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The Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, also known as the Western Dominican Province, contains the ten most western states in the Union. There are Western Dominican communities in seven of the ten states, and there are Dominican friars of the Province in various locations around the world.
The purpose of the Order was expressed by Pope Honorius III writing to St. Dominic and his brothers in these words: "He who ever makes His Church fruitful with new offspring, wanting to make these modern times measure up to former times, and to propagate the Catholic faith, inspired you with a holy desire by which, having embraced poverty and made profession of regular life, you have given yourself to the proclamation of the Word of God, preaching the name of our Lord Jesus Christ throughout the world." (Fundamental Constitution, No. I) |
