PDF Downloads for each of the Candidacy Modules

Books used for Candidacy

• CCC Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Murray, Paul The New Wine of Dominican Spirituality: A Drink Called Happiness. Bloomsbury. 2006
• Philippe, Jacques Time for God Scepter Publishers. 1992
• Ferrell, Walter My Way of Life Confraternity of the Precious Blood. 1952
• Rule and Directory of the Lay Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres
• Liturgy of the Hours, either:
  • Christian Prayer (Red Book) Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York, 1976
  • or the Four-volume set of Liturgy of the Hours
  • You may also use apps/websites like iBreviary to guide you

PDF Module

• Meeting One

Referenced Articles

• Dominican Spirituality (Fr. Benedict Ashley, OP)
• The Salve (Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Nashville, TN)
• Blessed Reginald of Orleans (Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Nashville, TN)

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• Meeting Two

Referenced Articles

• Excerpts from The Libellus and Canonization proceedings of St. Dominic

• “Statute of the Congregation of St. Dominic, Bologna, 1244” and “New Statutes of the Congregation of Our Lady of Arezzo, 1262”

• Blessed Jordan of Saxony (Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Nashville, TN)

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• Meeting Three

Referenced Articles

• Letter of Fr. David Michael Kammler, Oct 2007

• Code of Canon Law (1983): Applicable canons from “Associations of the Christian Faithful” (#298, 301, 303-306).

• St. Pier Giorgio Frassati (Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Nashville, TN)

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• Meeting Four

Referenced Articles

• St. Juan Macias

• St. Martin de Porres

• St. Rose of Lima

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• Meeting Five

Referenced Articles

• Selections from the Catechism of the Catholic Church

• The Liturgy of the Hours, United States Catholic Conference (1981)

• The Three Ages of Interior Life (Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange)

• Spe Salvi (Saved in Hope) by Pope Benedict XVI 

• Pope St. Pius V

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• Meeting Six

Referenced Articles

• Bl. Henry Suso

• St. Catherine of Siena

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• Meeting Seven

Referenced Articles

• Lection Divina: Framework of Teresian Prayer (Rev. Sam Anthony Morello, OCD), used with permission

• Bl. John of Fiesole

• Bl. Imelda Lambertini

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• Meeting Eight

Referenced Articles

• Excerpts from Misericordia Veritatis (The Mercy of Truth)

• St. Thomas Aquinas

• St. Albert the Great

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• Meeting Nine

Referenced Articles

• Lumen Gentium on the Laity

• Mary: Contemplation and Preaching of the Word (Fr. Bruno Cadore, OP)

• St. Vincent Ferrer

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• Meeting Ten

Referenced Articles

• Meditation on the Gospel of Beatitudes (Msgr. Charles Pope)

• St. Margaret of Castello

• St. Antoninus

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• Meeting Eleven

Referenced Articles

• Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching (USCCB)

• Fr. Antonio de Montesinos

• Fr. Bartolomé de Las Casas