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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. ...
Monday, December 15, 2025

New Book of Traditional Prayers to St. Thomas Aquinas

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For those of you who, like myself, have a devotion to the Angelic Doctor, I heartily recommend this little gem that was sent to me by its au...
Monday, December 1, 2025

The Ferial Office During Advent

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In the Dominican Breviary, the ferial office in Advent draws heavily from the Book of Jeremiah for the Little Chapter (Lauds, Terce, Sext, a...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

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.  In...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

LOST FEASTS: November 13 - St. Thomas Aquinas - Patron of Catholic Schools

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In the annals of the traditional Dominican liturgical calendar, this feast may rank as one of the shortest lived.  In the early 20th century...