Thrice Blessed - Our Dominican Brethren In Song on the Streets of DC

From the March For Life last Friday in Washington, D.C. - our Dominican brothers filling the public square with heavenly chant. Take a listen to:

 O Lumen

Sub Tuum  

Salve Regina

Blessed Henry Suso, O.P. and the Eucharist

Today we remember Blessed Henry Suso, O.P. (1290-1365) a German Dominican priest, mystic and spiritual writer.

Some suggest that it is difficult to separate fact from fiction when discussing  this gifted Friar. He had as many critics as he did followers. There is a brief but interesting account of his life in Sister Mary Jean Dorcy, O.P.'s classic St. Dominic's Family - Lives of over 300 Famous Dominicans. You can also get a glimpse into his life and writings at New Advent.

His best known work, A Little Book of Eternal Wisdom, is one well worth reading and pondering. Here is a Eucharistic prayer from that book for your use and reflection:

A Prayer to be Said When Thou Goest To Receive Our Lord (Image Source:Willing Shepherds.org) O Thou living fruit, Thou sweet blossom, Thou delicious paradise apple of the blooming fatherly heart, Thou sweet vine of Cyprus in the vineyard of Engaddi, who will give me to receive Thee so worthily this day that Thou shalt desire to come to me, to dwell with me, and never to separate from me!

Podcast - Little Angels and a Tree

The approaching anniversary of the infamous Supreme Court decision, Roe v Wade, reminded me of  two angelic silent preachers who touched my heart and left me filled with hope. Listen here if you want to find out what they did.

Defining Love - Father Bruno Shah, O.P.

Well worth listening to what the good Friar has to say: