September 23 to October 1, 2021
Category: Events
40 Days for Life Fall 2021
From Brenda,
Dear pro-life prayer warriors,
Thanks for supporting life, from it’s very beginning to natural death.
Julie and I went to the Summer Symposium for 40 Days for Life and returned on Aug 9th. It was so inspirational!! We are charged up and ready to get geared up for our next campaign at Lilith, starting Sept 22nd, and ending Oct 31st.
Please save the following dates and mark them on your calendar:
1) 40 Days for Life Opening Rally / Prayer vigil Saturday, Sept 18th, at 2 pm at 340 NE Clackamas St (Aquinas Hall). Portland, 97232.
We decided not to have the Opening vigil at Lilith. There were time constraints, safety concerns, and parking issues at Lilith. Plus we have a lot of great prizes you can win by signing up for vigil hours at Lilith. Therefore, we needed tables to put them on, and lots of room. It will be easier for the speakers also, as they won’t have to shout to be heard over construction noise.
2) 40 Days for Life Opening Mass. Catholics and Protestants are all welcome.
Sunday, Sept 12th 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral 1716 NW Davis. 97209
The Archbishop will celebrate Mass with Msgr. Gerard O’Connor and Fr. Charles McCoy.
Some of the prizes will be:
The new book Shawn Carney and Steve Karlan wrote: “What to say When…..” The complete new guide to discussing abortion. With family members, acquaintances, etc in a matter-of-fact manner. The Heart of the Matter–a beautiful devotional book. If this book doesn’t get you inspired to pray more for an end to abortion, nothing will! It’s fantastic.
The DVD of “UnPlanned” Plus, hats, sweatshirts, tee shirts (long and short-sleeved), water bottles.
And last but not least, a cowboy hat from Houston!
Stay tuned for the flyers with more details.
Invite to Catholic Social Teaching class
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Fr. Justin Gable is inviting you to participate in Part II of his Ethics and Moral Philosophy Series, entitled, “An Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching”. The class will be hosted by Fr. Justin and Fr. Michael Hurley. See email below for details.
One note, the class has a requested fee of $100. If you are unable to pay the full fee, or a portion of it, please let Fr. Justin know. He will gladly waive the fee. If you can pay, please do. This will cover costs associated with the class, and also serve as a donation to the Friars.
Stay well and stay holy.
God bless you!
Denise (Denis Harvey, Lay Provincial Council President)
Introduction-to-Catholic-Social-Teaching
Happy Feast of St Dominic from the Province
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| Happy Feast Day of St. Dominic! Dear Friend of St. Dominic, |
Today we joyfully celebrate the feast of our founder, Holy Father Dominic. In the 12th century, St. Dominic gathered a group of men committed to the truth of the Gospel. For 800 years, his followers the Dominicans have preached for the salvation of souls.
When St. Dominic saw the confusion of his day, he responded with charity and clarity.
Much like in St. Dominic’s time, today we are surrounded by confusion. We live in a world that no longer knows the Gospel— a world that doesn’t know the joy of the incarnation and the resurrection.
But like St. Dominic, we are filled with hope!
Following in his footsteps, we continue to preach the truth with charity and clarity. Let us ask Holy Father Dominic for special strength to spread the Gospel in our own age of confusion!
St. Dominic, pray for us!
In Christ and St. Dominic,
Dominican Friars
P.S. Will you pray for our Novices? Join the Novice Prayer Pledge today!
VIDEO: St. Dominic’s Legacy!
From Denise:
Happy Feast Day!!
Let us give thanks to God for raising up St. Dominic to be a light in the Church and in the world.
As his sons and daughters, may we always keep that light burning.
St. Dominic, pray for us.
Have a blessed day!
Denise
Also, please Join The Novice Prayer Pledge 2021! Vestition is Sept 2, 2021.
St Dominic’s Novena from the Province.
From Denise Harvey, our Lay Provincial Council President, on 7/29/2021:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the summer!
We are fast approaching the Feast of our Holy Father Dominic. As you know, this feast day marks 800 years since St. Dominic’s entry into Heaven. As his sons and daughters, let’s prepare for this great feast by praying a novena together, as one family. This novena is composed by the Sisters in Nashville. It’s beautiful and reflective:
https://www.nashvilledominican.org/our-vowed-life/st-dominic/novena-to-st-dominic
Let’s bring our personal intentions to this novena along with the intentions of: Our Friars/ Brothers/Sisters/Nuns, increase in vocations, all deceased Dominicans, all the holy souls in purgatory, our Church, our Holy Father, our country and it’s leaders, an end to abortion and all laws that offend God, all who are ill, those seeking employment, an end to the pandemic, those who are traveling, an increase in the love of virtue, and a renewed love of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
This novena begins tomorrow, the 31st, and ends on St. Dominic’s day. Please forward this to all your chapter members.
Thank you for your participation.
God bless you!
Denise
PS: Our mini LPC Zoom meeting is also fast approaching! We are meeting on Saturday, August 14 at 9am PST A Zoom link and an Agenda will be sent out the end of next week.
Reception and Profession 6/27/21
Congratulations to our newest received and first professed members!
Karin Korn, received into the order, and Patrick Hartigan, first profession.
We all welcome you, and we WILL eventually have a reception for everyone!
Denise Messages the Province re: Fr. Tony
From Denise Harvey, Lay Provincial Council President
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Thank you for your prayers for our former president, Fr. Tony Galati, who was ordained on Saturday. Photos of his ordination are attached.
Please continue to keep Fr. Galati, and all our newly ordained priests, in your prayers.
Also, our Fra Angelico Chapter in Modesto is inviting you to a presentation on St. Joseph, by Br. Joseph Murray. Br. Joseph is a former member of their chapter. He then discerned a calling to join the Oratorian Community as a Brother, in Washington, DC. The presentation is on Saturday, July 10, and is free (flyer attached). Please join them if you can. It’s a blessing to witness the vocations of our members and of our member’s children. May God continue to bless our Church with vocations.
God bless you on this Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul!
Denise
Marian Retreat Day with Archbishop Sample
Centenary of Corpus Christi Monastery, Menlo Park, California
Dominican Nuns O.P. May 24, 2021
“On the 29th of May 1921, it being the Sunday within the octave of the feast of Corpus Christi, five choir sisters – Mother Mary of the Rosary, Very Reverend Mother Prioress, Mother Mary Emmanuel, Reverend Mother Subprioress, Mother Mary of the Immaculate Heart, Sister Mary Agnes, and Sister Mary of the Visitation – two lay sisters – Sister Mary Rose and Sister Mary Thomas – and Sister Mary Benedict, touriere and natural sister of Sister Mary Rose, set out to found in San Francisco a new monastery with perpetual exposition and adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament…”
Monastery Chronicles – Archives
Corpus Christi Monastery, Menlo Park, California
Letter from the Holy Father on the 8th Centenary of St Dominic
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Happy Feast Day of the Translation of St. Dominic!
Fr. Augustine forwarded this letter to us from Pope Francis to the Order.
It is also the Feast of Our Lady, Mother of the Church!
May God bless you through the intercession of Our Lady and our Holy Father Dominic,
Denise (Lay Provincial Council President)