Please pray for the repose of the soul of John Drew. John was a Lone Lay Dominican, formerly of the original New Forest Fraternity and he was in his 90s. He was a great friend of the Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph, and was responsible for all the heavy gardening work at their Priory for many
Crawley Fraternity are looking forward to 2 special occasions. On Monday 26th February at 12 noon, in the Dominican Convent Chapel in Crawley, Margaret McGetterick will make her First Profession as a Lay Dominican, and Pauline Rigby will make her Final Profession. On Tuesday 27th February Cheryl Bowles will be Admitted to the Fraternity. Please
On 6th February 2024, Bristol welcomed Christophe Fricker, Nick Sutton, Lawrie Sayer and Maria Rupprecht to their fraternity. Please keep them in your prayers.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Frederick Weir. Fred was a Lone Lay Dominican, and he died on 29th August 2023, aged 97. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord And let perpetual light shine upon him May he rest in peace Amen
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Ann Gorman, a Lone Lay Dominican, previously of the London Fraternity, who died on 16th September 2023, age 94. Eternal rest grant unto her, O LordAnd let perpetual light shine upon herMay she rest in peaceAmen
The Dominican Seminar will take place at Hinsley Hall, Leeds on 1-3 March 2024. The seminar brings together people from all branches of the Dominican family. The theme of this year’s seminar is ‘Aquinas on the Virtues’, and this is particularly appropriate as we celebrate the double jubilee of St. Thomas Aquinas. The conference fee
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.
December is the Dominican Month for Peace, and this year’s theme is the Amazon. Resources are available:
On 27 November 2023. Sr. Helen Alford OP gave a talk entitled ‘Just Peace? On Social Peace and the Causes of Division’ as part of the Lincoln Lecture series. If you missed the lecture you can listen to a recording:
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
