Dominican Youth Movement Grenada
LET YOURSELF BLOSSOM BE NOT AFRAID
"Do not be afraid to open your minds to Christ the Lord who is calling. Feel His loving look upon you and
respond enthusiastically to Jesus when He asks you to follow Him without reserve." (St. Pope John Paul II)
Take control of
YOUR MISSION
This is what is needed: A Church for young people, which will know how to speak to their hearts and enkindle, comfort, and inspire enthusiasm in it with the joy of the Gospel and the strength of the Eucharist: a Church which will know how to invite and welcome the person who seeks a purpose for which to commit his whole existence; a Church which is not afraid to require much, after having given much; which does not fear asking from young people the noble and authentic adventure, such as following the Gospel.”
(Blessed Pope John Paul II - 1995)
As we begin the year of the Lord 2020, let us keep in mind the forthcoming celebration of the 8th Centenary of the Dies Natalis of our Holy Father St. Dominic. Br. Bruno Cadoré has announced in his letter on 6 August 2018 that we will “celebrate the anniversary of St. Dominic’s death during the year starting on the 6th of January 2021 until the 6th of January 2022”.
Discover
Your Greatest Call.
The unthinkable is when you feel and realized that you cannot live without what you are called to be. That is your truest vocation.
Stop talkin START Preaching
and LIVING THE
GOSPEL
The reason we study the scripture is for the purpose of encountering the living God through the sacred text. Young Dominicans, preach the Word of God in every possible way, during Advent and Lent, reflection preaching, parish missions, retreat preaching, street preaching, teaching the faith, writing and by exploiting the advantages offered by the Internet and other advances of the digital age, without ever sacrificing the indispensable role of personal presence by which communication becomes true communion. Dominican Blessed Humbert of Romans sums up all of this in his famous 13th-century Treatise on Preaching: “How necessary is the office of preaching without which the human heart would not rise to the hope of heaven.”

Take Up Your LIFE'S MISSION
“The Young…” a category that didn’t exist in the time of St Dominic. And it is perhaps in this that the Order can draw its specific vocation to be, with them, a privileged “companion in sanctity”. Too often, society isolates the young into groups, confines them to prolonged studies, sets them aside through a misguided pastoral aim and denies them access to responsibility. But, Dominic called them and threw them, like adults, into the world and its debates, with extraordinary faith in them. And, some became in their turn such leaders.
The liberating power of truth is in the person of Jesus give us deep cause for contemplation and lead us naturally to consider our second motto: contemplare et contemplata aliis tradere. St. Thomas Aquinas is usually given credit for this phrase. The translation is “To contemplate and to give to others the fruits of contemplation.” Although the Dominican Order is officially named the Order of Preachers, from the earliest days, St. Dominic made it clear that without study, prayer, and meditation, the preacher has nothing to offer. In our community, our daily schedule attests to the preeminence of contemplation: our first community exercise of the day is a half-hour of meditation. Additionally, the silence that pervades the house exists to foster prayer and meditation, not merely as an escape from the noise. Sources: Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia.
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Mottos of the Dominican Family
"What's in a name?" Shakespeare famously asked. One may posit the same question about a motto. The Order of Preachers - Dominicans boasts of not one or two, but three mottos. Reflecting on these mottos can offer great insight into the motivation and day-to-day activities of its members.
First, consider the motto Veritas—Truth. At first glance, this motto locates the heart of our life in a quest for that which is in accord with reality. This is no small endeavour, but “Truth” takes us even further: it takes us to the person of Jesus Christ who is Truth Himself (John 14:6). To claim truth as a goal immediately places the Dominican in dialogue with sceptics and philosophers and those who, like Pilate, are uncertain about their own place in the world. The message of salvation, of the Incarnation and the Redemption, answers these deep questions and offers us the truth that sets one free (cf. John 8:32).
While it is true that the first end of our consecrated life is the glory of God and the sanctification of our own souls, we naturally want to share the blessings of our life and prayer with others in order to be instruments of their salvation. This leads us to consider the third motto: laudare, benedicere, praedicare—to Praise, to Bless, to Preach. Again, we see the movement from contemplating (praising and blessing God) to sharing the fruits of contemplation (preaching).