Adult Education course: Religious Accompaniments to Prayer
RELIGIOUS ACCOMPANIMENTS TO PRAYER: AN INTRODUCTION
This seminar will offer an overview of religiously inspired supplements to prayer life in Christianity and other faith traditions from the ancient world to contemporary society. St. Jerome’s treatise, as requested by St. Fabiola, on the high priest Aaron’s breastplate of 12 gemstones, the rosary, scapulars, prayer beads, religious attire worn, and the symbolism of specific colors and fabrics will be explored. There will also be a member of the secular Carmelites who will speak about her wearing of the scapular and how it enhances her prayer life.
An optional museum visit will be scheduled at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World or the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Date of the visit will be announced the day of the seminar.
Instructor: Denise DeVito, M.A.
Friday, April 29, 2022
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fee: $40.00
Kayla August is a doctoral student at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, where she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology and Education with a focus on preaching. She desires to use preaching to impact religious education by inspiring Catholics to deepen their encounters with scripture, tradition, and how God plays an active role in our daily lives. As a lay woman in the Church, Kayla makes a point to preach whenever and wherever she can. She has recently preached in a variety of places including for the organization Catholic Women Preach, McGrath’s Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame, and a variety of Catholic churches and universities across the U.S.
