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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.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Jesus was, at the end, as he was his entire life: Loving, self-giving, a teacher, kind, forgiving, and acting justly. And on this day, in his darkest moment, when despair and hopelessness could overtake, he leaned again into the loving embrace of his Abba Father, in whom he trustingly placed his life.
His great gift to love and embrace all which drew so many to love and follow him was also the reason he was scorned and feared by those in power; for them this fiery love must be put out.
Our scripture today ends with Jesus crucified and buried with the women engaged in preparation for the Sabbath. Today is also our day of preparation as we enter the week we call Holy.
We will bring to close our Lenten journey and at week’s end, we will enter into the Triduum.
We do this as faithful followers of Jesus awakening each morning tending to the fire of love, sustaining the weary with a word of hope, refusing to allow Love to be extinguished.
word.op.org - International Dominican Preaching Page
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