“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad, allelu- ia.” (Easter Antiphon) “[Mary Magdalene and the other Mary] hurried away from the tomb half -overjoyed, half-fearful, and ran to carry the good news to His disci- ples. “Suddenly without warn- ing, Jesus stood before them and said, ‘Peace!’ The women came up and embraced His feet and did Him homage.” (4th Reading, Office of Readings, Mt. 28: 8-9) THE EASTER BUNNY— Eostre was a German/Anglo- Saxon goddess of the dawn- rebirth of the year. Her symbol was a rabbit which laid eggs. THE EASTER EGG— In Africa decorated ostrich eggs 60,000 years old have been found. The egg is a symbol of fertility and rebirth. It symbol- izes, as the bird hatches from the shell, Jesus rising out of the tomb. They were forbidden during Lent, to be enjoyed on Easter, especially colored and decorated. THE EASTER BASKET— The Polish have a custom of bringing brightly decorated East- er Baskets, filled with special foods and candy to be blessed on Holy Saturday. THE EASTER HAM— Although Jesus ate lamb for Pass- over, in Northern Europe pigs were much more popular. They were slaughtered in Winter, salted and smoked, and ready to eat in Spring., before fresh meat was available. The Lord is risen, alleluia ! INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Risen ! Whence... 1 April Saint May Saints Detached 2 Happenings Rule Formation 3 A Lexus? Who am I? Contemplari 4 Whence Came… LAY DOMINICANS ST. ALBERT THE GREAT CENTRAL PROVINCE contemplata APRIL, 2013 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 11 NORTH AMERICAN DOMINICAN PROVINCES 1) CENTRAL ST. ALBERT THE GREAT 2) EASTERN ST. JOSEPH 3) WESTERN MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS 4) SOUTHERN SAINT MAR- TIN DE PORES 5) CANADA ST. DOMINIC HOW IMPORTANT IS EASTER? “If Christ has not been raised, then our procla- mation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain...your faith is futile and you are still in your sins...But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead.” (I Cor. 15: 14, 17,20) WITH MARY MAGDALENE (FRA ANGELICO—SAN MARCO)
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“This is the day the Lord
has made; let us rejoice
and be glad, allelu-
ia.” (Easter Antiphon)
“[Mary Magdalene and
the other Mary] hurried
away from the tomb half
-overjoyed, half-fearful,
and ran to carry the
good news to His disci-
ples.
“Suddenly without warn-
ing, Jesus stood before
them and said, ‘Peace!’
The women came up and
embraced His feet and
did Him homage.” (4th
Reading, Office of
Readings, Mt. 28: 8-9)
THE EASTER BUNNY—
Eostre was a German/Anglo-
Saxon goddess of the dawn-
rebirth of the year. Her symbol
was a rabbit which laid eggs.
THE EASTER EGG—
In Africa
decorated
ostrich eggs
60,000 years
old have
been found. The egg is a symbol
of fertility and rebirth. It symbol-
izes, as the bird hatches from the
shell, Jesus rising out of the
tomb. They were forbidden
during Lent, to be enjoyed on
Easter, especially colored and
decorated.
THE EASTER BASKET—
The Polish have a custom of
bringing brightly decorated East-
er Baskets, filled with special
foods and candy to be blessed on
Holy Saturday.
THE EASTER HAM—
Although Jesus ate lamb for Pass-
over, in Northern Europe pigs
were much more popular. They
were slaughtered in Winter,
salted and smoked, and ready to
eat in Spring., before fresh meat
was available.
The Lord is risen, alleluia !
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Risen !
Whence...
1
April Saint
May Saints
Detached
2
Happenings
Rule
Formation
3
A Lexus?
Who am I?
Contemplari
4
Whence Came…
L A Y D O M I N I C A N S
S T . A L B E R T
T H E G R E A T
C E N T R A L P R O V I N C E contemplata A P R I L , 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 1
N O R T H
A M E R I C A N
D O M I N I C A N
P R O V I N C E S
1 ) C E N T R A L
S T . A L B E R T
T H E G R E A T
2 ) E A S T E R N
S T . J O S E P H
3 ) W E S T E R N
M O S T H O L Y
N A M E
O F J E S U S
4 ) S O U T H E R N
S A I N T M A R -
T I N D E
P O R E S
5 ) C A N A D A
S T . D O M I N I C
HOW IMPORTANT
IS EASTER?
