Posted in Dominican Saints & Blesseds, Washington, D.C. on April 12th, 2008 No Comments »
This April 13th (the Fourth Sunday of Easter) marks the 45th World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The Holy Father’s message on this day can be found here: Message of the Holy Father for the 45th World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
In the Dominican Order, Bl. Jordan of Saxony has popularly been […]
Posted in Dominican Saints & Blesseds, House of Studies, Washington, D.C. on November 7th, 2007 No Comments »
November 7 is the day on which the Dominican Order celebrates all of the saints of the Order. Below is an excerpt of one of the early stories of St. Dominic that is often read during the office of Matins on this day. It was part of an account of the wonders of St. Dominic, […]
Posted in Dominican Saints & Blesseds, Other Provinces on October 31st, 2007 No Comments »
Among the martyrs of the Spanish Civil War recently beatified, the list included a former Master of the Order, Bonaventure García Paredes. Below is an excerpt of his biography (translated from Spanish) and prepared by the postulators of his cause for beatification: Fr. Vito T. Gómez, OP, Postulator General, and Fr Francesco Ricci, OP, […]
Posted in Dominican Saints & Blesseds, Other Provinces, Nuns on October 30th, 2007 No Comments »
**UPDATED**
Of the 497 martrys of the Spanish Civil War beatified on 28 October 2007, at least 74 were associated with the Order of Preachers, mostly friars. (Although the group also included the first Dominican Cloistered Nun to be martyred, Bl. Josefina Sauleda Paulis, OP.) Below are the names of all the Dominican martyrs of the […]
