Dominican vocations video from 1964

This promotional video (from 1964) by the Dominican friars of the Saint Joseph Province USA was called 'And the World Looks at Us' and was 28 minutes long in total. The 9 and a half minutes that you see here are excerpts from that. The video is pre-conciliar and show eucharistic liturgies from that era. From a vocational perspective though, it maintains a great interest because the essentials of Dominican life remain the same. And while the video is quasi-romantic in outlook, it still has a broad appeal. I hope that you enjoy.

Dominicans of St Joseph Province USA videos feature vocations......and on EWTN

Our brethren of the Saint Joseph Province USA have been attracting many, many vocations. In the video below, you will see 21 men clothed in the habit of the Order at a ceremony some months ago along with the first profession of the previous year's novices. The video is a very good production.


Leaving All Things Behind from Province of Saint Joseph on Vimeo.


The next video, though rather long, features the vocations director of the St Joseph Province, fr Benedict Croell OP on the Dominican charism and why so many attracted to the Dominican way of life in the province of Saint Joseph, USA. Really excellent, and well done to my fellow vocations director brother, Benedict.

Dominican vocations 'bursting at the seams'!

No! Not the Irish province of Dominican friars (although we have the largest number of friars in training for many years) but the Dominican Province of Saint Joseph in the USA. The photo above and the extract in italics below is from the vocations blog of that province. The best wishes of Irish Dominican Vocations goes to them.

In humility and gratitude, we are happy to report that the Province of St. Joseph is continuing to attract vocations. As you can see from the picture above---taken last week when the novices from Cincinnati were visiting with the student brothers in Washington---there are currently 40 young Friars at various stages of religious and priestly formation. The House of Studies and the Novitiate are bursting at the seams! And next year's novitiate class is already shaping up to be the largest in decades!

The above photo reveals not only the blessing of numbers---for which we are thankful---but also the joy and enthusiasm the young Friars easily show for the life they have embraced. Of course, these blessings do not come to the Province without your prayers and generous assistance. Thank you for your prayerful support of all of the brothers in formation, and please continue to pray for vocations to the Province and to the Order.