At Antonia’s funeral on 22 September her daughter, Sarah Conway, gave this eulogy: We are all here to share our love and appreciation for Antonia, or Mum as I will refer to her from here on. Mum always loved a bit of luxury and was keen to look good from a young age. In her
Our 2025 Assembly took place at the Frassati Centre in Leicester, on Saturday 20 September. The theme of the day was ‘Mission’, in particular, the recent letter from the Master of the Order in which he asked us to think about the ‘4 Publics’ for our preaching. Our guest speaker was fr. Cristóbal Torres Iglesias
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sue McQuinn, who was a member of the London Lay Dominicans. She has served as president and treasurer of the fraternity. She also served on the Provincial Council as treasurer, and did sterling work considering that she was already suffering with serious health issues at the
Today, Saturday 6th September 2025, we celebrated the Temporary Profession of Alison Deighan. Please keep Alison in your prayers.
On Saturday 30 August, there was a celebration Mass to mark the inauguration of our new Fraternal Group in Lymington in the New Forest. The group meets at the priory of the Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph, and the Mass was celebrated by fr. Thomas Skeats OP. During the Mass, Pauline was admitted as the
It is with profound sadness we have to report the passing of Antonia (Toni) Lacey, of the Oxford Lay Dominican Fraternity, after a long and inspiring struggle against a range of infirmities. We will all miss her. Please pray for the Repose of her Soul and the Comfort of her Family, particularly Alan, her husband,
London fraternity celebrates three newly admitted members, Dominic McCann, Anne Burke-Gaffney and Mary Antonisamy. The photograph shows the 3 newly admitted, plus other members of the fraternity and religious assistant, Fr Matthew. Please keep Dominic,Anne and Mary in your prayers.
Jasper’s funeral will take place at Blackfriars Oxford, on Saturday 6th September at 11 am. The reception of his body is at 5.30 pm the previous evening. All are very welcome. Please continue to pray for his sister Cecilia and all who miss him.
The Master of the Order, fr. Gerard Timoner OP, has recently published 2 important documents. Links to these documents can also be found on the Resources pages of our website.
Congratulations to Anna, who made recently made her Temporary Profession in Leicester. Anna is pictured with the group’s President, Peter Kilty, and Religious Assistant, fr. John Farrell OP. Please keep Anna and all the Leicester group in your prayers.
