Lay and Clerical Fraternities of St. Dominic

Drawing on the tradition of the penitential movements of the 13th century, the Master of the Order of Preachers Munio de Zamora promulgated a rule for clerics and laity who wished to unite themselves to the Order of Preachers in 1285. Throughout the centuries, this tradition has been lived out in a wide variety of ways. Presently, individual lay persons and clerics drawn to live a life according to the spirit and charism of St. Dominic are able to be united to the Order by a special promise to live out the Dominican charism according to their state in life. They do so by becoming members of the Lay Fraternities or Clerical Fraternities of St. Dominic. To learn more about the Lay Fraternities active in the territory of the Friars of the Province of St. Joseph, visit their website.