The friars are members of the Order of Preachers, AKA "The Dominicans" and we are members of the Eastern Dominican Province. There are many… » More
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In 1992, the Province of St. Joseph officially established the Vicariate of East Africa so that, with the assistance of the other American Dominican Provinces, the preaching mission of the Order of Preachers might be established in eastern Africa. The Dominican Vicariate of East Africa comprises Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and southern Sudan. Watch… » More
Watch the slideshow above of first Vespers of the Solemnity of Our Holy Father, St. Dominic, in which 21 men entered their canonical year of novitiate during the Dominican Rite of Vestition with the Province of St. Joseph at St. Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati, OH.
Please remember these men in your prayers that they will persevere!
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Here is a photo of the recent Vestition of the Novices that took place at Saint Gertrude's Priory in Cincinnati.
The official start of the novitiate year begins with the postulants receiving the Dominican habit. During this ancient ceremony, called vestition, the new novice kneels before the prior of the community, who clothes him in all six pieces… » More