The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady
Forget not the sorrows of thy mother with thine whole heart, That thine offering and thy blessing may be perfected. On the mountain of the sacrifice, as Mother she gave Her Son, as Bridge she … Read more
School Life at St Dominic’s
With the sudden notice of closure of school due to lock-downs all over the country, it might be apropos to take a brief look at what has happened the last few months in school. In … Read more
800th Jubilee of the Death of St Dominic
The 800th Jubilee of the entrance into glory of our Holy Father St Dominic was celebrated over two days here in Wanganui. On the 4th of August, a Solemn High Mass was offered in the … Read more
Novena to St Dominic by Bl Jordan of Saxony
Every year, in the lead up to the Feast of our Holy Father St Dominic on the 4th of August, the Sisters recite in common the prayer composed by Blessed Jordan of Saxony as a … Read more
The Sacred Heart of Jesus
O wounded heart, whence sprang The Church, the Saviour’s bride; Thou door of our salvation’s ark Set in its mystic side. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus began in the Middle Ages, when the … Read more
The Ascension of Our Lord
St Gregory the Great on the Ascension of Our Lord Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive; thou hast received men in gifts. (Ps 67:19). Ascending on high He has truly led … Read more
Holy Week: Photos
Regina Caeli laetare, Alleluia! Quia quem meruisti portare, Alleluia! Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia! Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia! The joyful tunes of the Regina Caeli now resound as we celebrate the Pasch. But here are … Read more
Passiontide, the Precious Blood, and the Patience of Our Lord Jesus Christ
This week marks the beginning of the last two weeks of Lent, or Passiontide. The liturgy, already different for the time of Septuagesima and Lent, is marked by further changes: the Gloria is suppressed in … Read more
