Among the thirteen patrons of the next World Youth Day, to be held in Lisbon from 1 to 6 August 2023, three were members of the Order of Preachers. They are Saint Bartholomew of the Martyrs (1514-1590), Blessed Joan of Portugal (1452-1490) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925).
Dominican Brothers: Conversi, Lay, and Cooperator Friars” by Bro Augustine Thompson OP offers a significant historical account of the Order. Available in Spanish and French, it sheds light on the often overlooked lives of these brothers, from Saint Dominic to the present day.
On the 7th of June 2023, with great joy, the Province of St Joseph the Worker, Nigeria and Ghana celebrated the conferment of the academic title Magister in Sacra Theologia (STM) by the Master of the Order, Fr Gerard Timoner III, OP on a son of the province, Fr Anthony Akinwale, OP. The conferment was celebrated with a thanksgiving Mass and a magistral lecture by the recipient.
From 29 May to 2 June 2023, the Meeting of the Cooperator Brothers of the Order of Preachers in Latin America and the Caribbean was held in the convent of San Luis Beltrán, Agua Viva, in Amecameca, Mexico.
The novices and formators of the provinces of Ireland, Belgium, Upper Germany and Austria, Teutonia and Croatia met in Bologna from 6 to 10 June 2023. Novices from the Provinces of Ireland, Upper Germany & Austria, Teutonia and Belgium convened at the patriarchal priory of Bologna to attend a retreat preached by brother Paul Murray. The initiative is part of…
On the morning of the Solemnity of the Annunciation, 25 March 2023, Most Rev. Francis (Frank) Leo was officially installed at the St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, succeeding Cardinal Thomas Collins.
On 12 May 2023, Fr. Nuno Duarte da Silva Queirós, priest of the Diocese of Aveiro (Portugal), was admitted to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Dominic at Vespers in the Basilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine, in Rome. The celebration, during which he received the habit and the rule of the priestly fraternities, was presided by the Postulator General of the Order…
On 1 May 2023, during the canonical visitation of the Vicariate of Ukraine (Province of Poland), the Master of the Order solemnly awarded the diploma and medal ‘Benemerenti’ to the volunteers of the St. Martin de Porres Centre in Fastiv, about 30 kilometres from Kiiv.
The workshop for new Provincials took place at the General Curia from 8 to 15 March. The Master of the Order, Br Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, together with the members of the Curia and twelve new provincials who have recently been elected or re-elected, gathered in Santa Sabina. In this workshop, the provincials had the opportunity to familiarise themselves…
According to the Statutes (2002), the ICLDF has as its mission to promote greater communication among the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic FLSD, in order to achieve a more effective preaching of the Gospel. The FLSD are governed by the Rule and General Declarations (2019). There are currently 128,267 members organized in 2,209 fraternities in 75 countries. Last February 27,…
