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| Community Profile |
| Dominican Cloistered Nuns |
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| Community Information |
International? | Canada, Vietnam |
No. in community (professed members) | 32 |
Year founded | 1906 |
Generalate/ motherhouse | Farmington Hills, MI |
Province/federation | Farmington Hills, MI |
Represented in US (Arch)dioceses | Detroit, MI |
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| About Us |
Mission statement/description
As cloistered contemplative nuns, the lives of these sisters are given over to the search for God and intercession for the needs of the Dominican Order, the Church, and the world. As Dominicans, they are women of the Word: the Word of Scripture pondered, prayed and studied. Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is a cherished devotion in the monastery. The monastic enclosure, with its atmosphere of silence and simplicity, community life and holding of all things in common, the observance of the Gospel counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience, the nuns- study and work, are the essential elements in their lives. All of these find their unity in a single goal: that the Word of God dwell more abundantly in the monastery. The nuns support themselves by distributing altar breads, operating a small gift shop and gratefully accepting the alms of those who request prayers. |
Qualifications for entry
Single woman; practicing Catholic; good physical and mental health; fidelity and love for the Church; ability to live in community and in solitude; an attraction to prayer and the things of God. |
Formation program
Postulancy of 12 months, followed by a novitiate of 2 years, then temporary vows of 3 years, and then permanent vows. |
Age range/limit
21-40 |
Consider belated vocations?
No |
Belated/late vocations explanation
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Institute on Religious Life, P.O. Box 7500, Libertyville, IL 60048-7500
Tel: (847) 573-8975 - Fax: (847) 573-8960 |
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