Bristol fraternity admissions
On 6th February 2024, Bristol welcomed Christophe Fricker, Nick Sutton, Lawrie Sayer and Maria Rupprecht to their fraternity. Please keep them in your prayers.
Veritas: Winter edition
We’ve recently published the winter edition of our newsletter, Veritas. It includes some reflections from the Lay Dominicans of our Province, including a reflection on Fra Angelico’s Annunciation at S. Marco in Florence, and one from a Lay Dominican who is also a University Chaplain. And there’s news from our fraternities.
Advent Masses 1986
In 1986 the BBC broadcast the Advent Family Masses at Blackfriars Priory in Oxford. Mass for the First Sunday in Advent was celebrated by the Prior Fr. Timothy Radcliffe OP, with introduction and preaching (on the subject of hope in prayer) by Fr. Herbert McCabe OP. You can see all the BBC’s recordings of the
RIP Lionel Carriere
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Lionel Carriere, a very longstanding member of the London Fraternity, who died on Thursday 16th November 2023. Lionel had been terminally ill for some time. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord And let perpetual light shine upon him May he rest in peace Amen
Remembering your loved ones – special event
6th November 2023 November is the month when Catholics make a special effort to pray for the dead. If you would like the brethren to pray for the souls of your loved ones, you can add their name to our November Dead List online or by posting a note through the letterbox at Blackfriars, Oxford, using the
English Province Dominican Ordo 2024
The Ordo for 2024 is now available. Printed copies can be ordered from: https://ordo.page.link/2024 A PDF of the Ordo can also be downloaded (for free).
Synod on Synodality: Reflections
Fr. Timothy Radcliffe OP led the retreat for those involved in the Synod in Rome. He gave 6 reflections. They are each half an hour long, and you can listen to them on YouTube. (Some of the recordings include morning prayer for the retreatants, and the reflection starts half way through). If you would prefer
Anna Baidoun’s funeral
Anna Marie Louise Baidoun nee Nuttall-Smith 14th October 1931 – 4th September 2023 Requiem Mass on Tuesday 10th October 2023 at 11.00 am Blackfriars Priory Church, St, Giles, Oxford OX1 3LY Followed by burial at Wolvercote Cemetery, Banbury Road Reception afterwards at Blackfriars, St. Giles.
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