Holy Rosary Lay Fraternity of St. Dominic
(Holy Rosary Parish, Portland, Oregon) of the Western Dominican Province
Happy Easter!!! May the Risen Christ bless you, your chapter and your families in abundance, this Season.
Mrs. Denise Harvey, OP, LPC President, The Most Holy Name of Jesus Province
All of us on the council of the Holy Rosary Chapter join with Denise in wishing you a wonderful Easter!
Due to Fr. Vincent Kelber, OP leaving to become the director of the St. Jude Shrine in San Francisco (at St. Dominic’s), he will not be able to be our Retreat Master. Father Gabriel Mosher, OP will be our Retreat Master. Last change, we promise! Fr. Augustin Hilander, OP will give our retreat!
n.b. Fr. Augustine’s retreat was well received and much appreciated.
Subject of the retreat will be announced at the retreat, and this is a silent retreat. Location will be the Our Lady of Peace Retreat House in Beaverton.
Full rate is $172 per person, which includes Friday dinner, 3 meals on Saturday, and 1 meal Sunday. There is also a non-refundable $25 registration fee. In addition, we request a voluntary donation for the Retreat Master. Registration is required as soon as possible. Check in begins at 4 pm Friday and we dismiss at noon on Sunday. If you wish to attend less than all the sessions, please see the details on the registration form.
For more info or to register contact Jacquelyn at jelinville @ gmail.com
The new Dominican Laity Newsletter for the Western Province is available now. Be sure to check out these important topics (among many others):
– New Prior for Western Province – 7
– New Promoter for Dominican Laity – 8
– Holiness of St Dominic – 10
– Third International Congress in Fatima – 22
Note: Proposed changes to Directory.
– Editor’s Introduction – 25
– Letter from Fr. Francis – 26
In memory of our sister in the Dominican Laity, Mary Fazio, here is the prayer we are praying in unison with Fr. Arsenius for the 30 days beginning February 14, 2019.
PRAYING FOR MARY FAZIO DURING GREGORIAN MASSES
Celebrated by Fr. Arsenius
30 consecutive days beginning on February 14, 2019
“Oh God, whose property is ever to have mercy and to spare,
we humbly entreat Thee on behalf
of the soul of Thy handmaid
Mary Antonietta Fazio
whom Thou hast bidden to pass out of this world:
that Thou wouldst not deliver her
into the hands of the enemy nor forget her forever,
but command her to be taken up by the holy angels,
and to be born to our home in paradise,
that as she had put her faith and hope in Thee
she may not undergo the pains of hell
but may possess everlasting joy.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son,
who lives and reigns with Thee
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, forever and ever. Amen.”
Please remember to pray the Office of the Dead for All Parents of Dominicans on February 7th. NOTE!
Due to snow storm the suffrages on the 9th have been cancelled!
(Hopefully you can join us in community on February 9th at Holy Rosary Church for the 8 am Mass, with Rosary and Office of the Dead following, for our community obligation of suffrages. Cancelled!)
We made up for the cancellation, and prayed the Office of the Dead (Vespers) on Feb. 20, 2019 in Sienna Hall and Rosary in front of the Blessed Sacrament in the church. There were 12 of us there.
The Dominican Friars of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus joyfully announce the election of Fr. Christopher Paul Fadok, O.P., as Prior Provincial. He has most recently served as Socius and Vicar to the Provincial.
Fr. Christopher was elected by the Chapter capitulars on Thursday, January 10, 2019 and now begins his four-year term. Over the next few weeks, he will work with the capitulars to review province legislation, assignments, and future goals.
Fr. Christopher was born in 1968. Raised in Phoenix, Arizona, he attended Catholic grade school at Most Holy Trinity Parish and high school at Brophy College Preparatory. In 1986, he received an Air Force ROTC scholarship and studied engineering in Chicago. His thoughts at that time turned to God and philosophy and in 1987 he began to study philosophy at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
From the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology he received the degrees Master of Philosophy in 2006 and Master of Divinity in 2010. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2010 and ministered as a parish priest at Blessed Sacrament, Seattle, WA, and as pastor of St. Raymond of Peñafort, Menlo Park, CA, with an emphasis on the New Evangelization. In December 2016, Fr. Christopher was appointed Socius and Vicar to the Provincial for the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.
Fr. Christopher points to his mother and father, brothers and sisters, and their spouses–his entire family–as the greatest school of love and self-sacrifice he has known. He therefore credits all of them with building up in him the strength to happily receive the grace of his religious vocation.
Please pray for Fr. Christopher as he takes on his new leadership role.
Please remember to pray the Office of the Dead for All Souls on November 2nd. Hopefully you can join us in community on November 3rd at Holy Rosary Church for the 8 am Mass, with Rosary and Office of the Dead for our community obligation of suffrages.
Please remember to pray the Office of the Dead for All Dominican Souls on November 8th. Please join us in community on November 10th at Holy Rosary Church for the 8 am Mass, with Rosary and Office of the Dead to follow for our community obligation of suffrages.
101st Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima “The Miracle of the Sun”
All Marian Groups and the Faithful are invited to attend a Marian Retreat Day at Holy Rosary Church hosted by the Portland Archdiocese Division of The World Apostolate of Fatima, from 8am to 3:30pm. RSVP to brenda.wafpdx@gmail.com. Here is the flyer.
Join in prayer with millions of Catholics to answer a ‘Call to Arms’ for our nation to return to God. Check the map for a location near you.
Join us at the Rosary Bowl in Salem, OR at the Fairgrounds, with Archbishop Sample and Fr. Donald Calloway. More info…
