Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s ‘The Mass on the World’
May 6 - 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
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Join us to learn more and experience “The Mass on the World,” one of the 20th century’s most striking pieces of mystical literature, born not in a cathedral, but in the harsh, windswept ravines of the Ordos Desert in China. In 1923, Jesuit priest and paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin found himself on a scientific expedition without bread, wine, or altar. Unable to celebrate the Eucharist, he did not despair; instead, he expanded his understanding of the sacrament to include the entire cosmos.
Event Schedule:
9:30 a.m. – Contemplative morning centering on Teilhard de Chardin’s “Mass on the World” (Joan de Lourdes Room)
Noon – Lunch
2 p.m. – Celebrate with Mass on the World (Great Lawn, under the tent, weather permitting; in the case of inclement weather, we will meet in the Joan de Lourdes room)
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 6 • 9:30 a.m. and/or 2 p.m.
Presenters: S. Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, and S. Margaret Galiardi, OP
Suggested Donation: $15
Join us for the full day or just for the afternoon Mass.
This event is a collaborative offering of the CSSJ Federation Novitiate, Sisters of St. Dominic, and Sisters of St. Joseph.
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