“If Christ has not been
raised, then our procla-
mation has been in vain
and your faith has been in
vain...your faith is futile
and you are still in your
sins...But in fact Christ
has been raised from the
dead.” (I Cor. 15: 14,
17,20)
WITH MARY MAGDALENE
(FRA ANGELICO—SAN MARCO)
P A G E 2
“For love is
as strong as
death.”
(Song of
Solomon, 8: 6)
May Saints
Totally Detached
Saint of the Month for April Blessed Hosanna of Cat-
taro (Feast—April 27)
was baptized into the
Greek Orthodox Religion,
the Religion of her par-
ents.
She was a shepherdess in
her youth, spending many
hours in solitary prayer,
and began to have visions
of the Christ child.
As a teen she felt a calling
to become an anchoress
(Hermitess) and was
walled up in a cell near a
church. Julian of Norwich
(+1416) was an anchoress;
it is a recognized vocation
(Canon Law #603).
She later moved to anoth-
er cell and became a Lay
Dominican, following the
Dominican Rule for 52
years.
Tradition says that her
prayers saved the town
from the Turks and the
Plague.
In her tiny cell she re-
ceived many visions. A
convent of Dominican Sis-
ters considered her their
founder.
She was beatified by Pope
Pius XI on Dec. 21, 1927.
“Love God equally in all things.
This means: Love God as
much in poverty as in wealth;
care for Him as much in sick-
ness as in health...The more a
person renounces, the easier
he finds it to renounce...Direct
all your works to God. There
are many people who do not
understand this, and this seems to me hardly surprising. For
the person who is to under-
stand this must be totally de-
tached and elevated above all
things. That we may arrive
at such perfection, may God
help us. Amen.” (Meister
Eckhart, Sermon 30)
May 19—St. Francisco Coll y
Guitart +1875
May 21—Bl. Columba of Rieti
+1501
Bl. Hyacinth-Marie Cormier
+1916 Founded Angelicum.
May 24—Translation of St.
Dominic’s body—1233
May 27—Bl. Andrew Franchi
+1401
May 28—Bl. Mary Bartholomea
LD +1577
May 29—Bls. William Arnaud,
May 4– Bl. Amelia Bicchieri+1314
May 5—St. Vincent Ferrer +1419
May 7—Bl. Albert of Bergamo
LD +1279
May 10—St. Antoninus of Flor-
ence +1459
May 12—Bl. Jane of Portu-
gal+1490
May 13—Bl. Imelda Lambertini
+1333
May 15—Bl. Giles +1265
Bl. Andrew Abellon +1450
C O N T E M P L A T A
“Be
totally
detached.”
Bernard of Roquefort,
Garcia de Aure +1242
May 30—Bl. James Salo-
monio +1314
Provincial Happenings
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 1
With regret we must an-
nounce the resignation of our
Promoter, Fr. Rich Litzau
OP.effective April 1, 2013.
Good luck on your future
endeavors, Fr. Rich!
With sadness we announce that Sr. Mary
Nona McGreal OP passed on March 20,
2013. She was an outstanding historian of the Dominican
Order in the U.S. Sr. Nona
recently celebrated the 80th
anniversary of her 1st Profes-
sion.
Please pray for Fr. Jim Motl
OP, a former Promoter, who is
suffering bravely with cancer.
Fr. Jim spent many hours and travelled
many miles in promoting the Lay Do-
minicans.
Teresa Cecil OP, our JPCC Delegate,
attended a convocation of Promoters
of JPCC, March 1-2, in Grand Rapids,
MI., “A Call to Justice”. Teresa was the
lone Lay person there. Read her thor-
ough report on the ‘JPCC’ website page. Great job, Teresa!
St. Dominic’s Chapter, Denver,
CO., held a Day of Prayer, March 2,
2013, celebrated by Fr. Ed Ruane OP.
26 people attended. John Buerge
OP, Terry Buerge OP, Jonathan
Fletcher OP and Larry Johnson OP
were received into the Order. New
members were Constance Aguillard
and Martha Sinkard.
Congratulations to all as Denver must be
doing something right!
On March 9, 2013 the St. Catherine of
Siena Pro-Chapter, Grand Blanc, MI.,
witnessed the Temporary Promises of
Virginia O’Brien OP, Judy Albin OP
and Eric Grekowicz OP. Congratula-tions! You are growing!