“The Religious Brother, living his lay state through a special consecration, is witness to the value of the common priesthood received in Baptism and Confirmation.”

“From the God-given seed of the counsels a wonderful and wide-spreading tree has grown up in the field of the Lord, branching out into various forms of the religious life lived in solitude or in community. Different religious families have come into existence in which spiritual resources are multiplied for the progress in holiness of their members and for the good of the entire Body of Christ.”

“As followers of Christ and sons of St. Dominic, Dominican Brothers … are commissioned to enthusiastically proclaim the Gospel in every place and in every circumstance in the world where the Face of Jesus is dimmed or not yet known.”