Young Thomasian Professionals Lay Dominican Fraternity

Young Thomasian Professionals Lay Dominican Fraternity Canonically erected Lay Dominican Fraternity under the Dominican Province of the Philippines

Officially Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario de la Universidad de Santo Tomás Young Thomasian Professionals Lay Dominican Fraternity, a Dominican Laity (Third Order), based in Santísimo Rosario Parish, University of Santo Tomás, Manila.

🎉 A SPECIAL GREETING TO OUR BROTHERS ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR PROFESSION!● 𝗠𝗿. 𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗢𝗣● 𝗠𝗿. 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁...
11/08/2026

🎉 A SPECIAL GREETING TO OUR BROTHERS ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR PROFESSION!

● 𝗠𝗿. 𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗢𝗣
● 𝗠𝗿. 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗢𝗣
● 𝗠𝗿. 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗢𝗣

🙏 O merciful God,
we thank You for the grace of our Dominican vocation.
Renew in them the promises they have made
and strengthen them in fidelity to our calling.

Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and our Holy Father Saint Dominic,
help them to persevere in prayer,
seek and contemplate Your Truth,
and share with others the fruits of their contemplation.

May their lives always proclaim
Christ and His Gospel.

Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

🎂 HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO OUR BROTHER, 𝗠𝗿. 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗕. 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗹!🙏 God of all creation,we offer you grateful praise...
11/08/2026

🎂 HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO OUR BROTHER, 𝗠𝗿. 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗕. 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗹!

🙏 God of all creation,
we offer you grateful praise for the gift of life.
Hear the prayers of your servant, Ranen,
who recalls today the day of his birth
and rejoices in your gifts of life and love, family and friends.

Bless him with your presence and surround him with your love
that he may enjoy many happy years, all of them pleasing to you.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

LOOK | Members of the Fraternity pray Vespers before the venerable image of Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario – La Na...
08/08/2026

LOOK | Members of the Fraternity pray Vespers before the venerable image of Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario – La Naval de Manila after attending Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Our Holy Father, St. Dominic de Guzmán.

📷 Angelo Acapulco OP

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗧. 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗭𝗠𝗔𝗡𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 | 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 8📖 St. Dominic de Guzmán (1...
07/08/2026

𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗧. 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗭𝗠𝗔𝗡
𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 | 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 8

📖 St. Dominic de Guzmán (1170–1221) was a Spanish priest and the founder of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominicans.

Born in Caleruega, Spain, he dedicated his life to preaching the Gospel, combating heresy through truth and charity, and forming well-educated preachers. Recognizing the need for clergy rooted in both prayer and study, he established the Dominican Order in 1216 with the approval of Pope Honorius III.

St. Dominic emphasized a life of contemplation that overflows into preaching, expressed in the Dominican motto: Contemplare et contemplata aliis tradere ("To contemplate and to share with others the fruits of contemplation"). Renowned for his humility, compassion for sinners, and deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, he is also closely associated with the spread of the Holy Rosary.

St. Dominic died on August 6, 1221, in Bologna, Italy, and was canonized in 1234 by Pope Gregory IX. His feast is celebrated on August 8, and his legacy continues through the worldwide mission of the Dominican Family to preach the truth for the salvation of souls.

🙏 Lord, let the holiness and teaching of St. Dominic come to the aid of your Church. May he help us now with his prayers as he once inspired people by his preaching. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗨𝗨𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧. 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗭𝗠𝗔𝗡𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺 (𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨)"DOMINIC, TRUSTING FATHER"🙏 Prayer for the Third Day:...
07/08/2026

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗨𝗨𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧. 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗭𝗠𝗔𝗡
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺 (𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨)

"DOMINIC, TRUSTING FATHER"

🙏 Prayer for the Third Day:

God, our Father, You helped our Father St. Dominic weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice. Help us to serve You by putting into practice Your command of love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

📖 A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Philippians (Phil 2:1-11):

"If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing. Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but [also] everyone for those of others.

Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross.

Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

The Word of the Lord

🙏 Final Prayer for Everyday

O God, who inspired St. Dominic to be admirable in life, doctrine and miracle, I beseech You to give life to my poor soul and to enrich it with your gifts, through St. Dominic’s intercession. I believe You can do this for me as you will it, and that I have hopes that I shall receive my request from your infinite mercy.

Make me an object of Your ardent zeal to help all my brothers and sisters, the clergy and the entire Christian world. You are my hope and consolation. You are my chosen refuge. Deign, please, to receive me, keep me and protect me, through the prayers of St. Dominic, illustrious leader and father, assist me at the hour of my death, and bring me afterwards in your company.

Amen.

