Give the World
a Great Preacher!


The world needs good and faithful preachers of the Gospel, and the Rosary Sunday Dominican Student Appeal is your way to help!
As one of the fastest growing men’s religious orders in the U.S., the Dominicans are responding to the call for more preachers of charity and clarity.
Vocations in the Western Dominican Province have grown by 35% in the last decade, and to train, house, feed, and educate our brothers in formation, we need your help. As mendicant friars (beggars), we rely entirely on your generosity!
Funds support Dominican Student Brother housing, food, formation, education, travel/supplies and healthcare expenses.
$1,030 – Fund all expenses of a Brother for a week!
$550 – Fund a Brother’s textbooks for a year!
$374 – Fund a Brother’s housing for a week!
$349 – Fund a Brother’s graduate education for a week!
$147 – Fund all expenses of a Brother for a day!
$53 – Fund a day of housing for a Brother!
Frequently asked questions
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Need assistance?
Call our Advancement team at (510) 295-0115 or development@opwest.org.
Pray for an Increase in
Dominican Vocations
Lord Jesus, moved by the urgent need of priests, religious, and apostles, and following Thy recommendation to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers to work for the salvation of souls, we implore Thee, through the intercession of Thy Most Holy Mother Mary, Virgin Immaculate and Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, and also through the intercession of Dominic, the Holy Patriarch, to increase the number of Friars Preachers.
Pour forth into families, colleges, and seminaries the precious grace of the apostolic vocation, and enkindle in young hearts the sacred fire of the love of God and of souls. Mayest Thou, Thyself, deign to prepare those whom Thou dost call, and incline them to desire and ask for that grace. Preserve them from sin and the many dangers of their age. Enlighten their minds, purify their hearts, strengthen their wills, aid them to cultivate constantly and diligently the divine seed planted in their souls, and guide them on the upward path of toil and purity that leads to the summit of truth. And as thou, O Mary, Mother of Mercy, didst long ago present thy servant Dominic to Jesus so now offer thy sons to Him each day, and make them worthy of their sublime mission.
Obtain for Thy Order faithful followers of its religious traditions, numerous apostles after the heart of their Blessed Father Dominic, holy and zealous for the salvation of souls.
Amen.
Prayer for Vocations for the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
Written by Blessed Hyacinth Marie Cormier, O.P.