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6

Hermits of Saint Bruno

August 6, 2008 | 23 Comments

The “Hermits of St. Bruno”[1] is a fraternity of hermits that have their profession of solemn vows to eremitic life under Canon Law (either as a professed Relgious Hermit[2] or a Diocesean Hermit per Canon 603[3]). The “Hermits of Saint Bruno” was founded Brother Michael Anthony, Erem. M.I., D.D., Ph.D., D.B.A.[4]
As the name implies, the [...]

Aug

6

Martyrdom of Gabriel Garcia Moreno

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Today we commemorate the martyrdom of Gabriel Garcia Moreno, Catholic President of Ecuador.  It was on this Feast of the Transfiguration and a First Friday that Garcia Moreno spent his last moments on earth attending Mass and receiving and adoring the Blessed Sacrament.  Just hours later would he meet His Savior face to face and [...]

Aug

6

Dominican Heritage

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Saint Dominic de Guzman
Born: 1170 – Died: August 6, 1221
Founder, Order of Preachers
Of course, this month’s Dominican Heritage will be about St. Dominic. He is our hero, our master, our father, and most of all our example of how to be a Dominican.
The first thing to notice about Dominic was his intense prayer life. It [...]

Aug

6

Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ on the Mount

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INTROIT: Your lightnings enlightened the world: the earth shook and trembled. Ps. 83, 2, 3. How lovely are your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs and faints for the courts of the Lord.
Sermon on the Transfiguration
Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica
For an explanation of the present Feast and understanding of its truth, it [...]