Dominican Laity

Who are we?...

The Dominican Laity, (formerly known as "Tertiaries" or the "Third Order"), are lay men and women associated in a special way with the life, spirituality, preaching and apostolate of the Order of Preachers.

Laity links ...

Meeting times for Dominican laity chapters in Australia

Dominican Lay Preaching (European Dominican Laity site)

Our Leadership - Dominican Laity Provincial Council

Promoter in Australia 
Fr Benedict Hensley, OP
St Laurence's Priory,
134 Buxton Street,
NORTH ADELAIDE SA 5006
AUSTRALIA
email: ben.hensley@op.org.au 		Promoter in New Zealand: 
Fr Peter Murnane OP
St Benedict's Priory,
1 St Benedict's St,
Newton, Auckland 1001
NEW ZEALAND
email: pmopnz@yahoo.com.au
President 
Mrs Louise Fitinghoff (Frassati Chapter)
email: dl_president@op.org.au		 Secretary: 
Mrs Helen Frank
Tel: 03 9836 2632
Email: dl_secretary@op.org.au
Treasurer
Mr Martin Chatfield
Email: dl_treasurer@op.org.au


 

Vietnamese Dominican Laity in Australia...

President 
Mr Francis DINH DINH VU
4 Terrene Street,
Regents Park NSW 2143
Tel: [02] 9720 1797
Mobile: 0400 050 414 email: dinhdinh@gmail.com
Promoter: 
Fr Peter HUNG HOANG OP
John XXIII College,
GPO Box 417,
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Tel: 02] 6125 6937
Fax: 02] 6248 6734
Mobile: 0412 445 199
email: peter.hoang@anu.edu.au

 

Formation Manual of the Dominican Laity   [PDF format]


 
Section One: Detailed Table of Contents
Section Two: Formation
Section Three: Administration
Section Four: Documentation
Section Five - Pt 1: Hagiography
Section Five - Pt 2: History
Section Six: Spirituality
Section Seven: Articles and Resources
Section Eight: Letters from Masters of the Order
Section Nine: Provincial Publications [Not currently available on-line]
Section Ten: Dominican Bibliography

 
 

Official Documents of the Dominican Laity   [PDF format]

Acts of the International Congress of Lay Dominican Fraternities, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 2007
 
Rite of Admission and Profession for Fraternities
(Word 97 format - Unofficial draft translation)		 Rite of Admission and Profession for Fraternities
(PDF format - Unofficial draft translation)
The Rule of the Lay Fraternities
is currently available only in pdf format  =>		 Rule of the Lay Fraternities (PDF format)
Latin text with official translation!
General Declarations Regarding the Rule of Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic 2008
Calendar of the Order  (Word 97 format) Calendar of the Order  (PDF format)
Indulgences granted to Dominican  Laity (Word 97 format) Indulgences granted to Dominican Laity (PDF format)
Rule of the Priestly Fraternities (Word97 format) Rule of the Priestly Fraternities (PDF format)