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
Below is an English translation of the homily then Fr. Augustine DiNoia, O.P., preached to the members of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on their patronal feast in 2004. The Mass celebrated by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Prefect of the Congregation.
Imagine the scene: A cold January day in 1566, one saint kneeling at the… » More
Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P. gave the following homily on April 30, 1991 on the Feast of Pope St. Pius at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts.
The Reform of Pius V:
Our Lady, The Jesuits, & A Racetrack
Michael Gishlieri was both born and baptized on 17 January 1504 in the tiny village of Bosco, then part of the Dutchy of Milan. Sixteen… » More
Fr. Pietrzyk delivered the following feast day homily at the Dominican House of Studies in 2007.
On this day, exactly 435 years ago, lay on his death bed a shepherd. Born of a noble family reduced to poverty as a result of war, Antony Ghislieri spent much of his childhood tending sheep and feeding lambs. This life as a literal shepherd eventually… » More
In the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, the feast of Pope St. Pius V is April 30. In the Extraordinary Form, however, it is May 5. This year, the Basilica of St. Mary Major will observe the more ancient feast of this Dominican pope by celebrating Mass in his honor according to the usus antiquior (older use) of the Roman Rite, the use introduced… » More