‘The Garden of the Risen Lord: From Recognition to Action’ takes place on Saturday 7th September and will explore Mary Magdalene’s encounter with Jesus through the Gospel text, art, chant, and contemporary ecological and feminist readings. The day includes:
- 10am: ‘The Divine Bridegroom in Search of the Spouse’ with Luke Macnamara OSB. An exploration of the spousal theme in John 1-4 and especially John 20.
- 11am: ‘Supposing Him to Be the Gardener’ (John 20:15) with Dr Margaret Daly Denton. Uncovering the allusions to the garden and gardener in the Ancient Near East and the Scriptures.
- 2pm: ‘Mary Magdalene in Gregorian Chant’ with Senan Furlong OSB. Exploration of the chants ‘Tibi dixit cor meum’; ‘Filiae regnum in honore tuo’; ‘Victimae Paschali Laudes.’
- 2:30pm: Improvisation of Mary Magdalene’s chants with Columba McCann OSB.
- 3:15pm: ‘What must we do to perform the works of God? (John 6:28)’ with Dr Margaret Daly Denton. An ecological exploration of the garden of the Lord.
- 4:15pm: ‘Mary Magdalene’s Commission for Us Today. A recent interpretation’ with Emmaus O’Herlihy OSB.
For more information and for bookings please telephone 061 621005 or email events@glenstal.com