Deus in Adjutorium Meum Intende Conference (2026) • Schedule in EST
Hopefully you’ve already registered for this fabulous series of lectures about the Divine Office, put on by the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music.
Since they are based out west, all their promotional materials are offered in PST, (fair enough) however I, a born-and-bread EST dweller, just could not handle. So here I offer the schedule in EST for easy reference for those who might similarly benefit.
Schedule - Friday, February 6
4:00 p.m. EST
The Spirituality of the Divine Office
Fr. Mark Bachmann, OSB, Choirmaster of Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey
4:45 p.m. EST
The Spirituality and Place of the Divine Office in the Lives of the Laity
Dr. Anthony Lilles, St. Patrick's Seminary, Avila Institute
5:30 p.m. EST
The Spirituality of the Sung Office for the Diocesan Priest
Fr. Robert Pasley, Church Music Association of America
6:15 p.m. EST
Break
6:30 p.m. EST
Accompaniment & Accentuation: The Role of the Organ in the Divine Office
Prof. Christopher Berry, Catholic Institute of Sacred Music
7:15 p.m. EST
The Hymn Makes All the Difference
Sr. Maria Kiely, OSB, Dominican House of Studies, ICEL
8:00 p.m. EST
Vocal Technique for Singing the Office
Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, Catholic Institute of Sacred Music
8:45 p.m. EST
Jews and Judaism in the Roman Rite: The Reforms of Paul VI and Benedict XVI
Fr. Dennis McManus, St. Patrick’s Seminary
Saturday, February 7
10:30 a.m. EST
Officium Divinum: The Role of Latin in the Celebration of the Divine Office
Gregory DiPippo, Veterum Sapientia Institute
11:15 a.m. EST
Psalmody Workshop: Pointing, Pacing, and Developing a Community Sound Dr.
Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, Catholic Institute of Sacred Music
12:00 p.m. EST
The Old Testament Canticles of Lauds: Songs of the New Creation
Dr. Nina Heereman, St. Patrick's Seminary
12:45 p.m. EST
Nihil operi Dei præponatur: The Centrality of the Divine Office in Monastic Life
Abbot Marc Crilly, OSB, St. Benedict's Abbey, Still River, MA
1:30 p.m. EST
Break
1:45 p.m. EST
The Divine Office for the Canons Regular of Prémontré: A Changing Expression of a Perennial Vocation
Fr. Chrysostom Baer, O.Praem., St. Michael's Abbey, Silverado, CA
2:30 p.m. EST
Challenges in Preparing Editions for and Singing the Liturgy of the Hours in Parish Life
Dr. Richard Skirpan, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Harrisburg, PA
3:15 p.m. EST
Progressive Solemnity in the Dominican Office
Fr. Innocent Smith, OP, University of Notre Dame
4:00 p.m. EST
Open forum Q&A
Moderated by Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka
