Lay Dominicans ~ Western Province

Jan-3

The Most Holy Name of Jesus [C]
The texts are from the Dominican Rite. See Dec. 1.

Bl. Stephanie Quinzani (1457-1530)
Italian, virgin, mystic, sister.

Jan-4

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. U.S.

St. Zedíslava Berkiana (1221-1252)
Lay Dominican and wife.  Bohemian, she carefully raised four children and founded 2 Dominican priories, her charities, at times miraculously confirmed, abounded for the needy, the sick, and indigent families, she died in her husband's arms. In 1989, through her intercession, a doctor was healed from a lengthy coma by a miracle. Canonized by John Paul II May 21, 1995, and established as a memorial.

Jan-7

St. Raymond of Penafort (1175-1275) [M]
Spanish, priest, canonist, diplomat, Third Master of the Order, Church appointed patron of canonists, canonized in 1601.

Jan-10

Bl. Gonsalvo of Amarante (+1259)
Portuguese, priest, part-time hermit, miracle worker.

Bl. Ann of the Angels

Jan-11

Bl. Bernard Scammacca (1430-1487) [M]
Sicilian, priest, penitent, mystic.

Jan-18

St. Margaret of Hungary (1242-1270) [F] for the nuns
Hungarian, virgin, royal princess, nun, mystic, canonized 1943.

Jan-19

Bl. Andrew of Peschiera (1400-1485)
Greco-Italian, priest, missionary to heretics.

Jan-28

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (1225-1274) [F]
Italian, priest, renowned theologian, teacher, author of the "Summa Theologiae", AKA "Angelic Doctor" and "Common Doctor" of the Church, Church appointed patron of students and Catholic schools, canonized 1323.

Feb-3

Bl. Peter of Ruffia (1320-1365)
Italian, priest, Inquisitor General, martyred by heretics.  AKA Peter de Ruffi; Peter of Ruffia; Peter Cambiani: Peter Cambiano av Ruffi.

Bl. Anthony Pavoni (1326-1374)
Italian, priest, inquisitor, martyred by heretics.

Bl. Bartholomew Cerveri (1420-1466)
Italian, priest, Master of Theology, inquisitor, martyred by heretics.

Feb-4

St. Catherine de' Ricci (1522-1590) [M]
Italian, virgin, cloistered sister, mystic, stigmatist, canonized 1747.
(Ash Wednesday never occurs before Feb. 4.)

Feb-7

Anniversary of deceased fathers and mothers of Dominicans.

Feb-12

Bl. Reginald of Orleans (1180-1220)
French, priest, teacher, preacher, early Dominican, friend of St. Dominic, effective promoter of Dominican vocations.

Feb-13

Bl. Jordan of Saxony (1185-1237) [M]
German, priest, renowned preacher, diplomat, "the first university chaplain", successor of St. Dominic as Master of the Order, effective promoter of Dominican vocations, patron of Dominican vocation work.

Feb-16

Bl. Nicholas Paglia (1197-1255)
Italian, priest, mystic.

Feb-18

Bl. John of Fiesole (1386-1455)
AKA Fra Angelico and Beato Angelicao, Italian, priest, celebrated artist, Church appointed patron of artists, especially of painters.

Feb-19

Bl. Alvaro of Cordova (1360-1430)
Spanish, priest, mystic, among the first promoters of the Stations of the Cross in the West.

Feb-20

Bl. Christopher of Milan (+1484)
Italian, priest, reformer, missionary preacher, the "Apostle of Liguria".

Feb-24

Bl. Constantius of Fabriano (1410-1481)
Italian, priest, ascetic, peacemaker.

Mar-10

Ash Wednesday never occurs after March 10 nor Easter before March.  Because of Lent, the saints and blesseds of March have been transferred to other months of the year.

Mar-24

[Vigil of the Annunciation of the Lord. The Solemn Chapter according to the Dominican Rite may be celebrated.]

