The third annual Maine Sacred Music Conference was held on Friday, August 12, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Everyone who gathered, participated on exploring the liturgical forms and practices that form the foundation of Catholic worship and celebrated the beauty and reverence of Catholic liturgy.

 A variety of sessions and topics were covered, including:

• “Towards Realizing the Heavenly Vision: The Unfinished Task of Sanctifying”
• “The Sacred Shape of Music: Discerning the Transcendent in Song” 
• A cantor masterclass led by Leon Griesbach
• A discussion on the chants between the readings led by Monsignor Marc Caron, vicar general and moderator of the curia in the Diocese of Portland
• A keynote address by Fr. Justin Ward, S.T.L., the vicar for sacred liturgy for the Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama

The conference will ended with a celebration of Mass in the Cathedral at 4 p.m.