"Dominic wished that the choral office would be sung lightly and joyfully, with simplicity and sobriety, as befits an Order of preachers. It is sung today in all of the various languages and cultures where the Friars find themselves. In fact, a whole repertoire of Gregorian melodies proper to the Order continues to be sung today: canticles to Our Lady and to Saint Dominic, hymns, and more." - Fr. Timothy Radliffe, o.p., Master of the Order
