2023 marks the 700th anniversary of the canonisation of St. Thomas Aquinas, and 2024 marks the 750th anniversary of his death, so the Dominican Order is celebrating a double jubilee. To open the Jubilee Celebrations, there is a letter to the Dominican family from the Master of the Order.
Jill Gunsell, President of the Cambridge Fraternity, recently spoke on Radio Maria about life as a Lay Dominican.
This year’s Dominican Seminar will take place on 17-19 March at Hinsley Hall in Leeds. We’ll publish more information as soon as it’s available.
The prayers to be used at the regular meetings of fraternities are now available on-line, so that people will be able to access them on mobile devices at the meetings, or screen share if you are meeting on-line. The prayers can be found on the button below, and also on our Prayer & Liturgy Resources
There will be an engaging, informative interactive day to equip people to speak about abortion in the situations they find themselves in every day. The day is organised by March for Life UK, and will be held at St. Mary’s College, Oscott on Saturday 4th February.
On Saturday 17 December the North East Fraternal Group celebrated 4 new admissions. Please pray for Ewan, Gavin, Christine and Angeline (pictured here with the group’s religious assistant fr. Matthew Jarvis OP and convenor Andy Doyle). The Mass with admissions is available on the YouTube channel of St. Cuthbert’s, Durham.
The Dominican Month of Peace for 2022 is focussing on Myanmar. The Dominican Family have released a Solidarity Statement for Justice and Peace with the People of Myanmar.
Congratulations to Will Townsend who made his temporary Profession as a Lay Dominican on 10 December at Holy Cross, Leicester. Will is pictured with Fr John Farrell OP (Religious Assistant) and Peter Kilty (President of the Leicester fraternity). Please keep Will and all the Leicester fraternity in your prayers.
The Dominican Month of Peace for 2022 begins on the First Sunday of Advent, 27th November, and lasts until the end of December. This year’s focus is on Myanmar. The Month of Peace is an excellent way for all members of the Dominican family to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the Order
An Advent Litany and a Christmas Blessing for the Home are available in the Resources section of our website.
