The Institute was canonically established by the Apostolic See as a faculty of Sacred Liturgy of the Pontifical University of St. Anselm in order to promote liturgical science through research and teaching. As such it is empowered to grant, in the name of the Holy Father, the academic degrees of License and Doctorate in liturgy (Statutes 127).
Besides the roman rites we also focus on others forms of rituality derived from Christianity as well as Western and Oriental cultures. Any one field of study makes reference to several other disciplines, such as architecture, the liturgical arts, liturgical music as well as the human sciences, cultural anthropology, linguistics, etc.
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The programme of studies considers the Eucharistic, the sacraments and sacramentals, the Liturgy of the Hours and the liturgical year under their theological, historical, spiritual and pastoral aspects.
The purpose of the Liturgical Institute, therefore, is to:
- To promote higher studies of the Liturgy (especially the Eucharist and the other sacraments, the Liturgy of the Hours and the Liturgical Year), in the theological, historical, spiritual and pastoral aspects (cf. Sacrosanctum Concilium [= SC] 16 and 23);
- Promoting the progress of liturgical studies through the scientific research of teachers and students (cf. SC 23);
- To prepare, through constant use of scientific methodology, future teachers of liturgical disciplines in universities, faculties, seminaries and religious houses (cf. SC 15);
- To prepare both experts who can be part of regional or diocesan liturgical commissions and animators in the liturgical-pastoral field, so that the people of God may obtain more abundant spiritual fruits from liturgical celebrations (cf. SC 44).
The aim of this Highly Specialised Course is to contribute to the instruction of professional musicians, persons responsible for liturgical music and also students of music, who are interested in liturgical music and in the artistic field of music (historical-musicological-analytical-theological).
In order to understand and analyze the “liturgical ministry” of music a profound study of a musician’s specific competences is undertaken, letting us perform the treasures of sacred music with professionalism, competence and dignity.
Liturgical Music requires some knowledge of liturgical language, of the liturgical ministry entrusted to musicians, of the forms of liturgical music, history of sacred music, history of sacred music, sources and styles of liturgical music.
The access to the Course is open to:
The Course is taken over a two-year period. Students may commence at the beginning of either year. Each year is composed of seven modules and two conferences.
The students will obtain:
Most Rev. Abbot Notker Wolf OSB, Abbot Primate Emeritus
M° Jordi-Agustí Piqué i Collado OSB
M° Vincenzo De Gregorio
M° Juan Pablo Rubio OSB
“Abate Notker Wolf” Scholarship
The Balbulus Foundation will grant one scholarsip, “Abbot Notker Wolf Scholarship”, for the academic year 2020-2021. The needs of the students and their compatibility with the liturgical music programme will be taken into consideration when deciding to whom the scholarship will be awarded.
The scholarship will cover a portion of the academic fees only, and will not cover other expenses such as the cost of board and lodging. Applications for the scholarship to be sent to the Rector by 5th October 2020.
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