Of the Father’s Love Begotten

Based on a fourth century poem by Aurelius Prudentius, and set to a plainchant melody from the Middle Ages, this Trinitarian hymn celebrates Christ’s nativity.

First profession of vows of Sr. Marie Étienne
of the most holy name of jesus, O.P.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when travelling was difficult, we needed to find a way to welcome family and friends to our sister’s first profession. And so, we learned how to livestream…

Je Répandrai Mon Esprit

Originally learned by the novitiate as a surprise for our novice mistress’s birthday, we sing this hymn for the celebration of Pentecost.

Let all who thirst come unto me

We sing this beautiful hymn as a Communion song during Lent,
recalling the mysteries of our salvation.

“Let all who thirst, come unto me!
O Christ, Fountain of Life,
pour out your Spirit upon us!”

Jésus Sauveur

Composed by Dominican friar André Gouzes,
this song celebrates the founder of our Order.
St. Dominic de Guzman, pray for us!

Palm Sunday: “Hosanna to the Son of David”

Good Friday: Veneration of the Cross

Holy Thursday: “We should glory”

Holy Saturday: The Lamentations of Jeremiah

Easter Vigil: Christ’s Victory over Death

sequence for the solemnity of st dominic

In 1206, St Dominic de Guzman founded the nuns of the Order of Preachers in a farmhouse near Prouille, France. By their hidden lives of prayer and penance, these first sisters worked with our holy father to preach the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout southern France.

To celebrate this feast in honour of our brother in 2019, we sung a new composition of the sequence to St. Dominic at Mass. May we continue to follow in the footsteps of St. Dominic, and sing the joy of the God's love throughout the world.

hymn to the theotokos

This hymn was originally written by St. John Damascene and is used in the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. Our musical setting was composed by our Dominican brother fr André Gouzes, and translated into English for us by one of our sisters. Those of you who have visited our chapel will also recognize this icon of Our Lady, who is to the right of our altar.

“All creation rejoices in you, O full of Grace:
all the choirs of angels and the whole human race.
For you are the holy temple of the Lord,
you are the mystic paradise.”

PSALM FOR OUR BROTHER, ST THOMAS AQUINAS, O.p.

A special arrangement of Psalm 37 for the feast day of our dear brother St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P. A mystic, poet, scholar and friend of God, his mouth and his pen truly “uttered wisdom.”

“The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom
and their tongues speak justice.
The law of their God is in their hearts,
their steps do not slip.”

advent luceRnarium

Every Saturday evening, with the setting of the sun, we celebrate the first Vespers of Sunday. As the light around us fades, we sing the “lucernarium” to celebrate the light of Christ’s Resurrection, which “shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never overcome.” This Advent Lucernarium was originally written by fr. André Gouzes, O.P., and arranged in English by one of our sisters.