West Virginia
Lay Fraternities
of
St. Dominic
Welcome to our Website
Who are Lay Dominicans?
The history of the Lay Fraternities of St.Dominic began when Catholic lay people were attracted to St. Dominic and wanted to follow his example. By 1285, the Master General of the Dominican Order, Munio de Zamora, composed a Rule for the lay people to follow which was known as, "The Third Order of Penance of St. Dominic". Pope Honorius IV granted recognition to the new fraternity on January 28, 1286. Over the years, the fraternity has also been known as, "The Mantellate" and "The Third Order of St. Dominic". We are currently known as, "The Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic" or simply as "Lay Dominicans".
Our Fraternity History
The Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic - St. Catherine of Siena Fraternity # 613, was established in 2010 and is part of the Eastern Province of St. Joseph - Region Six. We are the first Lay Dominican fraternity in West Virginia which is located at the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Charleston, WV.
We meet on the second Sunday of the month from 3:30 - 5:00. We meet in person several times a year but due to the distance of some of our members we also have meetings through Zoom. Please contact us to receive information about our meetings.
Dominican Spirituality
Dominican Spirituality calls members to certain obligations, when possible, according to their state in life. These obligations include:
- Participate in daily Mass
- Daily praying some portions of the Liturgy
of the Hours
- Daily recitation of the Rosary
- Daily reading and reflecting on Sacred Scripture
- Monthly reception of the Sacrament of
Reconciliation
- Frequent and ongoing study of matters
pertaining to the Church, the world and
their apostolate
- Annual retreat, either on their own or with other
members of the Fraternity
- Apostolate : The Confraternity of the Most Holy
Rosary
LINKS
Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
1114 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301
sacredheartcocathedral.com
Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic
Province of St. Joseph
laydominicans.org
St. Patrick's Church
Columbus, OH
stpatrickcolumbus.org
St. Patrick's Church
(live streaming)
stpatrickcolumbus.org/live-stream