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Praedicatio ad Gentes: Celebrating 50 Years of the Philippine Province

The Dominican Province of the Philippines is the forty-first province of the Order of Preachers (OP), with presence in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. Blazing with zeal for the salvation of souls through the preaching of truth, our Order was founded by Saint Dominic de Guzman, receiving Papal confirmation in 1216.

Our charism is preaching, guided by the four pillars of Dominican life: prayer, study, community life, and apostolate. Among the institutions we run are schools, hospitals, seminaries, and parishes.

This 2021, we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of our Province. It was canonically established on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, 8th December 1971, after almost four hundred years of Dominican presence in the country.

8th Centenary of St. Dominic's Death

This year also marks the 800th year of the dies natalis or birth in heaven of our holy father, Saint Dominic de Guzman. After years of restless labor for the salvation of souls, our founder returned to the Father on 06 August 1221.

500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines

This year, we are celebrating as well the 500th anniversary of the Arrival of Christianity in the Philippine Islands. It was the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan that first brought the faith here in 1521. In 1571, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founded the City of Manila, and in 1587 the first Dominicans arrived.

The Year of Saint Joseph

His Holiness Pope Francis dedicated this Year in Honor of Saint Joseph, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of his declaration as Patron of the Universal Church, by Pope Pius IX in 1870.

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The Order of Preachers (Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum, Postnominal Abbreviation O.P.), Also known as the dominican order, is a mendicant catholic religious order founded by the spanish priest dominic of Caleruega in France, approved by Pope Honorius III via the Papal Bull Religiosam Vitam on 22 December 1216. Members of the order, who are referred to as Dominicans, generally carry the letters O.P. after their names, standing for ordinis praedicatorum, meaning of the order of preachers. Membership in the order includes Friars, nuns, active sisters, and affiliated Lay or secular Dominicans (Formerly known as Tertiaries, though recently there has been a growing number of associates who are unrelated to the Tertiaries).


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