DOMINICAN LAITY Newsletter #3 September 2008   Dominican Saints for September Among the many Dominicans in the Church’s calendar of feasts, two whom we recall in September are: Sept. 6 Bl. Julia Stanislava Rodzinska (1899-1945) This Polish sister and teacher was imprisoned by the Nazis in the Stutthof death camp. She volunteered to enter a hut where typhoid had broken out and nursed the dying women, mostly Jews. She was beatified in 1999. Sept 18 St. John Macias (1585-1645) This lay brother was a friend of St Martin de Porres, in Peru. He worked among the poor, and was regarded by them as a miracle worker. FEAST OF ST DOMINIC: CELEBRATIONS An interesting variety of celebrations around New Zealand for the feast of the Joyful Friar. In Auckland guests were treated to a talk by the Head Girl and Deputy at St Dominic’s College. Manawatu enjoyed a lunch together, with liturgy and a presentation about Transition Towns (see below). And from Dunedin we are grateful for a comment from Amy Armstrong: The Dunedin Dominican Family gathered to commemorate St. Dominic’s Day on Saturday the 9th of August. To honour the day, Mass was celebrated and followed by a shared afternoon tea. The day was cold, but our hearts were warmed by the Presence of God and each other. It truly was a day of family celebrations as women and men, lay and religious all came together. I particularly appreciated the lay participation in the Mass as a married couple shared
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