Newest reception in the Order at our February meeting: congrats, Bernie!
Our Members
Our Communal Apostolate: Pro Life!
Over the years, it has become apparent that our fraternity carries a particular charism for pro-life charitable works. Our primary avenues for this work are:
In your kindness, please remember our members, especially the deceased brothers and sisters of our fraternity in your prayers.
- President: Mrs. Christina Valenzuela, OP
- Vice President: Mr. Walter Niland, OP
Our Communal Apostolate: Pro Life!
Over the years, it has become apparent that our fraternity carries a particular charism for pro-life charitable works. Our primary avenues for this work are:
- Donating items monthly to Birthright in Hudson-Marlborough.
- Sponsoring tables at the annual Gala for First Concern pregnancy center.
In your kindness, please remember our members, especially the deceased brothers and sisters of our fraternity in your prayers.
Our Patron
St. Martin de Porres, O.P. (Dec 9, 1579-Nov 3, 1639) was born in Lima, Peru to a Spanish gentleman and a freed slave-woman. He joined the Dominicans as a lay brother at the age of fifteen and dedicated himself to any and every task of service, no matter how small. Among the Dominicans, he served as barber, infirmarian and farm laborer. Outside the community, he frequently tended to the poor and even helped to establish an orphanage and children's hospital. During his lifetime, the saint was known for his austerity and commitment to penance. He was also reported to be a miracle-worker and was blessed with gifts of bilocation, levitation and the ability to communicate with some animals. He was a great friend of a fellow Third Order Dominican, Saint Rose of Lima.
St. Martin de Porres, O.P. (Dec 9, 1579-Nov 3, 1639) was born in Lima, Peru to a Spanish gentleman and a freed slave-woman. He joined the Dominicans as a lay brother at the age of fifteen and dedicated himself to any and every task of service, no matter how small. Among the Dominicans, he served as barber, infirmarian and farm laborer. Outside the community, he frequently tended to the poor and even helped to establish an orphanage and children's hospital. During his lifetime, the saint was known for his austerity and commitment to penance. He was also reported to be a miracle-worker and was blessed with gifts of bilocation, levitation and the ability to communicate with some animals. He was a great friend of a fellow Third Order Dominican, Saint Rose of Lima.
Prayer to St. Martin de Porres
To you, Saint Martin de Porres, we prayerfully lift up our hearts
filled with serene confidence and devotion.
Mindful of your unbounded and helpful charity to all levels of society
and also of your meekness and humility of heart,
we offer our petitions to you.
Pour out upon our families the precious gift
of your solicitous and generous intercession;
show to the people of every race and every color the paths of unity and of justice;
implore from our Father in heaven the coming of his kingdom,
so that through mutual benevolence in God,
men may increase the fruits of grace
and merit the rewards of eternal life. Amen.
To you, Saint Martin de Porres, we prayerfully lift up our hearts
filled with serene confidence and devotion.
Mindful of your unbounded and helpful charity to all levels of society
and also of your meekness and humility of heart,
we offer our petitions to you.
Pour out upon our families the precious gift
of your solicitous and generous intercession;
show to the people of every race and every color the paths of unity and of justice;
implore from our Father in heaven the coming of his kingdom,
so that through mutual benevolence in God,
men may increase the fruits of grace
and merit the rewards of eternal life. Amen.
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