Mar-25

[THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD.  Special texts of the Dominican Rite may be used.]

Apr-5

St. Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419) [M]
Spanish, priest, celebrated itinerant preacher and ascetic, Church appointed patron of builders, canonized 1455.

Apr-10

Bl. Anthony Neyrot (1425-1460)
Italian, priest, apostate and reconvert, martyr under the Muslims.

Apr-13

Bl. Margaret of Castello (1287-1320)
Italian, abandoned as a child because of blindness and severe, unsightly handicaps, and so patron of pro-life causes, virgin, mystic, instructor of children.

Apr-14

Bl. Peter Gonzales (+1246)
Spanish, priest, evangelist, chaplain of sailors, who know him as "St. Elmo".

Apr-17

Bl. Clare of Pisa (1362-1419)
Italian, widow, nun, reformer, friend of St. Catherine of Siena (April 29).

Bl. Mary Mancini (1355-1431)
Italian, nun, contemplative, friend of St. Catherine of Siena (April 29).

Apr-19

Bl. Isnard of Chiampo (+1244)
Italian, priest, preacher, one of early Dominicans.
Bl. Sibylline Biscossi (1283-1367)
Virgin, blind, contemplative, Lay Dominican.

Apr-20

St. Agnes of Montepulciano (1268-1317) [M]
Italian, virgin, nun, ascetic, mystic, administrator, admired by St. Catherine of Siena (April 29), canonized 1726.

Apr-25

(Easter never occurs after April 25.)

Apr-27

Bl. Hosanna of Kotor (+1565)
Montenegran, virgin, convert from Greek Orthodoxy, born Catherine but in admiration of Bl. Hosanna of Mantua (June 18; d. 1505) took the name of Hosanna, ascetic, enclosed anchoress, followed the rule of the Dominican Laity.

Apr-28

St. Louis de Montfort (1673-1700)
French, priest member of the Dominican Third Order, brother of a Dominican priest, preacher of parish missions, author, founder of religious congregation of men and another of women, all to spread devotion to Mary and the Rosary as inspired by St. Dominic (May 24 and Aug.8).

Apr-29

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA (1347-1380) [F]
Italian, virgin, renowned mystic, stigmatist, diplomat, peacemaker, author of The Dialogue, second woman Doctor of the Church, Church appointed patroness of the Dominican Laity, co-patroness with St. Francis of Italy, patroness of Rome, nurses, fire prevention, canonized 1461.

Apr-30

St. Pius V (1504-1572) [M]
Italian, inquisitor, pope (1566-1572, 3rd Dominican pope), reformer, diplomat, great promoter of the rosary, canonized 1712.
(Ascension Thursday never occurs before April 30.)

May-4

The Sufferings of Jesus Christ, Our Lord [C]
The texts are from the Dominican Rite, formerly called "The Crown of Thorns," this day recalls the gift of a thorn from Christ's crown made to the Order by St. Louis IX, King of France (Aug. 25), in 1239.

Bl. Amelia Bicchieri (1238-1314)
Italian, virgin, nun, mystic.

May-7

Bl. Albert of Bergamo (1214-1279)
Italian, husband and father, farmer, traveler on pilgrimages, lover of poverty, miracle worker, Lay Dominican.

May-8

The Patronage of the B.V.M. over the Order [C]
Mary is the principal patroness, St. Dominic (May 24 and Aug. 8) the principal patron, while Mary Magdalene (July 22) and Catherine of Alexandria (Nov. 24) are secondary co-patrons.

May-10

St. Antoninus of Florence (1389-1459) [M]
Italian, Archbishop of Florence, moral theologian, author, reformer, canonized 1523.
(Pentecost does not occur before May 10.)

May-12

Bl. Jane of Portugal (1452-1490)
Portuguese, virgin, crown princess and regent of Portugal, nun, penitent for the conversion of sinners and release of Christians captive in Africa, social worker.

