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Dear Friends, Dear Colleagues:

The year is fast drawing As we prepare to celebrate
to a close. The final Christmas with our families,
Sunday of Advent awaits we are especially thankful
to you, our extended
and next week will bring Dominican family, for all of
us the joy of celebrating your generosity and
the birth of Our Lord. It is support. It has been a
my privilege today to wish difficult year, but as we
you and all your loved ones a blessed approach the birth of Our
Christmas and a holy and healthy new year. I Lord, we are reminded of
do so, of course, on behalf of all the Friars and the true importance of what
all the laity who make up the Province of St. we are doing and are given
renewed hope in our
Joseph. We are a family and consider you and mission. Enjoy this last
yours among our near and dear ones, each week of Advent and have a
and every day, but in a special way this time very merry Christmas!
of year when we send you our most hearty
and prayerful gratitude for your support in Sincerely in Christ,
2009.
Allow me to quickly point again to the
extraordinary milestones of the past year: Ray Clark
the formal inauguration of the new Academic President
Center and Theological Library at the Dominican Foundation
Dominican House of Studies in Washington,
D.C.; and the amazing papal honor of the
appointment of one of our Friars as Secretary
of the Congregation for Worship and
Discipline of the Sacraments—now
Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, O.P. Many of
you were able to join us in the celebration of
these remarkable events, while all of you
certainly were there in spirit and in a very
concrete way, too, as your contributions help Please Support the
make possible all that the Friars do. The
ongoing challenge, especially during these Dominican
trying times for all, is to raise funds for our Foundation
mission. Our board continues to seek out new Please consider
members and donors. contributing to the
Dominican Foundation
As many of you already know, the best way today. Because of the
to keep abreast of all the goings-on in the generosity of our
Province is our Web site, whose thorough friends, w e’ve been able
redesign also counts among the highlights of to do so much. But this
2009. Do visit the site regularly and, better can only continue if
yet, be sure to sign up to receive our e-mails Catholics like you
—the Dominican Daily— updating you each continue to step out in
time a new item is posted. All that you have faith and generously
to do is enter your e-mail address when contribute.
prompted. It is very easy and this way you
will never miss out on any items of interest
—spiritual and pastoral talks, special liturgies,
ordinations, and much, much more.
The site seems to have struck a definite
chord. In the past year, traffic to the site has
increased more than five-fold! Thank you
very much for your interest—do tell a friend
and send us your comments at
df@opfriars.org.
My friends, I end this message again on a
note of profound gratitude—gratitude for the
bounty of God’s blessings and your steadfast
friendship and support. We could not do all
we are able to do without you.

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we are able to do without you.
Prayerfully yours, I am

Fr. John Farren, O.P.

For the Dominicans
Province of St. Joseph

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