tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50752029167183578492024-03-08T08:35:57.056-05:00Breviarium S.O.P.Celebrating the liturgical traditions of the Order of Preachers.Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comBlogger703125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-18140290396365913482024-03-06T17:34:00.001-05:002024-03-06T17:36:03.605-05:00March 7: St. Thomas Aquinas, C., D., O.P., I Class Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of the Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas, Confessor, Doctor of the Church, of the Order of Preachers. Piercing a hole straight through the somber, penitential season of Lent, the feast of the Angel of the Schools is I Class, so the festive office is prayed according to the rubrics. A commemoration of&Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-43176105633106191392024-02-19T00:00:00.003-05:002024-02-19T09:11:37.042-05:00The Ferial Office During LentIt seems as though we were just celebrating Christmas. Already, the wheel of the liturgical year has moved through the seasons of the Epiphany and Septuagesima, and now we have entered the holy season of Lent.In the Dominican Breviary, the ferial office in Lent season is similar to that of the Roman Breviary, with slight differences.The ferial days in Lent (Quadragesima) are III Class, and Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-23235462166272343592024-02-18T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-19T09:12:38.971-05:00Dominican Compline During Lent - 1st Sunday of Lent to the III Sunday of Lent The most unique and distinguishing element of the Dominican Breviary, that sets it apart from the Roman, is the variability in the Office of Compline. And no where is this rich variability more evident than during the seasons of Lent, Passiontide, Paschaltide, Ascensiontide, and throughout the octave of Pentecost, when the hymn, Little Chapter, and responses change substantially.From Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-87142917109921465942024-02-15T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-19T09:09:39.533-05:00February 15: Blessed Henry Suso, C., O.P., III Class Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of Blessed Henry Suso, confessor of the Order of Preachers. The feast is III Class and the ordinary office is prayed according to the rubrics. What is proper to the feast is given in the Proper of the Saints.From the Martyrology:At Ulm, in Germany, Blessed Henry Suso of Swabia, confessor, of our Order. He was Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-25377687548004321062024-02-14T00:00:00.000-05:002024-02-19T09:16:07.111-05:00February 14: Blessed Jordan of Saxony, C., O.P., III Class Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of Blessed Jordan of Saxony, confessor and 2nd Master General of the Order of Preachers. The feast is III Class, and the Ordinary Office is prayed, with propers taken from the Proper of the Saints. At Lauds and Vespers a commemoration of St. Valentine, Martyr is made.From the Dominican Martyrology:Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-76286388229576616432024-02-13T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-19T09:07:48.371-05:00February 13: St. Catherine de Ricci, V., O.P., III ClassToday, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of St. Catherine de Rici, virgin of the Order of Preachers. The feast is III Class, so the Ordinary Office is prayed. Like many II Class feast in the Breviary, her office contains propers as if the feast were II Class. At Lauds, the Psalms of Sunday are prayed.From the Martyrology yesterday:At Prato in Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-60514038571873733162024-02-06T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-06T15:03:04.383-05:00February 6: Anniversary Of Our Deceased ParentsToday, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we commemorate the Anniversary of the Deceased Parents of the members of our Order. The ferial office is prayed, with a commemoration of Ss. Vedast and Amand. At Pretiosa, the Anniversary is announced as follows:"The anniversary of our Fathers and Mothers;"Psalm 129 is prayed, as it always is on the day of an Anniversary. Afterwards, Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-61400143669515152942024-01-18T00:00:00.001-05:002024-01-18T06:05:34.281-05:00January 18: St. Margaret of Hungary, V., O.P., III ClassToday, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of St. Margaret of Hungary, virgin, of the Order of Preachers. The feast is III Class, and the office is prayed according to the rubrics. Most of the office is proper, and is taken from the Proper of the Saints, and at Lauds the Psalms of Sunday are prayed. At Lauds and Vespers a commemoration is made of St.Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-26261864073654799302024-01-15T00:00:00.001-05:002024-01-15T08:47:40.249-05:00Season after the Epiphany: The Wounds Of Sin In the Dominican Rite (and in other medieval rites as well, I am sure) the season of Epiphanytide includes the wonderful Magnificat antiphon Peccata mea, Domine..., which is prayed at 1st Vespers of the Sundays after the Epiphany, up to and including Septuagesima Sunday.I don't know anything about it's origin, but it is a brief and beautiful summary of the absolute necessity of humility andBreviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-18112743404764194032023-12-25T00:00:00.001-05:002023-12-25T08:16:30.923-05:00December 25: The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, I Class ℣. Puer natus est nobis. ℣. To us a child is born. ℟. Et filius datus est nobis.℣. To us a son is given.(Versicle before Lauds)Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The feast is 1st Class, with a 2nd Class octave. The Festive Office is prayed. withBreviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-25143237288647038752023-12-22T00:00:00.001-05:002023-12-22T08:41:25.825-05:00December 22: The Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Comm. Happy Anniversary to the Order of Preachers!I say it every year, and I will say it again, I so thoroughly and truly enjoy this feast. As a member of the Order, it brings me great joy to know that I am part of a family that is now overs 800 years old, and which has been endowed by almighty God with so many holy men and women. It is also a great joy to me that there Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-22616793482606940272023-12-06T00:00:00.001-05:002023-12-06T19:06:49.735-05:00December 6: St. Nicholas, B., C., III ClassPer tradition, I always post on what I see as "links" between St. Nicholas, who's feast we celebrate today, and the Dominican Order. The feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, is one of my favorite non-Dominican feasts in the liturgical calendar. It holds the liturgical rank of III Class, as in the Roman Rite, but unlike the latter rite the Dominican Breviary contains a near-complete Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-8484249706248693332023-12-04T00:00:00.001-05:002023-12-07T05:43:47.413-05:00The Ferial Office During Advent From “Missale Sacri Ordinis Praedicatorum"; 1933In the Dominican Breviary, the ferial office in Advent draws heavily from the Book of Jeremiah for the Little Chapter (Lauds, Terce, Sext, and Vespers). The versicle before Lauds is from Isaiah 6. Each one builds upon the Old Testament Prophets' anticipation of the coming of the Messiah, just as the Church now does during Advent.The Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-81287279728771490112023-11-25T00:00:00.001-05:002023-11-25T08:36:15.318-05:00November 25: St. Catherine of Alexandria, V., M., III ClassToday, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr. The feast is III Class, so the ordinary office is prayed according to the rubrics.Prior to the mid-20th Century revisions of the calendar, her feast was celebrated as a Totum Duplex with an octave (December 2), and her office contained a partial set of propers (theBreviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-23337532802972851222023-11-14T19:10:00.005-05:002023-11-14T19:10:49.258-05:001962 Breviarium SOP Scan OnlineThanks to the generosity of a reader of this blog (Fermín Valenzuela), a scan of the 1962 Breviarium SOP is now available for download from this blog.The 1962 edition was the last official breviary produced by the Order. The 1967 English translation was published by the Irish Dominican Province, and is a faithful translation of the 1962 with a few modifications:The 1967 translation does notBreviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-19793144619270606862023-11-13T00:00:00.001-05:002023-11-13T15:05:29.216-05:00November 13: Anniversary of the Brothers and SistersPhoto by Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P., FlickrToday, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we commemorate the Anniversary of the Deceased Brothers and Sisters of our Order. The Ferial Office is prayed and a commemoration of St. Brice is made at Lauds. The commemoration of our deceased brothers and sisters is made at Pretiosa.Being a true family, albeit a supernatural one, the members of our Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-80509368241285275982023-11-12T00:00:00.001-05:002023-11-12T06:52:56.725-05:00November 12: Feast of All Saints of the Dominican Order, II Class Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of All Saints of the Dominican Order. The feast is II Class and so the semi-festive office of Sunday is prayed and we make a commemoration of the feast at