May-13

Bl. Imelda Lambertini (1321-1333)
Italian, virgin, child nun, contemplative, lover of Blessed Sacrament, Church appointed patroness of first communicants.

May-15

Bl. Giles (1184-1265)
Portuguese, priest, backslider & reconvert, mystic, prophet.

Bl. Andrew Abellon (1375-1450)
French, priest, ascetic, artist.

May-19

Francis Coll Guitart (1812-1875)
Spanish (Catalan), priest, solitary because of anti-clerical laws, yet heroically faithful to Dominican life, founder of congregation of Dominican sisters, itinerant preacher occasionally accompanied by his friend, St. Anthony Mary Claret (Oct.24).

May-21

Bl. Columba of Rieti (1467-1501)
Italian, virgin, inspired by St. Catherine of Siena (April 29) to become a Lay Dominican, became a cloistered sister at the bishop's request, prophetess, peacemaker.

Bl. Hyacinth-Marie Cormier (1832-1916)
French, originally a Lay Dominican, became a priest, devoted to Blessed Sacrament and to the restoration of the Order, author, confessor, spiritual director, Provincial of Toulouse, Master of the Order, founder of the Angelicum, he long labored strenuously for Dominican ideals.

(Corpus Christi Thursday does not occur before May 21.)

May-24

TRANSLATION OF THE BODY OF OUR HOLY FATHER DOMINIC (1233) [S] or [Optional Memorial]
Bl. Jordan (Feb. 13), under pressure from Pope Gregory IX, transferred the body of our holy Father Dominic from where he had asked to be buried "at the feet of the brethren", i.e. in the floor of the choir, to a noble shrine in a side chapel.

(Aug. 2, 8 and 18; This or Aug. 8 may chosen as the principal celebration of the year; whichever is selected is a [S], the other an [M])

May-27

Bl. Andrew Franchi (1335-1401)
Italian, Bishop of Pistoia, peacemaker, pastor.

May-28

Bl. Mary Bartholomea (1514-1577)
Italian, virgin, life-long invalid, mystic, Lay Dominican.

May-29

Bls. William Arnaud, priest;
Bernard of Roquefort, priest;
Garcia de Aure, cooperator brother (+1242)
French, along with two Franciscans, two Benedictines, four secular priests, and a layman, massacred by Albigensian heretics.

May-30

Bl. James Salomonio (1231-1314)
AKA "The Venetian" and "Father of the poor", Italian, priest, mystic, wonder-worker, invoked for cancer.

Jun-2

Bls. Sadoc & Companions (+1260);
Hungarian, priest, preacher, plus entire Community of 49, massacred by Tartars at Sandomir, Poland.

Jun-3

(Ascension Thursday does not occur after June 3.)

Jun-4

St. Peter of Verona (+1252) [M]
AKA "St Peter Martyr", Italian, priest, zealous preacher, inquisitor, martyred by a heretic near Como," Protomartyr of the Order" because canonized, but see May 29, canonized1253.

Jun-8

Bls. Diana d'Andalo (1200-1236);
Cecilia Cesarini (1200-1290);
Amata (or Amy)
Italian, virgins, nuns, ascetics, friends of St. Dominic (May 24 and Aug. 8) and Bl. Jordan (Feb. 13).  Bl. Amata had been part of this group, but is no where in the current, official Dominican calendar because nothing is known of her other than that she lived with the other two.  All three were beatified by Leo XIII in 1891.

Jun-10

Bl. John Dominici (1357-1419)
AKA "John Dominic", Italian, Archbishop of Ragusa, cardinal, renowned diplomat, educator.

Jun-12

Bl. Stephen Bandelli (1369-1450)
Italian, priest, famous preacher, patron of Saluzzo, town in NW Italy.

Jun-13

(Pentecost does not occur after June 13.)

