Call for photographs On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Dominic, an exhibition in the Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna will give the public the opportunity to discover the oldest known portrait of Saint Dominic, painted around 1238 and representing the founder of the Order of Preachers at the table with 48 brothers. In…
Rome, 31 January 2020 Prot. n. 50/18/027 Jubilee 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Dominican Family, As we begin the year of the Lord 2020, let us keep in mind the forthcoming celebration of the 8th Centenary of the Dies Natalis of our Holy Father St. Dominic. Br. Bruno Cadoré has announced in his letter on 6 August 2018…
Rome, January 23, 2020 The Vice Province of Southern Africa is celebrating their vice provincial chapter presently. They elected a new Vice Provincial, Brother Myke Mwale, OP, and the Master of the Order, Brother Gerard Francisco Timoner, III, has confirmed the election (22/01/2020). Brother Myke made his first profession on September 8, 2009, and solemn profession on January 28, 2014.…
Tabularii Ordinis Praefectus Frater Augustin LAFFAY, O.P. The Master of the Order, fr Gerard Francisco TIMONER III, O.P. has appointed fr. Augustin LAFFAY, O.P. as the new Archivist of the Order. Fr. Augustin LAFFAY, O.P. tells us more about his journey: Born in 1965 in France, I lived mainly in Lyon until I entered religious life in 1994. After the baccalaureate,…
Rome, 22 December 2019 Anniversary of the Confirmation of the Order of Preachers Prot. 50/19/761_MO_Messages “Non temere, Maria, perché hai trovato grazia presso Dio. Ecco concepirai un figlio, lo darai alla luce e lo chiamerai Gesù.” Luke 1: 30-31 (CEI translation) Dear Brothers and Sisters, As I write this Christmas message to you, I was astonished to discover belatedly that…
December 12, 2019 The capitulars friars of the Provincial Chapter of the Queen of Martyrs Province of Vietnam have elected fr. Tomás de Aquino Nguyen Truong Tam, O.P. as their Prior Provincial. The Master of the Order fr. Gerard Francisco TIMONER III, O.P. has confirmed the election. Fr. Tomás has accepted the election and made his Profession of Faith. Fr.…
Fr. Juan José Baldini was elected Prior Provincial of the Argentine Province of Saint Augustine for the period 2019-2023. The election was confirmed today by the Master of the Order, brother Gérard Timoner III.Fr. Juan José was born in Mendoza on February 18, 1976, entered the Order in 1994, made his first profession on March 4, 1995 and was ordained…
The Master of the Order, brother Gérard Francisco TIMONER III, OP, appointed fr. Raj Mannes AMIRTHA, OP as the new socius for Asia and the Pacific. Fr.Raj Mannes was born on 21 March 1953, made profession in the Order of Preachers on 20 June 1974 and was ordained a priest on 26 October 1980. As a new socius, fr. Raj…
The Master of the Order, Brother Gérard Francisco TIMONER III, O.P., confirmed the election of fr. Francisco José MONTALUISA CHASIQUIZA. He was born in Latacunga (Cotopaxi – Ecuador) on 24 April 1950. He made his first profession in the Order on October 18th, 1972 and was ordained a priest on March 18th, 1978. Brother Francisco is a graduate in Religious Sciences. We pray…
