Dominican Friars in Britain

17/06/2026

✨Meet Br Augustine! The full video can be found on our YouTube page (link in bio👆)

Br Augustine is studying at Blackfriars in Oxford. He is in solemn vows and heading into his final year of studies.

The Formation of Dominican Friars is exceptional, equipping them for a life of preaching, teaching and ministry. Thanks to many vocations, this year our Formation Fund must find £150,000 of donations to support the formation of the friars. To add your donation, please follow the link in bio or go to
www.english.op.org/form

16/06/2026

What happens when we pray for someone? And why should we pray for those we are struggling to forgive?

This clip is taken from a talk delivered at a Dominican Young Adults event at Holy Cross Priory, Leicester. The full video can be found on our YouTube (link in bio👆)

16/06/2026

15/06/2026

The English Province was delighted to hear that Fr Vivian Boland OP has been named a Master of Sacred Theology, one of the highest honours bestowed by the Dominican Order, in recognition of his "distinguished service to theology, Dominican formation, and the Church’s mission."

Fr Vivian made a significant contribution to the English Province, serving as Student Master from 2004–2012 and as the first Director of the Aquinas Institute, as well as teaching for many years at Blackfriars Oxford. We give thanks for his years of dedicated teaching and contributions to the life and mission of the Order, and rejoice in this well-deserved recognition.

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13/06/2026

What do Catholics believe about Mary? And why do they ask for her intercession?

Today the Church celebrates the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a celebration of the love of the blessed mother for all her children.

This clip is taken from a talk delivered at a Dominican Young Adults event at Holy Cross Priory, Leicester. The full video can be found on our YouTube (link in bio👆)

12/06/2026

✨Today we celebrate the great Solemnity of the Sacred Heart! ❤️

Fr Reginald Chua OP preaches from Blackfriars Oxford this morning on the nature of God's love, as both utterly universal and totally particular.

The full homily can be found on the Godzdogz YouTube channel (link in bio 👆)

Prayer to the Sacred Heart (composed by a Carthusian):

O most noble, most compassionate, most sweet, most loving, most faithful Heart of Jesus, my Saviour and my God, for the greater glory and the perfect accomplishment of Thy most holy will, draw into Thyself and absorb in Thee my heart, my thoughts and my affections, all the powers of my soul and my
body, all that I am, all that I can do. O most merciful Lord Jesus Christ, I commend myself to Thy Heart and give myself wholly to Thee.

Through Thy most kind Heart, I beseech Thee to draw my heart wholly into Thine. Bury it in Thine, so that it may be absorbed into and united to Thy Heart, that I may no longer have any heart but Thine. Take from me my wicked ungrateful heart, and give me Thy Divine Heart, or at least make my heart like Thine, that I may think of, know and desire only Thee. O Lord God, my Saviour and my Redeemer, blot out my sins and all in me that offends Thee. Take from Thy Heart and put into mine all that Thou wouldst find in me. Transform me and possess me.

Let my heart be united to Thy Heart, my will to Thy will, in order that I may never will aught else but what Thou willest and what is pleasing to Thee. O sweet Jesus, my God, may I love Thee with all my heart, in all things and above all things. Amen.

11/06/2026

How might Mary have understood herself in relation to the women of the Old Testament?

Fr Richard and Fr John discuss Catholic teaching on Mary, and in particular the ways in which the Old Testament sheds light on her role. The full episode is out now on YouTube (link in bio 👆)

07/06/2026

The Eucharist looks to the future.

In a prayer he wrote for today's feast, the feast of Corpus Christi, St Thomas Aquinas hailed the Eucharist as follows:

O sacred banquet, in which Christ is received,
the memory of His Passion is renewed,
the mind is filled with grace,
and a pledge of future glory is given to us.

The final promise, a 'pledge of future glory', looks beyond the time of the sacraments. How can this promise help us understand the nature of the Eucharist? Fr Bruno Clifton OP preaches on this theme in the Mass of Corpus Christi at Blackfriars Oxford. The full video can be found on the Godzdogz YouTube channel (link in bio 👆)

06/06/2026

Our brother Jerome Johnson will be ordained deacon on Saturday 4th July 2026 at 12pm at Blackfriars, Oxford.

Please keep Br Jerome in your prayers as he approaches his ordination!

Br Jerome recently spoke about his vocation and his love of Dominican life in a YouTube video which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/27kj8eqtuDY

04/06/2026

Meet Br Jerome! Br Jerome is studying at Blackfriars in Oxford. He is in solemn vows and preparing for ordination to the diaconate this July. In this video he shares what he loves about being a Dominican, and how he understands his vocation as a preacher.

You can watch the full video on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/27kj8eqtuDY