Community Profile

St. Martin de Porres Lay Dominican Community Mrs. Mary Frances Musk, T.O.P. Prioress 3050 Gap Knob Rd New Hope, KY 40052-6927 270-325-3061 djmusk@earthlink.net www.newhope-ky.org

Community Information

No. in community (professed members) Year founded 1979 Generalate/ motherhouse New Hope, KY Province/federation St. Joseph Dominican Province Represented in US (Arch)dioceses Louisville, KY

About Us

Mission statement/description St. Martin de Porres is a community of single persons and families, and are lay or secular Third Order Dominican members. Their community life is based on the desire to live a life faithful to Christ and the teachings of His Church. With a chapel and a chaplain, they are able to center their lives around the Blessed Sacrament. As well as being lay Dominicans, they also have the privilege of having a directory, or way of life, approved by the Dominican Order. The main apostolate of St. Martin's is that of evangelization in the spirit of St. Dominic. The community accomplishes this through publications which outline the Church's teachings on topics from family life to doctrine. Catholics United for Life, a nationwide organization founded by the community, promotes the teachings of the Catholic Church on sexual morality, Christian marriage, and the sanctity of human life. Associated with the community is The Center for Law and Justice International, which is devoted to the legal protection of human life and defending First Amendment rights. Qualifications for entry Sound mental and physical health: good judgment and common sense. To be faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church, have a vocation to the charism of the Dominican Order and, if married, to have a valid sacramental marriage. Formation program Postulancy is followed by the novitiate, which is followed first by temporary, then permanent profession. Age range/limit 18+ Consider belated vocations? Yes Belated/late vocations explanation At the discretion of the community and with due consideration.