Lauds. How truly humbling it is to be part of a religious Order which includes over 30 saints, 3 Doctor's of the Church, innumerable martyrs and 4 Popes. &Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-76781646410609705552023-10-31T00:00:00.001-04:002023-10-31T00:00:00.144-04:00LOST FEASTS: October 31 - Commemoration of the Holy Relics One of the great tragedies of the 20th century liturgical changes was the "Romanization" of the Dominican calendar that occurred in the revision of 1960, and which is codified in the calendar of the 1962 Breviarium iuxta ritum sacri ordinis praedicatorum. Many wonderful Dominican feasts were removed from the liturgical calendar of the Order, including those of many Dominican blessed'sBreviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-65528026082387643462023-10-05T00:00:00.001-04:002023-10-05T07:47:03.485-04:00October 5: Bl. Raymond of Capua, C., O.P., III ClassToday, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of Blessed Raymond of Capua, confessor of the Order of Preachers. The feast is III Class, so the ordinary office is prayed according to the rubrics.From “Short Lives of the Dominican Saints” (London, Kegan Paul, Trench, and Trübner & Co., Ltd., 1901):Blessed Raymond was born at Capua about A.D. 1330, of the Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-88579215324821413002023-08-30T00:00:00.001-04:002023-08-30T09:05:53.802-04:00August 30: St. Rose of Lima, V, O.P., III ClassToday, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of St. Rose of Lima. The feast is III Class, so the Ordinary office is prayed according to the rubrics. This is another one of those III Class feasts which retained many of the propers from the days when the feast was totum duplex or duplex. At Lauds, the Psalms of Sunday are prayed. From theBreviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-75987668161928663762023-08-17T00:00:00.001-04:002023-08-17T08:17:02.361-04:00August 17: St. Hyacinth, C., O.P., III ClassToday, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of St. Hyacinth. The feast is III Class so the Ordinary office is prayed according to the rubrics. Like many III Class feasts of Dominican saints on the calendar, the office for St. Hyacinth contains many propers, as if the office were II Class. So there are antiphons and responsories at all of the Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-61059683885196652052023-08-15T00:00:00.001-04:002023-08-15T08:31:19.446-04:00August 15: Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I ClassA few years ago, while reading "Christ the Savior" by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. on the Assumption of the B.V.M., I came across the following passage:Therefore the Blessed Virgin Mary, as Mother of the Savior and the new Eve, is also most closely associated with Christ's perfect victory over death, so that "she could not be held down or detained by the bonds of death, " as the Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-48617250868926968452023-08-08T00:00:00.001-04:002023-08-08T06:06:15.786-04:00August 8: Blessed Jane of Aza, Mother of Our Holy Father St. Dominic, CommemorationToday, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we make a commemoration of Blessed Jane of Aza, mother of Our Holy Father St. Dominic. In the old calendar, her office was tucked into the octave of our holy founder, which I thought was a very fitting way to honor her. The ferial office is prayed, and the commemoration is made at Lauds and Vespers since it is a privileged commemoration.Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-81814398703025172732023-08-05T00:00:00.001-04:002023-08-05T10:18:22.422-04:00LOST TRADITIONS: August 5 - 11: Octave of Our Holy Father St. DominicPrior to the revision of the Breviary instituted by Pope Pius XII, the Octave of Our Holy Father St. Dominic would be celebrated from August 5 till August 11. This is one of the many octaves of the Dominican saints that were casualties of the liturgical revisions of the mid-20th centuries. Not all of the Dominican saints had "solemn" octaves after their feast day, but the major Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075202916718357849.post-28324970792581818772023-08-04T00:00:00.001-04:002023-08-04T09:08:58.808-04:00August 4: Our Holy Father St. Dominic, C., O.P., I Class O happy parent, Spain, rejoice in giving to the world the joy of new offspring! But, rejoice still more, Bologna, because you are favored with the glory of so great a father. O universal Mother Church, sing in praise as you celebrate the festival of this new source of fame! (Super psalmos antiphon to the Laudate psalms at First Vespers.)Thus begins the Office for the Breviarium SOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549241283003141868noreply@blogger.com