Fr. Albert
Buckley, OP

The Dominican Year

A listing of days liturgically special to the Order of Preachers as composed by Albert Buckley, O.P. and Bartholomew de la Torre, O.P.
(links added by the webmaster)

Fr. Bartholomew
de la Torre, OP

[S]

Solemnity; always to be celebrated: if impeded, to be transferred; votive Mass of Saint allowed on any free day.

[F]

Feast; always to be celebrated, if not impeded: may be transferred, but votive Mass of Saint allowed on any free day.

[M]

Obligatory Memorial; to be celebrated, if not impeded: not to be transferred, but votive Mass of Saint or Blessed allowed on any free day.

No Notation

Optional Memorial; may be celebrated, if not impeded: not to be transferred, but votive Mass of Saint or Blessed allowed on any free day.

[C]

Commemoration, meaning that the special liturgical celebration is highly recommended for that day (e.g. Jan. 3, May 4, May 8, Dec. 22).

• A votive Mass is allowed on any free day.

• Solemnities and Feasts are written in CAPITALS.

• A cooperator brother is a non-clerical friar.

• A nun has lived under the rule for cloistered women Dominicans.

• A cloistered sister has lived in a cloister under the rule for the Third Order, a.k.a. the Dominican Laity, adapted to the cloister.

• A sister has lived in an contemplative-active convent.

• A cross before a year (e.g. +1259 for Jan. 10) indicates the year of birth into eternal life (the way the Church refers to the death of a saint or blessed).

• Italic items are celebrations not specifically Dominican but nevertheless associated with the Order in a special manner, e.g. March 24.

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.
Magnificat.ca

Jan-4

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, but unfortunately permanently supplanted in the U.S. by the memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

A votive Mass of St. Zedíslava can be celebrated, e.g. on Jan. 6 or 8.

Jan-7

St. Raymond of Peñafort (1175-1275) [M]
Spanish, priest, canonist, diplomat, Third Master of the Order, Church appointed patron of canonists, canonized in 1601.
SAP | Catholic.org | NewAdvent | Catholic-Forum

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) [M] [F for the nuns]
Hungarian, virgin, royal princess, nun, mystic, canonized 1943.
NewAdvent | Catholic-Forum | Katolikus.hu | CatholicExchange

Jan-19

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

Jan-22

Bl. Anthony Della Chiesa (1394-1459)
Italian, priest, renowned mystic and author.
Catholic.org

Jan-23

Bl. Henry Suso (Seuse) (+1366)
German, priest, renowned mystic and author.
NewAdvent | Catholic-Forum | DomCentral

Jan-27

Bl. Marcolinus of Forli (1317-1397)
Italian, priest, ascetic.

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.
SAP | NewAdvent | Catholic-Forum | EWTN | UTM.edu | BIBLIOGRAPHY |  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9

Jan-29

Bl. Villana de' Botti (1332-1361)
Italian, wife and mother, contemplative, worker among the poor, Lay Dominican.
Catholic.org

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.
Catholic-Forum

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.
NewAdvent | CIN | CO | Magnificat | Catholic Forum

(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.
Magnificat | DomCentral

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.
DomCentral | Fordham | CO | Catholic Forum

Feb-16

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

Feb-18

Bl. John of Fiesole (1386-1455)
AKA Fra Angelico and Beato Angelico, Italian, priest, celebrated artist, Church appointed patron of artists, especially of painters.
NewAdvent | Catholic Forum | GIS | Gallery

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".
Catholic Forum

Feb-24

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

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.
NewAdvent | Catholic Forum | DomLife | St. Vincent Church | National Gallery | Miracles of SVF see also May 5th

Apr-10

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

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.
Catholic Forum | CO | PFL

Apr-14

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

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.
DomCentral | Catholic Forum

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.
NewAdvent | Catholic Forum | CO

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.
HBK

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).
NewAdvent | Catholic Forum | CO | Catholicism.org

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.
NewAdvent | Magnificat | Catholic Forum (w/Raymond StThomasIrondequoit) | COSI | WomenHistory

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.
NewAdvent | Catholic Forum | Magnifcat | CO | AC

(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-5

St. Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419) [M]
Spanish, priest, celebrated itinerant preacher and ascetic, Church appointed patron of builders, canonized 1455.
NewAdvent | Catholic Forum | DomLife | St. Vincent Church | National Gallery | Miracles of SVF see also April 5th

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.
Catholic-Forum

(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

Bl. 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.
SAP | Catholic-Forum | NewAdvent

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.
Bettnet

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.
Catholic-Forum

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.
SAP | Catholic-Forum

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.
Catholic-Forum

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 Skanninge (+1282)
Widow, first Swedish Dominican nun, attracted other women to join her, used her inheritance to build for her group the first Swedish Dominican cloistered monastery after overcoming considerable civil and ecclesiastical hurdles both in Sweden and in Rome.

