Welcome

Since 1808, Mount St. Mary's has fostered knowledge and love of the Mother of God through the College (now University), the Seminary, and the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. To continue and strengthen this tradition, Mount St. Mary's will sponsor a Bicentennial Marian Symposium beginning on Thursday October 9, continuing on Friday, October 10, and concluding on Saturday, October 11, 2008. Please come and join us in this great hymn of praise to the Virgin Mother of God!

Registration form is available here!

You may obtain a flyer to post in your parish. Feel free to download it. Post it in your parish or prayer group to invite everyone to this
Festival of the Virgin Mary!

Schedule

You may obtain a printed schedule.

Thursday Oct 9	2:00pm -Knott Auditorium	The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life and Ministry of the Priest Rev. Msgr. Michael Magee, S.S.L, S.T.D.
	3:30pm -Knott Auditorium	Mary - Pure Response to the Word of God Sister Mary Timothea Elliott, R.S.M., S.S.D.
	5:15pm - Immaculate Conception Chapel	Evening Prayer
	6:00pm - Patriot Hall	Dinner
	7:30pm -Knott Arena - ARCC	Sacred Music Concert The Young German Symphony Orchestra
	9:00pm -Knott Auditorium	Candlelight Procession to Immaculate Conception Chapel in Honor of Our Lady of Lourdes
Friday Oct 10	7:15am - Immaculate Conception Chapel	Morning Prayer with Seminarians
	7:45am - Patriot Hall	Breakfast
	9:00am -Knott Auditorium	The Blessed Virgin Mary and Priestly Formation Rev. John Cihak, S.T.D.
	11:00am - Immaculate Conception Chapel	The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and Consecration of Mount St. Mary's University and Seminary to the Mother of God The Most Reverend Edwin O'Brien, S.T.D. Archbishop of Baltimore
	12:00m - Patriot Hall	Lunch
	2:00pm -Knott Auditorium	The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Liturgy and Popular Devotion of the People of God Sr. Esther Mary Nickel, R.S.M., Ph.D., S.L.D.
	3:30pm -Knott Auditorium	Mary's Fiat: Our Response of Faith Sister Mary Johanna Paruch, F.S.G.M., Ph.D.
	5:00pm - Immaculate Conception Chapel	Evening Prayer
	5:30pm - Patriot Hall	Dinner
Saturday Oct 11	7:45am - Patriot Hall	Breakfast
	9:00am - Immaculate Conception Chapel	The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Rev. Msgr. Steven Rohlfs, S.T.D. Rector
		Knott Auditorium	Immaculate Conception Chapel	Cardinal Keeler Dining Room
	10:30am -Breakout Session I	The Mother of God and Mount St. Mary's University and Seminary Rev. Michael Roach, M.A.		Pope Benedict XVI on Mary as a Model of Faith Paige Hochschild, Ph.D.
	11:45am - Breakout Session II	The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation Rev. Thomas Lane, S.S.L., S.T.D.	The Dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption Rev. Frederick Miller, S.T.D.	Mary and the Social Doctrine of the Church Rev. Msgr. Stuart Swetland, S.T.D.
	1:00pm - Patriot Hall	Lunch
	2:15pm - Breakout Session III	The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Synoptic Gospels Rev. Msgr. Michael Magee, S.S.L., S.T.D.	The Perpetual Virginity and the Divine Motherhood of Mary Rev. Mark Pilon, S.T.D.	The Church, The Eucharist, and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Owen Phelan, Ph.D.
	3:30pm - Breakout Session IV	St. Joseph, Husband of the Virgin Mary and Foster Father of the Son of God Rev. Frederick Miller, S.T.D.	Handmaid of the Lord: Servant of Yahweh? Robert Miller, Ph.D.	Consecration to the Mother of God according to St. Louis de Montfort Sister Mary Veronica Kerwin, C.S.C., M.A.
	4:45pm - Immaculate Conception Chapel	Rosary Litany of Loreto Closing of Symposium

You may obtain a printed schedule.

Speakers

We have an exciting group of speakers for this Festival of the Virgin Mary! Many are Priests, some are Seminary professors, and others have offered their life to God in Religious life.

Reverend Monsignor Michael Magee, S.T.D., S.S.L.
The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life and Ministry of the Priest

Monsignor Michael Magee, a Priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, holds a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He is Professor of Scripture and Systematic Theology at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Pennsylvania.

Sister Mary Timothea Elliott, R.S.M., S.S.D.
Mary - Pure Response to the Word of God

Sister Mary Timothea, a Religious Sister of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, holds a Doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. She is presently Professor of Sacred Scripture at Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver, Colorado.

