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Thursday, October 31, 2024

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 occurre...
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

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 celebrate...
Monday, October 7, 2024

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 ...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

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. Domin...
Sunday, September 15, 2024

September 15: The Seven Sorrows of the B.V.M., II Class

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Stemus iuxta crucem cum María Matre Iesu,  *  Cuius ánima dolóris gládius pertransívit. Let us stand by the cross with Mary the mother of Je...
Thursday, September 5, 2024

September 5: Anniversary of the Associates and Benefactors of our Order

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Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we commemorate the Anniversary of the Deceased Associates and Benefactors of our Order.  The com...
Friday, August 30, 2024

August 30: St. Rose of Lima, V, O.P., III Class

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Today, in the 1962 Dominican Rite Calendar, we celebrate the feast of St. Rose of Lima.  The feast is III Class, so the  Ordinary  office is...