Dominican Sister of San Rafael Christina Atienza, OP, Makes Perpetual Profession of Vows

Sister Christina Atienza

It is with great joy that the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael share with the Dominican Family that Sister Christina Atienza made her perpetual profession of vows on August 10, with her sisters, family and friends in attendance at Mass.
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August 27, 2019

Dominican Sisters of Peace Open a New House of Welcome for Sisters and Women in Formation

The Dominican Sisters of Peace have opened a new House of Welcome for Sisters and women in formation. The House of Welcome was featured in an article in the August 26, 2019, The Columbus Dispatch. The Columbus Dispatch also looked at the current media trend on covering millennial nuns and sisters. Click here to read more.

August 26, 2019

‘Dominicans Support Victims of Largest Immigration Raid in the United States in Over a Generation’

Submitted by Fr. Brendan Curran, OP (North American Dominican Co-Promoter of Justice, Peace and Care of Creation)

On August 16^th to 18^th, Fr. Brendan Curran, Alma Silva and Samuel Villanueva drove to Mississippi to provide support and gather information on the current situation after the detention of 681 workers in seven poultry plants.

Community immediately sprung to action. Scorpion Graphics volunteered to print 300 backpacks for children of families with the symbol, “Somos Familia/ We are One Family.”
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August 26, 2019

‘Sister Marilín Llanes, OP, Makes Final Profession of Vows as Adrian Dominican Sister’

Sister Marilín Llanes, OP, professes her Perpetual Vows to Sister Patricia Siemen, OP, Prioress. Observing the profession are her witnesses, Sisters Xiomara Méndez-Hernández, OP, left, and Sister Patricia Harvat, OP, center.

August 5, 2019, Adrian, Michigan – Adrian Dominican Sisters, Associates, and special guests celebrated the Perpetual Profession of Vows of Sister Marilín Llanes, OP. The Liturgy and Ritual of Profession took place August 4, 2019, in St. Catherine Chapel at the Motherhouse of the Adrian Dominican Sisters.

Sister Marilín’s Final Profession followed the conclusion of Embracing the Future / Encuentro con el Futuro / Pagyakap sa Hinaharap, a gathering of more than 600 Adrian Dominican Sisters, Associates, and specially invited Partners in Mission who work with the Congregation in sponsored institutions and other shared ministries. Special guests for the profession liturgy included Sister Marilín’s family members and friends.
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August 26, 2019

600 Adrian Dominican Sisters, Associates, and Partners in Mission Gather for Four Days to ‘Embrace the Future’

Sisters and Associates prepare to listen to a panel of younger Sisters reflect a talk on the “Four Faces of Asia Pacific” by Sister Zenaida Nacpil, OP.

“Embracing the Future; Encuentro con El Futuro; Pagyakap sa Hinaharap . . . These words – chanted by more than 600 Adrian Dominican Sisters, Associates, Co-workers, and other Partners in Mission – rang out in joyful chant throughout a four-day gathering at the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse July 31-August 3, 2019.”
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