Lay Dominican Fraternity - St. John the Baptist Chapter

05/04/2026

A blessed and joyful Easter to one and all.
Christ is Risen!

03/04/2026

𝐒𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: “𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬, 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧”

Live from the Mother-Church of the Dominican Province of the Philipines, the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of La Naval de Manila, Sto. Domingo Church, Quezon City.

Handog ng 𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒, 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒, 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐎𝐀𝐆 at ng 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓

Sa pakikipagtulungan ng SCI SECURTIY AND INVESTIGATION, INC., Radio Veritas 846, at Catholic Media Network

Sama-sama nating pagnilayan ang Huling Pitong Wika ng Panginoon. Makakasama natin ang mga piling tagapagnilay mula sa Order of Preachers (Dominicans) na gagabay sa atin sa pagninilay sa Krus ni Hesus—ang bukal ng ating pag-asa:

I. "Ama, patawarin mo sila, sapagka't hindi nila nalalaman ang kanilang ginagawa." — 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐆. 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬, 𝐎𝐏 (𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰𝘢𝘨, 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯)

II. "Tunay kong sinasabi sa 'yo: sa araw na ito ay makakasama kita sa Paraiso." — 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐳𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐎𝐏 (𝘋𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘊𝘈𝘔, 𝘔𝘪𝘺𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵. 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤)

III. "Babae, hayan ang iyong anak! Hayan ang iyong ina." — 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐃𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐬, 𝐎𝐏 (𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵,𝘚𝘵. 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘢 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺)

IV. "Diyos ko, Diyos ko, bakit mo ako pinabayaan?" — 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐎𝐣𝐨𝐲, 𝐎𝐏 (𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘚𝘵. 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯, 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘴, 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘢)

V. "Ako'y nauuhaw." — 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐜, 𝐎𝐏 (𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘥𝘦 𝘈𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘢, 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘢𝘯)

VI. "Naganap na." — 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐳𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐎𝐏 (𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘚𝘵𝘰. 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘻𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺)

VII. "Ama, sa iyong mga kamay aking inihahabilin ang aking kaluluwa." — 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐄𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐏 (𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰𝘢𝘨, 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯)

Mapapanood din sa GMA7 at YouTube pages ng Dominican Province of the Philippines at mga katuwang na social communication ministries. Ang 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ay hatid sa inyo ng Dominican Province of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas at ng Santo Domingo Convent.

17/03/2026

CURIOUS ABOUT THE DOMINICAN VOCATION?

DISCOVER GOD’S CALL FROM YOUR SCREEN:
DVO, or Dominican Vocation Orientation, is a virtual space for young men—students and professionals—to explore the call to priestly, religious, or Dominican way of life.

WHEN: March 22, 2026 (SUNDAY) @ 7:15 pm
WHERE: via Zoom Meeting
HOW: REGISTER NOW by filling out the Google form:

https://forms.gle/w2AuPgYvwDcc9UcE6
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08/03/2026

Be a Dominican!

HAVE YOU BEEN WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DOMINICAN VOCATION?

CONSIDER JOINING the DOMINICAN VOCATION ORIENTATION (DVO), an online activity, via Zoom, for MALE STUDENTS and YOUNG PROFESSIONALS discerning the priestly or religious life.

WHEN: March 15, 2026 (Sunday) @ 7:15 pm
WHERE: via Zoom Meeting
HOW: REGISTER NOW by filling out the Google form:

https://forms.gle/w2AuPgYvwDcc9UcE6
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23/02/2026

This Season of Lent, let us journey towards Christ through the merits of St. Catherine of Siena.

20/02/2026

In this Season of Lent,
let us reflect on the Passion and Death of our Lord
through the prayer of St. Catherine of Siena.

18/02/2026

ICYMI...

The Lay Dominican Fraternity of St. John the Baptist - Manila recently visited the San Lorenzo Ruiz Home for the Elderly, (February 17, 2026) which is under the loving care of the Little Sisters of the Poor.

The Home currently looks after around 44 elderly residents, and the Letran Lay Dominicans brought donations to help support their daily needs.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our generous benefactors who helped make this meaningful outreach possible: Willie Chiam and family, Edita Sua, Beth Tan, Paulette Romualdez, Marilyn Tan, Remegia Horlador and the Letran Youth for Christ - Basic Education Department.

May our good Lord continue to bless all our benefactors for their kindness and generosity in making this endeavor a success.