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗨𝗨𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧. 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗭𝗠𝗔𝗡𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺"DOMINIC, DOCTOR OF TRUTH"🙏 Prayer for the Second Day:In our Father S...
06/08/2026

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗨𝗨𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧. 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗭𝗠𝗔𝗡
𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘺

"DOMINIC, DOCTOR OF TRUTH"

🙏 Prayer for the Second Day:

In our Father St. Dominic, You gave us a model of charity and zeal for the preaching of the Gospel. Keep us assiduous in study, persevering in prayer and zealous in preaching. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

📖 Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Corinthians (2 Cor. 4: 1-2; 5-11):

"Therefore, since we have this ministry through the mercy shown us, we are not
discouraged. Rather, we have renounced shameful, hidden things; not acting deceitfully or falsifying the word of God, but by the open declaration of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.

For we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus. For God who said, “Let light shine out of the darkness”, has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of (Jesus) Christ. But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.

We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body. For we who live are constantly being given up to death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh."

🙏 Final Prayer for Everyday

O God, who inspired St. Dominic to be admirable in life, doctrine and miracle, I beseech You to give life to my poor soul and to enrich it with your gifts, through St. Dominic’s intercession. I believe You can do this for me as you will it, and that I have hopes that I shall receive my request from your infinite mercy.

Make me an object of Your ardent zeal to help all my brothers and sisters, the clergy and the entire Christian world. You are my hope and consolation. You are my chosen refuge. Deign, please, to receive me, keep me and protect me, through the prayers of St. Dominic, illustrious leader and father, assist me at the hour of my death, and bring me afterwards in your company.

Amen.

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗨𝗨𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧. 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗭𝗠𝗔𝗡𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘢𝘺"DOMINIC, LIGHT OF THE CHURCH"🙏 Prayer for the First Day:God our Fathe...
05/08/2026

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗨𝗨𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧. 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗭𝗠𝗔𝗡
𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘢𝘺

"DOMINIC, LIGHT OF THE CHURCH"

🙏 Prayer for the First Day:

God our Father, You gave our Father St. Dominic the grace to serve the Church as a preacher and founder. Fill our hearts with that same grace and let it shine forth in our words and actions. We ask this through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

📖 Reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians (Eph 4:1-7):

"I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy
of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience,
bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: one body and one spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift."

The Word of the Lord.

🙏 Final Prayer for Everyday

O God, who inspired St. Dominic to be admirable in life, doctrine and miracle, I beseech You to give life to my poor soul and to enrich it with your gifts, through St. Dominic’s intercession. I believe You can do this for me as you will it, and that I have hopes that I shall receive my request from your infinite mercy.

Make me an object of Your ardent zeal to help all my brothers and sisters, the clergy and the entire Christian world. You are my hope and consolation. You are my chosen refuge. Deign, please, to receive me, keep me and protect me, through the prayers of St. Dominic, illustrious leader and father, assist me at the hour of my death, and bring me afterwards in your company.

Amen.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗘: 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘺"REVIVING RELIGIOUS HABITS"📖 Excerpt from the Gospel o...
04/08/2026

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗘: 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘺

"REVIVING RELIGIOUS HABITS"

📖 Excerpt from the Gospel of Matthew 15:1-2, 10-11:

“Some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders?
They do not wash their hands when they eat a meal.”

He summoned the crowd and said to them,
“Hear and understand. It is not what enters one’s mouth that defiles the man;
but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles one.”

✝️ In today's Gospel, Jesus teaches that true purity is not found in merely following external religious customs, but in the condition of the heart.

While traditions can be good and helpful, they lose their purpose when they become empty rituals.

What truly defiles a person is the sin, thoughts, and intentions that come from within.

Jesus reminds us that religious practices have value only when they are united with sincere faith and love.

Whether making the Sign of the Cross, praying, giving to charity, or attending Holy Mass, these acts should never become routine.

God desires hearts that genuinely seek Him, not merely outward observance.

Reflect on your own spiritual habits.

Do your prayers and acts of worship flow from a heart that truly loves God, or have they become mere routines?

Ask the Lord to renew your heart, so that every prayer, every gesture, and every act
of faith becomes a sincere expression of love and obedience to His will.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗘: 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦"THE STORMS OF LIFE"📖 Excerpt from the...
03/08/2026

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗘: 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦

"THE STORMS OF LIFE"

📖 Excerpt from the Gospel of Matthew 14:25-27:

"During the fourth watch of the night,
he came toward them, walking on the sea.
When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified.
“It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear.
At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

✝️ Today's Gospel is more than the miracle of Jesus walking on water. Every detail reveals His saving mission.

The mountain symbolizes Christ's communion with the Father and His heavenly intercession. The boat represents the Church, journeying through the storms of this world, while the waves remind us of the trials, fears, and temptations we all face.

Jesus comes during the darkest part of the night, showing that He never abandons His people. He walks upon the very waves that threaten the disciples, revealing His authority over chaos and His power to turn our trials into a path of grace.

Though fear may prevent us from recognizing Him, Jesus declares, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid," revealing Himself as the divine "I AM" and inviting us to trust in His presence.

The storms of life can make God seem distant, but He is often closest when we feel most overwhelmed. Look beyond your fears and recognize Christ walking toward you. Trust in His promise: "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid."

His grace is always sufficient, and He never abandons those who place their hope in Him.

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