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Saturday, March 7, 2026

March 7: St. Thomas Aquinas, C., D., O.P., I Class

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Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of the Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas, Confessor March 7:  St. Thomas...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Dominican Compline During Lent - 1st Sunday of Lent to the III Sunday of Lent

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The most unique and distinguishing element of the Dominican Breviary, that sets it apart from the Roman, is the variability in the Office of...

The Ferial Office During Lent

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It seems as though we were just celebrating Christmas.  Already, the wheel of the liturgical year has moved through the seasons of the Epiph...
Friday, February 6, 2026

February 6: Anniversary Of Our Deceased Parents

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  Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we commemorate the Anniversary of the Deceased Parents of the members of our Order.  The feria...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

LOST FEASTS: January 28: Translation of the Relics of St. Thomas Aquinas

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  One of the casualties of the revision of the Breviary undertaken by St. Pius X, was the feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Thom...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Season after the Epiphany: The Wounds Of Sin

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In the Dominican Rite (and in other medieval rites as well, I am sure) the season of Epiphanytide includes the wonderful Magnificat antiphon...
Monday, December 22, 2025

December 22: The Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Comm.

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     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. ...