To celebrate the feast day of our founder St. Dominic on this date I’m providing a link to a pdf version of the Little Office of St. Dominic from the 1957 Devotions to St. Dominic. Little Offices have declined in the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council being replaced with a more widespread use of the Liturgy of the Hours, in itself a good thing, there are still a few that continue to be indulgenced such as the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. Joseph. Also with a partial indulgence is the once widespread Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The strength of the Little Offices is that they are much simpler to use and are focused on a particular devotion. They make a wonderful addition to the Liturgy of the Hours. In the future I hope to post a modernized version of the Little Office to St. Dominic. It will probably only include Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer with Scripture readings from a modern translation.
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Aug 06 2013
The Two Old Testaments
During the last year I’ve had a question about the Scriptures that has stumped me. I’ve asked nearly everyone who I thought might have an answer and have in one way or another received the same answer. “I don’t know.” Well today I finally have an answer. But first a little background. Well maybe more than a little.
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Aug 05 2013
Looking at Bibles
If you’re looking for a Bible there are a number of factors to consider, such as: translation, physical characteristics, the textual basis, canon, and what I’ll call the extras. Right now I am going to cover some of those extras.
First to consider is whether you want many resources, in which case you’re looking for a study Bible, or if you want a reader’s version with just the basics. In either case the text will probably have a dual column layout. With some searching you may find a single column layout, which I personally find more comfortable to read for extended periods. Look for a version with wide margins so that you can make notes of your own thoughts or ideas you have found from other sources. Do not be afraid to write in your Bible and make highlights. It’s good to be reminded of older thoughts so you can build on them. Also, either version may have one or several ribbons to mark your place.
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Aug 02 2013
Social Media
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Aug 02 2013
Memorial of Bl. Jane of Aza
Today’s optional memorial is for Blessed Jane of Aza the mother of our founder Saint Dominic. The following comes from the book Short Lives of the Dominican Saints (1901) which can be found on Google books and read online or downloaded as a pdf or an epub:
BLESSED JANE OF AZA, though believed by some writers to have been a daughter of the ducal house of Brittany, is more generally thought to have belonged to the noble Spanish family of the Garciez, related by blood to Saint Lewis of France, Saint Ferdinand of Spain, and others who have been raised to the altars of the Church. Her birth took place in the first half of the twelfth century, at the Castle of Aza, near Aranda, on the Douro. Of her youth we have no particulars; as soon as she was of an age to marry, she contracted an alliance with Don Felix de Guzman of Calaroga in Old Castile, whose lineage was as noble and as saintly as her own. His personal character, as well as his rank, rendered him in every way worthy to become her husband; and the household over which they ruled was so remarkable for its piety and good order, that it was commonly said rather to resemble that of a monastery than of a knightly castle.
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