Our Dominican Identity
“Contemplata aliis tradere” — to hand on to others the fruits of one’s contemplation. This ancient motto of the Order defines how Dominicans live and why they preach.
Rooted in the Liturgy of the Hours and the Holy Rosary, our daily prayer draws us into the very life of God, structuring each day with praise and contemplation.
Intellectual formation is inseparable from Dominican life. We pursue Sacred Scripture and theology not as an end, but as fuel for mission and the love of Truth.
We live as a brotherhood and sisterhood, bound by common rule and mutual charity — supporting one another on the path of holiness and apostolic witness.
Out of contemplation flows preaching — in word, witness, and works of mercy. The Dominican laity carry the Gospel into families, workplaces, and the margins of society.
Miguel Cabrera · Allegory of the Virgin as Patroness of the Dominicans · Oil on canvas, 18th century · The Virgin shelters the Dominican family — friars, nuns, and lay members — beneath her mantle.
The Catholic Church has recognized almost 400 Saints and Blessed belonging to the Dominican Family. Among them:
Founder of the Order of Preachers, a man of extraordinary charity and an unquenchable zeal for the salvation of souls. His life of prayer and poverty became the template for Dominican life.
Dominican lay brother renowned for his profound humility, heroic charity to the poor and sick, and deep mystical life. Patron of our Province and model of the lay Dominican vocation.
The Angelic Doctor, whose synthesis of faith and reason in the Summa Theologiae continues to illuminate Catholic thought and stands as the pinnacle of Dominican study.
Mystic and Doctor of the Church, and patron saint of the Lay Dominicans. A Dominican tertiary whose fearless zeal for the unity of the Church and passionate love of Truth make her a model for all who follow in her path.
A young Dominican tertiary whose joyful witness — rooted in the Eucharist, the Rosary, and service to the poor — continues to inspire lay Dominicans around the world.
A Dominican tertiary rejected by the world but embraced by God. Patroness of the unwanted and the disabled, her life of prayer and charity shines as a witness to the dignity of every soul.
“Omne verum, a quocumque dicitur, a Spiritu Sancto est.”
“All that is true, by whomever it is spoken, is from the Holy Spirit.”
St. Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologiae I–II, q. 109, a. 1, ad 1