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How do nuns pray?
Guest essay by Father Ignatius Schweitzer, O.P.

Our foundation and early days as told by one of our foundresses

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“Looking back, this year has been a time of profound memories and new blessings….”

Our foundation and early days as told by one of our foundresses

Part 2 of 3

The mystery of Christ, unfolded through the cycle of the year, calls us to live his mystery in our own lives….

Our foundation and early days as told by one of our foundresses

Part 1 of 3

Saint Dominic entrusted the nuns as part of the same Order to the fraternal concern of his sons….

Praise God in his holy sanctuary. (Psalm 150:1)

The nuns should honestly seek to understand the intent and wholeheartedly carry out the injunctions of their superiors…

Holy love raises the soul to heavenly thoughts and kindles in it a longing for eternal realities, arousing its desire for what neither passes nor dies….

The communion of saints is simply the mutual sharing of help, atonement, prayers, and benefits among the faithful….

Although the formation of the nuns lasts for several years and extends through various stages, it ought to be conceived and carried through as a continuous and progressive process….

By work the nuns share the common lot of most people, especially the poor….

The Dominican nun, and anyone who prays the Rosary devoutly, meditates on the mysteries of Christ’s life through the eyes of Our Lady….

The nuns should hold the rosary in special honor….

The nuns, while living together in harmony, follow Jesus as he withdraws into solitude to pray….

Sing to the Lord a new song, a hymn in the assembly of the faithful….