Dominicans aim to keep saints in Halloween.Washington, D.C. -- The Dominican House of Studies The Dominican House of Studies is a Priory of the Province of St. Joseph of the Order of Preachers. It houses the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. Building Dominican House of Study is located on Michigan Ave. has been making a special effort for five years to make All Hallow's Eve, well, more hallowed. Instead of trick-or-treating (or worse, bar-hopping) on Halloween, hundreds of the faithful gather with the Dominican religious for the Vigil of the Saints--celebrated on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of All Saints' Day All Saints' Day, feast of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, and day on which churches glorify God for all God's saints, known and unknown. It is celebrated on Nov. 1 in the West, since Pope Gregory IV ordered its church-wide observance in 837. . The vigil centres on readings from the writings and lives of the saints in a darkened chapel, followed by Gregorian and Russian chant by the Dominican Schola Cantorum. There is also a brief homily on the saints and the universal call to holiness Universal Call to Holiness and Apostolate is a teaching of the Roman Catholic Church that all people are called to be holy. (See Lumen Gentium, Chapter V) [1] This Church teaching states that all within the church should live holy lives and spread holiness to others. , night prayer, and a candlelight procession to the cloister's reliquary while chanting the Litany of the Saints The Litany of the Saints (Latin, Litania Sanctorum) is a sacred prayer of the Roman Catholic Church. It is a prayer of invocation to God, Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the martyrs and saints upon whom Christianity was founded. . Afterward, the 60-some Dominican priests and brothers host a party for their guests. The concept came from the Dominican Priory of St. Albert in Oakland, California, which started holding a similar event in 1998. This year a similar liturgical service for the All Saints vigil will begin at Providence College in Rhode Island. (Zenit, Oct. 29, 2003) |
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