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Prayer & Spirituality
Do This in Memory of Me
Holy Thursday
Posted by Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P. on April 21, 2011
Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples, Detail (Tintoretto, 1547)
The genius of symbolic action is that it clarifies reality by first confusing it. A "sym-bol" literally throws things together. Through a unique collaboration of words, signs, gestures, and meanings, a significance erupts that could not otherwise be communicated. Symbolism is the instrument of possibility.
If this sounds pedantic or abstract, we… » More
Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples, Detail (Tintoretto, 1547)
The genius of symbolic action is that it clarifies reality by first confusing it. A "sym-bol" literally throws things together. Through a unique collaboration of words, signs, gestures, and meanings, a significance erupts that could not otherwise be communicated. Symbolism is the instrument of possibility.
If this sounds pedantic or abstract, we… » More
Liturgy & Saints
Holy Week at the Dominican House of Studies
The Schedule of Liturgy and Prayer at the Priory of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Posted by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. on April 12, 2011
Please join our Dominican Friars at the Priory of the Immaculate Conception (the Dominican House of Studies) as they worship God in the Liturgies of Holy Week. The Priory of the Immaculate Conception is located at 487 Michigan Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20017.
Passion (Palm) Sunday, April 17, 2011
11:15 am - Mass with procession
Wednesday of… » More
Please join our Dominican Friars at the Priory of the Immaculate Conception (the Dominican House of Studies) as they worship God in the Liturgies of Holy Week. The Priory of the Immaculate Conception is located at 487 Michigan Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20017.
Passion (Palm) Sunday, April 17, 2011
11:15 am - Mass with procession
Wednesday of… » More
Liturgy & Saints
Homily for Holy Thursday
By Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on April 02, 2010
Fray Nicolás Borrás's "The Last Supper" (1570s); Private collection
Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P., the Academic Dean of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, delivered the following homily during the Mass of the Lord's Supper celebrated at the Dominican House of Studies.
The Mass of the Lord's Supper, the Church tells us, celebrates Our Lord's institution of the Eucharist and the beginning of the… » More
Fray Nicolás Borrás's "The Last Supper" (1570s); Private collection
Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P., the Academic Dean of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, delivered the following homily during the Mass of the Lord's Supper celebrated at the Dominican House of Studies.
The Mass of the Lord's Supper, the Church tells us, celebrates Our Lord's institution of the Eucharist and the beginning of the… » More
Liturgy & Saints
"Love one another as I have loved you"
A Holy Thursday Reflection by Fr. Joseph Torchia, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P. on April 01, 2010
Valentin de Boulogne's "The Last Supper" (1625-26); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
May the peace and blessings of God be with you and your loved ones as we enter into these culminating days of Holy Week known as the sacred Easter Triduum, which encompasses Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, in which we commemorate the entirety of the salvific events of the Paschal Mystery - Our Lord's Passion, Death and Resurrection.… » More
Valentin de Boulogne's "The Last Supper" (1625-26); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
May the peace and blessings of God be with you and your loved ones as we enter into these culminating days of Holy Week known as the sacred Easter Triduum, which encompasses Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, in which we commemorate the entirety of the salvific events of the Paschal Mystery - Our Lord's Passion, Death and Resurrection.… » More
Liturgy & Saints
The Riches of a Dominican Holy Week: Holy Thursday
Posted by Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. on April 01, 2010
"The Washing of the Feet" by Duccio (14th cent., Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena, Italy)
Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the great Paschal Triduum, and one immediately notices the changes it brings to the rhythm of life of a Dominican Priory. There is no morning Mass - and when one is accustomed to the consoling graces of the Eucharist to start the day, this is a very significant change. Also, the white Dominican habit will, from… » More
"The Washing of the Feet" by Duccio (14th cent., Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena, Italy)
Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the great Paschal Triduum, and one immediately notices the changes it brings to the rhythm of life of a Dominican Priory. There is no morning Mass - and when one is accustomed to the consoling graces of the Eucharist to start the day, this is a very significant change. Also, the white Dominican habit will, from… » More
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Fr. Paul Arinze serves as a Tennis Umpire
All the Friar Bloggers
Homily for Simple Profession 2011
By The Dominican Friars on August 16, 2011
For more photos of our friars, please check out the Blog of the Director of Vocations.
On August 15, 2011, the Solemnity of the Assumption, Fr. John… » More
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Sirius XM Radio, September 30, 2011
By Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. on October 01, 2011
MP3 10
In this episode of Word to Life, Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P. and Fr. Bruno Shah discuss the readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time and are… » MoreMore Word to Life »
Medical Meet and Greet
By Fr. Jordan Kelly, O.P. on July 15, 2011
The Dominican Friars Healthcare Ministry of New York is hosting a gathering of medical students, residents and medical professionals at the Church of… » More
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New Issue of The Trumpet
By Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P. on June 03, 2011
Download the latest issue of The Trumpet. In this issue, there is an interview of Br. Ignatius Perkins, O.P., a reflection by Fr. Joseph J. Guido, O.P.,… » More
More Giving »
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year (Year A)
By The Dominican Friars on October 05, 2011
Each week, a Dominican member of the Provincial Preaching Advisory board prepares this Preacher's Sketchbook in anticipation of the upcoming Sunday Mass. … » More
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