On 29 April 2025, the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, thirteen priests and three deacons from five different dioceses gathered together at the Priory of St. Thomas Aquinas, Manila, for an orientation program on the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic. Br. Romulo Rodriguez, OP, Provincial Promoter, and his assistant Br. Jayson Gonzales, OP, welcomed the participants and gave a…
From 2 to 5 May 2025. From May 2 to 5, 2025, the Master of the Order, Fra Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, visited the Vicariate of Pedro de Córdoba, which belongs to the Province of Hispania and includes the territories of Cuba and the Dominican Republic. He was accompanied by Fra Fernando Delgado, OP, Socius for Latin America and…
From 18 September to 2 October, the Master of the Order Bro Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, visited the province of Hispania, accompanied by his socii Br. Pablo Sicouly, OP, Br. Juan Manuel Hernandez, OP, and Br. Pavel Syssoev, OP.
From 27 June to 18 July, the Master of the Order, Bro Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, made the canonical visitation of the Province of St. Vincent Ferrer in Central America, accompanied by the Socius for Fraternal Life and Formation, Bro Juan Manuel Hernández, OP, and the Socius for Latin America and the Caribbean, Bro Fernando Delgado, OP. The Province…
From the 7th to the 21st of June, in the framework of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Province of St. Augustine, the Master of the Order, Bro Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, made the canonical visitation along the new territorial configuration embraced by the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with two countries, Argentina and Chile. Bro Gerard was…
From 3 to 7 June, the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, accompanied by the Socius for Latin America and the Caribbean, Brother Fernando Delgado, OP, made their canonical visitation of the Provincial of Vicariate Antón Montesino in the Province of Hispania. The vicariate includes the Convento Santo Domingo Ra’ykuéra in Asunción and the Casa Santísima…
The Provincial Vicariate of Venezuela of the Province of Our Lady of the Rosary received the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, together with Brother Juan Luis Mediavilla, OP, Syndic of the Order, and Brother Fernando Delgado, OP, Socius for Latin America and the Caribbean. The visit took place from 23 to 29 April. The Master’s…
The Master of the Order, fr Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, together with the Socius for Asia Pacific, fr Jamshed Albert Gill, OP, conducted canonical visitation of the Vice-Province, Reginae Sinae-Taiwan, from 13-21 January 2024. The friars were visited at the house of formation, Saint Albert the Great Convent-Taipei, Saint Dominic Convent -Kaohsiung and the friars serving in Minor Basilica…
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From December 27, 2023, to January 3, 2024, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, Master of the Order, conducted a canonical visit to Dominican friars in Iraq, joined by Brother Alain Arnould, OP. The visit emphasized hope amidst challenges.
On October 14, 2023, the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, concluded the second part of the canonical visitation of the Province of Poland, which began on September 18, 2023. This extensive visit involved meetings with friars, nuns, and members of Dominican lay fraternities in communities throughout the Province. Online meetings were also organized for communities outside Poland, and discussions took place with Bishop Jacek Kiciński in Wrocław. The visit also included preliminary planning for the next General Chapter of the Order, scheduled for July 2025 in Krakow.
