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The OP after our names stands for “Order of Preachers,” the formal name of the religious order founded in 1216 by St. Dominic. As Dominicans, we preach with our lives—in both word and deed—guided by a search for truth (veritas) and a commitment to contemplate and share the fruits of our contemplation (contemplate et aliis tradere).
Our Dominican lives are shaped by the interconnecting movements of study, prayer, communal life, and ministry.
Dominic so firmly believed in the importance of study to the preaching mission that he provided a rule of “dispensation” from other responsibilities in the event they interfered with study. We are women committed to study. Through prayer and contemplation we interiorize our learnings and enter into communion with the Source of all truth. Our communal life orients us to the common good of the whole Earth community. And in ministry, our preaching takes effect.
As women of the Gospel, our preaching is also expressed in word. Read reflections on the Word of God posted by Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates on the Praedicare Blog below.
Friday, April 18, 2025
On this very solemn day, I find it strange that it’s called Good Friday. We are remembering a death—a very horrible death—at the hands of people who were afraid of a new way of being. Remembering anyone’s day of passing is sad.
And yet, there are so many different ways to think about this moment. There is John’s version as we just heard. In the eighteenth century Handel wrote "The Messiah" which was a very poignant, classical music journey through the life of Jesus. And fifty years ago Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote "Jesus Christ Superstar" which was a rock opera of Jesus’ passion as seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. Often, there are reflections on the Seven Last Words of Jesus—the words which he spoke as he was dying.
I wonder what his followers said about him that evening after he died? Did they pretend that they would have been more faithful than Peter was? Did they really want to open themselves to the other in love and peace as he did? What were their individual takeaways from Jesus’ years with them?
We know how Jesus’ story ends. But, in this moment on this Good Friday, what takeaways from Jesus will you carry with you into this evening and into the morning dawn tomorrow?
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