SAINT DOMINIC PRIORY

Posted by OP on May 20, 2012

THE MONTH OF MAY AND OUR DEVOTION TO MARY

For Catholics, there are two months in the yearly calendar dedicated to Mary our Mother: May and October. While the month of May is focused on our devotion to Mary, the month of October is centered on the Rosary of Mary. We are in the month of May, 2012. Hereafter, I wish to share with our readers my simple reflection on our devotion to Mary. We Christians believe that Mary is the Virgin Mary and...

Posted by OP on May 5, 2012

“TO THE VIRGIN MARY” (From a Sermon of Saint Vincent Ferrer)

“IN HIS RESURRECTION CHRIST APPEARED FIRST St. Vincent Ferrer was born in Valencia, Spain in 1350. Dominican Vincent, theologian, peacemaker, popular saint, and charismatic itinerant preacher proclaimed the Good News of Jesus throughout Western Europe. He supported his moving preaching with a life of poverty, prayer and penance. His moving preaching was confirmed by many sings. He died at Vannes,...

Posted by OP on May 2, 2012

Silver – Golden Jubilees Macau 2012

Every year at this time, on the “Good Shepherd´s Sunday” (fourth Sunday of Easter), the Church celebrates the “Day of the Consecrated Life”, when women and men religious, renew their promises (sometimes of long ago…) and ask the Lord to help them be faithful to Him and to their fellow men and women until the very end of their lives. They also beg the “Good Shepherd” to increase their...

Posted by OP on Apr 22, 2012

“Explosive” growth in S. Korean Catholics may be world’s fastest’

There may be no other country in the world that over the past half century has seen growth as sustained as that of South Korea, including conversions to Christ. From 1960 to 2010, the number of inhabitants went from 23 to 48 million; per capita income from 1,300 to 19,500 dollars; Christians from 2 to 30 percent, of which about 10-11 percent, 5.5 million, are Catholic; there were 250 Korean priests, today...

Posted by OP on Mar 20, 2012

USJ celebrates its patron’s feast

The Catholic University of Saint Joseph (USJ) of Macau celebrated the Feast of its Patron Saint, St. Joseph on March 16, 2012. The simple celebration centered on the Concelebrated Mass held at the University’s Speakers Hall at noon. The Eucharist was presided by His Excellency the Most Reverend José Lai, Bishop of Macau. It was concelebrated by seven priests-religious from the Society of the Divine Word...