Jun-18

Bl. Hosanna of Mantua (1449-1505)
Italian, virgin, celebrated mystic, author, adviser to lawmakers, Lay Dominican.

Jun-20

Bl. Margaret Ebner (1291-1351)
German, virgin, nun, well-known mystic of the "Golden Age" of German mysticism, friend of Tauler.

Jun-23

Bl. Innocent V (1224-1276)
AKA "Peter of Tarentaise", French, pope (1276, first Dominican pope), scholar, administrator, Archbishop of Lyons.

Jul-4

Bl. Pier-Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925)
Italian, as a Tertiary took the name Bro. Jerome after Fra Savonarola, whom he venerated as a saint, popular among his peers, ardent athlete, tireless servant of the poor, apostle to his fellow university students in Turin, he died after 6 days with polio.

Jul-7

Bl. Benedict XI (1240-1304)
AKA "Nicholas Boccasini", Italian, pope (1303- 1304, second Dominican pope), 9th Master of the Order, Bishop of Ostia, diplomat.

Jul-8

Bl. Adrian Fortescue (1476-1539)
English, husband and father, cousin of Anne Boleyn, martyred by Henry VIII, Lay Dominican.

Jul-9

St. John of Cologne and Companions (+1572) [M]
German, parish priest, martyred with 18 companions at Gorkum, Holland, by Calvinists, patron of Dominican priests in parochial ministry.

Jul-13

Bl. James of Voragine (1226-1298)
Italian, Archbishop of Genoa, hagiographer, author of the famous Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend).

Jul-17

Bl. Ceslaus Odrowatz (c.1180-1242)
Polish, priest, brother of St. Hyacinth (Aug. 17), one of first Dominicans, missionary.

Jul-22

St. Mary Magdalen (1st cent.) [M]
Jewish, dear friend of our Lord," Apostle to the Apostles" because to them she proclaimed (i.e. preached) the resurrection of Christ, mirroring the mission of all Dominicans; therefore secondary co-patroness of the Order (see May 8) with St. Catherine of Alexandria (Nov. 24).

Jul-24

Bl. Jane of Orvieto (1264-1306)
Italian, virgin, worker among the poor, Lay Dominican.

Bl. Augustine of Biella (c.1430-1493)
Italian, priest, preacher, reformer, friend of the poor.

Jul-27

Bl. Robert Nutter
Martyr

Aug-2

Bl. Jane de Aza (+1205)
Spanish, mother of our Holy Father Dominic (May 24 and Aug. 8) and of Bl. Mannes (Aug. 18), housewife.

Aug-3

Bl. Augustine Kazotic (1260-1323)
Croatian, priest, preacher, administrator, Bishop of Zagreb, later of Lucera.

Aug-8

OUR HOLY FATHER DOMINIC (1170-1221) [S] or [M]
AKA "The Apostolic Father", saint, Spanish, priest, scholar, ascetic, mystic, apologist, innovator, miracle-worker, laid foundation for the Rosary, founder of the Order of Preachers, eloquent preacher.

See Aug. 2 and 18, Church appointed patron of the Order, of astronomers, of the Dominican Republic, and of religious priests as St. John Vianney (Aug. 4) is of diocesan priests. Can. 1234.S, but M

If May 24 is celebrated as a solemnity, then this feast is a memorial.

Aug-9

Bl. John of Salerno (1190-1242)
Italian, priest, early Dominican, close friend of St. Dominic (May 24 and Aug. 9), preacher, noted confessor.

Aug-14

Bl. Aimo Taparelli (1395-1495)
Italian, married, later priest and famed preacher, inquisitor.

Aug-15

ASSUMPTION OF THE B.V.M. [S]
Traditionally, the Order celebrates this as its special day of thanks to Our Lady with processions.

Aug-17

St. Hyacinth Odrowatz (1187-1257) [M]
Polish, priest, brother of Bl. Ceslaus (July 17), one of first Dominicans, founder of the Polish Province, missionary to Slavs and Nordics, Church appointed patron of Poland, canonized 1594.

