“The Laity of St. Dominic are those faithful who, baptized in the Catholic Church or received into her, confirmed and in full communion of faith, sacraments and ecclesiastical governance, are called by a special vocation to progress in the Christian way of life and to animate temporal things through the charism of St. Dominic.”

— General Declarations of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic 1.§ 1, 2019

Preparation Phase (Fall 2022)

08 December 2022 at 7:30 pm (after the 6:30 pm Mass for the Immaculate Conception) in CH-004 - Information Night:

“St. Dominic and Lay Dominicans in the World”  Question and Answer session with Fr. Henry Stephan, OP, David Lutz, OP, and Don Stelluto, OP


Beginning in January 2023, we meet on Thursday evenings beginning with the 6:00 pm Mass in the Holy Cross Chapel, followed by a formation session in CH-004 (the church basement meeting room, accessible from either stairwell at the back of the church).


Initiate Period (2022 - 2023)

05 January 2023  - Module No. 1 (“Introduction”)
26 January 2023 - Module No. 2 (“Orders”)
16 February 2023 - Module No. 3 (“Prayer”)
09 March 2023 - Module No. 4 (“Study”)
13 April 2023 - Module No. 5 (“Community”)
04 May 2023 - Module No. 6 (“Mission”)
                
Date TBD - Temporary Profession


Candidacy Period (2023-2024)

17 August 2023 - Module No. 1 (“The Laity”)
07 September 2023 - Module No. 2 (“The Laity” continued)
05 October 2023 - Module No. 3 (“St. Dominic”)
09 November 2023 - Module No. 4 (“The Dominicans”)
07 December 2023 - Module No. 5 (“Lay Dominicans”)
11 January 2024 - Module No. 6 (“Dominican Saints”)
01 February 2024 - Module No. 7 (“Dominican Spirituality”)     
07 March 2024 - Module No. 8 (“Liturgy of the Hours”)
04 April 2024 - Module No. 9 (“The Rule”)
02 May 2024 - Module No. 10 (“Evaluation”)