SAINT DOMINIC PRIORY

Posted by Thereh Lawrence on Jul 1, 2014

SEVEN BROTHERS MAKE THEIR RELIGIOUS PROFESSION

Newly Professed – On June 28, 2014, six brothers made their first profession as Dominicans at St. Albert Convent in Rosaryhill, Hong Kong. They made their simple profession during the Eucharistic Celebration presided by Fr. Javier Gonzalez, OP, Provincial, and concelebrated by Dominicans from the communities of Hong Kong, Macau and China. A number of simply professed brothers,...

Posted by Thereh Lawrence on May 21, 2014

FR. SECUNDINO’S GOLDEN JUBILEE AS DOMINICAN PRIEST

Last Saturday, 17 May, the Community of St Albert the Great, in Hong Kong, programmed an Eucharist and a dinner to commemorate the Golden Priestly Jubilee of its Prior, Fr Secundino Vicente Zurdo. On that solemn occasion he was also accompanied by some brethren from St Joseph’s community (Kowloon) and St Dominic’s (Macau). It was a very intimate,...

Posted by Thereh Lawrence on Apr 20, 2014

EASTER VIGIL

Death, since the beginning of history, has been seen as an entity without remedy, becoming part of our daily life. We have discovered that death is inevitable and have experienced and suffered the hurt caused by death. Likewise, it is the desire of our human nature to leave behind somebody or something to remember us. We all want, in some way or another, to be immortalized. In the ancient world,...

Posted by Thereh Lawrence on Apr 17, 2014

HOLY THURSDAY (2014)

After listening to tonight’s gospel we can conclude that Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. According to the hints given by the gospel, Jesus also knew that the Jewish authorities had offered a reward to turn Him in. He needed to be careful, so that He could slip into Jerusalem and the upper room without being seen. The man carrying the jar of water is a...

Posted by Thereh Lawrence on Apr 13, 2014

DOMINICAN JUBILEE 800 PRAYER FOR THE JUBILEE OF THE ORDER

The Order of Preachers is preparing for the Jubilee celebration on the occasion of the 800 years of its approval. As Dominicans, we know that prayer is essential to enter into the dynamics of renewal and metanoia to which the Jubilee celebration calls us. For this reason, we would like to invite all the Dominican family to join in the praying of the Jubilee prayer, which is translated in different...