There will be a Sung Mass at 5:15pm on Thursday November 7th at Holy Rosary to celebrate the Feast of All Saints of the Dominican Order.
November 2019 Meeting
Our next meeting will be 2pm on November 9, 2019 in the Faith Formation building at Holy Rosary Parish.
Inquirers can find links to the information that will be reviewed here.
Candidates for admission will continue discussion of the lives of Dominican Saints.
Professed members will discuss the Vatican II document on sacred liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium. The review questions can be accessed here and here.
We will have a discussion on chapter 2 of the book The New Wine of Dominican Spirituality.. We will conclude by praying Evening Prayer (Vespers) from the Liturgy of the Hours. A printable file is available here that contains the Magnificat and antiphon already pointed so that it can be easily chanted.
Images of the Dominican Rite
Below are a few links with information about the Dominican Rite for those who would like to learn more.
The Dominican Solemn Mass: Pictures and Commentary.
Solemn High Mass in the Dominican Rite celebrated by the Fraternity of St Vincent Ferrer at the Church of the Holy Trinity of Pilgrims in Rome, Feast of St Thomas Aquinas.
Solemn High Mass in the Dominican Rite celebrated for Christmas by friars of the Western Province in the Holy Family Cathedral, Anchorage, Alaska.
July 2019 Meeting
Our next meeting will be 2pm on July 13, 2019 in the Faith Formation building at Holy Rosary Parish.
Inquirers will discuss the Dominican art. More information and the syllabus for the year can be found here.
Candidates for admission will discuss the second third of the book on St Catherine of Sienna.
Professed members will discuss the Vatican II documents on non Christian religions, Nostra Aetate, and on Christian Education, Gravissimum Educationis.
A lecture on Purgatory will be given by Father David Seid O.P.
We will conclude by praying Evening Prayer (Vespers) from the Liturgy of the Hours. A printable file is available here that contains the Magnificat and antiphon already pointed so that it can be easily chanted.
June 2019 Meeting
Our next meeting will be 2pm on June 8, 2019 in the Faith Formation building at Holy Rosary Parish.
Inquirers will discuss the pillars of Dominican life. More information and the syllabus for the year can be found here.
Candidates for admission will begin discussion of the book on St Catherine of Sienna.
Professed members will discuss the Vatican II document on ecumanism, Unitatis Redintegratio.
A meditation will be given on the readings for the Mass of Pentecost. We will conclude by praying Evening Prayer (Vespers) from the Liturgy of the Hours. A printable file is available here that contains the Magnificat and antiphon already pointed so that it can be easily chanted.
Missa Ave Maris Stella
Listen to the Mass setting by Tomás Luis de Victoria. It will be sung for the Dominican Rite Mass on the Feast of St Lawrence on Auguest 10, 2019 at Holy Rosary parish in Houston.
The Kyrie is sung after the entrance Psalm, called the Officium or Introit.
The Gloria, sung immediately after the Kyrie, recalls the song of the Angels on Christmas.
The Nicene Creed is sung after the Gospel is proclaimed, immediately before the Offertory.
Sanctus and Benedictus are sung together in the Dominican Rite after the Preface and before the Consecration of the Mass.
Agnus Dei is sung after the Our Father and Kiss of Peace, before Communion.
May 2019 Meeting
Our next meeting will be 2pm on May 11, 2019 in the Faith Formation building at Holy Rosary Parish.
Inquirers will discuss the Dominican Soul or what it means to be live as a Dominican. More information and the syllabus for the year can be found here.
Candidates for admission discuss second half of the book on St Martin de Porres.
Professed members will discuss the Vatican II document on ecumanism, Unitatis Redintegratio.
The group study will continue with a reflection on Part 3 of the “Introduction to the Devout Life” by St. Francis de Sales.
We will pray Evening Prayer of the Office for the Dead for our recently deceased founder, including chanting the hymn, Psalms and Magnificat.
April 2019 Meeting
Our next meeting will be 2pm on April 13, 2019 in the Faith Formation building at Holy Rosary Parish.
Inquirers will continue discussing the Pillars of Dominican life, specifically Loyalty to the Church. More information and the syllabus for the year can be found here.
Candidates for admission discuss first half of the book on St Martin de Porres.
Professed members will discuss the Vatican II document on the Eastern Churches, Orientalium Ecclesiarum as well as this article on the 21 Coptic Christians martyred in 2015, Baptism of Blood.
The group study will continue with a reflection on Part 3 of the “Introduction to the Devout Life” by St. Francis de Sales.
We will sing the Magnificat (Gospel canticle) and its antiphon in psalm tone when we pray Vespers (Evening Prayer). A printable file is available here that contains the antiphons through May 2019.
March 2019 Meeting
Our next meeting will be 2pm on Mar 9, 2019 in the Faith Formation building at Holy Rosary Parish.
Inquirers will continue discussing the Pillars of Dominican life, specifically loyalty to the Church. More information and the syllabus for the year can be found here.
Candidates for admission discuss Chapter 3 of the book on St Catherine of Sienna.
Professed members will discuss the Vatican document on the mission activity of the church, Ad Gentes Divinitus.
A reflection will be given on the Gospel for the following Sunday.
We will sing the Magnificat (Gospel canticle) and its antiphon in psalm tone when we pray Vespers (Evening Prayer). A printable file is available here that contains the antiphons through May 2019.
January 2019 Meeting
Our next meeting will be 2pm on January 12, 2019 in the Faith Formation building at Holy Rosary Parish.
Inquirers will discuss the Pillars of Dominican life. More information and the syllabus for the year can be found here.
Candidates for admission discuss Chapter 1 of the book on St Catherine of Sienna.
Professed members will discuss the following sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church related to the laity: 898-913, 941-943, 2442. It is encouraged to read the extended section CCC 871-933 and other resources that relate to the priestly, prophetic and kingly roles of the laity.
The group study will continue with a reflection on Part 2 of the “Introduction to the Devout Life” by St. Francis de Sales.
We will sing the Magnificat (Gospel canticle) and its antiphon in psalm tone when we pray Vespers (Evening Prayer). A printable file is available here that contains the antiphons through May 2019.
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Chapter 