Sep-4

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

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.
Central Province | Saint Luke's | Catholic Exchange

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.
Catholic-Forum | OP Documents

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-22

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.
NewAdvent | Catholic Online | EWTN | American Catholic

Oct-5

Bl. Raymond of Capua (c.1330-1399)
Italian, priest, 23rd Master of the Order, reformer, confessor and biographer of St. Catherine (April 29).
Catholic Online | St. Thomas Irondequoit | Catholic-Forum

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.
Catholic.net | RevolutionOfLove | Catholic-Forum | Eastern Province Art

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.
Catholic.net | Magnificat.ca | American Catholic
EWTN Novena Prayer

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.
NewAdvent | Catholic-Forum

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

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.
SAP | NewAdvent

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.
Catholic-Forum

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.
DSotP | OP.org

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.
Catholic-Forum

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.
DomCentral

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.
Simon: NewAdvent | EWTN
Jude: Catholic-Pages

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.
NewAdvent

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.
Catholic-Forum | Catholic.org | CatholicExchange

Nov-5

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

Nov-6

Ss. Francis de Capillas, priest;
Alphonsus Navarrete, priest; and Companions, martyrs. [M]
These Dominican martyrs of Japan and China (1617 to 1748) of Spanish and native nationalities are celebrated together.  St. Francis de Capillas was declared the Protomartyr of China by the Holy See,
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20001001_zhao-rong-compagni_en.html

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.
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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.]
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Ss. Ignatius Delgado, bishop and martyr, Vincent Liem, priest and martyr, Dominic An-Kham, martyr, and their companions, martyrs [M]
(1838+) and 5 other Dominican bishops; and 15 other Dominican priests (+1773); 3 priests of the Third Order; Vietnamese, (+1859) and 9 other Lay Dominicans;
24 parishioners of Dominican missions;
58 others not associated with the Order, canonized 1988.
Many of the martyrs of Vietnam were Dominicans.  A wonderful book, Witnesses of the Faith in the Orient: Dominican Martyrs of Japan, China, and Vietnam, made possible by the Eastern Dominican Province is available online.  Below you will find the page numbers for the Dominican saints of Vietnam, but this publication provides many more saints in addition.  http://www.op-stjoseph.org/dom-images/pdf-files/witnesses.pdf (7.8 MB Adobe)

• Dominican Bishops
  St. Dominic Hanares (1765-Jun. 22, 1838) pp. 181-182
  St. Vincent Yen (1764-Jun. 30, 1838) p. 185
  St. Ignatius Delgado (1761-Jul. 12, 1838) pp.187-188
  St. Jerome Hermosilla (1800-Nov., 1 1861) pp. 227-229
  St. Valentine de Berrio-Ochoa (1827-Nov. 1, 1861) pp. 230-231
  St. Joseph Mary Diaz-Sanjurjo (1818-Jul. 20, 1857) pp. 238-239
  St. Melchior García Sampedro (1821-Jul. 28, 1858) (pp. 240-242
   

• Dominican Priests
  St. Vincent Liem (1731-Nov. 7) pp. 223-224
  St. Dominic Hanh (1772- Aug. 1, 1838) p. 193
  St. Joseph Fernandez (1775-Jul. 15, 1838) pp. 190-191
  St. Peter Tu (1776-Sep. 5, 1838) p. 196
  St. Dominic Tuoc (1775-Apr. 2, 1839) p. 197
  St. Thomas Dou (1778-Nov. 26, 1839) p. 198
  St. Dominic Xuyen (1786-Nov. 26, 1839) p. 202
  St. Joseph Hien (1775-May 9, 1840) p. 209
  St.  Dominic Trach Doia (1792-Sep. 18, 1840) p. 211
  St. Matthew Alonso Liciniana (1702 -Jan. 22, 1745) pp. 217-219
  St. Francis Gil de Federich (1702-Jan. 22, 1745) pp. 220-222
  St. Vincent Liem Le Duang (1731-Nov. 7, 1773) pp. 223-224
  St. Hyacinth Castañeda (1743 -Nov., 7 1773) pp. 225-226
  St. Peter Almató y Ribera (Nov. 1, 1830-Nov. 1, 1861) pp. 232-233
  St. Dominic Mau (1808-Nov. 5,1858) p . 243
  St. Joseph Tuan (Van Tran) [OP priest] (1821-Apr. 4, 1861) p. 248
   

• Lay Dominicans
  St. Dominic An Kham (1799-March 11, 1859) p. 244
  St. Joseph Uyen (1775-Jul. 4, 1838) p. 186
  St. Joseph Canh (1963-Sep. 5, 1938) p. 201
  St. Francis Xavier Mau (?-Dec. 19, 1839) pp. 203-204
  St. Dominic Yu (?-Dec. 19, 1839) p. 205
  St. Thomas De (1810-Dec. 19, 1839) p. 206
  St. Augustine Moi (1806-Dec. 19, 1839) p. 207
  St. Stephen Vihn (1814?-Dec. 19, 1839) p. 208
  St. Thomas Toan (1767-Jun. 27, 1840) p. 210
  St. Joseph Khang (1832-Dec. 6, 1861) p. 234
  St. Dominic An Kham (Pham Thong) (1799-Jan. 13, 1859) p. 245
  St. Luke Cai Thin (Trong Pham) (1819-Jan. 13, 1859) p. 245
  St. Joseph Cai Ta (Pham Thong) (1800-Jan. 13, 1859) p. 246
   

• Dominican Tertiaries
  St. Augustine Schoeffler (1822-May 1, 1851) priest, M.E.P., pp. 212-213
  St. Dominic Caam (An-Kham) (?-Mar. 11, 1859) priest, p. 246
  St. Thomas Khuong (1779-Jan. 30,  1860) priest, p. 247

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 (April 5).
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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.
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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.
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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]