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
Watch the video above of Benedict XVI presiding at the Ash Wednesday Mass in the Basilica of Santa Sabina.
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Listen to a Vatican Radio interview with Fr. Robert Ombres, O.P., at Santa Sabina. Pope Benedict officially opens the Lenten season with a traditional Ash Wednesday afternoon procession and Mass in Rome. Each year on this day, the Pope crosses the Tiber river and goes to the Church of Saint Anselm on the Aventine hill where he joins the Benedictine… » More
Watch the video above which tells the story of a fresco of the Virgin Mary and Jesus being discovered in Santa Sabina, the Dominican Church in Rome. Santa Sabina was originally founded in the 5th century. Below is a brief history of the basilica, as provided by the website of the General Curia of the Dominican Order:
"The church and convent of Santa… » More
According to ancient tradition, the Pope travels on Ash Wednesday across Rome to the Aventine Hill, to observe the beginning of Lent in the Dominican Basilica of Santa Sabina. This explains why you see so many Dominican Friars in the video above, including our own Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P., who is completing graduate studies at the Angelicum University.… » More