Theology

• Four Pillars

  • Prayer
  • Study
  • Apostolate
  • Community
• Prayer

  Focuses on one's relationship with God through spiritual activities
• Lectio Divina

  Reading the Scriptures in a prayerful manner
• Divine Office

  Recited in particular hours of the day usually prayed by clergy and religious
• Eucharist

  Highest form of prayer
• Meditation

  Mental form of prayer
• Study

  Reiterates the significance of academic pursuit to preach sound teaching
• Apostolate

  Emphasizes the importance of life service in fulfilling the call of Christ to love and serve one another
• Catechetical aspect

  Emphasis on instruction of the faith
• Moral

  Emphasis on practicing of the faith
• Apologetic

  Emphasis on correction on the faith
• Contemplative

  Emphasis on being one with God
• Community

  Life with others is vital in Christian life, for we are called to share the joy of Christ to others
• Priorities of the Dominican Province of the Philippines

  • Media Evangelization
  • Educational Apostolate
  • Higher Theological Reflection
  • Justice and Peace Apostolate
  • Mission Apostolate
• Media Evangelization

  Utilization of different modes of media to preach the Gospel to the peoples
• Educational Apostolate

  Focused on the administration of schools to promote Christian living
• Higher Theological Reflection

  Pursuit of understanding the faith in a deeper manner
• Justice and Peace Apostolate

  Being one with the society in promoting a just society
• Mission Apostolate

  Reaching out to people, especially those in the peripheries of society, to help them in their needs
• The Holy Rosary

  • Root word: rosarium (bouquet of roses)
  • Propagated by St. Dominic to convert heretics and to evangelize the people
  • A prayer of salvation of souls
  • Prayer in honor of the Virgin Mary
  • 150 Hail Marys corresponds to the 150 Psalms
  • A sweet offering of prayer to God
  • Manifestation of Marian devotion, especially for the Dominicans
• The Mysteries of the Rosary

  • Portray the story of Jesus Christ
  • Helps in deepening understanding of Scriptures
  • Portray realities of human life (joy, sorrow, glory, and light)
  • Luminous Mysteries- added by St. John Paul II to give importance on Jesus' public ministry
• The Dominican Saints


  • Serves as examples of holiness and virtue
  • Exemplified the Dominican charism through theological treatises and missionary works
  • Holiness and service are essential to Christian life, just like what they did in their earthly life
  • Manifestations of unity and shared values in the Order and in the Church