Prayer & Reflection
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A Reflection for the week of March 23… Welcome All That Arrives
March 24, 2020
A reflection for the week of March 23… May you find comfort in slowing your mind and a spiritual deepening in focusing on your soul center. The Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids invite you to a pattern of contemplation through these weekly reflections. We pray for and with you. May God bless you and keep you in […]
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A Prayer and Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent
March 20, 2020
The readings this week play on the themes of light and darkness, blindness and sight. In the second reading from St. Paul to the Ephesians, we are told to expose the hidden, “fruitless works of darkness” and instead “live as children of light.” In the gospel, Jesus heals a blind man, and in giving the […]
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A Prayer and Reflection for the Third Sunday of Lent
March 13, 2020
In this third week of Lent, the readings offer us the imagery of thirst and of water, inviting us to reflect on our deepest needs and desires, both spiritual and physical. In the gospel story, Jesus interacts with a Samaritan woman at a well, initially asking for a drink of water. Jesus names the woman’s […]
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Marywood Campus Closed to All Visitors Until Further Notice
March 13, 2020
Together, we can all help limit transmission of the COVID-19 virus — and help protect the vulnerable and elderly people around us. As of March 13, 2020, the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids have made the difficult decision to close Marywood Campus is to all visitors. Our number one priority is the health and safety of all […]
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Megan McElroy, OP Contributes to Dominican Charism Initiative
March 11, 2020
A Message from Sr. Megan McElroy, OP “When I think of St. Dominic, I imagine he had a huge capacity for being a friend to anyone he met,” says Megan McElroy, OP. “As he modeled for his followers, we Dominicans of today are called to befriend one another and the world widely. In my section […]
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A Prayer and Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent
March 6, 2020
Pray Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord, All praise is Yours, all glory, all honour and all blessings. To you alone, Most High, do they belong, and no mortal lips are worthy to pronounce Your Name. Praised be You my Lord with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, Who is the day through whom You […]
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Prayer Intention with Sister Helen Bueche, OP
March 6, 2020
Daily Prayer Intention: I pray that the spirit of love transforms our world community. To see and acknowledge the Divine Presence within each person, all situations and all creation. Living the spirit of love… listening, accepting respecting, understanding kindness, compassion This love-force empowers the dignity and worth of all creation providing a fruitful sustainable life […]
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A Prayer and Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent Reflection
February 28, 2020
In this first week of Lent, let us pray for a “loving awareness that we are not disconnected from the rest of creatures, but joined in a splendid universal communion” (Laudato Si’). Then, let us ask for mercy for the ways in which we contribute to broken relationships with God, our brothers and sisters, and […]
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A Lenten Reflection Journey Toward Ecological Conversion
February 19, 2020
Pope Francis defines ecological conversion as occurring when “the effects of [our] encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in [our] relationship with the world around [us]… . This Lent, reflect on your relationships with God, neighbor, and all creation. This experience will help you explore the interconnection of these relationships, consider how they are broken […]
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Lent & Easter 2020 at Marywood
February 19, 2020
The Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids invite you to pray with us this Lent & Easter season on Marywood Campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dates, times, and locations of worship services appear below or download the 2020 Lent & Easter Brochure. Lenten Liturgies Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 26 – DCM Chapel 9:30 am Morning Prayer 9:45 am […]