Feast of All Dominican Saints

Allegory of the Virgin Patroness of the Dominicans - Miguel Cabrera

Today we joyously celebrate in the Dominican Tradition the Feast of All Dominican Saints.  This Feast was moved to November 7th after Vatican II; however, my order and those attached to Catholic Tradition still retain it on November 12th.

In Short Lives of the Dominican Saints, by A Sister of the Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena, 1901, we read:

"It may not be without interest to record in this place the number of Saint Dominic's children who, up to the present date, A.D. 1900, have received the honours of canonization and beatification. The canonized Saints of the Order are 14 in number; its Beati, 215. By far the majority of these belong, of course, to the First or Great Order; but the Second Order of cloistered women has 10 representatives, and the Third Order, 66. We may add to the figures given above, Blessed Jane of Aza, the mother of our Holy Father, Saint Dominic, 58 members of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary, beatified with our Japanese Martyrs, and 7 Martyrs belonging to the Dominican Mission of Eastern Tonquin." 

"The General Chapter of Valencia caused a list to be drawn up of the martyrs of the Order between the years 1234 and 1335, and it was found to contain 13,370 names. In the sixteenth century alone, 26,000 of the children of Saint Dominic gave their lives for the faith; and an author writing in the year 1882 states as an ascertained fact, that, from the foundation of the Order down to our own day, there has never been a single decade of years without some addition to the blood-stained roll of its martyrs. The century now closing has furnished its quota in the far East, where the chronicle of the Dominican Mission in Tonquin may be said to be written in blood. 

"But there are other martyrdoms besides that of blood, and who shall reckon up the number of Saint Dominic's children whose lives have been consumed for the aim and object of his Order, the salvation of the souls for whom Christ died, in missionary labours, in the pulpit, the confessional, the professor's chair, the hospital, or the school, or in the humbler sphere of domestic labour in the service of their Community, or again in the cloistered seclusion of their Convents, by the secret crucifixion of the spirit and the holy apostleship of intercessory prayer and suffering?" Page 314.

Prayers for the Divine Office specific to this day for Dominicans:

(From left to right) top row: Benedict XI, Innocent V (Peter of Tarentaise), The Virgin Mary, John of Vercelli, John Dominici, Latino Malabranca; 2nd row: Albert the Great, Christian (Patriarch of Antioch), John of Wildeshausen, James of Venice, James Salomoni, Agnes of Montepulciano, Peter González (St. Elmo), Jerome Cala; 3rd row: Unknown friar, Rose of Lima, Louis Bertrand, James of Ulm, The Head Carriers (Céphalophores) of Toulouse, Vincent of St. Etienne, Francis of Toulouse; 4th row: Vincent Ferrer, Thomas Aquinas, James of Bevagna, Jordan of Saxony, Conrad of Marburg, Ambrose of Siena, Henry Suso; bottom row: Raymond of Penyafort, Antonio (Dominic’s eldest brother, priest in the Order of Santiago), Mannes (Dominic’s second brother), Peter Martyr, Hyacinth of Poland, Catherine of Siena, Antoninus of Florence.  Image: J. Rolbels, The Genealogical Tree of St. Dominic

The feast is II Class and therefore contains a full set of propers. At Lauds, the Psalms of Sunday are prayed.

First Vespers:

Ant. He who is mighty hath gone great things for the order: He hath received Dominic, His son; He hath blessed him and his followers forever.

V. Pray for us, all ye Saints of God

R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.

Lauds:

Ant. The Lord God of Israel hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of Dominic, His son, that in holiness and justice we may serve Him all the days of our life.

V. Rejoice in the Lord, ye Saints and just.

R. God hath chosen you for His inheritance.

Second Vespers:

Ant. The Lord hath magnified His Saints with His salvation, for behold from henceforth all generations shall call them blessed.

V. Pray for us, all ye Saints of God

R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.

Prayer

Let us Pray: O God, who hast vouchsafed to make the order of Preachers fruitful in an abundant progeny of Saints, and hast sublimely crowned in them the merits of all heroic virtues, grant us to follow in their footsteps, that we may one day be united in perpetual festivity in heaven with those whom we today venerate in common upon earth. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Litany of All Dominican Saints:

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us. 

God, the heavenly Father, have mercy on us.

God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.

God, the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. 

Holy Mary, pray for us.

Holy Mother of God, pray for us.

Holy Virgin of Virgins, pray for us.

All you holy angels and archangels, pray for us.

All you holy Patriarchs and Prophets, pray for us.

All you holy Apostles and Evangelists, pray for us.

All you holy martyrs, pray for us.

All you holy virgins and widows, pray for us.

All you holy men and women, pray for us.

Saint Michael, pray for us.

Saint Gabriel, pray for us.

Saint Raphael, pray for us.

Saint Joseph, pray for us.

Saint John the Baptist, pray for us.

Saint Mary Magdalen, pray for us.

Holy Father Augustine, pray for us.

Holy Father Francis, pray for us.

Blessed Jane of Aza, pray for us.

Blessed Reginald, pray for us. 

Holy Father Dominic, pray for us.

Holy Father Dominic, pray for us. 

Blessed Bertrand, pray for us.

Blessed Mannes, pray for us.

Blessed Diana, pray for us.

Blessed Jordan of Saxony, pray for us.

Blessed John of Salerno, pray for us.

Blessed William and Companions, pray for us.

Blessed Ceslaus, pray for us.

Blessed Isnard, pray for us.

