This year the Temp III Program will use the following source texts:
Gaudium et Spes Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World [Online] [PDF]
Sacrosanctum Concilium Constitution of the Sacred Liturgy [Online]
Vatican II Constitutions (includes Dei Verbum, Lumen Gentium, Sacrosanctum Concilium, and Gaudium et Spes) [PDF]
General Instruction on the Liturgy of the Hours [Online] [PDF]
The Rule and Directory for Lay Dominicans of the Province of Saint Martin de Porres [PDF]
The Rule of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic [PDF]
Catherine of Siena: Passion for the Truth - Compassion for Humanity by Mary O'Driscoll [Amazon]
Dialog of St. Catherine of Siena by St. Catherine of Siena [Various Formats]
Facing the Challenges to Faith in Christ Today: The Dominican Way by Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, O.P. [Online]
Cultivating the Cultural Dimension of Faith by Pope Benedict XVI (General Audience Catechesis on St. Dominic) [Online]
The Nine Ways of Prayer by Pope Benedict XVI (General Audience Catechesis on the Spiritual Style of St. Dominic) [Online]
The Nine Ways of Prayer of St. Dominic from the Sisters of St. Cecilia website [PDF]
The Real Historical Francis in the Francis of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI (General Audience Catechesis on St. Francis) [Online]
Dominican Spirituality by Fr. Benedict Ashley O.P. [Online]
Further Reading:
Loving the Church: Spiritual Exercises Preached in the Presence of Pope John Paul II by Christoph von Cardinal Schonborn, O.P. [Amazon]
Download the entire Temp III source listing and schedule [PDF]
September
Reading
Group review for praying the Liturgy of the Hours
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General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours Chapters 1-3
Sacrosanctum Concilium Chapter IV: The Divine Office
Directory
Section I: Documents from Rome
October
Reading
Gaudium et Spes
Study Questions [pdf]
Part I:
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Preface and Introduction: The Situation of Man in the World Today
Chapter 1: The Dignity of the Human Person
Directory
Section II: Preface and Parts I - II
November
Reading
Gaudium et Spes
Study Questions [pdf]
Part I:
Chapter 2: Community of Mankind
Chapter 3: Man's Activity in the Universe
Chapter 4: Role of the Church in the Modern World
Directory
Parts III - VI
December
Reading
Gaudium et Spes
Study Questions [pdf]
Part II:
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Chapter 1: Marriage and Family
Chapter 2: Development of Culture
Directory
Parts VII - IX
January
Reading
Gaudium et Spes
Study Questions [pdf]
Part II:
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Chapter 3: Economic and Social Life
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Chapter 4: The Political Community
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Chapter 5: Peace and the Community of Nations (Optional)
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Chapter 6: Conclusion
Directory
Appendices A - E
February
Retreat
March
Reading
Facing the Challenges to Faith in Christ Today: The Dominican Way by Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, O.P. [Online]
Cultivating the Cultural Dimension of Faith by Pope Benedict XVI (General Audience Catechesis on St. Dominic) [Online]
The Nine Ways of Prayer by Pope Benedict XVI (General Audience Catechesis on the Spiritual Style of St. Dominic) [Online]
The Nine Ways of Prayer of St. Dominic [PDF]
The Real Historical Francis in the Francis of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI (General Audience Catechesis on St. Francis) [Online]
April
Reading
Dominican Spirituality by Fr. Benedict Ashley O.P. [Online]
May
Reading
Catherine of Siena: Passion for the Truth - Compassion for Humanity by Mary O'Driscoll (pages 1-38)
June – August
Reading
Catherine of Siena: Passion for the Truth - Compassion for Humanity by Mary O'Driscoll (pages 39 - End)