Four Pillars of Dominican Life

• Prayer - Focuses on one's relationship with God.
• Lectio Divine - Reading the Scriptures in a

  prayerful manner.
• Divine Office - Recited in particular hours of the

  day, usually by clergy and religious.
• Eucharist - The highest form of prayer.
• Meditation - Mental form of prayer.
• Study - The significance of academic pursuit to preach sound teaching

  forms interior man and enriches knowledge of God
• Apostolate - Importance of life service in fulfilling the

  call of Christ to love and serve one another.
• Catechetical Aspect - Instruction of the faith.
• • Moral - practicing of the faith
  • Apologetic - correction on the faith
  • Contemplative - being one with God
• Community - Life with others is Christian life, for we are

  called to share the joy of Christ to others.