On the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God and New Year’s Day, the Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Renewal joined us for Mass, lunch, and a concert in our visiting parlor. It was a day filled with true Dominican and Franciscan joy!
As we end the year of 2016, we now have a new Facebook page. Please visit it regularly.
Today we have much to celebrate. On December 22, 1216, our Dominican Order was founded. To learn more about the beginnings of the Dominican Order, please see the website from our friars in the Western Province of the United States.
The Dominican Order has the tradition of celebrating the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, October 7th. The feast celebrates the the anniversary of the victory of the Christian fleet in 1571 at the Battle of Lepanto, defeating an Ottoman fleet off western Greece. Pope Saint Piux V, a Dominican, had asked the faithful to pray the rosary to attain victory. Therefore, he instituted the feast that was formerly called Our Lady of Victory. Many Dominican monasteries have the custom of blessing roses in honor of the feast.
The Dominican Nuns recently held their General Assembly. The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia of Nashville, TN, kindly hosted their meeting. The lovely picture featured above was taken at the end of the meeting.
Today we celebrate the the solemnity of St. Dominic. Please read more about St. Dominic and our celebration of our 800th Jubilee. 800th Jubilee of the Dominican Order
Please read our Spring Newsletter.
Bronx News 12 featured our chapel’s need for repairs. Please click on the link below to see the video.
