Priesthood - Dominican Friars

A Letter from the Prior Provincial

by jacob.df | Sep 3, 2020 | General, Newsletter

Dear Friends, I would like to share with you these verses from Psalm 18 that we Dominicans pray in the Divine Office. He made the darkness his covering, the dark waters of the clouds his tent … From on high he reached down and seized me he drew me up from the...

God in the Midst of Suffering

by jacob.df | Jun 29, 2020 | Newsletter

Dear Friends, Where is God in the midst of suffering? One sign of God’s presence is the Ordination (in three separate ceremonies due to Coronavirus precautions) of eight Dominican Friars you helped prepare for the priesthood. The Sacred Heart linking Christ to His...

Dominican Ordinations 2019

by jacob.df | May 28, 2019 | General, Vocations

Dominican Ordinations 2019 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” — Psalm 110: 4 On Saturday May 25th, 2019, six of our Dominican friars were Ordained to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ by...

God Never Lets Us Go

by jacob.df | Feb 25, 2019 | General, Vocations

God Never Lets Us Go By Father Pius Pietrzyk, O.P. On May 23rd, 2008, I was ordained a priest of Jesus Christ. I like to think that my Nana—my Irish grandmother—is having a great laugh right now. She always hoped that I would become a priest. I thought about it a...

Alter Christus

by jacob.df | Jun 12, 2015 | General, Photo Tour

The Sacred Heart linking Christ to priests is a popular symbol of the priesthood. In the rite of ordination the phrase “Alter Christus” (“another Christ”) reminds us that, although Christ himself is present to his Church, the priest acts as...