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WEDNESDAY DEVOTION TO OUR HOLY FATHER ST. DOMINIC DE GUZMAN* Founder of the Order of PreachersPRAYER TO ST. DOMINIC DE G...
25/08/2026

WEDNESDAY DEVOTION TO OUR HOLY FATHER ST. DOMINIC DE GUZMAN
* Founder of the Order of Preachers

PRAYER TO ST. DOMINIC DE GUZMAN
by Bl. Jordan of Saxony, OP

Oh Blessed Father St. Dominic, holy priest of God, beloved Confessor, renowned preacher, man of the Lord’s own choosing: In your day you were pleasing and beloved of the Lord above all others-glorious in your life, teaching, and miracles. We rejoice to have you as our gracious advocate before the Lord God.

I cry to you from the depths of this vale of tears, because I venerate you, among all the saintly elect of God, with particular devotion. Merciful Father, help, I pray, my sinful soul, so destitute of all grace and virtue, so covered with the stains of many sins and vices. Come to my wretched and unhappy soul, thou happy and blessed soul of the man of God, endowed with such blessings by divine grace.

Not only has it raised you to happy peace, quiet rest, and heavenly glory, but, by your praiseworthy life, it has drawn uncounted others to the same happiness. It has incited them with your sweet admonition, instructed them with your winning teaching, and aroused them with your fervent preaching.

Be attentive, then, Oh Blessed Dominic, and bend a merciful ear to my pleading voice.” Amen.

ST. JOSEPH THE PATRIARCH LAY DOMINICANS COMMUNITY
Dominican Laity of the Province of the Philippines






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25/08/2026

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The St. Joseph the Patriarch Lay Dominicans Community extends its prayerful and heartfelt congratulations to Rev. Fr. Laurence Ryan Mata, OP on his Priestly ordination yesterday on the Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle.

May the Lord bless you abundantly as you embrace these new responsibilities for the Church and the Dominican Family.

Congratulations, Fr. Laurence

ST. JOSEPH THE PATRIARCH LAY DOMINICANS COMMUNITY
Dominican Laity of the Province of the Philippines




TUESDAY DEVOTION IN HONOR OF ST. MARTIN DE PORRES, OPPatron of Social JusticeSt. Martin de Porres, you always had sympat...
24/08/2026

TUESDAY DEVOTION IN HONOR OF ST. MARTIN DE PORRES, OP
Patron of Social Justice

St. Martin de Porres, you always had sympathy for the poor and those who were suffering. We need you help and now ask for it with great confidence in your goodness and power. The favors you received from God encourage us now to ask your intercession. We ask you most humbly to befriend us and assist us from your place in heaven. When you were here on earth, you spent your life loving God and your neighbor. Now that you live in the presence of God, intercede for us and beg the Divine Physician to give us health of soul and body. Amen.

( State your prayer intentions )
Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be

St. Martin de Porres, pray for us.

ST. JOSEPH THE PATRIARCH LAY DOMINICANS COMMUNITY
Dominican Laity of the Province of the Philippines






MONDAY DEVOTION TO ST. LORENZO RUIZ DE MANILA AND COMPANION MARTYRSBeloved St. Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila and Companion mart...
24/08/2026

MONDAY DEVOTION TO ST. LORENZO RUIZ DE MANILA AND COMPANION MARTYRS

Beloved St. Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila and Companion martyrs.You who experienced the supreme sacrifice of martyrdom for the proclamation of Christian faith. Inspire us with your strength and firmness of conviction to withstand the adversities of our lives and the difficulties of our existence teach us with your marvelous examples and saintly wisdom to turn trials into blessings, by showing us the glory that comes from discovering the redemptive power of God's love. When time are full of grief, when moment are suffused with worry, let us feel your presence in our midst so that we will be aware that you are by our side, strengthening us and interceding for us, before Almighty God, that we may have patience in our sufferings and consolation in our hardships help us to realize that only in knowing our weakness can we be strong, only in undergoing sadness can we find real happiness, and only in passing through trials and distress can we find peace , encouragement and spiritual joy. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be

ST. JOSEPH THE PATRIARCH LAY DOMINICANS COMMUNITY
Dominican Laity of the Province of the Philippines





August 24, 2026Feast of St. Bartholomew, ApostleSaint Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles, mentioned sixth in the ...
23/08/2026

August 24, 2026
Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle

Saint Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles, mentioned sixth in the three Gospel lists (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14), and seventh in the list of Acts (1:13). The name (Bartholomaios) means "son of Talmai" which was an ancient Hebrew name.

Besides being listed as an Apostle, he is not otherwise mentioned in the New Testament, at least not under the name Bartholomew: many ancient writers, and Catholic tradition have identified Bartholomew as Nathaniel in the Gospel of John (John 1:45-51, and 21:2).

The Gospel passage read at Mass on the feast of Saint Bartholomew is precisely this passage from John (1:45-51) where Nathaniel is introduced to Jesus by his friend Phillip, and Jesus says of him "Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him (1:47)."

