Celebrations of St. Dominic | August 2-8
Our Holy Father Dominic, the founder of the Order of Preachers, died on August 6, 1221. To mark the 804th Anniversary, the Parish will have several days’ worth of special celebrations.
On Saturday, August 2, we will celebrate the Memorial of Bl. Jane Aza, the mother of St. Dominic, at all the Parish Masses.
On Monday, August 4, the traditional feast day of St. Dominic, we will have a Dominican Rite Mass at 7 PM at St. Vincent’s for which the Schola Cantorum will sing Missa in tempore belli in C Major, Hob. XXII:9, ‘Paukenmesse’ by Franz Joseph Haydn. Fr. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, O.P. will be the preacher.
On Friday, August 8, we will celebrate the Solemnity of St. Dominic according to the modern liturgical calendar. We will have a Solemn Mass and Procession at 6 PM at St. Vincent Ferrer for which the Schola will sing Missa Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae by William Lloyd Webber; and Jubilate Deo omnis terra and Salve Regina á 8 by Peter Philips. By ancient tradition, a Franciscan is invited to preach at a Dominican church on St. Dominic’s Day and vice versa. Fr. Francis Mary, CFR, will be the guest preacher.
A reception will follow the Mass and Procession.