By Staff, February 20, 2026
Our friends at the Deutsches Liturgisches Institut in Trier, Germany continue their pastoral outreach this Lent with an upcoming lecture series (in German!).
The lectures are free of charge, and are offered in person and virtually!
This Lent, as part of the ongoing “Liturgy Insights” series, the lectures will focus on signs of the season: from the sign of the cross and the folding of hands to the ashes, palm branches, and Easter candle, to the breaking of bread and the walk to Emmaus.
In the spirit of Romano Guardini, the lectures will explore the origin and meaning of these “sacred signs” and reveal how we can perceive them more consciously and perform them with both heart and mind. The liturgical rites and symbols of Lent and Easter, especially Holy Week, will be a particular focus.
Details below, or check out their website:
March 14, 2026 | Saturday | 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Online & in person
The online format for liturgical education:
Sacred Signs
Rites – Symbols – Attitudes
Decoded
Online Program:
9:30 a.m.: Opening Remarks (Dr. Marius Linnenborn, DLI)
9:45 a.m.: Lectures (Prof. Dr. Marco Benini)
- Attitudes: Praying as a Whole Person
- Symbolic Actions with Hand, Heart, and Mind
- Symbols: From the Ash Cross to the Easter Candle
- Sensory Signs – Spiritual Meaning
- Rites: From the Washing of the Feet to the Walk to Emmaus
- Participating in the Death and Resurrection of Christ
- A personal statement/testimony of faith will follow the lectures
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.: Q&A
The “Liturgy Insights” series is organized by the German Liturgical Institute, the Catholic Academy of the Diocese of Dresden-Meissen, and the Pius Parsch Institute in Klosterneuburg near Vienna, in cooperation with the Liturgy Commission of the German Bishops’ Conference and the Austrian Liturgical Institute.
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