Category: Events

Announcement From Fr. Hilander

via Denise Harvey, WDP LPC President, February 17, 2020

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Below is an email from Fr. Augustine, letting us know that the whole order is praying for us today.

Beautiful.

Please continue to keep Fr. Augustine in your prayers.

God bless you,

Denise

Dear brothers and sisters in St. Dominic,

During the last Dominican General Chapter in Vietnam, a prayer recommendation came up about praying a liturgical hour for each province and entity of the Order. Today, the 17th day of the even months, the whole order is praying for you. Our Dominican Priory in Seattle is praying midday prayer for you. May you thrive and grow in the graces of Jesus Christ and the charism of our Order.

This is the text of the prayer.

“Be with the Lay Dominicans as they follow Christ in the footsteps of St. Dominic; make them faithful to their calling and bless our Order with vocations.”

Peace,

Fr. Augustine, OP

Chapter Suffrages

Holy Rosary Church, Portland, Oregon

On February 8, 2020, we gathered as a chapter for 8 am Mass, Rosary, and Office of the Dead. We offered this suffrage for all the deceased parents of members of the Dominican Order. Thank you all who attended, more than a dozen of us there praying and offering it up for their souls.

November Suffrages

St. Dominic by fra. Angelico

All Souls Day Suffrage for our Chapter was celebrated on November 2, 2019 at the Noon Mass (Dominican Rite) at Holy Rosary Church, followed by the Rosary and Office of the Dead. 16 Chapter members attended.

There will be a Chapter suffrage observance on November 9, 2019 at the 8 Am Mass, Holy Rosary Church, followed by the Rosary and Office of the Dead, for the souls of all Dominican departed. Please attend if you can.

Oh Joy! 10 Received or Professed into our Chapter.

June 23, 2019

Welcome to our members being received into the Dominican Order (Laity) or making Temporary Profession (Promises) to the Dominican Order Laity and our Rule and Particular Directory.

Left to Right:

Back Row: Mary Halvorson (Formation Director), Antonia Valdes (received), Loretta Huibregtse (rcvd), John Walsh (rcvd), Steve Silva (rcvd), Lloyd Maurer (temp. prof.), Cecelia Hoesly (prioress).

Front Row: Jim Woolf (temp. prof.) , Molly Woolf (temp. prof.) , Lisa Elliott (temp. prof.), Jackie Candello (temp. prof.), Felicia Summerfield (temp. prof.).

Schedule of Masses

As a gift to us, Fr. Augustine, Provincial Promoter of the Laity, will be celebrating a monthly Mass – throughout the year – for our chapters. Below is the schedule of dates. If your chapter has any special intentions during a particular month, please send them to me*.

       April 29th St. Catherine of Siena

       May 24th Translation of the relics of St. Dominic

       June 18th Bl. Hosanna of Mantua

       July 4th Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati

       August 2nd Bl. Jane of Aza

      September 28th St. Lorenzo Ruiz

      October 30th Bl. Benvenuta Bojani

(The council will send the names of our deceased chapter members for November)

      November 8th for all OPL Holy Souls.

      December 8th Immaculate Conception

May God grant our Holy Mother Church, our Order, Province –  and all of us – an abundance of grace.

God bless you,

Denise Harvey

Lay Provincial Council President

*To Contact Denise, Send email to Calvin@rosary-center.org, and he will forward it to her

Happy Easter!

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!

Annual Lenten Retreat, March 29-31, 2019

News Flash!

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.

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For more info or to register contact Jacquelyn at jelinville @ gmail.com

Our Lady of Peace

Mary Fazio Gregorian Masses

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.”

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