Letter from the Master of the Order on the feast of the Translation of our Holy Father Dominic

Letter from the Master of the Order on the feast of the Translation of our Holy Father Dominic

THE “PUBLICS” OF THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL  Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Dominican Family, I wish to share with you a part of my relatio to the General Chapter of Priors Provincials which will be celebrated in Krakow, Poland from 19 July to 8 August 2025. Please accompany us with your prayers so that with the grace and inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the…

The Province of Central America Re-elects Its Provincial Prior

The Province of Central America Re-elects Its Provincial Prior

At the Santo Domingo Convent in Guatemala City, the Provincial Chapter of the Saint Vincent Ferrer Province of Central America re-elected Brother Ricardo Guardado Flores, OP, for a second four-year term. His first term lasted from May 2021 to November 2024. The election took place on November 19, 2024, and was confirmed by the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard…

LITTERÆ CONVOCATIONIS AD PROXIMUM CAPITULUM GENERALE [Updated]

LITTERÆ CONVOCATIONIS AD PROXIMUM CAPITULUM GENERALE [Updated]

We would like to inform you about a publishing error in which the letter of convocation for the General Chapter of 2022 in Tultenango was mistakenly displayed instead of the one for the 2025 General Chapter in Krakow. This error has been corrected, and you can now view the correct letter below. We apologize for any confusion caused.

Letter of the Master of the Order for Vocations

Letter of the Master of the Order for Vocations

One of the important tasks of every friar, not just of the Promoter of Vocations, is to invite and accompany those whom God calls to be Dominicans so that they may know and understand more deeply the “voice” of God.

Eucharist, Source and Paradigm of Synodality

Eucharist, Source and Paradigm of Synodality

October 08, 2024, Prot. 50/24/443 MO letters to the Order Dear Brothers and Sisters, As the Second Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops happens, with some of our brothers and sisters participating and assisting, let us pray that the Holy Spirit breathing in and through the Synod, continue accompanying the entire People of God…

World Rosary Day 2024

World Rosary Day 2024

As we approach October, the month of the holy Rosary, we recall the words of our brother Pope Pius V: “And so Dominic looked to that simple way of praying and beseeching God, accessible to all and wholly pious, which is called the Rosary, or Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in which the same most Blessed Virgin is venerated by the angelic greeting” (Consueverunt Romani, 17 September 1569). An important part of our mission to preach the Gospel is promoting and praying the rosary, which contemplates the mysteries of the Incarnate Word.

Letter of the Master for the Month for Peace 2024

Letter of the Master for the Month for Peace 2024

For many years, the people in Haiti have been subjected to violent atrocities and human rights violation, incessant killings, kidnappings, sexual assaults, human trafficking, and forced labour. These have greatly impacted members of the Dominican Family, including their ability to meet physically, while others had to leave the country for safety reasons. Details of the situation in Haiti will be provided in the coming weeks.

New Socius for Europe (I)

New Socius for Europe (I)

On September 8, 2024, the Master of the Order, Bro Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP, appointed Bro Pavel Syssoev, OP, son of the Dominican Province of Toulouse, as Socius of the Master for the Provinces of Europe (I).

Bro Pavel together with Bro Thomas are the new Socii of the Master for the Provinces of Europe. A special thanks to Bro Miguel Angel del Rio, OP and Bro Alain Arnould, OP, for having served in these offices.

Bro Pavel Syssoev was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1977. After studying philosophy in Russia and at the Sorbonne in France, he worked as a lecturer. He joined the Dominican Province of Toulouse in 2002. He taught in the friars’ studium and in seminaries, preached numerous retreats and the Rosary pilgrimage in 2020. He was prior of Bordeaux and then Marseille, socius to the provincial of his province. He joined the community of Sainta Sabina in May 2024.

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