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After the Second Vatican Council, the Dominican Order adopted, for the most part, the revised books of the Roman Rite, especially the Missal and Liturgy of the Hours.   It was always intended, however, that these would be supplemented by texts for our own saints and blesseds, certain treasures of our liturgical tradition (our rich text for the blessing of palms on Palm Sunday, for example) and, of course, rituals for various moments in our religious life, such as professions and anniversaries.

These books have been published in Latin over the past two decades, and versions in French, Spanish and Italian have followed.  Unfortunately, progress in English has been slow.

In an effort to help things along, some translations of texts are available on these pages, with a view to encouraging comment and then moving forward to eventual approval and publication, through the proper channels.

None of these translations -- neither the liturgical texts nor the related documents -- have received official approval.  The Latin texts on which they are based, however, have been approved.

Please send comments to: Fr Martin Wallace, O.P. St Dominic's Priory 816 Riversdale Road, Camberwell Victoria 3124 AUSTRALIA martin.wallace@op.org

OUR LITURGICAL HERITAGE The revised liturgical books make frequent reference to our Order's liturgical heritage, particularly to our chant, which may - indeed should - continue to enrich our liturgical prayer. . Moreover, especially after the motu proprio of the Holy Father, Summorum pontificum, there is always the possibility of celebrating - with the permission of the Prior Provincial, as outlined in the rescript of 1969 - the Dominican Rite as it was before the adoption of the Roman Missal, Breviary and other rites. On this page we have collected, in pdf format, many of the liturgical boooks of the Order's tradition ne pereant.

The following texts are currently available for comment:
 

Word 97  Format	PDF format
Rite of Electing Superiors	Rite of Electing Superiors
Prayers for the General or Provincial Chapter	Prayers for the General or Provincial Chapter
Rite of Profession for the Friars	Rite of Profession for the Friars
Related documents       On the Consecratory Nature of the Act of Profession      (fr. P.-M. Gy, O.P.)      The Rite of Profession of the Order of Preachers        (fr. V. Romano, O.P.)	On the Consecratory Nature of the Act of Profession        (fr. P-M. Gy, O.P)      The Rite of Profession of the Order of Preachers        (fr. V. Romano, O.P.)
Rite of Admission and Profession for Fraternities (the "tertiaries")  Ordo Receptionis et Professionis in Fraternitatibus S. Dominici Latin text - html format	Rite of Admission and Profession for Fraternities (the "tertiaries")
Related Documents:     Rule of the Lay Fraternities    Official translation of the Rule of the Lay Fraternities is expected shortly!    Rule of the Priestly Fraternities	Rule of the Lay Fraternities      Official translation of the Rule of the Lay Fraternities is expected shortly!      Rule of the Priestly Fraternities
Booklet of Traditional Prayers	Booklet of Traditional Prayers
Calendar of the Order	Calendar of the Order
Blessing of the Sick	Blessing of the Sick
Supplementary Texts for Rite of Christian Funerals	Supplementary Texts for Rite of Christian Funerals
Guidelines for Liturgical Celebrations	Guidelines for Liturgical Celebrations
Supplementary Texts for the Penitential Rite [Translated from the Spanish Dominican Missal]	Supplementary Texts for the Penitential Rite
Prayers of the Faithful for Dominican Celebrations [Translated from the French Dominican Missal]	Prayers of the Faithful for Dominican Celebrations
Proclamation of the Lord's Incarnation	Proclamation of the Lord's Incarnation
"Ordo" for the celebration of Mass and the Divine Office arranged for friars of the Province of the Assumption Jan - Jun 2008	"Ordo" for the celebration of Mass and the Divine Office arranged for friars of the Province of the Assumption Jan - Jun 2008
"Ordo" for the celebration of Mass and the Divine Office arranged for friars of the Province of the Assumption Jul - Dec 2008	"Ordo" for the celebration of Mass and the Divine Office arranged for friars of the Province of the Assumption Jul - Dec 2008

For some more Dominican texts, see: http://www.op.org/domcentral/life/default.htm#liturgy
 

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