blessings

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  Sr. Orlanda Leyba Jubilarian 2023 – 60 Years a Sister

  November 10, 2023

  Mystery envelops my mind as I ponder my abundantly graced life journey. Mystery at being born in a valley (Penasco, NM) where I was blessed with an extensive, loving family, a grounding in a faith that carries and guides me to this day, and a love of nature that infuses my prayer and provides nourishment […]

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  Sr. Anne Breitag: Jubilarian 2023 – 60 Years a Sister

  August 10, 2023

  Blessed in a beautiful family. Blessed to have been educated by Grand Rapids Dominicans at SS Peter and Paul School in Saginaw. Blessed to have joined the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids in 1962. Blessed with education from Aquinas, Central Michigan University, and St. Mary’s and Covenant HealthCare. Blessed to have served as a teacher […]

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  We are Easter People ~ Alleluia is our Song!

  April 6, 2023

  Having walked the way of the cross and waited in the shadows of the tomb, we—an Easter People—now make the pilgrimage to a Life unseen yet hoped for, to a Promise longed for and now fulfilled, to a Gift of Love freely given. We sing the Good News along the way: CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED […]

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  Easter Blessings from the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids

  April 15, 2022

  The gift of the resurrection of Jesus is that we are to live now as if we already have new life. Rejoice and sing Alleluia! Practice resurrection! Easter Blessings to you and your loved ones, Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids * * * El regalo de la resurrección de Jesús es que debemos vivir ahora como si […]

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  Blessed by a Giving Spirit

  November 30, 2021

  We’re feeling energized by the spirit of Giving Tuesday and inspired to celebrate! Won’t you join us? Today we are: Giving Affirmation The challenges this past year-and-a-half have weighed heavily on our hearts, especially the losses. But we didn’t give up and we have come through this together, as a community. You are part of […]

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  Sister Inspiration: Contemplating God’s Blessings

  November 21, 2019

  In these days leading up to Thanksgiving, we contemplate God’s many blessings, shared day in and day out.  For family and friends who en-courage us, For messengers of God who re-direct us, For our Body’s healing power, For the gifts of neighbors freely shared, For strangers who awaken us to newness, For the response-ibility to […]