Audi, benigne Conditor
17 February 2010
The Holy Father always celebrates Ash Wednesday at Santa Sabina—the "home" of the Order of Preachers. For some reason, which I don't know, silver candlesticks and crucifix are traditional for Domincians. We have them here at our monastery.
To get a glimpse into how Lent is celebrated in our monastery go HERE to read an article Sr. Mary Catharine wrote several years ago for Our Sunday Visitor.
Here is a translation of one of the traditional Office hymns that we sang today. It so beautiful sums our desires for a "good Lent".
O MERCIFUL Creator, hear!
To us in pity bow Thine ear:
accept the tearful prayer we raise
in this our fast of forty days.
Our hearts are open, Lord, to Thee:
Thou knowest our infirmity;
pour out on all who seek Thy face
abundance of Thy pardoning grace.
Our sins are many, this we know;
spare us, good Lord, Thy mercy show;
and for the honor of Thy name
our fainting souls to life reclaim.
Give us self-control that springs
from discipline of outward things,
that fasting inward secretly
the soul may purely dwell with Thee.
We pray Thee, Holy Trinity,
one God, unchanging Unity,
that we from this our abstinence
may reap the fruits of penitence. Amen.
6 comments:
I'm not absolutely sure, but I suspect that the use of silver candlesticks & crucifix within the Order is an indication of poverty - part of the mendicant lifestyle.
maybe the silver were used because of the penitential season; gold is normally used at other times
No, we use silver all the time. Our paschal candle stand and standing Crucifix are silver. We have had these since 1938. Perhaps Fr. Augustine Thompson will know.
No, we use silver all the time. Our paschal candle stand and standing Crucifix are silver. We have had these since 1938. Perhaps Fr. Augustine Thompson will know.
excellent, never really noticed the silver candlesticks actually.
here are someposts people may be interested in
AUDI, benigne Conditor,>chanted at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Ke3tQrBEI
and a good portion of the ash Wednesday Mass from St Sabina.
http://gloria.tv/?media=53078
pax
Post a Comment