LOST FEAST: September 25: Commemoration of Our Holy Father St. Dominic in Suriano

Prior to the revision of the liturgical calendar of the Order initiated in 1960, the feast of the Commemoration of Our Holy Father St. Dominic in Suriano would be celebrated today, if it were not a Sunday.  The feast was always a totum duplex feast, equivalent to a Ist Class feast in the 1962 breviary classification system.    I know I complain often about how so many feasts were removed from the Dominican calendar, but this one really baffles me, as it is such a wonderful way to pay tribute to the patronage of St. Dominic, our Lady, and the two (2) "unofficial" patronesses of the Order, St. Mary Magdalene and St. Catherine of Alexandria.

The feast was traditionally celebrated on September 15, and the Feast of the Seven Dolors or Our Lady was celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of the month of September.  However, I believe, when the feast of the Seven Dolors was fixed on September 15, this feast was transferred to September 25 until it was deleted from the calendar.

Ad Pretiosa - Part II

Following up on a post from way back in 2016, I have finally made the attempt to post the text of Pretiosa in Latin and English in a blog post.  Blogger is terrible for this sort of thing, so I apologize for the terrible quality of the presentation in advance.

If you have never heard of Pretiosa, I encourage you to read the previous post at the link above.  This is a wonderful piece of Dominican tradition which highlights the Order's continual care for their dead, particularly deceased Master's General.  In the 1962 edition of the Dominican office, on ferial days, an excerpt from the Rule of St. Augustine is read.  But in older editions (like the 1909 edition) the readings were taken from the Constitutions of the Order.

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.