Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mediatrix of All Graces. The feast is III Class, so the Ordinary Office is prayed. Like many III Class feasts in the Dominican Breviary, this office contains the a significant amount of beautiful propers, as if the feast were II Class. At Lauds, the Psalms of Sunday are prayed.
Breviarium S.O.P.
Celebrating the liturgical traditions of the Order of Preachers.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
May 8: Blessed Virgin Mary - Mediatrix of All Graces, III Class
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
April 30: St, Catherine of Siena, V., D., O.P., I Class
At Rome, St. Catherine of Siena, virgin, of the Order of our Father St. Dominic. While hardly more than an infant, she consecrated her virginity to Christ and preserved it unsullied until death. She was famed for her innumerable halos of virtue, and excelled in a remarkable innocence of life. Strengthened by Christ her Spouse in frequent sweet conversations, she merited to become a sharer in His sufferings and wounds. Lastly, she was distinguished by the gift of prophecy, by miracles, and by doctrine. Having frequently conquered and triumphed over Satan, she ascended to heaven to the happy embraces of her Spouse on April 29. She was buried in the Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, and Pius II inscribed her in the number of the holy virgins.
Monday, April 29, 2024
April 29: St. Peter Martyr, M., O.P., II Class
Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of the illustrious St. Peter Martyr, martyr, of the Order of Preachers. The feast is II Class and the semi-festive office is prayed according to the rubrics.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
March 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 is made at 1st Vespers and at Lauds. All is given in the Proper of the Saints.
In the monastery of Fossa Nuova, near Terracina, St. Thomas Aquinas of the Order of Preachers, confessor and Doctor of the Church. He was most illustrious for nobility of birth, holiness of life, and knowledge of theology. He preserved until death the grace of virginity. On account of the extraordinary superiority of his learning, he rightly earned the title of "Angelic Doctor." His writings, remarkable for the solidity of doctrine and approved by our Lord Himself, marvelously illuminate as dazzling lights the Catholic Church and every school of the orthodox world. Leo XIII declared him to be the celestial patron of all Catholic schools.
The Blessed Thomas, Doctor of the Church, light of the world, glory of Italy, virgin shining with the bloom of chastity, rejoices in a twofold crown of glory.
Monday, February 19, 2024
The Ferial Office During Lent
In the Dominican Breviary, the ferial office in Lent season is similar to that of the Roman Breviary, with slight differences.
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Dominican 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.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
February 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.