This section of the website shows the videos made by Dominicans Interactive, part of the Irish Province of the Dominican Order.
Please have a look at the episodes as shown, or select a category from the list found just under the player: 
 

The Ministry of Acolyte – an explanation

This is a short video in which three of our brothers  receive the ministry of Acolyte. The video explains briefly what the ministry of Acolyte exactly is within the Church.

 

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Discussion on Pope Benedict XVI’s letter to Seminarians

Please find below a recording of a discussion among some of the students here in the Irish Dominican Studium on the letter Pope Benedict wrote to all the seminarians in the world.

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Opening Mass of the Academic Year

Please find below a recording of the homily Fr. John Harris OP gave during the Opening Mass of the Academic Year (celebrated on Monday the 20th of September 2010):

Simple Professions 2010

The Irish Dominicans joyfully celebrated the first profession of eleven brothers of the province who have just completed their novitiate year. The event took place during the celebration of the Eucharist at Saint Mary’s priory church at Pope’s Quay in Cork. The video below shows the highlights of this great event:

Reception of the Habits 2010

The Irish Dominican friars received two novices into the Order on Tuesday, the 14th of September, the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross which is the traditional day for the Irish Province to receive new novices. During the celebration of the Mass at Saint Mary’s Priory church, Pope’s Quay, Cork, brothers Paul Mary Hughes and Conal Mary O’ Callaghan were clothed in the Dominican habit by the prior of the novitiate house of the Irish province, Fr. Edward Conway OP. Our new novices were joined by many of the Dominican brethren from around the Irish Province along with their friends and families in a simple ceremony. Below is a short video with the highlights of the day.

Excerpts from Morning Prayer

Some excerpts from Morning Prayer recorded in the Dominican Priory in Tallaght as part of the celebration of the end of the Year of the Priests.

Diaconate Ordination David Barrins OP

Brother David Barrins OP was ordained as Deacon on Sunday the 11th of April. Please see below a few images from the ceremony:

Father Paul Murray on the Dominican Priesthood

The Irish Province of the Dominicans celebrated a day on the Dominican Priesthood to mark the close of the year of the priests.

On this occasion Bishop Anthony Fisher OP and Father Paul Murray OP presented a paper on “The Priesthood in the Dominican Order“.

For the recording of the talk of Bishop Fisher OP, please click here.

 

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Bishop Anthony Fisher OP on the Dominican Priesthood

The Irish Province of the Dominicans celebrated a day on the Dominican Priesthood to mark the close of the year of the priests.

On this occasion Bishop Anthony Fisher OP and Father Paul Murray OP both presented a paper on “The Priesthood in the Dominican Order“. Please read on for the full text of the paper.

For the recording of the talk of Fr. Murray OP, please click here.

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Ordination Fr. Fergus Ryan OP

A recording of the “Recordare Virgo” with images from St. Mary’s, the Dominican Church in Galway: