ORDER OF PREACHERS
The Dominican Family
Trinidad
& Tobago
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THE DOMINICAN FAMILY
The Order of Preachers, or more commonly known as the ‘Dominicans’,
has its roots in the vocation and charism of St. Dominic who set out to
follow Christ and the Apostles as a preacher of the Gospel. His followers have lived that charism in different but ever–faithful
ways. That can be seen in the title that has become common recently,
“The Dominican Family”. As the Fundamental Constitution of the Friars
Preachers says, “The
Dominican Family is composed of clerical and cooperator brothers, nuns,
sisters, members of secular institutes, and members of the priestly and
lay fraternities.”
To this has been added Dominican Volunteers and the
International Dominican Youth Movement. These various groups offer
complimentary and mutual collaboration in the mission of the Order. The
centre and sign of unity in the spirit of St. Dominic is the Master of the
Order. DOMINICAN
FAMILY IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO In
Trinidad & Tobago the members include priests, though no co–operator
brothers, (fourteen priests in three houses (Holy Cross Priory, St.
Finbar’s House, St. Joseph House of Formation), with five parishes, nuns
(seven in Rosary Monastery, St. Ann’s, Port of Spain), sisters (in two
congregations: (i) The Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena of Etrepagny
in Port of Spain, Arima, Barataria, Belmont, Catholic Chaplaincy attached
to University of West Indies, Grand Couva and Pt. Fortin; (ii)
Congregation of Sinsinawa Dominicans with nine members between St. Joseph
and two houses in Woodbrook, Port of Spain), fraternities of priests with
only one priest, and one hundred and ten laity throughout the country.
There are no secular institutes. There are three Dominican volunteers, one
in Trinidad and two in
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