DOMINICAN FRIARS
Philippine Province
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Who We Are
The Ordo Praedicatorum, our four pillars, and our roots in the Philippines.
Who We Are
The Ordo Praedicatorum, our four pillars, and our roots in the Philippines.
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The Ordo Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers) is a religious order within the Catholic Church, composed of men who dedicate themselves to the ministry of preaching, according to the tradition and legacy of our founder, Saint Dominic de Guzman (1170–1221). While we are all Brothers (friars), not everyone is a priest — a Dominican Brother can pursue either the Priesthood or the ministry of the Cooperator-Brother.
The four equally important pillars of Dominican life are prayer, study, community life, and apostolate.
Fundamental Statute of the Province
With divine help, the work of the Order rapidly grew. During its early years it was relatively easy to govern from the curia in Rome, but expansion into various territories necessitated the introduction of Provinces — regional bodies with their own governance, formation, and mission.
The Dominicans in the Philippines
Christianity first reached these islands in 1521 with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan and his party. It was, however, only in 1587 that the first permanent Dominican mission reached the island of Luzon. The first Spanish friars dedicated themselves to the Christianization of the natives, as well as the foreigners living among them — notably the Chinese. These Dominicans formed the Province of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
The Philippine Province
Following almost four hundred years of Spanish Dominican mission in these islands, the Dominican Province of the Philippines (Ordo Praedicatorum – Provincia Philippinarum) is the forty-first Province of the Order, canonically established on 8 December 1971 in a solemn ceremony at Santo Domingo Church, Quezon City, Metro Manila. The Province was to be the indigenous home of native Filipino Dominicans, as well as a training ground for future Dominican missionaries in nearby countries.
Today, the Province ministers in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, as well as in Malta and Gibraltar.
The Ordo Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers) is a religious order within the Catholic Church, composed of men who dedicate themselves to the ministry of preaching, according to the tradition and legacy of our founder, Saint Dominic de Guzman (1170–1221). While we are all Brothers (friars), not everyone is a priest — a Dominican Brother can pursue either the Priesthood or the ministry of the Cooperator-Brother.
The four equally important pillars of Dominican life are prayer, study, community life, and apostolate.
Fundamental Statute of the Province
With divine help, the work of the Order rapidly grew. During its early years it was relatively easy to govern from the curia in Rome, but expansion into various territories necessitated the introduction of Provinces — regional bodies with their own governance, formation, and mission.
The Dominicans in the Philippines
Christianity first reached these islands in 1521 with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan and his party. It was, however, only in 1587 that the first permanent Dominican mission reached the island of Luzon. The first Spanish friars dedicated themselves to the Christianization of the natives, as well as the foreigners living among them — notably the Chinese. These Dominicans formed the Province of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
The Philippine Province
Following almost four hundred years of Spanish Dominican mission in these islands, the Dominican Province of the Philippines (Ordo Praedicatorum – Provincia Philippinarum) is the forty-first Province of the Order, canonically established on 8 December 1971 in a solemn ceremony at Santo Domingo Church, Quezon City, Metro Manila. The Province was to be the indigenous home of native Filipino Dominicans, as well as a training ground for future Dominican missionaries in nearby countries.
Today, the Province ministers in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, as well as in Malta and Gibraltar.
