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Homilies
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion (Year A)
Preacher’s Sketchbook
Posted by The Dominican Friars on April 11, 2011
Entry of Christ into Jerusalem by Pietro Lorenzetti (c. 1320)
Preacher's Sketchbook
Pope Benedict XVI, Palm Sunday Homily, 2010
Immediately at the beginning of the liturgy this day, the Church anticipates her response to the Gospel, saying, "Let us follow the Lord." With that the theme of Palm Sunday is clearly expressed. It is about following. Being Christian means seeing the way of Jesus Christ as the right… » More
Entry of Christ into Jerusalem by Pietro Lorenzetti (c. 1320)
Preacher's Sketchbook
Pope Benedict XVI, Palm Sunday Homily, 2010Immediately at the beginning of the liturgy this day, the Church anticipates her response to the Gospel, saying, "Let us follow the Lord." With that the theme of Palm Sunday is clearly expressed. It is about following. Being Christian means seeing the way of Jesus Christ as the right… » More
Liturgy & Saints
"Jerusalem: City of Priests, Prophets, and Kings"
A Palm Sunday Homily by Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on March 29, 2010
Woodcut map of the world made in 1581 in Madgeburg, Germany.
Below is the full text of Fr. Romanus Cessario's homily for Palm Sunday, which he delivered yesterday at St. John's Seminary in Boston, MA.
"Open wide the doors and gates.
Lift high the ancient portals.
The King of glory enters" (Ps 23:9)
Since at least the fourth century, Christians have formed the ritual procession with which we began this Palm… » More
Woodcut map of the world made in 1581 in Madgeburg, Germany.
Below is the full text of Fr. Romanus Cessario's homily for Palm Sunday, which he delivered yesterday at St. John's Seminary in Boston, MA.
"Open wide the doors and gates.
Lift high the ancient portals.
The King of glory enters" (Ps 23:9)
Since at least the fourth century, Christians have formed the ritual procession with which we began this Palm… » More
Liturgy & Saints
The Riches of a Dominican Holy Week: Palm Sunday
Posted by Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. on March 29, 2010
Giotto's "Entry into Jerusalem" (1304-06); Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
From the Holy Week liturgies flows a stream of the sweetest waters of contemplation, and the best way to drink deeply of these delights is by living out the liturgy in its fullness in the life of a Dominican priory. The proper Dominican elements of our contemporary liturgy preserved in the Dominican celebration of the Novus Ordo - elements that go… » More
Giotto's "Entry into Jerusalem" (1304-06); Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
From the Holy Week liturgies flows a stream of the sweetest waters of contemplation, and the best way to drink deeply of these delights is by living out the liturgy in its fullness in the life of a Dominican priory. The proper Dominican elements of our contemporary liturgy preserved in the Dominican celebration of the Novus Ordo - elements that go… » More
Prayer & Spirituality
"It Begins With Palm Sunday"
A Reflection by Fr. Carlos Quijano, O.P.
Posted by Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P. on March 28, 2010
Detail of Pietro Lorenzetti's "Entry of Christ into Jerusalem" (c. 1320); Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi
May the peace and blessings of God be with you and your loved ones. In these final days of this most holy season of Lent, I would like to share with you a meditation from Fr. Carlos Quijano, O.P.
We are now entering the Great Week, Holy Week. This has always been my favorite season of the Church year. The whole drama of Holy Week inspires awe… » More
Detail of Pietro Lorenzetti's "Entry of Christ into Jerusalem" (c. 1320); Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi
May the peace and blessings of God be with you and your loved ones. In these final days of this most holy season of Lent, I would like to share with you a meditation from Fr. Carlos Quijano, O.P.
We are now entering the Great Week, Holy Week. This has always been my favorite season of the Church year. The whole drama of Holy Week inspires awe… » More
Homilies
"Word to Life" - March 26, 2010
Dominican Preaching on Sirus XM Radio
Posted by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. on March 26, 2010
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Detail of an unknown German master's "The Osnabrück Altarpiece" (1370s); Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne
Click above to hear this week's edition of "Word to Life."
Joining me on today's program to discuss the readings for Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) were two Dominican Friars stationed here in Manhattan: Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P., who serves the University Parish of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village, and Fr. Jordan Kelly, O.P., the parochial vicar of… » More
Detail of an unknown German master's "The Osnabrück Altarpiece" (1370s); Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne
Click above to hear this week's edition of "Word to Life."
Joining me on today's program to discuss the readings for Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) were two Dominican Friars stationed here in Manhattan: Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P., who serves the University Parish of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village, and Fr. Jordan Kelly, O.P., the parochial vicar of… » More
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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
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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
More Bioethics »
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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