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Very little is known about Mother Julian of Norwich (d.1442). Not even her name is left to us, and she

"And now we know the excellence of this pillar, which the bright fire lights for the honour of God. Which

I suppose I must have been about twelve or thirteen when the thought first came to me of giving my

St. Aelred was born in Hexham in the North East of England in 1110. He came from a family whose

Readings: Acts 10:34, 37-43; Psalm 117; Colossians 3:1-4 [or 1 Corinthians 5:6-8]; John 20:1-9 At the Easter Vigil when the Exultet

The Dominican brothers at Blackfriars Oxford wish all Godzdogz readers a blessed and joyous Easter! Above is a view of the priory

Today is a day of strange quietness.  We have lived through the sorrowful passion of Our Lord, walked with him

Below is an edited video of two responsories from Matins, and of the Benedictus sung during Lauds, which are all

The prayer of the prophet Jeremiah, from Lamentations chapter 5, is chanted during Tenebrae on Holy Saturday. It is sung

Each day during Tenebrae, the first reading is taken from the book of Lamentations, and it is sung in English

Readings: Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12; Psalm 31; Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 The Good Friday liturgy begins with a dramatic gesture

From Monday to Wednesday of Holy Week this year, the Dominican students prayed the Stations of the Cross in our