We are presented with the Apostle's character in this brief and beautiful dialogue with the Lord Jesus. He is a good Jew, honest and innocent, a just man, who devotes much time to quiet reflection and prayer - "under the fig tree (1:48)" - and has been awaiting the Messiah, the Holy One of God.

At Jesus' mention that "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you (1:48)," Nathaniel responded "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel (1:49)!"

Being "a true child of Israel," Nathaniel was a man well-read in the Scriptures and knew what they said of the Messiah and where he would come from. This is why he is skeptical of Phillip's claim that Jesus is the Messiah, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth (1:46)?

But Nathaniel was lacking "duplicity" - that is, his heart was undivided, his intentions pure - his openness to reality was always ready to recognize and surrender to the truth when he encountered it. He remained open to his friend Phillip's invitation to "Come and see (1:46)."

In encountering Jesus and hearing His words, he found himself face to face with the Truth Himself, and, like John the Baptist's leap in his mother's womb at the Lord's presence, Nathaniel's words lept out of his own heart in a clear and simple confession of faith, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

Jesus, in Matthew 5:8, says, "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God." In Nathaniel we have an example of the pure man who sees - recognizes - God when confronted with Him, and on seeing Him believes in Him, and upon believing in Him, follows Him.

Nothing is known for sure about the life of Nathaniel/Bartholomew after the Ascension of Jesus, but tradition holds that he preached in the East and died a martyr's death in Armenia, being flayed alive for having won converts to the Lord Jesus.



ST. JOSEPH THE PATRIARCH LAY DOMINICANS COMMUNITY
Dominican Laity of the Province of the Philippines




23/08/2026

21st Sunday in Ordinary time
August 23, 2026

9:00am Holy Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary, La Naval de Manila - Sto. Domingo Church, Quezon City



ST. JOSEPH THE PATRIARCH LAY DOMINICANS COMMUNITY
Dominican Laity of the Provine of the Philippines




August 23, 2026Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, OPLay Dominican and Virgin"Secondary Patroness of the Philippines"Isabella ...
22/08/2026

August 23, 2026
Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, OP
Lay Dominican and Virgin
"Secondary Patroness of the Philippines"

Isabella Flores, commonly known as Rose, was born in Lima, Peru in 1586, and became the first canonized saint of the Western Hemisphere. She made a vow of virginity at an early age and only with great difficulty overcame the objections and misunderstanding of her family to her way of life. At the age of twenty she became a Dominican Tertiary ( Lay Dominican ) and live in a hermitage which she had set up in her family's garden. she practiced severe penances for the salvation of sinners and for the missionary efforts of the Church in the Indies. Her great love for Christ manifested itself by her care of and concern for the poor and sick. she had a special devotion to Christ in the Eucharist and to Mary, the Mother of Go. Her desire to teach others the secret of prayer made her a zealous promoter of the Rosary. she died at Lima on August 24, 1617.

ST. JOSEPH THE PATRIARCH LAY DOMINICANS COMMUNITY
Dominican Laity of the Province of the Philippines




SATURDAY DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, LA NAVAL DE MANILA" La Gran SeΓ±ora de Filipinas "Holy Mary, at the sound of...
22/08/2026

SATURDAY DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, LA NAVAL DE MANILA
" La Gran SeΓ±ora de Filipinas "

Holy Mary, at the sound of your voice, Elizabeth, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and the baby in her womb leapt for joy. Visit us as you visited the home of Elizabeth. During our earthly pilgrimage towards God's kingdom, may we magnify the Lord whose greatness endures from age to age, who lifts up the lowly, fills the starving with good things, and comes to the help of His servants. Our Lady of the Rosary of La Naval, Our Mother, first disciple of your Son Jesus, intercede for us in our most earnest request

(pause for a moment and offer your petition).

May we, in turn heed your unceasing call to do whatever your Son tells us to do. With your powerful intercession, we believe that what is most difficult can be done, what we have overlooked, you cannot miss, what is meaningless, bitter or painful can be transformed into fulfillment, gratitude and joy. Amen.

Our Lady of the Rosary, La Naval de Manila, Pray for us.

ST. JOSEPH THE PATRIARCH LAY DOMINICANS COMMUNITY
Dominican Laity of the Province of the Philippines






August 22, 2026Memorial of the Queenship of MaryPope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But the Blessed Virgin Mar...
21/08/2026

August 22, 2026
Memorial of the Queenship of Mary

Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But the Blessed Virgin Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary β€œmother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary’s life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus’ kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court.

In the fourth century Saint Ephrem called Mary β€œLady” and β€œQueen.” Later Church fathers and doctors continued to use the title. Hymns of the 11th to 13th centuries address Mary as queen: β€œHail, Holy Queen,” β€œHail, Queen of Heaven,” β€œQueen of Heaven.” The Dominican rosary and the Franciscan crown as well as numerous invocations in Mary’s litany celebrate her queenship.

The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption, and is now celebrated on the octave day of that feast. In his 1954 encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus’ redemptive work, because of her preeminent perfection, and because of her intercessory power.

ST. JOSEPH THE PATRIARCH LAY DOMINICANS COMMUNITY
Dominican Laity of the Province of the Philippines




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