💛 How to Help
If you wish to make a donation, you may send it through the following account:

Account Number: BDO Savings Account No. 00450-0786956
Account Name: Davy Chioa and/or Phea Regala
Bank: BDO Intramuros Branch

10/02/2026

𝐏𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧

𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐒...

The Letran Lay Dominicans – Manila would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the following who continuously support our apostolate:
Letran Youth for Christ - Grades 4, 5 and 6 - Basic Education Department
Marilyn Tan, Paulette Romualdez, Edita Sua, Beth Tan and the
Chiam Family

We are still accepting donations for our weekly distribution of 𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐥.

See details below on how you can donate or send us a message.

Thank you.

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𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐈 𝐒𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍
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29/01/2026

January 29

Blessed Villana de’Botti OP
(1332-1361)
Widow, Mother, Penitent, Mystic, Lay Dominican

She was gifted with visions of Our Lady and of the Saints and was granted the gift of prophecy. Born in 1332 in Florence, Italy and died on 29 January 1361 of natural causes.

Villana de’Botti was born in 1332 in Florence in the Tuscany region of central Italy. She was the daughter of the rich Florentine merchant Andrea di Lapo de’Botti. As a child she was exceptionally pious and, at the age of thirteen, she ran away from home to enter a Convent. But her father objected to this and had her brought back. Not long after, in July 1351 he had her married to Rosso di Piero Benintendi.

After she married, she seemed completely transformed. She indulged herself completely in worldliness and vanity and even debauchery. But it is said that one day she was going out dressed in a beautiful dress adorned with pearls and precious stones. She looked in the mirror, but instead of her own reflection, she saw a demon (another version says she saw her stained soul). The same image appeared in a second and a third mirror. Immediately Villana repented of her sins, her vices and evil habits. She tore off her dress and put on the simplest outfit she could find. She then went to the Dominican Church of Santa Maria Novella and made a general Confession. Not long after, she joined the Dominican Tertiaries.

Her conversion was complete but she remained faithful to her marital duties. However, she spent all her free time in prayer and reading spiritual literature, studying — especially the biographies of Saints and St Paul ‘s letters and, she made great progress in the spiritual life. She tried to beg for the poor in the streets but was prevented from doing so by her horrified family. She appears to have had visions and ecstasies, and despite opposition in certain camps, she was locally venerated as a saint even before she died. After she became a widow, she had to endure slander from some of her companions.

She died on 29 January 1361 in Florence while the words from the Passion of Christ: “He bowed his head and gave up His spirit” were read to her at her request. (The painting below depicts Bl. Villana and companions mourning the Death of our Saviour).

Her body was carried to the Church of Santa Maria Novella, where it was besieged for a month by large crowds who fought to get hold of pieces of her clothing and made it impossible for any burial to take place.

She is buried there in a marble tomb made by Bernardo Rossellino. She was Beatified on 27 March 1824 when her cult was confirmed by Pope Leo XII (1823-1829).

27/01/2026

Saint Thomas Aquinas, OP
January 28

St. Thomas Aquinas OP (c. 1225? – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest, theologian, and philosopher. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Catholic theology and Western philosophy.

Thomas was a proponent of natural theology and the father of a school of thought (encompassing both theology and philosophy) known as Thomism. He argued that God is the source of the light of natural reason and the light of faith.

He embraced several ideas put forward by Aristotle and attempted to synthesize Aristotelian philosophy with the principles of Christianity. He has been described as "the most influential thinker of the medieval period" and "the greatest of the medieval philosopher-theologians". Thomas Aquinas's philosophy influenced modern virtue ethics, aesthetics, and cognitive theory.

Thomas's best-known works are the unfinished Summa Theologica, or Summa Theologiae (1265–1274), the Disputed Questions on Truth (1256–1259) and the Summa contra Gentiles (1259–1265). His commentaries on Christian Scripture and on Aristotle also form an important part of his body of work. He is also notable for his Eucharistic hymns, which form a part of the Church's liturgy.

As a Doctor of the Church, Thomas is considered one of the Catholic Church's greatest theologians and philosophers. He is known in Catholic theology as the Doctor Angelicus ("Angelic Doctor", with the title "doctor" meaning "teacher"), and the Doctor Communis ("Universal Doctor"). In 1999, Pope John Paul II added a new title to these traditional ones: Doctor Humanitatis ("Doctor of Humanity/Humaneness").

25/12/2025