Profession in London Fraternity
Congratulations to Michelle who made her first profession in the London Fraternity on Sunday 10th September. Please keep Michelle and all the London Fraternity in your prayers.
St. Dominic’s, Newcastle: Celebrating 150 years
The Dominican friars first arrived in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1239. They returned in the nineteenth century and St. Dominic’s church was opened by Cardinal Manning in September 1873. On 11 September 2023, Bishop Stephen Wright, Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle, celebrated Mass for the 150th anniversary, and blessed a new icon of St. Dominic, written for
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
The Aquinas Jubilee at Bangor University
Ray Bayliss is a Lay Dominican in NW Fraternal Group, and Catholic Chaplain at the University of Bangor. The chaplaincy house is called Ty Acwin (Aquinas House), and Ray explains how his Dominican charism is expressed in his role as Chaplain, and the importance of the Aquinas Jubilee for the chaplaincy at Bangor.
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.
Mass of Thanksgiving at Stone
On Friday 14th July, Lay Dominicans from many of out fraternities joined the Sisters of the English Dominican Congregation at a Mass of Thanksgiving for 170 years of Dominican life and mission at their convent in Stone, as the sisters prepare to leave the convent. Fr. Martin Ganeri OP, the Prior Provincial, preached during the
Ordinations in Oxford
Congratulations to Fr. Thomas Therese OP who was ordained to the priesthood yesterday, and to Br. Bede OP who was ordained to the diaconate. There are more pictures on our Facebook page.
Questioning God
A new book by fr. Timothy Radcliffe OP and fr. Lukasz Popko OP has just been published. ‘Questioning God’ was launched at Blackfriars, Oxford on Thursday 6th July.