For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.   -Psalm 84:10

Shrines at St. Dominic Church

St. Dominic Church is blessed to have three shrines:  Our Lady of the Rosary, St. Jude, and St. Martin de Porres.  Together, Our Lady of the Rosary Shrine and the St. Jude Shrine we call "The Rosary Shrine of St. Jude."  The Order of Preachers, popularly known as the "Dominicans," is the official order and promoter of the Rosary.  St. Jude was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and is known as the patron saint of "lost causes," "hopeless cases," and "the impossible."  The Our Lady of the Rosary shrine is located at our Marian altar on the right side of the sanctuary.   The St. Jude Shrine is located in a side chapel on the left side of the Church.  You are encouraged to visit, to light a candle, and to ask that Our Lady of the Rosary and St. Jude might pray for your intentions.  You are also encouraged to visit our province's website of the Rosary Shrine of St. Jude:

Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary

Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!  
​Blessed are you among women!   —Lk 1:28

All generations will call me blessed; for He Who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.   —Lk 1:48

​Our devotion to Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary, include a public rosary in the church M–F at 11:45am, a special Dominican prayer to Our Lady of the Rosary at the end of the Rosary, Rosary Stations (an evening rosary service on the Feast of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary on October 7), and regular enrollments in the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary.  Our province's website for the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary can be found by clicking the link below:
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Shrine of St. Jude

Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?"   —John 14:22

I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.   —Jude 1:3
Our devotions to St. Jude include a special Mass every year on his feast day, October 28th, veneration of his relics every Friday after the 12:10pm Mass, and a prayer to St. Jude at the end of the Rosary Monday through Friday at the end of the daily rosary in the Church.

Shrine of St. Martin de Porres

Our new St. Martin de Porres Shrine was blessed on February 6, 2018.  It is in memory of Fr. Norman Haddad, OP, former pastor of St. Dominic Church, known for his dedication to the poor.  St. Martin de Porres is a Dominican saint who lived from 1579 to 1639 in Lima, Peru.  He is known for his deep prayer and devotion, austere lifestyle, miracles, humble service in the Dominican priory, daily ministry to hundreds of poor in Lima, and love for animals. Because his mother was a freed slave of African descent and his father a Spanish nobleman, he is the patron of persons of mixed races.  He is also the patron saint of barbers, innkeepers, and public health workers.  We encourage you to visit the new shrine often, asking for the power of his prayers upon your many needs.    St. Martin de Porres, pray for us!  
Under Our Lady's Mantle Window:  St. Dominic had a future vision of heaven, and many members of all the other religious orders were seen, but no members of the Order of Preachers were anywhere to be seen.  After feeling deeply troubled about this and asking where they all were, Jesus drew Dominic's attention to Our Lady.  Our Lady then proceeded to open up her mantle . . . and there, underneath her mantle were all the Dominicans, a vast multitude!
Salve Regina Window.  Photo taken from the outside at night.