The Rosary Many saints and community founders have jealously felt a certain pride in saying that he had received of the Virgin Mary herself the responsibility to preach and to spread the practice of recitation and devotion of the Rosary. A 17th century pope would even have asked that we stops this competition. All this to say that devotion to…
The face of Saint Dominic Carved by Fr Felicísimo Martínez Díez, O.P. We know fr Felicísimo because he is an artisan of reflection on religious life and evangelization in today’s world. Few of us know the art of wood carving, to which he devotes himself especially during his holidays. Today, St. Dominic’s carved wooden face is surrounded by a large…
“Tracing the Roots Back to the History of the Order” is the theme of the 2019 Annual Regional Gathering of the Dominican Lay Fraternities of Region IV held in the Daragang Magayon Hall of the University of Santo Tomas – Legazpi last August 11, 2019. Expounded in the most comprehensive yet unsophisticated manner by the General Promoter of the Dominican…
From August 07 to 19, 2019, the Dominican friars of the Provincial Vicariate of Rwanda and Burundi met in Rwanda where they celebrated various happy events together. On August 07 2019, in the convent of St. Dominic of Kigali, during the 6pm Mass with vespers, six young people including two Rwandans, two Burundians and two brothers from the Provincial Vicariate…
In Medio Ecclesiae In about a month, many Christians around the world will be celebrating “Reformation Day,” a day commemorating Martin Luther’s well-known dissent against the Catholic Church and the subsequent religious revolution that took place in the following centuries. Today, however, Catholic Christians around the world are celebrating the life of a man who came just a generation after…
Kraków: Extraordinary Music Workshops Ended Last Sunday Here is a snapshot of this year’s event: four Masses, three phenomenal concerts, seven lectures, six workshops, and many hours of independent musical coaching. Over 300 participants attended. We began the first day with solemn Mass at noon, followed by lunch. Afterward, participants attended thematic sections on Gregorian chant, choral conducting, vocal coaching,…
The Dominican Mission in Taiwan and Saint Dominic Parish in Kaohsiung celebrated the 40th death anniversary memorial in honor of the Fourth Prefect Apostolic of Taiwan and the First Prefect Apostolic of Kaohsiung, Rev. Fr. Jose Maria Arregui Ipararregui OP who died on 5 August, 1979
Eucharistic Celebration at the Conclusion of the General Chapter We gather to celebrate the solemnity of our Father St. Dominic, light of the Church and preacher of grace. We gather in thanksgiving to the Lord for the grace of the General Chapter here in Biên Hòa, Vietnam, and for the manifold graces we have received from Him. In Bologna, the…
Mass of Holy Spirit We are here gathered in His Name. And we are more than two or three, in this gathering of all languages, peoples and nations. What are we going to ask Him? What are we really going to ask, as we invoke the Holy Spirit in our lives? Of course, we ask the Holy Spirit to guide…
1. How would you describe your experience as the Master of the Order? At the end of his mandate, brother Timothy said that he had made a great “pilgrimage” in the Order. This expression seems to me to be very accurate and I would be happy to use it to answer this question. To go from community to community, from…
