The Third Order of Preachers

Today, the memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P, is the day when Lauren (author of the blog Cnytr) is to be received into the novitiate for the Third Order of St. Dominic.

"Members of the Third Order follow the Rule of St. Dominic by: praying (Rosary, Liturgy of the Hours, daily Mass, prayers for deceased Dominicans, etc.); reading, studying, and contemplating the Bible and other spiritual works; fasting; attending monthly meetings with the community, confessing frequently; making yearly retreats; and observing other practices."

"Third Order members live in, but are not of, the world: sanctifying their secular vocations by offering all to and for Our Lord; interspersing their daily work with prayer, study, contemplation, and praise; approaching others with love as they share the Truth which the fathers preach."

Text and picture from the website of
the Immaculate Conception Chapter of the Third Order of Preachers

Orate pro ea atque jubilate