Twelfth biennial congress was second half of a four-year project.
The June 22nd-27th congress of the International Jungmann Society for Jesuits and the Liturgy realized the completion of work begun at the prior congress in Cebu, Philippines (July 2024). The recent congress at the College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Massachusetts) entailed the recording of eleven videos now moving into production.
Responding to the request of Fr. Mark Ravizza, SJ, General Counselor for Formation (Jesuit Curia, Rome), the Cebu meeting laid the groundwork for providing liturgical formation videos to the worldwide Society of Jesus. The four plenary lectures have been published as a free e-book:
- Liturgy in Jesuit Community
- Liturgy in the Apostolates
- Mass in Jesuit Communities
- The Liturgy of the Hours
Four of the videos recorded at Holy Cross were panel discussions on the topics developed at Cebu. Teams of three panelists prepared the points for discussion. Media specialist Ricardo da Silva, SJ guided each session before a live congress audience.
Filmmaker Miko Cempla conducted individual recording sessions with Jesuit liturgical scholars.
- Introduction to the Series — Bruce Morrill, SJ
- The Mass: Encountering Christ in People, Word, and Sacrament (four-part lecture) — Bruce Morrill, SJ
- Liturgy in Jesuit Communities (four-part lecture) — John Baldovin, SJ
- Inculturation of the Liturgy (four-part lecture) — Raúl Arderi Garcia, SJ
- The Art of Celebrating (practical lecture) — Bruce Morrill, SJ
- Homiletic Preaching (practical lecture) — Joe Weiss, SJ
- Singing at Daily Community Mass (practical lecture) — Phillip Ganir, SJ
Over the coming months, Cempla’s HumanStories Studio will produce the videos to go on the Jesuits Global Formation website.
This is the second of three posts reporting on the 2026 biennial congress.
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