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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.
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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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Nov-28

St. Zedislava Berkiana (1220-1252)
Lay Dominican and Wife
Although her feast was on the 4th of January, her feast was perpetually impeded in the United States by the feast of Elizabeth Ann Seton.  Thus the Order chose to move her feast to this date, at least in the USA.

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