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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

LOST FEASTS: October 31 - Commemoration of the Holy Relics

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One of the great tragedies of the 20th century liturgical changes was the "Romanization" of the Dominican calendar that occurred ...
Saturday, October 27, 2018

The Versicles Before Lauds on Ferial Days

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One of the differences between the Dominican and Roman berviaries, that you would notice when flipping though the Psalter, is the  "...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

October 9: St. Louis Bertrand, C., O.P., III Class

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Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of Saint Louis Bertrand, confessor of the Order of Preachers.  His feast...
Monday, October 8, 2018

LOST TRADITIONS: October 7-14 Octave Of B.V.M. Of The Rosary

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If the Order had maintained its system of keeping the octaves of its major feasts, the Octave of the B.V.M. of the Rosary would be celebr...
Sunday, October 7, 2018

October 7: The Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary, I Class

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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 c...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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

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Prior to the revision of the liturgical calendar of the Order initiated in 1960, the feast of the Commemoration of Our Holy Father St. Do...
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

September 18: St. John Massias, C., O.P., III Class

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Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of Saint John Massias, a lay brother of the Order of Preachers.  The fea...