Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapter Blogs

  • A beautiful video from St. Joseph College Seminary, based here in our Diocese of Charlotte, NC! Mrs. Mary Clark, O.P., featured in this video, is a member of our Chapter and has been part of St. Joseph College Seminary from the start. Not only has she done much of the interior design and decorations, but

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  • The Commemoration of our Holy Father, Saint Dominic, in Soriano

    (A.D. 1530) Source: Short Lives of The Dominican Saints (1901) September 15 – The event commemorated in this festival is the appearance in the Dominican Convent of Soriano, in the extreme south of Italy, of a miraculous picture of Saint Dominic, which is still preserved, and is held in the utmost veneration even in our

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  • O Sacred Banquet

    O Sacred Banquet

    The O Sacred Banquet (O Sacrum Convivium) prayer was composed as an antiphon for the Feast of Corpus Christi by St. Thomas Aquinas. It is also traditionally prayed by Dominicans preceding the hours of the Divine Office, especially if prayed before the Blessed Sacrament, and in other community gatherings. ENGLISH O sacred banquet, in which Christ is

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  • O Lumen Prayer to St. Dominic

    O Lumen Prayer to St. Dominic O Light of the Church, Doctor of Truth, Rose of Patience, Ivory of Chastity, you freely poured forth the waters of wisdom; preacher of grace, unite us with the blessed. (During Easter time: Alleluia!) V. Blessed Father, Dominic, pray for us (During Easter time: Alleluia!) R. That we may

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