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Salve Regina

Salve Regina

by | Jun 22, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

The Salve Regina (“Hail, Holy Queen”) is sung every evening by Dominicans. According to tradition, the Blessed Mother prays for the security of the whole Order as Dominicans sing, “Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward...
Lumen Ecclesiae

Lumen Ecclesiae

by | Jun 19, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

Dominic is referred to as “Lumen Ecclesiae” (“Light of the Church”). The “O Lumen,” a hymn to Dominic, is sung nightly in the Dominican communities throughout the world. The above excerpt is from Reflections of Dominican...
St. Cecilia Rose Window

St. Cecilia Rose Window

by | Jun 17, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

St. Cecilia (fifth century) is honored as one of the patronesses of the Dominican Order, for it was on her feast day in 1206 that Dominic gathered the religious community in the village of Prouille, France, for the first time at the chapel. During his apostolic...
St. Peter Martyr

St. Peter Martyr

by | Jun 4, 2015 | General, Photo Tour, Saints

At the end of the twelfth century, in Verona, Italy, St Peter was born of Manichaean parents, but converted to the Catholic faith as a young boy. As a young man he went to Bologna to study and, inspired by St Dominic’s preaching he joined the Order, receiving the...

A Dominican Vocation

by | May 29, 2015 | General, Saints

A Dominican Vocation By. Br. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. When I met the Dominicans, I found something astounding about their lives. I was moved to tears when I first attended a Tenebrae service at the Dominican House of Studies. I also nodded in agreement to almost every...

The Rosary of the Virgin Mary

by | May 28, 2015 | General, Saints

While he was the reigning pontiff, Pope St. John Paul II was known for his devotion to the Most Holy Rosary. In his apostolic letter, “Rosarium Virginis Mariae,” he writes about it’s relevance to the Christian life, and the relationship between the...