam pulchritudinem divinam spectant’
Schedule:
3:00-3:45 Presentation by James Blackstone
break to get tea or drinks from the Benet Bar
4:00-4:10 Response by Martin Earle
4:10-4:20 Response by Aidan Hart
4:20-4:40 open discussion
Hosted by the Liturgical Institute
a ministry of Ealing Abbey
and St Michael’s Abbey, Farnborough
Event held at
the Ealing Abbey Parish Hall
2, Marchwood Crescent
Ealing, London W5 2DZ
For further details email: info@christianartstudio.org
Tel: 020 88194 2233 Charity No. 242715
Mosaic of St Dominic created by Jim Blackstone.
