Sunday 29 May 2016

Chavagnes Summer Conference 2016. The Virgin Mary in liturgy, literature and life


Some further details of the 

Chavagnes Summer Conference 
1st - 5th August 2016

The Virgin Mary in liturgy, literature and life.

Chavagnes International College, 
Chavagnes en Paillers, France.

A conference on the occasion of the 
300th anniversary 
of the death of 
St Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort


 Speakers include:

Bishop Athanasius Schneider: 
“The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Defence of the Faith” 


Ferdi McDermott:
“Mary as the air that we breathe: the legacy of St Louis Grignon de Montfort”

 Father Mark Lawler:
“G.K. Chesterton on Mary and the Church.”

 Father Bede Rowe:
“Mary as at Ark of the New Covenant” 

Father Jason Jones:
“Mary in the Teachings of St John Paul II”. 

Father Michel Favalier, FMI : 
“The Venerable Louis Marie Baudouin
and the spirituality of the Incarnation”. 

Gerhard Eger:
“Mary in the Teachings of St John Paul II”. 

Donal Foley:
“Our Lady of Fatima and the Church, 100 years on.”


The College Chapel during a visit of the Diocesan Bishop.


The programme of talks and other things of interest is below. Al looks very interesting and some trips out. I suspect that there will be a good atmosphere of friendship, liturgical celebration and interesting conference talks.

You can access the College website for further information.

You can book directly online here.

Monday 1st August

Transport from airport in Nantes arranged free of charge.

18.30 Apéritif

19.00 Dinner

20.45: Optional outing to The Priory of Grammont (founded by Richard the Lionheart) for a Concert of Gregorian chant and polyphony with the ensemble ‘Les Chants de Garonne.’. (Return about 11pm)


Tuesday 2nd August

Early morning private Masses

8.00- 8.45: Buffet English/continental breakfast.

From 9.00: Registration, administration, socialising.

10.00: Welcome session, with opening remarks from Ferdi McDermott, Father Mark Lawler, Bishop Schneider and other members of the speakers’ panel.

10.45: Coffee

11.15: "Mary as the air that we breathe": Conference on the spiritual legacy of St Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort. Ferdi McDermott.

12.15: Solemn High Mass, in the Extraordinary Form.

13.30 : Lunch

14.30: "Our Lady as the Ark of the New Covenant", Father Bede Rowe.

15.30: “The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Defence of the Faith”, Bishop Athanasius Schneider.

17:00 Tea

18.15: Sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary

18.30: Vespers

19.00 Apéritif

19.30 Dinner

21.15: Compline


Wednesday 3rd August

Early morning private Masses

8.00- 8.30: Buffet English/continental breakfast.

8.45: "Our Lady in English Letters", Ferdi McDermott.

9.30: Votive Mass of Our Lady, celebrated by Bishop Schneider in the Extraordinary Form.

11.00: Depart for Mortagne sur Sèvre by coach (with the Glorious mysteries of the Rosary during journey.)

11.30 Arrive at Mortagne sur Sèvre.

12.00-15.00: Lunch aboard the historic Restaurant car of the Orient Express (Chemin de Fer de la Vendée), with train ride.

15.00: Coach ride to St Laurent sur Sèvre.

15.15: Arrive St Laurent sur Sèvre for pilgrimage visit to the tomb and Shrine of of St Louis de Montfort.


16.00: Return coach to Chavagnes

16.30 Tea

17.00: “Our Lady of Fatima and the Church: 100 years on”, Donal Foley. 18.00: Vespers and Benediction.

19.00: Apéritif

19.30: Dinner

21.15 Compline


Thursday 4th August

Early morning private Masses

8.00- 8.45: Buffet English/continental breakfast.

9.00: "Mary in the teachings of St John Paul II"; Father Jason Jones.

10.00: "The Venerable Louis-Marie Baudouin and the spirituality of the Incarnation"; by Father Michel Favalier, FMI. (Followed by a brief visit to Father Baudouin’s tomb.)

11.00 Coffee

11.30: “Mary as Model of the Church in the writings of G.K. Chesterton”, Father Mark Lawler

12.20: Mass of Feast of St Jean Marie Vianney, in the Ordinary Form.

13.40: Lunch

14.40 : “Approaching Mary through the Liturgy”, Gerhard Eger

16.00 : Concluding reflections, discussion, questions:
            Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Ferdi  McDermott.

17.00: Tea

17.45: Joyful mysteries of the Rosary.

18.00: Pontifical Vespers

19.00 Aperitif

19.30 Dinner

21.15 Compline



Friday 5th August

Early morning private Masses

From 7.30-9.30; Buffet continental breakfast

Transport to airport, or stations, etc.



St Laurent sur Sèvre: the tomb and Shrine of of St Louis de Montfort.

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