Aug-18

Bl. Mannes (+1236)
Spanish, priest, brother of St. Dominic (May 24and Aug. 8; see Aug. 2), preacher through out Spain, director of nuns.

Bl. George Thomas Rehm (1752-1794) & 63 Companions
Priest, Alsacian of the Province of France, and companions were martyrs of the Diocese of La Rochelle during the French Revolution, Rehm beatified by John Paul II 1 X 95.

Aug-19

19Bl. Jordan of Pisa (1260-1311)
Italian, priest, scholar, teacher, eloquent preacher, reformer.

Aug-23

St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617) [M]
Peruvian, virgin, great ascetic, Church appointed patroness of South America, first canonized saint of New World 1671.

Aug-26

Bl. James of Bevagna (1220-1301)
Italian, priest, strenuous defender of orthodoxy, ascetic.

Aug-28

ST. AUGUSTINE (354-430) [F]
North African, Bishop of Hippo, renowned theologian, author of The Confessions and The City of God, author of the Rule adopted by Dominican Order, Father and Doctor of the Church.

Sep-2

Bl. Walter (Guala) of Bergamo (+1244)
Italian, early Dominican, friend of St. Dominic, preacher, Bishop of Brescia.

Bl. Ingrid of Stanninge
Swedish.

Sep-4

Bl. Catherine of Racconigi (1486-1547)
Italian, virgin, ascetic, mystic, Lay Dominican.

Sep-5

Anniversary of Deceased Employees & Benefactors of the Order

Sep-6

Bl. Bertrand of Garrigue (+1230)
French, priest, one of the original Dominicans, beloved companion of St. Dominic, ascetic, established the Order throughout France.

Bl. Michael Czartorysky (1897-1944)
Polish, priest, martyred by the Nazis, beatified 1999.

Bl. Julia Stanislava Rodzinska (1899-20 II 1945)
Polish, sister, virgin, teacher, administrator; under Nazis continued her apostolates clandestinely; as prisoner in death camp (Stutthof), covertly promoted the Rosary and nursed sick fellow prisoners, mostly Jews; martyr, beatified June 18, 1999.

Sep-18

St. John Macias (1585-1645) [M]
Spanish-born Peruvian, cooperator brother, worker among the poor, miracle-worker, friend of St. Martin de Porres (Nov. 3), canonized 1980.

Sep-20

Bl. Mark of Modena (+1498)
Italian, priest, studious contemplative whose preaching converted many.

Bl. Francis de Posadas (1644-1713)
Spanish, priest, celebrated preacher, reformer, worker among the poor, author.

Sep-24

Bl. Dalmatius Moner (1291-1341)
Spanish, priest, ascetic.

Sep-28

Bl. Lawrence of Ripafratta (1373-1456)
Italian, priest, eloquent preacher, spiritual director, novice master of St. Antoninus (May 10) and Bl. Fra Angelico (Feb. 18).

The 16 Martyrs of Nagasaki
Saints: Lorenzo Ruiz, husband and father, Protomartyr of the Philippines, member of the Rosary Confraternity (+1637); Dominic Ibañez de Erquicia, Spanish (+1633), and James Kyushei Tomonaga, Japanese, and 7 other Dominican priests; 2 Dominican Cooperator Brothers; 2 Lay Dominicans; 2 parishioners of Dominican missions, canonized 1987.

Oct-3

Bl. Dominic Spadafora (1450-1521)
Italian, priest, missionary preacher, teacher.

Oct-4

OUR HOLY FATHER FRANCIS OF ASSISI (1182-1226) [F]
Italian, saint, deacon, founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), preacher, stigmatist, friend of St. Dominic, Church appointed patron of ecologists, merchants, Catholic action; co-patron with St. Catherine of Siena of Italy, canonized 1228.

