Breviarium S.O.P.
Celebrating the liturgical traditions of the Order of Preachers.
Friday, November 15, 2024
November 15: St. Albert the Great, B., C., D., O.P., II Class
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
November 13: Anniversary of the Brothers and Sisters
Today, 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.
LOST FEASTS: November 13 - St. Thomas Aquinas - Patron of Catholic Schools
“We, for the glory of Almighty God and in honor of the Angelic Doctor, for the increase of the sciences, and for the common benefit of human society, declare by Our Supreme Authority , that St. Thomas Aquinas is Patron of Studies in Universities, Colleges, Lyceums, and Catholic Schools; and We desire that he be so held by all…” "Cum hoc sit", Brief of Leo XIII, August 4, 1880.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
November 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.
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.