Feast Day

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  Feast Day of St Catherine of Siena – April 29, 2020

  April 29, 2020

  For seventeen years I lived in St. Catherine’s Monastery in Langeac, France. A beautiful statue of St. Catherine of Siena was perched above my place in the choir on my righthand side. When I raised my hands at the Our Father, I would imagine that St. Catherine would take my hand and, through the wonderful […]

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  Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Reflection & Service 2018

  December 11, 2018

  Love has given Mary a thousand names. For us in the Americas, and particularly through the eyes and hearts of the Hispanic peoples among us, we know the Mother of the Lord under different titles: Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico), Our Lady of Charity of Cobre (Cuba), Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil), Our Lady of […]

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  Feast of St. Catherine of Siena Luncheon April 28, 2018

  April 12, 2018

  An Event for Dominican Sisters & Dominican Associates Each year vowed Dominican Sisters and Dominican Associates of Grand Rapids gather in community to celebrate the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena, one of the patron saints of the Order of Preachers. The Dominican Sisters and Dominican Associate Luncheon was established in 2013 for Associates and Sisters to […]

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  About the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe by Sr. Sandra Delgado, OP

  December 10, 2014

  In this Gospel reading we hear how the angel greeted Mary, ‘Hail full of grace. The Lord is with you!’ This wasn’t just any greeting but one full of respect acknowledging her favor with God. Seeing her fear, the angel tells her not to be afraid but then proceeds to tell her that she will […]