Oct-6

Bl. Bartolo Longo (1841-1926)
Italian, lawyer, ex-priest of Satan, husband, widower, propagator of the Rosary, catechist, Dominican Laity, founder of orphanage of congregation of Dominican sisters, and of the Shrine of O.L. of Pompeii.

Oct-7

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY [F]
Because it originates from, and so well amalgamates the spirituality of St. Dominic, the Rosary is a special devotion of the Order. This day recalls its power at the victory of Lepanto on Oct. 7, 1571, which that year fell on the first Sunday of the month.  In Dominican institutions, the feast is celebrated not on Oct.7 but on the first Sunday of October and usually includes the distribution of blessed roses and a procession.

Oct-8

Bl. Ambrose Sansedoni (+1287)
AKA "Bl. Ambrose of Siena", Italian, priest, fellow student with St. Thomas Aquinas (Jan. 28) of St. Albert the Great (Nov. 15); as a child miraculously cured of congenital deformity; preacher, professor and peace-making diplomat.

Bl. Matthew Carreri (1420-1470)
Italian, priest, preacher, greatly devoted to the Passion of Our Lord.

Oct-9

St. Louis Bertrand (1526-1581) [M]
Spanish, priest, ascetic, novice master, missionary to South America, Church appointed patron of Colombia and of Dominican novice masters.

Oct-11

Bl. James of Ulm (1407-1491)
German, cooperator brother, mystic, designer and maker of beautiful stained glass, whose only extant example is in the Cathedral of Bologna.

Oct-13

Bl. Madeline Panattieri (1433-1503)
Italian, virgin, celebrated preacheress, adviser, Lay Dominican.

Oct-14

Bl. Marie Poussepin (1653-1744)
Originally a Lay Dominican, then a Sister and foundress, served the youth, the poor and the sick, beatified by John Paul II 20 XI 94.

Oct-19

Bl. Agnes of Langéac
Foundress,  Lay Dominican, beatified by John Paul II 20 XI 94.

Oct-21

Bl. Peter of Citta di Castello (1390-1445)
Italian, priest, contemplative, preacher about death.

Oct-22

DEDICATION OF THE CHURCH [S]
Only celebrated in conventual churches whose date of consecration is unknown.

Oct-25

Bl. Peter Geremia (1399-1452)
Sicilian, priest, theologian of repute, ascetic, preacher.

Oct-26

Bl. Damian of Finale Borgo (+1484)
Italian, priest, renowned preacher.

Oct-27

Bl. Bartholomew of Vicenza (1200-1270)
Italian, Bishop of Cyprus, later of Vicenza, administrator, founder of a crime-fighting group.

Oct-28

Ss. SIMON AND JUDE [F]
First century Jews, saints, apostles, American Dominicans have a special devotion to St. Jude because he continuously preserves our Houses of Study (seminaries) from desperate financial crises.

Oct-30

Bl. Benvenuta Boiani (1254-1292)
Italian, virgin, cured through the intercession of St. Dominic (Aug. 8), extreme ascetic, penitent, experienced visions and diabolic assaults, greatly devoted to Our Lady, Dominican Laity.

Bl. Terence O'Brien (1600-1651)
Irish, bishop, martyr, one of 17 Irish martyrs beatified by John Paul II on 27 IX 92.

Bl. Peter Higgins (1600-1643)
Irish, priest, martyr, one of 17 Irish martyrs beatified by John Paul II on 27 IX 92.

Nov-1

ALL SAINTS [S]
Special texts from the Dominican Rite may be used.

Nov-3

ST. MARTIN DE PORRES (1579-1639) [F]
Peruvian, first a Lay Dominican then a Cooperator Brother; infirmarian, barber, worker among the poor, remarkable wonder-worker, Church appointed patron of social justice, cooperator brothers, and hair dressers, canonized 1962.

Nov-5

Bl. Simon Ballacchi (+1319)
Italian, cooperator brother, catechist, gardener, blind.

