A new canonization for a member of the Dominican Family: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. In his general audience on 20 November 2024, Pope Francis announced that this event will take place as part of the Jubilee of Young People, as the highlight of the summer days dedicated to young people during the coming Holy Year. The young student from Turin,…
“The Blessed gave glory to his Order with all the passion and pride of being a member of it with all his faith and all his strength” (Nicola Gori). Looking ahead to the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, who will be raised to the altars during Holy Mass on August…
Traditionally, the ministries of Brothers of the Dominican Order were largely those of providing services for the community. Rarely did they engage in ministries beyond the confines the priories. Often times these ministries were hidden and unnoticed. All friars of the Dominican Order assume responsibility for preaching and the salvation of souls. Dominican Brothers exercise the privilege, right and responsibility…
During the annual retreat for the brothers at the Studium of the Vietnam Province of the Order, Brother Joseph Quy Nguyen, OP, wrote a letter to Brother Timothy Radcliffe, OP, asking him to share his thoughts on the role of young Dominican brothers in the as missionaries in the Order. In response to this request, Br Timothy sent the brothers a letter in which he encouraged them to be ready to be sent forth to “preach the Gospel to the whole world.”
The Master of the Order on the Trail of the Dominican Martyrs in Ireland “Today we gather on holy ground,” said Br. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, Master of the Order. “Not because of marble or gold, not because of a great cathedral, but because faith was lived here with courage. This rock, hidden in a Kerry wood, once served…
Pray in thanksgiving for the canonization of St. Bartolo Longo ROME — With joy and gratitude, the Dominican Family celebrates the canonization of St. Bartolo Longo, lay Dominican and founder of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii. Once lost in darkness and despair, Bartolo encountered the saving mercy of Christ through the intercession of the Blessed…
ROME — In a global celebration of missionary life, Pope Leo XIV canonized seven new saints on Oct. 19, during a solemn Mass in St. Peter’s Square. Among the new saints is Bartolo Longo, the lay Dominican and founder of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii. Longo’s journey from involvement in the occult to becoming one…
Brother Jorge Alejandro Scampini, OP, reflects on receiving the title Master in Sacred Theology, recognizing it as a vocational affirmation by the Order, and explores the Dominican theological mission, stressing interdisciplinary dialogue, preaching, and ecumenical engagement in today’s complex world.
The young Dominican tertiary will be canonized during the Jubilee, one hundred years after his return to the house of the Father in the Holy Year of 1925. “With gratitude to God, Giver of all good things, the Dominican Family rejoices in the announcement by Pope Francis that our brother Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized,” wrote the Master of…
The canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young layman of the Dominican Third Order, will take place on Sunday, 7 September 2025, after being rescheduled from the initially planned date of August 3rd. The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff confirmed this on June 13th in a communiqué about the Ordinary Public Consistory presided over that same day by Pope Leo XIV.
