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Thursday, January 2, 2020

The Ferial Office During Christmastide

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In the 1962 Breviarium S.O.P., the ferial days of Christmastide (January 2-5) contained no feast days of saints or blesseds, so the feri...
Sunday, December 22, 2019

BREVIARIUM S.O.P. 2020 DOMINICAN RITE CALENDAR

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Just in time for the New Year (barely)!  Once again, I barely made it this year!  Nevertheless, I am pleased to announce the completion o...

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...
Friday, December 6, 2019

December 6: St. Nicholas, B., C., III Class

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Though not exclusively a Dominican saint, I have, for the past few years, posted on some of the interesting connections between the Order a...
Monday, December 2, 2019

The Ferial Office During Advent

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From “Missale Sacri Ordinis Praedicatorum"; 1933 In the Dominican Breviary, the ferial office in Advent draws heavily from the B...
Monday, November 25, 2019

November 25: St. Catherine of Alexandria, V., M., III Class

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Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr.  The feast is III C...
Friday, November 15, 2019

November 15: St. Albert the Great, B., C., D., O.P., II Class

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Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of St. Albert the Great, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church.  I...