MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE MASTER OF THE ORDER

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE MASTER OF THE ORDER

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Contemplari et Contemplata aliis tradere.

“Contemplation is the seizing of our entire being by the mystery of God’s love which simultaneously acts in the world and establishes its home within us”.

Merry Christmas!

fr Bruno Cadoré, OP

(“May it be done to me according to your word (Lk 1, 38). Mary: Contemplation and Preaching of the Word”, February 2013).

 

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THE HOLY FATHER RECEIVES THE MASTER OF THE ORDER

THE HOLY FATHER RECEIVES THE MASTER OF THE ORDER

On Monday the 9th of September 2013 the Master of the Order, Brother Bruno Cadoré, had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace. This was the first direct contact between Brother Bruno and Pope Francis who was elected as Bishop of Rome on the 13th of March 2013.

Brother Bruno was warmly welcome by the Holy Father with all the normal protocol of a papal audience. Earlier in the summer the Master had written to the Pope to tell him about the general chapter of Trogir and Pope Francis had replied, through the Secretary of State, offering his best wishes for the chapter. This meeting was a chance for Brother Bruno to thank the Pope for his good wishes and to thank him also for the apostolic blessing which he had imparted to the Chapter and to the whole Dominican Family. It was an opportunity for the Master to speak with the Pope about the discussions and decisions of the Trogir Chapter, and to present him with a copy of its Acts.

The Master spoke about the Order’s desire to place its charism at the service of the Church particularly in the work of evangelisation. He shared with the Holy Father his hopes for the formation of the brothers and for their availability for the mission of the Church. They shared thoughts about the place of religious in the local churches and of their freedom to move from established commitments to meet new needs. Other themes discussed were the Order’s commitment to the study of theology and the link between centres of study and research with the apostolic and pastoral mission of the Order.

Brother Bruno also spoke with him about the Jubilee celebrations of the Order centred on the year 2016 and Pope Francis assured the Master of his willingness to participate in some of the Jubilee celebrations taking place in that year.

The Pope and the Master took leave of each other looking forward to their next meeting which will be on Ash Wednesday 2014 at Santa Sabina.

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Brother Vivian Boland, OP

VISIT OF THE MASTER OF THE ORDER

VISIT OF THE MASTER OF THE ORDER

Accompanied by the Assistant for the Asia/pacific Region, the Master of the Order of Preachers made a canonical or formal visitation to our St. Dominic’s Priory. Fr. Bruno Cadoré, OP Master of the Order, and Fr. Vincent Lu, OP, Assistant to the Master for our Region visited our community On May 3-6, 2013.

On May3-5, Fr. Bruno and Fr. Vincent held common and individual meetings and dialogues with the solemnly professed brothers – the seven priests. Likewise, they also met as a group and one by one the simply professed brothers – all students. The focus of our dynamic fraternal conversations were our Dominican and missionary vocation, the centrality in formation of a “Dominican culture,” the identity of our missionary Province, missio ad gentes also as dialogue of the Gospel with the respective cultures, the present reality and its hopeful future – a missionary Province in the midst of the Order. Fr. Bruno said that “the work of the Province is very important for the Order” and encouraged all of us  to continue working and ministering with renewed vigor and dynamism

On May 5, the 6th Sunday of Easter, Fr. Bruno presided the concelebrated Mass and preached the homily centered on the readings of the liturgy of the day. (The homily is published in our web page)

On May 6, the two visitors made a visit to St. Paul’s School, a Diocesan school run by three of our Dominican brothers.

Fr. Vincent had visited us previously a few times, while Fr. Bruno for the second time. The first time of our Master of the Order was in January 2011. This first visit was not a formal but, as he himself called it “a fraternal visit.” We can say gladly that the second visit, though formal, was also fraternal, and very enriching, and truly pleasant. Indeed, the visit of our superiors was indeed a great blessing from the Lord, and hopefully a springboard for the mission and commitments of our brothers as students, school administrators, formators and professors.

The unique visit to our convent was part of the canonical visitation of the Master with his Assistant for the Asia-Pacific Region to our Dominican Province, the missionary Province of Our Lady of the Rosary. The one month-long visit started in Japan on April 8, 2013 continued in Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, East Timor, Singapore, Myanmar, Macau, China and Hong Kong where it ended on May 8, 2013 with a meeting of the Council of the Province headed by our Provincial Fr. Javier Gonzalez, OP. (By the way, the two brothers visitators also visited the houses of the Philippine Dominican Province in Indonesia and Sri Lanka)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE MASTER OF THE ORDER VISITS OUR COMMUNITY

THE MASTER OF THE ORDER VISITS OUR COMMUNITY

Fr. Bruno Cadoré, OP, Master of the Dominican Order accompanied by Fr. Vincent Lu Vien Ha OP, Assistant to the Master for the Asia/Pacific Region made a canonical visitation to our St. Dominic’s Priory on May 3-6, 2013. In Photo: Frs. Bruno and Vincent with the whole community

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“THANK YOU, POPE BENEDICT XVI”, FR BRUNO CADORÉ, OP

“THANK YOU, POPE BENEDICT XVI”, FR BRUNO CADORÉ, OP

“Thank you, Pope Benedict XVI” fr Bruno Cadoré on behalf of the entire Dominican Family

Most Holy Father,

I ask you to accept the immense gratitude of the Order of Preachers for the great generosity and beautiful simplicity with which you have exercised your ministry, ‘a humble worker in the Lord’s vineyard’. The Brothers, Nuns, Apostolic Sisters, Lay Dominicans and the entire Dominican Family join me in assuring you of our communion in prayer and thanksgiving.

406199_170977019717589_772099504_nOn several occasions during your ministry, in the course of your teaching, you evoked some great figures of holiness that God by His grace has given to the Order of Preachers. It was for us a strong invitation to draw anew and constantly from the source of the charism of St. Dominic.

When you did me the honor of receiving me, you insisted that the Order should deploy its rich tradition of “study and worship” and take its place in the “new evangelization” to which you have invited the Church in continuity with the Second Vatican Council.

This reminder, I believe, provides us with the horizon in view of which we are preparing to celebrate, in 2016, the eighth centenary of the confirmation of the Order of Preachers. I ask you to assist us with your prayers, that the Lord may grant us the grace always to seeks always to serve the Church and its unity, “totally committed to the evangelization of the Word of God” as it was expressed by Pope Honorius III.

fr Bruno Cadoré, OP

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