Anna Baidoun RIP

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Anna Baidoun, who died this morning. Anna was a Lay Dominican of the Oxford Fraternity, who served as President of the fraternity, and also as secretary to the Lay Provincial Council. Anna’s funeral will take place at Blackfriars on Tuesday 10th October at 11.00 am. The

Admissions in Edinburgh Fraternity

Congratulations to Alison, Anthony, Lillian and Tricia, who were admitted to the Edinburgh Fraternity on Saturday 2nd September. Please keep them in your prayers. The admissions took place as part of a Regional Day, where Lay Dominicans from Edinburgh, Glasgow and the North East of England met together, to spend time in prayer, to get

Annual Assembly Day: Synodality

This year’s annual assembly for the Lay Dominicans of our Province takes place on Saturday, 16th September 2023, 9.30 – 16.30. The event will be at the Frassati Centre, Parish of the Holy Cross, Leicester, and the cost of the day is £15.. This year’s theme is: Synodality: communion, participation, mission Our keynote speaker is

Maureen Hawkes RIP

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Maureen Hawkes, who died on Sunday. Maureen was a member of the Fraternity which used to meet in the New Forest, and for the last few years has been a Lone Lay Dominican, and a great supporter of the new group which is currently being established.

St. Dominic and his Preachers of Grace

On 23 and 24 June, the Dominican friars in Edinburgh hosted a conference entitled ‘St. Dominic and his Preachers of Grace’. Members of the Dominican family spoke about the past, present and future of the Order in our province and particularly in Scotland. Fr. Dermot Morrin OP hosted the conference. The past: Fr. Richard Finn