Sister Sara Butler, M.S.B.T., S.T.L., Ph.D.
Mary - Model of the Baptismal Priesthood

Sister Sara Butler, a Missionary Servant of the Most Blessed Trinity, teaches Systematic Theology at Saint Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, Yonkers, New York. She holds a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundellein, Illinois and a Doctorate in Theology from Fordham University in The Bronx, New York.

Reverend John Cihak, S.T.D.
The Blessed Virgin Mary and Priestly Formation

Father John Cihak, a Priest of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Father Cihak, a Pastor in the Archdiocese of Portland, teaches Systematic Theology at Mount Angel Seminary, Saint Benedict, Oregon.

Sr. Esther Mary Nickel, R.S.M., Ph.D., S.L.D.
The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Liturgy and Popular Devotion of the People of God

Sister Esther Mary, a Religious Sister of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, teaches Liturgical Theology at Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver, Colorado. She holds a Doctorate in Liturgy from the Pontificio Ateneo San Anselmo in Rome.

Sister Mary Johanna Paruch, F.S.G.M., Ph.D.
Mary's Fiat: Our Response of Faith

Sister Mary Johanna, a Franciscan Sister of the Martyr Saint George, holds a Doctorate in Catechetics from Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Sister Mary Johanna teaches Theology and Catechetics at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio.

Reverend Michael Roach
The Mother of God and Mount Saint Mary's Seminary and University

Father Michael Roach, Pastor of Saint Bartholomew's Parish in Manchester, Maryland, holds an advanced degree in Church History from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Father has taught Church History at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary for over twenty years and is an expert on the history of the Seminary and the University.

Reverend Thomas Lane, S.S.L., S.T.D.
The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation

Father Lane, a Priest of the Diocese of Cloyne, Ireland, holds a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome as well as a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He is an Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary.

Reverend Frederick Miller, S.T.D.
The Dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption

Father Miller, a Priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He is an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary.

Reverend Monsignor Stuart Swetland, S.T.D.
Mary and the Social Doctrine of the Church

Monsignor Swetland, a Priest of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Family and Marriage in Washington, D.C. Besides his positions as Mount Saint Mary's Vice President for Catholic Identity and Mission, and Director of the Seminary's Pre-Theology Program, Monsignor Swetland teaches Homiletics and Moral Theology in the Seminary.

Rev. Mark Pilon, S.T.D.
The Perpetual Virginity and Divine Motherhood of Mary

Father Pilon, a Priest of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. He is Professor of Systematic Theology at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary and Chairman of the Department of Systematic Theology.

Paige Hochschild, Ph.D.
Pope Benedict XVI on Mary as Model of Faith

Doctor Paige Hochschild holds a Ph.D. from the University of Durham in the United Kingdom. She is an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary.

Robert Miller, Ph.D.
Handmaid of the Lord: Servant of Yahweh?

Doctor Robert Miller holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. A former professor of Sacred Scripture at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, Doctor Miller is presently teaching at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

Stephen Hipp, S.T.D.
The Blessed Virgin, Archetype of the Church

Doctor Stephen Hipp holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Faculty of Theology of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. A former professor at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, Doctor Hipp is presently teaching Systematic Theology at St. Paul's Seminary in Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota.

Sister Veronica Kerwin, C.S.C.
Consecration to the Mother of God according to Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort

Sister Veronica Kerwin, a Sister of the Holy Cross, holds an advanced degree in Sacred Theology from Fordham University in The Bronx, New York. Besides pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., Sister Veronica gives many seminars and lectures on St. Louis-Marie de Montfort's spiritual classic, True Devotion to Mary.

Owen Phelan, Ph.D.
The Church, The Eucharist, and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Doctor Owen Phelan holds a Doctorate in History from Notre Dame University. He is an Assistant Professor of Church History at Mount St. Mary's Seminary.

Register

To register please print out this registration form and mail it to the address indicated on the form. If you register before September 20, the cost is $30 per day if you decide to come one or two days, and $75 if you decide to come all three days. For example, if you decide to come Friday and Saturday the total cost will be $60. Please include your payment with the registration form. Make check payable to Mount St. Mary'.

You may obtain the registration form here. If you can't open the form, it is most likely because you don't have a PDF reader, you may download one here.

Meals and Lodging

Meals, served in the University cafeteria, are included in the payment for the Symposium as follows:

Thursday - Dinner.
Friday - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Saturday - Breakfast and Lunch.

Mount St. Mary's is unable to provide on-campus rooms during the Marian Symposium. However, you are invited to book lodging at local hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts.

For local accomodations, see, www.msmary.edu/accomodations

For more information contact us at marysymposium@gmail.com