The friars are members of the Order of Preachers, AKA "The Dominicans" and we are members of the Eastern Dominican Province. There are many… » More
On November 25, Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P., celebrated Mass at the Pontifical Beda College in Rome, during which he admitted a number of seminarians to Candidacy for Holy Orders. Below you will find the homily Archbishop DiNoia preached just before the admission rite.
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On October 20, 2009, the day on which simultaneous news conferences were held in the Vatican and London, at which the promulgation of a new Apostolic Constitution, Anglicanorum coetibus, was announced, that provides for the reception of members of the Anglican Communion into Full Communion with the Catholic Church in their own "Ordinariates," Archbishop… » More
On February 21, 2009, many Dominican priests, brothers, sisters and laity received an e-mail with an urgent prayer request requested by (then) Fr. Augustine DiNoia, O.P., Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, asking all Dominicans to pray the Litany of Dominican Saints from February 22 (the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter)… » More
On July 11, beneath the mosaicked domes the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, His Eminence William Cardinal Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, presided over the episcopal ordination of Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P., the newly named Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. With over a dozen bishops, nearly 200 priests, and scores of the lay faithful in attendance, the ceremony provided participants a veritable feast for the eyes, the ears, and the worshipping heart. The Mass concluded with Archbishop DiNoia's brief but powerful words of acknowledgment.
Please pray for Archbishop DiNoia as he prepares to assume his new duties in Rome.
Click here for a slideshow of images taken during the Mass, and here for various video clips. The Ordination program can be found here.
An abstract from the Washington Times can be found here.
UPDATE: Catholic TV now has the full video of the Ordination Mass archived on its site.