Breviarium S.O.P.
Celebrating the liturgical traditions of the Order of Preachers.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
LOST FEASTS: October 31 - Commemoration of the Holy Relics
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
LOST TRADITIONS: October 7-14 Octave Of B.V.M. Of The Rosary
Every day during the octave, a commemoration was made at Lauds and Vespers using the proper versicle/responsory, Benedictus/Magnificat antiphons provided in the sanctorale. The versicles and responses come from the feast, as does the antiphon at Lauds (which comes from 1st Vespers of the feast), but I have not been able to tell where the antiphon for Vespers comes from.
Ad Bened. ant. Speciosa facta es et suavis in deliciis virginitatis sancta Dei genitrix: quam videntes filiae Syon vernantem in floribus rosarum et liliis convalium. Beatissimam praedicaverunt,et regine laudaverunt eam. | Ad Bened. ant. The holy Mother of God is beautiful and comely in the delights of virginity. When they saw her flourishing among the roses and lilies of the valleys, the maidens of Sion called her happy and queens praised her |
V. Elegit eam Deus, et praeelegit eam. R. Et habitare eam facit in tabernaculo suo. | V. God has chosen her, and has given her preference. R. He gives her his home to dwell in. |
Oratio. Deus, cuius Unigenitus per vitam, mortem et resurrectionem suam nobis salutis aeternae praemia comparavit: concede, quaesumus; ut haec mysteria sacratissimo beatae Mariae Virginis Rosario recolentes, et imitemur quod continent, et quod promittunt, assequamur. Per Dominum nostrum… | Prayer O God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that by meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same… |
Ad Magnif. ant. Sancta Maria virginum piissima suscipe vota servulorum assidua lapsos erige errantes corrige trementes corrobora pusillanimes conforta ut tibi semper referamus laudes quam Dei summi colimus Genetricem. | Ad Magnif. ant. Holy Mary, most tender of virgins, receive the constant prayers of your little servants: raise up the fallen, correct the wayward, strengthen the trembling, comfort the faint-hearted: so that we may ever offer praises to you whom we honor as the Mother of the Most High God. |
V. Regina sacratissimi Rosarii ora pro nobis. R. Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. | V. Queen of the most holy Rosary pray for us. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. |
Monday, October 7, 2024
October 7: The Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary, I Class
Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary. The feast is I Class in the calendar of the Dominican Order, so the festive office is prayed according to the rubrics. Traditionally, Dominican Tertiaries would fast on the vigil of this great feast. The hymns at 1st Vespers, Matins, and Lauds celebrate the three traditional groupings of mysteries...the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious. You can download the entire English translation of the office here.
The Commemoration of Our Lady of Victory, which Pope Plus V instituted to be made annually, on account of the famous victory gained on this very day by the Christians in a naval battle against the Turks, by the assistance of the same Mother of God. However, Gregory XIII decreed that for the same victory there should be celebrated on the first Sunday of this month the annual solemnity of the Rosary of the Most Blessed Virgin.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
LOST FEAST: September 25: Commemoration of Our Holy Father St. Dominic in Suriano
Sunday, September 15, 2024
September 15: The Seven Sorrows of the B.V.M., II Class
Stemus iuxta crucem cum María Matre Iesu, * Cuius ánima dolóris gládius pertransívit. | Let us stand by the cross with Mary the mother of Jesus, * The sword of sorrow has pierced her soul. |
- September 12: The Most Holy Name of Mary (III Class)
- September 15: The Seven Sorrows of the B.V.M. (II Class)
- September 24: B.V.M. of Ransom (Comm.)
Thursday, September 5, 2024
September 5: Anniversary of the Associates and Benefactors of our Order
Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we commemorate the Anniversary of the Deceased Associates and Benefactors of our Order. The commemoration is made at Pretiosa as follows:
The Anniversary of the deceased friends and benefactors of our Order.
Friday, August 30, 2024
August 30: St. Rose of Lima, V, O.P., III Class
Today, 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 the Martyrology:
At Lima in Peru, St. Rose, virgin, of the Third Order of our holy Father St. Dominic. The Roman Pontiff Clement IX called her "the first flower from the Western World." At the age of five she took the vow of virginity; later she was received by Christ in a miraculous way as His spouse. She added the most severe penances to a life of purest innocence and her fame spread because of her many miracles. She died on August 24.