Blessed Guala, pray for us.

Blessed Peter Gonzalez, pray for us.

Saint Zdislava, pray for us.

Saint Peter of Verona, pray for us.

Blessed Nicholas, pray for us.

Saint Hyacinth, pray for us.

Blessed Gonsalvo, pray for us.

Blessed Sadoc and Companions, pray for us.

Blessed Giles, pray for us.

Saint Margaret of Hungary, pray for us.

Blessed Batholomew of Vincenza, pray for us.

Saint Thomas Aquinas, pray for us.

Saint Raymond of Penyafort, pray for us.

Blessed Innocent V, pray for us.

Blessed Albert of Bergamo, pray for us.

Saint Albert the Great, pray for us.

Blessed John of Vercelli, pray for us.

Blessed Ambrose, pray for us.

Blessed Cecilia, pray for us.

Blessed Benvenuta, pray for us.

Blessed James of Varazze, pray for us.

Blessed James of Bevagna, pray for us.

Blessed Benedict XI, pray for us.

Blessed Jane of Orvieto, pray for us.

Blessed Jordan of Pisa, pray for us.

Saint Emily, pray for us.

Blessed James Salomonio, pray for us.

Saint Agnes of Montepulciano, pray for us.

Blessed Simon, pray for us.

Blessed Margaret of Castello, pray for us.

Blessed Augustine Kazotic, pray for us.

Blessed James Benefatti, pray for us.

Blessed Imelda, pray for us.

Blessed Dalmatius, pray for us.

Blessed Margaret Ebner, pray for us.

Blessed Villana, pray for us.

Blessed Peter Ruffia, pray for us.

Blessed Henry, pray for us.

Blessed Sibyllina, pray for us.

Blessed Anthony of Pavonio, pray for us.

Saint Catherine of Siena, pray for us.

Blessed Marcolino, pray for us.

Blessed Raymond of Capua, pray for us.

Blessed Andrew Franchi, pray for us.

Saint Vincent Ferrer, pray for us.

Blessed Clara, pray for us.

Blessed John Dominic, pray for us.

Blessed Alvarez, pray for us.

Blessed Maria, pray for us.

Blessed Peter of Castello, pray for us.

Blessed Andrew Abellon, pray for us.

Blessed Stephen, pray for us.

Blessed Peter Geremia, pray for us.

Blessed John of Fiesole, pray for us.

Blessed Lawrence of Ripafratta, pray for us.

Blessed Anthony della Chiesa, pray for us.

Saint Antoninus, pray for us.

Blessed Anthony Neyrot, pray for us.

Blessed Margaret of Savoy, pray for us.

Blessed Bartholomew of Cerverio, pray for us.

Blessed Matthew, pray for us.

Blessed Constantius, pray for us.

Blessed Christopher, pray for us.

Blessed Damian, pray for us.

Blessed Andrew of Peschiera, pray for us.

Blessed Bernard, pray for us.

Blessed Jane of Portugal, pray for us.

Blessed James of Ulm, pray for us.

Blessed Augustine of Biella, pray for us.

Blessed Aimo, pray for us.

Blessed Sebastian, pray for us.

Blessed Mark, pray for us.

Blessed Columba, pray for us.

Blessed Magdalen, pray for us.

Blessed Osanna of Mantua, pray for us.

Blessed John Liccio, pray for us.

Blessed Dominic Spadafora, pray for us.

Blessed Stephana, pray for us.

Saint Adrian, pray for us.

Blessed Lucy, pray for us.

Blessed Catherine Racconigi, pray for us.

Blessed Osanna of Kotor, pray for us.

Saint Pius V, pray for us.

Saint John of Cologne, pray for us.

Blessed Maria Bartholomew, pray for us.

Saint Louis Bertrand, pray for us.

Saint Catherine de Ricci, pray for us.

Blessed Robert, pray for us.

Blessed Alphonsus and Companions, pray for us.

Saint Rose, pray for us.

Saint Dominic Ibanez and Companions, pray for us.

Blessed Agnes of Jesus, pray for us.

Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companio, pray for us.ns

Saint Martin de Porres, pray for us.

Blessed Peter Higgins, pray for us.

Blessed Francis de Capillas, pray for us.

Saint Juan Macias, pray for us.

Blessed Terence, pray for us.

Blessed Ann of the Angels, pray for us.

Blessed Francis de Posadas, pray for us.

Saint Louis de Montfort, pray for us.

Blessed Francis Gil, pray for us.

Saint Matteo, pray for us.

Blessed Peter Sanz and Companions, pray for us.

Saint Vincent Liem, pray for us.

Saint Hyacinth Castaneda, pray for us.

Blessed Marie, pray for us.

Blessed George, pray for us.

Blessed Catherine Jarrige, pray for us.

Saint Ignatius and Companions, pray for us.

Saint Dominic An-Kham and Companions, pray for us.

Saint Joseph Khang and Companions, pray for us.

Saint Francis Coll, pray for us.

Blessed Hyacinthe Cormier, pray for us.

Blessed Pier Giorgio, pray for us.

Blessed Bartolo, pray for us.

Blessed Michael Czartoryski, pray for us.

Blessed Julia Rodzinska, pray for us.

All holy Dominican brothers and sisters, pray for us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Let us pray.--

God, source of all holiness, you have enriched your Church with many gifts in the saints of the Order of Preachers. By following the example of our brothers and sisters, may we come to enjoy their company for ever in the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.