The Winter 2011 issue of Dominicana, a publication of the student brothers of Washington, DC (of which I am presently the editor), includes an article that should be of interest to readers of this site: a translation of Fr. André Duval's article "The Tears of Brother Thomas," which appeared in French in La Vie Spirituelle in 1993. This article reflects on the story that St. Thomas Aquinas would cry during the chanting of the Media vita in Lent, and after giving an evocative description of the way a medieval friar would have experienced the office of Compline reflects on the meaning of St. Thomas's tears.
An excerpt of the article is available on the Dominicana website. It is possible to register for full access for a modest fee, or to subscribe to the journal and receive a printed copy of this issue.
Special thanks are due to Br. Cassian Derbes, O.P., for translating this article.
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