Nov-6

Bls. Ignatius Delgado, bishop; [M]
Francis de Capillas, priest;
Alphonsus Navarrete, priest; and
Companions
Spanish martyrs of Japan, Vietnam, and China (1851 to 1862), 170 Dominican clerics and Dominican Laity of diverse nationalities are celebrated together.

Nov-7

ALL SAINTS OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS [F]
Priests, Nuns, Cooperator Brothers, Dominican Laity, Sisters

Nov-8

ANNIVERSARY OF ALL DECEASED DOMINICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS [M]
Priests, Nuns, Cooperator Brothers, Dominican Laity, Sisters

Nov-14

Bl. John Liccio (1426-1511)
Italian, priest, preacher, administrator.

Bl. Lucy of Narnia (1476-1544)
Italian, married, virgin, cloistered sister, mystic, stigmatist; lived in obscurity, but made known by miracles at her tomb.

Nov-15

ST. ALBERT THE GREAT (1206-1280) [F]
German, Bishop of Ratisbon, now known as Regensburg, in S. Germany, theologian of renown, philosopher, scientist, diplomat, teacher, inventor, teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas, called great already in his lifetime, criss-crossed his diocese on foot and so nicknamed "Doctor Boots" by his contemporaries, "Universal Doctor" of the Church, Church appointed patron of scientists, medical technicians, proclaimed Doctor and thus equivalently canonized 1931.  The House of Studies for the Western Province, St. Albert's Priory, Oakland, CA, founded 1932, has the honor of being the first institution in the Church named after him.

Nov-19

Bl. John Benefatti (+1332)
Italian, Bishop of Mantua, known for his prudent administrative abilities.

Nov-24

[St. Catherine of Alexandria (+310)
Egyptian. Virgin, martyr, one of the voices heard by St. Joan of Arc, Church appointed patroness of philosophers, consequently secondary co-patroness of the Order (see May 8), together with St. Mary Magdalen (July 22).  St. Katherine Hall at Thomas Aquinas College is named after her.]

The 117 Martyrs of Vietnam
Saints: Ignatius Delgado, Spanish, (+1838) and 5 other Dominican bishops; Vincent Liem, Vietnamese, and 15 other Dominican priests (+1773); 3 priests of the Third Order; Dominic An-Kham, Vietnamese, (+1859) and 9 other Lay Dominicans; 24 parishioners of Dominican missions; and 58 others not associated with the Order, canonized 1988.

Nov-25

Bl. Margaret of Savoy (1382-1464)
talian, noblewoman, wife, stepmother, widow, foundress of nunnery, nun, worked for healing of the Great Western Schism, mystic, friend of St. Vincent Ferrer (April5).

Dec-1

Bl. John of Vercelli (+1283)
Italian, priest, 6th Master of the Order, preacher, earnestly promoted devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus in consequence of the commission to do so given him and the Order by Pope Gregory X in implementation of the Second Ecumenical Council of Lyons (1274), at which St. Bonaventure (July 15) assisted and died, and on the way to which St. Thomas (Jan. 28) expired, Church appointed patron of the Confraternity of the Holy Name.

Dec-8

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY [S]. Special texts from the Dominican Rite may be used.

Dec-16

Bl. Sebastian Maggi (1414-1496)
Italian, priest, celebrated preacher, reformer, confessor of Fra Girolamo Savonarola, O.P.; Fra. Girolamo was burned at the stake by order of Pope Alexander VI Borgia, 1498, for publicly criticizing the latter's immoral life style.

Dec-22

Anniversary of the Approval of the Order of Preachers (1216).
The Dominican liturgical tradition gratefully commemorates Mary's intervention in starting and protecting the Order.  Appropriate intercessions should be made at the prayer of the faithful in the Mass and the Divine Office.

Dec-24

[Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord.]

Dec-25

NATIVITY OF THE LORD [S]